Seattle, Washington FBI Bureau File - Paperless Archives

1 about a minute and started writing notes on a notepad she brought. I looked and it
appeared that she was doing math. She said she didn't understand the numbers on the
2 form that she filled out. She then said, after more notes on her notepad, that they
numbers were averages.
3
Debwa was obviously nervous and uncomfortable at this time. She shifted in her chair
4 continuously and wouldn't look at us.
5 She then admitted that the numbers should reflect the exact number of cards that come
in each day, not averages.
6
SOPA Hobbs told Debwa that the form was a copy of the one she turned into King County.
7 Debwa then spent several minutes denying this, saying the form was one sent to Pierce
County. She again started doing math in her notebook. She again stated that the
8 numbers on each line, which were the same, were an average of the total listed on
another line.
9
Debwa then said she didn't submit 1800 cards to King County. She said all she did was
10 brought a box to King County. She said that Mitchell and Olson put everything in the
box.
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SOPA Hobbs then asked Debwa why the form said that there 50 suspect applications. She
12 explained that those were suspect because the names and phone numbers didn't match.
She then said she didn't know what happened, and she lowered her head and looked at
13 the floor.
14 SDPA Hobbs told Debwa that'all 1800 cards submitted by her to King County. were
fraudulent. Debwa asked how this could be is she called people and they said they were
15 that person.
16 I told Debwa that was because she didn't call the people. She then said that she was
dumped on and at the end she had to close the office, pack everything ana no one was
17 doing their jobs so she had to do it.
18' Debwa admitted that she became suspicious that fraudulent cards were being brought in
when she started writing things up at the end. This is why she wrote-up everyone at
19 the end with termination notices.
20 Debwa was told that she did the termination notices on the. last day the office was
open, and the employees weren't working anymore anyway. I told her that no one knew
21 they were fired. Oebwa then said it wasn't her job to fire people. She then said she
couldn't fire people if they all disappeared.
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Debwa was asked why she turned in cards that she knew were fraudulent. She said she
23 told King and Pierce County Election employees that she wouldn't destroy any cards,
that it wasn't her job to destroy them. She said she submitted the cards anyway.
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Certification for Determination
of Probable Cause
Norm Maleng
Prosecuting Attorney
W 554 King County Courthouse
Seattle, Washington 98104-2312
(206) 296-9000