A federal prosecutor in Detroit has filed a lawsuit against Attorney General John Ashcroft and two other officials within the Justice Department. The suit alleges Ashcroft interfered with the prosecutors case and conducted a smear campaign against him and received a “lack of support and cooperation, lack of effective assistance, [and] lack of resources.” Ashcroft is also accused of outing one of the prosecution’s informants. The prosecutor, Richard Convertino is an assistant U.S. attorney and has been involved in one of the most high profile terrorism cases.