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number DI-06-1620) found a substantial likelihood Terreri’s parallel whistleblower
charges were correct, and ordered an investigation..
Throughout, Agency headquarters responded with unrestrained hostility
toward TSA/FAMS FLEOA leadership. A116-17.Tactics included chain
investigations, involuntary administrative leave and public humiliation. To
illustrate, after suspending and placing Mr. Terreri under investigation on charges
all later withdrawn in an OSC settlement, the Agency bypassed procedures
requiring surrender of his service weapon, badge, and credentials at a secure,
discreet law enforcement facility. Instead, Donzanti ordered two supervisors to
Terreri’s front yard, humiliating him in front of family and neighbors. 1 This
occurred days after FLEOA’s Executive Board issuing an unprecedented vote of
no confidence in Director Quinn.
On August 11, 2004, Quinn began seeking retaliatory investigations of
FLEOA leaders. He sent the DHS/OIG a complaint requesting a criminal
investigation of MacLean and other chapter executive officers. A168-70. On
February 11, 2005 he sent another, to ICE Assistant Secretary Michael J. Garcia,
charging that the FLEOA TSA/FAMS Agency Executive Board Officers were
1 As indicated in the House Judiciary Committee’s May 25, 2006 report, “In Plane
Sight: Lack of Anonymity at the Federal Air Marshal Service Compromises
Aviation and National Security,” after ICE/OPR investigated and cleared Terreri
of multiple allegations – including “unauthorized release of sensitive, secure or
classified information” – subsequent MacLeain deciding official Donzanti delayed
six weeks before informing Terreri and placing him back on active duty.” A167.
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