<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt">This just screams "witch hunt". They are very committed to charging him with civil rights violations; if anyone out there could help them find some, they'd greatly appreciate it. Thank you very much. Damn the laws that require a crime to be committed before being able to charge someone! Don't worry, I'm sure they can dig up something on him, with your help of course. Just email Sanford.florida@usdoj.gov. Or, hell, just email anyone! The NSA will route it their way.<br><br>Paul<br><br><h1>DOJ solicits email tips in Zimmerman civil rights probe</h1><div id="mod-article-byline" class="mod-orlsentarticlebyline mod-tribunearticlebylineimpl mod-articlebyline"><span class="pubdate">July 16, 2013</span><span class="separator">|</span><span>By Scott Powers</span>, <span>Orlando
Sentinel</span></div><br><div id="mod-a-body-first-para" class="mod-orlsentarticletext mod-articletext"><div>The
U.S. Department of Justice on Monday afternoon appealed to civil rights
groups and community leaders, nationally and in Sanford, for help
investigating whether a federal criminal case might be brought against
George Zimmerman for the shooting death of Trayvon Martin, one advocate
said.</div><div><br></div><div>The DOJ has also set up a public email address to take in tips on its civil rights investigation.</div><div><br></div><div>Barbara
Arnwine, president and executive director the Lawyers' Committee for
Civil Rights Under Law – who earlier in the day joined calls for federal
civil rights charges against Zimmerman, said that later in the
afternoon, she joined a U.S. Department of Justice conference call to
discuss the prospects.</div><div><br></div></div><div class="float" style="clear:both;height:1px;line-height:1px;"><img src="http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/images/pixel.gif" alt="" height="1" width="1"></div><div class="float" style="clear:both;height:1px;line-height:1px;"><img src="http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/images/pixel.gif" alt="" height="1" width="1"></div><div id="mod-a-body-after-first-para" class="mod-orlsentarticletextwithadcpc mod-orlsentarticletext mod-articletext"><div>“They
were calling on us to actively refer anyone who had any information,”
that might build a case against Zimmerman for either a civil rights
violation or a hate crime, Arnwine said. “They said they would very
aggressively investigate this case.”</div><div><br></div><div>Arnwine said the call was
convened at about 3:30 p.m. by Tom Perez, Assistant Attorney General for
the Civil Rights Division of the United States Department of Justice,
and included representatives from the FBI, and several federal
prosecutors, she said. DOJ officials also said they would open a public
email address so people could send in tips on the case.</div><div><br></div><div>That email address, which is now in operation, is <a href="mailto:Sanford.florida@usdoj.gov">Sanford.florida@usdoj.gov</a>.</div><div><br></div><div>In
addition to Arnwine’s group, Sherrilyn Ifill, President and
Director-Counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund; Laura
Murphy, Washington Chapter head of the ACLU; and several national,
Florida and Sanford-based “human relations” groups participated, Arnwine
said.</div><div><br></div><div>During the call, DOJ officials announced they had set up a
way for people to send email tips that could help aid in their
investigation. The email address will be operational later this week.</div><div>Also
Monday, Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. said a speech at the social
action luncheon of the Delta Sigma Theta sorority, that he shares
concerns about “the tragic, unnecessary shooting death” of Trayvon
Martin last year, and he vowed to pursue a federal investigation into
the matter, the Washington Post reported.</div><div><br></div><div>Holder pledged that the
Justice Department would work to “alleviate tensions, address community
concerns and promote healing” in response to the case.</div></div><br><div><br></div></div></body></html>