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T E R R E N C EB . S H E R I D A N
A N T H O N YG . B R O W N SUPERINTENDENT
LT,GOVERNOR
October6. 2008

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"