Joseph Rosonello person
also: Ross, Rosanello, Rosa Nalo, Ruzanello
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Claims (4)
Joseph Rosonello covered_up
Seth Rosenfeld documented
“surrounded by all kinds of official denials. So later on, the newspapers that are controlled by the CIA can say they printed it, but nobody's going to see it. San Francisco U.S. attorney Joseph Rosanello mailed a four-page letter to the Exa…”
▶ The Colonels Corner Dark Alliance Part 16 @ 39:03
Joseph Rosonello covered_up
Fuerza Democrática Nacional documented
“Rosanello indignantly wrote that there is absolutely no evidence of CIA involvement. Rosenfeld didn't accuse the CIA, but thank you for adding that. Incredibly, he made the same claim regarding the Contras. There's no evidence to warrant th…”
▶ The Colonels Corner Dark Alliance Part 16 @ 40:07
Joseph Rosonello covered_up
Carlos Cabezas documented
“In a futile attempt to explain away their conduct. Okay, so we're going to believe all the other stuff they said, just not that part. Rosanello did not disclose that Carlos Cabreza, as a witness for his office, had testified about selling d…”
▶ The Colonels Corner Dark Alliance Part 16 @ 40:37
Joseph Rosonello covered_up
Norwin Menendez host_asserted
“He asked the Justice Department to turn over its files on Menendez and the long-closed Brogman case. He ran into a buzzsaw. He said, quote, we had a terrible, terrible time getting information about Menendez from the fellow who was the U.S.…”
▶ The Colonels Corner Dark Alliance Part 16 @ 45:37
Mentions (12)
▶ 16:29
specifically a guy by the name of Sebastian Gonzalez. Against that backdrop, and given the cozy relationship that existed between the CIA and San Francisco's U.S. attorney, Joseph Rosonello, it is hardly surprising that Norwin Menendez was …
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When the Justice Department Inspector General looked at Blanton's immigration records, he found them in disarray. During 1984 and 85, Ross and Blanton had admitted their cocaine trafficking empire was at its zenith. Ross was selling dope so…
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surrounded by all kinds of official denials. So later on, the newspapers that are controlled by the CIA can say they printed it, but nobody's going to see it. San Francisco U.S. attorney Joseph Rosanello mailed a four-page letter to the Exa…
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That's supposed to be prosecuting drug cases. He's chastising the media for revealing the drug operations. He's not going to prosecute him. So it's going to make him look bad. Crazy, crazy, crazy. He went on to say he suggested that it was …
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Rosanello indignantly wrote that there is absolutely no evidence of CIA involvement. Rosenfeld didn't accuse the CIA, but thank you for adding that. Incredibly, he made the same claim regarding the Contras. There's no evidence to warrant th…
▶ 40:37
In a futile attempt to explain away their conduct. Okay, so we're going to believe all the other stuff they said, just not that part. Rosanello did not disclose that Carlos Cabreza, as a witness for his office, had testified about selling d…
▶ 45:37
He asked the Justice Department to turn over its files on Menendez and the long-closed Brogman case. He ran into a buzzsaw. He said, quote, we had a terrible, terrible time getting information about Menendez from the fellow who was the U.S.…
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right-wing true believer as ever came down the road and who was bound and determined to prevent anyone from learning anything about the case, Bloom said. He and the Justice Department flipped out to prevent us to getting any access to the p…
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This was the, quote, cocaine seized from frogmen at San Francisco Pier. The story went on, quote, a fog shrouded scene right out of a B movie, unquote. It was the first case made by President Ronald Reagan's new drug task force in San Franc…
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Reagan administration made sure media understood what a momentous seizure the new president's war on drugs had made. Rosanello told reporters that the street value of the cocaine was $750 million, three quarters of a billion dollars. Even t…
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and some of their customers. In a bookcase in San Francisco apartment, records show police found five flyers for the Nicaraguan Contras. Once again, U.S. Attorney Rosa Nalo hosted a media event telling reporters, quote, before we got the mu…
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and warn Menendez of the pending arrest. The DEA agent, who admitted knowing Menendez, disputed the allegations during a Justice Department interview. Curiously, the agent recalled having the impression that Menendez was working with the CI…