REWALD GEARING FOR VITAL BATTLE

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP90-00552R000605490146-8
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 16, 2010
• Sequence Number: 146
• Publication Date: March 6, 1985
• Content Type: OPEN SOURCE

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HONOLULU STAR BULLETIN (HI)
6 March 1985
Rewald. Gearing for Vital Battle
By Charles Memminger Wong and direct CIA activities
Star-Bulletin Writer - in the company.
Levine wants Peyton removed
Ronald Rewald's attorneys lost from the case because Peyton
a few minor court battles Thurs- used to be a CIA attorney. He
day but are gearing up for what fears that Peyton has an interest
will be their most important in covering up the extent of the
pretrial court fight. . . CIA's relations with Rewald.
That fight will take place The government has denied
March 15, when a federal judge any significant CIA ties. In fact,
will rule on Rewald's motions to CIA Director William Casey and
dismiss his 100-count indictment, former CIA head Stansfield
disqualify Assistant U.S.' Attor- Turner have filed secret affida-
ney John Peyton and release vits denying that CIA bureau
some 1,700 pieces of CIA-related-
information.
U.S. Magistrate Bert Tokairin
refused federal Public Defender
Michael Levine's request to have
the government disclose how
many grand jurors took part in
returning the August indictment.
Levine said he wanted to ensure
that there was a legal quorum.
. He later said he had no reason
to believe there had not been a
quorum.
Tokairin refused to force the
government ? to', disclose the
grand jury information. He did,
however, tell the government to
disclose what it told the grand
jury, the laws were relating to
the charges against Rewald.
Tokairin also refused to order
government attorneys to` turn
over the names and addresses of
the hundreds of witnesses ex-
pected to be called in the trial.
LEVINE AND his` deputy,
Brian Tamanaha, now will pre-
pare for the March 15 hearing,
the last major hearing before
trial. U.S. Judge Harold Fong
will set a date for trial after that
hearing, Levine said.
Fong also will decide whether
Rewald will be able to use the
CIA as. a defense against his
fraud charges. .
Rewald contends that the CIA
ordered him to establish Bishop,
Baldwin, Rewald, Dillingham &
chief Eugene Welch had author-
ity to order Rewald to conduct
illegal activities. The affidavits
were referred to in court docu-
ments filed by the defense team.
One of Rewald's defenses to
charges that he defrauded inves-
tors of millions of dollars is that
the CIA promised to reimburse
him for CIA-related activities.
Levine says in court documents
that if that is true, then Rewald
did not intend "to cause inves-
tors economic loss."
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