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From #joycevance quoting the #comeyopinion The Supreme Court has recognized that a district court may use its supervisory power ‘to dismiss an indictment because of misconduct before the grand jury’ … The Supreme Court has also recognized that this supervisory power of federal district courts should be used ‘to implement a remedy for violation[s] of recognized rights, to preserve judicial integrity by ensuring that a conviction rests on appropriate considerations validly before the jury, and finally, as a remedy designed to deter illegal conduct.’” He concluded, “Accordingly, when prosecutorial misconduct before the grand jury prejudices a defendant and threatens the defendant’s right to fundamental fairness in the criminal process, a district court may exercise its supervisory authority to dismiss the indictment.