Inspector General Inquiry Regarding Mena, Arkansas

MATE ae SUBJECT:: EMPLOYEE BULLETIN RE: IG INGUIRY REGARDING MENA, AK AND WHAT’S NEWS ARTICLE RE: OIG SEEKS INFO REGARDING MENA, AK FROM: DATE: MAY 15, 1996 COMMENTS: (Please DATE Comments) TO: SEP CY_ SEP CY_ SEP CY_ A9--A10 | (Record copy) APPROVED FOR RELEASEDIDATE: 23-Sep-2009 SOURCE BOOK: ADMIN  ADMINISTRAT NAL USE ONLY | EMPLOYEEty) IG EB No. 0007-96 15 May 1996 INSPECTOR GENERAL INQUIRY REGARDING MENA, ARKANSAS 1. At the request of the House Banking and Financial Services Committee and as instructed by the Director of Central Intelligence, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) is conducting an inquiry into allegations of Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) involvement in money-laundering and other illegal activities in or around Mena, ' Arkansas from 1980 to the present. The OIG inquiry is focusing on the following issues: e Whether CIA has information that indicates it had contact with certain individuals or businesses based at, or operating through, the airport at Mena, Arkansas; , e Whether CIA had any contact or association with Adler Berriman “Barry” Seal, a convicted narcotics trafficker and airplane pilot who was murdered in Baton Rouge, Louisiana on 19 February 1986; e Whether CIA tried, directly or indirectly, to influence or request that the Department of Justice or other Federal agencies alter any investigations or prosecutions relating to money-laundering or other illegal activities in or around Mena, Arkansas; e Whether CIA or anyone acting on CIA's behalf, carried out any activities in or around Mena, Arkansas or in the Nella area north of Mena and, if so, whether CIA briefed or otherwise communicated information about such activities to Arkansas state officials; and e Whether Larry Douglas (L. D.) Brown (DOB applied for CIA employment during the time period of 1984 -1986 and, if so, the result of that application. Brown, a member of the Arkansas State Police who may have used the alias Michael Johnson, has made allegations that CIA may have sponsored, participated in, or otherwise had knowledge of certain illegal IN activities in or around Mena, Arkansas. . ‘\ ARMM TDATLEHETEEITAT 1G ANI Vv  ADMINIST RNAL USE ONLY | 2. Agency components have been formally tasked by OIG to provide information concerning these issues. This Bulletin is intended to solicit the assistance of any _ Agency employees who have not yet been contacted regarding this matter, but who may have pertinent knowledge of any relevant activities in or around Mena, Arkansas. ‘Employees who may possess such knowledge are asked to contact OIG points of contact or as soon as possible. This Employee Bulletin was prepared by the Office of Inspector General, Investigations Staff, DISTRIBUTION: ALL EMPLOYEES N.B. "ALL EMPLOYEES" means that each Agency employee is to receive his or her own copy. If you observe this issuance on a reading board and have not received a copy, please contact your distribution officer. ADMINIST NAL USE ONLY \  REQUISITION NUMBERS ANO AUTHORIZATIONS ARE REQUIRED PRIOR TO. PRINTING a PRINTING REQUISITION (AND CAN BE OBTAINED FROM LOGISTICS OR RECORDS MANAGEMENT OFFICERS. CLASSIFICATI J08 NUMBER AYO = 190 - 066 -R “CORRELATES WITH JOB NUMBER(S) OAT DATE WORK REQUIRED |SCHED. COMPLETION DATE PRIORITY! CONTROL CHANNELU/NUMBER h 96 |16 May 96 CORRELATES WITH JO8 NUMBER(S) Eanes LD JOB NUMEER (if available) ESTER — Fs —T- DOCUMENT CONTROL NUMBER ene r OFFICE, STAFF, DI BRANCH FORMS APPROVAL SIGNATURE DCI/O1IG/INV TRUMBER, BUILDING FORM NUMBER GUANTITY APPROVED 11 NUMBER OF ITEMS SENT TO P&PG MAGNETIC MEDIA SENT TO P&PG proors? [Jno [_]ves (leauers [Jraces []ovtux mployees 2 ACTUAL # OF PAGES MACHINE TYPE SHED SIZE POSITIVESINEGS MODEL NO. DISPOSITION OF PROOFS: ORIGINAL ART OPERATING SYSTEM GRAY BOX TO BRC x 10: DISC(S) WORD PROCESSING PACKAGE CALL FOR PICK-UP TAPE(S) NO. OF DAYS DATA IS TO BE STORED IN P&PG VIA MAIL AND COURIER t FINISHED PRODUCT | DISTRIBUTION OF DISPOSITION OF ORIGINALS PAPEA ~ TONE SIDE STAPLE UPPER LEFT FOLD FINISHED MATERIAL: NEGATIVES OR MANUSCRIPT: jcae COLOR Blue : TWO SIDES SADDLE STITCH PUNCH MAIL AND COURIER IA Caimi ae SE RUESTEA ieee plu HEAD HEAD TO PERFECT BIND CI 2atto PER FURNISHED INSTRUC- eaetuew INK HEAD TO FOOT SIDE STITCH C1] son sive TIONS OR DISTRIBUTION LIST on Teck NUMBEA SHRINK WRAP GBC (SPIRAL) PERFORATE CALL FOR PICK-UP / MPP eae aa ale ’ PAD SCREW POST. SCORE CALL FOR PICK-UP / BRC CIAL INSTRUCTIONS/DESCRIPTION: , PLEASE INCLUDE SAMPLE AND OLD JO8 NUMBER WITH THIS ORDER. Employee: Bulletin will.be added to EB. data base.in Lotus Notes. a Pee RTE S ADDITIONAL DISSEMINATION INSTRUCTIONS 'DRESSEE: AODRESSEE: ADDRESSEE: (CATION: LOCATION: LOCATION: METHOO:. METHOD: »RM7Q) USE PREVIOUS : EDITIONS PLANT WORK TICKET—White RETURN COPY—Canary P&PG PLANNING COPY—Pink CUSTOMER HOLD COPY—Goldenrod