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Deparment of Jaton Oceans Gener REPORT OF INVESTIGATION ‘sunsecr (CASE NUMER 2007-009269 ‘Bureau of Aleohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Atlanta, Georgia ‘OFMICE CONDUCTING RVESTIGATION Oi COMPONENT Atlanta Area Office Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives DSTRNTON ‘sear Da egomee Fo U_OFEN__{]_OPENPENDING PROSECUTION _mm]_cLOsED mI aeRY ng PREVIOUS REPORT SURAT: usm NO [ ComponestATE Def Peon Rape: oo one, SYNOPSIS ‘This investigation was initiated based on an allegation that Special Agent in Chars AM 8 urea Be fare reer eee iri cor eager erred Eee, ees ee aes pM, Core ecwetbrn Se ee a one clue Cee ee ee ee ee tee Bocas pecsacnees oastanteg aie enon a coetoabomeee peace Ee es {nan OIG interview, ATE Special Agent ($A) MMMM sted that he was directed by NOIHE to attend ‘book signing at a local mall to asst the loa! police officer who was athe mall o provide security fo he book aes that after the OIG notified him of the allegations against GMMIIMIM he met with end told he aout the allegations agains her. During the meting oo ‘went to Greenbrier Mall to gather itligence and no to provide security for anyone Mid tha tad not previously old him tat gathering “inteligence” was pat of his assignment. Doring NEI inital O1 interview, she said hat she directed o go othe il forthe book signing vent becavescheexpeced «large crowd tobe tere. She rai ke wanted MK exter intligence about onceming seen shooting tht had occurred athe mal. She sd she never directed to provide security for anyone RIAA is denied having a personel reiaonshp wit Vance or aterptng fo conduct» pero! fvor for anyone by bavingrovide security a th book signing event. In 2¢6n, EE {Si che bed not met with porto O1G interview to discuss the ellepaionsepninst hr. pare yao [sonar PREPARED BY SPECIAL AGENT DATE 11/2472008 GNATIRE "APPROVED BY SPECIAL AGENT IN CHARGE "AG Fw ey Arieff ig ym made roof frat USC ie rng 838‘Also during her initial O1G interview MIIMIUIMM said that she was a season ticket holder for Atlanta Hawks professional basketball games. She eal that on one ocasion, she was allowed to accompany the Haws team on {ts corporate airplane a an incentive to her to renew her season tickers. LIRINORUR sai that his incentive was also offered to oter season ticket hors MEINE she purchased another light on the team plane at a fund-raising suction. RARER denied soliciting postetremeat employrent with he team, The O1G interviewed TE, {he Atlanta Hews. MHMisaid he did not know and had not spoken to her about the OIG investigation. [UM said he knew NRE personel because she was a Hawks season ticket holder, whose seats were ncar his seats. TE =sis RIMM an his wife met and became friends. [IMIMsaid a manager of the team’s sales safT ‘confirmed that premier season ticket peckage included the opportunity for her to fy onthe tear plane o one gue Wh te i Ase MMMM coed ote O1Gdociments showing that she won a silent auction held by the Hawks Foundation another flight withthe Hawks on the team plane. (EMssid that WRIA is nor discuss with him any employment opportunities with the team, nor did she provide or offer to: ‘provide any ATF services othe Haws. He said that the only way he knew she worked for ATF is that she gave him her business card During subsequent interviews of she admitted that she had lied tothe O1G when she denied meeting ‘witNprie to her initial OIG inter acknowledged that she had met wit prior 10 IMB rst O1G interview and discussed the allegations against he. MBUIMMER stated that she initally ‘provide false statement othe OIG about meeting with INA protest him because he had given her a “heads ‘up” conceming the allegations agzinst her. However, [IIMUIMaSenied telling Bilillwhat to say during his O1G interview. In adction UMIRIMEMsid it was posible that she never mentioned the word “intelligence” when ‘he assigocdEM to attend the book signing tthe mall. She sud, however, that it was her intention ha {gather intelligence while tthe mall, During this investigation, the O1G learned of another allegation concering| sing her postion and ATF resources. ATF agents sai that directed them to provide training for condominium staff atthe ‘condominium where SRM resided. According tothe agents, they had to leave an ongoing surveillance of @ potential arsonist to conduct the taining st the condominium. (SIUIEN-dmitted tothe O1G that she directed [ATF agents to provide training at her condominium, She said a member of her condominium association had asked if agents could provide traning to the sti. EIUNENGEME sai tht because the requested training related to public safety, she agred to assign agents to conduct the training. However, she denied directing the agents to Jeave an active surveillance o conduct the training. In sum, the OIG determined that [MJMMIEIMII provided false statements under oath when she denied meeting with TIM tefore she was interviewed by the OIG to lean of the allegations against her, In addition, A misused ATF resources and her position (5 USC 2635.705(b) - Use ofa Subordinate’s Time) by directing EE fo tienda book signing at a local mall when there was no reason for an AT agent o be there. REII's0 Inisused ATF resources and her positon by directing agents to conduct a trining session forthe staff working at Coe amber 2070808 Date vember 26,2008her condominium, ‘An O1G review of [EMI vereonnel security file revesed that INEM was suspended in 1992 for providing false statements to investigators and using poor supervisory judgment. That suspension arose in ‘elation to an investigation involving a subordinate employee who drove an official government vehicle after ‘consuming alcohol, Finally, the O1G investigation did not substantiate the allegations thet BNEENERicommitted misconduct by flying onthe Atlanta Hawks team plane, or that she sought any post-retirement employment withthe Atlan Haws while stil working at ATF. ‘The US. Attomey’s Office, Northem District of Alabama, declined prosecution of SIMI for making false statements due to lack of prosecutril merit, and in faver of appropriate administrative action ‘The OIG has completed its investigation and is providing this report to ATF for appropriate action,DETAILS OF INVESTIGATION Predication “The O1G received an anonymous ltr onSepeer 10,207, from a complainant who alleged tht Special ‘Agent in ChrpeMAMMEMMMM urea of lcobl, Tocco earns and Explosives (ATF), Avani, Georgia, misused her position and ATF resources for personal gain. Specifically, [MIMGIMIB allegedly directed ATF agents to provide security for{{INEIGIMlpersonal friend, actor Courmey Vance, who was signing books at a local bookstore inside the Greenbriar Mall, Atlanta, Georgia. In addition, IIMUMMMMallegedly violated conf of nr rie by pursing pestretinent payne wth be Alana Hawks professional taketh ‘team through contacts and relationships developed through ATF business, and flying with the team on its corporat plane wile working at ATE. Investigative Process ‘The OIG investigation consisted of interviews with the following ATF Atlanta Division personnel: A I {22 (1G also attempted to interview a personal friend of (UNSEEN but he declined to cooperete with the investigation The O1G reviewedRIEMNEIERM cthics training record, government cellular telephone records, e-mail financial disclosure documents, and personnel security fle. The O1G also reviewed publicist [UAIEeeulr telephone records and the Department of Justice ethics handbook. Work History ‘and in March 2003, she became the SAC in Atlanta, Georgia, DRIER completed ethics training in 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, and 2007. The training dealt with topies such 5 the rules governing ifs; outside employment; financial conflicts; and general standards of conduct. ue umber 28.00Book Signing Event Private Reception When! Jas ist interviewed by the O1G on December 7, 2007, she sid that she attended a private reception atthe residence of fiend |The reception was held on a Friday evening in May 2007. According she andl were season ticket holders for Atlanta Hawks professional besketal games, and their sats wee near eachother. Actors Courtney Vanccend hs wife, Angela Basset sre also atthe ception A ai she did not perorally know Vanes or Bass Statement tha! she didnot ow Vance was corroborate by Van's pcx lc he (OG that se ad talked to Vance, and Vance tld her that he didnot know NEI andthe fist and ony sme e met ber ws a th private reception, a etc tn he mt a deity oman ted ye OIG a who [IEEE assumed worked for Bassett as an assistant or publicist. According to her that Vance and Basset planned to conduct a book signing event the next day atthe Atlant, Georwie. KRING aked[UIMERvhere the event was taking place and at what ‘ime MIMI seid she tol AUEMithat the ATF was interested in attending the book signing for pubic. safety reasons because there was probably going to bes large crowd a the event. suid that the nextday, IM contact on her government cellular telephone number, aa erat reo SRM dcr of the book signing KIMMMEMsaid she di note EMMMEhthat the ATF would definitely be atthe mall ‘because she did not want to believe thet ATF would be doing something special for them as far as providing secur. Hower: [UN id he O10 tat when she met NU te prt cen RE dr he mall ulead ina high erme te According “IDEN URINE! sot he planed sci for the bok sgung ven nd UME fee confer sey fh al prior the bok signing. pcber eee card fo oa MBI contact her he next morning io provide her the time and place of the book signing, (MIGMEIN said she called (MGMUMUMEthe next day and {Su RM he ie aa pace of eto gna {in addition RUN said thatthe ection s@MEMMMesidence was held forthe “coming out ofa book by Vance and Basco, EM had invited small group of his fiends to preview the book sid Vance and Basset also talked to MUGEN tthe reception abou the mall's security fr the book signing and Vance sod eset oe ne’ corte wi next morning conceming te security seep of the mall. When contorted bXEMEI asetons sid that twas posible ht EN) misunderstood bee comments whe thatthe ATF would be intrested in atening he took: signing event. III std she never mean for her comments o indicate ATF agents definitely Peed Cae Namie 2072020