Thomas Perezis the assistantto Attorney General for theJustice DepartmentCivil RightsDivision whereheoversawfederalvoting rightcases againstSouth CarolinaandTexas.
She has also served as a member of the National Commission on Terrorism, a legal advisor to U.S. Attorney General Janet Reno, and a trial attorney and counselor in the Civil Rights Division at the Justice Department.
Last week, HUD Associate General Counsel Dane Narode revealed that the Minnesota U.S. Attorney's Office composed a Powerpoint presentation and, together with Justice's CivilDivision, presented the merits of the Newell case to HUD before Mr. Perez got involved.