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December 18, 2014


J. Fortier Inman, Assistant United States Attorney
United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey
970 Broad Street
Suite 700
Newark, New Jersey 07102


Dear Mr. Inman:

Approximately six months have passed since I received your letter, dated
June 12, 2014, suggesting that I contact an investigator with your office regarding
allegations of serious misconduct by the New Jersey Attorney General. In addition
to myself, these same charges have been made by two former career prosecutors
who also served in the Hunterdon County Prosecutors Office during the relevant
time period.

I immediately contacted Investigator Mahoney and provided him, on an
ongoing basis, with documents that directly corroborate these serious allegations of
public corruption. Not once did Investigator Mahoney acknowledge receipt, much
less a review, of these documents. Nor were my colleagues or I contacted for the
purpose of discussing our allegations directly with staff from your office.

This week I discovered that Investigator Mahoneys name appears in a court
filing (attached) prepared at least one year ago by former Hunterdon County Sheriff
Deborah Trouts civil attorney. The document, captioned Plaintiffs Rule 26
Disclosures, lists potential witnesses whom Trout believes possess discoverable
information in connection with her civil suit against Hunterdon County.

I have no conceivable idea why the targets of the Hunterdon criminal
investigation identified Investigator Mahoney as a potential witness. Nor do I
expect you or Investigator Mahoney to furnish me with an explanation. What is
apparent is that your office has evinced no interest at all in pursuing this matter
despite the steady accumulation of incriminating evidence and the very public
allegations made by three career prosecutors with unblemished records. In my
experience, criminal investigations have been initiated on the basis of far less. In this
vein, I feel compelled to note that many of those directly and indirectly implicated in
this matter are former federal prosecutors affiliated with your office, including the
current and two prior Attorneys General appointed by Governor Christie.






Please be advised that a copy of this letter as well as all material Ive thus far
provided Investigator Mahoney are being sent to the Public Integrity Section of the
United States Department of Justice for consideration.







Sincerely,







Bennett Barlyn, Esq.

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