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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE ‘CRIMINAL JUSTICE DIVISION REPORT OF INTERVIEW MATTER/FILE NO.: CPC0001-09 ACTION DATE: June 15, 2009 PERSON INTERVIEWED: OPPENHEIM, Shoshanzh 1221 SW Fourth Ave Suite 340 Portland, OR 97204 Home Phone: N/A Work Phone: (503) 823-1125 ———_ OTHERS PRESENT: None DATE/TIME/PLACE OF INTERVIEW: June 15, 2009 10:19 am. (Telephonic) DATE OF REPORT: Tune 15, 2009 REPORT PREPARED BY: Page K. McBeth ‘On June 15, 2009, at about 10:19 a.m., I spoke with Shoshanah OPPENHEIM by telephone as follow up to the Mayor Sam ADAMS investigation. OPPENHEIM told me she started working for ADAMS when he was the Commissioner in August 2006. In the fall of 2007, she remembered there were allegations made by Bob BALL. to other elected officials regarding ADAMS relationship with Beau BREEDLOVE. She said she has heard so many things that it is hard to separate what she’s heard and what she’s read. OPPENHEM said she did not know who was responsible for crafting ADAMS’ denial regarding BREEDLOVE, and she was never asked specifically to take any action, or make any statement to promote his denial. OPPENHEIM said she worked on the ADAMS campaign for Mayor as a volunteer on her own time. She said she did whatever was needed to include handing out lawn signs and soliciting contributions. OPPENHEIM said during the time of the campaign, the BREEDLOVE story had died down, Once Sho DOZONO had become a candidate, the ADAMS campaign was much different. ‘THIS DOCUMENT IS THE PROPERTY OF THE OREGON DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE AND SHALL NOT BE DISTRIBUTED TO (OTHER PERSONS OR AGENCIES WITHOUT THE EXPRESS CONSENT OF THE OREGON DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. cPco001-09 OPPENHEIM ROL June 15, 2009 Page 2 of 2 OPPENHEIM told me all campaign materials had a positive message, and she did not recall the BREEDLOVE issue ever mentioned in campaign literature. OPPENHEIM said the BREEDLOVE story was over prior to the campaign getting started. She did not remember if'a statement was ever made by the campaign referencing the BREEDLOVE allegations Contact ended at about 10:30 a.m. eK. McBeth Assistant Special Agent in Charge Special Agent in Charge PRMAavtacooes THis DOCUMENT IS THE PROPERTY OF THE OREGON DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE AND SHALL NOT BE DISTRIBUTED TO THER PERSONS OR AGENCIES WITHOUT THE EXPRESS CONSENT OF THE OREGON DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, CRIMINAL JUSTICE DIVISION REPORT OF INTERVIEW MATTER/FILE NO. CPCO001-09 ACTION DATE: June 12, 2009 PERSON INTERVIEWED: STRINGFIELD, Sierra 1221 SW Fourth Avenue Suite 340 Portland, OR 97204 Home Phone: N/A Work Phone: (503) 823-4046 ed OTHERS PRESENT: None DATE/TIME/PLACE OF INTERVIEW: — June 12, 2009 1:43 pm. (Telephonic) DATE OF REPORT: June 15, 2009 REPORT PREPARED BY: Page K. McBeth On June 12, 2009, at about 1:43 p.m., I spoke with Sierra STRINGFIELD by telephone as follow up to the Mayor Sam ADAMS investigation. STRINGFIELD told me she did not work for ADAMS in 2007. She said she began ‘working as an unpaid inter in June 2008 through December 2008, and then started as a full-time employee in January 2009. STRINGFIELD said she did not work on ADAMS’ campaign for Mayor. With reference to the denial by ADAMS regarding the BREEDLOVE incident, STRINGFIELD told me she was not involved in the crafting of a denial by ADAMS. She said she did not know who was responsible for crafting the message, and she has never been directed to make any statement or take any action regarding ADAMS’ denial. STRINGFIELD said she remembered the day the Willamette Week (WW) newspaper reporters spoke with ADAMS in January 2009. She said she saw ADAMS, Wade NKRUMAH, and Amy RUIZ go into the conference room to meet with WW staff. STRINGFIELD said she thought she heard them talking about meeting with the reporters, but she said she did not know the issue. THIS DOCUMENT IS THE PROPERTY OF THE OREGON DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE AND SHALL NOT BE DISTRIBUTED TO OTHER PERSONS OR AGENCIES WITHOUT THE EXPRESS CONSENT OF THE OREGON DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

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