FOIA REQUEST PERTAINING TO (DELETED) PERSONNEL

Created: 5/15/1987

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2. in Marchhe McLean Post Office^ silostatiah 6tt the stamps were used on mail before it

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appeared to bebcampsortion of one sheettamps printed by the Bureau of Engraving and Printingsegment The matterbrought the attention

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since he was known made by thef^ to collectively purchase the eimoursmg the postage fund ^aod* then to ppraisal on the

rief contactocal stamp dealer the stamps were soldealer in Ridgefteld Park, New Jersey whom they had beenach of the nine employeesrofit of about

he matter came to my attention[receivedA referral from the Department of the Treasury, Bureau of Engraving and Printing {BEP), the request having originated

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an rnvesr printing of in May6nd identified them as CIAhe sellers of the stamps and their fet become public knowledge.

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stamp dealer who made the purchase.

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place of employment. lz appears that the investigation was to determine the circumstances surrounding the printing of the inverted staaps and if any collusion existed between an employee of the printing department and the individual(s) into whose possession the stamps fell. Since the natter appears to have been closed in the Office of Security, Bureau of Engraving and Printing, Department of the Treasury for almost one year, an assumption may be madehas heen satisfied on the issues that concern them.

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7, The remaining issue to be resolved, in my opinion, is whether our employees acted legally when purchasing the stamps by' reimbursing the postage fund and then selling the stamps for

profit, and if determined to be legal, whether it can be

described as malfeasance and subject to disciplinary action.

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