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From: Pitt, Steve (Gov Office) WKYT
Sent time: 04/04/2016 06:12:58 PM
To: Brinkman, Scott (Gov Office); Brickman, Blake (Gov Office); Meredith, Chad (Gov Office)
Subject: Fwd: Got your message ...
Attachments: Bennett, Jackie.vcf ATT00001.htm

FYI. 2:00 Weds for meeting withJackie Bennett. Don't know where yet. He'll probably bring an
associate.

Sent from my iPhone

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From: "Bennett, Jackie" <JBennett@taftlaw.com>

Date: April 4, 2016 at 3:40:31 PM EDT
To: "Pitt, Steve (Gov Office)" <Steve.Pitt@ky.gov>, Steve Pitt <mspitt490@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: Got your message ...

Excellent. I will see you then. Thanks Steve. Jackie

From: Steve Pitt <Steve.Pitt@ky.gov>

Date: Monday, April 4, 2016 at 3:38 PM
To: Jackie Bennett <jbennett@taftlaw.com>, Steve Pitt <mspitt490@gmail.com>
Subject: RE: Got your message ...

We are all good at 2:00 and afterwards on Weds. Blake Brickman, Scott Brinkman, Chad Meredith
and I will attend. I’ll set it for 2:00 if that works for you but it could start later. Your call. I-65 to
Lou. Then I-64 to Frankfort. Exit 53B. Follow U.S. 127 for a couple of miles then turn right on U.S.
60. Stay left on 60. In less than a mile you’ll take Lafayette Drive down a steep hill. You’ll see the
Capitol. Continue going forward after the stop sign between the back of the Capitol and front of
the Capitol Annex. There will be a big “floral” clock on your left. In about 1/10 mile or less there
will be a parking lot beside the Annex. Come in the side entrance of the Capitol closest to that
parking lot. Hang a left after the security point at the door and walk down to 101. Thanks.

From: Bennett, Jackie [mailto:JBennett@taftlaw.com]

Sent: Monday, April 04, 2016 12:48 PM
To: Pitt, Steve (Gov Office); Steve Pitt
Subject: Got your message ...

Will call as soon as I free up (by at least 2). Best, Jackie

Taft /
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Jackie M. Bennett, Jr. / Partner

Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP
One Indiana Square, Suite 3500
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204-2023
Tel: 317.713.3500 • Fax: 317.713.3699
Direct: 317.713.3444
www.taftlaw.com / JBennett@taftlaw.com
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From: Pitt, Steve (Gov Office) WKYT
Sent time: 04/04/2016 11:37:13 AM
Brickman, Blake (Gov Office); Brinkman, Scott (Gov Office); Stephens, Thomas (PERS); Meredith, Chad
To:
(Gov Office)
Subject: Emailing - jackie_m_bennett_jr_.pdf
Attachments: jackie_m_bennett_jr_.pdf

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Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP

http://www.taftlaw.com
Ann Arbor / Chicago / Cincinnati / Cleveland / Columbus / Dayton / Indianapolis / Northern Kentucky / Phoenix

Jackie M. Bennett, Jr.

Partner

Office: Indianapolis
Address: One Indiana Square Suite 3500 / Indianapolis / Indiana 46204
Email: jbennett@taftlaw.com
Telephone: (317) 713-3444
Fax: (317) 713-3699

Practice Groups:
JACKIE M. BENNETT represents individuals and corporations in cases expected Corporate Compliance & White
Collar Criminal Defense, Litigation,
to go to trial. His practice concentrates in the areas of commercial, civil and white-
Crisis Management, Securities -
collar criminal litigation, as well as regulatory investigations by state and federal
Litigation, Intellectual Property
agencies. Jackie has experience and expertise in matters involving internal Litigation, First Amendment &
corporate investigations, corporate governance, securities regulation, foreign Media Law, Environmental,
corrupt practices, patent infringement, environmental crimes and an array of Campaign & Election Law, FCPA &
International Anti-Corruption,
contract and business tort actions. Many of these matters have involved requests
Privacy & Data Security,
for expedited injunctive relief. Environmental Transactional
Services
Prior to entering private practice in Indianapolis, Jackie was a federal prosecutor
for 14 years. He served in the Office of Independent Counsel Kenneth W. Starr Bar/Court Admissions:
Federal
from 1995 to 1999, the last two years as the Principal Deputy in charge of the
Southern District of Indiana,
OIC’s Washington, D.C. operations. Jackie supervised the day-to-day operations Northern District of Indiana
of that office and was involved in a number of high profile investigations and
State
prosecutions. He served as senior advisor to Judge Starr on investigative and
Indiana
prosecutorial aspects of several matters, including the Impeachment Referral of
William Jefferson Clinton. In that regard, he was one of three prosecutors selected Year First Admitted to
by Judge Starr to conduct the grand jury questioning of President Clinton. Jackie Practice Law:
1983
also played a principal role in several trials during the Arkansas phase of the
Whitewater Investigation, including the 1996 fraud and conspiracy trial resulting in Education:
the convictions of then-sitting Arkansas Governor Jim Guy Tucker and former Indiana University - Robert H.
Madison Guaranty Savings & Loan owners Jim and Susan McDougal. McKinney School of Law (1983),
Hanover College (1980)
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From 1988 to 1995, he served as Trial Attorney and Senior Trial Attorney in the
elite Public Integrity Section of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division in
Washington, D.C. During his time in that office, he prosecuted numerous public

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Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP

http://www.taftlaw.com
Ann Arbor / Chicago / Cincinnati / Cleveland / Columbus / Dayton / Indianapolis / Northern Kentucky / Phoenix

corruption cases nationwide, including some of the most challenging corruption Professional Affiliations /
cases in the United States in recent years: Recognitions:
AV Peer Review Rating
(LexisNexis/Martindale-Hubbell),
• U.S. v. Albert Bustamante (1993, M.D. Texas) - bribery and racketeering trial
Benchmark Litigation Star, Best
of U.S. Congressman from Texas. Lawyers in America®, Chambers
• U.S. v. Thomas McGill, et al (1990, E.D. Pa.) - bribery, case-fixing and tax USA: America's Leading Lawyers
evasion trial of prominent Philadelphia judge and criminal defense lawyer. for Business, Indiana State Bar
Association, Indiana Super
• U.S. v. Joseph Gieniec, (1991, C.D. Cal.) - Hobbs Act extortion and illegal
Lawyers, Indianapolis Bar
gratuities case against Deputy U.S. Marshal.
Association, Indianapolis Legal Aid
• U.S. v. Darrell Tomblin (1993, M.D. Texas) - prosecution of PAC director in Society, Seventh Circuit Bar
connection with the S&L crisis and efforts to bribe a U.S. Senator. Association

• U.S. v. David Durenberger (1994, D.D.C.) - prosecution of a former U.S.

Senator from Minnesota for false claims.

Jackie also served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of
Indiana from 1985 to 1988. Before that he was a judicial law clerk in the United
States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana for the Honorable Sarah
Evans Barker and her predecessor, the Honorable Cale J. Holder.

Jackie was highly-decorated as a federal prosecutor, having received numerous

awards from the Justice Department. In 1994, Attorney General Janet Reno
presented Jackie with the prestigious John Marshall Award, presented annually
“For Outstanding Legal Achievement,” in recognition of his work in prosecuting
corruption matters.

Since 2005, Jackie has been honored in editions of Chambers USA: America’s
Leading Lawyers for Business in the area of Litigation. The Best Lawyers in
America®, the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal
profession, named Jackie as the “Indianapolis Litigation - Environmental Lawyer of
the Year” for 2012. He has also been recognized by Best Lawyers® for both
Commercial and Environmental Litigation and White Collar Criminal Law. Jackie
has also been honored by Benchmark Litigation for Commercial Litigation and
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White-Collar Crime. For several years he also has been recognized in peer
rankings-based Indiana Super Lawyers and in 2015, Jackie was named a Top 50
Indiana Super Lawyer.

In October 2011, Jackie was honored by the Indiana Bar Foundation for law-

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Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP

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Ann Arbor / Chicago / Cincinnati / Cleveland / Columbus / Dayton / Indianapolis / Northern Kentucky / Phoenix

related education and pro bono services at the 2011 Randall T. Shepard
Celebration.

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From: Wagner, William WKYT
Sent time: 04/06/2016 08:20:06 AM
To: Bennett, Jackie
Subject: RE: fyi

Very informative. Will leave the office a little after 9 and meet you at 10 outside of Cracker Barrel.
From: Bennett, Jackie
Sent: Wednesday, April 06, 2016 8:17 AM
To: Wagner, William
Subject: Re: fyi
http://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/politics/gerth/2016/03/26/gerth-charge-sends-shock-concern-through-
dems/82264152/
From: Jackie Bennett <jbennett@taftlaw.com>
Date: Wednesday, April 6, 2016 at 8:11 AM
To: William Wagner <WWagner@taftlaw.com>
Subject: fyi
In today’s commentary: http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2016/04/indicting_mrs_boss_hogg.html

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From: Wagner, William WKYT
Sent time: 04/06/2016 08:27:35 AM
To: Bennett, Jackie
Subject: RE: fyi
Attachments: Longmeyer.pdf

From: Bennett, Jackie

Sent: Wednesday, April 06, 2016 8:22 AM
To: Wagner, William
Subject: Re: fyi
Okay.
From: William Wagner <WWagner@taftlaw.com>
Date: Wednesday, April 6, 2016 at 8:20 AM
To: Jackie Bennett <jbennett@taftlaw.com>
Subject: RE: fyi
Very informative. Will leave the office a little after 9 and meet you at 10 outside of Cracker Barrel.
From: Bennett, Jackie
Sent: Wednesday, April 06, 2016 8:17 AM
To: Wagner, William
Subject: Re: fyi
http://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/politics/gerth/2016/03/26/gerth-charge-sends-shock-concern-through-
dems/82264152/
From: Jackie Bennett <jbennett@taftlaw.com>
Date: Wednesday, April 6, 2016 at 8:11 AM
To: William Wagner <WWagner@taftlaw.com>
Subject: fyi
In today’s commentary: http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2016/04/indicting_mrs_boss_hogg.html

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From: Brickman, Blake (Gov Office) WKYT
Sent time: 04/08/2016 10:48:56 AM
To: Pitt, Steve (Gov Office); Meredith, Chad (Gov Office)
Subject: very rough draft
Attachments: press conference draft.docx

Privileged/confidential

Feel free to edit

Blake Brickman
Chief of Staff
Office of Governor Matt Bevin
(502)-564-2611

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