Michael Elston, a former assistant U.S. attorney in Rockford and now a big shot at the Justice Department, might be charged with a felony in the scandal over the Bush administration's sacking of eight federal prosecutors.
That's the theory advanced by Adam Cohen, a lawyer and a member of The New York Times editorial board.
Elston, whom the Rockford Register Star labels a "native" of our town (which The Rascal has not been able to confirm independently), allegedly threatened at least one of the cashiered prosecutors with some kind of retribution if he didn't go silently.
Cohen suggests that Elston's actions might have constituted witness tampering, which is a crime.
This other guy at LegalTimes.com says there is e-mail evidence that Elston also suggested that Attorney General Alberto Gonzales solemnly swear to Congress that he would "never, never" countenance the dismissal of federal prosecutors for political reasons.
Elston's public profile is sure to rise in the coming weeks.
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