Memorandum Date: To: August 26, 2010 A.M.

From: Andrew Caffarelli Re: FCHR um!er 201001"6# Re!uttal

Whistleblower Rebuttal
$n res%onse to &'F(s %osition statement, $ offer t)e following fa*ts t)at su%%ort m+ %osition $ was t)e ,i*tim of retaliation for !ringing forward information &'F-D did not want dis*losed. $n .une 200/, &'F-D failed to ta0e a%%ro%riate a*tion against an em%lo+ee w)o t)e+ 0new was in,ol,ed in a %u!li*i1ed se2 s*andal at t)e -as*o Hernando Communit+ College %oli*e a*adem+ 3-HCC4. For se,eral mont)s, &'F-D allowed t)is %oli*e offi*er to *ontinue )er em%lo+ment and %ro*eed t)roug) )er field training. Howe,er, w)en &'F-D *ommand staff learned $ would dis*o,er t)is information t)e+ !egan a series of retaliator+ a*ts, w)i*) resulted in m+ termination from t)e de%artment. July 2008 &'F -oli*e De%artment )ires one of t)eir dis%at*)ers, 5.T., as a %oli*e offi*er trainee. T)e -as*o Hernando Communit+ College -oli*e A*adem+ 3-HCC4 !egan in .anuar+ 200/. 5.T. will attend t)is a*adem+ and is %art of -HCC law enfor*ement *lass 66/. 7+ t)e end of .une 200/, 5.T. )ad graduated from -HCC *lass 66/ and was on )er wa+ towards t)e &'F-D field8training %rogram. $ do not 0now t)e e2a*t date s)e !egan )er training. Beginning of November of 2008 5.C., m+ wife, used to wor0 as a &'F-D dis%at*)er. ')e was on t)e 9o! for 1: +ears !efore lea,ing to raise our 2 +oung *)ildren. Fi,e +ears )ad %assed and our *)ildren are now in s*)ool. 5.C. de*ided to go !a*0 to wor0 in a field t)at s)e en9o+ed, law enfor*ement, !ut t)is time s)e wanted to !e a %oli*e offi*er. ')e !egan t)e %ro*ess for student admission into t)e -as*o Hernando Communit+ College -oli*e A*adem+ 3-HCC4. $n order to !e a**e%ted into t)is a*adem+ s)e )ad to ta0e t)e F7AT, a %)+si*al e2am, attend an orientation at t)e a*adem+, was e,aluated !+ a %s+*)ologist, and *om%leted an a*adem+ a%%li*ation !a*0ground %a*0et in t)e )o%es of !eing a**e%ted into t)is a*adem+. -HCC onl+ %ro,ides two full8time ;<= a*adem+ *lasses a +ear. <a*) *lass is limited to a%%ro2imatel+ 2: students. A%%li*ants are not automati*all+ guaranteed admittan*e into t)e a*adem+. T)e a%%li*ants w)o are a**e%ted are )ig)l+ s*rutini1ed, as t)e num!er of %ositions is limited in ea*) *lass. 5.C. re*ei,ed )er a**e%tan*e letter from -HCC on .une 2:t), 200/. ')e !egan -HCC a*adem+ *lass 6"2 on .ul+ "t), 200/. ')e graduated in De*em!er 200/.

June 10th, 2009 (See attachment #1) T)e -as*o Count+ ')eriff(s =ffi*e 3-C'=4 !egan an in,estigation into in*idents at t)e -HCC ;aw <nfor*ement A*adem+ *lass 66/. Dete*ti,e >a0 Are+ leads t)e in,estigation. T)e -C'= *ase num!er for t)is in,estigation is 0/80?"110. T)is %oli*e re%ort will un*o,er a se2 s*andal in,ol,ing one male instru*tor and ? female %oli*e a*adem+ *adets. =ne of t)e *adets in,ol,ed was a %aid, s%onsored, &'F-D em%lo+ee, 5.T.. As %art of Dete*ti,e Are+(s in,estigation, )e notified an assistant state attorne+ and also informed Donna 'ueret). 'ueret) is t)e Tam%a 7a+ area FD;< Criminal .usti*e -rofessionalism -rogram(s Field 'er,i*e Re%resentati,e. June 11th, 2009 (See ttachment #1, !"#"$% %tatement% in re&ort an' attachment #2 letter from (")*") As %art of t)e -C'= re%ort 5.T. %ro,ided a written statement. 5.T. wrote s)e %erformed oral se2 on t)is instru*tor !e*ause s)e )ad failed a test and t)is instru*tor allowed )er to see a *o%+ of t)e ma0eu% test !efore s)e too0 it. 3$f +ou fail a ma0eu% test +ou are remo,ed from t)e a*adem+ and )a,e to reta0e t)at %arti*ular !lo*0 of instru*tion at a later date.4 T)is instru*tor !egan @texting@ )er and told )er @you owe me@. After 5.T. %assed t)is ma0eu% test, s)e met t)e instru*tor in )is offi*e after )e te2ted )er to meet )im. A**ording to 5.T.(s statement, @He unzipped his pants and I performed oral sex on him." A *ustodian wor0er interru%ted t)em. T)e two t)en went to t)e a*adem+ auditorium w)ere s)e @began oral sex on him again until he climaxed.@ ')e writes s)e )ad se2 wit) t)is instru*tor multi%le times w)ile on t)e -HCC a*adem+ *am%us. A%%arentl+ t)e instru*tor ,ideota%ed one of t)ese se2 a*ts wit)out 5.T.(s 0nowledge. 7ased on statements !+ D.CR., w)o e,entuall+ found t)e ,ideo, t)e female in t)e ,ideo was o!,iousl+ 5.T. in )er a*adem+ uniform %erforming oral se2 on t)e instru*tor. June 11th or 12th, 2009 (See attachment #+, ,nve%tigative intervie- of .t" (aniel by .t" n'er%on 'ate' November /, 2010) T)e !elow information *omes from testimon+ ;t. Daniels %ro,ided to ;t. .oe Anderson on Fe!ruar+ At), 2010 wit) regards to 5.T.(s termination. ;t. Daniel )ad # mont)s to %re%are for t)is inter,iew. T)is inter,iew was *ondu*ted w)ile m+ $A was in %rogress. ;t Daniel was o!,iousl+ sele*ti,e in )is testimon+ !e*ause )e 0new w)at )e needed to sa+ to dis*redit me and not im%li*ate )is self. A**ording to ;t. Daniels )e re*ei,ed a %)one *all from 5.T., on eit)er .une 11t), or .une 12t), 200/. During t)is %)one *all s)e told )im of )er in,ol,ement in t)e -HCC in*ident. ;t. Daniels *laims )e did not 0now a!out t)e @cheating@ !ut was aware of @academic difficulties@ on =*to!er ?0t), 200/ 3t)is is t)e same da+ $ told ;t. Daniel a!out )er alleged in,ol,ement in t)e in*ident4. ;t Daniels sa+s, @ The academic segment of the situation did not come to my knowledge until sometime around the last part of October/first of o!ember" around October #$th" in that %%in that area.@ He testifies t)at an instru*tor @had been tutoring her in a sense" gi!ing her help" which is not uncommon for an instructor to do depending on the type of" uh" academic problems the person%%or the student&s ha!ing.@ 3$ )a,e !een a C.'TC *ertified Dri,ing and Firearms instru*tor for man+ +ears and no one $ tea*) wit) nor m+self )a,e e,er gi,en an+ e2tra )el% t)at is not

wit)in t)e *onfines of t)e a*adem+ guidelines. $t is of im%ortan*e to note, ;t. )as ne,er taug)t in an+ %oli*e a*adem+.4 He *ontinues !+ sa+ing 5.T. said @you owe me for this help now" and with that she thought there were some expectations.@ He *ontinues, @'ut it sounded to me" also" like she became in!ol!ed in a relationship with this person. (m" I asked her specifically about how it in!ol!ed our agency) whether it was our time" our facilities" our e*uipment" anything in!ol!ed with this. +he said no.@ ;t. Daniels furt)er mentions, @ I asked her at that point if the ,gency needed to %% to take a stand" uh" with regard to the" uh %%the whole incident. +he said no" the" uh %% the academy director had gotten with her" the instructor had been terminated from employment as an instructor with them" she had signed a wai!er releasing e!erybody of any responsibility in this" and that the %% the director would contact us if we needed to %% if there was any in!ol!ement" um" or anything necessary that the ,gency do." " ,nd mind you" during this !ideo %% well" during this call" I proceeded to the -hief&s office and sat in the -hief&s office while" uh" on the phone with her so that he would hear what was going on." " I also explained to her the %% the credibility issues that are gonna follow her from that point forward with regard to criminal .ustice" uh" community and that anytime a cadet becomes in!ol!ed with an instructor there&s automatically this" um" air of suspicion that some kind of academic benefits were reached. ,nd she ne!er commented on that and ne!er confirmed that that was what was going on. +o I was .ust led to belie!e that it was tutoring sessions that" um" had led into a %% a greater relationship." $ )a,e !een a %oli*e offi*er for a long time and $ )a,e in,estigated man+ different t+%es of *ases in,ol,ing man+ different %eo%le. $ find it )ard to !elie,e 5.T. didn(t tell ;t. Daniel t)e entire stor+ a!out w)at s)e was in,ol,ed in at -HCC during t)is .une 11t) or 12t) 200/ *on,ersation. =n t)e same da+ or t)e da+ after s)e )ad *om%leted a written statement outlining )er in,ol,ement in t)is in*ident. ;t. Daniel would )a,e +ou !elie,e 5.T. told )im a!out )er se2 a*ts and t)e e2isten*e of an e2%li*it se2 ,ideo t)at was made of )er %erforming oral se2 on an a*adem+ instru*tor, !ut s)e failed to *)eating on a test. 5.T. )ad no reason to )ide an+t)ing from )im es%e*iall+ sin*e s)e 9ust made an offi*ial re*ord wit) t)e -C'= t)roug) )er written statement. 5.T. would )a,e 0nown &'F-D *ould )a,e found t)is out and %ossi!l+ e,en mentioned t)e e2isten*e of t)is %oli*e re%ort to ;t. Daniels. T)is is *orro!orated !+ ;t. Daniels( statement w)ere )e sa+s, @ she had signed a wai!er releasing e!erybody of any responsibility in this." Regarding t)is wai,er. $ !elie,e t)is to !e a -C'= wai,er statement found on some %oli*e re%orts. For e2am%le, &'F-D )as a @release of res%onsi!ilit+ wai,er@ as %art of t)eir standard re%ort forms. T)e+ routinel+ use t)is form in *on9un*tion wit) written statements. Des%ite t)is testimon+, &'F -oli*e De%artment too0 no in,estigati,e a*tion in .une 200/ regarding 5.T.(s admissions of )er a*tions of mis*ondu*t. or is t)ere an+ written do*umentation or )er *on,ersation wit) ;t. Daniel or ;t. Daniel(s *on,ersation wit) C)ief ;ongo a,aila!le t)roug) %u!li* re*ords reBuests. ;t. Daniels testifies )e left it u% to )er to de*ide if t)e de%artment needed to ta0e a stand or loo0 into it. T)is would a%%ear to !e

somew)at of a *ontradi*ting statement *onsidering )e testifies )e tells 5.T. t)is t+%e of *ondu*t gi,es t)e @air of suspicion that some kind of academic benefits were reached". T)is statement s)ows ;t. Daniel o!,iousl+ 0new somet)ing ina%%ro%riate too0 %la*e !ut was wat*)ing )is words so as not to im%li*ate )imself. T)ere was no *on*ern !+ &'F-D a!out t)e la*0 of good 9udgment, t)e im%ro%riet+ of t)e *ondu*t, or t)e %ossi!ilit+ 5.T. was engaging in se2 on w)ile dut+ 3sin*e s)e was in uniform %ro,iding oral se2 in t)e ,ideo4 T)e latter, a**ording to &'F rules, *ould result in termination from t)e uni,ersit+. T)is !egs t)e Buestions, w)+ wasn(t an+t)ing doneC &'F-D(s failure to a%%ro%riatel+ address t)is .une 200/ in*ident will lead to m+ termination. Additionall+, t)e $A $n,estigator, &'F-D 'gt. .eff Collins, aided in t)e de%artment(s retaliation against me !+ failing to %ro,ide t)is inter,iew to me %rior to m+ internal affairs inter,iew on Fe!ruar+ 1/t), 2010. eit)er m+ -7A attorne+ nor $ )ad an+ 0nowledge of t)is inter,iew until it was %ro,ided to me in m+ $A %a*0et after m+ termination. Had $ !een made aware of t)is inter,iew %rior to m+ $A inter,iew as is reBuired !+ Florida 'tatute 112.:?23143d4, m+ -7A law+er and $ would )a,e !een a!le to refute t)e *)arges against me. Des%ite se,eral %u!li* re*ords reBuests $ )a,e filed wit) &'F-D and t)e &'F Deneral Counsel(s =ffi*e, &'F )as not %ro,ided me wit) an+ ot)er do*umentation on 5.T.(s termination. June 18th, 2009 -HCC Class 66/ *om%letes t)eir last da+ of *lasses. T)e+ graduate a few da+s later. 5.T. is %art of t)e graduating *lass. ')e !egins )er field training wit) t)e &'F -oli*e De%artment soon t)ereafter. June +0, 2009 (See attachment #/) A news arti*le !+ Moll+ Moor)ead, a Times staff writer, re%orts on a se2 s*andal at t)e -HCC law <nfor*ement A*adem+ in,ol,ing a student and an e2%li*it se2 ,ideo. T)e instru*tor in,ol,ed in ma0ing t)e ,ideo is terminated. T)e news re%ort mentions t)at t)e -as*o Count+ ')eriff(s =ffi*e was notified of t)e in*ident in,ol,ing t)e instru*tor. A**ording to t)e news re%ort t)is in*ident *ame to lig)t around t)e first wee0 of .une 200/. June +0th, 2009 0 012/2 34 (See attachment #5) FD;<(s, Donna 'ueret), sends an email to t)e following %eo%le: .im Madden 3FD;< '%e*ial Agent in C)arge E'ACF of t)e Tam%a 7a+ Region4 Da,id Galler 3FD;< Assistant '%e*ial Agent in C)arge EA'ACF of t)e ;a0eland Region4 Terr+ 7a0er 3FD;< 7ureau of 'tandards Manager 88 =ffi*er Re*ords and Field 'er,i*es 'u%%ort4 Dlen Ho%0ins 3FD;< Criminal .usti*e -rofessionalism -rogram(s 7ureau C)ief of 'tandards4 T)e su!9e*t of t)e email is: @ ews%a%er Arti*le@. $n t)is email s)e states s)e was ad,ised a wee0 %rior a!out t)e instru*tor(s se2ual in,ol,ement wit) t)ree female *adets !+ -HCC a*adem+ Dire*tor Dan Driffit). ')e also sa+s t)ese allegations *ame to lig)t w)en anot)er *adet saw a %)otogra%) of one of t)e female *adets in,ol,ed in a se2 a*t. July 2, 2009 (See attachment #6)

An additional new arti*le, written !+ Moll+ Moor)ead, made referen*e to t)e a**used instru*tor wor0ing wit) t)e De%artment of Corre*tions. T)is arti*le mentions t)at t)e -as*o Count+ ')eriff(s =ffi*e was in,estigating a *om%laint from anot)er instru*tor w)o re%orted t)e a**used instru*tor to t)eir su%er,isors. July 2, 2009 (See ttachment #1) Two da+s after FD;<(s Donna 'ueret) sends )er email a!out t)e in*ident at -HCC, &'F-D C)ief ;ongo and 'ueret) sign off on 5.T.(s C.'TC form :/ 3=ffi*er Certifi*ation A%%li*ation4. T)e signers of t)is form attest t)at t)e offi*er )as met t)e %ro,ision of F'' /A?.1?31483104. /A?.1? Titled =ffi*ersH minimum Bualifi*ations for em%lo+ment or a%%ointment: -aragra%) 3"4 reads, @Ha,e a good moral *)ara*ter as determined !+ a !a*0ground in,estigation under %ro*edures esta!lis)ed !+ t)e *ommission.@ T)e *ommission(s definitions and *riteria for good moral *)ara*ter are listed in t)e Florida Administrati,e Code se*tion 11782".0011. 'i2 mont)s later =ffi*er 5.T. was fired for t)e moral *)ara*ter ,iolations and t)e *)eating s)e admitted to in )er statement 3068118200/4. 7ot) C)ief ;ongo and Donna 'ueret) 0new a!out t)ese ,iolations w)en t)e+ *om%leted C.'TC form :/. T)e onl+ new information de,elo%ed during t)at time was t)at two &'F-D *ommand staff mem!ers 0new $ was a!out to un*o,er t)is information !+ reBuesting a *o%+ of t)e -C'= re%ort. 3'ee =*to!er 2# and =*to!er ?0 !elow4. 7ctober 2+r', 2009 M+ wife *ame )ome from -HCC a*adem+ and informed me ? -HCC A*adem+ administrators got fired. Her *lass was not told w)+. T)ere )ad !een some @)a1ing@ in*idents re*entl+, one resulting in an in9ur+ to m+ wife, and ,arious ot)er %oor instru*tor te*)niBues going on at -HCC and we wondered if ma+!e t)at was t)e reason for t)e terminations. ')e told me FD;< was *leaning )ouse and were ta0ing items from t)e administrator(s offi*es. ')e said t)e *adets were told t)eir a*adem+ *lass would *ontinue e,en t)oug) all t)e *ommand staff )ad !een fired. 7ctober 28, 2009 (See attachment #8) T)ree news arti*les were %u!lis)ed on8line as well as in t)e lo*al media on tele,ision a!out t)e re*ent terminations of t)e t)ree administrators at t)e -HCC ;aw <nfor*ement A*adem+. T)e re%orts ela!orated on t)e .uneI .ul+ 200/ news re%orts t)at t)e student in,ol,ed in t)e se2 ,ideo )ad re*ei,ed a *o%+ of a ma0e8u% test to stud+ from 3after failing t)e original test4 and t)en %ro,ided oral se2 and ot)er se2 a*ts to t)e instru*tor for t)is assistan*e. After reading t)ese arti*les, $ !egan to wonder if an+ of t)e )a1ing in*idents )a%%ening to t)e *urrent a*adem+ *lass *ould )a,e an+ relations)i% or !e retaliation for t)e four mont) long in,estigation t)at led to t)e t)ree administrators !eing fired. $ dis*ussed t)is wit) m+ wife. Ge !ot) Buestioned w)et)er an+ instru*tors s)e *urrentl+ )ad mig)t !e identified in t)e -C'= re%ort. $ de*ided at t)is time to loo0 into getting a *o%+ of t)e %oli*e re%ort. $ figured sin*e t)e news%a%er was running t)ese arti*les, t)e %oli*e in,estigation must !e *om%lete and it would t)erefore !e %u!li* re*ord. $ wanted to 0now w)at )ad )a%%ened at t)e -HCC %oli*e a*adem+, !e*ause m+ wife was *urrentl+ attending t)e same

a*adem+. Howe,er, due to m+ wor0 s*)edule, $ would not !e a!le to get t)e re%ort until t)e following wee0. 7ctober 28, 2009 (1659 hour%) &'F-D Ma9or Git)row a%%roa*)ed me in t)e %ar0ing lot at wor0 as )e was lea,ing and $ was arri,ing for m+ s)ift. He 0new m+ wife was *urrentl+ enrolled in t)e -HCC ;aw <nfor*ement A*adem+. He as0ed if m+ wife )ad )eard an+t)ing a!out w)+ t)e administrators, and in %arti*ular a friend of )is, Dan Driffit) t)e -HCC a*adem+ *oordinator, )ad !een fired. Ma9or Git)row told me )e and Dan Driffit) sat on a @!oard@ toget)er. At t)e time, $ )ad no 0nowledge a!out w)+ t)e instru*tors got fired ot)er t)an w)at $ )ad read in t)e news re%orts from earlier in t)e da+. $ mentioned t)e )a1ing issues to Ma9or Git)row. $ told )im $ wondered if a *adet )ad *om%lained a!out t)ose issues also. $ mentioned w)at m+ wife said a!out FD;< *oming in and *learing out t)e offi*es and !eing on t)e a*adem+ *am%us t)e %re,ious wee0. $ also mentioned t)e se2 s*andal issue t)at was re%orted in t)e news !a*0 in .uneI.ul+ 200/ and most re*entl+ on t)is date. Ma9or Git)row ga,e me t)e im%ression )e was unaware of t)e se2 s*andal t)at )ad )a%%ened !a*0 in .uneI.ul+ 200/ !e*ause w)en $ mentioned it )e made mention )e wasn(t following t)e e,ents. $ told )im t)at t)ere were arti*les a!out it all o,er t)e lo*al news and on t)e $nternet. Ma9or Git)row told me )e )o%ed )is friend, Driffit), wouldn(t !e *aug)t u% in an+ t+%e of issue li0e t)at !e*ause )e )as 0nown )im for a long time and seemed li0e a good %erson. $ told Ma9or Git)row t)at $ was t)in0ing a!out getting t)e %oli*e re%ort on t)e matter !e*ause it was )itting @too *lose to )ome@ wit) m+ wife !eing in t)e a*adem+ and all. He told me to let )im 0now if $ )eard an+t)ing. $t is m+ %osition t)at on t)is date, =*to!er 2#t), 200/, after m+ *on,ersation wit) Ma9or Git)row, &'F-D !egan t)eir retaliation against me !e*ause of w)at )e 8ne- $ was a!out to dis*o,er t)roug) o!taining t)e -C'= %oli*e re%ort. Ma9or Git)row would !e *on*erned a!out me finding out a!out =ffi*er 5.T.(s in,ol,ement in t)e se2 s*andal and didn(t need an+one 0nowing a!out it. $f someone outside of t)e *ommand staff *ir*le found out a!out =ffi*er 5.T.(s in,ol,ement Buestions would !e raised a!out w)+ &'F-D retained )er as a %oli*e offi*er. Git) t)e termination of Dan Driffit) and m+ mentioning FD;< in,estigating t)e a*adem+, Ma9or Git)row ma+ also )a,e !een fearful an in,estigation ma+ !ran*) out to &'F-D or t)at news%a%er arti*les ma+ !egin mentioning =ffi*er 5.T. wor0ed at &'F-D. 7ctober 28 an' 29, 2009 M+self, along wit) man+ ot)ers at &'F-D, s%o0e a!out t)e re*ent news re%orts regarding t)e in*ident at t)e -HCC ;aw <nfor*ement A*adem+. T)ere were %u!li* *on,ersations, !etween offi*ers of differing ran0s, a!out t)e %otentiall+ *areer damaging and de%artment damaging affe*ts of t)e t)ree *adet(s a*tions. <,er+one )a,ing t)ese *on,ersations was of t)e same o%inionJ a *adet t)at )ad to use se2 to %ass a %oli*e a*adem+ s)ould )a,e no !usiness in law enfor*ement. At t)is time, $ along wit) e,er+one in,ol,ed in t)ese *on,ersations, )ad no 0nowledge nor did we )a,e an+ reason to !elie,e =ffi*er 5.T. was in an+ manner in,ol,ed in t)e re%orted se2 s*andal. =ffi*er 5.T. was %resent for man+ of

t)ese *on,ersations. =ffi*er 5.T. ne,er made an+ *omments during t)ese *on,ersations and ne,er reBuested we sto% dis*ussing it. Also, most *owor0ers 0new m+ wife was *urrentl+ enrolled at t)e -HCC a*adem+. $ was as0ed if m+ wife e2%erien*ed an+ su*) in*idents at t)e a*adem+. $ told t)em s)e )ad not !ut dis*ussed some of t)e )a1ing issues. A few offi*ers 9o0ingl+ as0ed me if m+ wife )ad to ma0e an+ ,ideos to get t)roug) )er *lasses. o, s)e did not. 7ctober +0th, 2009 (a&&ro9imately 16+0 hour%) M+ wife *alled me after *lass, and as was usual, we tal0ed a!out )er da+ at t)e a*adem+. ')e said during one of t)e *lass !rea0s, as s)e was standing near t)e %)otos of %re,ious -HCC a*adem+ *lasses, two male *adets a%%roa*)ed )er. T)e+ %ointed at t)e t)ree female *adets in t)e *lass 6 6/ %)oto and said t)ose are t)e t)ree girls in t)e se2 s*andal. T)e+ %ointed to 5.T.(s %)oto and said s)e is t)e &'F s%onsored *adet. T)e+ told )er t)e &'F *adet was t)e one in t)e se2 ,ideo. After *lass t)at da+ m+ wife as0ed one of t)e %eo%le w)o s%o0e to )er earlier near t)e %)otos if )e was %ositi,e 5.T. was in,ol,ed !e*ause s)e was in dis!elief t)at someone s)e 0new and )ad trained as a dis%at*)er at &'F-D was in,ol,ed in t)is se2 s*andal. T)is *adet said )e was %ositi,e and mentioned to )er t)e e2isten*e of a %oli*e re%ort on t)e in*ident. $ 0new $ )ad to inform m+ de%artment a!out t)is rumor. $ was s*)eduled to !e at wor0 at 1#00 )ours. 7ctober +0th, 2009 (aroun' 1100 hour%) (See attachment #9) 7e*ause of t)e news re%orts and t)e *on,ersations a!out t)em t)at were ta0ing %la*e wit) mem!ers of t)e %atrol di,ision o,er t)e %ast *ou%le of da+s, =ffi*er 5.T. was a%%arentl+ *on*erned a!out )er @se*ret@ !eing in 9eo%ard+. 7ased on ;t. Daniel(s inter,iew and *om%laint against me, =ffi*er 5.T. was onl+ *on*erned a!out m+ wife and $ 0nowing a!out )er a*adem+ a*ti,it+. T)roug) ;t. Daniel, =ffi*er 5.T. went so far as to a**use m+ wife of %er%etrating a*ts w)ile at t)e a*adem+. 5ee% in mind ;t. Daniel )as 0nown a!out =ffi*er 5.T.(s in,ol,ement in t)is issue sin*e .une 11t) or 12t), 200/. ;t. Daniel re*alls t)is *on,ersation !etween )e and =ffi*er 5.T. in an email sent to Ma9or Git)row on o,em!er 1?, 200/. $n it )e writes: "On /riday October #$" 0$$1 2.T. came to my office with concerns that +ergeant -affarelli was acti!ely engaging others in con!ersation about the e!ents at the 3asco Hernando -riminal 4ustice ,cademy) while suggesting her in!ol!ement in the incidents outlined in the recent newspaper articles. /urthermore" she was concerned that +ergeant -affarelli" in his fact%finding endea!ors" had in!ol!ed his spouse who is currently attending the 3asco%Hernando -riminal 4ustice ,cademy. I explained to 2imberly that we were monitoring the entire situation and would address any misconduct arising there from." (See attachment #10) T)e following is ta0en from t)e $A inter,iew *ondu*ted wit) ;t. Daniel on o,em!er ?0t), 200/. ;t. Daniel testifies @2im 2.T.@ *ame to )im sometime around ::00 -M on =*to!er ?0t), 200/. ;t. Daniel testifies @came in and said that she needed to %% to" um" bring something to my attention. ,nd she mentioned the articles from the local media regarding the 3asco%Hernando -riminal 4ustice ,cademy" um" and stated that she had concerns because

+ergeant -affarelli&s wife and +ergeant -affarelli had been doing some" I guess" in!estigating and she had o!erheard con!ersations@. ;t. Daniel will later write in )is *om%laint against me =ffi*er 5.T. t)oug)t $ was tal0ing a!out )er s%e*ifi*all+ during t)e =*to!er 2#t) and 2/t) *on,ersations. 7ut during t)is inter,iew ;t Daniel sa+s, @ I asked her if +ergeant -affarelli specifically mentioned her name. +he said no" but the %% the manner in which he was describing the circumstances really left nothing but to conclude her in!ol!ement in those situations up at 3asco%Hernando.@ He *ontinues, @ ,nd I told her" okay" that I would" uh" take care of" uh" reporting this to %% within my chain of command" first of the following week.@ ;t. Daniel *laims, @ she %%let me know that she was uncomfortable with %% with the discussions that he was ha!ing in the hallway" that it was making her uncomfortable in the workplace" um" and that she felt like he was %% he was working to damage her character.@ 7ctober +0th, 2009 (1800 hour%) T)e information $ !roug)t to ;t. Daniel was re*ei,ed t)roug) a %ri,ate *on,ersation !etween m+ wife and me and amounted to not)ing more t)an rumor s)e )eard from some fellow *lassmates at t)e %oli*e a*adem+. Howe,er, if t)is rumor were true it im%lied =ffi*er 5.T. )ad *)eated, !een in,ol,ed in a se2 s*andal, w)i*) in,ol,ed a se2 ,ideo, %ro!a!l+ s)ouldn(t )a,e graduated t)e a*adem+ in t)e first %la*e and was *urrentl+ wor0ing as a %oli*e offi*er on *am%us. $ )ad a res%onsi!ilit+ to notif+ m+ %oli*e de%artment !e*ause of t)e serious and %otentiall+ damaging effe*ts t)is information *ould )a,e on t)e &ni,ersit+ of 'out) Florida -oli*e De%artment. ot)ing in m+ 208+ear wor0 )istor+ at t)e de%artment would )a,e e,er suggested to me t)at mem!ers of t)e &'F-D Command 'taff were alread+ aware of =ffi*er 5.T.(s in,ol,ement in t)is %u!li*i1ed se2 s*andal and were letting )er %ro*eed wit) )er training. G)en $ arri,ed at wor0 on 108?08200/ $ saw ;t. C)ris Daniel in t)e %ar0ing lot. ;t. Daniel was a long time *owor0er and friend w)om $ )a,e ta0en man+ *on*erns to o,er t)e +ears. ;t. Daniel was also one of m+ %atrol lieutenants in t)e *)ain of *ommand and t)e first su%er,isor $ saw t)at da+ and $ 0new )e needed to !e made aware of t)is information. $ s%o0e to ;t. Daniel a!out w)at $ was told !+ m+ wife. He told me )e and t)e de%artment were unaware of =ffi*er 5.T.(s in,ol,ement wit) t)e re*ent se2 s*andal and )adn(t re*ei,ed an+ information a!out it. He *laimed to onl+ 0now a little !it a!out t)e news arti*les and media *o,erage. $ mentioned t)at t)ere were *omments in t)e arti*les %ertaining to one of t)e *adets *)eating on a test and t)en %ro,iding oral se2 to t)e instru*tor afterwards !e*ause t)e instru*tor te2ted, @Kou owe me@ to t)e *adet. $ told ;t. Daniel t)e rumor at -HCC was t)at t)e %erson in,ol,ed was =ffi*er 5.T.. $ mentioned a**ording to m+ wife, FD;< )ad *ome in w)en t)e administrators were fired. ;t. Daniel told me no one from FD;< or an+one else )ad s%o0en to &'F-D a!out t)ese in*idents and sin*e =ffi*er 5.T. )ad %assed t)e state e2am t)ere would !e no need for t)e agen*+ to do an+t)ing a!out it. $ told )im $ still needed to let )im 0now a!out t)is. $ informed )im $ was going to get a *o%+ of t)e %oli*e re%ort if it was a,aila!le for %u!li* re*ords !e*ause m+ wife was still in t)e a*adem+ and we were *on*erned !e*ause of t)e )a1ing issues and $ wanted to 0now w)at was in t)e re%ort a!out -HCC. He said o.0. $ told ;t.

Daniel $ didn(t 0now w)at was going to !e in t)e %oli*e re%ort and if w)en $ got t)e re%ort if t)e gossi% were in fa*t true t)en $ would )a,e to !ring it to t)e de%artment(s attention. ;t. Daniel ne,er ga,e me an+ instru*tion or indi*ation not to o!tain t)is %oli*e re%ort. He sim%l+ said o.0. (See attachment #10) During ;t. Daniel(s $A inter,iew on o,em!er ?0t), 200/, )e admits $ s%o0e to )im a!out t)e *on*erns for m+ wife and t)e %ossi!le in,ol,ement of =ffi*er 5.T.. ;t Daniels testifies, @,nd %% and he .ust went on to say that" uh" you know %% he added that his wife had had some problems at the academy" being in.ured by some of the training techni*ues that they were using.@ He *ontinues, @(m" well" then he went on to talk about" um" the credibility of a cadet that might&!e been in that academy. ,nd I agreed with him. I said" ",nybody that was %% who would be caught up in something like that would definitely ha!e some credibility issues" not only here but in the greater criminal .ustice network in this area. 'ut again" until we&re officially notified that our person was in!ol!ed" we&re not doing anything. 5e&re monitoring the situation" and if we need to become in!ol!ed" we will." ;t Daniel was as0ed !+ t)e in,estigator,@ Okay. +o what were your directions that you actually told +ergeant -affarelli6 I mean" ob!iously as a 7 as a citizen" he can obtain a copy of a %% of a police report. 8id you gi!e him any specific direction" uh" about %% or what did you tell him to do6 8id you tell him not to go get a copy of the report" or %%.@ ;t. Daniel res%onded, @ o. I knew my limitations" his rights as a pri!ate citizen to access that report. It was a %% as far as we knew at that time" it was a closed case" um 7 and he could ha!e accessed that report for his own personal use. 9y cautions to him were basically in the form of: the agency is not taking any official action. ,ny reasonable person" especially a person of a super!isory stature" with the experience that he has" should ha!e taken note of what I was telling them and realized that any other use 7 any use of that report other than for personal purposes would&!e been irresponsible. ,nd that&s the message I was trying to con!ey to him" is that the agency&s not acting on this) we were monitoring. ,t that point in time he had no idea as to whether or not we had already initiated an in!estigation. ,nd the things that he was doing certainly could&!e .eopardized the in!estigation itself) it could&!e .eopardized the indi!idual rights of the people in!ol!ed" particularly 2im 2.T.) um" and he was also" in these process of discussions" while it was ine!itable" I think" through the acts of her in!ol!ement in this situation" her character was being damaged %%probably prematurely." " I&m not saying that it wouldn&t ha!e happened anyway" at some point %%but we don&t need a super!isor wa!ing a flag and taking that kind of approach to things. There&s a more responsible way of handling this. ;ou know6 +o %%.@ ;ater in t)is inter,iew ;t. Daniel states, @(m" and again" he had no idea what was going on behind the scenes." "(h" 9a.or 5ithrow and I had talked about the fact that these articles were starting to come out. 5e weren&t %% neither one of us were clearly aware of what the content of the articles were" but we knew that we needed to start watching.@ $t would a%%ear !ased on t)e a!o,e statementsJ Ma9or Git)row and ;t. Daniel )ad !een )a,ing dis*ussions and were made aware t)ere would !e arti*les or news stories *oming out a!out t)is in*ident !efore t)e+ were %u!lis)ed and were *on*erned a!out w)at ma+ !e di,ulged and w)o ma+ !e named. $t is un*lear w)ere t)e+ got t)e @)ead u%@ from a!out t)e stories. G)at is o!,ious is ;t. Daniel ma0es it *lear t)at )e is frustrated t)at $ was @ wa!ing a flag and taking that kind

of approach to things" !+ !ringing t)is information forward and not 0ee%ing it for m+ %ersonal use. Git) regards to w)et)er $ was told not to get t)e %oli*e re%ort, ;t Daniels sa+s, @(m" he was not specifically told" you do not get a copy of this report" or ";ou do not bring that report into the workplace." I would hope that common sense would dictate" in a situation like that" and a person with his experience and his sense 7 I mean" he&s a smart guy. I would hope that that would kick in and guide him to a more responsible platform.@ T)e in,estigator sa+s, @The %% I mean" I can see %% I can see that he can ha!e a right to the copy of the report" but if the allegation is that he brought the report to the office" then that&s a separate issue. I mean" if it&s for personal use" then %% personal use.@ ;t Daniel re%lies, @<!en if he brought the report to work and read it himself in the car" tucked it away" and took it home with him and ne!er mentioned it to anybody" that&s %%I don&t see a big problem with that" as long as he&s using it for personal purposes. ,nd I didn&t ha!e a right to tell him not to go get a report that&s public information.@ =n*e again it is o!,ious ;t. Daniel is ,er+ *on*erned a!out t)is re%ort !eing !roug)t forward. He testifies, @ On the way home" I called 9a.or 5ithrow" let him know the discussion that I had with 2im" and that 8rew had .ust also" um" made reference to %%to the issue. He said 9onday morning we would get with the -hief". November 1, 2010 (See attachment #11) &'F-D 'gt. 7o!rows0i *alls =ffi*er 5.T. into an inter,iew to in,estigate )er in,ol,ement in t)e -HCC se2 s*andal. 'gt. 7o!rows0i tells =ffi*er 5.T. )ow $ am going to get t)e -C'= %oli*e re%ort. 'gt. 7o!rows0i warns =ffi*er 5.T. s)e s)ould go to someone !efore $ do if s)e is a*tuall+ in,ol,ed. A**ording to 'gt. 7o!rows0i, =ffi*er 5.T. *laims s)e )as no in,ol,ement in t)is issue. 'gt. 7o!rows0i will fail to dis*lose )is in,estigation during )is $A inter,iew on o,em!er 2?, 200/. $t is onl+ after $ mention t)is in,estigation w)en $ am inter,iewed t)at 'gt. 7o!rows0i admits )is a*tions. &'F-D too0 no dis*i%linar+ a*tions against 'gt. 7o!rows0i for *ondu*ting an unaut)ori1ed in,estigation. November 2, 2009 (See attachment #9) T)e following is from ;t. Daniel(s o,em!er 1?, 200/ email to Ma9or Git)row. @On 9onday o!ember 0" 0$$1 I had a follow up telephone con!ersation with 2imberly regarding the acti!ities being perpetrated by +ergeant -affarelli" and possibly by his spouse.@ =ffi*er 5.T.(s allegations were t)e genesis and foundation for t)is *om%laint t)at would lead to m+ termination )owe,erJ ;t Daniel ne,er reBuested an+t)ing in writing from )er. He *ould not afford for =ffi*er 5.T. to %ro,ide a written statement !e*ause )e and t)e C)ief alread+ 0new of )er in,ol,ement in t)e -HCC in*ident. $f s)e were to %ro,ide a written statement now, s)e would *om%romise t)e de%artment(s *o,er8u% of )er retention. November +, 2009

$ *alled -C'= Re*ords de%artment to inBuire a!out t)e %ro*edure on o!taining a %u!li* re*ords re%ort on t)e -HCC a*adem+ in*ident. $ did not 0now t)e *ase num!er and t)e re*ords %erson $ s%o0e wit) as0ed me if $ 0new an+ of t)e names t)at mig)t !e in,ol,ed wit) t)e re%ort. $ mentioned two names, .effre+ Dattuso and 5.T.. G)ile t)e *ler0 loo0ed u% t)e *ase num!er we )ad a *on,ersation. T)roug) t)is *on,ersation $ was as0ed w)+ $ wanted a *o%+ of t)e re%ort. T)is Buestion was not %osed to me in an+ manner ot)er t)an as if as0ed t)roug) a *asual *on,ersation. $ mentioned $ was in a @conun'rum: !e*ause )is wife was *urrentl+ in t)e -HCC %oli*e a*adem+ and s)e was undergoing some %otential )a1ing issues wit) some instru*tors. $ mentioned $ ma+ !e wor0ing wit) 5.T. in t)e near future and wanted to as*ertain if t)e rumor from -HCC was in fa*t true. $ e2%lained t)at $ )o%ed t)at it was not true !ut did mention if t)e re%ort re,ealed 5.T. was in,ol,ed in t)e se2 s*andal t)en $ would )a,e to !ring su*) information forward. $ also wanted to ma0e sure m+ wife and $ were %rote*ted !e*ause t)e w)ole situation was )itting too *lose to )ome. 7+ t)is $ mean fellow *adets were sa+ing s)e 0new t)e girl in t)e illi*it ,ideo and t)e+ 0new s)e used to wor0 wit) )er. M+ wife didn(t want an+ @guilt !+ asso*iation@. T)e -C'= Re*ords %ersonnel $ was s%ea0ing to as0ed me w)ere $ wor0ed and $ told t)em. $ don(t 0now w)+ t)e+ as0ed !ut $ )ad no reason to )ide m+ %la*e of em%lo+ment from t)e -as*o Count+ ')eriff(s =ffi*e. $ informed t)is %erson t)at $ onl+ wanted t)e re%ort if it was a,aila!le as a %u!li* re*ord and t)at $ would %a+ an+ *ost asso*iated wit) it. $ was told t)at -C'= doesn(t *)arge *o%s for *o%ies of re%orts and $ 9ust needed to !ring m+ de%artment $D wit) me to o!tain a *o%+. $ made *ertain -C'= 0new $ was not o!taining a *o%+ of t)e re%ort for t)e &'F-D !ut as a *iti1en and would %a+ for t)e re%ort. T)e -C'= Re*ords %erson %ro,ided t)e instru*tion on )ow to o!tain a re%ort from t)e lo!!+ of t)eir offi*e. ;ater t)at da+, o,em!er ?rd, 200/ o!tained t)e re%ort from. $ offered to %a+ for t)e re%ort w)en $ %i*0ed it u% in t)e lo!!+ )owe,er $ was as0ed for m+ $D !+ t)e %erson w)o %resented me t)e re%ort and was not gi,en an+ o%%ortunit+ to %a+. $ told t)is %erson on*e again $ wanted to %a+ for t)is re%ort )owe,er $ was told, @we don(t *)arge *o%s@. T)is intera*tion lasted 1081: se*onds 3ma+!e a !it longer4 and during t)is time $ was not afforded t)e o%%ortunit+ to %a+ for t)e re%ort as $ reBuested. Note: &'F -oli*+ states t)at an+ time a &'F-D offi*er is *arr+ing t)eir firearm off dut+ t)e+ are reBuired to )a,e t)eir &'F-D identifi*ation and !adge wit) t)em at all times. $ alwa+s *arried m+ firearm wit) me and t)erefore alwa+s %ossessed m+ !adge and $D in m+ wallet. (See ttachment #12) G)en $ went to wor0 t)at e,ening $ saw 'gt. 7o!rows0i 3=ffi*er 5.T.(s immediate su%er,isor4 in t)e offi*e we s)ared. He told me )e s%o0e wit) =ffi*er 5.T. on o,em!er 1, 200/. He said s)e denied an+ in,ol,ement in t)e -HCC in*ident and )e !elie,ed )er. $ e2%lained t)at s)e was not !eing trut)ful to )im !e*ause $ )ad t)e re%ort and s)e %ro,ided a written statement in it. 'gt. 7o!rows0i again e2%lained s)e said s)e wasn(t in,ol,ed. $ told )im )e *ould read t)e re%ort if )e wanted !e*ause it was a %u!li* re*ord !ut )e refused. $ told )im $ was going to !ring t)e re%ort to Ma9or Git)row w)en $ saw )im. 'gt. 7o!rows0i *autioned me !+ sa+ing )e didn(t t)in0 !ringing t)e re%ort forward

was su*) a good idea. $ told )im $ reall+ didn(t )a,e a *)oi*e !e*ause $ )ad a su%er,isor+ res%onsi!ilit+ to let t)em 0now a!out t)is. He t)en stood u%. He said )e would li0e to read t)e re%ort !ut )e coul'n$t !e*ause )e )ad some im%ortant t)ings to do. He left t)e offi*e rig)t after t)at. $ later learned t)roug) )is $A inter,iew and ;t. Daniel(s $A inter,iew, 'gt. 7o!rows0i immediatel+ went to A*ting ;t. Mi0e 5linge!iel and told )im $ was tr+ing to for*e )im to read t)e re%ort and *laimed $ was wai,ing it )is fa*e. A**ording to t)ese inter,iews, A*ting ;t. 5linge!iel immediatel+ *alled ;t. Daniel to re%ort t)is in*ident. A*ting ;t. 5linge!iel saws me t)at nig)t )owe,er )e did not mention t)is to me at all. Retaliation o**urred !e*ause t)e $A in,estigator *)ose not to *ondu*t an inter,iew wit) t)is identifia!le witness as is reBuired %er F'' 112.:?2 Additionall+, an inter,iew wit) A*ting ;t. 5linge!iel would )a,e refuted a *)arge of ,iolation of *)ain of *ommand !e*ause *)ain of *ommand is a two wa+ street. $f inter,iewed. 5linge!iel would )a,e )ad to 9ustif+ w)+ )e didn(t a%%roa*) me t)is nig)t es%e*iall+ sin*e )a,ing t)is re%ort was su*) a !ad t)ing in t)e e+es of t)e *ommand staff. Had )e *ome to me after 'gt. 7o!rows0i notified )im $ )ad a *o%+ of t)e re%ort, $ would )a,e told )im a!out it. $t is o!,ious from t)ese do*uments A*ting ;t. 5linge!iel was some)ow aware of t)is @monitoring@ of me and a!di*ated )is res%onsi!ilit+ as a su%er,isor to Buestion me a!out t)is re%ort t)at e,ening es%e*iall+ sin*e it somet)ing &'F-D *laims is damaging to anot)er offi*ers *redi!ilit+. November /, 2009 (See attachment% #10 an' #1+) A*ting Ca%tain Donna Rodgers and ;t. Daniel went to -C'= re*ords to o!tain a *o%+ of -C'= 60/80?"110 for t)e de%artment and to in,estigate )ow and w)+ 3from -C'= Re*ords o%inions4 $ o!tained t)e re%ort. November 5, 2009 (See attachment #1/) ;t. Daniel su!mits )is memorandum of *om%laint against me alleging t)e following ,iolations of de%artment %oli*+: $$8106 3<4 3164 $nsu!ordination $$ 8106 3<4 3/4 Misuse I $m%ro%er use of ;aw <nfor*ement Credentials $$8106 3<4 3A/4 Condu*t &n!e*oming 8 =endering another member ineffecti!e $810/ Condu*ting &naut)ori1ed $n,estigations $$ 8106 3<4 3:/4 3f4 egligen*e 8 on8<ndangering 8 Improper use of discretion $$8102 Harassment and Dis*rimination in t)e Gor0%la*e 3<a*) su%er,isor s)all !e res%onsi!le for %re,enting a*ts of )arassment andIor dis*rimination.4 $$ 8 106 3<4 3:/4 3r4 'u%er,isor+ Res%onsi!ilities 8 >eadership Issues

November 5, 2009 $ attem%t to s%ea0 to Ma9or Git)row a!out t)e *ontents of t)e -C'= re%ort )owe,er )e would not see me.

November 6, 2009 (See attachment #15) $ was a!le to meet wit) Ma9or Git)row in )is offi*e. $ told )im $ got t)e re%ort and t)e reason $ wanted to tal0 to )im was !e*ause =ffi*er 5.T. was in fa*t in,ol,ed. Ma9or Git)row told me, !e*ause of our *on,ersation on =*to!er 2#, 200/, )e de*ided t)e de%artment needed to loo0 into t)e matter furt)er. He as0ed me w)at $ 0new and $ told )im $ read t)e re%ort and )er in*luded written statement was %rett+ !ad. $ offered m+ *o%+ of t)e re%ort to )im, )owe,er )e did not want it and said )e alread+ )ad a *o%+. He told me t)is was one of t)e )arder t)ings )e was going to )a,e to do in )is *areer. 'oon after $ left )is offi*e )e drafted an email to )imself to memoriali1e t)is *on,ersation. $t needs to !e noted t)at Ma9or Git)row ne,er memoriali1ed our *on,ersation of =*to!er 2#, 200/. $n furt)er retaliation, t)e $A in,estigator *)ose not to *ondu*t an inter,iew wit) t)is identifia!le witness as is reBuired %er F'' 112.:?2. An inter,iew wit) Ma9or Git)row would )a,e refuted a *)arge of ,iolation of *)ain of *ommand and also of *ondu*ting an unaut)ori1ed in,estigation. November 9, 2009 =ffi*er 5.T. is gi,en noti*e of termination for @A*ademi* C)eating@, @*ondu*t un!e*oming a %u!li* em%lo+ee@. A*ting Ca%tain Rodgers tells 'gt. 7o!rows0i(s sBuad s)e )as !een terminated. T)e C)ief routinel+ sends out a de%artment wide email w)ene,er an offi*er is gi,en noti*e of termination )owe,er, no email is e,er sent out a!out =ffi*er 5.T.. =ffi*er 5.T. was on lea,e %ending termination from o,em!er / until De*em!er #, 200/. &ntil t)is date, 5.T. was still *lassified as a &'F-D em%lo+ee and was su!9e*t to t)e rules regarding internal affairs in,estigations. T)is will !e*ome rele,ant !e*ause t)e $A in,estigator, 'gt. Collins, would do*ument t)e reason s)e was not inter,iewed !+ using t)e e2*use s)e was not an em%lo+ee at t)e time of m+ $A. November 11 or 12, 2009 -rior to me !eing notified of t)e %ending in,estigation against me, &'F-D $n,estigator 'gt. .eff Collins tra*0ed down m+ wife, 5.C., w)ile s)e was s)o%%ing at t)e lo*al >e%)+r)ills Galmart. M+ wife was alone near t)e ,ideo !ins w)en 'gt. Collins a%%roa*)ed )er. M+ wife 0new =ffi*er 5.T. )ad !een fired as $ )ad told )er a!out it earlier. 'gt. Collins Buestioned )er a!out w)+ and )ow we )ad gotten a *o%+ of t)e -C'= re%ort and if s)e )ad read t)e entire re%ort. 'gt. Collins as0ed m+ wife if s)e )ad a *o%+ of t)e ,ideo !e*ause )e told )er, @we weren(t a!le to get t)at@. ')e furt)er told )im neit)er s)e nor $ )ad an+ interest in seeing t)e ,ideo and did not )a,e it nor did we want it. At t)e time m+ wife didn(t t)in0 an+t)ing sus%i*ious of t)is meeting. M+ wife used to wor0 at &'F-D and 0new 'gt. Collins %ersonall+. 'gt. Collins also li,es in >e%)+r)ills t)oug) we )ardl+ e,er run into )im at an+ stores or restaurants. $t was onl+ after m+

o,em!er 1?, 200/ dis*ussion wit) 'gt Collins w)en )e as0ed me t)e same Buestions, s)e !e*ame sus%i*ious t)is meeting was not a *oin*iden*e. ')e now !elie,es s)e was followed !+ 'gt. Collins and )e *ondu*ted an @off t)e re*ord@ inter,iew wit) )er to see w)at s)e 0new. T)is sentiment is gi,en *reden*e !e*ause of *omments made !+ ;t. Daniel in )is email and inter,iew w)ere )e mentions m+ wife %er%etrating a*ts wit) relation to t)is in*ident. $ find t)is %arti*ular %art of t)e retaliation against me t)e most unwarranted. M+ wife is a %ri,ate *iti1en. ')e is no longer a &'F-D em%lo+ee and )asn(t !een for : +ears. $f s)e was indeed followed and Buestioned in anti*i%ation of m+ internal in,estigation, it is startling to see t)eir la*0 of *on*ern regarding s%ousal %ri,ilege. November 1+, 2009 'gt. Collins and $ wor0 an o,ertime e,ent toget)er at t)e &'F Mars)all Center. 'gt. Collins as0ed me a!out t)e re%ort and )ow and w)+ $ wanted and o!tained a *o%+. $ didn(t mind tal0ing a!out it !e*ause $ !elie,ed =ffi*er 5.T. was a terminated em%lo+ee. $ told )im. He as0ed me if $ )ad t)e ,ideo and made mention )ow )e would li0e to see it. $ told )im $ didn(t )a,e it and $ didn(t want it. November 18, 2009 A*ting ;t. 5linge!iel )anded me a letter notif+ing me of $ was t)e su!9e*t of a de%artment $A. T)e letter was from &'F-D 'gt. .eff Collins is t)e in,estigating offi*er. November 19, 2009 'gt. Collins sends an email to Ma9or Git)row. From: -ollins" 4eff Sent: Thursday" o!ember ?1" 0$$1 ?0:?? 39 To: 5ithrow" 48) =odgers" 8onna Subject: 0$$1%$$@ Sgt. Caffarelli wants a copy of the complaint now and he believes that he is entitled to it. I advise him just prior to the investigative interview. He disagrees. I advised him to call P ! and if P ! has something" then we can entertain this. Also, I believe that KT should be interview on Friday since she is a witness and still employed based on what she personally alleged to have overheard. -er &'F-D %oli*+, an em%lo+ee *an !e *om%elled to su!mit to Buestioning during an $A in,estigation. Retaliation o**urred !e*ause t)e $A in,estigator *)ose not to or was not allowed to *ondu*t an inter,iew wit) t)is identifia!le witness as is reBuired %er F'' 112.:?2. Had =ffi*er 5.T. !een inter,iewed $ would )a,e !een a!le to refute *)arges t)at were alleged $ *ommitted.

November 20, 2009 $A $n,estigator, 'gt. Collins !egins to do*ument )is inter,iews. T)e inter,iews are later trans*ri!ed. November 2/th, 2009 (the night of November 2+r', 2009) aroun' mi'night: $ was lea,ing from wor0 and saw 'gt. Collins in t)e %ar0ing lot. 'gt. Collins as0ed )ow $ was doing and inBuired w)+ $ seemed so @u%set and *on*erned a!out t)ings@ latel+. $ res%onded wit)J w)+ do +ou t)in0, t)e de%artment is tr+ing to terminate me, +ou 0now w)at $(m !eing *)arged wit). 'gt. Collins said )e didn(t t)in0 t)e de%artment was tr+ing to fire me. 'gt. Collins said )e wrote t)e *)arges !ased on t)e *om%laint )e re*ei,ed and said to let t)e in,estigation ta0e its *ourse. 'gt. Collins furt)er mentioned t)at )e wasn(t so *ertain t)at t)e &'F-D was )andling t)e @intra8agen*+ *om%laint@ in t)e *orre*t manner. 7e*ause of t)is, )e went on to sa+ )e )ad *onta*ted a Hills!oroug) Count+ ')eriff(s De%ut+ $A in,estigator 3and former &'F-D offi*er4, De%. Clint Domes, a!out 2 wee0s ago to inBuire )ow t)e HC'= *ondu*ted t)eir internal agen*+ *om%laints. De%. Domes was assigned to t)e HC'= $nternal Affairs Di,ision. T)is *on,ersation gi,es su%%ort to t)e fa*t 'gt. Collins 0new )e was going to !e *ondu*ting an $A on me almost 2 wee0s !efore notif+ing me of t)e allegations, +et during t)is time )e )ad *ondu*ted at least two undo*umented inter,iewsJ one wit) m+ wife and one wit) me. T)ese inter,iews would not onl+ !e a ,iolation of de%artment %oli*+ !ut also a ,iolation of F''. (ecember 2, 2009 (See attachment #16) ;t. Daniel su!mits a )arassment I )ostile wor0 en,ironment *om%laint to t)e Di,ersit+ and <Bual =%%ortunit+ offi*e at &'F. (ecember 8, 2009 =ffi*er 5.T. is offi*iall+ no longer a &'F em%lo+ee. ')e *an no longer !e *om%elled to su!mit to an inter,iew. January 16th, 2010 (bet-een 0000 an' 0100 hour%) ;t. Daniel a%%roa*)ed me w)ile $ was wor0ing on a *ase in t)e &'F-D C$D se*tion. ;t. Daniel loo0ed around and as0ed if t)ere was an+one else in t)e offi*e and inBuired if $ )ad an+ re*ording de,i*es a*ti,ated. $ did not. 3$ wis) $ )ad.4 ;t. Daniel %ro*eeded to tell me t)at )e )ad wanted to tal0 to me sooner !efore t)ings got to w)ere t)e+ )ad and to tell me t)at $ ma+ see ;t. Daniel(s name on some do*uments. ;t. Daniel told me )e wanted to let me 0now t)at )e tried to )a,e dis*ussions a!out it 3t)e $A4 !efore t)ings got to w)ere t)e+ did !ut )e )ad to do w)at )e was told. ;t. Daniel told me t)at )e )ad )ad dis*ussions wit) C)ief ;ongo a!out )is *on,ersation wit) me in t)e %ar0ing lot 3108?08200/4 and told C)ief ;ongo t)at $ was going to %ull a *o%+ of t)e -C'= %oli*e re%ort relating to t)e se2 s*andal. ;t. Daniel said t)at )e as0ed C)ief ;ongo if )e s)ould )a,e told me not to %ull t)e *o%+ of t)e re%ort. A**ording to ;t. Daniel, C)ief ;ongo told )im )e was under no o!ligation to tell me not to get a *o%+ of t)e re%ort !e*ause it was %u!li* re*ord. ;t. Daniel told me )e in fa*t did )a,e 0nowledge, at t)e time of our *on,ersation on 108?08200/, &'F-D was in,estigating =ffi*er 5.T. !ut )e

*laimed )e *ouldn(t sa+ an+t)ing a!out it to me w)en $ as0ed. ;t Daniel said t)at was w)+ )e *laimed to tell me to let t)e de%artment )andle it. $ told ;t. Daniel )e ne,er said an+ su*) t)ing and )e 0new it. $ told ;t. Daniel )ad )e said an+t)ing remotel+ similar to @let t)e de%artment )andle it@ t)en $ would )a,e gotten t)e )int !e*ause $ )ad wor0ed wit) ;t. Daniel for so long $ would )a,e *om%letel+ understood w)at )e meant. $ furt)er as0ed ;t. Daniel if $ )ad e,er refused a dire*t order from )im and ;t. Daniel res%onded t)at $ )ad not. ;t. Daniel t)en *onfessed )e in fa*t ma+ )a,e ne,er said t)ose e2a*t words !ut )e was )o%ing 'gt. Caffarelli would understand w)at )e was attem%ting to sa+. ;t. Daniel told me t)at )e was ,er+ ner,ous a!out t)is w)ole in,estigation and e,en t)oug)t a!out *onta*ting a %ri,ate attorne+ to %rote*t )imself !e*ause )e trul+ didn(t want to go forward wit) t)e *om%laint. ;t. Daniel said )e was 9ust t)e messenger and was instru*ted to %ut t)is *om%laint toget)er e,en t)oug) )e didn(t full+ agree wit) it. ;t. Daniel said some)ow )e !e*ame t)e *enter%ie*e for t)e *om%laint and t)e res%onsi!le %erson for %utting it all toget)er. As is *ommon%la*e for a %erson w)o is *onfessing onl+ %art of a stor+, ;t. Daniel attem%ted to distan*e )imself from w)at )e was a!out to sa+. He said &'F-D did not 0now a!out =ffi*er 5.T.(s in,ol,ement in t)e se2 s*andal until rig)t around t)e same time t)at $ )ad m+ *on,ersation wit) Ma9or Git)row on =*to!er 2#t), 200/. ;t. Daniel said e,er+t)ing unfolded rat)er Bui*0l+ after t)at *on,ersation. Ma9or Git)row )ad reBuested A*ting Ca%t. Rodgers to get a *o%+ of t)e re%ort soon after )e s%o0e to me, !ut ;t. Daniel told me A*ting Ca%t. Rodgers didn(t want to go to -C'= !+ )erself !e*ause s)e mig)t get lost. ;t. Daniel told me )e and A*ting Ca%t. Rodgers went u% toget)er to get a *o%+ of t)e re%ort !ut *ouldn(t re*all w)at da+ t)at was. 3 o,em!er A, 200/4 $ told ;t. Daniel $ was *on*erned t)e de%artment was tr+ing to fire me o,er t)ese allegations !e*ause it seemed li0e $ was un0nowingl+ un*o,ering a @dirt+ little se*ret@. Additionall+, $ told ;t. Daniel t)at t)e realit+ of t)is was !ot) Ma9or Git)row and )e 0new $ was going to get t)is %oli*e re%ort and w)+ $ wanted it. $ stressed )ow !ot) of t)em s)ould )a,e instru*ted me to @let it go@ or told me not to get it and $ would )a,e not o!tained t)e re%ort. $ told ;t. Daniel $ would )o%e t)e de%artment wasn(t going after me for *oming forward a!out =ffi*er 5.T.(s in,ol,ement !e*ause t)at would amount to a @G)istle!lower@ ,iolation. ;t. Daniel 9ust s)rugged. ;t. Daniel s)oo0 m+ )and and told me )e )o%ed e,er+t)ing would turn out %ositi,e for me. January 1+, 2010 A 2nd inter,iew is *ondu*ted wit) an identifia!le witness, =ffi*er <d ;ut1. For t)e de%artment, )e is t)eir star witness for man+ of t)e allegations !e*ause a**ording to ;t. Daniel testimon+ =ffi*er ;ut1 was t)e onl+ identifia!le %erson around w)en $ was su%%osedl+ tal0ing a!out =ffi*er 5.T.. =ffi*er ;ut1 )ad %re,iousl+ testified )e ne,er )eard me ma0ing *omments a!out =ffi*er 5.T.. During t)is 2nd inter,iew, 'gt. Collins allowed Ma9or Git)row to *ondu*t t)e inter,iew in an effort to @mus*le@ =ffi*er ;ut1 into im%li*ating me in some wrongdoing.

'gt. Collins, for t)is $A des%ite )im 0nowing Ma9or Git)row was an identifia!le witness, ne,er inter,iewed Ma9or Git)row. Howe,er, )ere is Ma9or Git)row *ondu*ting an inter,iew of anot)er witness. T)is gi,es t)e im%ression t)e de%artment was *oming after me no matter w)at. January 26, 2010 'gt Collins sends t)e !elow email to 5.T.(s attorne+.
From: Collins, Jeff Sent: Tuesday, January 26, 2010 1:55 PM To: 'dianebmorton@aol. om' Subject: !": #uestion

$%, alle&ation is t'at a((arently )T 'ad a made a statement to t'e Ca(tain and t'e *t. about o+er'earin& a ,er&eant tal%in& about )T durin& a briefin&. ,'ortly t'ereafter, an -. /as initiated t'at started ba % in early 0o+ember. 1e need to 'a+e t'is s/orn statement by )T as to /'at s'e 'eard and to be able to 2uestion 'ere about t'is. Cannot tell you /'o t'e sub3e t offi er is only t'at )T /ould be inter+ie/ed as a /itness in t'is -..

;ebruary 2, 2010 $ am informed 'gt. Collins was una!le to inter,iew =ffi*er 5.T. so we will )a,e to %ro*eed wit)out )er testimon+. M+ -7A attorne+ is %resent during m+ $A inter,iew. As %art of 'gt. Collins $A in,estigation )e %resented me a *o%+ of w)at &'F-D was *laiming was t)e onl+ %u!li* re*ord %art of t)e re%ortJ t)e first 2 %ages of a 2"8%age re%ort. T)e onl+ reda*tions on t)ese two %ages *onsisted of DattusoHs !irt)dateIaddressI%)one num!er and 'eamanHs !irt)dateIaddressI%)one num!er !lo*0ed out. $n furt)er retaliation to ma0e t)eir allegations of %ersonal gain against me, &'F-D s%e*ifi*all+ reBuested t)is s%e*ial reda*ted *o%+ of t)is re%ort !e made !+ -C'= for t)is *ase. $ 0now of at least A %u!li* re*ords *o%ies of t)is re%ort t)at -C'= ga,e out. <a*) *ontained a!out 2" or so %ages of t)e in,estigation and ea*) *ontained t)e all of t)e written statements. &'F-D would )a,e +ou !elie,e t)e written statements were some)ow e2em%t from %u!li* re*ord. T)is is 9ust not fa*tual. Howe,er, &'F-D needed to ma0e t)is *laim to tr+ to s)ow $ some)ow got somet)ing $ wasn(t su%%osed to in order to a**ommodate t)e allegation of $m%ro%er &se of ;<= *redentials. During t)e interrogation, a large %art of t)e Buestioning dealt wit) w)at m+ @intent@ or @moti,e@ was for !ringing t)e re%ort forward to t)e agen*+. $ )ad no intent or moti,eJ $ )ad a res%onsi!ilit+ to !ring t)is information forward no matter )ow $ learned of =ffi*er 5.T.(s gross negle*t of dut+ in t)is in*ident or for t)at matter an+ mis*ondu*t !+ an+one. &'F-D would )a,e +ou !elie,e $ )ad some intent to dis*redit =ffi*er 5.T.. G)en in fa*t, $ )a,e 0nown 5im 5.T. for 6 +ears and ne,er )ad an+ issues wit) )er, eit)er %ersonall+ of %rofessionall+. ')e didnHt seem to )a,e an+ %ro!lems wit) me eit)er. ')e e,en ga,e m+ wife %art of )er a*adem+ uniforms so m+ wife would not )a,e to %ur*)ase e2tra %ants.

;ebruary 8, 2010 For un0nown reasons &'F-D C)ief ;ongo )ad !een notif+ing )is !oss, Alana <nnis, of t)e status of m+ $A. T)is ma+ !e a ,iolation of F''. 112.:??3243a4, as t)e $A was not %u!li* re*ord at t)is time. $t is also un*lear w)+ C)ief ;ongo )as a @deadline wit) )is !oss@. 7elow are t)e emails $ )a,e !een %ro,ided.
From: *on&o, T'omas Sent: Monday, 4ebruary 05, 2010 12:05 PM To: Collins, Jeff Cc: 1it'ro/, J6 Subject: Caffiarelli -.

4eff" I need 8rewAs I, finished and on my desk no later than 5ednesday noon. I know youAre almost done with it and the transcripts might ha!e to be hurried" but I must ha!e it by that time. Thanks
From: 1it'ro/, J6 7mailto:J/it'ro/@admin.usf.edu8 Sent: Monday, 4ebruary 05, 2010 1:59 PM To: elainem@'tsteno. om Cc: *on&o, T'omas: Collins, Jeff Subject: 41: Caffiarelli -. Importance: ;i&' "laine, Can you (lease (ut a rus' on t'e Caffarelli trans ri(ts< T'e C'ief 'as a deadline /it' 'is boss.

;ebruary 10, 2010 'gt. Collins informs me )e %resents )is original $A findings to Ma9or Git)row and C)ief. ')ortl+ t)ereafter and for un0nown reasons t)e original $A findings were dis*ounted and 'gt. Collins was as0ed to *ondu*t additional inter,iews. 'oon t)ereafter 'gt. Collins informs me t)at additional inter,iews need to !e *ondu*ted. $t *an onl+ !e *on*luded t)at t)e C)ief and t)e Ma9or did not get t)e *on*lusion t)e+ wanted. To date no one )as !een a!le to %rodu*e t)is original do*ument. 'gt. Collins told me )e did ma0e *)anges to t)e original and resu!mitted it and ne,er sa,ed a se%arate *o%+. He *laims to not re*all w)at *)anges were made. $ reBuested t)is do*ument t)roug) %u!li* re*ords )owe,er $ )a,e !een told it doesn(t e2ist. $f it was e,er sent ,ia email it does e2ist. ;ebruary 11, 2010

C)ief ;ongo drafts t)e !elow email. He ma+ !e in ,iolation of F'' 112.:??3243a4 !+ sending t)is email. From: *on&o, T'omas Sent: 1ednesday, 4ebruary 1=, 2010 >:16 .M To: "nnis, .lana Cc: *o+ins, ,andy Subject: Caffarelli -. Importance: ;i&' ,lana" +gt. -affarelli has informed 4eff -ollins that he is unable to meet with him until /riday e!ening due to the a!ailability of his 3', rep. 8ue to this 4effAs final report will not be a!ailable until some time next week. 5e will keep you informed on this. Thanks Tom ;ebruary 19, 2010 A se*ond $A interrogation is *ondu*ted wit) me in t)e %resen*e of m+ -7A attorne+. Luestions again %ertain to m+ @intent@ and @moti,e@. ;ebruary 26, 2010 During one of m+ sBuad !riefings A*ting ;t. Mi0e 5linge!iel %u!li*l+ +elled at me and re%rimanded me for as0ing )im for *larifi*ation of an issues )e !roug)t u%. $ informed ;t. Daniel of m+ intent to file a *om%laint. 4arch 8, 2010 A*ting Ca%t. Rodgers informed me $ would !e !eing reassigned to da+ s)ift starting immediatel+. $ was told an @issue@ )ad *ome u% and $ needed to !e ta0en off m+ sBuad so a su%er,isor+ inBuir+ *ould !e *ondu*ted. ')e did not inform me of t)e su!9e*t of t)is inBuir+. $ was ne,er inter,iewed as %art of t)is inBuir+. 4arch 8, 2010 $ turned in m+ formal *om%laint against A*ting ;t. 5linge!iel. 4arch 15, 2010 $ s%o0e to ;t. Daniel in t)e 'gt. =ffi*e at a!out 06:0 )ours. He said t)at t)ere )ad !een some *om%laints t)at *ame forward from some of m+ sBuad mem!ers t)at felt $ was *reating a )ostile wor0 en,ironment. ;t. Daniel did not ela!orate on w)at was su%%osedl+ )a%%ening t)at was *reating t)is situation. He said t)at )e *ame in at 0AA: to s%ea0 to some more sBuad mem!ers. ;t. Daniel told me, M$ wouldnHt sweat itN. He )asnHt found an+t)ing and it a%%ears t)at ma+!e some %eo%leHs %er*e%tion a!out w)at is )a%%ening is 9ust different due to wor0ing wit) a new su%er,isor.

4arch 15, 2010 $ was *alled into a meeting t)at in*luded, Ma9or Git)row, A*ting Ca%t. Rodgers, A*ting ;t. 5linge!iel, and ;t. Daniel. $ was gi,en noti*e of termination. A s)ort w)ile later C)ief ;ongo drafted t)e !elow email: From: *on&o, T'omas Sent: Monday, Mar ' 15, 2010 2:52 PM To: ?u(@all Subject: ,&t. Caffarelli Importance: ;i&' ,ll" I regret to inform you that pursuant to a recent Internal ,ffairs in!estigation" +gt. ,ndrew -affarelli has been gi!en notice of his pending termination from the police department and is now on administrati!e lea!e until the final determination next week. 8ue to his status he should not access the (3 building without prior command staff appro!al. 3lease direct any in*uiries to 9a.or 5ithrow or myself. Thomas G. Longo, J.D. Chief of Po ice !ni"ersit# of South F ori$a Po ice Department %&'& (. Fo) er *"enue, !P+''& Tampa, FL ,,-&'./01' 2ffice: /3,.40%.&40& Fa5: /3,.40%./'&0 4arch 18, 2010 (See attachment #11) To dis%ro,e one of &'F-D(s *laims t)at $ some)ow got %ri,ileged information and %ersonal gain from t)e -C'= re%ort, $ as0ed m+ mot)er to get a *o%+ of t)e re%ort. -C'= Diane Dranados also as0ed )er w)+ s)e wanted t)e re%ort. ')e told )er s)e was doing resear*). Dranados as0ed )er for )er name !ut m+ mot)er didn(t want to tell )er. Dranados said s)e needed a name for t)e re*ei%t. M+ mot)er %ro,ided a name of @.ud+@. M+ mot)er was *)arged </"65 for t)is re%ort. T)e *o%+ of t)e re%ort m+ mot)er got a*tuall+ *ontained more information t)an t)e re%ort $ o!tained and also in*luded all of t)e written statements. 4arch 22, 2010 A %redetermination )earing is s*)eduled at &'F Human Relations. 'e,eral &'F-D offi*ers s)ow u% for su%%ort. &'F HR re%resentati,e ;orna Di!son is )eading u% t)e

)earing. &'F attorne+, Derald 'olis is %resent as is m+ -7A attorne+. At t)is )earing $ %resent &'F-D dis*i%line standards to )er, w)i*) s)ow, e,en if $ was guilt+ of t)e ,iolations as re%orted, t)e se,erit+ of t)em does not amount to a termination of em%lo+ment. ;orna Di!son as0s for a *o%+ of t)ese guidelines and as0s me w)ere $ got t)em !e*ause s)e mentioned t)at was not w)at s)e was gi,en from t)e &'F-D. T)e standards *ame from t)e *urrent '=- manual. Additionall+ ;orna Di!son made se,eral statements *laiming t)e de%artment said $ left t)e %oli*e re%ort around t)e station for ot)ers to read and im%lied $ some)ow )ad it out for =ffi*er 5.T.. $ )a,e sin*e learned t)e following. &'F-D Det. 7rian -earson )as informed me ;t. Daniel told Det. -earson )e used a standard of dis*i%line o!tained from 'gt. Collins( asso*iation wit) t)e F7$(s .oint Terrorist Tas0 For*e. A**ording to Det. -earson *ommand staff was )a,ing diffi*ult+ ma0ing a *ase for termination. After a!out ? )ours in a staff meeting ;t. Daniel a%%roa*)ed 'gt. Collins and as0ed for some t+%e of matri2 of dis*i%line from t)e F7$. ;t. Daniel told Det. -earson *ommand staff t)en used t)ose standards to ma0e t)e *ase for termination. $ as0ed Det. -earson to ma0e a statement for t)is do*ument )owe,er )e fears retaliation from &'F-D for asso*iation wit) me. He said if )e is su!%oenaed to testif+ )e will !ut onl+ under t)ose *onditions. 4arch 2/,2010 (See attachment #18) $ am gi,en final noti*e of m+ termination and after 22 +ears of wor0ing for &'F-D $ am now unem%lo+ed. (See attachment #19) $ !egin to %ut toget)er m+ defense of m+ termination. $ send se,eral %u!li* re*ords reBuests to &'F-D and t)e &'F Deneral Counsel(s =ffi*e. $t !e*ame o!,ious &'F-D did not want me to see an+ *ommuni*ations or do*umentation !e*ause &'F-D %ro,ided a *ost of <62,6/+"66. &'F attorne+, Derald 'olis *omments to me t)is was t)e most e2or!itant figure )e )as e,er seen for a %u!li* re*ords reBuest. 4arch +0, 2010 (See attachment #20) $ su!mit m+ -7A 'te% 1 grie,an*e to &'F. &ril 10, 2010 (See attachment #21) Four da+s late, $ re*ei,e m+ 'te% 1 grie,an*e res%onse from Alana <nnis, Assistant Oi*e -resident for -u!li* 'afet+. Alana <nnis sa+s m+ o!taining a *o%+ of t)is re%ort is unwarranted and re%eatedl+ mentions $ identified m+self as a law enfor*ement offi*er. ')e des*ri!es t)is as a !rea*) of integrit+. ')e fails to res%ond to an+ of grie,an*e issues.

&ril 19, 2010 $ re*ei,ed a *o%+ of t)e *om%leted su%er,isor+ inBuir+ against me. All t)is do*ument *ontains is %ersonal o%inions on m+ su%er,isor+ st+le. T)is do*ument in fa*t *lears me

of *reating a )ostile wor0 en,ironment. ;i0e an+ wor0 en,ironment it s)ows some %eo%le li0ed wor0ing wit) me, and some %eo%le didn(t. Alt)oug) t)e *)arges as not sustained, $ !elie,e t)is inBuir+ to !e retaliator+. $t seems to )a,e !een written as an attem%t to !olster negati,e %er*e%tions of me as a !ad su%er,isor. -arti*ularl+ distur!ing is 'gt 7o!rows0i !eing allowed to use )earsa+ t)roug)out )is Buestioning and ma0ing nefarious *on*lusions a!out m+ %ur*)ase of a firearm and ammunition. $ am a firearms instru*tor. T)ere is not)ing unusual a!out instru*tors %ur*)asing guns. $t seems )e was tr+ing to ma0e me sound dangerous. ugu%t 26, 2010 (See attachment #22) T)roug) *ertified mail, $ re*ei,e a *o%+ of a &'F-D su%er,isor+ inBuir+ t)at was !egun on Mar*) 16, 2010, t)e da+ after $ was gi,en m+ noti*e from &'F-D wit) t)eir intent to terminate. $ was unaware an+ su*) in,estigation was !eing *ondu*ted and to m+ 0nowledge a %ost termination in,estigation of an em%lo+ee )as ne,er !een *ondu*ted on an+one at &'F-D !efore. $ !elie,e t)is dis*i%line is retaliator+ in *ase $ won m+ %redetermination )earing or m+ u%*oming ar!itration. $t a%%ears &'F-D ma+ )a,e *on*luded t)eir *ase against me is wea0 and needed furt)er infra*tions to !olster t)eir *ase. $t is sus%i*ious to re*ei,e t)is dis*i%line : mont)s sin*e m+ termination and soon after t)is w)istle!lower *om%laint was %resented to t)em. ;t Daniel ma0es t)e following statements: /urthermore" depending upon the outcome of the predetermination hearing" the notice of intent to terminate could ha!e been denied and ,ndrew -affarelli returned to workplace in whole. Therefore" he retains a linkage to the agency" and to the uni!ersity" which obligates him to comply with established standards of conduct. ,dditionally" ,ndrewAs fre*uent references to 2.T. did nothing more but further substantiate his moti!ations and beha!iors examined in internal in!estigation B0$$1%$$@. Mar*) 1:, 2010 was a terri!le da+ for me. $ was fired. For 20 +ears $ )ad !een a %oli*e offi*er. M+ *areer was a %art of m+ identit+. T)e %eo%le at &'F-D were m+ friends and m+ famil+. =n t)at da+, $ was stri%%ed of m+ !adge and all of m+ eBui%ment. $ was es*orted out of t)e !uilding. $ was o,erflowing wit) emotion: $ was )urt. $ was *r+ing. $ was angr+. $ was afraid. <,er+t)ing $ )ad !een was ta0en awa+ from me. Kes, $ a*0nowledge $ made some *omments in t)e %ar0ing lot after !eing remo,ed from m+ %osition in t)e de%artment. $ *annot fat)om w)+ an em%lo+er would dis*i%line me for t)is. G)o wouldnHt !e u%set a!out !eing firedC Summary G)at is not mentioned in &'F(s 'te% 2 and ? grie,an*e res%onses is w)at )a%%ened during m+ meetings wit) t)e two re%resentati,es. Along wit) Buestions a!out m+ a*tions, m+ intent, and m+ moti,ations for !ringing t)is forward, Mr. ;iddell and Mrs.

Gisger)of re%eatedl+ Buestioned me a!out m+ wife and )er de*ision to go to s*)ool. $ was as0ed t)ings li0eJ w)+ all of a sudden does +our wife want to go !a*0 to wor0C $sn(t t)ere anot)er a*adem+ around s)e *ould )a,e attendedC G)+ did s)e *)oose -HCCC G)+ did s)e )a,e to go to t)e same s*)ool =ffi*er 5.T. attendedC M+ wife is a %ri,ate *iti1en. &'F )as no aut)orit+ or 9urisdi*tion to Buestion )er reasons for wanting to furt)er )er edu*ation. =ur +oungest daug)ter was entering grade s*)ool and m+ wife wanted to go !a*0 to wor0. $n loo0ing for a s*)ool to attend, m+ wife sim%l+ *)ose t)e -HCC a*adem+ !e*ause it was 10 minutes from our )ome as o%%osed to t)e one8)our dri,e for t)e Hills!oroug) Count+ -oli*e A*adem+. Anot)er de*iding fa*tor was t)e tuition at -HCC was a!out P1,000 less e2%ensi,e. $t is outlandis) and %aranoid to use m+ wife as some t+%e of s*a%egoat in an+ argument wit) regards to 5.T.Hs mis*ondu*t. 5.T.(s a*tions are somet)ing s)e alone is res%onsi!le for. $ still *annot determine or understand w)+ &'F-D ne,er *ondu*ted an in,estigation w)en =ffi*er 5.T. *onfessed to ;t. Daniel of )er in,ol,ement !a*0 in .une 200/. G)at $ do 0now is t)is. $ told !ot) Ma9or Git)row and ;t. Daniel a!out m+ intent to get a *o%+ of t)e -C'= re%ort. 7ot) of t)ese su%er,isors a!di*ated t)eir su%er,isor+ res%onsi!ilities !+ not gi,ing an+ dire*tion to me. $nstead t)e+ !egan monitoring me for mis*ondu*t. $f getting t)is re%ort was %otentiall+ an a*t of mis*ondu*t, w)+ didnHt t)e+ tell me not to get it. 'in*erel+, QQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQ Andrew R. Caffarelli 0#82682010 Date: