Seattle, Washington FBI Bureau File - Paperless Archives

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1 Olson said he and the other workers were told by Debwa and Mitchell to do whatever is
necessary to get cards.
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Olson said that he was supposed to be a team leader, but that it never happened. He
3 said he was never given a raise.
Olson said Mitchell trained him how to get cards, and Mitchell planned which areas
4 they would go to get the cards.
5 Olson said that everything started going downhill. He said they were told that the
office may be closed because the workers were not getting enough cards. They were
6 maybe three weeks to a month before closing down the office.
7 Olson said Debwa said things like get a felon registered to vote, do what you have to
do.,
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Olson said he didn't verify cards at the end of shift. He said that was Debwa's job.
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Olson said that they put their initials on the cards at the end of shift, usually when
10 they got back to the office. Sometimes Debwa would tell them not to worry about
initialing the cards if there was not enough time left in the shift.
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He said sometimes there would be a pile of completed cards with no initials in the
12 office at the end of shift, and Debwa would tell the workers to take some of the cards
and put their initials on them.
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Olson was asked and confirmed that the initials he used on the cards were "RO."
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Olson said the workers were told their daily quota was 18-20 cards.
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Olson was,asked and then admitted that they all sat in the library together on some
16 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
17 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
18 dates of birth and Social Security Numbers.
19 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
20 and sign. Olson said he was often handed cards and told those were his cards for the
day:
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Olson said they did this because their jobs were in jeopardy. He said he made up some
22 cards, but would not be more specific. He said he forged signatures on some cards,
but ag'ain would not be more specific.
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Olson said he didn't feel comfortable about doing this.
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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