DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE CRIMINAL JUSTICE DIVISION REPORT OF INTERVIEW MATTERVFILE NO.: CPC0001-09 ACTION DATE: June 10, 2009 PERSON INTERVIEWED: AMES, Jane 1221 SW Fourth Avenue Suite 340 Portland, OR 97204 Home Phone: N/A ‘Work Phone: (503) 823-1126 OTHERS PRESENT: Ronald Nelson DATE/TIME/PLACE OF INTERVIEW: —_ June 10, 2009 2:57 p.m. (Telephonic) DATE OF REPORT: June 11, 2009 REPORT PREPARED BY: Page K. McBeth On June 10, 2009, at about 2:57 p.m., I spoke with Jane AMES by telephone as a follow up to our previous conversations, AMES told me she worked for Sam ADAMS in 2007. When asked about the allegations made by Bob BALL, AMES told me a couple of months prior to the allegations surfacing, she and others heard rumors that BALL had information that would take ADAMS out of politics. AMES told me she remembered the approximate time she first heard the rumors. She said she ‘was at an event the Willamette Week (WW) puts on annually. She said she thought it was the “WW best of Portland” event, At the event she saw Bob BALL. AMES said shortly after that ‘was when she first heard the rumor that BALL had information that would hurt ADAMS politically. AMES told me she remembered the day Randy LEONARD came into the office to confront ADAMS. She said LEONARD came into office very “intent.” AMES said staff was not notified immediately of what was going on. AMES said “I think that’s when I got a sense of what was going on. I don’t know for sure, but that was my impression.” AMES said sometime after that, there was a staff huddle in ADAMS? office. Tom ‘MILLER told the staff there was a rumor that ADAMS had an inappropriate relationship with a “THIS DOCUMENT [8 THE PROPERTY OF THE OREGON DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE AND SHALL NOT BE DISTRIBUTED 70 (OTHER PERSONS OR AGENCIES WITHOUT THE EXPRESS CONSENT OF THE OREGON DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE,€PC0001-09 AMES ROI Sune 10, 2009 Page 2 of 3 minor, AMES said she did not recall specifically what words MILLER used to desoribe the rumor, and she did not remember specifically if Beau BREEDLOVE was identified as the person involved. She said it was either that day, a couple of days after that, or within two weeks that, she tied BREEDLOVE to the rumor. AMES said during the meeting, someone asked MILLER if the rumors were true. ‘MILLER said he asked ADAMS specifically, and ADAMS said “No.” AMES told me there were several public denials made by ADAMS regarding the relationship he and BREEDLOVE had. AMES said she vaguely remembered MILLER being angry because ADAMS made the denials on his own. AMES said she thought MILLER was frustrated because he thought they should carefully craft a message. ‘When asked about staff involvement in the denials AMES told me the staff was not really involved. She said the staff's job was to stay focused and not let the issues with the press covering the story interfere with serving the public, AMES said the staff's job was to stay out of it AMES told me in 2007 when the story about ADAMS and BREEDLOVE was made public, she did not ask ADAMS directly about it. She said she told ADAMS she was appalled and angry that BALL would raise these issues about BREEDLOVE. She said “I let Sam know I ‘was in his comer.” AMES said she remembers ADAMS responding to her with frustration regarding the allegations, but also thanking her for her support. AMES told me she was never directed to make any statements to promote ADAMS’ denial. She said staff was told to stay out of it. AMES said the allegations didn’t seem plausible to her because ADAMS was a very experienced and smart politician. ‘When asked about the WW interview in January 2009, AMES told me she thought it was on the fifteenth. She said during the interview she thought Wade NKRUMAH and possibly Tom MILLER were present, but could not remember for sure. AMES said from what she remembers this was the time the WW confronted ADAMS about the allegations. AMES said she thought ADAMS did not admit to anything. ‘With regard to the WW interview with ADAMS, AMES told what she knew about the interview was what she had heard afterwards. She did not recall specifically if she even knew the interview was being conducted AMES told me what she remembers hearing was that the WW called ADAMS and told him they had information about BREEDLOVE, but did not know for sure. AMES said usually when the press has something really damaging, they will meet with the person and confront them, but she did not know for sure. “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CPC0001-09 AMES ROI June 10, 2009 Page 3 of 3 ‘When asked if she worked on the ADAMS” campaign for Mayor, AMES said she did. AMES told me she took about 90 days of unpaid leave to work on the campaign. AMES said she was not allowed to campaign on city time. She said she and others would use their personal cell phones, step out of the building, or wait until there breaks to discuss campaign issues at work. She said campaign staff would work on their own time. Some volunteers would come after work. AMES said MILLER, ADAMS, and the city attorney would often remind staff of the rules regarding campaigning. AMES said she and others did not campaign on city time. AMES said ADAMS never campaigned at city hall even though he could. AMES said during the campaign she was mostly working with volunteers. She said she ‘was not involved in crafting a message regarding the ADAMS’ denial of the BREEDLOVE incident. AMES said it didn’t seem to be much of an issue during the campaign. AMES said it ‘was not an issue she dealt with, AMES said she did not recall if the BREEDLOVE issue ever came up. AMES said she was never told to say anything with regards to ADAMS’ denial of the BREEDLOVE incident. She said she knows she would have told people it wasn’t true, but she did not remember it coming up, and she was never told what to say. Contact ended at about 3:45 pm. ge McBeth Assistant Special Agent in Charge Approved by Ken Rueb: Special Agent in Charge PRM 450282 "THIS DOCUMENT 1S THE PROPERTY OF THE OREGON DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE AND SHALL NOT BE DISTRIBUTED 70 OTHER PERSONS OR AGENCIES WITHOUT THE EXPRESS CONSENT OF THE OREGON DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE,