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MARYLAND STATEPOLICE

M A R T I NO ' M A L L E Y GOVERNOR

1201 REISTERSTOWNROAD PIKESVILLE,MARYLAND21208-3899 410-486-3101 TOLL FREE:1-800-525-5555 TDD: 410-486-0677

A N T H O N YG . B R O W N LT,GOVERNOR

October6. 2008

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@ COLONEL T E R R E N C EB . S H E R I D A N SUPERINTENDENT

Mr. JoshTulkin Chesapeake Climate Action Network P . O .B o x 1 1 1 3 8 Takoma Park MD 20912 Dear Mr. Tulkin: On July 3I,2008, at the requestof GovernorMartin O'Malley, former Attorney GeneralStephenH. Sachsagreedto conductan independentreview of an intelligence-gathering operationundertakenby the Maryland StatePolice from March 2005 to May 2006. Mr. Sachs' report was releasedon October 1, 2008. His report madeseveralrecommendationsfor actionby the Maryland StatePolice, amongwhich was to contactall individualswho arepresently describedin the MSP's CaseExplorer databaseprogramas being 1'suspected of involvementin terrorismbut as to whom MSP hasno evidencewhatsoeverof any involvementin violent crime." Additionally, the report recommendedthat MSP provide theseindividualsthe opportunity to review the relevant CaseExplorer entriesbefore purging theseentries.I agreedto this recommendation. You are one of the individualswhosename was placedin the CaseExplorer systemunder this designation. Accordingly, I am writing to you to provide the opportunity for you to review the relevantentriesbeforethe Maryland StatePolice beginsto purgetheseentries. Pleasecontactthe Maryland StatePolice,HomelandSecurityand InvestigationBureauat 4T0-653-4211to make arransementsto review the entries. As the current Superintendentof the MSP, I am looking forward to purging these entries,putting into placepolicies and supervisionthat will preventagainstthis kind of operation in the future and moving beyond theseissuesto continue the necessarywork of the Maryland StatePolice. Sincerely,

TerrenceB. Sheridan Superintendent

"Maryland's Finest"