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" * @ @ Rev. 01-31-2003) FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Precedence: ROUTINE Date: 05/24/2005 To: Inspection aten: [_ Washington Field Attn: SSA SSA From: Washington Field Office Amerithrax-3 Contact: sAL ALL INFORMATION CONTATHNED : DATE L2-15-2008 BY 60324 UC BAU/DE,/TH Case ID #: 279A-WF-222936-USAMRIIDY (Pending) -\3oy Title: AMERITHRAX; | | MAJOR CASE 184 Synopsis: To ‘summarize the events surrounding the unauthorized environmental surveys conducted by BRUCE\IVINS at USAMRIID in December 2001 and April 2002, and to provide an assessment of IVINS' stated motivations and documented actions. Details: Following is a synopsis of the events surrounding the unauthorized environmental surveys conducted by BRUCE IVINS at the United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID) in December 2001 and April 2002. IVINS' surveys occurred after the anthrax-laced letters mailed in September and October of 2001 were received at USAMRIID for examination. In the aftermath of IVINS' April 2002 survey, multiple investigations were initiated. The U.S. Army launched both Army Regulation 15¢6 (AR 15-6) and Criminal Wnvestigation Comntand (CID investigations. itionally, the I conductéd an independent query into the finding of Bacillus anthracis (B.a.) contamination in "cold" (non-containment) areas of USAMRIID pursuant to the AMERITHRAX investigation. The overriding purpose of the compilation and summary contained herein was to provide a rigorous evaluation of IVINS' stated motivations and documented actions in relation to the unauthorized sampling missions. Information from the AR 15-6, CID and FBI investigations was compiled in order to construct a comprehensive summary of the events leading up to and in response to IVINS' survey results. Interviews and sworn statements [Ld |