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- On Friday, September 8, 2000 in today's edition of the
San Diego Union-Tribune is an article which discloses that former Customs
inspector & whistle-blower Michael Horner,47, admitted on Thursday
9-7-00 to fabricating a memo used in a "60 Minutes" report back
in April 1997 that involved allegations of corruption at the Otay Mesa
border crossing, which is just 6 miles east of the worlds' largest land
border inspection station in a community of San Ysidro in the city of San
Diego, California.
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- It is because of my status as a whistle-blower and my
associations with this "former" Customs inspector that I have
suffered retaliation by Customs managers like Rudy M. Camacho and Customs
Internal affairs agents who I have assisted in disclosing important information
regarding corruption in Customs Service.
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- I also assisted Customs internal affairs agents in this
recent investigation regarding the "60 Minutes" story and the
"fabricated" document by Mike Horner. Customs employees were
solicited by internal affairs to anyone that knew any information about
the memo which was aired on "60 Minutes" back in April 1997.
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- I came forward to offer what I knew about the "memo"
and other information to Customs internal affairs agents as a last ditch
effort to expose the truth about what I thought was further evidence of
corruption, as I knew it, and through my associations with Mike Horner
who was a whistle-blower at that time. Internal affairs agents were only
interested in going after Mike Horner, but I wanted internal affairs to
get ALL the facts as I knew them in order to get to the real truth of the
matter and to do an honest and fair investigation instead of a "witch
hunt ".
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- At one point I was given an "untimely" notice
by Julian Greenspun that I was a "target" of this recent investigation
back on June 15, 2000. I had tried to talk to senior trial lawyer Julian
Greespun in the past without any co-operation or interest. When I received
notice that I was also a "target" of this same investigation
that I helped to prosecute, I was totally shocked as I had assisted by
telling Customs internal affairs agents everything that I knew about the
memos and Mike Horner. I was treated like a criminal.
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- This is either another example of "incompetancy"
or a further act of "retaliation" on the part of the Customs
Service to try and further quell or "silence" me regarding my
protected disclosures regarding corruption.
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- I am very shocked at the fact that former Customs inspector
Michael Horner stepped over the line and violated the law by fabricating
a government document. I have seen similar documents in my 16 year career
with U.S. Customs and I honestly believed it was a true and correct memo
at that time.
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- However, Mr. Horner has now admitted that he had lied.
Horner violated the trust and oath of office that he took to Protect and
Preserve the Constitution of the United States and to respect and obey
all laws as a Customs law enforcement official. He had lied to me and others
in the past. I notified Customs Internal Affairs of this as soon as I was
sure of this fact some time back in 1997.
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- I just hope that the U.S. Department of Justice Pubic
Integrity Unit in Washington, D.C. can conduct a fair and impartial investigation
with regards to other issues and protected disclosures that I have tried
to bring to the attention of Customs internal affairs. My experience in
the past has been very negative and that Customs is only out to do damage
control and to "silence" anyone that really does their jobs in
trying to investigate real major narcotics smuggling organizations or corruption
within the agency.
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- I stand by my own integrity regarding facts and disclosures
that I have made, and I will not change anything that I have exposed regarding
the truth as I know it. I remain loyal and true to the goals and standards
of the U.S. Customs Service and the Constitution of the United States and
I will not change my story or lie for anyone regarding anything I have
said while in the employment of the U.S. Customs Service. This recent development
will not change my intention to follow through with my federal civil rights
lawsuit which is filed against Customs in the Federal Circuit Court in
Southern California.( '00 CV 1215 JM (NLS) )
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- Special Note:
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- There are still other similar documents that have NOT
been investigated properly by Customs Internal Affairs which give special
treatment to VIOLATORS in possession of "yellow laminated cards"
or "courtesy cards" that are given to friends or associates of
the current Customs Director Rudy M. Camacho here in San Diego. These special
"courtesy cards" were previously issued and used by friends of
former Customs District Director Alan J. Rappoport. Rappoport "resigned"
within 48 hours of finding out that he was under investigation for "illegal"
activity as a high ranking Customs official here in San Diego. A lot of
these Customs "Courtesy Cards" were in the possession of Customs
violators in possession of cocaine or undeclared currency over $10,000.00
, just to name a few.
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- I hope that U.S.Customs and Commissioner Raymond W. Kelly
will try and do the right thing when it comes to fair treatment of whistle-blowers
like myself and many more that are finding the courage to come forward
and report corruption.
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- John Carman http://www.amerikanexpose.com/customs1.html
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