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Document A-5796

AI Analysis

Summary: The witness, Edelstein, is being questioned about their investigation and computer research related to Catherine Conrad. The questioning focuses on what information was known on May 12th and whether certain research could have been done at that time. The witness's responses indicate some discrepancies in their previous statements.
Significance: This document reveals the questioning of a witness about their investigation process and knowledge about a suspended attorney, Catherine Conrad.
Key Topics: investigation process Catherine Conrad suspension report computer research
Key People:
  • Theresa Trzaskoma - informed the witness about a suspended attorney
  • Catherine Conrad - subject of a suspension report
  • Edelstein - witness being questioned
Document Type
Court Filing
Date
02/24/22
Pages
2
Folder
IMAGES004
Has Handwriting
Yes

Full Text

Case 1:20-cr-00330 Document #:61 Filed:02/24/22 Page 143 of 130 A-5796 339 C2GFDAU3 Edelstein 1 Bronxville, but the same phone number. 2 Q. You would agree with me, would you not, that that's the 3 very same computer research over the course of a couple of 4 minutes that you could have done on May 12th, right? 5 A. Well, one could have done that on May 12th. We didn't have 6 Ms. Conrad's phone number on May 12. 7 Q. So the answer is yes, you could have done that research on 8 May 12th, right? 9 A. I could have done a Google search -- 10 Q. Was there something unintelligible about my question? 11 MR. SCHECTMAN: There's nothing unintelligible about 12 the answer, if you would allow the witness to finish. 13 THE COURT: Overruled. 14 Q. Could you answer? Could you have done that research on 15 May 12? 16 A. No. I can explain. 17 Q. Well, you were informed there was a Catherine Conrad 18 suspension report by Theresa Trzaskoma, correct? 19 A. No. 20 Q. Didn't Theresa Trzaskoma tell you that she had seen 21 evidence that there was a suspended New York attorney named 22 Catherine Conrad? Didn't you just tell that to us a few 23 minutes ago? 24 A. No. What I said was she had told me there was a suspended 25 lawyer with the name Catherine Conrad. She did not mention a SOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P.C. (212) 805-0300 DOJ-OGR-00009400 --- PAGE BREAK --- C2GFDAU3 Edelstein 339 1 Bronxville, but the same phone number. 2 Q. You would agree with me, would you not, that that's the 3 very same computer research over the course of a couple of 4 minutes that you could have done on May 12th, right? 5 A. Well, one could have done that on May 12th. We didn't have 6 Ms. Conrad's phone number on May 12. 7 Q. So the answer is yes, you could have done that research on 8 May 12th, right? 9 A. I could have done a Google search -- 10 Q. Was there something unintelligible about my question? 11 MR. SCHECTMAN: There's nothing unintelligible about 12 the answer, if you would allow the witness to finish. 13 THE COURT: Overruled. 14 Q. Could you answer? Could you have done that research on 15 May 12? 16 A. No. I can explain. 17 Q. Well, you were informed there was a Catherine Conrad 18 suspension report by Theresa Trzaskoma, correct? 19 A. No. 20 Q. Didn't Theresa Trzaskoma tell you that she had seen 21 evidence that there was a suspended New York attorney named 22 Catherine Conrad? Didn't you just tell that to us a few 23 minutes ago? 24 A. No. What I said was she had told me there was a suspended 25 lawyer with the name Catherine Conrad. She did not mention a SOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P.C. (212) 805-0300 DOJ-OGR-00010079

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Case 1:20-cr-00330 Document #:61 Filed:02/24/22 Page 143 of 130 A-5796 339 C2GFDAU3 Edelstein 1 Bronxville, but the same phone number. 2 Q. You would agree with me, would you not, that that's the 3 very same computer research over the course of a couple of 4 minutes that you could have done on May 12th, right? 5 A. Well, one could have done that on May 12th. We didn't have 6 Ms. Conrad's phone number on May 12. 7 Q. So the answer is yes, you could have done that research on 8 May 12th, right? 9 A. I could have done a Google search -- 10 Q. Was there something unintelligible about my question? 11 MR. SCHECTMAN: There's nothing unintelligible about 12 the answer, if you would allow the witness to finish. 13 THE COURT: Overruled. 14 Q. Could you answer? Could you have done that research on 15 May 12? 16 A. No. I can explain. 17 Q. Well, you were informed there was a Catherine Conrad 18 suspension report by Theresa Trzaskoma, correct? 19 A. No. 20 Q. Didn't Theresa Trzaskoma tell you that she had seen 21 evidence that there was a suspended New York attorney named 22 Catherine Conrad? Didn't you just tell that to us a few 23 minutes ago? 24 A. No. What I said was she had told me there was a suspended 25 lawyer with the name Catherine Conrad. She did not mention a SOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P.C. (212) 805-0300 DOJ-OGR-00009400
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C2GFDAU3 Edelstein 339 1 Bronxville, but the same phone number. 2 Q. You would agree with me, would you not, that that's the 3 very same computer research over the course of a couple of 4 minutes that you could have done on May 12th, right? 5 A. Well, one could have done that on May 12th. We didn't have 6 Ms. Conrad's phone number on May 12. 7 Q. So the answer is yes, you could have done that research on 8 May 12th, right? 9 A. I could have done a Google search -- 10 Q. Was there something unintelligible about my question? 11 MR. SCHECTMAN: There's nothing unintelligible about 12 the answer, if you would allow the witness to finish. 13 THE COURT: Overruled. 14 Q. Could you answer? Could you have done that research on 15 May 12? 16 A. No. I can explain. 17 Q. Well, you were informed there was a Catherine Conrad 18 suspension report by Theresa Trzaskoma, correct? 19 A. No. 20 Q. Didn't Theresa Trzaskoma tell you that she had seen 21 evidence that there was a suspended New York attorney named 22 Catherine Conrad? Didn't you just tell that to us a few 23 minutes ago? 24 A. No. What I said was she had told me there was a suspended 25 lawyer with the name Catherine Conrad. She did not mention a SOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P.C. (212) 805-0300 DOJ-OGR-00010079