1/25/1992! . D . FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Precedence: ROUTINE Date: 05/17/1999 To: Information Resources Attn: [::::::::::::::::1 Chief Information Management Section From: Office of the General Counsel Civil Discove ' ' Contact: PLS T1 Review Unit_iCDRHLi_RQQm_5£8 Approved By: Drafted By: I lerb Case ID #= 66F-HQ-A121196e-Q57 b7@ Title: FINDINGS OF THE OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL OIG! DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, CRITICAL OF FORENSIC WORK PERFORMED BY CERTAIN LAB EXAMINERS Synopsis: To place this document on record in the Task Force control file and to place a copy on the top serial in every A investigative file containing forensic work performed by any of the thirteen Laboratory Examiners whose scientific work was criticized by the OIG. ' I Reference: 66FHQ-Al2ll968 Serial s2 U Details: BE ADVISED, one or more of the Laboratory Examiners who performed scientific analysis in this investigation was criticized in the OIG's report issued on April 15, 1997I The OIG conducted a thorough review of allegations of wrongdoing and improper practices within certain sections of the FBI Laboratory. It issued a report which, among other findings, was critical of the scientific work performed by thirteen individual examiners assigned to the Lab. The allegations and criticisms concerning these individuals varies greatly and in some instances is case specific. If the forensic work contained in this file is used in any way in the future, both the OIG's findings and the forensic analysis of the examiners should be reviewed. In addition, legal advice should be obtained as to the FBI's disclosure obligations. The criticized examiners are, in alphabetical Qrder1 Rermaneni Ion Sevéa Information !esourcesFrom: Office oghe GeneralCounsel 66F-HQ-A1211968, OS/0'7/1999 11 2 To: InformationRgources From:Office 9eof GeneralCounsel Re: 66FHQAl2ll968, O5/07/1999 LEAD 8!: Set Lead 1: Adm! ALL RECEIVING OFFICES Mark and place this communication as the Permanent Top Serial of each section of each investigative file identified for I inclusion in the FBI Laboratory Review Project. : wt 1 O0 3 I 1 I >1 V _;- 9v 92 I I 1 N . NEW MAIL ausr ARRIVED: INBOX,92 ,, ¢92 V FORMS,TEXT. .--~ HAS 1 nocuMsMr¬"" ,* ~ Px-1 I » 1 INBOX,7 #1402! ~ ~. 92H_ / I1 92,'.u '1'92/ 1 r4.,,,/ TEXT: VZCZCNYOI94 ,1 1 . 'Q_LU/ H"' t1__- v 4 Hrivir U PP HQ DE NY #O194OB6025l ZNY UUUUU R 2618582 MAR 85 FM FBI NEW,¥ORK BQ183-35@7! P! C~l6! /TO'DIHECTORRRIORITY FBI T 92 92. r TN= CID/<><=as BT s ,/ i 92w / u CLAN Q b7CT JOHNOOOTTI; A!; RICO OO;NY BQ!, _ RE BQ TELETYPE TOFBIHQ DATED MARCH24, 1986, CAPTIONED NESTOR W*1 AYIOTIS, DECEASED! ET AL, RICO A!; O0:NY BQ!, FOR FURTHER I 92 > > smtzccaouwn REFERENCE!. _. Q0 x FOR THEINFORMATION FBIHQCF CAPTIQNEDMATTER HASBEEN RECENTLY OPENED AT BQMRA AND WILL SERVE AS A REPOSITORY OF INVESTIGATIVE - I INFORMATION TARGETED AT THE CRIMINAL ACTIVITIES OF GAMBINO LCN BOSS I I JOHN GOTTI AND HIS UPPER ECHELON ASSOCIATES. I 92 i FURTHER, THEQUEENS county nxsraxcr ATTORNEY'Sorrxcs QDA! HAD 92 rnnzcrzn GOTTIANDAN ASSOCIATE[:::::::::::::]FOR AN INCIDENTwaxes > OCCURRED ON SEPTEMBER ll, 1984, IN FRONT OF THE COZY CORNER P ~ /' 1 - /'?."7, Pf I 92.....k!, . :~@ b7C /E _ N0-V was 61 IZTJV '__ _. '_,_ ._ ' '% 'If I PAGE. DENY @194TWO1 A V UNCLAS mI BAR/SOCIAL CLUB, MASPETH, NY. THE INDICTMENT ALZEGED THAT THEY ROBBEDA$sAuLTEn[::::::::::::::] AND THETRIAL WASCONDUCTED SPORADICALLY SINCEMARCH 7,l§S§, GOTTI WAS REPRESENTEDBRUCE BY CUTLER, I EARLY ITON WAS APPARENT THAT [::::::]WOULD BECOMEA HOSTILE WITNESS BECAUSEOF HisFEAR OFGOTTI BASEDALL ON THE RECENT cov§RAc§jJ NEWSA 92 |cLA1MEn. 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WHILEENTERING HISVEHICLE, WHICHWAS FARKEDON 86TH 5TREEE]'/ BRGOKLYN, ACROSE THE STREET FROM THE VETERAN'S ANDFRIENDS SOCZAL CLUB, A HIGH ORDER EXPLOBIVE DESTROYED THE VEHICLE, FATALLY INJURED DE CICC@l3ZHl@52l33TWO !, HOURS LATER IN THE HOSPITAL, AND GRAVELY xnauasn LUCHESELCN soauzsa|UUUUUUUUUUUUUHwuo WAS wzwgus czcco AT - F3;>@ Y » raz rxmz. - IMMEDIATE CONTACTWAS MADEWITH GAMBENOLEN SOUCEWHICH LEE TO A PHYSICAL SURVEILLANCE AT A KNOWN GAMBINO LEN HANGOUT, THE ALTADQNA _-- i 2/ If x! _ X ,,,___, Y Tl, _ I i wv 7 in 77%!-___._._-'7 0 Q 8 V~92___' '~ 1 X 1 H PAGE TWO DE NY @132 UNCLAS REETAURANT, CROSSBAYBOULEVARD, OZGNEPARK, NEWYORK, THE SURVEILLANCE DETERMINEDTHAT BDSS JQHN GQTTI MET WITH MQST OF HIS CURRENT CAPO5 IN AN APARTMENT AEOVE THE RESTAURANT. b2 b7D 137D b7C b7D I ____*._ ,- .. , '1_ _ O vs ' I. g R 92 Q PAGE THREE DE NY @132 UNCLAS b7D IN ADDITEUN, HQ HA5 CGMPLETED THEPRELIMINARY DRAFTOF AN 1 AFFIDAVIT FOR A TETLE 111 DIRECTED AGAINST GOTTI, was I5 EXPECTED CONTINUE HIGH LEVEL MEETINGS AT ANOTHER szcuns LOCATION. 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