OR THE MIAMI-DADE POLICE DEPARTMENT
PUBLIC CORRUPTION INVESTIGATIONS BUREAU
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA
(CASE NUMBER PCIB 07-136
INVESTIGATION INTO ALLEGATIONS OF
THEFT OF METRO-MIAMI ACTION PLAN
(aap) FUNDS 7
RECORDED INTERVIEW OF GASTON SMITH
‘Taken at the Miami-Dade State Attorney's Office, on Tuesday,
october 9, 2007.
APPEARANCES:
RICHARD SCRUGGS, ASSISTANT STATE ATTORNEY
MIAMI-DADE STATE ATTORNEY'S OFFICE.
KATHRYN MEYERS, ATTORNEY
(REPRESENTING MR. SMITH)
ROBERT FIELDER, INVESTIGATOR
MIAMI-DADE STATE ATTORNEY'S OFFICE
JOAQUIN GARCIA, DETECTIVE
MIAMI-DADE POLICE DEPARTMENT
PUBLIC CORRUPTION INVESTIGATIONS BUREAU(Interview in progress when recording begins.)
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MR. SCRUGGS: She comes to you and says basically,
okay, "I got the money."
GASTON surTH
c/w BCIB 07-136MR, SCRUGGS: “But I’m gonna get a piece of it
somehow." she then gives you a contract. PREHaHkySu"2ausHart
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AM@YEULBUE? why would a person like you get involved in
something like thie? I think you were looking for the future
WByou're saying that I'm fairly new to town, you know, I've
got a growing church ~
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MR. scRUGG:
= you know, uh, I need to have
influence not only in my church, in the community -
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MR. SCRUGGS:
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