A Georgia PR pro said the U.S. Attorney's Office in San Francisco has subpoenaed his records of representing Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms whistleblower/agent Vince Cefalu.
Patrick Crosby, former spokesman for the U.S. Attorney's Office in Atlanta, told O'Dwyer's he was shocked to receive a subpoena this week in his client's civil suit against the ATF, demanding documents and other information about communications between him and his PR client.
Crosby, a former journalist and news anchor, worked public affairs for the Atlanta USAO for 15 years before retiring. He opened Georgia Newsmakers to provide media relations counsel and knew Cefalu from the agent's time stationed in Atlanta.
Cefalu, a 25-year ATF veteran and ongoing critic of the agency, made headlines last year for speaking out about the controversial "Fast and Furious" gun-running operation. He was fired before being reinstituted and has filed the civil suit against the ATF for retaliating against him and the subpoena of Crosby's records is related to that case.
"It's not like this is a murder trial or anything like that. He's suing them," said Crosby. He questions the value and precedent of issuing a subpoena for PR records: "It's odd, invasive and a waste of resources. I don't want to be put in a position to put my client in jeopardy."
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