Sam Fields on 302 Interview

Gront_SmithO80178*eMailContent.htm From: Grant J. Smith Sent: Oct 13, 2009 08:07:09 To: Robert C. Buschel Ce: Bee: Subject: Sam Fields on 302 Interview re ll eae BY SAM FIELDS Guest Columnist Actually, there are not 302 reasons. There is but one and it is called in federal court ""The 302"". It could screw the innocent and the unwary. The newspapers and Browardbeat.com make clear that the Federal investigations that led to the arrests of County Commissioner Josephus Eggleston, former Miramar Commissioner Fitzroy Salesman. and School Board member Bev Gallagher are just beginning. The FBI will be interviewing everyone from County Administrator Bertha Henry to bus divers about anything and everything. They are looking for scalps. I suspect that if the average person thought about it, he would assume that when the FBI comes calling, like Joe Friday from DRAGNET, they ""want the facts and nothing but the facts."" Equally important they want an accurate record of that interview so they bring a court reporter or at the very least a tape recorder. The average person would be wrong. Agents bring a pencil and pad to take notes. They then prepare a summary of the interview called a rao? Rea way If you are called as a witness at ‘trial, prior to testifying, you will be given a copy of ""Your 302" to - review. It is arecord of what the FBI insists you said at your previous meeting. If your interview lasted more than thirty seconds, it is guaranteed you will find numerous discrepancies. ° - Some of them will be insignificant; some of them could be material. fite: YE [Decinenna eee rial/Desktop/E...uction/eDocs/eMail/Grant_Smith080178*eMailContent htm (1 of °) [11/6/2010 10:16:54 PM] 14545 HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_030945