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Present: PI _ b7D Source Reporting: On O4/19/2007,[:::]forwardedto case agents[:::] email received by cns from JIMMYFLATHEA a.k.a. BRUCE IVINS IVINS&#39;s email states in part: "I want to x ress my honest sympathy to you . I | Everything I&#39;ve read about her says that she was an outstanding young woman. May her light shine forever in those b6 she touched during a life that was far too short." b7C fron1[::]is attached for reference. I» I____ G __ I I I I. t&#39;>¬_ in P - , - 0 HERE ALL INII UIIIEI&TI|II~ILASSIFIEI1 CUIJTLII-1&#39;ED FD4023 Rvho424000 DATE 12-10-ZUEE B? 50324 UE aim P3eL5L FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Confidential Human Source CHS! Reporting Document Reporting Date: 08/22/2007 Case ID: EIv4Pending! ~05I 122 Pending! b7D Contact Date: 08/20/2007 Type of Contact: eMail Location:_ I I WrittenOther s! Present. by:SAI NTA I v Source Reporting On 08/20/2007,: 1: in response to inquiries from SA I I CHS explained that their contact with BRUQE IVINS 8. kl . JIMIIYFLATHEA I jimmyflathe [email protected]. Also on O8/20/2007, CHS DrovidedI I I b providedthe to substantivecase tile have beenappropriatelyCopies redacted to maintain the confidentiality of CHS. O6 QZ O V &#39; FD_] 3 Rev_6_22_10O7! &#39;£§ IIE.ALQIFQRJHATIQIJ Ia] IS TIFICLASSIFIEIII cnmrirrn DATE 12-1u~2uus at 50324 UE EAUfR3fL5E FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATIDN &#39; Confidential Human Source CHS! Reporting Document Reporting Date: 09/05/2007 Case ID: Pending! b3 Pending!~_L* b7D Contact Date: O9/04/2007 Type of Contact: In person Location: I _ _ I b6 Written by: Special Agent| I b7C Other s! Present: Postal Inspectorl l / Source Reporting: CHS, who is in a position to testify, provided the following information: . There ha been no discernable change in the recent behavior of B UCE NS while he has been at the United Stategr, grmv Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases bg QUSAMRIIDQ. IVINS was &#39;na noticeably depressed state following b7C his most recent interact n with the Federal Bureau of b7D Investigation and subseque~t travels to Washington, D.C.; however since that period of time, IVINS has maintained an upbeat attitude while at work. Despite IVINS&#39;s upbeat attitude, Although IVINS had previously indicated he would retire, there has been no discernable activity on IVINS part to turn over or teac any of his current work I duties/resnonsibiitiesW I bit, ha 92 No othernctable informationwas attained. has beenhas been boisterousinIVINS&#39;s pertaining andto i office, mailingsmatters surroundin of2001,[%::::]has the in estigation discototherwise of the anthraxlaced lettercommented publicallyion the matter as of late. has% been very i CHS Reporting . 279AWF222936~BEI Pending!, 09/04/2007 b6 bT"C b7h Recently and inventory was conducted of the same and it was noted that there was items on IVINS&#39;s shelf that indicated there were spores of the Ames strain of Bacillus anthracis contained therein. When queried, IVINS responded that he had irradiated those spores. When queried as to where the appropriate paperwork was which documented the irradiation, IVINS responded something to the effect, "was I suppose to do that?" CHS noted IVINS has a consistent pattern of not using the appropriate paperwork and would often irradiate materials as he deemed necessary or appropriate. CHS thought this behavior was peculiar as if IVINS thought of himself as being scrutinized pertaining to the anthraXlaced letter mailings, then why would he not attempt to do things by the books? A review of available papers in a particular drawer adjacent to the sink in IVINSs B3 hot suite produced no items of investigative merit. This common drawer contained miscellaneous handwritten notes and papers produced by persons working in IVINS&#39;s B3 hot suite. 2 I -i _:. I ALL I 111-IATIUIE CCIIJTAII-IEI3 FD-302&#39;10-5-95! DATE Rev Pmmlg 12-09-200%IEMELAEEIFIED BY 50324 uc BAHHRSELEE . -1- FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION b6 b7C Date oftranscription 9 Z ]_O [ 2 O O&#39;7 On September 5, 2007 [::] Frederick County Chapterof the Ameri an Red_Cross,. East ofPatrick Street,employment, AlsoWalkersville, Marylandpresentduring waijgerview interviewedthe at lace was A ter being advised of the identity of the interviewing Postal In pector andand[f%:::::]provided S ecial Agent, as well followingas thethe nature of information: the interview, Both] |and| |confirmed that BRUCE* vms attendedfour a hourtraining classE7:ii?ii?jer 22,20 , titled "Introduction to Disaster Services." provided a omputer generated spread sheet which listed all of the various training courses and corresponding attendance dates which IVINS had been credited for completing while volunteering with the American Red Cross.E::::::::] explained that although the first entry on the printout indicates that IVINS completed the Disaster Services givencourse on wasOctoberSeptember l, 2001, th 2001.E:iffii:fadvised 22, ate in whichthat the the course date waslisted on the printout simply reflected the date the entry was put into the computer. To further corroborate IVINSs attendance of thi course on September 22,2001,[::::::::] provided the interviewin agents with copies of the Disaster Training Course attendance rosters. &#39; 2 [:::::]and[:::::::]reviewed the remainin 9 entries displayed on IVINS&#39;s RedCross Training Record and indicated that the remaining training courses listed appeared-to be accurate and ref actual dat the tr &#39; &#39; &#39; andtifiif:fETconfirmede ainingthe that only other courses training wereg1ven.[:;::;]course lC w IVINS attended in 2001 was called "Mass Care: An Overview." According to the printout IVINS attended this course on November 27, 200l.[:::::]and[:::::i::]advised that they currently couldnot locate any class rosters which would confirm IVINS&#39;s attendance at this course but would continue to search old records for the rosters. WFO NOTE: enclosed in the FD~340 associated with this communication is a photocopy of BRUCE IVINS&#39;s American Red Cross DSHR Member Profile Report which includes his Red Cross Training Investigation on O9/05/2007 at Walkersville , Maryland File# 279AWF222936BEI- 92Q&#39;7, Date dictatedN/A by SA PI?L This documentcontains neitherrecommendations conclusionsnor ofthe FBI. It is the propertyof the FBI andis loanedto your agency; it and its contentsare not to be distributed outsideyour agency. - ;5,_;é/4,/Wf 6<&#39;c>5S.4//0 <3 . 1. 7 .2 FD-302a Rev.10-6-95! Q 6 279A-WF222936BEI ha b7C Continuation of FD-302 |, of OnO 9 / 05 / 2 00 7 , Page _2_- record. Also enclosed in the FD34O are eight photocopies of the Disaster Training class roster dated September 22, 2001.! |:|ANo|:| advised that back in 2001 their American Red Cross chapter held its monthly Emergency Services meetings on the third Monday of each month. They confirmed by reviewing records and a 2001 calendar that the third Monday in October of 2001 did in fact fall on October 15. They stated that n the meetings generally began at approximately 6:30pm and lasted t approximately one and a half to two hours in length. As in prior interviews] |and| |reiterated that IVINS typically attended these monthly meetings but they could not provide any documentation that could confirm whether or not IVINS did in fact attend the October 15, 2001, Emergency Services meeting. 0 I I _ i 4 » &#39;&#39; 9 V F&#39;2, Q >P FD3°2 ¥ R*1685! nnnrtn iii INF is UNPLA%IFIED "Tron c1nT"InEr A DATE lECl9EiE92Di3 BY 51132-51 UE Bls.T.~L*P.5:L5E -1- FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION " Date of transcription O 8Z O &#39;7 [ 2O O &#39;7 Kappa b6 _Kappa GammaGGKD FraEérnit Headquarters, East T6Ln Street b7 Columbus, Ohio] Y1 emailaddressfgv [L C Prior SSANIto meetin qH was interviewed Laqents had at] spoken Iplace ofwit i em loent.
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