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THE LIGHTNING STRIKE CONSPIRACY (1991-1996)

 

  • UNPRECEDENTED POLITICALLY MOTIVATED ? WASHINGTON DIRECTED PURGE AT JSC
    • FBI INVITED IN - 1ST TIME IN NASA HISTORY

EXAGGERATED CLAIMS OF CORRUPTION, FRAUD, WASTE, AND ABUSE BY GOLDIN, COLVIN. (450 CASES)

  • 18 MONTH. UNDERCOVER INVESTIGATION;
    • 10-15 AGENTS; NUMEROUS AGENCIES

NO CRIMINAL ACTIVITY FOUND!

  • SHIFT TO "STING" OPERATION (TO JUSTIFY 30 MONTHS EFFORT - UNKNOWN $$$$)

RANDOM AND INDISCRIMINATE TARGETING ENTIRE COMMUNITY - 80 PEOPLE

  • STING CO-DIRECTORS (FRANCIS/COLVIN) SELECT VICTIMS / WASHINGTON APPROVAL

SELECTIVE "ENTRAPMENT" - WHISTLEBLOWERS, POLITICALLY CONNECTED - EXCLUDED

  • MANUFACTURE CRIMES / PLANT EVIDENCE

ENTRAPMENT OF VICTIMS - NO PRIOR HISTORY,

NO PREDISPOSITION

  • COERCIVE INTERROGATION - "WAREHOUSE"

PSYCHOLOGICAL TORTURE / EXPERIMENTS

  • EXPOSURE - NBC STORY, ASTRONAUT DAVID WOLF 12/93

DOJ/FBI RECOVERY EFFORT

  • SELECTIVE PROSECUTIONS (2/94)

GAO REPORT - IMPROPER INVESTIGATION METHODS

  • CO-DIRECTORS "RESIGN"! (3/94)

"NASA-13" (50 ALLEGED SUSPECTS)

  • INTERNAL INVESTIGATION - "OPR"

6/94 - PRESENT / COVER-UP BY DOJ

  • SCIENTIFIC STUDY COMPLETED - FBI METHODS - INTERROGATION (11/96)

"MENTAL TORTURE" / "ILLEGAL EXPERIMENTATION" VIOLATIONS, U.S. AND INTERNATIONAL LAW

 

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