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Meeting Status:
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Subject: DOJ DAILY NEWS WRAP
PUBLIC AFFAIRS DAILY NEWS WRAP
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2010
INTERNAL USE ONLY***
THURSDAY'S EXPECTED NEWS STORIES:
Media on Ensign Investigation (Criminal Division)

Numerous media outlets today requested comment from the department after representatives for Sen, John
Ensign issued statements saying that Sen. Ensign had been told he is no longer the target of a federal
investigation. The department declined comment.
- J
From: Hulser, Raymond
To: Smith, Jack
Sent: Mon Jun 14 09:28:35 2010
Subject: FW: Meeting
This is ideal
Thursday?
who heads the Ensign squad) is in town Thursday. Are you open between 1 and 3 on
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Thursday, December 02, 2010 8:18 AM
Hulser, Raymond
Re: Ensign
Jure t h i n g . I am out o f the o f f i c e t h i s morning so i f you need i t quick

... Otherwise, give me a c a l l l a t e afternoon.
Jack
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To: Smith, Jack
Sent: Thu Dec 02
Subject: Ensign
2010
Jack,
you have any d e t a i l s on the Ensign declination?
c a l l now.
Subject:
Location:
Review Ensign
Jack's Office
1:00 PM
2:00 PM
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Tentative
Time As:
(none)
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Not yet responded

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Hulser, Raymond;]
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ENSIGN weekly
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Tue
AM
Tue 6/8/2010 12:00 PM
Tentative
S h o w Time As:
(none)
Recurrence:
Not yet responded
Meeting Status:
Organizer:
Required Attendees:
Smith, Jack
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Subject:
Re:
12, 2010 8:3;
MEETING
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Jack;
(USADC)
Sent: Tue Oct 12 07:02:42 2010
Subject: WEEKLY ENSIGN MEETING
d o n ' t t h i n k I can make i t but I w i l l see i f

on these.
Hulser,
(copied) can.
Please include
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Cc:
Raymond
Subject: RE; Alabama Weekly Progress Report
Team
Please see the attached progress report for the Ensign team more along the lines of what we need terms of
the weekly progress report for Alabama. Among other things, we need specific proposed deadlines for the tasks listed.
Please send Ray
a report in this format in time for us to read in advance of our Tuesday meeting.
_ r i g i n a l Message
From
Smith, l a c k ;
Thu
29
Subject: Re; P o l i t i c o
Raymond
2010
I'm c l e a r l y having issues w i t h using my BB today. Below i s a p o l i t i c o piece re

evening's Senate approval allowing s t a f f e r s t o t e s t i f y before the
I'm sure
Gontact me tomorrow with the o f f i c i a l word.
The Senate on Thursday night q u i e t l y approved a resolution t h a t w i l l allow Sen. John Ensign's
aides t o t e s t i f y to a f e d e r a l grand j u r y i n v e s t i g a t i n g the aftermath of the Nevada
Republican's e x t r a m a r i t a l a f f a i r with a former campaign aide.
Senate aides said t h a t the resolution was necessary because Senate rules would p r o h i b i t
from t e s t i f y i n g outside of the h a l l s of CongresV The r u l e was put in place as a
way t o uphold the Senate's c o n s t i t u t i o n a l r i g h t under
or Debate clause, which
p r o h i b i t s members of the House and Senate
being
f o r work related t o t h e i r
l e g i s l a t i v e duties.
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approval came s w i f t l y during the Senate's d a i l y wrap-up

La.)quickly read through a l i s t of non-controversial
r e s o l u t i o n , which was approved by unanimous consent.
Sen. Mary
including the Ensign
(D-
The Senate's approval of the resolution i s the l a t e s t sign

i n v e s t i g a t i o n i n t o the
senator's a f f a i r - and whether he i l l e g a l l y attempted to cover i t up and f l o u t e d f e d e r a l law
by helping the lobbying career of his former mistress' husband -\continues t o move s w i f t l y .
Last week, POLITICO f i r s t reported that Oklahoma Republican Tom
- Ensign's
roommate - had given scores of e-mails t o f e d e r a l investigators
a s s i s t with t h e i r i n q u i r y .
Original
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Thu
29
2010
Subject: P o l i t i c o
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Senate Ethics. Nothing surprising
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2010 4:45 PM
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you have a chance and Ray and can
or course changing for now.
you in on our meeting with Senate Ethics. Nothing surprising
From: Smith, Jack

To
Raymond
Subject: RE; Alabama Weekly Progress Report
Team Alabama,
the attached progress report for the Ensign
is more along the lines of what we need in terms of
the weekly progress report for Alabama. Among other things, we need specific proposed deadlines for the tasks listed.
Please send Ray and a report in this format in
for
to read in advance of ourTuesday meeting.
Jack
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Tue 6/15/2010 12:00 PM
Recurrence:
Recurrence Pattern:
Weekly
Meeting Status:
Organizer:
Required Attendees:
Optional Attendees:
every Tuesday from
AM to 12:00 PM
Meeting organizer
Hulser,
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Jack
In advance of the meeting send a summary

modeled after the one you do for Ensign) with a summary
of the various pieces, what you did last week and what you will do next week and in the coming weeks,
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Smith, Jack
Thursday, December 16,
8:37 PM
Raman,
Re: Lanny did interview with NYT today on PIN
How do you think it went? The reporter pressed me a lot about ensign,
seems to me that the story that comes out of these things has mostly to do
interview rather than the facts coming out of the Interview.
t h o u g h t it went well it but it

reporter's angle going into the
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Wednesday, March 23,
1:51 PM
Hulser, Raymond;
FW: if you have those FEC cases Lanny wanted to read, can get
reading folder for
flight this afternoon
to stick It In his
(Is on a flight so can you print out all the relevant cases
etc, also
along with the statute and relevant and get it over to the front office as soon as possible? Highlight all the
relevant portions.
Thanks,
Jack
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Jack
Subject:
a hard court deadline for monday? If there is any leeway whatsoever we need
weekend to help on an emergency in aiabama. Let me know when you get this.
Thanks,
Jack
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Re: Senate letter
That Is a great question. can reach
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To: Hulser,
Cc:
Jack
Sent:
22
2011
Subject: Re: Senate letter
to senate ethics today and ask.
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Will the Ethics Committee now give us any info they may have about obsrtruction by Ensign,|
From: Raman, Mythili

To: Hulser,
Cc: Smith, Jack
Sent: Thu Apr 21 21:20:41 2011
Subject: RE: Senate letter
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Assume this is moot now in light of resignation? (If so, I'm happy to take it off my
From:
Raymond
Thursday, April
To: Raman,
Cc: Smith, Jack
Subject: Senate letter
5:04 PM ...
tonight).
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Attached is a draft response to the Senate Ethics Committee's letters asking us for our Ensign Investigation documents,
Unfortunately, OLA never sent the response drafted to the February letter, so this draft responds to both. Let me know
if you have revisions before send it to OLA. have made it for Jack's signature, since they wrote to him, but OLA may
to sign
Thanks.
Subject:
Location:
Ensign Update
Jack's Office
Start:
End:
Tue 5/24/2011 4:00 PM

Tue
5:00 PM
Recurrence:
(none)
Meeting Status:
Meeting organizer
Organizer:
Required Attendees:
Smith, Jack
Raymond
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Wednesday, May 25,
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2:43 PM
cases where we've charged
207(e)(2)
Hi guys,
I'm working on
(will send copy to you for review and approval shortly.) I'm sure you can imagine
the story line that at least a few reporters
likely pursue tomorrow (Ensign gets off, but
down for
something that we all know happens all the time in DC and is rarely, if ever, charged.)
checked with EOUSA but their stats on numbers of cases by statute charged only include USAOs, and have to imagine
if these cases have been charged, PIN was most likely involved,
Are you aware of any previous cases where we charged 18 U.S.C. 207(e)(2) or even just 18 U.S.C. 207? If so,
could you let me know.
Thanks,
Public Affairs Specialist

Department of Justice
From:
Thursday, April
Smith, Jack; Hulser,
To:
Cc:
Subject:
6:48
Raman, Mythili; Brown, Mary

Politico on Ensign
Aides: Ensign to resign

By: Manu
April 21,
and John Bresnahan

06:10 PM EDT
Nevada Sen, John Ensign (R) plans to announce Friday he will resign his Senate seat,
aides said Thursday,
'
Ensign has been

by the Senate Ethics Committee over whether he
violated Senate rules during his affair with Cindy Hampton, a former campaign aide.
Hampton's husband, Doug Hampton, was Ensign's deputy chief of staff during most of the
extramarital relationship.
The move could clear the way for Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval to appoint Rep. Dean
Heller to fill Ensign's seat, giving the GOP congressman the comforts of incumbency and
a leg up as he pursues a full term in
If Heller were appointed to the upper chamber, it would also trigger a
election in
Nevada's 2nd Congressional District, where Sharron Angle and former military
commander Kirk Lippold are already in the race.

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Ensign
NYT i s w o r k i n g on something f o r t h e weekend - we aren't sure e x a c t l y what yet., b u t may very

w e l l be u n f l a t t e r i n g as t o why we d i d n ' t charge Ensign p r e v i o u s l y .
t h i n k we need t o have a s t r o n g response i n terms o f what we a r e d o i n g / t a k i n g t h i s
seriously.
I would propose "As we would normally
steps, as a p p r o p r i a t e . "
we w i l l review t h e i n f o r m a t i o n and t a k e necessary
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Friday, May 13, 2011 6:14 PM

Smith. Jack: Hulser, Raymond
Question from Post re: Ensign
A Washington Post reporter Is inquiring about why we didn't ask the Ethics Committee to
down on its
investigation while ours was ongoing. realize we can't say much, if anything, and think know the answer but would
be great If could chat briefly with one of you about
just to make sure my thinking on this Is correct. He's not on
deadline for tomorrow but perhaps over the weekend.
can be reached whenever convenient for you at 202Best,

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10:09 AM
Breuer, Lanny A.; Raman, Mythili; Brown, Mary Patrice; Smith, Jack
Hulser, Raymond
- Ensign
believe Reuters will have a story today regarding Ensign. I'm

sure if you are still walled off from reading press
accounts, so won't say anything further unless you indicate it is ok to provide more Info.
Best,

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Thursday, May 26, 2011
Hulser, Raymond
RE: FYI - Ensign
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Thanks Ray.
From: Hulser, Raymond (CRM)

26, 2011 11:18 AM
Breuer, Lanny A. (CRM); Raman, Mythili (CRM); Brown, Mary Patrice (CRM); Smith, Jack
(CRM)
Subject: RE: FYI - Ensign
Sent: Thursday, May 26, 2011 10:09 AM

To: Breuer, Lanny A.; Raman, Mythili; Brown, Mary Patrice; Smith, Jack
Cc: Hulser, Raymond
Subject: FYI - Ensign

accounts, so won't say anything further unless you indicate it is ok to provide more
Best,

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Smith, Jack
FW: Ensign
FYI - I'm going to decline comment but wanted you to know received the request.
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November 19, 2010 4:46 PM
Subject: Ensign
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Hi, on another matter...

I'm writing a story now about a ruling that just came out from the FEC rejecting action against Sen Ensign over the $96K
payment his parents made to his mistress,
i know Justice and FBI are continuing to investigate that and other issues. Any comment, background or OTR, that you
can provide re the status of the investigation and what impact, if any, the FEC decision has?
New
Times
Washington bureau reporter
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FYI - Ensign

accounts, so won't say anything further unless you indicate it Is ok to provide more info.
Best,
Smith, Jack
Wednesday, December
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Subject:
6:36 PM
FW: Sen. Ensign's office says he is no longer target of DOJ investigation into attempt to
coverup affair with former aide
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2010
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To: Raman, Mythili; Smith, Jack
Subject: Fw: Sen. Ensign's office says he is no longer target of DOJ investigation into attempt to coverup affair with
former aide
See below for
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Sent: Wed Dec 01 17:25:34 2010

Subject: Fw: Sen. Ensign's office says he is no longer target of DOJ investigation into attempt to coverup affair with
former aide
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Sent: Wed Dec 01 16:51:33 2010

Subject: Sen. Ensign's office says he is no longer target
DOJ investigation into attempt to coverup affair with former aide
. Senator John Ensign, R-NV, says he is no longer the target of a DOJ investigation into whether Ensign violated the law in an attempt
to cover up an affair with a former aide.
Senate Ethic committee is still looking into the matter.
Two
STATEMENT
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lEnsign's Lawyer. One from Senator Ensign's press office.
ISENATOR ENSIGN'S LAWYER:

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"The Department of Justice has informed us that Senator Ensign is no longer a target of its investigation and that it has no plans to
bring any charges against him in this
The Federal Election Commission and the Justice Department have reached
right
result on
baseless allegations made against him, and we look forward to
Ethics Connnittee reaching
same conclusion soon,"
STATEMENT FRO:
SPOKESPERSON FOR SENATOR ENSIGN:
"Senator Ensign is certainly pleased that the Department of Justice no longer views him as a target in tlieir investigation, and has longstated that he acted in
with the
Our office and
Senator have been cooperative with this investigation, and it's
important that
truth in this matter is finally coming to light. It is the Senator's hope that
Ethics Committee soon follows suit.
Senator Ensign looks forward to continuing his hard work on behalf of
people of Nevada."
Smith, Jack
Tuesday, February
(SMO); Hulser,
AM
RE: Ensign
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Sent: Tuesday, February 01, 2011 11:13 AM

Raymond
S u b j e c t : FW:
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Ensign
I w i l l d e c l i n e t o comment on t h i s , b u t j u s t f o r my knowledge, d i d we?
0 1 , 2011 11:06 AM
S u b j e c t : Ensign
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Sorry t o ask t h e
but
you c o u l d t e l l me whether t h e
Department forwarded i n f o r m a t i o n from i t s i n q u i r y i n t o Sen. Ensign t o t h e Senate E t h i c s
Committee? I'm f o l l o w i n g up on t h e panel's announcement t h a t t h e y have h i r e d a s p e c i a l
counsel. Thanks -I
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your thoughts.
t h e moment, Smith i s i n charge o f a number o f p o l i t i c a l l y s e n s i t i v e c r i m i n a l

investigations
he w i l l n e i t h e r discuss nor even acknowledge. They i n c l u d e a probe o f
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Thursday. March 24,
Subject:
4:16
Raman,
Weich, Ron
(SMO); Hulser, Raymond; Smith, Jack; Brown, Mary
Patrice
RE: Senate Ethics / Ensign matter - Could someone please send us the indictment just
before you release it to the press or make the announcement/
Ok, w e ' l l f o r m a t and get ready t o issue, Usually takes about 10 minutes (the trial attorney is giving it one final read as
well.)
From:
(SMO)
S e n t : Thursday, March 24, 2011 4:15 PM
Raman, Mythili
C c : Weich, Ron
(OLA); Hulser, Raymond (CRM); Smith, Jack (CRM)
S u b j e c t : RE: Senate Ethics / Ensign matter - Could someone please send us t h e indictment just before you release it t o
the press or make the announcement/
talked w i t h Ray and have n o w sent this t o |
at Senate Ethics Committee; you're good t o go,
Thanks,
flHHI^M
(SMO)
24, 2011 4:09 PM
Cc:
Hulser, Raymond (CRM); Smith, Jack (CRM)
S u b j e c t : RE: Senate Ethics / Ensign matter ~ Could someone please send us t h e indictment just before you release it t o
Attached is a court stamped copy of the indictment,
w o n ' t do anything until
hear t h a t necessary notifications have
been made.
(SMO)
24, 2011 4 : 0 1 PM
Mythili (CRM);
C c : Weich, Ron
S u b j e c t : RE: Senate Ethics / Ensign matter - Could someone please send us the indictment
before you release it t o
Please send us t h e stamped copy and let us know your timing so that w e can reach o u t t o Senate Ethics just ahead of
you, Thanks.
From:
T o : Raman, Mythili
C c : Weich, Ron
(OLA); Hulser, Raymond
Raymond(CRM)
(CRM); Smith, Jack (CRM)
S u b j e c t : RE: Senate Ethics / Ensign matter - Could someone please send us the Indictment just before you release it t o
On t i m i n g , w e are in the process of getting a stamped copy of the indictment f r o m the court. Once w e have that, we will
be ready t o send. I'm happy t o let the group know once have it and then notifications can be made (and can wait t o
issue the release until you tell notifications have been made)?
F r o m : Raman, Mythili (CRM)
Thursday, March1 24,
24, 2011 3:58 PM
T o : (
S M O )
C c : Weich, Ron (SMO);
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S u b j e c t : RE: Senate Ethics / Ensign matter - Could someone please send us the indictment just before you release it to
A d d i n g Ray a n d Jack. Ray s p o k e t o Senate Ethics y e s t e r d a y ( o r m a y b e it w a s t h e day b e f o r e ) , so p e r h a p s he

s h o u l d be t h e o n e t o reach
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Raman, Mythili
C c : Weich, Ron
(SMO);
S u b j e c t : RE: Senate Ethics / Ensign matter ~ Could someone please send us the indictment just before you release it to
think it has been handed down, but we haven't put out the
Sent:
yet. Copying
handling that.
Thursday, March 24, 2011 3:55 PM
To:
Raman,
(SMO)
Cc:
Welch, Ron (SMO);

FW: Senate Ethics / Ensign
someone please send us the indictment
before you release it to the
a s s u m e t h a t i n d i c t m e n t has b e e n h a n d e d d o w n a n d w e ' r e j u s t a b o u t t o publicly
or make the
it? It w o u l d be g o o d
w e c o u l d call t h e Senate 5 m i n u t e s a h e a d o f t i m e .
(SMO)
S e n t : Thursday, March
3:48 PM
T o : Weich, Ron (SMO)
(OLA)
S u b j e c t : RE: Senate Ethics / Ensign matter W e ' l l m a k e t h e calls as s o o n as CRM is ready, 5 m i n u t e s b e f o r e t h e a n n o u n c e m e n t . W e can ask M y t h i l i t o l e t
us k n o w unless y o u ' v e a l r e a d y d o n e t h a t . T h a n k s .
F r o m : Weich, Ron (SMO)

To:
S u b j e c t : Senate Ethics / Ensign matter

have h e a r d t h a t w e w i l l a n n o u n c e t h e i n d i c t m e n t
c o n t a c t w i t h Senate Ethics a b o u t a s h a r e d m a t t e r like t h i s ,
W h e r e w e have h a d d e t a i l e d
assume w e give t h e m a c o u r t e s y call w h e n t h e
a n n o u n c e m e n t is m a d e . Does OLA d o t h a t o r does CRM? If us, y o u s h o u l d m a k e t h e calls
think both
From:
Sent:
Thursday. Marc h
4:00 PM
Raman, Mythili;
( S M O )
Weich, Ron
(OLA)
Hulser, Raymond; Smith, Jack
RE: Senate Ethics / Ensign matter -- Could someone please send us the indictment just
Cc:
Subject:
On t i m i n g , w e are in the process of getting a
copy of the indictment f r o m the court. Once w e have that, we will
be ready t o send. I'm happy t o let the group know once
have it and then notifications can be made (and
can wait to
From: Raman, Mythili (CRM)

Sent: Thursday, March 24, 2011 3:58 PM
Burton. Faith
C c : Weich, Ron (SMO);
S u b j e c t : RE: Senate Ethics / Ensign matter - Could someone please send us the indictment just before you release it t o
A d d i n g Ray a n d Jack. Ray spoke t o Senate Ethics y e s t e r d a y (or m a y b e it w a s t h e d a y b e f o r e ) , so p e r h a p s he

s h o u l d be t h e o n e t o reach o u t .
Sent:
March 24, 2011 3:57 PM

Raman, Mythili
C c : Welch, Ron (SMO);
S u b j e c t : RE: Senate Ethics / Ensign matter - Could someone please send us the indictment just before you release
to

yet. Copying
ho's handling that.
From;
Thursday, March 24, 2011 3:55 PM
To:
Raman, Mythili
Cc;
Welch, Ron (SMO);
Subject;
announcement/
Senate Ethics / Ensign matter -- Could someone please send us the Indictment just before you release It to the press or make the
a s s u m e t h a t i n d i c t m e n t has been h a n d e d d o w n a n d w e ' r e

if w e c o u l d call t h e Senate 5 m i n u t e s a h e a d o f t i m e .
From:
(SMO)
Sent: Thursday, March 24, 2011 3:48 PM
T o : Weich, Ron (SMO)
t o p u b l i c l y disclose it? It w o u l d be g o o d
Cc:
S u b j e c t : RE: Senate Ethics / Ensign matter W e ' l l m a k e t h e calls as s o o n as C R M is ready,
m i n u t e s b e f o r e t h e a n n o u n c e m e n t . W e can ask M y t h i l i t o let
us k n o w unless y o u ' v e a l r e a d y d o n e t h a t . T h a n k s .
F r o m : Weich, Ron (SMO)

S u b j e c t : Senate Ethics / Ensign matter -have h e a r d t h a t w e w i l l a n n o u n c e t h e i n d i c t m e n t

c o n t a c t w i t h Senate Ethics a b o u t a s h a r e d m a t t e r like t h i s ,
W h e r e w e have had d e t a i l e d
a s s u m e w e give t h e m a c o u r t e s y call w h e n t h e
a n n o u n c e m e n t is m a d e . Does OLA d o t h a t o r does CRM? If us, y o u s h o u l d m a k e t h e calls
think b o t h
From:
Sent:
To:
Cc:
Subject:
March 24,
4:02 PM
Weich, Ron
(SMO); Hulser, Raymond; Smith, Jack
RE: Senate Ethics / Ensign matter -- Could someone please send us the Indictment just
Will do.
From:
Raman, Mythili
C c : Weich, Ron
S u b j e c t : RE: Senate Ethics / Ensign matter ~ Could someone please send us the indictment just before you release it to
Please send us the stamped copy and let us know your t i m i n g so that we can reach out t o Senate Ethics just ahead of
you. Thanks.
S e n t : Thursday, March 24. 2011 4:00 PM

T o : Raman, Mythili
Weich, Ron
S u b j e c t : RF:
/
Raymond (CRM); Smith, Jack (CRM)

someone
us the
just
On t i m i n g , w e are in the process of getting a stamped copy of the indictment f r o m the court. Once we have that, we will
be ready t o send. I'm happy t o let the group know once
have it and then notifications can be made (and can wait t o
F r o m : Raman,
C c : Weich, Ron
(SMO); Hulser, Raymond (CRM); Smith, Jack (CRM)

Ethics / Ensign matter - Could someone please send us the indictment just before you release it to
A d d i n g Ray a n d Jack. Ray s p o k e t o Senate Ethics y e s t e r d a y (or m a y b e it w a s t h e d a y b e f o r e ) , so p e r h a p s he

s h o u l d be t h e o n e t o reach o u t .
(SMO)
March 24, 2011 3:57 PM
(SMO); Raman, Mythili
C c : Weich, Ron
(OLA)
S u b j e c t : RE: Senate Ethics / Ensign matter ~ Could someone please send us the indictment
before you release

yet.
Iwho's handling that.
to
(SMO)
From;
Sent; Thursday, March 24, 2011

To:
Raman, Mythili
Cc:
Welch, Ron
Subject:
announcement/
PM
Senate Ethics / Ensign matter - Could someone please send us the Indictment just before you release it to the press or make the
assume t h a t i n d i c t m e n t has b e e n h a n d e d d o w n a n d w e ' r e j u s t a b o u t t o p u b l i c l y disclose It? It w o u l d be g o o d

if w e c o u l d call t h e S e n a t e 5 m i n u t e s a h e a d o f t i m e . Thanks.
.
To:
(SMO)
S u b j e c t : RE: Senate Ethics / Ensign matter
W e ' l l m a k e t h e calls as s o o n as C R M is r e a d y , 5 m i n u t e s b e f o r e t h e a n n o u n c e m e n t . W e can ask M y t h i l i t o l e t
us k n o w unless y o u ' v e a l r e a d y d o n e t h a t . Thanks.
From: Weich, Ron

Sent: Thursday, March
2011 3:30 PM
----
(SMO)
S u b j e c t : Senate Ethics / Ensign matter -I have h e a r d t h a t w e w i l l a n n o u n c e t h e i n d i c t m e n t o f
c o n t a c t w i t h S e n a t e Ethics a b o u t a s h a r e d m a t t e r like t h i s , a s s u m e w e give t h e m a c o u r t e s y c a l l w h e n t h e
OLA d o t h a t o r does CRM? If us. y o u
make the
think both
Sent:
To:
Cc:
Subject:
Thursday, May 12,

3:03 PM
Brown. Marv Patrice; Hulser, Raymond; Raman, Mythili; Smith, Jack
RE: Senate Ethics Referral to DOJ re Ensign will become public at 2:30 pm today, along with
Special Counsel's report on same topic
Ok, if everyone Is ok, I'm going to start saying that t o reporters.
F r o m : Brown, Mary Patrice (CRM)

S e n t : Thursday, Mav 12,
2:45 PM
Hulser, Raymond (CRM); Raman, Mythili (CRM); Smith, Jack (CRM)
S u b j e c t : RE: Senate Ethics Referral to DOJ re Ensign will become public at 2:30 pm today, along
Special Counsel's
report on same topic

think that is appropriate.
MP
From:
S e n t : Thursday, May 12, 2011 2:44 PM
S u b j e c t : RE: Senate Ethics Referral to DOJ re Ensign will become public at
pm today, along with
Counsel's

Since we are in possession of the letter, ok to confirm we've received a referral letter and decline further comment?
They are speaking on t h e floor now and calls starting t o come In.
F r o m : Hulser, Raymond
fipnt: T h u r s d a y . Mav
T o : Raman,. Mythili
2011 1:48
Smith, Jack (CRM)
Brown, Mary Patrice (CRM)
S u b j e c t : RE: Senate Ethics Referral t o DOJ re Ensign will become public at 2:30
today, along with Special Counsel's

Yes.
F r o m : Raman, Mythili
12, 2011 1:45 PM
Hulser, Raymond; Smith,
Brown, Mary Patrice
Cc:
S u b j e c t : RE: Senate Ethics Referral t o DOJ re Ensign will become public at 2:30 pm today, along with Special Counsel's
Yes,
think that's consistent w i t h how we've handled this type of stuff before.
From:
S e n t : Thursday, May 12,
1:43 PM
T o : Raman, Mythili; Hulser, Raymond; Smith, Jack
8"?/
S u b j e c t : FW: Senate
Referral to DOJ re Ensign will become public at 2:30 pm today, along with Special Counsel's

w o u l d confirm receipt of the referral right, but decline comment?
Sent; Thursday, May 12, 2011 01:40 PM

H u l s e r . Raymond
Mvthili (CRM); |
I (SMO);
Welch, Ron (SMO)
S u b j e c t : Senate Ethics Referral to DOJ re Ensign will become public at 2:30 pm today, along with Special Counsel's
| o f S e n a t e Ethics j u s t called t o say t h a t t h e C o m m i t t e e

referral
night t o make a
t o us, resulting f r o m t h e i r i n v e s t i g a t i o n - led by Special Counsel
expect their
l e t t e r m o m e n t a r i l y a n d w i l l send o u r messenger t o pick up t h e 4 spiral n o t e b o o k s of m a t e r i a l s t h e y are

providing
go a l o n g w i t h it. Ray, s h o u l d w e have t h o s e d e l i v e r e d
you?
He also s a i d t h a t t h e y w i l l p o s t t h e i r referral l e t t e r a n d t h e Special Counsel's r e p o r t o n t h e i r w e b s i t e a t 2:30

p m t o d a y a n d t h e Chair w i l l a n n o u n c e this o n t h e Senate f l o o r a b o u t t h e s a m e t i m e .
',
PleaseTet m e k n o w if y o u n e e d m o r e info a n d / o r if a n y o n e else should be a p p r i s e d a b o u t t h i s . T h a n k s .
From:
To:
Friday, May
1:08 PM
Brown, Mary Patrice;
'
Subject:
RE: Ensign
Raman, Mythili; Smith, Jack; Hulser, Raymond
Thanks. W i l l g i v e t h i s t o NYT now.
From: Brown, Mary P a t r i c e (CRM)

Sent: F r i d a y , May 13, 2011 12:43 PM
Raman, M y t h i l i
Cc:
Subject: RE: Ensign
Smith, Jack (CRM);
(CRM)
From:
Sent: F r i d a y , May 13, 2011 12:00 PM
To: Brown, Mary P a t r i c e ;
(SMO); Raman, M y t h i l i ; Smith, Jack; Hulser, Raymond
Subject: RE: Ensign

concern would be t h a t we n o t l o o k l i k e we are
occur, so changed " a l l " t o "any"
that
actions w i l l
What about t h i s : "We take a l l r e f e r r a l s o f p o t e n t i a l crimes s e r i o u s l y . We i n t e n d t o examine

t h o r o u g h l y t h e i n f o r m a t i o n p r o v i d e d , and take any necessary and a p p r o p r i a t e steps based on
our review,"
Message--Mary P a t r i c e (CRM)
Sent: F r i d a y , May 13, 2011
AM
To:
Hulser, Raymond (CRM)
Raman, M y t h i l i (CRM); Smith, Jack (CRM);
(CRM)
Subject: FW: Ensign

I've l e a r n e d t o check w i t h t h e
(see below).
a/k/a|
punchy language.
I like i t
O r i g i n a l MessageSent: F r i d a y , May 13, 2011 11:34 AM

To: 'Brown, Mary P a t r i c e '
Cc: Raman, M y t h i l i
Subject: RE: Ensign
Here's a s u g g e s t i o n : "We take a l l r e f e r r a l s o f p o t e n t i a l crimes s e r i o u s l y , " s a i d J u s t i c e
Department spokesperson
"We i n t e n d t o examine t h o r o u g h l y t h e i n f o r m a t i o n
provided, and t a k e a l l necessary and a p p r o p r i a t e steps based on o u r r e v i e w . "
S u b j e c t : RE: Ensign
Yes,
From:
Sent: F r i d a y , May 13, 2011 11:21 AM
To: 'Brown, Mary P a t r i c e '
RE: Ensign
I am l o o k i n g ; w i l l t h i s come from
original
From: Brown, Mary P a t r i c e
To:
Cc: Raman, M y t h i l i
S u b j e c t : FW: Ensign
This i s my s t u f f y suggestion on t h e below.
Any thoughts about how t o s p i f f i t up?
' ManyPatrice
To:
(SMO); Raman, M y t h i l i ; Smith, Jack; H u l s e r , Raymond
Cc:
(SMO)
S u b j e c t : RE: Ensign
How about: "As t h e Department r o u t i n e l y does w i t h any r e f e r r a l o f p o t e n t i a l c r i m i n a l acts,
we i n t e n d t o review a l l o f t h e i n f o r m a t i o n provided and t a k e a l l necessary and a p p r o p r i a t e
based on
nature of the
NYT i s working on something f o r t h e weekend - we a r e n ' t sure e x a c t l y what y e t , b u t may v e r y

w e l l be u n f l a t t e r i n g as t o why we d i d n ' t charge Ensign p r e v i o u s l y .
I t h i n k we need t o have a strong response i n terms o f what we a r e d o i n g / t a k i n g t h i s
seriously.
I would propose "As we would normally do, we w i l l review t h e i n f o r m a t i o n and t a k e necessary
as a p p r o p r i a t e . "
From:
Sent:
To:
Cc:
Subject:
Tuesday,
Smith, Jack;
Raman,
Wash Post on PIN
l@usdoj.gov]
AM
Brown, Mary Patrice
OPA
Hi guys,
(Wash Post) called and said
going t o w o r k on a piece about PIN, pegging t o
and
is t h e first big case t h a t has been charged
The story will discuss recent trial victories and
changes since
No doubt it will mention Ensign and have the typical quotes
(I can't quite tell these days w h o they think w e should/should n o t Indict.) I've sent the reporter lots
info this morning
trial
(including Info about w h o the defense counsel was in a f e w trials t o
show t h a t high-powered attorneys aren't a new thing for us), w h a t the department has done on discovery, etc. (happy
to f o r w a r d t h e email sent to him.)
p r e v i o u s l y interviewed Jack and Lanny for a piece that ended up being all about Speech and Debate so has
he
would like t o go
his notes and propose using a f e w of the quotes f r o m t h a t past interview. think it is
w o r t h seeing
If w e think there needs to be a different theme or t o n e , t h e n think Lanny should talk t o
Usually w o u l d say Jack should talk t o him as well, but wanted t o get a feel from y o u guys about having Jack
quoted in the
certainly have a nexus t o
when there has been public reporting that y o u were t h e
hegotiator
and are clearly directly involved in that case. M y gut is that if he agrees t o say that
we declined t o
anv
the section, right?
to w o r k on the story this morning, w i t h t h e hope of finishing by COB t o m o r r o w so w e have a bit of t i m e .
Mythili, happy t o come chat w i t h Lanny about the article whenever is convenient. I'll p o p by later t o see if he is free.

he: f o l l o w - u p questions on t h e John Ensign investigation
S e n t : Wednesday, June 0 1 , 2011 4:15 PM
To:
freelancer writing for the Atlantic
Re: follow-up questions on t h e John Ensign
From;
To: Breuer,
A.
Sent: Wed Dec 01 16:30:30 2010
Subject: Not that it matters much,
But cannot begin to tell you how disappointed am by DOJ's decision not to prosecute Ensign. Based on just the public
record there was sufficient evidence to indict Sen, Ensign for conspiracy to violate the lobbying ban. know you can't
comment, but can't believe the department took a pass. Given its track record, it does not seem there is any federal
official the Public Integrity Section would take on.
Regards,
Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington

1400 Eye Street, NW, Suite 450
Washington, DC 20005
202-588-5020 (fax)
Subject:
| for the Daily Report, which is part of the

I'm covering
_
.
American Lawyer Media family of publications including Legal Times and the National Law Journal. The story
working
on now will take a look the DOJ's Public Integrity Section, and at the prosecutors assigned to the case.
Though have gleaned
about
from other sources, would
very much appreciate it if you could send me their bios. Other than the prosecution of John Ensign, what other major
cases
for PIN? What have
cases for PIN been?
Exemption 5AWP DP (b)6 7(C)
(SMO)
ne
PM
SMO)
/ freelancer writing for the Atlantic /
Re: follow-up questions on the John Ensign investigation
From
To:
Subject:
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PM
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freelancer writing for the Atlantic / 202-
follow-up questions
the John Ensign investigation
From:
Sent:
Smith, Jack
Cc:
Subject:
Raymond
Re: Ensign
AM
Sure thing. I am out

the office t h i s morning so i f you need i t
give me a c a l l l a t e
lack
To: Smith, lack

Sent: Thu
Subject: Ensign
2010
Do you have any d e t a i l s on the Ensign declination?
give
FBI
c a l l now.
Sent:
To:
Subject:
Great - do you
ceil.
8:08 PM
Re: ENSIGN -
RETURN FROM SENATOR DEMINT

the office and then we can conference you in on the
emailing the group? can
From:
To:
Sent: Tue Aug 17 19:57:20 2010
Subject: Re: ENSIGN - DOCUMENT RETURN FROM SENATOR |
430 is probably best.
tied up in the am.
Special Agent
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Washington Field Office / Northern Virginia Resident Agency
Tel:
Fax: (703)
Sent via Blackberry
Ml
Sent: Tue Aug 17 19:18:11 2010
Subject: Re: ENSIGN - DOCUMENT RETURN FROM
can call everyone before you go to sleep @ 0900 or we can do the call before everyone goes home @ 4:30. Since
you're working the overnight, why don't you let me know which one sounds better to you.
Best,
Tue Aug 17 16:36:15 2010

Subject: Re: ENSIGN - DOCUMENT RETURN FROM SENATOR |
I'm working the overnite shift the RA tonight. 1045pm to 730am. can be available on the cell after that, but will
probably be sacked out by 930am or
for a little while. can
be available in the late afternoon on the cell.
Special Agent
Tel: (703)
Fax: (703)
Cell: (202'
lc.fbi.gov
Sent
Blackberry
J
To:
Cc:l
Sent: Tue Aug 17 13:29:58 2010
Subject: RE: ENSIGN - DOCUMENT RETURN FROM SENATOR |
I'll follow up with

re Sen.
served in person on July 29 th
subpoenas. Can we do a conference call
to be contacted and scheduled for interviews?
me.
(CRM)
Attached
was
there) and I ' l l forward you the email service of the other
go over
next round of witnesses that need
and
are away this week so it w i l l just be the FBI
Thanks!
Justice -Public
1400 New York Avenue, N.W.,
20005
Office
Facsimile - 202.514.3003
Section
From:
Sent: Tuesday, August 17, 2010 1:04 PM
(FBI);
Subject: ENSIGN - DOCUMENT RETURN FROM
All:
A copy of the Document Return from
Also
Attached for your review.
All
the Request for Documents from our list of Senators have been returned to date - With the exception of
We still haven't received anything from
as of yet.
Not sure if you want to followup with
Senate Counsel to get a status check.
Can you also Email me copies of the FGJS for|
their respective GJ Appearances. Thanks,
Special
Discovery Boulevard, Manassas, Virginia 20109-3992
Tel:
Fax: (703) 686-6177
service if applicable) for
Cell: (202)|
7(C) ]
From:
Sent:
To:
Subject:
8:08 PM
Re: ENSIGN
Exemption 5 AWP DP (b)6 7(C)
Great - do you mind emailing the group? can call

cell.
7(C)\ the office and then we can conference you in on the
Exemption(b)6 7(C)
2010
Subject: Re: ENSIGN - DOCUMENT RETURN FROM
430 is probably best.
think|
FBI
|was tied up in the am.
Special
Tel:
Fax: (703);
Cell:
Sent via Blackberry
Exemption(b)6 7(C)
From
To:
Sent: Tue Aug 17

subject: Re: ENSIGN
can call everyone before you go to sleep @ 0900 or we

do the call before everyone goes home @ 4:30. Since
you're working the overnight, why don't you let me know which one sounds better to you.
Best,
7(0)
:|
To:
7(C) !
Subject: Re: ENSIGN
I'm working the overnite shift at the RA tonight.

to 730am. can be available on the cell after that, but will
probably be sacked out by 930am or 1000am for a little while. can also be available in the late afternoon on the cell.
Special Agent
Tel: (7031
Fax: (703) 686-6177

Cell: ( 2 0 2 )
FBI
.
--- Sent via Blackberry
From
To:
Cc:
Sent: Tue Aug 17 13:29:58 2010
subject:
RE: ENSIGN
Thanks!
7(0)
Exemption(b)6
U.S. Department of Justice -Public
1400 New York Avenue,
August
2010 1:04 PM
FBI
Subject: ENSIGN - DOCUMENT RETURN FROM

All:
A copy of the
Return from
lis Attached for your review.
Also - All the Request for Documents

our list of Senators have
Senator
We still haven't received anything from him as of yet.
Senate Counsel to get a status check.
you also Email me copies of the FGJS
their respective GJ Appearances, Thanks,
Special Agent
Washington Field Office / Northern Virginia
Agency
Discovery Boulevard, Manassas, Virginia 20109-3992
Tel: (705)
Fax: (703)
to date - With the exception of

Not sure if you want to followup with
l(with service if applicable) for
FBI
Cell: (202)
Ic.fbi.BOV
From:
Sent:
To:
Subject:

Smith, Jack
Ensign
l@ic.fbi.gov]
7:39 AM
Jack,
Do you have any d e t a i l s on the Ensign declination?
E x e m p t i o n 6 7(C)
From:
Sent:
To:
PM
(FBI);
Re; Google Alert - John Ensign
Subject:
To! Exemption 6
Sent: Sat Nov 20 16:11:07 2010
Subject:
Google Alert - John Ensign and
- saw this article this morning in the
Also saw an article about a federal judge in
Doesn't look like there is any F E C

Great work 5eb.
Agent
Tel:
Fax:
Cell:
via Blackberry
From: Google Alerts

Sent: Sat Nov 20 15:49:47 2010
Subject: Google Alert - John Ensign and |
FBI
Federal Election Commission dismisses John Ensign complaint

Politico
Ensign publicly revealed the affair in June 2009 after Doug Hampton threatened to go puhhc and allegedly sought
millions in hush money from the senator,...
topic
FEC dismisses complaint against Ensign over payments to former mistress
Michael
Ensign, John Ensign's parents, signed sworn affidavits stating that they did not intend the gifts to the Hampton
family to be severance,...
Ensign
The Hook After
Paid To Mistress
By The Huffington Post News Editors

John Ensign over a $96000 payment his parents made to his former mistress and her family. Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in
Washington, a campaignfinancewatchdog group, announced Friday that the commission had dismissed its complaint against Ensign,
his parents,... The commission said Ensign's parents, Michael and Sharon Ensign, wrote a $96000 check, intending that $24000 go to
each member of the Hampton family: Doug and Cynthia Hampton and their two sons....
Ensign off the hook on payoffs to mistress | Capitol Hill Blue

By The Associated Press
John Ensign over a $96000 payment his parents made to his former mistress and her family. Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in
Washington, a campaignfinancewatchdog group, announced Friday that the commission had dismissed
He has been under
criminal investigation
the Justice Department's public integrity section and the Senate ethics committee, The inquiries revolve
around whether Ensign helped Doug Hampton violate federal lobbying restrictions....
FEC Dismisses Complaint Against Ensign For
Payment To ...
By Rachel Slajda
John Ensign (R-NV) that alleged
he made an illegal contribution to his own campaign
his parents gave his former mistress
and staffer - and her family -- $96000. The complaint, brought by Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics
Hampton's husband,
Doug, was also a senior staffer and close friend of Ensign. After the affair, the couple left Ensign's employ and Ensign allegedly
helped Doug Hampton get a lobbying job and clients - a potential violation of the ...
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Hampton's husband, Doug, was also a senior staffer
close friend of Ensign. After the affair, the couple left Ensign's employ and
Ensign allegedly helped Doug Hampton get a lobbying job and clients -- a potential violation of
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John Ensign over a $96000 payment his parents made to his (read more)... The inquiries revolve around whether Ensign helped
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John Ensign (R-NV) and Doug Hampton, the man with whose wife the Nevada senator had an affair.,. 2 points. Ensign Establishes
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Memorandum
To:
All Employees and Office Personnel
From:
Date:
October 13, 2009

Important Notice Regarding Document Retention Procedures
Please be advised of the following:

Effective immediately, and until further notice, do not destroy,
any documents or records (both duplicates and originals) that relate
" This directive specifically includes, but is not limited to:
or remove
A l l correspondence to, from,
Any work performed

their tenure with Senator Ensign's official office and/or campaign;
Any files or records

employees of Senator
while they were

official office and/or campaign;
A l l employment records maintained for current and past employees

office and campaign, including, but not limited
If it
to
Any communications to, from, and about NVEnergy and/or Allegiant Airlines,
including any communications involving or related to these entities and/or their
employees; and
/
Any information regarding payments
by/
any person;
necessary to collect these documents, formal instructions will be provided
To be clear, the terms "documents" and "records" include all typed, handwritten, and
electronic documents and records of any kind, including files, faxes, emails, electronic
memoranda, phone records, and the
For persons responsible for destructing older
records after a specified passage of time, this memorandum immediately supersedes those
responsibilities and any prior instructions on the subject.
Failure to comply with this directive will carry serious consequences. If you have any
questions regarding this directive, please contact me. Thank you for your cooperation
this matter.

Criminal Division
Washington.
20530
December 23, 2009
Esq.
Senate Legal Counsel
642 Hart Senate Building
DC
Request for Documents from the Office of U.S. Senator John Ensign
Pursuant to an ongoing grand jury investigation, I write to request materials from the
Office of U.S. Senator John Ensign. The Department of Justice requests the following materials:
1.
For the time period November

through December 22, 2009, any email
communication regarding any of the following persons, entities or matters:
a,
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.
h.
Nevada Power
N V Energy
November, Inc.
The following words or phrases:
i,
Super Bowl; Superbowl; Houston;
ii.
strip club; Scores
golf
ticket;
tickets
iv.
2.
A l l of
2004
mail for the time period August 28, 2004, through September 3,
For the time period

in any way
through January 2005, any and all

persons, entities, or matters identified i n
relating
(a)
through
Please produce responsive documents by April
2009, unless a later date is
subsequently agreed to by the undersigned. Responsive documents should be produced to:
FBI Special
9325 Discovery Boulevard
telephone: (703)1
Thank you for your cooperation in this matter. Please let us know i f any issues arise or i f
you have any questions.
Very truly yours,
N.HULSER
ACTING CHIEF
PUBLIC INTEGRITY SECTION
Trial Attorney
purposes of this request, the term "documents" includes writings or records of every
kind or character, conveying information by mechanical, electronic, photographic, or other
means, whether
taped, stored or coded electrostatically,
or
otherwise. "Documents" includes but is not limited to correspondence,
notes,
memoranda, minutes, summaries, telephone records, telephone message logs or slips, calendars,
date books, interoffice communications, results of investigations, videotapes, audiotapes,
microfiche, microfilm, any electronic media, and accounting and financial records o f any kind
(including checks
and back), wire transfers, cash payments or receipts, and check
requests), "Documents" refers to any record in the Office's possession, custody, or control, and
"documents" includes all drafts or unfinished versions of documents,

Criminal
Washington,
20530
23, 2010
The Honorable]
Russell Senate Office
Washington, DC
Re:
Request for Documents
Dear
tb)
Pursuant to an ongoing grand jury investigation, I write to request materials from your
office. The Department of Justice requests the following materials:
1.
For the time
February 14, 2008 to June 23,
A l l documents
Air executives
3.
For the time period from November

to or
from^^^^Hor
4.
For the time period from February
all
regarding
meeting you and/or your staff had with
to June 23,
John Ensign
documents regarding
John Ensign
Please produce all responsive documents by July 8,
unless a later date is
For purposes of all requests in this letter, the term "documents" includes writings or
records of every kind or character, conveying information by mechanical, electronic,
photographic, or other means, whether
or otherwise. "Documents" includes but is not limited to correspondence, enotes, memoranda, minutes, summaries, telephone records, telephone message logs or slips,
calendars, date books, interoffice communications, results of investigations, videotapes,
audiotapes, microfiche, microfilm, any electronic media, and accounting and financial records of
any kind (including checks (front and back), wire transfers, cash payments or receipts, and check
"documents" includes all drafts or unfinished versions of documents.
subsequently agreed to by the undersigned.. Responsive documents should be produced to:

FBI Special
Manassas, V A 20109
telephone:
Thanlc you for your cooperation in this matter, Please let us know i f any issues arise or i f
you have any questions,
truly yours,
JACK SMITH
Trial
(Esq., Senate Legal Counsel (via email)
Criminal Division
Washington,
20530
2010
The Honorable
Russel Senate Office
Re: Request for Documents
Dear Senator I
to an ongoing grand jury investigation, I write to request materials from your
office. The Department of Justice requests the folowing materials:
to June 23, 2010, all
regarding
2.
All documents regarding a March 2009 meeting you and/or your staff had with
Air executives
For the time period from
to June
all
communications to or
John Ensign
John Ensign AND
to March 30, 2008, any documents regarding
' For purposes of all requests in this letter, the term "documents" includes writings or
taped, stored or coded electrostaticaly,
or otherwise, "Documents" includes but is not limited to correspondence, enotes, memoranda, minutes, summaries, telephone records, telephone message logs or slips,
audiotapes, microfiche, microfilm, any electronic media, and accounting andfinancialrecords of
any kind (including checks (front and hack), wire transfers, cash payments or receipts, and check

FBI Special
9325
Boulevard
Manassas, V A
telephone: (703)|
Thanlc you for your cooperation in this matter, Please let us know i f any issues arise or i f
Very truly yours,
JACK SMITH
CHIEF, PUBLIC INTEGRITY SECTION
cc:
Esq., Senate Legal Counsel (via email)

Criminal Division
Washington, D,C, 20530
340 Russell
Office Building
Re:
Dear
Pursuant to an ongoing grand jury investigation, I write to request materials

For the time period from April 30, 2008 and June 23, 2010, all
your
regarding
All documents
Air executives
fromflj^HVor
to June 23,
all
John Ensign relating
Please produce all responsive documents by July
microfiche, microfilm, any electronic media, and accounting and financial records of
requests). "Documents" refers to any record in the Office's possession, custody, or control, and
subsequently agreed to by the undersigned. Responsive documents should be produced to;

FBI Special
Manassas, V A
telephone; (703)
Thank you for your cooperation in this matter. Please let us
Very truly yours,
JACK SMITH
i f any issues arise or if

Criminal Division
Washington,
20530
June 23, 2010

The Honorable
340 Russell Senate Office Building
Re:
Dear
For the time period from April 30, 2008 and June
all
2.
A l l documents regarding a March 2009 meeting you and/or your

Air executives including
3.

regarding
to June 23,
all
John Ensign relating to
or
photographic, or other means, whether encarded, taped, stored or coded electrostatically,
or otherwise. "Documents" includes but is not limited to
enotes, memoranda, minutes, summaries, telephone records, telephone message logs or slips,

FBI Special Agent |
Discovery Boulevard
Manassas, V A
telephone: (703)|
Very truly yours,
JACK SMITH
cc:
|Esq., Senate Legal Counsel (via email)

Criminal Division
Washington,
20530
2010
The Honorable
309 Hart Senate Office Building
Re:
Dear
office, The Department of Justice requests the following materials:
For the time period from April 30, 2008 to June 23,
A l l documents
all
staff had with Allegiant
A i r executives
For the time period from November 1, 2007 to June 23,
all documents regarding .
fromj|^|HHor
For purposes of all requests in this letter, the term "documents" includes
or
records o f every kind or character, conveying information by mechanical, electronic,
FBI Special
Manassas, V A 20109
telephone: (703)1
Thanlc you for your cooperation i n this matter, Please let us know i f any issues arise or i f
Very truly yours,
36)
cc:
Senate Legal Counsel (via email)

Criminal Division
Washington, D.C. 20530
2010
The Honorable |
Re:
Dear
For the time period from April 30, 2008 to June 23,
2.
A l l documents regarding
A i r executives
3.

all

or John Ensign relating
For purposes o f all requests in this letter, the term "documents" includes writings or
audiotapes, microfiche, microfilm, any electronic media, and accounting and financial records of.
requests). "Documents" refers to any record i n the Office's possession, custody, or control, and

FBI Special Agent |
Manassas, V A 20109
telephone:
Thanlc you for your cooperation in this matter. Please let us know i f any issues
or i f

Very truly yours,
JACK SMITH

Criminal Division
Washington,
20530
June 23, 2010

The
Re:
Dear
office. The Department of Justice requests the following materials;
For the time period from April
A l l documents
2008 to June 23,
all
regarding
March 2009 meeting you and/or your staff had with Allegiant
Air executives
3.

to or
fromH|HBor
to June 23,
all
electromagnetically, or otherwise, "Documents" includes but is not limited to correspondence, enotes, memoranda, minutes, summaries, telephone records, telephone message logs or slips,
any kind (including cheeks (front and back), wire transfers, cash payments or receipts, and check
subsequently agreed to by the undersigned, Responsive documents should be produced to;

FBI Special
Manassas, V A
telephone:
you for your cooperation in this matter, Please let us know i f any issues arise or i f
Very truly yours,
JACK SMITH
Trial Attorney
202'
cc:

Criminal Division
Washington,
20530
June 23, 2010

The Honorable |
Washington, DC
Re;
Dear Senator I
For the time period from April
2.
3.
to June
all
All
A i r executives
regarding
from^^^^lor

For purposes o f all requests in this letter, the term "documents" includes writings or
records o f every kind or character, conveying information by mechanical, electronic,
requests). "Documents" refers to any record i n the Office's possession, custody, or control, and

FBI Special Agent
Manassas, V A
telephone:
Thanlc you for your cooperation in this matter. Please let us know i f any issues arise or i f
Very truly yours,
JACK SMITH

Criminal Division
Washington,
20530
2010
Re:
Request for Documents from the Office of U.S. Senator X X
Dear M r . :
Pursuant to an ongoing grand jury investigation, I write to request materials from the
Office o f U.S. Senator
The Department of Justice requests the following materials:
For the time period December
2007 through June
any
regarding
any of the following persons, entities or matters regardless of whether the person, entity
or matter is mentioned by name in the document:
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f,
g.
h.
Allegiant Air
John Ensign
or
calendars, date books, interoffice communications, results o f investigations, videotapes,
any kind (including
(front and back), wire transfers, cash payments or receipts, and check

FBI Special
Manassas, V A
telephone: (703
Thanlc you for your cooperation in this matter. Please let us know i f any issues arise or i f
Very truly yours,

JACK SMITH
Subject:
Location:
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Jack's Office
Start:
End:
Tue 6/8/2010 11:00 AM

Tue 6/8/2010 12:00 PM
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Show Time
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Recurrence:
Not yet responded
Meeting Status:
Smith, Jack (CRM)
Organizer:
Can you come to this first weekly meeting w i t h my new Chief?

If not, let me know your availability next week,
Thanks,
From: Smith, Jack

Sent: Thursday,
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Subject: ENSIGN weekly mtg
PM
Raymond;
When: Tuesday, June 08, 2010 11:00 AM-12:00 PM (GMT~05:00) Eastern

Where: Jack's Office
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Roll Call reports today that Sen, John Ensign has registered his legal defense fund as a 527 political organization.
A 527 is tax-exempt, but Ensign must report contributions to the IRS,
As Roll Call notes, it's an unusual move:
Campaign finance experts called the decision unusual and possibly unprecedented, noting that Members o f Congress do not
typically register legal expense accounts in such a dual fashion,
"1 guess he somehow considers the use of these legal fees, these contributions, to be political, and while they're related to
political charges, typically those defense funds are not set up as 527s," said Ken Gross, a campaign finance attorney at Skadden,
Arps, Slate, Meagher and
Ensign is being investigated by both the Senate ethics committee and the DOJ, He allegedly helped a former staffer find
lobbying work, in violation of the one-year lobbying ban, after having an affair with the staffer's wife.
Ensign has admitted to the affair, and to having his parents give $96,000 to the couple after they left his employ,
More
Ensign coverage here,
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Request for Documents from Senator Ensign -
U.S. Department of Justice -Public

1400 New York Avenue, N.W., Suite\
Office - 202
Facsimile -202.514.3003
05, 2010 5:24 PM
Subject: Request for Documents

Gentlemen,
As we discussed am emailing you both the attached request for documents from Senator Ensign's office. Please feel
free to contact me with any questions. Thank you for your cooperation in this matter.
R/
Lb)
U.S.
of Justice -Public Integrity Section
1400 New York Avenue, N.W.,
20005
Office Facsimile - 202.514.3003
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Senator Ensign
FYI
From:
February 19, 2010 5:20 PM
Subject: RE: Senator Ensign
Thanks for your
As we discussed,
be in touch
regarding a list of search terms.
Have a good
Best,
-Public Integrity Section

New York Avenue, N.W., Suite
Office -202.514.3003
Se
9, 2010
PM
Subject: Senator Ensign
It was good talking to you and glad you made it back to the office safe and sound, The purpose of this email is to
memorialize the verbal report gave you this afternoon.
First vou had
that we
the list of users whose hard drives are being imaged.
toS^Tsenato
on
about
and
drive would have been wiped and reformatted shortly after
departure The more likely course is that his hard drive was "returned to stock," that is, was given to the Sergeant at
who would have wiped and reformatted it before donating It to a school.
,t
reformatted and given to an intern in the Senator's office. At any
drive ,s no longer
around and available for copying.
Second we have made good progress on imaging the servers. The two servers in D.C. have already been
Outlook,
email, calendar,
and the D.C.
share
staff). In the process of being Imaged are the servers for the Las Vegas and Reno offices.
for DC
Finally, mentioned to you that the laptop belonging

of the users whose laptop had been imaged)
had developed a serious malfunction that required either prompt reformatting or replacement of the hard drive.
hard drive had already been imaged, so we told the IT folks to do what they needed to do.
luestions or comments, please give me a call. Hope you have a relaxing weekend.
Cocke
&
2200 Ross Avenue, Suite 2200
Dallas,
Fax
felockclord.com
Austin, Chicago. Dallas, Houston. London, Los Angeles, New Orleans. New York, Sacramento. San
Francisco, Washington DC
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SENATOR ENSIGN INVESTIGATION - Possible Email Hosting Companies
Here's the email about email hosting companies we discussed.
justice -Public
1400 New York Avenue,
D.C. 2.0005
.
- 202.514.3003
From:,
Sent: Monday,
07,
3:09 PM
ENSIGN INVESTIGATION - Possible Email Hosting Companies

web-site for SMART TECH CORPORATION is
Special
WFO /
Agency
07, 2009 3:07 PM

INVESTIGATION - Possible Email Hosting Companies
Identifying the Email Hosting companies is pretty tricky without speaking to anyone. Saying that, did bunch of research
and consulted with one of our Cyber Agents. Basically, this is what it is looking
(no exact science though).
1)
21
Also,
- Company appears to be hosting their own Email. We will have to go to the company to
preserve E-mails.
NV ENGERGY - Company appears to be hosting their own
NRSC Company appears to be utilizing the services of a third-party hosting service identified as SMART TECH
CORPORATION
you have a chance, can you E-mail copies of all the Preservations Letters which you have already sent out.
need them for my records.
Thanks,
Agent
Bureau of
WFO / Northern Virginia Resident Agency
9325
Boulevard. Manassas, VA
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Guys,
re-sent this i n doc format - not the excel we've been working with, but easier than the txt format.
let me know if you think something is missing or if we can give them the green light?
Thanks.
8.5
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affair
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affair
A N D NOT
"Bio diesel plant"

"Ensign, Inc."
FEC A N D (severance OR campaign w/2 treas*
Disclosure" A N D
w/2 ensign)
"Nevada
OR "je" OR "j.e."
ensign) OR "je" OR "j.e." ORJ
"New York Times" A N D ((john w/2ensign)
OR "j.e."
"November inc."
"Open range"
"Post employment"
"Rob Roy"
"Selling Source"
"Senate Dining Room" A N D ((john w/2 ensign) OR j.e.
A N D ((john w/2
OR |
R doug
OR "je" OR "j.e."
affair OR
R
OR
affair
R
R affair OR
OR gift)
R
affair OR
2.000
OR
OR
gift) A N D NOT
207 AND
(john w/2
w/2 ensign) OR "je" OR "j,e."
training)
NOT ("1-800-
207-8001" OR "room s-207")

OR "je" OR "j.e."
(sen* w/2 ensign)
OR
OR ethic* OR training) AND
NOT ("1-800-207-8001" OR "room s-207")
AND
207 A N D "former employ*"
w/2 ensign)
OR "je" OR "j.e."
w/2 ensign)
training) A N D NOT ("1-800-207-8001" OR
OR ethic*
fi
rooms-207")
207
ensign) OR "je" OR "j.e."

(sen* w/2 ensign) OR ethic* OR training) A N D
NOT ("1-800-207-8001" OR "room s-207")
207 A N D "post employ"
w/2
OR "je" OR "j.e."
NOT ("1-800-207-8001" OR "room s-207")
207 A N D
AND
w/2. ensign) OR "je" OR "j.e."

OR ethic* OR training) A N D
N O T ("1-800-207-8001" OR "room s-207")

N D (Yiohn w/2 ensign) OR "je" OR "j.e."

NOT ("1-800-207-8001" OR "room s-207")
207
OR
NOT
ensign) OR "je" OR "j.e."

(sen* w/2 ensign) OR ethic* OR training) AND
"room s-207")
207 AND influence* AND ((john w/2 ensign) OR "je" OR "j.e,"

NOT ("1-800-207-8001" OR
"je" OR "j.e."
207
NOT ("1-800-207-8001" OR "room s-207")
207 AND restrict* AND
"je" OR "j.e."
training) AND
NOT ("1-800-207-8001" OR
207
AND
AND ((john
ensign)
OR "je" OR "j.e."
NOT
"room s-207")
OR affair
48000
w/2|
[OR
OR affair OR
8000000
OR
extort*)
OR
gift)
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NOT
NOT
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w/2 ensign))
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OR
OR (john w/2 ensign) OR "je"
"j.e."
OR
(sen* w/2 ensign)

Aiding AND (207 OR lobby* OR
Allegiant
AND "new jersey"

OR "Andrews air force
"Aunt Judy"
OR "majority makers" OR contribut*

(Colorado
open
OR range OR "OR"
(Colorado
ffiohn w/2 ensign)
"ie" OR "i.e."
affair OR "207" OR severance OR
extort* OR "NV Energy" OR Allegiant)

BLM AND ((iohn w/2ensign) OR "je" OR "j.e."
"NV Energy" OR
NOT "Nevada bureau of land management"
OR "p2sa" OR
biodiesel) AND
BLV AND NOT belleville
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Services)"
OR
(john w/2 ensign) OR "je" OR "j
extort*
[AND
affair OR _
AND
discuss with you"
w/2
"je" OR "j.e."
nvensign OR fredschwartz72
OR extort* OR trust OR "NV Energy" OR Allegiant OR
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"je" OR "j.e."
R nvensign OR fredschwartz72)
Commerce)" OR
'R (john w/2 ensign) OR "je" OR "j.e.

allegiant 01
NO
AND
energy" OR "nevada power" OR "nve" OR "sierra pacific"
r&r OR "R AND R" ORp
WD (((john w/2 ensign)) OR "je" OR "j.e."
OR
allegiant OR
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v/2
(john w/2
WD NOT
ecommlinlc
"EEC"
AND
OR "eec"
(Elmer w/2
fredschwartz72
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"R AND R"
OR eis
allegiant OR
OR (switch
entravision
dot
doi
nvensign OR
"nv energy" OR "nevada
OR ecommlinlc OR
OR
OR
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D
"nevada power"
power' OR "NV energy" OR "sierra pacific" OR "eis" OR
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discuss, esp Wake-Up Call"
Ethics
AND
[OR Gohn w/2 ensign) OR "je" OR "j.e." OR (sen* w/2 ensign))
w/2 inc) OR
extort* AND
"family trust"
"financial disclosure
AND
ensign) OR "je" OR "j.e." OR (sen* w/2 ensign)

R severance)
fire*
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NO
[OR severance OR trust

ensign)
affair
allegiant
Gohn w/2 ensign) OR "je" OR "j

OR extort*
AND
"Gros"
w/2 ensign) OR "je"
OR affair OR
R OR ecommlinlc
selling w/2 source OR fundrais* OR "majority makers" OR tpc

AND NOT "hammer out")
ND ((john w/2 ensign) OR "je" OR
allegiant OR
O R "nve" O R "nv energy" O R "nevada power" O R "sierra pacific" O R "p2sa" O R
(switch w/2 communications) O R ecommlinlc O R R & R O R "R
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OR
entravision O R
OR eis OR
OR 1
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r&r OR "R AND R"
0
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Criminal Division
June
The
Hart Senate Office Building
Re:
Dear Senator
office. The Department of Justice requests the following
For the time period February
through June
any documents1 regarding
Air
2.
3.
4.
November, Inc.
or otherwise. "Documents" includes but is not limited to correspondence,
e-mail, notes, memoranda, minutes, summaries, telephone records, telephone message logs or
slips, calendars, date books, interoffice communications, results of investigations,
20530
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agreed to by the undersigned. Responsive documents should be produced to:

FBI Special
Manassas, VA
telephone: (703)
Very truly yours,

JACK SMITH
Attorney
202
cc:
V)
Criminal Division
June
The Honorable
172 Russell Senate Office
Re:
Dear
1.

through June
any
regarding
any of the
persons, entities or matters regardless of whether the person, entity
Allegiant Air
4.
5.
November, Inc.
electromagnetically, or otherwise. "Documents" includes but is not limited to correspondence,
slips, calendars, date books, interoffice communications, results of investigations, videotapes,

FBI Special Agent|
Manassas, VA 20109
telephone: (703)|
Very truly yours,

JACK SMITH
EOUSAFOIA
Criminal Division
June 22, 2010
The Honorable
Re:
Dear Senator
For the time period February 2008 through June 22,
any documents1 regarding
any of the following persons, entities or ma tters regardless of whether the person, entity
records of
kind or character, conveying information by mechanical, electronic,
"documents"
all drafts or unfinished versions of documents.
'
20530
Criminal Division

FBI Special Agent
Manassas, VA 20109
telephone: (703)|
Thank you for your cooperation in this matter. Please let us know i f any issues arise or if
you have any
Very truly yours,

JACK SMITH
Trial Attorney
cc:
Criminal Division
June
2010
The Honorable
Re:
Dear
1.
For the time period February 1, 2008 through June 22, 2010, any
regarding
a,
Allegiant Air
For purposes of all requests in this letter, the term

includes writings or
records of
20530
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Please
all responsive documents by July 7, 2010, unless a later date is
EOUSAFOIA_CRM0000210
subsequently agreed to by tbe undersigned. Responsive documents should be produced

FBI Special Agent |
Manassas, V A
Thank you for your cooperation in
matter. Please let us know i f any issues arise or i f

Very truly yours,
JACK SMITH
Trial Attorney
cc:
I Esq., Senate Legal Counsel (via email)

Division
June 22, 2010
The
Re:
Dear Senator
For the time period February 2008 through June 22, 2010, any
regarding
or matter is mentioned by name in the document;
1.
2.
3.
4.
Allegiant Air
November, Inc.

records of
any land (including checks (front and back), wire transfers, cash payments or receipts, and check
20530
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EOUSAFOIA

FBI Special Agent
9325 Discovery Boulevar
Manassas, V A 20109
telephone: (703

Very truly yours,
JACK SMITH
CHTEF, PUBLIC INTEGRITY SECTION
Trial Attorney
cc:
)
Criminal Division
June 22, 2010
The
Re:
Dear Senator
through June 22, 2010, any documents1 regarding
1.
2:
4.
Air
November, Inc.
photographic, or other means, whether encarded, taped,
or coded electrostatically,
electromagnetically, or
"Documents" includes but is not limited to correspondence,
20530
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FBI Special
|
Manassas, VA
telephone:
Very truly yours,
JACK SMITH

Criminal Division
June 22, 2010
The Honorable1
Re:
Dear Senator
office. The Department of Justice requests
following materials:
For the time period February 2008 through June 22,
any
regarding
photographic, or
means, whether encarded, taped, stored or coded electrostatically,
requests), "Documents" refers to any record in the
possession, custody, or control, and
"documents" includes all drafts or unfinished versions of
U.S. Department of
20530
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subsequently agreed to by the undersigned. Responsive
should be produced to:
FBI Special Agent |

20109
telephone:
Thank you for your cooperation in this matter. Please let us know if any issues arise or if
Very truly yours,
JACK SMITH

Division
22, 2010
The Honorable
Re:
Dear Senator
Pursuant to an ongoing grand
investigation, I write to request materials from your

records of
electromagnetically, or otherwise, "Documents" includes but is not limited to
have any questions.
Very truly yours,

JACK SMITH
EOUSAFOIA

Criminal Division
June 22, 2010

The
Washington, DC
Re:
Dear Senator |
.
2.
For the time period between February 14, 2008

regarding
of whether
document.
all
mentioned by name in the
A l l documents regarding a March 2009 meeting you had with
Air executives
and|
All emails
or
by name
in the email.

records of
kind or character, conveying
by mechanical, electronic,
4.
For the time

John Ensign or
2008, any documents regarding

following persons, entities or
of whether the person, entity or matter is mentioned by name in the
document:
a.
b.
c.
FBI Special
|
9325
Boulevard
Manassas, VA 20109
telephone:
|
Thank you for your cooperation in this matter, Please let us know if any issues arise or i f
Very truly yours,
JACK SMITH
Trial Attorney
cc:
Criminal Division
2010
The Honorable
Re:
Dear Senator |
For the time period between April 30, 2008 and June 22, 2010, all
regarding
All documents regarding a March 2009 meeting you had with Allegiant Air executives
r John Ensign relating to!
20530
Criminal Division
FBI Special
9325 Discoveiy Boulevard
Manassas, VA
telephone:
Thank you for your cooperation in this matter, Please let us know i f any issues arise or i f
Very truly yours,
JACK SMITH
Trial

Criminal Division
June 22, 2010

The Honorable
Washington, DC
Re:
Dear
Please produce all responsive documents by July 7, 2010, unless a later date is
subsequently agreed to by the undersigned, Responsive documents should be produced to:
FBI Special
Manassas, VA
telephone:
For
of all requests in this letter, the term "documents" includes writings or
photographic, or other means, whether encarded, taped, stored or qoded electrostatically,
or otherwise, "Documents" includes but is not limited to correspondence,
EOUSAFOIA
Very truly yours,

JACK SMITH
EOUSAFOIA
June 22, 2010

The
Re:
Dear
Pursuant to an ongoing grand jury investigation, I write to request materials from your office. The Department
of Justice requests the following materials:
1.
2.
For the time period between April 30, 2008 and June 22, 2010, all documents1 regarding
All documents regarding a March 2009 meeting you had with Allegiant Air executives including
and
All emails to or
| or John Ensign relating
Please produce all responsive documents by July 7, 2010, unless a later date is subsequently agreed to by the
undersigned. Responsive documents should be produced to:
FBI Special Agent
Manassas, VA 20109
telephone:
For purposes of all requests in this letter, the term "documents" includes writings or records of every kind or
character, conveying information by mechanical, electronic, photographic, or other means, whether encarded, taped,
stored or coded electrostatically,
correspondence, e-mail, notes, memoranda, minutes, summaries, telephone records, telephone message logs or slips,
calendars, date books, interoffice communications, results of investigations, videotapes, audiotapes, microfiche,
microfilm any electronic media, and accounting and financial records of any kind (including checks (front and back),
wire transfers, cash payments or receipts, and check requests). "Documents" refers to any record in the Office's
nossession custody, or control, and "documents" includes all drafts or unfinished versions of documents.
Thank you for your cooperation in this matter. Please let us know i f any issues arise or i f you have
questions.
Very truly yours,
JACK SMITH

Criminal Division
June 22, 2010

The Honorable
Washington, DC
Re:
Dear
Pursuant to an ongoing
investigation, write to request materials from your

records of
electromagnetically, or otherwise, "Documents" includes but is not limited to correspondence,
EOUSAFOIA
Very truly yours,
JACK SMITH
June 22, 2010

The
Re:
Dear Senator]
Pursuant to an ongoing grand jury investigation, I write to request materials from your office. The
of Justice requests the following materials:
1.
For the time period between April 30, 2008 and
22, 2010, all
regarding
2009 meeting you had with Allegiant Air executives including
All emails to or
or John Ensign relating to|

undersigned. Responsive documents should be produced
unless a later date is subsequently agreed to by the
FBI Special Agent

Manassas, VA 20109
telephone;
For purposes of all requests in this letter, the term "documents" includes writings or records of
kind or
character, conveying information by mechanical, electronic, photographic, or other means, whether encarded, taped,
correspondence, e-mail, notes, memoranda, minutes, summaries, telephone records, telephone message logs or slips,
calendars, date books, interoffice communications, results of investigations, videotapes, audiotapes, microfiche,
microfilm, any electronic media, and accounting and financial records of any land (including checks (front and back),
wire transfers, cash payments or receipts, and check requests). "Documents" refers to any record in the Office's
possession, custody, or control, and "documents" includes all drafts or unfinished versions of documents.
ft
Thank you for your cooperation in this matter. Please let us know i f any issues arise or if you have any
questions.
Very truly yours,
JACK SMITH
Trial Attorney

Criminal Division
June 23,2010
The
Washington, DC
Re:
Dear
Please produce all responsive documents

July
For purposes of all requests in this letter, the term "documents" inclpdes writings or
any
(including checks (front and back), wire transfers, cash payments or receipts, and check
EOUSAFOIA

i f any issues arise or i f
Very truly yours,

JACK SMITH
U,S.
'
"'
of
Washington,
2010
The
Senate
Washington, DC
Re:
ce Building
Dear Senator
For the
April
and June 23,
Allegiant Air,
all
Please produce
responsive
by July 8,
0, unless a
date is
Special Agent |
20.109
telephone; (703)
For purposes of all requests in this letter, the

"documents" includes writings or
records of every kind or character, conveying information
electronic,
or otherwise, "Documents" includes hut is not
to
enotes, memoranda, minutes, summaries, telephone records, telephone message logs or slips,
audiotapes, microfiche, microfilm-, any electronic media, and accounting and financial records of
any kind (including checks (front and back), wire transfers, cash payments or receipts, and cheek
'
you
your cooperation in this matter, Please let
Very
yours,
JACK SMITH
Trial Attorney

Criminal Division
June 23,
The
Re:
Dear

|
1.

or
2.
A l l documents regarding
2008 to June
For the time period from November 1, 2007 to June

[or John Ensign
all documents1 regarding
staff had with
all documents to or from
For the time period from February 1, 2008, to March 30, 2008, any documents regarding
slips, calendars, date books, interoffice communications, results of investigations,
EOUSAFOIA
Washington,
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John Ensign AND
EOUSAFOIA CRM0000240

FBI Special Agent|
Manassas, VA 20109
telephone: (703)|
truly yours,
JACK SMITH
U,S, Department of
Division
Washington,
The
Washington, DC
Re;
Dear
office. The Department of Justice requests the following materials;
For the time
from February 14, 2008 to June 23,
documents' regarding
All documents regarding a March 2009 meeting you and/or your staff
Air executives
communications to
4.
For the
period
Ensign
to June
Ensign
February
to
with Ailegiant
all
any documents regarding
For purposes of
requests in this letter, the
"documents" includes writings or
records of every kind or character, conveying information by
electronic,
photographic, or. other means, whether
or otherwise. "Documents" includes but is not
to correspondence, enotes, memoranda, minutes, summaries, telephone records, telephone message
slips,
audiotapes, microfiche, microfilm, any electronic media,
and financial records of
"documents" includes all drafts or unfinished versions documents,
subsequently
to by the undersigned. Responsive documents should be produced to:
FBI Special Agent

Manassas, VA
telephone:
Thank you for your cooperation in this matter. Please let us know if any issues
Very truly yours,
JACK SMITH
or i f
Criminal Division
June 23, 2010

The Honorable
Re:
Dear Senator]
1.
For the time period from April 30, 2008 and June 23, 2010, all
2.
A l l documents regarding a March 2009 meeting you and/or your staff had with Ailegiant
Air executives
or John Ensign relating
2007toJune23,
or|
all documents to or from
For purposes of all requests in

letter, the term
"documents" includes
drafts or unfinished versions of documents.
ft
EOUSAFOIA
Washington,
20530
Criminal Division
FBI Special Agent |
Manassas, VA 20109
telephone:
Very truly yours,
JACK SMITH
Trial Attorney
cc:
I Esq., Senate Legal Counsel (via

Division
23, 2010
The
340 Russell Senate Office Building.
Washington,
Request for Documents:
Dear
Pursuant to an ongoing
jury investigation, I write to request materials from your
2,
All documents regarding a March 2009 meeting you and/or your
3,
the time periodfrom-November

communications to or fromB^^BHfr>r
Please produce all responsive documents by
to
all documents-regarding
Ensign relating to
For purposes of all requests in this letter, the term ""documents" includes writings
records of every kind or character,
information by mechanical, electronic,
photographic, or other means, whether encarded,
requests). "Documents" refers to any record in the Office's possession,
control, and

FBI Special
Manassas, VA
Thank you for your cooperation in this matter, Please let us know if any issues arise or if
Very truly yours,
SMITH

Criminal Division
The
322 Hart
Re:
Dear Senator

subsequently agreed to by the undersigned. Responsive documents should he produced to:
purposes of all requests in this letter, the term "documents" includes writings or
records of every kind or character, conveying information
mechanical, electronic,
or otherwise. "Documents" includes hut is not limited to correspondence,
includes all drafts or unfinished versions of documents.
EOUSAFOIA
Very truly yours,

JACK SMITH
cc:
EOUSAFOIA
US,
of Justice
Criminal Division
Washington,
June 23,2010
The Honorable
Re:
Request for
Dear Senator
Pursuant to an ongoing grand jury investigation, write to request
office, The Department of Justice requests the following
from

subsequently agreed to by the undersigned.
documents should be produced to:
FBI Special Agent
or otherwise. "Documents" includes but is not
to correspondence,
mail, notes, memoranda, minutes, summaries, telephone records, telephone message logs or slips,
calendars, date books, interoffice communications, results of
videotapes,
audiotapes, microfiche, microfilm,
electronic media,
accounting and financial
of
any kind (including checks
and back), wire transfers, cash payments or receipts, and
requests). "Documents" refers to any record in the
custody, or control, and
"documents" includes
drafts or unfinished versions of documents;
EOUSAFOIA
you
Thank yon for your cooperation in this matter. Please let us

have any questions,
truly yours,
JACK SMITH
Trial
cc:
Senate Legal Counsel
email)
if
issues
or if
y '

Criminal Division
The Honorable |
Washington, DC
Re:
Dear

|

office. The
of Justice requests the
materials:
1.
For the time period from April 30, 2008 to June
A l l documents
Air executives
For the time period from November 1, 2007 to June 23,
all documents1 regardin
staff had with Allegiant
to or from

any land (including checks (front and hack), wire transfers, cash payments or receipts, and check
20530
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FBI Special Agent
Manassas, VA
telephone:
Thank you for your cooperation in this matter. Please let us know i f any issues arise or if
>
truly yours,
JACK SMITH
Trial Attorney
202-
cc:
U.S.
of Justice
Criminal Division
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Dear Senator j
Pursuant to an
grand
investigation, I
office, The Department of Justice requests the following
For the time period from April 30, 2008 to
23,
to request materials from your
all
All documents regarding a March 2009 meeting you and/or your

land
regarding
ant

to June
all
communications to or from^^HHer John Ensign relating
Please produce at] responsive documents by July
unless a later
or
records of every kind or character, conveying information by mechanical,
calendars, date books, interoffice communications, results of investigations-, videotapes,
audiotapes, microfiche, microfilm, any electronic
and accounting and financial records of
any kind (including checks
and back),
transfers,
payments or receipts,
check
agreed to by the undersigned. Responsive documents should be produced to;

FBI Special Agent |
Manassas.
telephone; (703)|
Thank you for your cooperation
this matter. Please
us know i f any issues arise or if
Very truly
JACK SMITH
Trial Attorney
cc;

Division
2010
The
Washington, DC
Re:
Dear

FBI Special
Manassas, VA
telephone:
EOUSAFOIA
Very truly yours,
JACK SMITH
U.S.
of Justice
Criminal Division.
205)0
The Honorable
Hart
Washington, DC
Dear
Please
responsive documents by July 8,
a later date is
subsequently agreed to by the undersigned. Responsive documents should be produced to;
records of
or character, conveying information by mechanical, electronic,
or otherwise. "Documents" includes hut is-not limited to correspondence, enotes, memoranda, minutes, summaries, telephone records, telephone message logs or slips,
calendars,
books, interoffice communications, results of investigations, videotapes,
audiotapes, microfiche, microfilm, any electronic media, and accounting andfinancial,records of
requests), "Documents" refers to any record in the Office's
custody, or control, and
Thank you for your cooperation in this

Please let us know if any issues arise or if
Very truly yours,

JACK SMITH
CHIEF. PUBLIC INTEGRITY SECTION

Criminal Division
June
The Honorable|
Re:
Dear
April 30, 2008 to June
1.
documents regarding
Air executives
3.
time period from November 1, 2007toJune23,
all documents1
and|
to or from
or John
Please produce all responsive documents by July 7, 2010, unless a later date is
For purposes of all

in this letter, the term "documents" includes writings or
or otherwise, "Documents" includes but is not limited to correspondence,
any kind (including checks (front and hack), wire transfers, cash payments or receipts, and check
EOUSAFOIA
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subsequently agreed to by the
Responsive documents should he produced to:

FBI Special Agent |
Manassas, VA
telephone: ( 7 0 3 ) |
Thank you for your cooperation in this matter. Please let us know i f
issues arise or i f
truly yours,
JACK SMITH
cc:
' ' '
Washington, D.C,
June
The
Re:
Request
Dear Senator |
Pursuant to an ongoing grand jury investigation, I
tee period from April
to
.23,
request
from your
all documents1
All documents regarding

to or
from^^^HKr
to June 23,
John
relating
Please: produce all responsive documents by
unless a
is
or otherwise, "Documents" includes but is not limited to correspondence, eraail, notes, memoranda, minutes, summaries, telephone records,
logs or slips,
any kind (including checks (front and back), wire transfers, cash payments or
and check
requests). "Documents" refers to any record in the Office's possession, custody,
"documents" includes all drafts or unfinished versions of
agreed to by the undersigned, Responsive documents should
be produced
Special Agent
Manassas, VA
telephone: (703)
if
Very truly yours,
JACK SMITH

Criminal Division
2010
The Honorable
Washington,
Re:
Dear
For the time period December 1, 2007 through June
any
regarding
or matter is mentioned by name in the document;
electromagnetically, or otherwise. "Documents" includes hut is not limited to correspondence,
any
(including checks (front and back), wire transfers, cash payments or receipts, and check
1
h.
John Ensign

FBI Special Agent
9325 Discovery
Manassas, VA 20109
telephone: (703)
truly yours,
JACK SMITH
Trial
cc:
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April
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Smith, Esq.
Chief
Ion
New York
Suite 12100
Washington, DC
Dear Mr. Smith:
We are writing in regard to the Department of Justice's request that the
Committee on Ethics defer
Department's request and its agreement to
an
the Committee agreed to
The C
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however, is
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whether
defer
continues to object
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at thi time,
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the Federal
any and all
materials developed during the course
investigation- of Senator
would
hot limited
any
or
limited FBI 302 report
provided),
request for any other
evidence obtained by or produced
during
of its investigation. The Committee
the
available any mfo.rmati.on or materials, including
to
investigation
that concern;
or
materials
office has
deemed to be potentially exculpatory of Senator Ensign. The Committee
Department seek a court
that it
an
to respond favorably to tire Committee's request.
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look forward
the next week
tospegkingw^
request,
attention
The Honorable Ronald Welch

Assistant Attorney
Affairs
MORGAN J.
PATRICIA
BRYAN
R.
OFFICE O F SENATE.L E G A L C O U N S E L
T H O M A S E,
April
2011
BY ELECTRONIC M A I L
"Trial Attorney
Public Integrity Section
Re: United States
|(D.D.C.
I am writing in response to your recent inquiry about authority for the Department of
Justice to produce to the defendant in the above-referenced case records that were produced to
the Department from various Senate offices over the past several months for informal use
connection with a pending grand jury investigation.
Yesterday, in accord with the Standing Rules of the Senate and Senate practice, the
Senate agreed to S. Res. 136,
Cong.
authorizing the formal use of these records
in this matter. See
Cong.
S2285 (daily ed. April 7,
(attached). Accordingly,
the Department of Justice is authorized to produce these records to the defendant and to make
other use of the records i f necessary in connection with this matter.
Sincerely,
Attachment
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD
April 7, 2011
F A A REAUTHORIZATION AND
R E F O R M A C T O F 2011
Mr. D U R B I N . Madam President, I understand the Senate has received H . R ,
658 from the House and, under the previous order, I ask that the Senate proceed to Chat measure.
The P R E S I D I N G O F F I C E R , P u r s u a n t
to the order of F e b r u a r y 17, 2011, a l l
after the
clause is s t r i c k e n ,
and the text of S. 223, as passed, is i n serted i n l i e u thereof, and the bill, asamended, shall be read a third time,
CBO
SENATE
The amendment was ordered to be

engrossed and the bill to be read a
third
The bill was read the third time.
The
PRESIDING
clerk shall read the
OFFICER,
The
The assistant legislative clerk read

as follows:
Mr, Conrad: T h i s
the S t a t e m e n t of Budgetary Effects
P A Y G O L e g i s l a t i o n Tor H.R,
658, as
ESTIMATE OF THE STATUTORY PAY-AS-YOU-GO EFFECTS FOR

TRANSPORTATION MODERNIZATION
658,
S2285
T o t a l B u d g e t a r y Effects or H . R . 658 for

5-year S t a t u t o r y P A Y G O
net
duction i n the deficit of
billion.
T o t a l Budgetary Effects of H . R . 658 for
10-year S t a t u t o r y P A Y G O Scorecard; net
duction
the deficit of
the
rethe
re-
A l s o submitted for the

as part of
this s t a t e m e n t i s a table prepared by the
Congressional Budget
which provides
additional information on the budgetary effects of this A c t , as follows:
There
no objection, the mater i a l was ordered to be printed i n the
R E C O R D , as follows;
T H E FAA REAUTHORIZATION AND R E F O R M ACT O F
A S AMENDED B Y S.
AND SAFETY IMPROVEMENT ACT, A S P A S S E D B Y T H E SENATE O N F E B R U A R Y
T H E FAA AIR
2011
(Millions ol dollars, try

2012
-7
Major provisions of
-479
authority ((hereby
outlays by
estimated $22 billion
the
The P R E S I D I N G O F F I C E R . Under
the previous order, the bill, as amended, is passed, the motion bo reconsider
is considered made a n d laid upon the
table, the
insists upon i t s
amendment, requests a
with
the House on
disagreeing votes of
the two Houses, and the Chair appoints
The P R E S I D I N G O F F I C E R . Without
objection,
is so
The resolution ( S . R e s .
was
agreed to.
The preamble was agreed bo,
The resolution, with i t s preamble,
reads as follows:
Mr. R O C K E F E L L E R ,
M r s . B O X E R , Mr.
N E L S O N of F l o r i d a , Ms.
Mrs,
Mr.
Mr.
Whereas,
the case of United States v.
Douglas
D. Hampton,
No,
pending
the U n i t e d S t a t e s D i s trict C o u r t for the D i s t r i c t of Columbia, documents that have been produced to the
United States D e p a r t m e n t of J u s t i c e by offices of the Senate i n earlier related proceedings m a y be needed for use i n this pro-
Mr.
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658
by federal Aviation
and
Ion-re led revenues;
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INCREASE OR DECREASE - ) IN THE

-
from the Committee on F i n a n c e

and M r . H A T C H
conferrees
on the part of the Senate,

UNITED STATES
DOUGLAS D.
HAMPTON
Mr, D U R B I N . Madam President, I ask
unanimous consent that the Senate
proceed to the immediate consideration of S . R e s .
submitted earlier
today.
The
PRESIDING
O F F I C E R . The
clerk w i l l report the resolution by
title.
The a s s i s t a n t legislative c l e r k read
as
A resolution ( S , R e s .
to authorize document production i n U n i t e d S t a t e s v. Douglas D . Hampton.
There being no objection, the Senate

proceeded to consider the
Mr.
Madam President,
resolution concerns records that several offices of the Senate have provided
to the Department of J u s t i c e in connection with a c r i m i n a l
As those documents m a y be needed i n
a pending c r i m i n a l case arising out of
that investigation, United S t a t e s v.
Douglas D . Hampton, this resolution
would authorize the use of these documents i n connection with this case or
any related
D U R B I N . 1 a s k unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to,
the preamble be agreed to, the motions
to reconsider be laid upon the table
with no intervening action or
and any statements related to the resolution be printed i n the R E C O R D .
S.
136
There being no objection, the Senate

proceeded to consider the resolution.
Mr. D U R B I N . Madam President, I ask
unanimous consent that the resolution
be agreed to, the preamble be agreed
to, and the motions to reconsider be
laid upon the table.
The P R E S I D I N G O F F I C E R . Without
objection, i t i s so ordered.
The
resolution ( S . R e s . 137) was
agreed to,
The preamble was agreed to.
The resolution, with its preamble,
reads as follows:
B.
Whereas, by the privileges of the Senate of

the United States and R u l e X I of
Standing R u l e s of the Senate, no evidence under
the control or i n the possession of the Senate
may, by the j u d i c i a l or
ess, be
from such control or possession
but by P e r m i s s i o n of the Senate;
Whereas, when
appears t h a t evidence
under the control or in the possession of the
Senate m a y promote the a d m i n i s t r a t i o n of
justice, the Senate w i l l take s u c h action a s
will promote the ends of j u s t i c e consistent
the privileges of tho Senate; Now,
therefore, be i t
Resolved that records that have been produced by offices of the Senate i n connection
with investigation by the D e p a r t m e n t of
J u s t i c e are authorized to be used i n the ease
of
Stales v, Douglas D. Hampton and
any related proceedings.
T A K E OUR D A U G H T E R S AND SONS

TO WORK D A Y
Mr, D U R B I N . Madam President, I ask
unanimous consent that the Senate
now proceed to the consideration of S,
Res. 137, which was submitted earlier
today.
The
PRESIDING
The
clerk will report the resolution by
title.
The assistant legislative c l e r k
as follows:
A resolution ( S . R e s . 137) supporting the
goals
ideals of T a k e Our Daughters and
Sons T o Work D a y .
Whereas the T a k e Our Daughters T o Work

Day program was created in New Y o r k C i t y
as a response to research that showed that,
by the 8th grade, m a n y
were dropping
out of school, had low self-esteem, and
lacked confidence;
Whereas, in 2003, the name of the program
was changed to " T a k e O u r Daughters and
Sons T o W o r k D a y " so that boys who face
m a n y of the s a m e challenges as girls could
also be involved in the program;
Whereas the mission of the program, to develop "innovative strategies that empower
girls and boys to
societal barriers
to reach their full potential", now fully r e flects the addition of boys;
Whereas the T a k e Our Daughters and Sons
T o Work F o u n d a t i o n , a nonprofit organization, has grown to become 1 of the largest
public awareness campaigns, with more than
33,000,000 p a r t i c i p a n t s a n n u a l l y i n more than
organizations and workplaces
every State;
Whereas, i n 2007, the T a k e Our Daughters
To Work program transitioned to E l i z a b e t h
North C a r o l i n a ,
known as the
T a k e Our D a u g h t e r s and Sons T o Work
F o u n d a t i o n , a n d received national recognition for the dedication of the Foundation to
generations;
Whereas every year, mayors, governors,
and other private and public officials sign
p r o c l a m a t i o n s and lend their support to
T a k e Our D a u g h t e r s and Sons T o Work;
Whereas the fame of the T a k e Our Daughters and S o n s T o Work program has spread
overseas, w i t h requests and
being
made from around the world on how to operate the program;
E-MAIL
BY HAND
The Honorable Barbara

Johnny'
Select
on Ethics
Slates Senate
Washington, DC
Re:
Ensign's Responses la the

Supplemental Request for
Third
Dear Chairman Boxer and Vice Chairman
Committee
cc;
with this
Third
for
Please do not
contact
Affidavit o f
Ensign
Honorable
Brown.
The Honorabl e Pat Roberts
The Honorable Ben
The
James E,
John C.
Counsel
Director
of
have any questions
this matter,
AFFIDAVIT OF JOHN
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
BEFORE
A
who
swore
affirmed
Ensign,
have never been
resident' 6f the
of a felony, and I am
herein, which are
own
to testify about the matters stated
knowledge, and are
correct to the
of
recollection,
2 , In response to questions
States Senate (the "Committee") in a
(a)
Committee on Ethics
dated May
2010,
computer
in
the
as follows:
[Question ,j. The computer at issue in the
provided to the Sergeant at
letter was
year because simply
of
connection
my work that
(b)
to me
computer or email access either on a

[Question 2,]
for the 2006 election. Because of
at issue Is ahigh resolution used it
campaign to
or on. a,
computer
some frequency
that
some official
this
several years
and even
because ft was. difficult for
to
from
computer,
te'y-few:ioroft-dtcaimEife
I of
matter and some

media in this matter.
recall that 1 used this computer a
or
2008, To the best of
computer to search the

to use a
to
program
current recollection ! have also'
television programs, to watch movies,
the
of my
since October
[Question
occasion
this
2009.
Besides me, my
occasion
have used the computet
However, my recollection and belief is that
this computer occurred before this time

asked not
the
on the computer.
(c)
(d)
only to
This
use of
was limited and ceased when he was
it anymore.
Jr. addition, tun in

connection with
certain -functions
computer, I understand that; sometime
October
November 2009
visited my home on two occasions
we
were having difficulties connecting to the Internet; sometime in the first

lie-changed the computer's
201
access mode from
week of January
wired; on February 24,
he
he
Sergeant at
On the computer;
[Question 1 ]
long been:
my email, to. delete emails so

account
on my
of my routine
do
at any
retain a large number of emails in my

followed
with
of 3
respect
therefore, since that time
fofiedihgfortoiatittgfo'com'rau
relating
roatt'omfeiatingtodtis
media
te^mttttiein
fromthis
computer, thereby eliminating unused shortcuts, I am not aware of anyone
files
from this
[Question 6,]
during the relevant time period.
for
paid for this computer,
7..]
and it has
relevant to tins
fois computer
located in my office in my
[Question 8.]
deleted
mot
of any
Las Vegas;
failing
the description
Computer Forensic Technical

Case:
April 3 0 , 2 0 1 0
P r e p a r e d by:
I n f o r m a t i o n T e c h n o l o g y Security B r a n c h
Office o f t h e Assistant Sergeant a t A r m s
a n d Chief I n f o r m a t i o n O f f i c e r
Executive Summary
The S e n a t e Select C o m m i t t e e o n Ethics has r e q u e s t e d t h e S e r g e a n t at A r m s t o g a t h e r t h e
f o l l o w i n g f r o m S e n a t o r Ensign's W a s h i n g t o n , D.C, and N e v a d a
Earliest a v a i l a b l e a n d m o s t c u r r e n t (as o f D e c e m b e r 18, 2 0 0 9 ) b a c k u p savesets f o r

v i r t u a l s e r v e r a n d e-mail f i l e s ; a n d
F o r e n s i c a l l y s o u n d EnCase images o f t h e d e s k t o p c o m p u t e r s , l a p t o p c o m p u t e r s , a n d
BlackBerrys t h a t have been a s s o c i a t e d w i t h t h e f o l l o w i n g i n d i v i d u a l s since M a y
S e n a t o r J o h n Ensign
4,
6,
R e p o r t i n g w i l l i n c l u d e t h e s t a t u s o f all i m a g i n g activities f o r t h e s p e c i f i e d w e e k , t o i n c l u d e
a p p r o p r i a t e i d e n t i f i e r s f o r t h e m e d i a o n w h i c h images are s t o r e d a n d t h e i r s t o r a g e l o c a t i o n .
Data a c q u i s i t i o n p r o c e s s e s f o r v i r t u a l m a c h i n e s and e m a i l files c o m m e n c e d o n J a n u a r y
and
data a c q u i s i t i o n f o r d e s k t o p s , l a p t o p c o m p u t e r s , and BlackBerrys c o m m e n c e d o n J a n u a r y 13,

2 0 1 0 . As a c q u i s i t i o n s a r e c o m p l e t e d , t h e s e i t e m s are s t o r e d in t a m p e r - e v i d e n t bags in PSQ6720, evidence locker n u m b e r 004.
All d a t a a c q u i s i t i o n s f o r d e s k t o p s , l a p t o p c o m p u t e r s , a n d / o r BlackBerrys in t h e W a s h i n g t o n ,
D.C. o f f i c e w e r e c o m p l e t e d o n January 2 2 . T h e previously o u t s t a n d i n g i m a g e f o r
L a p t o p l was backed u p and verified o n January
Backup savesets f o r e m a i l servers w e r e
c o m p l e t e d o n J a n u a r y 12 a n d v i r t u a l servers w e r e c o m p l e t e d o n J a n u a r y 2 8 .
W e r e c e i v e d a list o f s t a t e o f f i c e m a c h i n e s t o be i m a g e d o n F e b r u a r y 2 . T h e visit t o t h e Nevada
s t a t e o f f i c e s t o o k p l a c e t h e w e e k o f F e b r u a r y 2 2 . The f i r s t a c q u i s i t i o n v i s i t w a s t o t h e Reno
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o f f i c e o n F e b r u a r y 2 2 a n d 23 f o r t h e Reno server. The Reno s e r v e r w a s b a c k e d u p and verified

o n F e b r u a r y 2 5 . Las Vegas a c q u i s i t i b n s began o n February 2 4 a n d c o m p l e t e d February 25.
W e r e c e i v e d n o t i f i c a t i o n o f t w o a d d i t i o n a l h a r d drives t o b e i m a g e d o n A p r i l 2 1 . T h e drives
w e r e r e m o v e d f r o m s y s t e m s in Nevada u n d e r t h e c o n t r o l o f o f f i c e s t a f f a n d d e l i v e r e d t o t h e
W a s h i n g t o n , D.C. o f f i c e via FedEx, w h e r e t h e y w e r e t u r n e d o v e r t o SAA IT Security Branch staff
o n A p r i l 2 1 . T h e a c q u i s i t i o n s a n d backup w e r e p e r f o r m e d in PSQ-6720 a n d c o m p l e t e d o n April
2 6 . Drives w e r e s t o r e d w h e n n o t b e i n g processed in t a m p e r - e v i d e n t bags in PSQ-6720,
evidence locker
a n d r e t u r n e d t o t h e DC office o n A p r i l 2 8 .
Objectives
A list o f l a p t o p s a n d BlackBerrys associated w i t h specific users f o r t h e DC o f f i c e o f S e n a t o r
Ensign w a s p r o v i d e d t o IT Security o n January 12. This i n f o r m a t i o n w a s used t o c r e a t e device
i d e n t i f i e r s f o r each m a c h i n e , w h i c h w i l l be r e f e r e n c e d by
n a m i n g c o n v e n t i o n in t h e w e e k l y
s t a t u s r e p o r t s (see T a b l e 1 b e l o w ) .
Table 1 - Device Naming Convention - DC Office Equipment
Device Identifier
User N a m e
Device
Laptop 1
USERl-Laptop2
2
BlackBerry
USER1-BB
Laptop
USER2-Laptopl
Laptop
USER3-Laptopl
Laptop
USER4-Laptopl
Laptop 1
Laptop 2 1
USER5-Laptop2
BlackBerry
USER6-Laptopl
Laptop2
USER6-BB
BlackBerry
USER7-Laptopl
USER8-Laptopl
Laptop 1
Laptop 2
USER8-Laptop2
USER8-BB
BlackBerry
This is a previously assigned laptop reassigned

This is a previously assigned laptop reassigned
This is a previously assigned laptop reassigned to
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User N a m e
Device
Device Identifier
Laptop 1
USER9-Laptopl
Laptop 2
USER9-Laptop2
BlackBerry
A list o f l a p t o p s a n d BlackBerrys associated w i t h specific users f o r t h e N e v a d a s t a t e offices o f

S e n a t o r Ensign w a s p r o v i d e d t o IT Security o n F e b r u a r y 2.
This i n f o r m a t i o n w a s used t o c r e a t e
d e v i c e i d e n t i f i e r s f o r e a c h m a c h i n e , w h i c h w i l l b e r e f e r e n c e d b y t h i s n a m i n g c o n v e n t i o n in t h e
w e e k l y s t a t u s r e p o r t s (see T a b l e 2 b e l o w ) . This list o f e q u i p m e n t also i n c l u d e d t w o s e r v e r s : o n e
In Las Vegas and o n e in Reno,
Table 2 - Device Naming Convention - Nevada State Offices Equipment
User N a m e
Device
Device Identifier
Laptop
UserlO-Laptopl
BlackBerry
Userll-Laptopl
Laptop
BlackBerry
T w o a d d i t i o n a l h a r d d r i v e s w e r e I d e n t i f i e d a n d s h i p p e d t o DC f o r a c q u i s i t i o n s . The d r i v e s w e r e
picked up
fron^jj^mm
Chief o f Staff o n A p r i l 2 1 . The t a b l e b e l o w lists t h e d r i v e
i d e n t i f i e r s used d u r i n g i m a g e a c q u i s i t i o n :
Table 3 - Additional Drives
User N a m e
Device Identifier
Device
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
P r o g r e s s f o r each a c q u i s i t i o n o f each m a c h i n e / d r i v e is listed in t h e t a b l e b e l o w , a l o n g w i t h t h e

status and date completed.
Table 4 - Acquisition Status
Status
[Completed
Objective
C r e a t e backup savesets (earliest available - 0 6 / 1 0 / 2 0 0 9 a n d m o s t
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Status
2010
Objective
current
containing email files4.
Completed 1/13/10
C r e a t e d EnCase image o f U S E R 6 - L a p t o p l
Completed 1/25/10
R e a c q u i r e EnCase image o f U S E R 6 - L a p t o p l .
Completed 1/13/10
C r e a t e d EnCase i m a g e o f U S E R 7 - L a p t o p l
Completed 1/14/10
Completed 1/14/10
Completed 1/14/10
C r e a t e d EnCase image o f
Completed 1/14/10
Completed 1/14/10
C r e a t e d BlackBerry D e s k t o p M a n a g e r b a c k u p o f USER6-BB
D e v i c e In E v i d e n c e
C r e a t e d BlackBerry Desktop M a n a g e r b a c k u p o f USER8-BB
Locker
Completed
Completed 1/19/10
Create EnCase i m a g e o f
Completed 1/19/10
C r e a t e EnCase image o f
Completed 1/20/10
Create BlackBerry Desktop M a n a g e r b a c k u p o f USER1-BB
Completed 1/19/10
C r e a t e BlackBerry Desktop M a n a g e r b a c k u p o f
Completed 1/20/10
C r e a t e EnCase i m a g e of U S E R 2 - L a p t o p l
Completed 1/20/10
C r e a t e EnCase i m a g e o f U S E R 3 - L a p t o p l
Completed 1/21/10
C r e a t e EnCase image o f U S E R 4 - L a p t o p l
Completed 1/21/10
Create EnCase image o f USER6-Laptop2
The backup savesets are in a format proprietary to the backup software package used to prepare them and would
require further processing to produce the requested Information
a usable format. There are really two separate
issues requiring further processing: the first Is restoring the contents of the savesets to a readable file structure;
and the second is extracting the requested email files from the readable file structure.
Case: 20100105-001
Report Date: April
Status
Objective
Completed
Create EnCase image o f USER8-Laptop2
Completed 1/20/10
C r e a t e EnCase Image o f USER9-Laptop2
Completed 1/28/10
C r e a t e b a c k u p savesets (earliest available

current
and m o s t
containing virtual server(s).
Completed
Create EnCase image o f
Completed 2/24/10
C r e a t e EnCase image o f USER10-BB
Completed 2/24/10
C r e a t e EnCase image o f
Completed 2/24/10
C r e a t e EnCase i m a g e o f USER11-BB
Completed
C r e a t e EnCase image o f Reno s t a t e o f f i c e s e r v e r
Completed 2/24/10
C r e a t e EnCase image o f La Vegas s t a t e o f f i c e s e r v e r
Completed 4/23/10
C r e a t e d EnCase i m a g e
Completed 4/23/10
C r e a t e d EnCase i m a g e o f
As o f A p r i l 3 0 , all e q u i p m e n t r e f e r e n c e d In t h e Ethics C o m m i t t e e r e q u e s t has b e e n i m a g e d a n d

c o p i e s a r e s t o r e d in t h e IT Security evidence
# 4 in P S Q - 6 7 2 0 . T h e f o l l o w i n g
t a b l e s d e s c r i b e t h e l o c a t i o n o f a c q u i r e d files a n d backups ( t a b l e 5) a n d t h e c o n t e n t s o f d r i v e s
( t a b l e 6) s t o r e d i n t h e e v i d e n c e
Table 5 -
Storage
User N a m e
Device
Laptop 1
Device I d e n t i f i e r
Laptop 2
USERl-Laptop2
BlackBerry
USER1-BB
Acquisition
Backup(s)
2010010501C
2010010501F
2010010501D
2010010501F
Laptop
USER2-Laptopl
2010010501C
2010010501D
Laptop
USER3-Laptopl
2010010501C
2010010501D
Reno server acquired 2/22 - 2/23. Backup verification completed 2/24.
1*1
Case: 20100105-001
User Name
Report Date: April 30, 2010
Device
Device Identifier
Acquisition
Laptop
USER4-Laptopl
2010010501C
Backup(s)
Laptop 1
USER5-Laptopl
Laptop 2
USER5-Laptop2
2010010501B
BlackBerry
USER5-BB
2010010501A
Laptopl
USER6-Laptopl
2010010501A
2010010501F
Laptop2
USER6-Laptop2
2010010501C
2010010501D
BlackBerry
USER6-BB
2010010501A
2010010501D
2010010501A
2010010501D
Laptop
2010010501D
Laptop 1
USER8-Laptopl
2010010501A
2010010501D
Laptop 2
USER8-Laptop2
2010010501C
2010010501D
Laptop 1
USER9-Laptopl
2010010501C
2010010501D
Laptop 2
USER9-laptop2
2010010501C
BlackBerry
USER9-BB
2010010501A
Laptop
UserlO-Laptopl
2010010501E
2010DISK003
2010DISK05
BlackBerry
2010010501E
Laptop
2010010501E
2010DISK003
2010DISK05
2010DISK003
BlackBerry
R e n o File Server
RAID
2010D1SK003
2010DISK003
R e n o RAID
2010010501E
2010DISK05
Las Vegas File S e r v e r
RAID
N o n e Given
Unknown
N o n e Given
Unknown
Las V e g a s RAID
2010DISK006
2010DISK002
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Attachment
Table 6 - Acquisition Drive Sizes and Contents
Media Name
Acquisition Drive Size
Contents
1.5 TB
Washington DC acquisitions:
User 1 Laptop 2
User 1 BlackBerry
User 5 BlackBerry
User 6 Laptop 1
6 BlackBerry
User 7 Laptop 1
8 Laptop 1
User 9 BlackBerry
Washington DC
User 5 Laptop 1
User 5 Laptop 2
Washington DC acquisitions:.
User 1 Laptop 1
User 2 Laptop
User 3 Laptop 1
User 4 Laptop 1
User 6 Laptop 2
User 8 Laptop 2
User 9 Laptop 1
User 9 Laptop 2
2010010501B
1,5 TB
2010010501C
TB
2010010501D
1.5 TB
Washington DC backups:
User 1 BlackBerrv
re*'pre VP
2010DISK003
1.5 TB
User 1 Laptop 2
User 2 Laptop 1
User 3 Laptop 1
User 4 Laptop 1
User 5 Laptop 1
User 5 Laptop 2
User 6 Laptop 2
User 6 BlackBerry
User 7 Laptop 1
User 8 Laptop 1
User 8 Laptop 2
User 9 Laptop 1
User 9 Laptop 2
User
9 BlackBerry
State
Offices:
Acquisitions:
Reno Server
Backups:
User 10 BlackBerry
User 10 Laptop 1
User 11 BlackBerry
User 11 Laptop 1
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Media Name
Report Date: April
Contents
Las Vegas Server (backup not verified
on
State Offices:
Acquisitions:
Las Vegas Server
Backups:
User 10 BlackBerry
User 10 Laptop 1
User 11 BlackBerry
User 11 Laptop 1
Reno Server
2010DISK005
1.5 TB
2010010501E
1.5 TB
State Offices:
, Acquisitions:
User 10 BlackBerry
User 10 Laptop 1
User 11 BlackBerry
User 11 Laptop 1
Backups;
Reno Server
Las Vegas Server
2010010501F
5 0 0 GB
Washington DC backups:
User 1 Laptop 1
User 1 BlackBerry
user
User 6 Laptop 1
TO
D
Virtual
rtR
390
VII
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2010DISK006
1 6 0 GB
Unknown
1 6 0 GB
Unknown
1.0 TB
Additional Drive Acquisitions:

20100421-A
20100421-B
Additional Drive Backups:
20100421-A
1.0 TB
Case: 20100105-001
Media Name
Report Date: April
2010
Contents
20100421-B
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Computer Forensic Technical Report

Case: 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 5 - 0 0 1 , J a n u a r y 2 5 , 2 0 1 0
Prepared by:
I n f o r m a t i o n T e c h n o l o g y S e c u r i t y Branch
O f f i c e o f t h e Assistant S e r g e a n t a t A r m s
a n d Chief
Officer
Executive Summary
The S e n a t e Select C o m m i t t e e o n Ethics has r e q u e s t e d t h e S e r g e a n t at A r m s t o g a t h e r t h e
f o l l o w i n g f r o m S e n a t o r Ensign's W a s h i n g t o n , D.C a n d N e v a d a offices:
Earliest available a n d m o s t c u r r e n t (as o f D e c e m b e r
b a c k u p savesets f o r
v i r t u a l s e r v e r and e - m a i l f i l e s ; a n d
F o r e n s i c a l l y s o u n d EnCase i m a g e s o f t h e d e s k t o p c o m p u t e r s , l a p t o p c o m p u t e r s , a n d
BlackBerrys
have b e e n a s s o c i a t e d w i t h t h e f o l l o w i n g i n d i v i d u a l s since M a y 1 , 2 0 0 8 :
R e p o r t i n g w i l l i n c l u d e t h e s t a t u s o f all i m a g i n g activities f o r t h e specified w e e k , t o i n c l u d e

a p p r o p r i a t e identifiers for t h e media o n w h i c h images are stored and t h e i r storage location.
Data a c q u i s i t i o n processes f o r v i r t u a l m a c h i n e s a n d e m a i l files c o m m e n c e d o n J a n u a r y 5, a n d
data a c q u i s i t i o n f o r d e s k t o p s , l a p t o p c o m p u t e r s , a n d BlackBerrys c o m m e n c e d o n J a n u a r y 1 3 ,
2 0 1 0 . A s a c q u i s i t i o n s are c o m p l e t e d , t h e s e items a r e s t o r e d in t a m p e r - e v i d e n t bags In PSQ6720, e v i d e n c e locker n u m b e r 004.
All d a t a a c q u i s i t i o n s f o r d e s k t o p s , l a p t o p c o m p u t e r s , a n d / o r BlackBerrys in t h e W a s h i n g t o n ,
D.C. o f f i c e w e r e c o m p l e t e d o n J a n u a r y 2 2 . T h e i m a g e f o r U S E R 6 - L a p t o p l r e m a i n s t o be b a c k e d
up a n d v e r i f i e d .
Before c o o r d i n a t i n g a visit t o N e v a d a , w e a r e w a i t i n g o n t h e office t o p r o v i d e us w i t h a list o f
state o f f i c e m a c h i n e s t o be i m a g e d .
Report Date: January
Case: 20100105-001
Objectives
A list o f l a p t o p s a n d BlackBerrys a s s o c i a t e d w i t h specific users f o r t h e DC o f f i c e o f S e n a t o r
Ensign w a s p r o v i d e d t o IT S e c u r i t y o n J a n u a r y 12. This i n f o r m a t i o n w a s u s e d t o c r e a t e device
i d e n t i f i e r s f o r each m a c h i n e , w h i c h w i l l b e r e f e r e n c e d b y t h i s n a m i n g c o n v e n t i o n in t h e w e e k l y
s t a t u s r e p o r t s (see T a b l e 1 b e l o w ) .
Table 1 - Device Naming Convention - DC Office Equipment
Device Identifier
Device
Laptop 1
USERl-Laptop2
USER1-BB
BlackBerry
USER2-Laptopl
Laptop
USER4-Laptopl
USER5-Laptopl
USER5-Laptop2
BlackBerry
USER6-Laptopl
USER6-Laptop2
BlackBerry
USER7-Laptopl
USER8-Laptop2
BlackBerry
Laptop 1
USER9-Laptopl
Laptop 2
USER9-Laptop2
BlackBerry
O n e b a c k u p c o p y o f each d e s k t o p , l a p t o p c o m p u t e r , a n d / o r B l a c k B e r r y i m a g e w a s c r e a t e d t o
p r e v e n t loss o f i m a g e c o n t e n t s d u e t o d r i v e f a i l u r e o r c o r r u p t i o n . D u r i n g t h i s b a c k u p process, it
w a s d i s c o v e r e d t h a t o n e i m a g e ( U S E R 6 - L a p t o p l ) n e e d e d t o b e r e a c q u i r e d d u e t o i m a g e file
c o r r u p t i o n . All data a c q u i s i t i o n s a n d v e r i f i c a t i o n s o f images f o r d e s k t o p s , l a p t o p c o m p u t e r s ,
a n d / o r BlackBerrys i n t h e W a s h i n g t o n , D.C. office w e r e c o m p l e t e d o n J a n u a r y 2 2 , w i t h t h e
Is a previously assigned laptop reassigned

This is a previously assigned laptop reassigned to
This Is a previously assigned laptop reassigned to
4
Case; 20100105-001
e x c e p t i o n o f t h e r e - a c q u i s i t i o n o f an image f r o m U S E R 6 - L a p t o p l w h i c h w a s p a r t i a l l y c o m p l e t e d
as o f COB F r i d a y J a n u a r y 2 2 ( i m a g e a c q u i s i t i o n has b e e n c o m p l e t e d b u t t h e backup a n d
v e r i f i c a t i o n o f t h e i m a g e r e m a i n i n c o m p l e t e at this t i m e ) . P r i m a r y a n d b a c k u p images f o r t h e s e
s y s t e m s a r e h o u s e d o n s e p a r a t e h a r d disk drives a n d are s t o r e d in t a m p e r - e v i d e n t bags in PSQ6720, evidence locker n u m b e r 004.
Progress f o r e a c h a c q u i s i t i o n in t h e DC office is listed in t h e t a b l e b e l o w , a l o n g w i t h t h e s t a t u s

and date c o m p l e t e d .
Table 2 - Acquisition Status
Status
Objective
Create b a c k u p savesets (earliest a v a i l a b l e - 0 6 / 1 0 / 2 0 0 9 a n d m o s t
current
1/13/10
containing email files",
R e a c q u i r e EnCase i m a g e o f U S E R 6 - L a p t o p l 5 .
ICompleted 1/13/10
ICompleted 1/14/10
ICompleted 1/14/10
C r e a t e d EnCase i m a g e o f
C r e a t e d EnCase Image o f USER5-Laptop2
ICompleted 1/14/10
The backup savesets are In a format proprietary to the backup software package used to prepare them and would
require further processing to produce the requested information In a usable format. There are really two separate
issues requiring further processing: the first is restoring the contents of the savesets to a readable
and the second Is extracting the requested email files from the readable
Reacquisition of image was necessary as the original Image encountered
image
structure;
structure.
errors when creating backups of
Acquisition of the image is completed but backup and verification of the acquired image has not been
completed.
3 of 4
Case: 20100105-001
Status
Objective
Device In E v i d e n c e
Created BlackBerry D e s k t o p M a n a g e r b a c k u p
USER8-BB
Locker
Completed 1/14/10
C r e a t e d BlackBerry D e s k t o p M a n a g e r b a c k u p o f USER9-BB
Completed 1/19/10
Create EnCase i m a g e
Completed
Completed 1/20/10
Create BlackBerry D e s k t o p M a n a g e r b a c k u p o f USER1-BB
Completed
Create BlackBerry D e s k t o p M a n a g e r b a c k u p o f
Completed 1/20/10
Create EnCase i m a g e o f U S E R 2 - L a p t o p l
Completed
Completed 1/21/10
Completed 1/21/10
Create EnCase i m a g e
Completed 1/21/10
Create EnCase i m a g e o f USER8-Laptop2
Completed 1/20/10
Create EnCase i m a g e o f USER9-Laptop2
USER6-Laptop2
Create b a c k u p savesets (earliest a v a i l a b l e

current
containing v i r t u a l server(s).
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JOHNNY
CALIFORNIA, CHAIRMAN
VICE
FACSIMILE:
OHIO
JAMES
BENJAMIN
JOHN
ANNETTE
MUCH, IDAHO
COUNSEL
DEPUTY STAFF
SELECT-COMMITTEE ON ETHICS
HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING, ROOM 220
SECOND AND CONSTITUTION AVENUE, NE
WASHINGTON, DC
BY ELECTRONIC
TO RAY
Jack Smith, Chief

Public
Section
S, Department of Justice
New York Avenue,
Washington/DC 20005
Re: Referral of Matters Arising from the
Preliminary
of Senator John Ensign
Dear Mr. Smith:
record
Ensign,
This responds to your May

letter requesting a copy of
complete evidentiary
by the Committee in its preliminary inquiry concerning former Senator John
The Committee is providing the requested materials with the understanding that the materials
are subject to the measures for handling Committee sensitive documents specified in your
Because of the volume of materials involved, the Committee will begin the production on a rolling
basis.
If you have any questions or if
assistance, do not hesitate to
me,
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of
Materials
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materials
materials,
Department of
submission
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subpoenaed materials/
Volumes 1
subpoenaed materials
Person to Person
subpoenaed
Volumes 1.-3
Republican Policy Committee submission
Sands
1&2
2007
March
Volumes
-Materials Received, Volumes 1
Senator Ensign Correspondence
Senator Ensign Journals
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1-9
Senator
records,
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Senator Ensign
materials
Chronology
subpoenaed
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sent, in
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directly to the
case agent, as you requested. They
The only redactions are
reflecting the printing of
our office in
of readying them for production to you.
Consistent with the Senate's
neither your office nor the FB will
this time make
rise or dissemination of
by
the
records io individual's who have already had
to
without thepermission at
Senator, These records remain the property
Senate, under the control of the
and no privileges are being waived by
them available to
a
office
any formal evidentiary or other
the
outside your
office,
will need to
fiirthcf-request in order that, under
Standing
formal
may be sought from the Senate for release
office records
order
to accommodate
request. Subject to
understandings,
be able to
assist your office';.; investigation.
Sincerely.
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certain records from Senator
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in
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will he permitted at
formal use or dissemination of these
by
the
records to
who
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without the
the
These records remain the property of the
under
control nt the
.
. and no privileges arc being waived
making
available
Should there arise a
for your office
make any formal evidentiary or other
the
outside your
you will need to
further request in order
under the Senate's Standing Rules..
formal
may
from the Senate for release f
office records in order
to
such
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we
pleased to be able to
assist
Sincerely,
March 02,
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up on
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i n Senator E n s i g n ' s
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was g i v e n y o u r c o n t a c t
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DC n e x t week
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LaHood t h e m o r n i n g
t h e l l t h and would l i k e t o spend 15-20 minutes w i t h your boss e i t h e r
t h e a f t e r n o o n o f t h e l l t h o r the m o r n i n g o f t h e
have meet
times
b e l i e v e he may remember
(please mention
Church)
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few m i n u t e s and d i s c u s s a few
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meet ?
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the l l t h
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w o u l d l i k e t o spend 15-20
t h e a f t e r n o o n o f the l l t h o r the
o f the 12th?
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2,
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Sent;. Thu Mar 05 19:27:48 2009
Subject:
getting back to you late. Not sure at all on my boss's schedule during those dates, but have put an
email in to our folks to check and
let you know. Thanks,
EOUSAFOIA_CRM0001
From:
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To:
Subject:
Thursday, June 30,
4:22
RE:
No problem. Good luck with your stuff.

From:
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Subject:
I'm swamped trying to finish up a couple of pleadings this evening. And now
assigned me the Ensign case, which is one of the things occupying my time this week. Is it okay if take you up on your
offer to reschedule? promise, I'm consumed
regret as send this email.
Trial Attorney
Criminal Division
States Department of Justice
1400 New York Ave, NW, 12th Floor
Washington,
20005
(202)|
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9:28 AM
Raymond
RE: When did we open the Ensign matter?
10/23/2009
Department of Justice - Criminal Division - Public Integrity Section
fax
From: Hulser, Raymond

Sent:
12, 2010 8:48 AM
open the Ensign matter?
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Done!
Department of
Division - Public Integrity Section
| 202-514-3003 fax
From:|
I've been put on the Senator Ensign investigation.
be co-counsel
Thanks.
U.S. Department of Justice, Public Integrity Section

1400 New York Avenue, N.W., 12th Floor
, Washington,
20005
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send the form to me directly.
will stop by to show you...
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don't hesitate to ever let me know if there is anything can do to support you on this. I've kept in touch with
this matter pretty regularly, but
let me know if there are any updates. Happy Thanksgiving!

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whose name I should

Public I n t e g r i t y Section 1400 New York Avenue,

Thu 7/7/2011 1:00 PM

THURSDAY'S EXPECTED NEWS STORIES:

Media on Ensign Investigation (Criminal Division)

Jure t h i n g . I am out o f the o f f i c e t h i s morning so i f you need i t quick

Not yet responded

12, 2010 8:3;

d o n ' t t h i n k I can make i t but I w i l l see i f

From: Smith, Jack

I'm c l e a r l y having issues w i t h using my BB today. Below i s a p o l i t i c o piece re

approval came s w i f t l y during the Senate's d a i l y wrap-up

The Senate's approval of the resolution i s the l a t e s t sign

"' Stop by whenever you have a

Senate Ethics. Nothing surprising

Smith, Jack (CRM)

you in on our meeting with Senate Ethics. Nothing surprising

From: Smith, Jack

WEEKLY ENSIGN MEETING

every Tuesday from

Thu 12/9/2010 2:00 PM

In advance of the meeting send a summary

t h o u g h t it went well it but it

Re: Senate letter

That Is a great question. can reach

From: Raman, Mythili

to senate ethics today and ask.

From: Raman, Mythili

Tue 5/24/2011 4:00 PM

Not l o o k i n g good - between

Wednesday, March 23,

cases where we've charged

Public Affairs Specialist

Raman, Mythili; Brown, Mary

Aides: Ensign to resign

and John Bresnahan

Ensign has been

Public Affairs Specialist

Friday, May 13, 2011

Brown, Mary Patrice; Smith, Jack; Hulser, Raymond

NYT i s w o r k i n g on something f o r t h e weekend - we aren't sure e x a c t l y what yet., b u t may very

we w i l l review t h e i n f o r m a t i o n and t a k e necessary

Friday, May 13, 2011 6:14 PM

Public Affairs Specialist

Thursday, May 26,

believe Reuters will have a story today regarding Ensign. I'm

Public Affairs Specialist

From: Hulser, Raymond (CRM)

Sent: Thursday, May 26, 2011 10:09 AM

believe Reuters will have a story today regarding Ensign. I'm

Public Affairs Specialist

November 19, 2010 4:46 PM

Hi, on another matter...

Thursday, May 26,

believe Reuters will have a story today regarding Ensign. I'm

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Sent: Wed Dec 01 17:25:34 2010

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DOJ investigation into attempt to coverup affair with former aide

Senate Ethic committee is still looking into the matter.

lEnsign's Lawyer. One from Senator Ensign's press office.

ISENATOR ENSIGN'S LAWYER: