Seattle, Washington FBI Bureau File - Paperless Archives

SHERIFF
Officer ID:
05070
Address:
KING COUNTY
Name (Last, First, Middle):
Johnson, Christopher T.
King County Sheriff's Office
CaseNbr:
07-120588
DateReportTaken: Time:
06/28/07 12:50
To:
Subject:
Case File Ryan Olson Interview on 06/28/07
~ Statement: .
shift.
He said sometimes there would be a pile of completed cards with no initials in the office at the end of shift, and
Debwa would tell the workers to take some of the cards and put their initials on them.
Olson was asked and confirmed that the initials he used on the cards were "RO."
Olson said the workers were told their daily quota was 18-20 cards.
Olson was asked and then admitted that they all sat in the library together on some occasions and used
phonebooks or a baby-name-book to make up names to put on the cards. They would pick a first name on one
page and then pick a last name on another page. They would pick an address from a phonebook page, but not
associated with any part of a name, and they would do the same with phone numbers. They would make up dates
of birth and Social Security Numbers.
Olson said they would often sit at a table in the library together. They would often put the cards they completed
into a pile in the middle and pick out cards to initial and sign. Olson said he was often handed cards and told
those were his cards for the day.
Olson said they did this because their jobs were in jeopardy. He said he made up some cards, but would not be
more specific. He said he forged signatures on some cards, but again would not be more specific.
Olson said he didn't feel comfortable about doing this.
He said that Mitchell said don't worry about it, and he also kind of said not to say anything about what they were
doing. Mitchell told them no one would figure it out.
Olson said their jobs ended when the time period for registering voters was up. He didn't have any idea he was
fired.
Olson said they never registered anyone to vote, they made the cards up. He said they never went to any
shelters.
Olson said that they didn't initial the cards while they were at the library. They did it at the end of the shift.
Reporting Officers Name:
Johnson, Christopher T.
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