Michael Sullivan (US Attorney)

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Michael Sullivan is a United States Attorney based in Boston Massachusetts.

Sullivan was notable for his prosecution of airport workers arrested at Logan Airport as part of "Operation Tarmac".^[1] The Logan 19 were airport workers, arrested as part of Operation Tarmac, because they had lied about their nationality on the job applications. According to the Boston Phoenix:

"It’s true that life has changed since September 11. But with one exception, every US attorney prosecuting Operation Tarmac cases has either reduced or dropped the charges. The exception? Massachusetts’s Sullivan, who is pursuing maximum legal penalties against the former Logan Airport employees swept up in Operation Tarmac. 'Ignoring the alleged criminal activity of illegal immigrants sends the wrong message to the rest of the world,' he tells the Phoenix."

Sullivan was the subject of an article in Fortune magazine, for his prosecution of fraud in the pharmaceutical industry.^[2]

Sullivan laid charges, in Boston, on November 23, 2005, against Abdullah Khadr, a Canadian who is alleged to have sold arms to the Taliban.^[3][4][5]

[edit] References

1. ↑  Prosecutorial abuse: US Attorney Michael Sullivan should drop the charges against the Logan 19, Boston Phoenix, May 9, 2002
2. ↑  Why Do Drug Companies Fear U.S. Attorney Michael Sullivan? Maybe because he's declared all-out war on cheats in the drug industry.
3. ↑  Boston judge issued warrant for Abdullah Khadr, Vancouver Sun, December 20, 2005
4. ↑  Eldest son of family linked to terrorism arrested in Toronto, Boston Globe, December 18, 2005
5. ↑  Court papers: Suspect confessed to weapons buys for al-Qaida, Boston Globe, December 19, 2005

[edit] External links

• ‘Animal’ crackers: US Attorney Michael Sullivan should have fortified his own glass house before casting stones at Tom Finneran, Boston Phoenix, June 17, 2005