In Detroit, a former federal prosecutor and a government official have been indicted for unlawful conduct in an attempt to convict four Muslim men arrested after 9/11. Prosecutor Richard Convertino and State Department official Harry Raymond Smith were charged with conspiracy, obstruction of justice and making false declarations in the case. In a major embarrassment to the Bush administration, two of the suspect’s convictions were overturned after it was disclosed prosecutors did not turn over key evidence. An investigation by the New York Times later revealed the Justice Department pressured prosecutors to continue with the case despite the lack of clear evidence. Tension has been growing for years between the Justice Department and Richard Convertino. Two years ago Convertino filed a lawsuit against then Attorney General John Ashcroft that accused the Justice Department of “gross mismanagement” in the war on terrorism. At the time Convertino claimed the Justice Department was retaliating against him because he has attacked Ashcroft’s efforts in the war on terrorism.