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UNCLASSIFIED To: San Diego From: San Diego. Re: 205-SD-72665, 03/10/2011 station. The donation had nothing to do with the process of obtaining permits for pipeline construction in Tijuana; therefore, it was never a quid pro quo, but rather an "in kind donation." Permits and approvals were necessary to build the fire station. for construction of the. bo fire station, had/been a Sempra employee for b7C The formal internal anproval was sianed on 02/4/2007 bv/Sempra hand aenivered the formal packet to. for approval. The permit for. construction of the fire station was granted from the City of Tijuana on 08/24/2o06. Funds to construct the fire station were derived from the Tgy business unit, not the Community Relations Department. advised that since Sempra always complied with guidelines, there was never an uncertainty that the pipeline b6 permit would be granted.. b7C Sempra employed and paid only three vendors the construction of the fire station. The first, was hired to and paid a total of The second, was hired as the. The third, responsibie sor Jand paid a total of approximately completed pursuant to signed contracts with anti-bribery Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FcpA) provisions. Invoices from the vendors were submitted to TgN with backup, supporting documents were approved by management one level above and payments to vendors were made in seven (7) installments. lattorney, orovided SA with a news article and an email between and - Sempra Energy The article stated that three months after its dedication, the $6oo,ooo fire station built and donated by Sempra to the city of Tijuana, sat b6 abandoned, vandalized, and without electricity. Photographs b7C attached to the article show a graffiti-cqvered building. In the related email, dated 02/22/2008, asked if the donated fire station had been abandoned. stated that the City of Tijuana had abandoned it and that Sempra was "going to see about possibly getting it back." AUSA asked to explain the allegation that the fire station had been vacated. UNCLASSIFIED 3