T5 B46 Footnote Materials 3 Of 3 Fdr- 9-15-01 Fbi 302- Karen Goduto-huffman Aviation Re Atta-al-shehhi 147

Working Copy 09/14/2001 KAREN GQDUTQ, date of birt / /telephone number I / was Tielephonically interviewed. GODUTO was advised of the identity of the interviewing agent and the purpose of the interview. She then provided the following information: GODUTO works in customer service at PGT Technologies in Sarasota, Florida. In 1991, GODUTO began working for Huffman Aviation. GODUTO worked the front desk and was responsible for answering phones, dispatching planes and fuel trucks, and handling paperwork for pilots and instructors. In 1999, GODUTO left along with Huffman General Manager DALE KRAUS to work at KRS Aviation, an aviation business started by KRAUS. When KRS closed, RUDI DEKKER asked GODUTO to return to Huffman. GODUTO returned in April 2000. At approximately the same time, MOHAMMED ATTA and MARWAN ALSHEHHI started taking private pilot lessons at Huffman. GODUTO described ATTA and ALSHEHHI as very quiet and very serious. GODUTO knew that ATTA and ALSHEHHI were living with CHARLES VOSS. VOSS asked the two to leave and ATTA and ALSHEHHI asked GODUTO if she knew of someplace they could rent. GODUTO suggested that ATTA and ALSHEHHI look in the newspaper for rentals. GODUTQ later asked them if they had found a place to live and ATTA informed her they It had rented a house in Laurel, Florida. GODUTO also knew that the had purchased a car from a car lot on Highway 41 Bypass near Venice, Florida. GODUTO stated that ATTA and ALSHEHHI often complained to other employees at Huffman about their billing. GODUTO stated that there were numerous problems with the billing and the complaints were legitimate. GODUTO tried to make conversation with ATTA and ALSHEHHI when she would see them. GODUTO would ask about their families and the two would not say much. ALSHEHHI had on,ce shown GODUTO a picture of a female he claimed was either his girlfriend or his wife. GODUTO advised the men liked to play golf at a course near the Venice airport. ATTA struggled when he first began flying. The instructors for ATTA and ALSHEHHI included ERIC SIEBERLICH and THIERY LEKLOU. LEKLOU got along with ATTA and ALSHEHHI better than SIEBERLICH because he had a much more passive personality than SIEBERLICH. / GODUTO was not aware of any particular problems with the students visas of ATTA and ALSHEHHI. GODUTO stated that!

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GODUTO had few discussions about religion with ATTA and ALSHEHHI. GODUTO knew that both men were devout Muslims. GODUTO recalled a time when AZZAN ALI, another Muslim student at Huffman, had told her that he was going out drinking. GODUTO suggested to ATTA and ALSHEHHI that they go with ALL ATTA and ALSHEHHI responded that they would never consider going drinking because it was against the Muslim religion. Once they received their instrument certification, ATTA and ALSHEHHI began frequently renting aircraft at night. Students who wanted to rent a plane after normal hours, could sign out a plane and pick up the packet for that plane. They could then return whenever they wanted to take their flight. GODUTO heard from security personnel that ATTA and ALSHEHHI would often return to the airport at 2:00 a.m. or 3:00 a.m. GODUTO advised that the plane would have four or five hours of flying time registered. GODUTO believes that ATTA and ALSHEHHI might have taken the plane to the east coast of Florida.

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