## [Prosecutor Misconduct No. 1749760158 - 1246163594](/prosecutor-misconduct-no-1749760158-1246163594) [![](/sites/default/files/styles/square_500_x_500_/public/2025-05/download%20%281%29.jpeg?itok=v2Dj_hWQ)](/individual/bilal-%20essayli)Bilal Essayli **[U.S. Department of Justice \[DOJ\]](/united-states/us-department-justice-doj)** 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, District of Columbia 20530-0001 [(202) 514-3642](tel:%28202%29514-3642) [https://www.justice…](https://www.justice.gov) [![United States Department of Justice [DOJ]](/sites/default/files/styles/max_325x325/public/2022-08/1200px-Seal_of_the_United_States_Department_of_Justice.svg-1130544730.png?itok=hu-Xo87B "United States Department of Justice [DOJ]")](/united-states/us-department-justice-doj) ## Date of Offense June 12, 2025 ## Offense(s) [Attorney Misconduct](/prosecutor-complaint-categories/duty/attorney-misconduct) [Bias](/prosecutor-complaint-categories/duty-adjacent/bias) [Cooperative Misconduct](/prosecutor-complaint-categories/duty-adjacent/cooperative-misconduct) [Obstruction of Justice](/prosecutor-complaint-categories/duty/obstruction-justice) [Overcharging](/prosecutor-complaint-categories/duty/overcharging) ## Reporting Authority This complaint has been forwarded to the [Office of Professional Responsibility - Department of Justice](/united-states/office-professional-responsibility-department-justice) ## Statement U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli has engaged in unethical prosecutorial conduct by ordering the arrest and prosecution of individuals distributing protective face masks to protesters in Los Angeles. This act—clearly lawful and protected under the First Amendment—was mischaracterized as criminal activity under civil disorder statutes. By targeting nonviolent aid providers, Essayli abused his prosecutorial discretion, chilled constitutionally protected expression, and weaponized federal law enforcement to suppress dissent. Such conduct reflects a willful disregard for civil liberties, due process, and the ethical obligation to pursue justice impartially—constituting a Brady-qualifying act of potential impeachment due to bias, overreach, and prosecutorial misconduct.