Internal FBI Email re: Confirmation of FBI Awareness of Detainee Abuse Allegations

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I .have directed Mini to 'immediately .detetinine , whether' there- Were-ap
....allegations other 'than! I,referred to us.: „'I am.a W,a r-e of; rio
' , other allegation's.' With .regard tel II will get a„ clarification, *hurE,I .'
don't think it's accurate ,to,say.we...inVestiaated "the_ ,allegation and fouhd it '•'f ,. :: b i C.:
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to be- UnsubStantiated . .. I .believe we' tOokl !statement. to 'rouhd•Out -: ..:
"the allegation, and then provided it to the OIG in 'accordance- with •,oUr . '
established procedures. . -1 willget ''clarification for you eS,soon.as
possible. I I '
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Original' MesSage
Front': Caproni, Valerie E. ' (OGC) (FBIl
Mednesda ,- February Oa, 2005 8:47 AM'
.'To: .INSD)* ( FBI) ;
(DO) (FBI)
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, 'I don't, want, to create work, but the Direbtor may 'asked :So ' I like
',firm up that, %in fact, we are aware of only 2 allegations 'against :FBI .
employees: one was investigated by IIS .and foUnd to be unsubstantiated' +I'd be' D6 ,7c
'interested in what was•dOne beyond taking statement); 'one was made 3
by a detainee; and is being investigated by CHG.'. Putdifferently:;Toni
, should make sure her%recollection -is correct. •
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Original .thessage , . .
• From: FOGLE, 'TONI M. ; (TNSD) .(iBI) ''
Sent: Tuesday, February 08, 2005 7:00
To: Caproni," Valerie E. OGC) (FBI) ;11
Cc:I I (INSD),(FBI)
Subject_: RE:
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, TheI sent a few ;minutes 'ago below) 'was responding , to
e-mail.' previous
In response to ;Valerie S, question (below) ,, yes -- it is, part investigation. : . ; , : of OIG's ,
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Original Message
. From: FOGLE, TONI M. (INS,D), (FBI). :
-Sent: TueSday, Februai.Y, p8,, 2005 6:50
To: Caproni. Valerie v: : (2GBC) (IFk'); k
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For inforination of all:'
I are the only ones I recall 'that ,were :"allegations" that have been processed" through, IIS.' . , . . •,,
'We . interviewed .1 I (no' substantiation).'( information w,e, nt ;Over.
... .0: theJI.G. - during , a 'document production.-- "--:(I know my e-mail. :r went '. , c, ,:over, I I'm 'in:the process of verifying his statement :went. over..) : We did: .
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nothing with 'other' than produce it to the OIG since: "they had already
opened their• case by the time that information, came to. me,.'"
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There, have been. other requests for interviews by :outside 'agencies' 'hilt it . would take some time for me to go ;through my paperwork to list' them by name. I- was the Bureau representative in one with the 'military interViewing I I. • - -1b7C
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ton :the- Director's' detail who. had-been deployed to,,,Afghanistan)'.
had: done the weapon-use •analysis on :a prisoner who,,later daed.:,from a -
spider bite: He had no information regarding any detainee abuse...
>>1 l (OGC) has .also. coordinated some interviews With :other -
agencies.
,»1 I.(then. Chief InSpector) did the GTMO survey I' was' not privy-to:
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any 'results. '
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DOJ-OIG, so I'm,,not sure the-full scope of infotmation provided to the DOJ
,PIG. . ,.
. . . -:. Since-the,opening of the' OIG investigation e.(IIS) have functioned merely as b6 - .
a conduit for information. I maintain contact with' Ito ensure b7C
that the'OIG is advised of all o„ut.s id.e a_ge n.cy -interviews'.
If you would'like me to-research through my e-mail and other documentation
Original,Message
:From: Capron44 Valerie E.. (oGq)), (FBI)
Sent: Tuesday, Febr*ry -08:A-0'5, 6:25 PM'
To: (INSD)(FBI); FOGLE,,TONI M. (INSD) (FBI) b7C Cc: I(INSD)(FBI)
Subject: RE:
.So for the.,,director's purposes, the answer.is that.OfG has this under-,
i nvestigation, right?'
Original Messaae
I(INSD)(FBI)
Sent: Tuesday, FebruaryA8, 2005 5:41 PM
'To:- FOGLE, TONI M. (1-Nsn) (FBI)
Cc:I L(INSD)(FBI)';:Caproni,,Valerie E.
',Subject: RE:
L can dol that tomorrow. Please, advise.- Toni, (0815)
.Thank,you for your response, Toni- you can stand down. on this one.'The Office - '
l'of Oversight and Review teaM,.which:is responsible tor-the overall DOJ'inquiry
"re-potential prisoner/detainee abuse, 'advised today that a vetting protocol:
.has'been established within the OIG to ensure that close' coordination and . b6
communication is .effected with and the other:01G, components regardingto. b7Call
mitters pertinent to their review, including the:one referred. toTherein.
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From: FOGLE, TONI M.:4INSD) (FBI)
,Sent: Tuesday, February 08; 2005.:11:05 AM
„TO: 1.11NSD)(FBI)
,Cc: (INSD)(FBI)
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See the. attached series ,of e-mail regarding jonly-a small'aegment.of)
"detainee' abuse" matters the DOJ OIG is investigating. .DOJ IG has taken 'over
anything remotely 'related to or under the umbrella of detainee-abuse, and as
"'such, we are not investigating.-. This is' privacy information, and Via Unsure .
of DOJ's position' in,releasinany details back- to us:.(INSD) or to the'General
,Counsel on the "detainee abude.'w".: Investigation. .I can reach out to
(PIG) and ask .if you'd like. T>
Original Message
Itomi 1(INSD) (FBI)
'Sent: Tuesday, February 08, '2005.10:40. AM
To,:,FOGLE,.TONI M. (INSD) (FBI). .
Cc:1 1(INSD)(FBI)
,Subject: .
Toni ,
- OGC Valerie,Caproni.advised last night:that'she2had been, Madeawateb
:the pbssible existence of'anTBI.OPR:investigattha, ostensibly.spearheaded'in,
.08/2004 by forter 111 land/or yourself, which related to.-.information
,provided by an FBI SA- namedl ('subsequent to his.Completion.
:tour of,dut 'id.Ira apparently alleged that another BUteaU'::',: employee, who' had beencalled.back to active:duty to.iet,
'in Iraq as a Major, 'had been assigned oversightdUties fpr.a.".prisoner
detention camp upon his arrival in the'ITO and might have some insight' or
knowledge re incidents of prisoner abuse..Ms% Capron has-requested .
confirmation of whether an OPR was=initiated‘rethis mattet,'-and if zp,: what.
is the current status of the investigation?. Please adviSe acdordingly,-'
'ythanks,
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