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(01/26/1998) FEDeRAL BUREAU Of INVEStIGAtION Precedence: ROUTINE Date: 05/17/1999 To: Information Resources Attn: Chief Information Management Section. From: Office of the General Counsel. Civil Discovery Review Unit. (CDRU). Room 5448 b2 Contact: b6 b7C Approved By: Kelley Thomas A Healy Nancy A A Drafted By: Rae:erb Case ID #: 66F-HQ-A1211968 - 9s Title: FINDINGS OF THE OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL (OIG) DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, CRITICAL OF FORENSIC WORK PERFORMED BY CERTAIN LAB EXAMINERS control file and to place a copy on the top serial in every. investigative file containing forensic work performed by any of the thirteen Laboratory Examiners whose scientific work was. criticized by the Oig. Reference: 66F-HQ-A1211968 Serial 82 Details: BE ADvIseD, one or more of the Laboratory Examiners who performed scientific analysis in this investigation was criticized in the Oig's report issued on April 15, 1997. The OIG conducted .a thorough review of allegations of wrongdoing and improper practices within certain sections of the FBl Laboratory It issued a report which, among other findings, was critical of the scientific work performed by thirteen individual examiners assigned to the Lab. The allegations and criticisms concerning these individuals varies greatly and in some instances is case specific. If the forensic work contained in this file is used in any way in the future, both the Oig's findings and the forensic analysis of the examiners should be reviewed. In addition, legal advice should be obtained as to the FBi's disclosure obligations. The criticized examiners are, in alphabetical order: (1) Richard Hahn, (2) Robert Heckman, (3) Wallace Higgins, UPLOADED ON 667 Permanent Top Serial r