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U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the Inspector GeneralAttn: Mr. Michael Horowitz, Inspector General

950 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.

Suite 4706Washington, D.C. 20530-0001

Dear Mr. Horowitz

I was happy to read that you have replaced a person who was much too close to Mr. Holder

to be giving justice to the IG Report on Operation Fast and Furious (referred as fast and

furious). I look forward to its completion and publication.

There are so many rumors of a white wash that I thought it important to raise questions that

only you have the evidence to answer. I do not expect you to reply to me since there is an

ongoing investigation; however, to be fair, I should let you know what is on my mindbefore the reports imminent publication. I would like you to consider questions that may

not have been raised by your predecessor that need to be answered in the report in order notto consider your report a white wash of a horrific, scurrilous, deathly operation that was

apparently conceived, implemented, and controlled by the Department of Justice through

orders to the former US Attorney, Dennis Burke. Any reference to fast and furious refersto the gunwalking operation whether the name was in use at the time or was simply in

development without a name but led to the felony operation. In this regard, all discussions

regarding the Second Amendment during transition are relevant.

1. Have state secrets been invoked to conceal CIA role in any aspect of USG cross-

border efforts to assist Mexico in combating drug cartels?2. Did fast and furious tactics of gunwalking grow from any meetings that took placeduring transition in 2008-2009? The reason I ask is because there was funding for

the program in February 2009, and many assume that the timing points to the

transition team for development of the deathly plan.3. Is there any evidence to corroborate claims that planners of fast and furious were

trying to impact gun control measures sought by this administration?

4. What role did Wide Receiver play in the development of fast and furious?

5. Did ATFs Bill Newell make an oral presentation(s) on fast and furious before itwas approved? To whom?

6. Did Bill Newell make a written presentation(s) on fast and furious before it was

approved? To whom?7. Did Bill Newell seek immunity for managing fast and furious?

8. Are the following persons going to be indicted for lying to Congress about

gunwalking? A) Bill Newell b) Dave Voth c) Lanny Breuer d) Eric Holder9. How did Mr. Voth think that fast and furious was going to dismantle this entire

organization by supplying the Sinaloa cartel with weapons and why did he believe

that the fully expected concomitant deaths were righteous?

10. Who considered scrambling some eggs murder to be necessary?


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11. Are the following people going to be indicted for their role in gunwalking? a)

Patrick Cunningham b) Emory Hurley c) Dennis Burke d) Hope MacAllister e)Lane France f) Tonya English g) William MacMahon h) Marc Chait i) Daniel

Kumor j) Ray Rowley k) James McDermond l) Lorren Leadmon m) Joe Cooley n)

George Gillett o) James Trusty p) Jason Weinstein q) James Needles12. Who are the FBI personnel who are going to be indicted for gunwalking?

13. Who are the ICE personnel who are going to be indicted for gunwalking?

14. Who are the DHS personnel who are going to be indicted for gunwalking?

15. Who are the other DOJ personnel who are going to be indicted for gunwalking?16. What was the first date that the name fast and furious was used by DOJ / ATF?

17. What was the purpose of allowing (1700, 2000 or was it 2500?) guns to walk to the

Sinaloa drug cartel in Mexico without informing Mexican authorities?

18. How many guns would DOJ let walk before the program was to be terminated?19. Why did the ATF stop their count of guns in Mexico after the gunwalking policy

was terminated?20. Are the agents hired with fast and furious funding still on the payroll in Mexico and

what is their job?

21. If the Mexican government was not involved, how was it conceivable that the ATFwould arrest the Sinaloa cartel leaders in Mexico?

22. Who in DOJ and ATF concocted the purpose was to get the cartel leaders?

23. Is anyone who made such specious claims guilty of obstruction of justice?

24. Who in DOJ told the press that fast and furious was an ATF sting gone awry? Isanyone who made such claims guilty of obstruction of justice?

25. Who in DOJ told the press that fast and furious was botched?

26. What was botched and who said it was botched?27. Is anyone who made such claims guilty of obstruction of justice?

28. What does Ken Melson know about DOJ obstruction of justice and conspiracy in

this investigation?29. Were INTEL concerns raised in meetings on fast and furious (whether named that

at the time or not) about the Zetas moving north into the Sinaloa territory? (This

act of arming the Sinaloa has been described by many as a two-fer but it also

raises the question whether the Mexican government was informed of the tactics ofgunwalking and turned their back on it to get the two-fer.)

30. Who were the people who developed the strategy for fast and furious in the

Administration?31. What was their stated purpose?

32. Why did they pick the name? Was there discussion to confuse the public since there

are seven movies with that name?33. When was Dennis Burke apprised of fast and furious tactics? Who briefed him?

Why did he deny guns were being walked? Why did he resign? Why wasnt Dennis

Burke indicted on several counts for gunwalking?


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34. Who are in the DOJ and ATF are considered to be Accessories to Murder of

persons in Mexico and in the United States as a result of their management ofillegal gunwalking tactics that also resulted in the murder of Brian Terry, directly or

indirectly?

35. Who authorized two felons, Sean C. Steward and Jacob Wayne Chambers, to buyguns in Phoenix when they were prohibited due to their prior felony convictions?

36. Who directed instant checks to be overridden on persons prohibited from gun

possession by federal law, and who allowed dozens of guns to be bought with cash

and then distributed to the Sinaloas by these two convicted felons?37. Is anyone exempt from prosecution for violating the crime of selling guns to

convicted felons in this case and if so, why?

38. Who in DOJ or Judiciary has such authority?

39. Did a Judge sign off on this policy and if so, what federal law did he use?40. Why did Laura Duffy not include felon in possession in their indictment?

41. Why did two felons who smuggled dozens of weapons get five years in prisonwhen the penalty for felon in possession is 15 years?

42. How could Uriel Patino be allowed to buy over 720 guns with cash for personal use

that were being retrieved at crime scenes during his buying spree?43. With regard to Emory Hurley, what was the necessity of wire taps given all the

evidence already gathered, and based on the evidence in the wire taps, why werent

people indicted without the wire taps?

It is assumed that gunwalking is a crime under ITAR.

44. US Attorney Dennis Burke publicly admitted to trying to out a fast and furiouswhistle blower will he be indicted for that violation of the law?

45. Why did DOJ refuse to cooperate with the Congress, because of the IG

investigation or did they try to protect people from indictments?46. Why doesnt Eric Holder take any interest in knowing how many people died as a

result of this felony operation?

47. How many people has your investigation determined to date of publication (and I

understand it is a dynamic number) have died at crime scenes where fast andfurious weapons have been recovered?

48. Was there a DOJ plan to terminate the program when the public found out about

fast and furious?49. Why was Brian Terry referred to as collateral damage?

50. Why was he restricted to a bean bag gun while DOJ was arming the Sinaloas?

51. Who were the highest ranking supervisors in the Border Patrol who knew about fastand furious but did not tell the agents about it?

52. Why did the DOJ deny that fast and furious weapons were involved in his murder

when they discovered, almost immediately, that serial numbers on guns at his crime

scene were weapons from their scurrilous fast and furious operation?


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53. Where is the third weapon found at the Terry crime scene but hidden by the FBI?

54. Why did Dennis Burke e-mail or communicate with Mr. Wilkinson at DOJ toinform him of Brian Terrys death?

55. Why was Dennis Burke informed by e-mail that Eric Holder was called concerning

Brian Terrys death?56. What role did Kevin OReilly play in fast and furious and why was he interested in

a flowchart that showed weapons flow from Texas to Mexico?

57. What role did Dan Restrepo play in fast and furious and was he involved in

decisions involving the Sinaloa and Zeta drug cartels?58. What was the specific order to shut down fast and furious, and who issued it?

59. What role did the following persons play in fast and furious? a) Jason Weinstein b)

Ronald Weich c) Eric Schultz d) John Podesta e) Valerie Jarrett f) Hillary Clinton

g) Janet Napolitano h) John Morton i) Elena Kagan k) James Trusty l) DavidAxelrod m) Rahm Emanuel n) Robert Gibbs o) Greg Gatjanis p) James Steinberg q)

Glen Cook r) Russ Leachman s) Kevin Ohlson t) James Cole u) Kevin Carwile v)Tracy Schmaler w) Faith Burton x) Michael Morrissey

60. What date did Eric Holder first get information on fast and furious and how was he

notified and what is the evidence?61. What date did President Obama first get information on fast and furious and how

was he notified and what is the evidence?

62. What role did the persons filling the shoes of the Deputy Attorney General play in

fast and furious from 2009 through 2012? (D. Ogden, G. Grindler & L. Breuer)63. Why didnt the three Deputy Attorney Generals inform Eric Holder about fast and

furious and are they being held accountable?

64. How much money was spent on fast and furious before it was terminated?65. Who was in the fast and furious loop at the beginning?

66. Who was in the fast and furious loop during operation?

67. Who was engaged in the cover up after it was terminated?68. What did Dennis McDonough have to do with fast and furious?

69. Did Dennis Burke terminate fast and furious after Terrys death or did Eric

Holder? How did he terminate it? What happened to the money that was

appropriated for it?70. What is the actual percentage of guns supplied by American gun shops used in

violent crimes in Mexico, not counting the fast and furious weapons which were

supplied to the cartel by authority of the US government?71. Why did Eric Holder claim in Mexico in April 2009 that 90% of the guns used in

violent crimes in Mexico are supplied by American gun shops, and who in DOJ

supplied him with this false number?72. What specific acts did Eric Holder take to stop the gun smuggling to Mexico after

taking office?

73. On what evidence does Eric Holder blame former President Bush for fast and

furious or is that simply an act of obstruction of justice?


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74. Does Eric Holders refusal to ask the federal judge to unseal the Wire Tap

Affidavits, which clearly contradict his sworn testimony to Congress, constitutemisconduct?

75. When the DOJ withdrew their false letter dated Feb 4, 2011 to Congress, why

didnt they also withdraw their filed objection to the Terry familys petition forVictim Rights status, where the government made the same false statements?

76. Did a review of the Avila-20 indictment show an unnecessary delay in bringing

multiple charges? In other words, was it reckless that DOJ failed to bring charges

on Uriel Patinos first 200 gun purchases instead of waiting until he bought over720?

While I am confident that you have a couple of hundred more questions that will be

answered by your fair report, I have been following this travesty since July 2011 and amamazed every time I read a newspaper article that considers the attacks on the DOJ

political in nature. To me, supplying false information to the press is tantamount toobstruction of justice. There appear to be dozens of conspirators in the conspiracy itself

and dozens more in the cover up. I trust that you will provide sufficient indictments to

generate the truth from these apparently reckless government employees and politicalappointees.

Please understand that the public considers the failure by DOJ to hold a single person

accountable to date wholly unacceptable and unusual.

The people patiently await the publication of your report on the DOJ scurrilous scandal,

fast and furious; but we also want to see those responsible for the crimes committed to beheld responsible through DOJ indictments. My hope is that they are not sealed.

Respectfully yours,

Robert Fischl

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Reference Article by Ronald Kolb March 2, 2012; House Oversight Final May 3, 2012

http://www.americanthinker.com/2012/03/connecting_the_dots_on_fast_and_furious.htmlhttp://oversight.house.gov/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Update-on-Fast-and-Furious-with-

attachment-FINAL.pdf

cc: Senator Charles Grassley (be e-mail to Ms. Beth Levine)
http://www.americanthinker.com/2012/03/connecting_the_dots_on_fast_and_furious.htmlhttp://oversight.house.gov/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Update-on-Fast-and-Furious-with-attachment-FINAL.pdfhttp://oversight.house.gov/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Update-on-Fast-and-Furious-with-attachment-FINAL.pdfhttp://www.americanthinker.com/2012/03/connecting_the_dots_on_fast_and_furious.htmlhttp://oversight.house.gov/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Update-on-Fast-and-Furious-with-attachment-FINAL.pdfhttp://oversight.house.gov/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Update-on-Fast-and-Furious-with-attachment-FINAL.pdf

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