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Case 22-1426, Document ON 130 3536038, Page132 of 258 Case 1:20-cr-00330-AJN Document 204-3 Filed 04/16/21 Page 130 of 348 Office of the Deputy Criminal Division Attorney General Alice Fisher Assistant Attorney General Andrew Lourie™ Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Mark Filip Deputy Attorney General John Roth Senior Associate Deputy Attorney General Sigal Mandelker Deputy Assistant Attorney General Andrew Oosterbaan Chief, CEOS * Until late Feb. 2008 A, February — May 15, 2008: Review by CEOS and the Criminal Division On February 21, 2008, soon after the CEOS Trial Attorney met with victims, Oosterbaan spoke with Lefkowitz about CEOS’s role. In a subsequent email to Villafafia, Sloman, and Senior, Oosterbaan explained: I told [Lefkowitz] that all I want to do is help the process move forward, and if they think we best help the process by taking a fresh and objective look at the case and their arguments [then] that is what I want to do. I told him that if that’s what they want — if that is what will help the process to move forward — then I don’t think it’s advisable for CEOS to partner with the USAO on the case. He wants to think about that (and probably talk to his co-counsel about 104 DOJ-OGR- 00021304