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    TheDepartmentofJusticesOperation

    Fast

    and

    Furious

    SenatorCharlesE.Grassley,RankingMemberUnitedStatesSenate

    CommitteeontheJudiciaryBeforetheU.S.HouseofRepresentatives

    CommitteeonOversightandGovernmentReformJune15,2011

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    ourstrategyistoallowthetransferoffirearmstocontinuetotakeplaceinordertofurtherthe

    investigationandallowfortheidentificationofadditionalcoconspirators

    ATFStrategy:LetGunsGo

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    merelyseizingfirearms throughinterdictionwillnotstopfirearmstraffickingtoMexico. Wemustidentify,investigate,andeliminatethesourcesofillegallytraffickedfirearmsandthenetworks thattransportthem.

    DOJPolicy:IDtheNetworks

    Documented Gun Purchases (Cumulative)

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    11/5/2009 ATFvideosurveillanceofPatino

    gunpurchase

    34weaponspurchasedbyPatino in24days

    11/20/2009 Patino weaponsrecoveredin

    Mexico

    11/24/2009 Patino recruitsJaimeAvilainto

    straw

    purchasing

    10/31/09 UrielPatino identified

    assuspect

    Documented Gun Purchases (Cumulative)

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    ATFagentsrushtogunstoreto

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    11/25/09 ATFenterspurchase

    infointodatabase

    Avilabuys16moreweapons

    2AK47typeriflesfoundat

    BrianTerrymurderscene11

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    11/24/09 Avila

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    ATF Approved Gun Order

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    Ifwearetofulfillthisorderwe

    wouldneedtoobtaintheadditional

    16specificallyforthispurpose.

    ATFApprovedGunOrder

    ATF Approved Gun Order

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    ourguidanceisthatwewould

    likeyoutogothroughwithMr.

    Patinos requestandorderthe

    additionalfirearms[.]

    ATFApprovedGunOrder

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    30gunspurchasedwerehighpower.50BMGriflesStatistics

    Summary

    Statistics Summary

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    212gunpurchasesin6days(12/7/09

    12/12/09)

    157ofthosegunswerefrom1buyer

    StatisticsSummary

    Statistics Summary

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    Top5purchasersaccountedfor70%ofthe1880gunssold

    Percentageofgunsboughtbytop5purchasers

    Top5purchasers

    36purchasers

    StatisticsSummary

    Statistics Summary

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    Top5identifiedbyATF

    between11/19/09

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    203gunsbefore

    identified

    988more afteridentified

    StatisticsSummary

    DocumentedGunPurchases(Cumulative)

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    12/14/10 BrianTerry

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    12/15/10 JaimeAvila

    arrested

    1/25/11 17straw

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    arrested