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Sempra Energy — Part 1
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UNCLASSIFIED
To: San Diego From: San Diego
Re: 205-SD-72665, 06/15/2011
later provided to Writer via e-mail several be
documents which initiated additional follow-up with Sempra by BIC
DOJ. These e-mails are documented in a separate EC, dated
02/28/2011. As a result, DOJ requested that Sempra outside
counsel: (1) conduct an investigation of any cash transactions
in Mexico over the last four years; (2) conduct an investigation
of any charitable or political donations exceeding $25,000 made
by Sempra to Mexican officials or entities over the last four
years, to include specifically the transactions associated with a
fire station given by Sempra as a charitable donation to Tijuana;
(3) .conduct an inquiry into the allegations that Sempra offered
cash to members of the Navajo Nation Council to vote in favor of
a Sempra resolution; (4) conduct a review of consultants and
agents hired in Mexico over the last four years.
Sempra outside counsel assembled responses to all of
the above inquiries, which are documented in a separate EC, dated
02/17/2011. Based on Sempra's responses, it was determined that
further investigation was warranted concerning a trust (Ensenada
Trust or the Trust) established by Sempra for charitable
donations to the Ensenada community. According to Sempra outside
counsel, the primary purpose for establishing the Trust was to
engender goodwill amongst Ensenada community members. Between
2004 and present, Sempra donated over $7 million to the Ensenada
Trust. Currently $1.8 million of the total $7 million has been
designated or spent. The Trust is overseen by two boards, one of
which includes two Sempra employees and local citizens. In
response to questions from DOJ, Sempra outside counsel was unable
to provide immediate answers concerning oversight of the Ensenada
Trust, to include whether an independent audit of the fund is
regularly conducted, if due diligence is performed on donation
recipients, and the names of board members, to include whether
any public officials have served as board members, and whether
those board members are paid a salary. Sempra outside counsel
agreed to research these issues and provide answers to DOT" s
questions. — 7 -
j al Sempra accounting memorandum provided to
Writer py eT aated February 11, 2005, appears to refute
Sempra outside counsel's explanation for the initiation of the
Trust and raised additional concerns regarding Sempra’ s
accounting treatment of the C ust.
was written by bE
Cos Sempra LNG at the time the memorandum was byc
written and current Chief Executive Officer of Sempra LNG. The
memorandum states that the Ensenada Trust was established at the
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