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" Subjectz HaPPY nEW YEAR STYLE 4 BLESSED BY aMBIEN!
Lots caffeineatee bevereages pumped me today. I eel
like I;m flyinh
Hope yuou havea great parttuuy and ;lots of great
convesation, Wehn I start writing thesethings, theyu;re no telling
where they'llscoer I guess i can just wish your fine family a fine
2006. I hoe to hear form ou when you have a cheance"
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"When I take ambien, I can always tell when it takes
effect, because I start to get this quiet euphoria. It hasn't
happened yet."
This week IVINS had more mouse challenges and late nights
planned. He planned to check new sporulation media NSM! and sheep
blood auger SBA! spores.
" ' a.rea.ll%RIlD_.,
talked to
at the end of the month. What's more is
that all of the people a ove have come back and said thessame thing They were asking lots of questions about you. 'You' meaning[ms 92I
It's very
emotionally draining, ...!, to know that people think that I could
or would be a killer/terrorist. I didn't mail the spores and
didn't bioweaponize them, and I hope against hope that nobody took
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a strain or some spores that led directly or indirectly to the
anthrax mailings.
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met with IU.S. Armv edical Research Institute of_ IInfectious Diseases USAMRIID!, Fort Detrick, Maryland,
L_______J, and after
Agreement, provided
Fiiimiw
The information contained in the reviewed files did
not generally indicate who had made the request, what
information was sought, or the response provided by USAMRIID.
A number of files ere labeled with-the names of primarv
investi ator BRUCE IVINS I
those. .g_S92 vXm.| yand t containedonly copies of
investigators u ications dating back to 1983.
Additional files of note92contained questions fromreviewing and signing a Non Disclosure .
interviewing agents with access to FOIA
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reviewed document titled L1 Iwas located in a file labe edj |
and contained information under the headings Date of Item,
Type of Item, Originating Office, Subject, and Date Sent for
FOIA. .
No other items of investigative interest were
located in the files provided by
recommended investigators contact e FOIA
officer for Fort Detrick to determine if ad received any
FOIA requests related to_anthrax that was not aware
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An individual who is not
provided the following information
attempt to protect the identity of
will be summarized by the writer.in the position to testify,
in the form of emails. In an
the individual, the emails
The emails are from BRUCE E.
IVINS of the U.S. Army Medical Re earch Institute of lnf¬EEI6§
Diseases USAMRIIDL; They are a toflowsi
.March 21, 2007
IVINS decided his sleep problems will not be remedied
by changing his bedtime routine. He believed his problem to be
related to his emotional/mental problems. He also mentioned
that he has a psychiatrist who allowed medication to sleep.
~IVINS talked about federal law enforcement authorities
accusing him of being involved in murder and terrorism. He also
mentioned that he didn't really care to be "considered as one of
the semifinalists in the who are the anthrax terrorists
contest."
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IVINS discussed his belief that he inherited "the genes
for faulty wiring and chemistry in the brain." He hopes that '
.his retirement will take care of the sleep problem, however, he
believed the depression medication will stay. IVINS also talkedmore about his depression and medication.
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killer or terrorist, and he
in anything that dealt withhe didn't have it in him to be a
would never knowingly play any part
killing or terrorism. He was also
bothered by the possibility that something they made or purified
or gave to somebody else, either inside or outside of USAMRIID,
could have wound up in the wrong hands. I
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birthI I social security account numberhome telephone number was interviews a W I
residence located at I I p
I I After being advised of th identities of theinterviewing agents and the natur:92bf the interview,[::::::]
provided the following information:
92I Iis currentlvdemploved atI
as been employed a I since
Prior to employment withI was
employed at the United States Army l Research Institute of
Infegtigu Diseases USAMRIID! from untiI1
with USAMRIID |
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while workin in theI I Division. worked under I be
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rlaboratory witln theI IDivision wasIlaboratorv at USAMRIID at the time. I I
I II Iwas involved with a project, which took
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_place in building] I
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studies.
[:::::]Ihas never wor 'th live Ba and has only done
work with non1nfectious Ba. has never grown Ba.
When asked about the protocol for assigning numbers to
samples at USAMRIID,[:::::] stated that a process did not exist
for the numbering or labeling of samples at the institute. Each
individual investigator was responsible for numbering their
samples and the samples from their laboratory were meticulously
labeled and documented.
£g:::::]eXplained that the reference material receipt
RMR! nu ers were used as a system to identify criticalreagents.£:;;;:;lstated that, with this system, investigators
working i boratory would know to test a reagent when the
lab received a new batch number. This system was used in theE:::]1aborat?;y*[::::::Lwa§_gugtioned as to what other
individuals would be familiar with th RMR
s stem used by] Ilaboratory. [:::::]stated[::%:1_and would be familiar with this sys m.
When ques io out[::] knowledge of how[::::;;:::::::]samples were numbered,Eff:ij stated not advise ow
Bacteriology ran their laboratories." did not have any
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or labeled Division. l: stated|:| never grew
any Ba samples.
I l was responsible for
uestioned whether a Quality Assurance Pro ram was
in place advised the interviewinq aqents that| |
Iprimary reSpOHSlBlIlty was toLTDur ng this-ET¬__¬fI5Hj;:___F:] was not producing an anthrax vaccie.stated that I
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stated was ' olved in anyof the projects, t at rec nEi:ifidoes not
recall VINS ever travelin. to . However, IVINS
did perform ex§§riments to assist with the roject.
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When asked whether[::]remembered attendin anymeetings §n Crystal City, Virginia, ' not
attend an 92meetings at that location.~ I I may have had an offifeLin_FrystalCity, Vir i ia, but, could not be certain. advised
that theI Iwas responsible forI I , , I
I I w s questioned about attendingII 9292meetings, but[:::Idid not remember attending
any such meetings.
advised the interviewing agents that the U.S.
Army, andI Iwould hold monthly m etings at[:::]
attended seve al of the
meetings. statedI I and _ would
also atten e meetings. A ter eaving USAMRIID, did not
attend any mord Imeetings in reference to
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While employed at USAMRIID, does not remember
ever going intoI IinI was vaccinatedto go everywhere, but did not go intoI I
E:::::]knew that there was Ba in building l412.[::::::]
stated there was not a lot of control over Ba rior to September11, 2001, and that it was not very "guarded." E::;::]statedhowever, that there was never any concern or ques ion in.[:::]mind that the people[:::]worked with were honest.
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When asked about the personalities of fellow USAMRIID
1 1d h h " emp oyees, to t e interviewing agents t at scientistsare quirky." stated IVINS is a "quirky" guyz E:;::;]said that IVINS was always very nice to[:::]and talked a o a outDb
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Iadded that nobody seemed to be disgruntled.
stated people made the usual "gripes" about the job, but
most ees would remain at USAMRIID for a long period oftime.E??%?f] stated not many people left employment at USAMRIID.
[::::::]does remain in contact with[:::::::::::] who has
since retired from USAMRIID.
At the conclusion of the interview was presented
with a Nondisclosure Agreement form which voluntarily
agreed to sign. [:::::] reviewed the contents of the form and
signed it in the presence of the interviewing agents. Original
notes from this int ' as well as the NondisclosureAgreement signed byffifjon May 01, 2007 will be kept in the
FD-340 section of the file, serial 1A 7290.
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The followin investi ation was conducted on May O8,2007, by Special Agent%::::::::%:]of the Federal Bureau of
Investigation:As reviously réogrted,[:::::::::::::::%E£2E§NQf_BirthU303! < and 5=%%£ J1-§-r§¢%§LL"£il4E¥%%9iq@i1nt:s»Nu ..,.e..3§~ae; SSAN!:Mei-1:21t§i ?;li/T" §<w5? a»s1-e1¥q_5:13@yedsésaftitltst-cqsil-1;iE,hs;;@<;@§ Armye ica ,VesearchmgnstéuemoginegggmgggQ%gases USAMRIID!,._;,__92__,_,,g;;Lgi.2.r92-1:.P!--v - J». m ~ Nu: -A :__-6-~.~¢ , , 1»Fort Detr¢ckmmManylanda Per UCE IVINS, while employ§@?atUSAMRI IDI:| worked on the923nthrax vaccine 79AWF22293 6-
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L SocialNSecuritv Account Number~ S_§A,1§T_,!_,,: a=tae»-e'-f~=~Bi- -» am @Bv!a:| I wasinterviewed, as prear anged, aqE?:f?Qlace_gf_emQloggent, the
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May 04, 2007. After bei advised of the identity of the
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lwas specificall ueried as to the|securitv clearancel Fhe d, to.Which| |responded,
As an aside,| |noted USAMRIID did not start
workinq with "Ames" until
| Other strains available at
USAMRIID during this period also includedzl I
mwmwmon O5/O4/2007 at Frederick, Maryland
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[:::::::::::] was specifically queried as ins
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had located[::::::::::]USAMRIID laboratory notebook and provided
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WFO NOTE:I Ireceivedgthe Ames s ' 'llus
anthracis also known as 1029, from BRU E VINS in
the first use of 1029 was on
use B. Ivins spore stock 3 X 10 mL rom
USAMRIID #1029 dilute 1:10 in 1 ul HQD heat shock
60 °C 30 min glass tube plate 5 ul on blood agar
plates !incubate at 37 °C"
the[:::]page of the notebook was dated.[::::::::] and
numbered.[:::::]
I d ' I notebook would be made - a vise
available for further review.
' had no knowledqe of anv contactbetween or and theIh dI
advised as never contacte the
1'10]?advised to[::] knowledge neither[:::;;:::::::]
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[::::::]came to USAMRIID a few times for meetings. In recent ears,the past couple{::::::::::::]has been in contact witdE::::::jy
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The following evidentiary transport and investi ativein iries were com leted by Special Agents SA's! E::::::%:::::]|f| and Washington Field Office:
~On O5/O4/2007, at 07:00am, SA Itransported
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Virginia to|
Maryland, met up with SA and continued the transport
to the United States Army Resear ' e of Infectious Diseases USAMRIID}, 1425 Porter Street. were returned toO
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with the identit of SA rovided the followin Y P 9
information.
I la shipment of the Ames
strain of Bacillus anthracis from BRUCE IVINS of the U.S. Army
Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases USAMRIID!.
According to the shipping documents, IVINS sent 500 microliters
of Bacillus anthracis at a reported concentration of 3 x 109
colony forming units CFUs! per milliliter mL!.[::::::]recalledthe spores to be contained in a small screwtop vial Tnd:fhij
rtook the remaining material approximately 250
microliters!, divided it into twentyfive aliquotparts of 10
microliters each, and stored the aliguotparts in a freezer. <
E:::%;]currently92hasL ltubesremaining, an will provide t em to the FBI.
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I On May 10, 2oo7, SS DOBIp p I
numberI I was interviewed by InspectorsI I
I I I andI Iat Building Fort Detrick,
Maryland. After being advised of the identit of the interviewingagents and the nature of the interview,[:::::Iprovided the
following information:
IFelephbne
gistr entry numberI I dated which
identified[:::::] shown an agent registry created by the United
States Army ical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases V_£g§§§§I%%kf4§:¬e:Ts I This document is enclosed in
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state that received the agent Bacillus anthracis! from
and thatI I had obtained it from stock qrown bBRUCE It INs,, I pp _
oted that IVINS was
,listed as the custodian of that agent. explained that the
registry had been designed to account for t e locations where
select agents had been present and not as a record of where they
are stored. If a researcher used a select agent in a particular
room then the date, location, select agent and name of the
researcher would be noted in the registry.
never any flask which contained Dugway material.I Inever
received or handled the main stock of Bacillus anthracis. E::::]
requests for Ba are filled through IVINS and receives amounts
appropriate for the research project that is conducting.
ctions with IVINS for the period prior to October 2001.
further reported that prior to October 2001
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|:|was| Iat the time of the September ll,
2001 terrorist attacks. I I
was shown photocopied pages of| Ientries dated I
recalled that| Iwas alsoworkinq on the
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I I Idid not discuss these observations with anyone
including IVINS! I I ILa Irecalled reading an article that
escribed the colonies noted in cultures obtained from the
evidence[:::Idoes not remember the articular article title s , ourceof the publication or the date. [::E:] stated that t 1ar 1C es
relating to the anthrax attacks and investi ation are frequently
t d_ pos e on a bulletin board in the building.I Ivaguely
remembersI I
I Irelated thatI Ibelieves thatI ILalso believes thatI
Ifurther stated thatI Iwouldexpect the FBI to investigateI Ihowevertgj related
disapproval for their methods. furt er reported that the
investigation has especially been hard on "poor BRUCE IVINS".
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Case ID #= 279AWF222936USAMRIID Pending! -~ 92'7-II
Title: AMERITHRAX;
MAJOR CASE 184;
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Synopsis: Law Enforcement Operations Order concerning
environmental sampling of U.S. Army Medical Research Institute
of Infectious Diseases USAMRIID!, 1425 Porter Street, Fort
Detrick, Maryland, commencing on 07/21/2007.
Enclosure s!: Map of USAMRIID, Building 1425, Suite[:::]
Details:
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On 07/21/2007, the Washington Field Office WFO!
AMERITHRAX squads, with the assistance from the Hazardous
Materials Response Unit HMRU! and the Hazardous Materials
Response Team HMRTL, will conduct an environmental sampling
search of a I laboratory suite at
USAMRIID. The suite is located in building 1425 and is
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designated as suite[;:] The purpose of the search is to
collect environm samples from logical locations within b7?the rooms of theT7irsuite, where biological organisms may have
settled.
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The environmental samplin will be conducted b7Q[pursuant to consenj as provided bylg Ion Thursday, Ju y 19, 2007.
Background
USAMRIID is a U.S. Army research institute located
on the base of Fort Detrick in Frederick, Maryland. Prior to
the anthrax attacks in the Fall of 2001, USAMRIID was one of
16 U.S. laboratories which possessed the Ames strain of Ba
which was used in the attacks. Genetic analyses conducted by
the FBI Laboratory and several contract laboratories, has led
investigators to conclude that the Bacillus anthracis used in
the 2001 letter attacks is directly related to RMR1029. RMR~
1029 was a very pure and highly concentrated batch of Bacillus
anthracis Ames spores, which was produced to conduct numerous
anthrax aerosol challenges. RMR1029 was asse l nd storedin a USAMRIID containment suite within Buildin$?:ff:f]
The anthracis spore powder recovered from the
anthrax letters addressed to the New York Post and Tom Brokaw
contains low levels of a bacterial contaminant identified as a
strain of Bacillus subtilis. The Bacillus subtilis
contaminant has not been detected in the anthrax spore powder
mailed to either Senators Leahy or Daschle. Bacillus subtilis
is a nonpathogenic bacterium found ubiquitously in the
environment, however, genomic DNK sequencing of the specific
isolate of Bacillus subtilis discovered within the Post and
Brokaw anthrax powders reveals that it is genetically distinct
from other known isolates of Bacillus subtilis. Analysis of
the Bacillus subtilis from the Post and Brokaw envelopes
revealed that these two isolates are identical.
Analyses to date have not defined the origin of the
Bacillus subtilis contaminant, in that it could rom alaborator stock or from the environment. Suitefi:fis a suiteof[::::::Eaboratories used to perform experimentation on non-
pathogenic organisms to include Bacillus subtilis. spossible that organisms being manipulated within theT;:Tsuite
may be identified by environmental sampling of the la oratory,
to include, but not limited to, the biological safety
cabinetry, drain traps, and air handling returns.
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TheL;:]suite is scheduled to be re led starting
Monday, July , 2007. The occupants of the suite have
been tasked to have all the equipment and.supplies moved out
of the suite by close of business on Friday, July 20, 2007,
such that renovation can commence on Monday, July 23, 2007.
Inasmuch as the AMERITHRAX Task Force prefers more time in
planning missions of this sort, the fact that the scheduling
for the remodel was only recently discovered, brings about a
sense of urgency to this request.
The environmental samples will be packaged and
transferred to the National Bioforensic Analysis Center
NBFAC! where they will be analyzed.
Preoperation Procedure
All personnel involved with the mission will meet
for a safety and operational briefing at the AMERITHRAX Task
Force offsite facility in Frederick, Maryland at 7:00 p.m. on
Saturday, July 2l, 2007. .
Operation Execution
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LEAD s!:
Set Lead 1: Info!
COUNTERTERRORISM
AT FBIHQ WMDOU!
For information at the Weapons of Mass Destruction
Operations Unit.
Set Lead 2: Action!
LABORATORY
AT QUANTICO, VA HMRU!
Provide logistical and operational support for m9292j
hvironmental sampling of USAMRIID, Building 1425, Suite B5.SiSgt Lead 3: Action!
LABORATORY
AT QUANTICO, VA CBSU!
Provide input and analytical support for
environmental sample collection and analysis.
Set Lead 4: Action!
WASHINGTON FIELD
AT HQ CITY §HMRT!
Provide Hazardous Materials Response Team HMRT!
member support for the environmental sampling mission. The
AMERITHRAX Task Force has three active members on the
Washington Field Office, HMRT that will be involved in the
sampling mission, and requests the support of three !
additional HMRTS. _
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BALTIMORE
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For information at Baltimore Division
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Date of transcription O 6 Z 2 6 f 2 O O 7 b fc92 Mav 01, 2007 was interviewed at thfprovided tikfollowing information:[::;%%;:]was shown a labo ator not$E?§_;::::::::::::] 0in he vear , specifically oagesi ithro rgga;ding__1
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described IVINS as being paranoid.[::] will-bring up old timeswhen he thought people were talking about him. _
| I believed that this was beoause he saw change as
a person moving out of his life and he would subsequentlv beleft out of the new phase in their life. I
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[:::::::]believed that IVINS' relationship to[:::::::] could be
described as If
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alcohol, although he would hide this from He also
changed his lifest le from ProLife to more middle of the road.According to[:::::f¬]1other people at USAMRIID also noticed the
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church. In addition to this, he remained close with
[::::::::] additionally described IVINS as having a quirky
behavior and having issues with his mother and sorority girls.
According to IVINS doesn't usually make self-
priority comments and didn't recall him feeling left out by
not being tasked to do more forensics for the AMERITHRAX case.
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provided the foll wing information:
While working at the U.S. Army Med%£Ql_E§§§QLQh_____j
Institute of Infectious Diseases USAMRIID!,
qrew uo batches of Bacillus anthracis Ba! spores. I
| Fln addition to Ehe haflway freezer someBa stock was stored in the walkin cold room inside the[::::]
suite.
lhad a rough area in the cold room where
|stored| |samples but there were no specific desi nators
or storing ocations for any of the scientists.| I
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did recall the production of a larqelamount of
the spores.
producti n of spores arge batch specifically but knew b6
that BRUC IVINS was did not know for whom IVINS was b7;
producing e spores or for what project. IVINS did the majority /
of the dilu ions, storage and purification for this large batch.
SA showed color photographs of the"1029 Flask" _d the flask lab stated that|:l_|had
O seen flasks like the one shown and t at it was not abnorma tsee flasks similar in the cold room; however,[::::::::]did not
recall seeing that specific flask.
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[::::::::]was shown a co of a "Reference MaterialReceipt Record" for 1029.[:::::::?fhad not see that particular
form before and had never used it.
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Precedence: ROUTINE Date: 08/09/2007
To: Washington FieldALL INFURHATIUN EEHTAINED
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Case ID #= 279AWF222936USAMRIID Pending! 92"7*{f5
Title: AMERITHRAX;
MAJOR CASE 184
Synopsis: To provide periodic results of
Details: Pursuant to the above captioned
Agent SA![::::::::::] AMERITHRAX Squad 2
records provided to the Federal Bureau of
the Special Immunization Program SIP! atinvestigation. '
investigation, Special
AMX2! reviewed b§
Investigation FBI! by b'~
the United States Army
Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases USAMRIID!
located on Fort Detrick, Maryland. The records contained, in
most cases, the name, date of birth DOB!, and Social Security
Account Number SSAN!, of USAMRIID employees, or visitors, who
were at USAMRIID between the period of 01/01/1998 through
10/30/2001. A thorough review of the provided records noted
forty 0! USAMRIID employees/visitors who were issued a SSAN
that contained the state series unique to New Jersey.
By way of background the first three digits of a SSAN
are the state series, the following two digits are the group
number, and the remaining four digits are
state series for New Jersey is 135 158.
were either born in, or otherwise residedthe series number. The
Thus individuals who
in, at the date of
issuance, the State of New Jersey will have SSAN whose first
three digits will range between 135 and 158. As such, it is
apparent by reviewing records that 40 USAMRIID employees/visitors
who worked or otherwise visited USAMRIID between 01/1998 and
10/2001 were born in, or otherwise were issued SSANs unique to,
the state of New Jersey. Subsequent investigation attempted to
identify if these 40 individuals had a connectivity to the State
of New Jersey that warranted further investigation. bw
obtained and relevant data were queried in theLexis Nexis reporting on the 40 uniqre SSANS were I
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I ldatabase for subsequent investigative b2value. The results are resented in two parts. The first b7Esectioned contains[:::::fE::::]edatabase results that rel 'directly to Major Case 184. The second section containsTif:]
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The following seventeen 7! current/former USAMRIID
em lo ees/visitors have SSANs unique to the State of New JerseyP Y
and reporting specific to the above captioned investigation.
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previously query of avai a e U AM ess
records for met with negative results.
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[:::::]address met with negative results. Unless advisedcontrary, no further investigation of[::::::]is warranted.
LAST NAME:
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positive resu ts. Investigation pertaining to| |has, to
date, discovered no evidence or al1egation s! to suggest
was involved in, or had knowledge of, the anthrax-lacedletter mailings of 2001 79A-WF222936~POI, Serial[:gg:::::::::]
database queries for the above mentioned New Jersey a resses met
with ne ative results, with the sole except' h
| |address which was listed as current
address in Unless advised contrary, no further
investigation of is warranted.
LAST NAME:
FIRST NAME:
MIDDLE INITIAL: EEC
DOB:
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investigation of[::::::] is warranted.
LAST NAME:
FIRST NAME:
MIDDLE NAME:
DOB:
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resu ts 7 222936-POI, Serial and 279A-WF222936-302, Seri?%{§§;;;2] Pursuant to M 184,investigation of concluded thatEif?ii?i?j did not have
access to location s! at USAMRIID known to contain the Ames
strain of Bacillus anthracis. To date, no evidence orallegation s! have been discovered to suggest[;:::g:;:]was
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warranted.
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I I I I database queries for the above mentioned
addresses were unremarkable. No further investigation is
warranted.
LAST NAME:
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MIDDLE NAME:
DOB:
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reporting did not conflict with any information previously
developed and reported by AMERITHRAX investigators.
LAST NAME: 2
FIRST NAME:
MIDDLE INITIAL:
DOB:
SSAN:
CURRENT ADDRESS:
I Idatabase query for and DOB:I Ias well as SS - met with positive
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indicated did not have access to the location s! at
USAMRIID known to contain the Ames strain of Bacillus anthracis
and unless advised contra f ' ' ' ry, no urther investigation of[:::::::]
is warranted.
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indicate no discrepancies that would refute information had
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LAST NAME:
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negative results. Information a rea y provided to AMXl
personnel for use as deemed appropriate.
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DOB: as well as SSAN: [met with positivek d ' th lat USAMRIID
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LAST NAME:
FIRST NAME:
MIDDLE NAME-
DOB:
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base query f<>r|:|met withpositive results. was referenced in the above captioned
investiga ive matter; however reporting, to date, does notindicatei::::]had access touthe Ames strain of Bacillus
anthracis rior to the anthraxlac ' ' 2001.database uer for the q y address
also met with positive results; however, no derogatory
information was discovered as the same was onl referenced in theabove ca tioned investigative matter. [:::::::E:::]database for
address met with ne ative lt . A the g resu s ueryRIID keycard access records for [::::::;;:j%] as
met with ositive results; however t eof avai
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records in ica e ' have any identifiable
keycard access at USAMR I unti Furth r reavailable USAMRIID keycard access records indicatedT:?i::::]E::::::]has never accessed or attempted to access locations at
USAMRIID known to contain the Ames strain of Bacillus anthracis.
Information is provided for use as deemed appropriate.
LAST NAME:
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SSAN:
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and DOB: as well as SSAN: met
with ositive results.p was reference on numerous
occasions pertaining to the above ca tioned investigation.Investigation pertaining td;:::::;;ii:]concluded, as, to date,no evidence or allegation s were iscovered that would suggest[:::1invo1vement in, or knowledge of, the anthrax-laced letter
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database query for the ress met with negative
results. Lexis Nexis reportin database results
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The following twenty-three 3! current/former USAMRIID
employees/visitors did not have anyI Idatabase
reporting referenced in Major Case l84 I
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LAST NAME:
FIRST NAME:
MIDDLE NAME:
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further investigation of[:::::]is warranted.
LAST NAME:
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contrary, no further investigation of is warranted.
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determine was not residing at the| I
address un 1 a r Unless advised contrary, no further
investigation o is warranted.
QAST NAME:
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p however, no derogatory
information was discovered. database query for SSAN:
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negative results. Per Lexis exis repor ing, no New Jersey
address history was identifiable. Unless advised contrary, nofurther investigation of[::::::] is warranted.
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LAST NAME:
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Work number: was interviewed at place ofemployment, U t MedicaJ_ResearGh InstituLQ_§Q£ [iii]Infectious Diseases USAMR Di, Fort Detrick, Maryland 21702.
After being advised of the 1 entities of the interviewing agents
and the nature of the interv ew[:::::::]voluntary provided the
following information: I 3
I[::::::]was em loyed at USAMRIID fromI I through[::::] was assigned asIp
I Istated peo le did piggyback at USAMRIID and that
it happened often. I Isaid[::]could not think of any specific
incident of where a visiting scientist piggybacked with anyoneemployed at USAMRID.I I statedI I
[::::::1 does not know anyone associated with the anthrax
mailing.
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would document these findin s in re ort d ' ' g ' . oesnot know where IVINS did his culturing.LI:{:::?]was not involve in
culturing techniques.
[::::::]has no knowledge of drying Ba.
has used the "hot" areas of room He also
stated it would not be difficult to put something
of value in t e airlock and have that same person pick that item up
later.
did not hear any rumors about getting access to
anthrax.
does not have family or associates in New Jersey.
was inI _ I
NewYork. has never eeno
statedr_1 was responsible fo I[:;::g:]performedI I .I Iperforme t ese examinations in roomI IIbuildingI I
stated that Building [:::]was put out of service
for a whi e
stated plastic storage confirs were not used
but plastic jugs gallon jugs were utilized. said smaller jugs
containedworked onEEEEEEE% f1oor.E::] stated showers are locafed on the[::::::] b6
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[::]did not personally handle anthrax envelopes and didstated[::]never did any unofficial Ba work.[:::]
anyone who did any unofficial Ba work.
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not do any analytical work with the anthrax evidence.
[:::] said this is the first time[:] was contacted and
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had not heard anything new about[::::::] since the
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FOREIGN VISITING SCIENTIST
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Title: AMERITHRAX;
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5/1% _Case ID #: 279AWF~222936USAMRIID Pending!
ARMED AND DANGEROUS
Synopsis: Operational Plan concerning search of a residence,
five vehicles, and work spaces within the U.S. Army Medical
Research Institute of Infectious Diseases USAMRIID!, 1425
Porter Street, Fort Detrick, Maryland, commencing on or about
October 24, 2007.
Enclosure s!: Two ! page building schematic. Google Map
overview encompassing the three search locations.
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Re: 279AWF222936-USAMRIID, 10/l7/2007
Details:
Background
Analysis of the spores used in the Fall 2001 anthrax
attacks identified the organisms to be the Ames strain of
Bacillus anthracis. The anthrax spore powders recovered from
the anthrax letters addressed to the New York Post Post! and
Tom Brokaw Brokaw! contain low levels of a nonanthracis
Bacillus contaminant. The nonanthracis Bacillus contaminant
has not been detected in the anthrax spore powders recovered
from the envelopes mailed to either Senators Leahy or Daschle.
Originally, the species of the nonanthracis
Bacillus contaminant was incorrectly identified by multiple
laboratories, however, upon thorough characterization and
genetic sequencing, the contaminant was identified to be a
strain of Bacillus subtilis. This is a significant factor for
the search operations outlined herein. Since Bacillus
organisms can be misidentified to belong to other Bacillus
species, the guideline for the collection of cultures
consistent with the Bacillus contaminant will be to collect
nonanthracis Bacillus cultures.
Bacillus subtilis is a non-pathogenic bacterium
found ubiquitously in the environment. However, genomic DNA
sequencing of the specific isolate of Bacillus subtilis
discovered within the Post and Brokaw anthrax powders reveals
that it is genetically distinct from other known isolates of
Bacillus subtilis. Analyses of the Bacillus subtilis from
both the Post and the Brokaw envelopes revealed that these two
isolates are identical.
USAMRIID is a military research institute located on
the Fort Detrick, U.S. Army Post in Frederick, Maryland.
Prior to the anthrax attacks in the Fall of 2001, USAMRIID was
one of sixteen 6! U.S. laboratories which possessed the Ames
strain of Bacillus anthracis. Phenotypic and genetic analyses
of more than 1,000 Ames samples from the sixteen 6!
laboratories has led investigators to conclude that the
Bacillus anthracis used in the anthrax letter attacks was
derived from a sample known as RMR1029. At the time of its
creation, RMR1029 consisted of a large batch of pure, highly
concentrated, Bacillus anthracis Ames spores, assembled for
the purpose of conducting numerous anthrax aerosol challenges
at USAMRIID. RMR1029 was stored in the B3/B4 containment
suite within Building 1425 of USAMRIID under the custody and
control of Dr. Bruce Edwards Ivins.
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Re: 279AWF222936USAMRIID, 10/17/2007
The Bacillus subtilis contaminant is not detected in
RMR-1029 by phenotypic or genetic analyses. It is not known
how the Bacillus subtilis contaminant came to be in the Post
and Brokaw spore powders. Since the contaminant is not found
in RMRl029 and not found in the spore material mailed to
Senators Leahy and Daschle, it is reasonable to conclude that
the contaminant was introduced during the growth process of
the evidentiary material. Taken together, the presence of the
Bacillus subtilis contaminant, and the phenotypic differences
of the evidentiary spore powders, it is presumed that, on two
separate occasions, a sample of RMRl029 was used to grow
spores, dried to a powder, packaged in an envelope with a
threat letter, and mailed to the victims.
In November of 2006, upon consent provided by
USAMRIID Command, strains of Bacillus subtilis, were collected
from Dr. Ivins's stock collection. All of the collected
samples compared negatively to the Bacillus subtilis
contaminant isolated from the Post and Brokaw envelopes. In
June of 2007, upon consent provided by US Command,environmental samples were collected fromT%%ii?lspace and
equipment; but, ultimately compared negative y o the
evidentiary Bacillus subtilis contaminant.
Purpose
On or about October 24, 2007, the Washington Field
Office WFO! AMERITHRAX Squads, with assistance from the
Hazardous Materials Response Unit HMRU!, the Evidence
Response Team ERT!, the Hazardous Materials Response Team
HMRT!, and the Computer Analysis Response Team CART! will
conduct searches of the residence of Dr. Ivins, his vehicles,
and his work and office spaces within building 1425 of
USAMRIID.
' The overall purpose of the search is to collect
general evidence, to include; digital or electronic media and
storage items, notes, envelopes, paper envelope bands, tape,
items with pieces of tape, and documents that may be evidence
of involvement in the anthrax mailings. In addition, any non-
anthracis s ecies of Bacillus isolates potentially located in
Dr Ivins's o [:::::]spac de, cold e_ . r . _ .room lockerE;i;;;%] space, roomT:Ef:iEfi and roomTiii:iEi?T
office s a ,!. .p ce
Upon the conclusion of the searches for general
evidence at each location, HMRT personnel will collect
environmental samples from areas that may harbor microbial or
genetic signatures of the Bacillus subtilis contaminant.
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Re: 279A~WF222936USAMRIID, 10/17/2007
USAMRI ID
Search areas, which are highlighted on the building
schematics See Enclosure!, include; refrigerators andfreezers located in Biological Safety Level[::::::] areas of
USAMRIID, room[::]in the Bacteriology Division of USAMRIID
building 1425, lockers located within cold-side change roomsin USAMRIID buildings 1412 and 1425, andlmmmmmlaboratory
suites at USAMRIID.
The[::::] s ' s a ' building [:::]andare designated suites] iandi iThe Bacillus
anthracis vaccine is the only vaccination requirement for
entry into[::::], however, some of the individual rooms of the
suite may have additional protective requirements. HMRT
operators will follow the guidance of the onscene HMRU Safety
Officer regarding safety issues and ersonal protective- t<PPE> Th |i°i| - II equipmen . ere are rooms in the
suites. These rooms will require further evaluation and
additional PPE prior to entry.
The overall purpose of the USAMRIID search is to
collect 1! environmental samples, 2! any nonanthracis 'of Bacillus isolates potentially located in Dr. Ivins'si??iiiTor[:::;] space, 3! digital or electronic media and storageitems rom Dr ' s space, t ' ' coldside chan eroom lockers,{:ifi?fspace, roomt:i7ii2ff] and room[:::::%::]
office space!, and 4! general evidence within USAMRIID, to
include; notes, envelopes, paper envelope bands, tape, items
with pieces of tape, and documents that may be evidence of
involvement in the anthrax mailings.
1! Environmental Samples
All environmental samples will be collected under
the guidance of the HMRU Scientist. The collection of all
environmental samples, and the search and collection of items
spaces will be performed by HMRT personnel.[irnm:foldside lockers,[::::]refrigerators and freezers, and
The largest majority of the environmental samples
collected during this mission will be collected from Suite
E:::::] The onscene HMRU Scientist will provide a sampling
plan for areas to be sampled. Suggested areas of collection
include; Incubators, Centrifuges, Biological Safety Cabinets,
Drains, and Return air vents for each room within the suite.
Rooms within the[:::::]suite may have special entry
requirements e.g. animal rooms requiring additional PPE prior
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Re: 279AfWF-222936-USAMRIID, 10/17/2007
to entry!. Any special entry requirements, above and beyond
the anthrax vaccination, are posted on the door to each room.
Prior to entering each room, HMT personnel must check to see
that there are no special entry requirements.
2! Nonanthracis Bacillus species in room[::::]
In November of 2006, non-anthracis Bacillus species
were collected from a freezer located in the[:] suite hallway!
known to house the materials. None of the culture or
environmental samples tested to date genetically match the
nonanthracis Bacillus contaminant discovered in the Fall
2001, Post and Brokaw threat letters. It is ossible thatrefrigerators and freezers located in room[::E] may contain
samples of nonanthracis Bacillus. Any identifiable via
labeling! nonanthracis Bacillus species should be collected
from room[:::]
3! Digital media and storage items
Digital media and storage items will be collected
from Dr. Ivins's colds' nge room lockers,[::::] space,and rooms[:::::::] andiimiif The collection of digital media
items will be performed under the guidance of the on-scene
CART examiner.
4! General evidence
This is meant to serve as a reminder to be observant
for potential items of interest during the overall search and
collection process. Items of interest include; notes,
envelopes, paper envelope bands, tape, items with pieces of
tape, and documents that may be evidence of involvement in the
anthrax mailings. Questions regarding the collection of
potential items of interest will be addressed by on-scene
AMERITHRAX personnel.
[:::::]Refrigerators and Freezers
Dr. Ivins has laboratory space in[::::] as well as
E::::] laboratory space. Refrigerators and freezers located
within Dr. Ivins's[:::::]laboratory space may house non-
anthracis Bacillus samples. It is known that Dr. Ivins
maintains nonpathogenic samples of Bacillus anthracis as well
as nonviable, gamma irradiated samples of Bacillus anthracis.
If the Bacillus subtilis contaminant originated from USAMRIID,
the samples described here may possess genetic signatures of
the Bacillus subtilis contaminant. Samples of nonanthracis
Bacillus as identified via labeling! and strains of Bacillus
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Re: 279AWF222936USAMRIID, 10/17/2007
ranihraci will b COIJQCTQG and snbmiLLed_fQr]analyses at the
USAMIID building 1412 and 1425 coldside change rooms
Lockers will be identified by AMERITHRAX
investigators. It may be necessary to cut or physically
defeat locks securing the lockers. If it is necessary to cut
locks securing the lockers, upon completion of the search and
sampling, key locks will be used to secure the lockers and the
keys provided to USAMRIID Command.
Bacteriology Division Romn[::::]
Since room[::]is office space where unvaccinated
personnel are permitted, the search of this space will be
performed by AMERITHRAX personnel who are more familiar with
the identification of items of interest. It has been
explained to AMERITHRAX Investi ators that Dr. Ivins hasseveral locked drawers in roon1E%:] If the keys to these
drawers are not available, the locking mechanisms will be
physically defeated. Upon completion of the search of roomE::g environmental samples will be collected from within the
re urn vent ductwork and other areas wherein the nonanthracis
Bacillus contaminant may be found.
Consent to search will be requested fron1[::::::]
_ Ion Wednesday, October 24,
2007. Although, it is anticipated that consent will be
provided to perform the search, secured locker and office -
spaces will be included within the language of a search
warrant issued in the District of Columbia. In the event that
consent is denied, the search will proceed under the authority
of the search warrant. All search personnel will be advised
of the authority consent and/or warrant! by which the search
is to proceed. The search warrant includes the residence,
vehicles, office space, laboratory work space, and coldside
lockers as the areas to be searched. All of these searches
will be concurrent.
Residence and Vehicles f
The residence is located| I
The address for the
residence is:
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The residence is two stories in stature with a
belowground basement. Also located on the premises is a
wooden shed behind the house.
There are five ! vehicles registered to the
Ivins's residence. The vehicles will be processed inside a
large garage structure on the Fort Detrick Post, proximate to
the other two search locations See enclosure!. The garage
structure is of sufficient size that all vehicles can be
parked inside at once. It is preferred that the vehicles be
processed two at a time in the order determined by the Vehicle
Search Team Leader.
The vehicles are described as:
MD
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Frederick, MD
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Since the residence and vehicles are utilized by
unvaccinated personnel, it is suggested that these searches be
conducted by AMERITHRAX, ERT, and CART personnel. Once the
search of the residence and vehicles have been completed, HMRT
personnel will collect environmental samples following the
direction of the HMRU personnel.
Qperational Execution .
' ' the searches will be a
meeting on between
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WMD DIRECTORATE
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For information only.
Set Lead 2: Action!
WASHINGTON FIELD CTIO / HMRT Leader!
AT HEADQUARTERS CITY0 0 |
Provide HMRT support to mission. The AMERITHRAX POC
for estions re arding any HMRT aspects is SAA I ' '
3 Set Lead 3: Info!
] WASHINGTON FIELD CT1O / ERT Leader!
AT HEADQUARTERS CITY
ERT members familiar with the AMERITHRAX
Investigation will be assisting with the searches. The
' rding any ERT aspects is SA
Set Lead 4: Action!
WASHINGTON FIELD IS4 / CART Leader!
AT HEADQUARTERS CITY
Provide CART support to mission. ThePOC for questions reqardng any CART aspects is SA
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BALTIMORE
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Set Lead 6: Action!
LABORATORY CBSU!
AT QUANTICO, VA
The AMERITHRAX Task Force requests the Chemical
Biological Sciences Unit provide contractual, logistical, and
financial support for the analyses of collected items.
Environmental swabs and laboratory samples should be screened
for the presence of the nonanthracis Bacillus contaminant
found in the evidentiary spore powders from the Fall 2001 b5
anthrax attacks Th ' rding ~ . T_AMERIIHRAX_BQC_fQ£_QHQSLlQDS_£Qj LJC
any CBSU aspects is SA
Set Lead 7: Action!
LABORATORY HMRU!
AT QUANTICO, VA
The AMERITHRAX Task Force requests the Hazardous
Materials Response Unit provide Safety, Scientific, and
Logistical support for the searches. The AMERITHRAX POC forestions re arding any HMRU aspects is SAI Ii
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On September 24, 2007,I I Social
Security Account Number SSAN! _ was interviewed, as
prearranged, at[:::]place of employm , address: the United
States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases
USAMRIID!,[:::] Porter Street, Fort Detrick, Maryland. After being
advised of the identity of the agents and the purpose of the
interview[:::::]provided the following information:
WFO NOTE: enclosed in the FD34O associated with this
communication is a Non-disclosure Agreement Form[:::::]voluntarily
read and signed.! .
is currently I Iat
USAMRIID.
advised that upon I I
arrival to USAMRIID in as was initially involved
inI Iresearch until approximate1yI I
Asrthe topic of conversation switched to USAMRIID
Icommented thatI IisI I
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[:::::]opined that there was no way anyone at USAMRIID
could or would have been involved in the 2001 anthraxlaced letter
mailings.|UUUrecalled thatl Iwas very angry and upset because
[:::::]advised that| x lthe other
researchers at USAMRIID are frustrated and disenchanted with the
lack of concern and lack of support related services given to them
at USAMRIID. Many of the employees are "fed up" with the level of
bureaucracy that exists at USAMRIID. They are frustrated with the
frequency of how things get lost or misplaced.
, [:::::]advise that the thrax investigation hasdefinitely affected BRUCE:§VINStE;? explained that IVINS has a
strange sense of humor but t t feels that IVINS has a good
heart.[:::::]advised that IVINS even does volunteer work for the
American Red Cross.| |recalled that approximately one year ago,
IVINSI Iin tears complaining about the anthrax
investigation]
IVINS is planningon retiring in about a year. |
i Iopined that| |appears to be the likely
candidate to replace IVINS or at USAMRIID may just hire somebody
new to replace IVINS.
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On October 12, 2007] , L was
interviewed, as pre-arranged, aE[:::]lace of employment, address:
the United States Arm Medical Research Institute of InfectiousDiseases USAMRIID!{:i:;;]Porter Street, Fort Detrick, Maryland.
After being advised o e identity of the agents and the purposeof the interview,[:::::::]provided the following information:
WFO NOTE: enclosed in the FD340 associated with thiscommunication is a Nondisclosure Agreement Form[::::::::::::]
voluntarily read and signed.!
» _| |is currently I employee at USAMRIID
|received| I degreelinl rfrom ' st
arrived at USAMRIID in] | as a
began working forlin the] Division unfil
was ueried concerning former USAMRIID visitin
scientist __ acknowledged knowing ofbut never having met92pr worked with
Iadvised that it was
understanding EhaE1 and] |collaborate onresearch rojects while at USAMRIID. ladvised that[::::::::::¬] has traveled extensively oversees.| ldid not know
where| |spore preparations were kept. A significant
ortion or] I
E:::::::]understood that the Federal Bureau Of
Investigation FBI! search at USAMRIID in 2004 had to be done and
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that the investigation has uncovered some kind of connection
between USAMRIID and the anthrax~laced letter evidence.
- was somewhat familiar with r USAMRIIDresearcher but only ?y name only. had never worked '
with a eard about
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I When asked abou IGrand JurytestimonyI Irecently replied that[::]could not talk about it.
|_200_4 and ad3Li.Sed thaidI Irecalled the FBI search conducted at USAMRIID in
indicated that BRUCE IVINS has not been saying much,
a e y. NS still jokes around, but not as frequently as in the
past. IVINS, | | have openly discussed
their belief that the FBI are conducting surveillance on them.
IVINS at one point believed that in 2004, a female FBI agent had
moved into the residence right next door to him. IVINS claimed to
have noticed the agent wearing a firearm underneath her clothingwhile cutting therlmn__Aggrding to IVINS, the FBI agent moved outlate advised that IYINS frequently atteydsbi
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L lthe United StatesArmy MedicalR:Eear h Institute of Infectious Diseases USAMBIID!,
Fort Detrick, Maryl nd, was interviewed, as prearranged, a
place of employment on the afternoon of September 25, 2007.
was already familia with the identity of the interview Special
Agent SA!, after being advised of the nature of the interview,
|provided the following information:
I |recalled[::::::2:::] was upset after I
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, Lwas b6 On Octob r 12, 2007' ' ed aq[;::jresidence |b7@Eifffffiff telep one number iter being advised of
the identity of the agents an t e purpose of the interview,[:::::::::]provided the following information:
WFO NOTE: enclosed in the FD34O associated with thiscommunication is a Non-disclosure Agreement Form[::::::::]
voluntarily read and signed.!
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Hcurrentlv workj at
involved in the
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USAMRIID have recently had to go betore a Grand Jury and answer b7@
uestions related the an;hra3l§ged letter ' 'USAMRIID in the Division as a[::::::::::] For T e past] Lyears| Ihas been extensive1T
92 It is[::::::::::]opinion that most likely the anthrax
mailer is an individual who is associated with a ' ntry
and is not a U.S. citizen or homegrown terrorist. could
not think of anyone at USAMRIID who woul have been in o ve in the b6
anthrax mailings[::] opined that BRUCE I NS and both b7C
have eccentric type personalities but that they are beni n and
would not intentionally hurt anyone. _
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[::::::::] recalled the ensuing swabbing efforts conducted
at USAMRIID in Building 1425 shortly after the arrival of the
anthraXlaced lette evidence; first bv BRUCE IVINS and then byUSAMRIID personnel I billI recalled that initially IVINS had b '
a roached about his desire to pp wabbing of
his various wor a ' ding 1425 and that advised
IVINS not to do it recalled that IVINS did the swabbing
anyway. USAMRIID subsequently initiated an investigation l56
investi ation! into IVIN's unauthorized swabbing activities
d d th t th t[;;:::::fE]a.vise a e inves igation was not done thoro hly' e_ause USAMRIID management assigned the investigation to[:%;:]
ot the bestfperson to conduct the inquir and
consequent did not askthe tou h uestions. Y 9 q
JE:::::::::]explained that the subsequent authorized survey
conducte at USAMRIID was done backwards. USAMRIID appeared to
place more of an emphasis on swabbing the hot suites first as
opposed to swabbing the cold areas of Building 1425 first.
[:::::::::]opined that IVINS can be a verv persistent
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|:Lbelief that IVINSI Jtheorized thatcon amination of the cold side of 1425 likely occurred because ofI sloppy and unsafe lab grfctices exhibited by the[::::::::::]. reiterated th LVLN5 is not amalignant person1__________]recalled that once,[g; I
I I IVINS was bemoaning his
trouble pertaining to his unauthorized swabbing event.[::::::::::]
advised that he angrily confronted IVINS on the ma ' forming
IVINS that he brought the matter upon himself. ecalled
IVINS did not respond to the challenge but simp y wit rew.
E::::::::]opined thatiwhoever was responsible for the
anthrax-laced letter mailings most likely would have had to have bg
some kin of knowledge pertaining to the weaponizin of biolo ical b7Cagents. advised that USAMRIID maintains[j%::::jjJ1EE:::] b2
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92Qn December 14, 2007, I Social
Security Account Number SSAN! I Date of Birth DOB!:
Telephone number: IEEEEEEEEEEEEE:]United States Army Medical Research itute ofInfectious Diseases USAMRIID! was interviewed at[i7fTplace of
employment. After being advi identity of the agents andthe purpose of the interviewTif:ff:f?Tprovided the following
information-
WFO NOTE: enclosed in the FD34O associated with this
communication is a Non-disclosure Agreement Form[:::::::]
voluntarily read and signed.! _
g:::;:;:]advised thadhad recently been made aware of
recent Fe era ureau of Investigation FBI! searches conducted at
USAMRIID due to various signs that had been left behind by
investigators, such as; hood lines being turned off that should
have been left on, refrigerators that had been locked had been left
un-locked, ultra violet lights had be ed off, and searchwarrant documentation left on desk.[;f?:f:fTadvised that the s arch
warrant documents were subsequently urne over to .who subsequently tuned over the documentation to USAMRIID*92
explained that BRUC IVINSaI_band members of his fami y ha een interviewed byt e FBI. IVINS informed[:::::EEffff:Ti home and vehicles were
also searched. IVINS informed that during the various
family interviews, FBI agents had insinuated that he was
responsible for the deaths of 5 people. IVINS informed that
FBI agents had specifically informedl
I IBRUCE
IVINS will no longer speak toI Iand blames for much of
the recent events that have transpired. IVINS 1S o the belief that
_ E:::::]had spoken negatively about him to the FBI resulting in a- wedge being driven between IVINS and[::::::]
' emphatically advised thatI I
in the Division at USAMRIID do not consciously believe
that IVINS had anything to do with the 2001 anthrax-laced letter
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mailings. [:::::::]explainedlmmutheory in part by claiming thatIVINS was not capable of the anthraxlaced mailings because IVINS
is not capable of ke mouth shut and therefore would havetold somebody by now.iijj:iifalso believes that IVINS did not have
any involvement with the anthrax- ter mailings because heis too kindhearted nd generous.tffi§:iiTclarified that these are[::] opinions.E::::::i advised that IVINS is a musician as well as
an artist, poet and that IVINS is very highly thought of by his co-
workers at the American Red Cross.
[:::::::::¥] IVINB is a solid scientist Ehat has in the past
provided a lot of assistance to many other researchers at USAMRIID.
|IVINS has done great work in the past,
J. '"'.4lfurther expounded that although IVINS'sresearch and research results and i impeccable, IVINS's labtechnique is not "great" or "neat."fif:iffjdescribed IVINS's house
cleaning as "horrible" but emphasized that IVINS kept thorough
notes on his research projects and that his work product was
reliable and consistent.
[;;::::]confirmed that in the recent past, there had beena lot of jo ing around and humor directed at[:hf1anthraxlaced
letter investigation and various researchers. stated that all
joking has stopped and opined that[::]believe t e frequent jokes
were simply a means to release tension and ion that had
built up as a result Qj the inye ' ' '
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| Idescribed the current research climate atUSAMRIID as very tense and pressured.[::]explained that a
significant reason for the negative environment is due to a lack of
funding for the various research projects.[:::::::]explained that
funding for various projects has become increasingly harder to
obtain and that much of the funding over the past few years has
evolved from hard money to soft grants! money.
[::::::] advised that currently IVINS is not permitted
access into the hot suites and believes this directive was
initiated b the Personal Responsibility Program PRP! office atUSAMRIID.[:%:::::]indicated that mana ement at USAMRIID has alwaysknown IVINS suffers from depression.[%::::::]indicated that events
such as the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks often would send
IVINS into depression. Employees§at USAMRIID have assumed for many
years that IVINS and =_ , do not et alon . IVINS doesnot talk about| [or family §§ry often.E:::::::Fconfirmed
that IVINS works a lot of hours at USAMRIID. including frequent
late night hours.| _ L |
J scrutiny of his
IVINS! or any other researchers late night activity in the hot
suites is not conductediE:::::::]advised tha[::]can understand a
researchers mind set that the hot suite can often provide a sort of
"cocoon" kind of environment. One in which an employee can feel
comfortable in when havin a desire for peace and privac .insinuated that[:::::::::%]has felt that way before.[:::f{??FUUUUUUU
further described the hot suites as a place to escapea
[::::::] explained thatg::]did not know what _ b6
activities IVINS specifically di outside of USAMRIID. bvc
indicated that[:] had knowledge of IVINS's office computer and the
internet computer in the B3 hot suite[::::]was not aware of any
abnormally high volume ams or popups on IVINS computers[::::::] volunteered thaq receives a lot of "junk" e-mails on[:::]
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92On December 12 2007,| J L __J ' , _ Social rityAccount Number SSAN! =| | Date on Birth DOB! ht[:::], was interviewed at place of employment, Unite States b7C
Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases USAMRIID!.
After being advised of the identity of the agents and the purpose
of the interview, as well as being reminded of a revious Non-Disclosure Agreement Form he had signed,[::::::::f::]provided the
following information: '
WFO NOTE: enclosed in the FD34O associated with this
1 communication is a Form FD597, FBI Receipt for Property, which
d h b 5 E:;:::;::::]signe t ere y acknowled ing the return of twoI a ora ory notebooks, numbered[:::::j and [::::::]
U on reviewing portions of the above described laboratory
notebook,| Iacknowledged specific entries in the notebook
which identify| Ias having received 1 milliliter ml!
of Bacillus anthracis Ba! Dugway! spores for research on aproject.[::::::::::::kommented that it appeared hat£;;:::;::::]received the one milliliter ml! of Ba from_§§UéE§IV an
subsequently plated out approximately 10 micromi liliters for thei I
research project has been working on. Based on the laboratory
notebook entries,
F1£QnfiImsd]that betweenE;;%] and.E::::::] wasat USAMRIID. acknowledged
knowing BRUCE IVINS very well and indicated that it was not
uncommon for IVINS to be working many late night hours at USAMRIIDin the hot suites.[::::::::%;] indicated that IVINS and others were
very busy conducting researc which pertained to being able to
manage the threat posed to American soldiers not yet vaccinatedagainst certain biological agents, such as anthraxi [::::::::::::]
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explained that during these critical studies, some 4000 injections
to monkeys had taken place, Twice a day monkeys were anesthetize.Because of the Gulf War many researchers were asked to perform many
menial tasks that they did not want to perform.
[:::::::::::]was not aware of any signifi t animosity orunhappiness that IVI may have harbored towards[:fiFwhile atUSAMRIID.[::::::::::%fadvised that over the ear S has becomemore and more less interested in science.[::f:::f:i¥£described
IVINS as a "nice" guy. IVINS's laboratory notes are usually very
good and would be surprised if his notes where anything other than900d-E::::::::::]advised that when IVINS eriments, hiswrite-u s are very detailed and thorough.[¬?2?fff:ffTindicatedthadimmhad recently reviewed a report from IVINS which appeared to
be very thorough detailed.
[::::::::::]advised that to knowl IVINS has
a1ways~grown Ba spores in advised thatLt _ are current orormer USAMRIID researc rs Eh E::]km%wled "fermentors to grow Ba. opined hat[ff:EEiiiiij would
not have been necessar ave produced the volume of Ba used in
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H Ftelephone nu er I I was interviewedand after being advised of the ggrpose of the interview provided
the following information:On
[:::::]advised that theI Idoes providelockers for both male and female members and their guests. He
explained that there are approximately 162 lockers in the men'slocker room and slightly fewer in the women's locker room.[;:;:;:]
indicated that as a result of a lottery type system institu e wo
years ago, only about 30 of the mens lockers and 17 of the women's
lockers have been permanently issued. The remaining lockers are for
use on a first come first serve basis.
[¥;;::]further explained that anyone using the facility
including ose members who have assigned lockers, are not
permitted to use their own personal locks but must use a lock
issued and controlled b mb f th y me ers o Q I
Those individuals not assigned a permanent locker must sign out a
lock and return the lock rior to exiting the facili the
have a master ke ' | |and can be used to open and remove the locks at
any time.I Iindicated thaq Idiscovered an
unauthorized personal lock on a locker in Ehg Qas
WFO NOTE: enclosed in the FD34O associated with this
communication is an 8 page report entitled, Locker Post Card
Confirmation Report.!
As questioning continuedq[:::::] was asked if he was
familiar wit United States Army Medical Rese ch Institu e ofInfectious Di eases USAMRIID! employees _§gUCE VINSand responded in the af irmative and
indicated that92all three of the named USAMRIID employees are
frequent users of the fitness center.[:::::]advised that he has
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been at Fort Detrick for[:::;]years and knows [:;;:::::::::::] if
not by name, by face. He in icated that he has een at Fort
Detrick| |since| Iadvised that
Pertaining to BRUCE IVINS, advised that
coincidentally, he had recen 'scovered |[:::] sometime in the fall of1ii:j,that he was receiving strange
foreign originating "junk" emails on his Fort Detrick computer
addressed to BRUCE IVINS at USAMRIID[::::::]initially ignored and
deleted the "junk" emails for many months without opening the e-
mails up. It wasn't until one day in[:::::::::::::]that he decided
to actually open up one of the emails and realized that the
foreign originating emails appeared to be addressed to IVINS.' th.a1;th.eemaJ.l.s' ' "
indicated that the would investigate the matter howeverthey never got back to him.E:f:::]advised that he still gets an
occasional foreign originating "junk" email on his computer
addressed to IVINS.
[:::::]further advised that he was of the opinion that
some of the IVINS related "junk" emails were of a pornographic-
sexual nature. He recalled that one of the emails appeared to
depict a minimally dressed female and other emails appeared to
contain sexually oriented solicitations pertaining to such topics
as- enile enlargement, Viagara, sexual freedom, and impotency.[:::j5 advised that upon opening one of the emails and further
researching the origination web site, he discovered, by way of
translating the Russian script into English, that the web site
actually appeared to be associated with some form of
pharmaceuticals.E::::j advised that he purges his deleted email
file once a week. Upon reviewing his email files he was able to
locate 3 historic deleted emails which were sent to ' mailaccount on his computer but were addressed to IVINS.[Eif:fjprinted
the 3 e~mails out and they are maintained in the FD34O associated
with this communication.
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Staying on the topic of BRUCE IVINS,[:::::]described
IVINS as very weird and eccentric and further described him as a
. "nerd." He stated that he has not had any problems with IVINS nor_
has he had any problems with| |or| Iadvised that he
occasionally finds himself laughing to himself regarding IVINS
because of IVINS"s lack of exercise technique and his overall
workout appearance. He explained that IVINS would often come in to
the fitness center and work out on the treadmill dressed in hiswork boots and dark socks as well as his entire work clothes.[::;::]
advised that he recalled an incident that took place approximate y
a year a o involving IVINS and an unknown former Navy Seal orMarine.[?::::]recalled that IVINS came storming out of the sauna
one day alleging that an individual whom IVINS was sharin thesauna with was going to kill him. IVINS explained to[::::f5that
this individual suddenly became very angry and hostile towards himand threatened to "kick his ass." IVINS explained that all Ef::::j
IVINS! was doing in the sauna was rubbing oil on his legs.
advised that IVINS had been totally, "butt," naked in the sauna and
that the individual had taken offense to the manner in which IVINSwas oiling his legs and pertiifi IVINS actions as being of a
suggested that|sexually aggressive nature. could not recall the identity of
|this individual butl I
I Iadvised that[:] also is familiar with| I
H I Iagreed to conductlfurther research intoE::::E%%§%:]pertaining to BRUCE IVINS
and agreed to meet again tomorrow
morning for additional followup.
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//I On December 7, 2007,] I.
Itelephone number I I as a follow-up
to previous interview on December 6, 2007, was reinterviewed as
well as given a NonDisclosure Agreement form to sign. After beingadvised of the purpose of the interview'[::::] provided the
following information: _ .
WFO NOTE: enclosed in the FD-340 associated with this
communication is a NonDisclosure Agreement Form.!
[:::::] immediately provided a computerized detailed
report, dating back to Ap ' of EQOQJ which listed the vario sdages and times for which I B§ucE
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the FD34O associated with this
aforementioned Pass Visit Logs.
[:::::] advised that he was unable to ascertain theidentity of the former Navy Seal or Marine with whom BFUCE IVINS
had a confrontation with in the sauna last year. opined that
it was.his impression that] II I Enclosed herewith En
communication are the
[::::::]indicated that his computer at the[::::::::::::::]
is not accessible to members or their guests but is maintained in
his office at all times under lock and key. He advised that to the
best of his knowledge, BRUCE IVINS has not access to his computer
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92On December 1QJ 2O07LI I Il::::::::j, telephone numei I I after being advised of
the purpose of the interview an signing a Non-Disclosure
Agreement, provided the following information:
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[:::::::] explained thatI I operates aPlasma Donation Center under a contract with theI I I
I Isolicits
individuals, particularly those individuals already vaccinated
against anthrax, for their plasma. They do this by offering donors
various sums of money for their plasma as well as offering monetary
incentives to those individuals whom recruit others into the donor
programI Iand other such plasma collection
entities often locate their businesses in close proximity to
military research institutions for the opportunity to attract or
recruit individuals from a larger and more qualified pool of
donors.E::::::::]has demonstrated a significant need to increase
its stockpile of plasma needed to maintain sufficient quantities of
the anthrax vaccine. -
[:::::::]indicated thatI I during thispast weekend, placed an add in theI I ,
newspaper! soliciting individuals at Fort Detrick for their
plaswsn[::::::] confirmed that an individual identifvinq himself as
B V had left a voice messageI I
inquiring about the advertisement in the newspaper.
dvised that IVINS has not yet had any personal contact
wit anyone in her offioe[:::::::]explained that[:::::::::]
E:::::::::::]works closely with the Fort Detrick Special
Immunization Program in seeking qualified donors. She advised that
there are several screening steps involved before they can accept a
donor into the program and that IVINS has not yet begun this phase.
E::::::] advisedthat she would contact the interviewing Postal
Inspector should she obtain any additional pertinent information.
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On January 8, 2008,| | date of birth[:::::]E:::::::], Social Securit Account Numefq | cellular -telephone ?um§erI:::::::E:::] was interviewed at place of
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work telephone number] I
I After being adviged of theidentity of the agents and the purpose of the interviewg [:::::::]
provided the following information:
WFO NOTE; enclosed in the FD340 associated with this
communication is a Nondisclosure Agreement Form[:::::::]
voluntarily read and signed.! '
confirmed thati iis familiar92withUSAMRIID employee and that] |, BRUC IVINS,
and others from the Bacterio g Division often played Scrab e or
- Boggle during their lunch hour. advised that IVINS also
frequently played as did] |indicated that
[:::::::]advised that IVINS got along well with[::::::::]
but could not offer any further information on the relationshipthat existed between IVINS andLaa lcharacterizedIVINS as someone who is very "o " and "goofy. |described IVINS
as the "nutty professor," but, whose science skills were strong.
[:::::::]could not offer much information pertaining to IVINS
knowledge of fermentor use[:::]had never seen IVINS use a
fermentor IVINS had alwa s used shaker flasks when growinBacillus anthracis Ba! indicated that[::]was[:::¬::::]familiar ' ' '
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At USAMRIID,[::;;;;]was familiar with a 5 1, 20 l, and a
100 l fermentors. The 100 erm ntor actual 80 ! workingvol 't'd' th|jlb ' " "- u in aine in e a oratory suites in Building14251fi:if:?jindicated that it was never used other than on
occasion water was run through it just to ensure that it was still
operational.[:::::::]explained that when using the 20 1 fermentor,
it took one day for the fermentor to complete the growth cycle for
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[:;:::::]advised that the 5 l fermentor, when operationaldid not pro uce a whole lot of noise[:::]opined that the easiest
way to have produce the volume of Ba used in the anthraxlaced
letter mailings would have been to use shaker flasks as opposed to
using fermentors.E::]expounded that using the shaker flask method
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one liter flasks could be run at the same time in a shaker
incubator. believed that there is one shaker incubator,
known in IVINS laboratory and a second shaker incubator, known
as "Big Bertha, in theE:] suites.
1 When usin the fermentor [:::::::] 'g s, recalled that it was
standard operating procedures when growing Ba to use anti-foam in
order to reduce the buildup of b foam that would occurduring the fermentation process.E¬?2ff:fjexplained that anti-foam
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amount of bubbles.[::f:?:;irecalled that the old brand name for the
anti~foaming agent was ca ed Mazu and believed that Mazu may have
been sold out or taken over by a newer company possibly called
Sigma.
Idoes not recall IVINS having any
discussions concerning either fraternities or sororities. [::::::::]
recalled that
rarely talked
not very open
Lbut tied Ehat it was not excessive.| |explained that[::::fifirpicked on IVINS because IVINS was suc an easy target dueIVINS es around the office. IVINS
about his personal life. IVINS was
about his personal life. I
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to IVINS being an "odd ball" and "goofy." indicated that[:::]never got the feeling that IVINS was or could have been involved
in the anthraxlaced. letter mailings.
i |:| humorously recalled the last occasion in which
had any contact with IVINS. This occurred was when
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Social Securit Account Number beLSSAN : met as prearranged atry I b73lgcated in Ereierick, Maryland, on the afternoon
on January 09, 2008. who was already familiar with
the identity of the interviewing Special Agent SA! was advised of
the nature of the interview, and provided the following
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employee BRUCE IVINS whild Iwas at USAMRIID.
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, whom ad reviously a Iad approac ed rior toT£r Iarrival at
USAMRII . USAMRIID and undertook a cooperative agreementin which[:;::::;;Lwould attain the Ames strain of Bacillusanthracis rom MRIIDI
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As an aside, was ueried as to[:::]scientific
o inion ertainin to IVINSi ' ' p p g indicated IVINS was both
an "ideas guy" and a "hands guy, meaning that IVINS was able to
come up with novel scientific ideas as well as had the laboratory
skills to conduct the experiments to test his ideas.
[::::::::::1 was unaware of any talk about switching IVINS[fi2m:§§t:iii]vaccine wonk to dlandersresearch; however, opined
or may be knowledgeable of suchthings. L""""§""'L
advised IVINS was odd and did odd things atUSAMRIID. ' ' ' 'indicated that IVINS s covert swabbing
efforts, a er e was specificall instructed not to it, was anexample of his odd behavior.[::::i::::::] opined that most of
USAMRIID viewed IVINS's swabbing efforts as his trying to show that
[:::] was sloppy" in their handlin of evidence relating to theanthraxlaced letter mailings. [j%::::::::] affirmed that one could
also view IVINS's swabbing efforts as identifying the possible
trail the anthraxlaced le ' they were in fact loaded inthe[::]hot suite; however,tfffi;fiff:ifhad no specific knowledge or
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[:::::::::::] ed IVINS was excluded from certain not
"projects," meaning USAMRIID research that directly supported the
U.S. Intelligence Community. I I indicated although IVINS
was excludedJ I
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roqects out of patriotism or as an ample source of funding:Fp IIVINS never sou ht out rojectspertaining to U.S. Intelligence Community,[:::§:::::::has never
k t that one could construe as heard IVINS make any remar or commen
disloyal or disparaging to the U.S., the U.S. government, or its
foreign policies.
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Source Reporting:
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On January 22, 2008,[:::::]11nited States Army Rese chInstitute of Infectious Diseases USAM afL I telephone number wasinterviewed teléphonically by Postal Inspector as a brief
followup to the January 15, 2008 interview writer conducted with
| Iprovided the following information:
As in the previous interview on January 15, 2008
advised that sometime in the summer of 2001,| I
Burkholderia mallei g of
Fort Detrick employees
who could ossi51 ro ide more Sp¬CITl ilormationre a ive to the| lDlVlSlOnS short term nd long term
research objectives back in 2001]Irecalled d'scussions taking placespecifically pertaining to BRUCE I§INS and the possibility of
refocusing IVINS's research~agen a rom anthrax vaccine to
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79A-WF~222936-USAMRIID Serial 1129! In addition, it has been
previously reported that the research derived from this visit was
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It should be noted that examination of that publication
' ' ed the Ames strain Bacillus anthracis spores used byThe following investigation was conducted by Special
92As previousl reported] l ILst Twas a visiting scientist92at the Unitedt A y<E d 1 R h I t't t f I f t' D I
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scientists BRUCE IVINS et al had previously ublished in a 1995article. Ivins, B.J mgjet al. Experimental
anthrax vaccines: efficacy of adjuvants co ined with protective
antigen against an aerosol Bacillus anthracis spore challenge in
guinea pigs. Vaccine 1995; 13:17791784.!
This would strongly ind t the Ames strain
Bacillus anthracis spores used by were derived from
spores produced at USAMRIID and were not RMR 1029 derived spores.
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On January 15, 2008, former Unit ch' ' us Diseases USAMRIID!
was interview by FBI Special Agentand PostInspectorI ii After being adviseidentity of the agents and the purpose of the interview,1:2f:iEi:::]
provided the following information:
I Iadvised thatI _ IIno longer works at Fort Detrick,Iis currently employed asI
[::::::::] was asked to reflect upon[:;:]laboratory
experience at USAMRIID, specificall thoughts an erception asthey pertain to time expended in the hot suites[::::::?;:;]advised ,
that containment work done in the hot suite often provi e a "nice"
place to work, and an environment whereby one could "esca e" from
the daily everyday pressures associated with work.I I
Iindlcated that it
was somewhat unusual for an employee to go home and then enter thehot suite late at night on a frequent basis.E::]reiterated that it
E::::::]opinion that most late night hot sui e activity was a,
result of work that was required as an extension of a normal w
day. 4/* E::::::::] indicated that there were a few USAMRIID /
researchers who were famous for working frequent d lon late
ni ht hours in the laboratories.[::]identifiedI |BRUCE9 _ .LEINDI Ias three researchers who fell int5thar
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time frame of September 11, 2001 ' thatJ I
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Upon[::] arrival at USAMRIID[;::;:::::]was briefedconcernin the[:::::::%;:::] Division an i s ersonnel; however,had no speci ic recollection of[:::§:::]indicating to[::::]
that IVINS was under oin si nificant erso l f '1 bl .
status or the ' never knew whether to take IVINS
serious or not recalled that IVINS was not open about
his personal life.
When|:|rep@rted to US1~92~lv11-illlvlhl
indicated that the "writing was on the wall," explainingg g g p na or ami y pro ems
recalled that on occasionJ IE;%;;:%%%%§:mi%i:i:Tomment concerning his marital
[:;h;;:;:gLift in research riorities from anthraxvaccine work toother research had begun-E:::::::::]explained that it became
apparent from "[the command] across the street," Fort DetrickCommand Staff! and USAMRIID Command,I I that
funding for the various anthraxvaccine research programs had dried
up as there was a concerted effort to shift from vaccine research
into therapeutics, as therapeutics was where the research funds
were.
Based on discussions at ivisionI I
meetings, whose participants were:
I Because the remaining
i.e. anthraxvaccine work! was viewed as menial in nature,
an a waste of IVINS's talents, such tasks as validation assays, it
was suggested that perhaps IVINS's should work on research
pertaining to Burkholderia mallei.
According to[:::::::::] a consorted effort had begun to
shift from anthraXvaccine resea ccine research ingeneral to therapeutic research.T??::ilf;ijclarified that the
meetings and the subsequent plans to s i t research priorities
occurred 'ust prior to the end of fiscal year 2001 August 2001!.E::::::::believed that word of management's intentions to shift
anthrax-vaccine research had in fact filtered its way down to the
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[:::::::::]recalled that| IBRUCEIVINS were not ha about the decision to mov¬92away from anthrax-vaccine work; E::¬EE::::]recalled that when it was brought to
IVINS's attention to work on glanders, IVINS was upset and made
statements such as,"I'm an anthrax researcher! That is what I do."
[:::::::::::] impression of IVINS was that he was a government
scientist who was very comfortable with where he was at, and that
IVINS was very reluctant to "change" at that point of his career.[:::::::::]affirmed IVINS was akin to an old dog who didn't want to
learn a new trick. I |recalled| I
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recall IVINS taking the issue up the chain of command.
A lreiterated that the overall feeling was that
IVINS would not be content simply conducting everyday menial type
laboratory tasks, such as plating and assay work, however IVINS was
resistant to glanders researc point after the anthrax-laced letter mailings of 200l?[::ff:f2?f]advised that due to
imminent inspections and reviews that were schedule to take place
du th f l th D 1 l ring e new isca year, e[:g::g::::::] ivision u timate y
tasked IVINS with developing stan ar operating procedures
pertaining to various spore preparations as there was a perceived
need to provide anthrax~spores to various entities via a
standardized and uniformed manner. IVINS was considered a pioneer
in the field of spore preparations and their use in animal
challenges so he was tasked with the charge.
1 sometime in 2002,
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reasoning behind his decision.
E:::::::::]recalled IVINS being more upset than others on
September 11, 2001. IVINS thought that USAMRIID should evacuate as
he believed th l un-accounted hijacked airplane was headed for
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interview,[::::::::]vms reminded of the Nondisclosure Agreement
Form he voluntarily signed on October 12, 2007 and the utmost
importance of not disclosing any information discussed during this
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After being advised of the identity of the agents and the purpose
of the interview, as well being remi ious Non-Disclosure Agreement Form[ii]had signed1ii?:if:i:7fiTprovided the
following information:
[:::::::::::]was specifically asked questions pertainingtolggg knowledge and/or involvement relating to anthrax research at
US ID, particularly concerning the shift in research priorities
from] |research to otherareas around the 2000 and 2001 time frame] |indicated that[:::::]
could not recall any specific details regarding the shift in
research priorities away from anthrax and into other areas other
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explained thad
i research priorities constantly shift
rom one research area to another and individual researches have to
make an adjustment but that ' ' ' ipated and ongoing aspectof research work at USAMRIIDjiUiiUiiUiiifclarified that regardless
of the various research funding shifts that have occurred back and
forth over the years pertaining to the anthrax program, signific nt
anthrax research continues to be conducted at USAMRIID today.
| | recalled that back inhhe 1990s several I
researchers, lhadto shift res priorities trom92anEhrax relaed research to
']gave this as an example of the constant nature
in which researchers often need to be flexible and demonstrate an
ability t apt depending on the evolving research priorities atUSAMRIIILEtffadvised that there is always a certain level of
constant tension but that is simply a norm in the work environment
at USAMRI ID .
[:::::::::::] recalled that twenty five years ago the
research environment was quite different than it is today.[:::j
explained that today there is significantly more oversight than in
years past. Today, researchers are held more accountable; there is
a greater emphasis and focus on products researchers develop.
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Researchers appear to complain much more frequently than in past
ears.Y
[:::::::::::]advised that even toda anthra h 'y, x researc lS
still a significantly funded research program at USAMRIID. There is
ontinuous flow of dollars being allocated for anthrax research.[:i:jadvised that last year two million dollars were allocated at
USAMRIID for anthrax research.[::]explained that unlike other
research programs, such as glanders, funding for anthrax research
has always been available. It would be understandable for
researchers to have been upset had the anthrax program been
compl ' tled and the.funding stopped but that was not the
case. ' ' ' ' ary nthrax researchers atUSAMRIID as: ,_BR%EQkIVINSI I_ 92 92
I EnhLUn2iJmM;4ha41t_aronnd_the_2nQ1_time_ramet:::::::::::] is certain that during this time frameI__]may have had
numerous conversations with many people, including IVINS,
concerning a number of topics revolvin around various aspects ofthe anthrax program. However,E:::::::ii:]could not recall any
specific details about any of the conversations[::]1nay have had
with IVINS, specifically pertaining to the time period preceding
the terrorists attacks in 2001.
I Iopined thatI I not USAMRIID have benefitteL the most as far as research I
funding is concerned as a result of the 2001 anthraxlaced letter
mailings.[:] reiterated that USAMRIIDs anthrax research program
has not benefitted at all as a result of the mailings.
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Ireiteratedthat| Idoes noT:fTnduct any laboratory research work in the hot
strains were stored.suites and that would not know where any of the various Ba
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I I was interviewed atI Iplace of employment as pre-arranged. After being advised of theidentity of the agents and the purpose of the interview,[:::::::]provided the following information:
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was asked forI I erce ' as to the current status ofthe anthraxinvestigation.%::::¬Ei§dvised that it wasunderstanding that "someone at USAMRIID is going to get n iled,"and that the investigation appears to be focu ' on BRUCE VINS orthat IVINS was at the top of the "list."E;¥;;:i7fhad heard t tsometime in November 2007, IVINSs house a een searched and thatIVINS h d ub ' 92 a s sequentlv taken a medical leaye Qf ab5§ngg*[:::::I
[::::::]opined that the anthrax powder used in the 2001anthrax-laced letter mailings was most likely produced inmercial type facility; as opposed to an academic type facility.-EifTsuggested that investigators should be lookinq,closelv atibiological commerciaj Eype businesses such asI Ixplained that companies such'asI Iproduce large uantities of pesticides and other commercialproducts.I I continned.I I Iproduces large quantities of .-rie and was located not too far fromPrinc , New Jersey. I Iopined other s panies alsohave experience producing dried biologicals. advised that
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to[:::]knowledge researchers at USAMRIID never worked with dry
spores just wet spore preparations of Bacillus anthracis.
[:::::::] recalled that back in the September ll, 2001,
time frame both before and after the attacks, researchers in
|Division were still conductinq recombina t P t ' 11 IO ¬lIl
Antigen rPA! anthrax vaccine research]
92 |explained that even_today, it was[:::rbeI1ef that tls obiective has not reallychangedH[:::;;:;; advised tha[:] never saw any kind of substantialdecrease in un inq for anthrax related research. While[::]was[:::]
| I the momentum for anthrax research was
constant.
[:::::::]was not aware of any significant concerns that
IVINS may have had or voiced regarding the notion that anthraxresearch and/or specifically rPA Tfffff2h:Yas going away prior to
the September ll, 2001 time frame re-iterated that IVINS's
funding in the period of time preceding the anthraXlaced letter
mailin s of 2001 was t bl d IV N h ld g s a e an I S s ou not have been
concernai[:::::::]opined that maybe IVINS had assumed thano longer going to be able to conduct anthrax research Enfgéiégfij
can not be sure of what IVINS was thinking at the time.
advised that "[IVINS] would often make assum tions that were notnecessarily true."[:::::::] again reiteratedE:] could not be
certain of what IVINS was thinking in the period of time leading up
to the anthrax-laced letter mailings of 2001.
' also recalled that rior to th s t mb p e ep e er 11,
2001 time frame IVINS was USAMRIID's technical representative to
DUGWAY PROVING GROUNDS DPG! pertaining to a project whereby DPG
was contracted out to produce large quantities of wet Bacillus
anthracis spores. Part of IVINS research responsibilities was to
ensure or develop a standardized spore preparation system to be
used in animal challenges and the DPG s ores were to be usedtowards this goal. As an aside,[:::::::frecalled the DPG spores
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were "not clean" and had to be purified of their non-refractile
spores, and vegetative debris.
[::::::] recalled that sometime around 1999 there
definitely appeared to be a natural shift in anthrax research fromcountermeasures to therapeutics but[:E%did:n?j believe this would
have had an effect on IVINS, although noted at some point
IVINS had one of his research proposals rejected for funding.
[::::::] indicated that IVINS always had some kind work to do withrespect to animal experiments. At first[::::::::]could not recallIthe tonic of "What toldo with IVINS" coming up at various' oreet | Imeetings, butafter some reflection,i | indicated did have some
recollection whereby the topic came up elayed that the
issue of "What to do with IVINS" was no a resu of anything
negative but was simply an effort to maximize IVINS's skills.
[::::::::] recalled that prior to Sentembsr ll. Zls undthe 1999 time period, two entities,| axf| Q became increasingly involved in the rPAresearch field. The actually became the main system vendor for
the anthrax vaccine as rPA research began to transition to the
advanced development stage. Research work at USAMRIID became much,
more regimented and the review process underwent greater scrutiny
as did the merit of the various research proposals. Prior to 1999
the research atmosphere at USAMRIID was more academiclike. The
general attitude was "You're gonna get some money; just write
something up." The need for basic anthrax re
did not totally go away.
opined that|:|is not sure whether USAMRIID
researchers benefitted o t-as a result of the anthrax-lacedletter mailings of 2001.E:fTfeels that the anthrax mailings
actually hurt USAMRIID employees in that a significant increase in
research dollars became available resulting in a significant
increase in competition as well[:::]stated that "All kinds of
people came out of the woodwork." The entire research environment
surrounding the biological defense community became more
competitive[:::::::} named the Navy, Air Force, and the National
Institute of Health as examples-of new competitors.
When questioned about IVINSs late ni ht activity in thehot suites at USAMRIID,[:::::::]indicated thaqin was unaware that
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IVINS k h th th t th t h
would have to frequent the hot suites to do work
Continuing on the topic of BRUCE IVINS advisedthat the hot suites were a terrible place to work. explained
that one could not eat or drink while in the hot suite. Upon being
informed of IVINS frequent late night hot suite activity around the
time eriod preceding the anthrax1aced letter mailings in 2001
replied that it was "weird."[:::::::]advised that
frequently researchers have to go in late at night to check onplates or animals and that this type of activit lasts normallyanywhere from twenty minutes to an hour[::::::2jconfirmed that,
for the most part, the work a researcher conducts in the hot suit
should often be corroborated by~various entries in corresponding
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notebooks.
[::::;;:] could not recall any notable behavior changes inIVINS during t e eriod of time preceding the thrax-laced lettermailings of 2001[f::;:;::]initially described | and IEINS as"friends"; however, a er clarified that] I
|had norecof1ection92§f IVINS ever confiding id lsuch matters in theeriod of tim preceding the anthraxlace etter mailings of 2001.[¬::::::]:reiterated that IVINS never expressed to[:::]that he
IVINS! was having any sort of problem outside of work thar was
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some depression as a result of the anthrax mailings and thesubsequent scrutiny placed on USAMRIID employees[:::::;::greiteratedmmn did not recall IVINS being in a de resse s ate priorK to the anthrax-laced letter mailings, nor &%EEifreca1l IVINS ever
ex ressing any specific family matters wit during this 'od.[::j%:::] recalled that IVINS would often make comments about[Effj
family; howevery E::::::]opined these were "tongue in cheek"
comments soE:] was never sure how to take them.
[::::::::]recalled the unauthorized environmental samplingincident which IVINS had been involved in.[;::::;:Lwas of the
opinion that IVINS simply and innocently be ieve hat some
contamination had occurred as a result of USAMRIIDs efforts to
handle and analyze the anthraxlaced letter powder and therefor
IVINS took it upon himself, asa safet recaution, to conductenvironmental sampling on his own.[:::f:%] opined that the
contamination most likely occurred as a result of some of the
anthrax powder leaking out of the baggie containing the anthrax-
laced letters, subsequently transferring virulent anthrax powder to
the outside of the baggie.
[:::::::]continued that the| IE:::] initially handled the anthrax-powders and that-subsequently
the letters were placed in a baggie an ok the letter from[:::]and placed it into the B3 passboxqE2¥f§f:iFwas specifically
queried as to how did know that it was IVIN at took theletters from[::] to tE;:L3 hot suite, to whicht:fFreplied, "That'swhat Bruce told me."[::::::::]opined that viru ent anthrax was on .
the outside of the baggie and IVINS, who had a bad back, likely
supported himself outside the B3 pass-box with one hand on the wallabove the assbox as[:g placed the contaminated baggie into thepass-box.E%::::::] furt er opined that one sample above the pass-box was very hot and this'confirme[::]theory.
| ladvised that ' had told IVINS not to
conduct any sam lin was unaware of such,instruction§J E when IIINSJ r_1I] |indicated that the ] Idid not identify the source of the contaminations as being| |I Jhad ordered a "decon" of the |:F|work s ace _si.,___ p 'therefor92when thézsampling was done, no growth was o served.
[:::::::] affirmed that IVINS's swabbing efforts did not
identify the source of the contamination; however IVINS was
sufficiently thorough enough to indicate that it wammn and that
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opined IVINS swabbed his office perhaps because] klIrecafled Ehat only a few spores were found in IVINSk§ office and
I called that afterIVINS initially told Iabout the growths told IVINS to go
back and confirm that it was virulent anthrax. IVINS
that they were in fact v l tL] Iiru en
I had no recollection ofat was done w1Eh fhe plates IVINS had collected contai ' hning isswabbing efforts.
[::::::]was asked to ex lain if possible, the chain ofcommand that existed in the| | Diyigion '
|was una51e to identify anyone specificwho would have fallen under the category as IVINS supervisor.[::::]
reiterated that there should be documentation available which would
identify who IVINS's raters were.
In an a ther sparHE::::::] recollection of
events within t Division prior to the anthraxlaced
letter mailings, wa shown some old USAMRIID emails whichIVINS had authored. Th?;firZE3Q;mai1+_ii;§2r§p:ilrgQQlL_w§§_g1
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The next series of emails were dated*AuausL_28-aid 'August 30, 2001, from Ivins to| J; __. Theemai1s pertain to IVIN 's res onse to a Freedom 6f_Ih$6rEEion Act FOIA! request b ' IVINS's res onse was toWhliw Pk opined that IVINS"e onse was consistent and not out of character for IV NS.| |advised tha prior to being shown the enmil,[:i did not
FOIA request.recall the
re-iterated that IVINSs funding in the period oftime preceding the anthrax-laced letter mailings was stable andTVINS should not have been concerned.
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Source Reporting:
Confidential Human Source CHS!, who is NOT in a
position to testify, provided the following information:
After a FOX News internet news story entitled "FBI
Focusing on About Four Suspects in 2001 Anthrax Attacks" was
posted on O3/28/2008, several employees of the United States Army
Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases USAMRIID!
began to discuss the article and the ongoing AMERITHRAX
investigation. CHS advised that, after reading the article manyUSAMRIID employees came to the conclusion that [::;:;;:::::i:] a
scientist formerly employed at USAMRIID, was one o e unnamed
individuals discussed in the article.
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CHS further reported that USAMRIID employees have also
been discussing the search of BRUCE IVINS home during the fall
of 2007. CHS advised that there has been discussion of how the
FBI searched IVINS home and paid for him, and his family, to
stay in a hotel. It has been said that IVINS was not allowed to
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: Date of Birth I Account Number SSAN!
was interviewed at his residence. After being advised o
identity of the agents and the purpose of the interview, DOB!
provided the following information:
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On April ll, 2008, former United States Army Med'cal
ute of Infectious Diseases USAMRIID![§ifiifj?:i?ifij Social Securit Account Number SSAN
Date of Birth DOBQI L
was
interviewed at] Iplace of employment as prearranged. After being
advised of the identity of the agents and the purpose of theinterview,[::::::] provided the following information:
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was]
Iwas asked to
comment as to| Iunde ' g of the current status of theanthrax investigation.tfEiEfij indicated that it was[:::]
understanding that the investigation to date continues to focus on
the belief that the anthrax1aced letter mailings and/or the maileris associated with USAMRIID.[:;;:;;:] indicated to the interviewingagents that[::]did not desire o ave an over view of the entire
investi ation but that[:::]stance over the years, regardless ofwhat[::?has read in the newspapers or heard via the rumor mill,
has not changed in that[::]does not believe that anyone at USAMRIID
was involved in the anthraxlaced letter mailings.i
[::::::] reiterated on several occasions throu hout theinterview that based on[::] understanding and based on[%:] having
_observed the quantity of dry Bacillus anthracis Ba! powder
recovered from the anthrax-laced letters it was not feasible to
believe that anyone at USAMRIID could have made dry Ba powder of
that quantit and ality without being detected by other USAMRIID
employees confirmed thatE:]92was aware that certain
researchers i specifically] I
dried/lyophylized small amounts of reagents as a necessary function
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did in fact
ry/lyopilize very small amounts of Ba but nothing remotely close
to the quantity of Ba powder recovered from the anthraxlaced
letter mailingsnot even remotely similar in quantity as the that of the anthrax-
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also ma rovide furth ' ' ht as to '
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[:::::::] opined that whoever is responsible for the
anthrax-laced letter mailings would have required significant
amounts of time and privacy which was not in abundance at USAMRIID.
[::::::] expounded that the perpetrator would have needed
significant privacy and time in order to have produced numerous
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of experiments in order to optimize the Ba powder in the same
consistency as the recovered Ba evidence. When asked to provide an
opinion as to who RIID had the greatest ca ability topurify wet sporesE:iE:?f¬Tresponded that] H BR E1IVINS were the most capable.| |re1terated again that%¬:]did
not think it was possible for an employee at USAMRIID to have
produced the anthrax powder, mainly because laboratory space was
extremely crowded and therefore it would be impossible for the
perpetrator to maintain anonymit while producing such a large A volume of purified Ba spores.E::E:::] described IVINS as just an
"odd duck," someone who is very benign. -
[:::::::]approximated the[::] budget in 1995 to be in the
area of 1.5 million dollars and that b 2002 the budget had risento approximately 8 million dollars.[:fi::::]intimated that funding
was always a constant issue at USAMRIID and implied that there was
nothing abnormal about that. By 2002,E::::::] explained that
USAMRIID's customer base had grown significantly to include
research requests from entities such as; Department of Homeland
Security, Health and Human Services, and various other law
enforcement entities[:::::::] specifically recalled providing
support back in the 1999 time frame to the Federal Bureau of
Investigation pertaining to I ' volume of hoax and mockbiological terrorist attacksiEf:EiiE]irecalled this time period as
providing an excellent opportunity to prepare for a terrorist
attack. W . . . .
|:| described the 1995 time frame at USAMRIID as
being "tough years" as[::]recalled the closing of the annex
laboratory on base that resulted in many USAMRIID Divisions having
to consolidate resources.[:::]specifically recalled a time period
in the late 1990's and early 2000 that the Bacteriology Division's
vaccine developmental programs were under funded primarily due to
the anticipation that both the anthrax and plaque vaccine products
were transitioning over to the advanced development stage. The e
recombinant Protective Antigen rPA! anthrax vaccine had
' ioned over to the Joint Vaccine Acquisition Program JVAP!.[Efifiij could not recall any specific instances of an outwardly
display of frustration on the part of Bacteriology Division
employees; however,[::]characterized Bacteriology Division employee
frustration and discontentment as simply "hallway talk" around the
water coolers. recalled some frustration exhibited b
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resentment and frustration shared by Bacteriology Division
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on environmental sampling issues 'as opposed to what they really
wanted to do, which was basic scientific research.
I Icontinued t ack uponI:I tenure as I:Iat USAMRIID between and intimated thatI I
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individual or group of individuals to cast suspicion onI:I as
being responsible not only for the 2001 anthraxlaced letterattacks but also cast suspicion-onI:Ifor tI Upon scanning .throug e reporI Imade the following observations.
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