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SHERIFF
KING COUNTY
Officer 10:
05070
Address:
Name (Last, First, Middle):
Johnson, Christopher T.
King County Sheriff's Office
CaseNbr:
. 07-120588
OateReportTaken: Time:
06/26/07 10:56
To:
Case File
Statement:
Subject:
Brianna Debwa Interview on 06/26/07
THE FOLLOWING IS A REPORT OF AN INTERVIEW WITH DEBWA THAT TOOK PLACE AT THE US
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE IN TACOtON 06/26/07 AT AROUND 1056 HOURS.
SDPA Hobbs and I met ,B'ria'nna~6eb~at the US Attorney's Office/Tacoma for an interview. We used a
conference room in that 6ffrc-~fbr"tiie'lnterview. Debwa previously agreed to the meeting and showed up on her
own.
The following is what Debwa told us in response to our questions:
(As a note, Debwa was very defensive during the entire interview. Also, she was very evasive and it was
necessary to ask questions several times in order to get an answer. If there was an answer to a question, if at all,
it was an evasive answer.)
Debwa started off by saying that ACORN was not sending enough money to the Tacoma office, and that's why the
cards were sent late to King County Elections. She said she did what she had to do.
When it was pointed out that at least 900 cards'did not have initials, Debwa said that it was the crew leader's job to
ensure that all cards were initialed. She said that Clifton Mitchell and Ryan Olson were crew leaders. Debwa said
she didn't notice that the cards didn't have initials.
Debwa was shown an "election official verification sheet" by SDPA Hobbs. The copy he showed her appeared to
have been filled out by her. Debwa looked at the form for 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 form that she filled out. She then said, after more notes on her notepad, that they numbers were averages.
Debwa was obviously nervous and uncomfortable at this time. She shifted in her chair continuously and wouldn't
look at us.
She then admitted that the numbers should reflect the exact number of cards that come in each day, not
averages.
SDPA Hobbs told Debwa that the form was a copy of the one she turned into King County. 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 numbers on each line, which were the same, were an average of the total
listed on another line.
Debwa,then said she didn't submit 1800 cards to King County. She said all she did was brought a box to King
County. She said that Mitcpell and Olson put everything in the box.
SDPA Hobbs then asked Debwa why the form said that there 50 suspect applications. She 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 the floor.
Reporting Officers Name:
Johnson, Christopher T.
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