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School Board of Lee County

1/11/2019

Dear Board Member Gwen Gittens, Melissa Giovaneli, Cathy Morgen, Christopher Patricca, Debra

Jordan, Mary Fisher, Elizabeth Vauhn:

I became aware of a recent contract for mold remediation that was held and is being voted on

1/17/2017. I have pertinent information of one of the companies involved in your contract Fresha ire

Solutions of SWFL. I was very well affiliated with the owner Ed Ciofani. We have shared a business

relationship at one point. During the time that I was associated with Mr. Ciofani I was witness to many

illegal activities which involved your employees. In the month of January 2018 after hurricane Irma Ed

Ciofani met with Jimmy Flock and Jimmy Thompson at his office on Palm Beach Blvd called WhereverTV.

They discussed making invoices that were fake to increase the cleanup costs from Hurricane Irma so

they both could profit . I also was present when Jimmy Flock would meet Ed Ciofani at the Publix on Palm

Beach Blvd near his bank Regions Bank and I witnessed Ed hand off envelopes of cash from money he

had just pulled out from his account at Regions. Some of these amounts were between 5,000- 9,000

dollars. I am no longer a business associate of Ed Ciofan i mainly because of these types of things I

observed and the personality that he has is not one of great character. I am informing your district that

you would be awarding a very deceitful corrupt person a multi -million dollar contract under those

circumstances. You should look into this and find out if your employees are doing this with any other

contracts you might have.

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Miller, Mike <MMiller@sheriffleefl .org > Tuesday, January 15, 2019 9:52 AM Queipo, Angel

Subject: Brown, Andrew (Human Resources); Pruitt, Dr. Angela Fwd: France! Letter R. Maint. Dept.

Attachments: 01.14.18 T France! Letter R. Ma int. Dept..pdf; A TT0000l.htm

NOTICE: This message originated from outside the District's network.

Angel - please review the attached document and get back to me once you determine if a crime has been committed .. .. thanks

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Mike Miller I Commander Desk: 239-258-3201 Youth Services Lee County Sheriff's Office

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From: "Brown, Andrew LCSD" <andrewsb@ leeschools.net> Date: January 15, 2019 at 8:57:11 AM EST To: "Miller, Mike" <MMiller@sheriffleefl .org> Cc: "Pruitt, Dr. Angela" <[email protected]> Subject: FW: France! Letter R. Maint. Dept.

Captain Miller- As discussed, please see the attached letter. Please let me know if you need anything else from here or if there is anything I can do. Once we hear how/if LCSO may have a role in addressing the alleged issues, our office will determine how to proceed. Thank you for your assistance.

Andy Brown, MSEd I Director, Professional Standards and Equity I School District of Lee County

2855 Colonial Blvd. I Fort Myers, FL 33966 I Phone (239) 335-1488 I Fax (239) 335-1507 AndrewSB@leeschool s.net

From: Tres, Melixsa <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2019 8:09 AM

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To: Brown, Andrew (Human Resources) <[email protected]>

Subject: Francel Letter R. Maint. Dept.

Hi Andy,

Dr. Adkins asked that I forward this to you to handle as necessary - thank you!

Executive Assistant to the Superintendent School District of Lee County, Florida 2855 Colonial Blvd. Fort Myers, FL 33966

Tel: 239-337-8301 I Fax: 239-337-8378 I TTD/TTY: 239-335-1512 SUNSHINE LAW & PUBLIC RECORDS CAUTION: Most E-mail comrmmications made or received by District staff are considered public records that must he retained and. upon request, made available to the public and media. There should be no expectation of privacy.

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Mr. Blackburn:

Brown, Andrew (Human Resources) Thursday, January 17, 2019 8:20 AM '[email protected]' Adkins, Dr. Greg; Pruitt, Dr. Angela FW: Francel Letter R. Maint. Dept. 01.14.18 T Francel Letter R. Maint. Dept..pdf

On behalf of Superintendent Dr. Greg Adkins, please find the attached letter submitted to the Superintendent's office 01/14/19. At Dr. Adkins' direction, the District's Professional Standards and Equity (PSE) department initiated a preliminary investigation into these allegations very shortly after receiving them. PSE referred the attached document(s) to the Lee County Sheriff's Office (LCSO) and sent certified letters to the complainant seeking additional information although the complaint and envelope in which it arrived have slightly different post office box addresses. The LCSO referred the matter back to the District. PSE will continue investigating.

Please advise if there is anything else your office needs from the District. Thank you for your time and consideration.

Andy Brown, MSEd I Director, Professional Standards and Equity I School District of Lee County 2855 Colonial Blvd. I Fort Myers, FL 33966 I Phone (239) 335-1488 I Fax (239) 335-1507 [email protected]

From: Tres, Melixsa <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2019 8:09 AM To: Brown, Andrew (Human Resources) <[email protected]> Subject: Francel Letter R. Maint. Dept.

Hi Andy,

Dr. Adkins asked that I forward this to you to handle as necessary - thank you!

Executive Assistant to the Superintendent School District of Lee County, Florida 2855 Colonial Blvd. Fort Myers, FL 33966

Tel: 239-337-8301 I Fax: 239-337-8378 I ITD/ITY: 239-335-1512 SUNSHINE LAW & PUBLIC RECORDS CAUTION: Most E-mail communications made or received by Distnct staff are considered public records that must be retained and, upon request, macle available to the public and media. There should be no expectation of privacy.



Keele, Melissa < [email protected] >

Wednesday, January 23, 2019 12:53 PM Brown, Andrew (Human Resources) Adkins, Dr. Greg FDOE OIG Response (2019-010020) FDOE OIG Response - Lee County.pdf


Good afternoon Director Brown,

The Florida Department of Education (FDOE), Office of Inspector General (OIG) has attached a response for your review. Should you have any questions, you may contact us by calling , (850) 245-0403.

Thank you ,

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State Board of Education

Marva Johnson, Chair Andy Tuck, Vice Chair

Members Gary Chartrand Ben Gibson Tom Grady

Michael Olenick Joe York

January 23, 2019

Andy Brown, MSEd, Director Professional Standards and Equity School District of Lee County 2855 Colonial Blvd. Fort Myers, FL 33966

FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF

EDUCATION --------fldoc.org Richard Corcoran

Commissioner of Educat ion

RE: OIG Correspondence #: 2019010020 / LCSD France! Letter R Maint. Dept.

Dear Mr. Brow-n:

The Florida Department of Education (FDOE), Office ofinspector General (OIG) is in receipt of the email you forwarded to our office on January 17, 2018. The information you provided made allegations which involve Lee County School District maintenance staff and fraudulent invoices .

The FDOE OIG acknowledges that the LCSD Professional Standards and Equity Department is currently investigating this matter and thanks you for advising us of this. Upon completion, can you please provide our office with a copy of the final report for our records. If we may be of further assistance, please don't hesitate to contact our office by calling, (850) 245-0403.

We appreciate you bringing this to our attention.

Sincerely,

Edward G. Rawls, Jr. Director of Investigations

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Cc: Greg Adkins, Superintendent, Lee County School District

Inspector General Mike Blackburn

www.fldoe.org 325 W . Gaines Street I Tallahassee, FL 32399-0400 I 850-245-0505

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undermine the company, this again is yet another attempt, which is now directed at me personally along with FreshAire Solutions.

My CPA is preparing a notarized affidavit attesting to the fact that there were zero cash withdrawals in any amount over $2000 nor any checks cashed (including counter checks) to anyone mentioned within the letter from January of 2017 thru January of 2018 from any of my bank accounts whether they be personal or commercial as I own several companies. I'm willing to supply a release to my bank allowing a designee of the Boards choosing to sit with my branch manager and physically watch her perform a search for any cash withdrawals covering all the above-mentioned criteria .

The invoicing issue is a complete fabrication. In 2017 there were 23 invoices generated in relation to Hurricane Irma work and zero in 2018. These dates are important, for Mr. Francel states he was present during a meeting in January 2018 where the idea of creating invoices that were fake to increase clean-up costs from Hurricane Irma was discussed. The date of this "meeting" is after all the Hurricane Irma related invoices were sent to the School Board . This can be collaborated by your financial accounting system as well as what was supplied to FEMA. The schools that were remediated , repaired and disinfected had to be fully documented to protect the District and ensure the schools were safe and inhabitable for the students and faculty. All invoices generated were based off the maps associated with each school to ensure every room was addressed and each invoice identifies damage was due to Hurricane Irma. Every school invoiced had to be fully coordinated with both Principles and their staff, maintenance facility staff and notwithstanding I had an extremely large work force and anyone of my workers can attest to the fact that we were on every campus invoiced.

I would rely on the opinions of the previous Board members, Superintendents, faculty members and staff of the Lee County School district over the last 16 years that I've worked with if they ever felt I was un-trust worthy or felt I was of bad character. I would like to believe that a letter from a disgruntled person with a vendetta doesn't tarnish years of hard earned credibility and trust from an organization I've devoted many years of service too.

My attorney is addressing the letter that we consider to be liable thru the legal system.

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FreshAire Solutions of South West Florida

An Indoor Air Quality Company January 17, 2019


Board Members,

This morning in my office door was a letter that from all appearances was crafted by a disgruntled ex-consultant to another company of which I serve under the capacity of CEO and Chairman of the Board . At first I wasn't sure it wasn 't just another threat of vindictiveness or if in fact he had actually sent the letter to the Board . I and my attorney have since watched the disturbing but understandable reaction of the board during their workshop. I've spent the last 16 years working for and with the many great people of the School District of Lee County. I've worked hard to develop a level of trust with those who have graciously employed FreshAire Solutions. As you can imagine this greatly disturbs me in many ways, as there is no legitimacy to any of the information provided within Mr. Francel's letter. While not knowing exactly what the Board is referencing I would have to surmise it's this letter. Because my character and integrity are extremely important to me, I've enlisted the assistance of my legal counsel who also serves as in-house counsel for WhereverTV.

As Board members, you understand the need for internal controls and corporate governance. As a CEO and Chairman these are extremely important issues to my Board and myself. The Board of Directors of Wherever TV decided that Mr. Francel's actions were in direct conflict with those policies and procedures put into place by the Board and on May 14, 2018 his involvement with WhereverTV was severed . The substance of the letter he generated is of malice, liable and nothing more than the actions of a disgruntled ex-consultant. The allegations contained in the letter are a total fabrication which can be easily disproved.

Mr. France! states that due to my illegal activities and being a person of bad character he no longer is a business associate. Mr. Francel 's services as well as an associate of his were severed by the Board of Directors of WhereverTV on May 14, 2018 after months of deliberate and calculated undermining of the Board and myself and putting the well-being of the shareholders at risk. My legal counsel sent a letter Mr. Francel 's associate notifying him of legal liability for liable and slander. Mr. Francel's main contention is he feels he was promised certain positions (COO & Board seat) within the hierarchy of the company of which he was not promised nor given. For this slight, he has carried a grudge and since his departure, tried several times to

11641 Fox Hill Road N. Fort Myers FL 33917 I Phone: 239-656-1714 I FAX 239-656-4301 I www.freshairesolutions.net I E-mail: FreshAire Solutions of South West Florida


From: Sent: To: Cc:

Edward Ciofani <[email protected]> Monday, February 04, 2019 8:54 AM Brown, Andrew (Human Resources) Robert Harrison

Subject: Re: contact


Mr. Brown,

I can confirm that neither myself nor Mr. Harrison have received any correspondence or had any verbal response in regards to our letter of liable since the initial contact that was reported by our process server.

On Feb 4, 2019, at 7:31 AM, Brown, Andrew (Human Resources) <[email protected]> wrote :

Mr. Ciofani- We are close to submitting the report regarding the allegations in the "T. France!" letter. I just wanted to confirm you and/or Mr. Harrison have not received a response from Mr. France!? Thank you .

As soon as the Staff Attorney tells me I can do so, I will provide you a copy of the report.

Andy Brown, MSEd I Director, Professional Standards and Equity I School District of Lee County 2855 Colonial Blvd. I Fort Myers, FL 33966 I Phone (239) 335-1488 I Fax (239) 335-1507 A [email protected]

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Scope of remediation & Clean-up included but not limited to: applying a EPA Registered Disinfectant, Anti-Microbial and Odor neutralizer to all hard surfaces, floors, walls and ceilings. The scope of work called for us to Hepa Vac, disinfect and sanitize all rooms, bathrooms, hallways and stairwells that housed the evacuees and their pets from Hurricane Irma. The rooms and bathrooms contained fecal matter, urine, other bodily fluids, debris and waste products from human and non-human occupants. We dried out and dehumidified rooms that were flooded and or wet. We remediated matter consistent with that of mold that developed as a result of damage or lack of power or in some cases lack of power and physical damage from Hurricane Irma.

Thank you for your business. Total $17,500.00

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Anthony France! Sunset Cadillac of Sarasota 2200 Bee Ridge Road Sarasota FL 34239

Re: Letter to Lee County School Board

Dear Mr. France!:

I represent Freshaire Solutions of Southwest Florida and Edward Ciofani in regard to an unsigned letter sent to the Lee County School Board dated January 11 , 2019. This letter contained false and misleading statements that Freshaire Solutions of Southwest Florida and Edward Ciofani had a meeting with Lee County School Board employees to discuss making fake invoices relating to Hun-icane Irma clean-up and further claimed improper cash payments were made by Mr. Ciofani to Jimmy Flock.

This letter has caused the Lee County School Board to put on hold the awarding of an outstanding bid for Indoor Air Quality services that included Freshairc Solutions of Southwest Florida. At this point, my client has not lost this bid, but in the event the bid is lost as a resul t of these false statements, rest assured that you will be held accountable for the monetary loss. Demand is hereby made that you take corrective actions and retract these false statements, otherwise you will be subjecting yourself to a libel claim for all damages caused by the loss of this bid .

As mentioned above, the letter was unsigned, but included your name and Post Office Box. In the event this is a fake letter that someone sent using your name without your permission, please contact my office immediately so that we can take appropriate remedial actions with the Lee County School Board .

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STATE OF FLORIDA COUNTY OF SARASOTA

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RETURN OF SERVICE AFFIDAVIT

Anthony Francel Sunset Cadillac of Sarasota 2200 Bee Ridge Road Sarasota, FL 34239

Received: 1/22/19 from Robert Harrison, P.A. 1/22/2019

Document(s) to be served: Letter to Anthony France! from Robert Harrison dated 1/21/2019 (Copy attached)

I do hereby affirm that on the 22 day of January, 2019, at 12:55 o'clock p.m., a true copy of the above-stated document was SERVED to the above-named witness at the address provided above, informing said person of the contents thereof. France! was approached in his office and he asked if we could step outside the building. He was agitated that he was being approached at work and wanted to know if this was in relation to all the calls he has been receiving. The beginning of the letter was read and France! stated that "these people have made my life hell". He denied writing any letter and stated he knew nothing about it and he had no intentions of signing anything.

He further went on to say he was not to be contacted at work again and was upset that he would be "threatened" at work. He was advised that I was only asked to deliver a letter and inquire about signing an affidavit stating that he did not write said letter to the Lee County School Board, and no threat was intended. He responded he was not signing anything. The letter was left in his possession and the conversation was terminated.

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THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OF LEE COUNTY 2855 COLONIAL BLVD. ♦ FORT MYERS, FLORIDA 33966 ♦ WWW.LEESCHOOLS .NET

ANDY BROWN, MSED. DIRECTOR, PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS & EQUITY (239) 335-1488 FAX: (239) 335-1507

January 16, 2019

VIA CERTIFIED MAIL RETURN RECEIPT NO. 7016 3010 0000 0937 1444 AND REGULAR U.S. MAIL

T. France! P.O. Box 20941 Sarasota, Fl. 34276

Dear Mr./Ms. France!:

GWYNETTA S. GITTENS CHAIRMAN, DISTRICT 5

CHRIS N. PATRICCA VICE CHAIRMAN, DISTRICT 3

MARY FISCHER DISTRICT 1

MELISA W. GIOVANNELLI 0iSTRICT2

DEBBIE JORDAN DISTRICT4

BETSY VAUGHN , PHD DISTRICT 6

CATHLEEN O'DANIEL MORGAN DISTRICT7

GREGORY K. ADKINS. ED. 0. SUPER INTENDENT

ROBERT DODIG, ESQ. BOARD ATTORNEY

The District is in receipt of a letter you recently submitted to the Superintendent and members of the School District of Lee County Board. Thank you for sharing this material. The District is interested in receiving additional information from you to identify and follow appropriate investigative activities. Please consider contacting me through any of the means identified below:

Andrew Brown, Director, Professional Standards and Equity 2855 Colonial Blvd . Fort Myers, Fl. 33966 (Office) 239-335-1488 or 239-337-8830 Andrews [email protected]

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VISION: TO BE A WORLD-CLASS SCHOOL SYSTEM

THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OF LEE COUNTY 2855 COLONIAL BLVD. ♦ FORT MYERS, FLORIDA 33966 ♦ WWW.LEESCHOOLS.NET

ANDY BROWN. MSED. DIRECTOR. PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS & EQUITY (239) 335-1488 FAX: (239) 335-1507

January 16, 2019

VIA CERTIFIED MAIL RETURN RECEIPT NO. 7016 3010 0000 0937 1451 AND REGULAR U.S. MAIL

T. Francel P.O. Box 20951 Sarasota, Fl. 34276

Dear Mr./Ms. France!:

GWYNETTA 5 GrTTENS CHAIRMAN. DISTRICT 5

CHRIS N. PATRICCA VICE CHAIRMAN. DISTRICT 3

MARY FISCHER DIS,RICT 1

MELISA W. GIOVANNELLI DISTRICT 2

DEBBIE J ORDAN DISTRICT4

BETSY VAUGHN , PHO DISTRICT 6

CATHLEEN O'DANIEL MORGAN DISTRICT7

GREGORY K. ADKINS. ED. D . SUPERINTENDENT

ROBERT D0DIG. ESQ. BOARD ATTORNEY

The District is in receipt of a letter you recently submitted to the Superintendent and members of the School District of Lee County Board. Thank you for sharing this material. The District is interested in receiving additional information from you to identify and follow appropriate investigative activities. Please consider contacting me through any of the means identified below:

Andrew Brown, Director, Professional Standards and Equity 2855 Colonial Blvd. Fort Myers, Fl. 33966 (Office) 239-335-1488 or 239-337-8830 AndrewSB@leeschools .net

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Johnson, Susan (Board Office)

Monday, January 14, 2019 4:22 PM Fischer, Mary; Giovannelli, Melisa; Gittens, Gwynetta; Jordan, Debbie; Morgan, Cathleen; Patricca, Chris; Vaughn, Elizabeth Adkins, Dr. Greg; Dodig, Robert Letter from T. Francel (Dated 1-14-19) Letter from T. Francel (Dated 1-14-19).pdf

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Please see the attached letter from T. France!, dated 1-14-19.

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Dear Board Member Gwen Gittens, Melissa Giovaneli , Cathy Morgen, Christopher Patricca, Debra

Jordan, Mary Fisher, Elizabeth Vauhn:

I became aware of a recent con tract fo r mold remediati on that was held and is being voted on

1/17/2017. I have pertinent information of one of the companies involved in your contract Freshaire

Solutions of SWFL. I was very well affil iated with the owner Ed Ciofani. We have shared a business

relationship at one point. During the time that I was associated with Mr. Ciofan i I was witness to many

illegal activi t ies which involved your employees. In the month of January 2018 after hurricane Irma Ed

Ciofani met with Jimmy Flock and Jimmy Thompson at his office on Pa lm Beach Blvd called WhereverTV .

They discussed making invoices that w ere fake to increase the cleanup costs from Hurricane Irma so

they both cou ld profit. I also was present when Jimmy Flock would meet Ed Ciofani at the Publix on Palm

Beach Blvd near his bank Regions Bank and I witnessed Ed hand off envelopes of cash from money he

had just pulled out from his account at Regions. Some of t hese amounts were between 5,000- 9,000

dollars. I am no longer a business associate of Ed Ciofani mainly because of these types of th ings I

observed and the personality that he has is not one of grea t character. I am informing your distri ct that

you would be awarding a very deceitful corrupt person a mul ti-m illion dollar contract under those

circumstances. You should look into this and fi nd out if your employees are doing this with any other

con tracts you might have.

T. Francel

PO Box 20941

Saras.eta, FL 34276

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Johnson, Susan (Board Office) Tuesday, January 22, 2019 8:30 AM Brown, Andrew (Human Resources) Johnson, Susan (Board Office) FW: Letter from T. France! (Dated 1-14-19) Letter from T. France! (Dated 1-14-19).pdf

The letter came in on the 14ih. l had advanced the date stamp to the 15 th (by mistake), and didn 't realize it until r \Vas scanning the letter.

Thank _1;ouf<1r co//l11cti11g the School Bunni Of/Ice. Plc11sc take afi:w nwments to assisl n1c ill providillg exccllc11t .;;cr,:,icc /;11 clickius [!_Q".f to take a brief surocy.

Susan M. Johnson I Office Manager, School Board Members' Office The School District of Lee County I 2855 Colonial Blvd. I Fort M yers, FL 33966-101 2 (239) 337 -8243 I (239) 337-8649 (Fax) I [email protected]

From: Johnson, Susan (Board Office) Sent: Monday, January 14, 2019 4:22 PM To: 'Fischer, Mary' <[email protected]>; Giovannelli, Melisa <[email protected]>; Gittens, Gwynetta <[email protected]>; Jordan, Debbie <[email protected]>; Morgan, Cathleen <[email protected]>; Patricca, Chris <[email protected]>; Vaughn, Elizabeth < Eliza [email protected]>

Cc: Adkins, Dr. Greg <[email protected]>; Dodig, Robert <[email protected]> Subject: Letter from T. France! (Dated 1-14-19)

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Please see the attached letter from T. France!, dated 1-14-19.

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Brown, Andrew (Human Resources) Friday, January 18, 2019 5:19 PM Johnson, Susan (Board Office) T. Francel letter

Susan- Can you please share when you and/or board members received a copy of the T France I letter? I am aware when the Superintendent received it. Thank you.


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Friday, January 25, 2019 11:10 AM Brown, Andrew (Human Resources) FW: PRR

-----Original Message-----From: Alberto Rodriguez [mai1to:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2019 6:54 PM To: Mickey, Melissa <[email protected]> Subject: PRR

******************************************************* NOTICE: This message originated from outside the District's network. ******************************************************* Dear Ms. Mickey: I would like to request a public records request consisting of a letter sent from T. France! to the school board dated between January 11-14. Thank you.

Alberto Rodriguez, Ed.D

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Friday, January 25, 2019 11:12 AM Brown, Andrew (Human Resources) FW: Public Record Request 19-379

-----Original Message----

From: PublicRecords Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2019 1:31 PM To: 'Alberto Rodriguez' <[email protected]> Subject: RE : Public Record Request 19-379

Good afternoon,

The record requested below is part of an active investigation and, as such, is exempt from release at this time.

Melissa Mickey I Communications Coordinator School District of Lee County I 2855 Colonial Boulevard, Fort Myers, FL 33966 Office (239) 461-8420 I Fax (239) 335-8505 I [email protected] District Site: http://www.leeschools.net

Thank you for contacting the Communications Development department. Please take a few moments to complete the survey below to provide valuable data to assist us with providing excellent customer service. Link to Customer Service Survey

-----Original Message----From: PublicRecords Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2019 12:26 PM To: Alberto Rodriguez <[email protected]> Subject: Public Record Request 19-379

Good afternoon,

The Communications Department is in receipt of your public records request below.

• a copy of a letter sent from T. France! to the school board dated sometime between January 11-14.

The department will now begin the process to determine which department(s) maintain the information you seek in order to obtain an estimate of what it will take to gather, compile, review and provide it for you .

As per Chapter 119 Florida Statutes and School Board policy 2.21, if the time it takes exceeds fifteen (15) minutes, the District charges the hourly rate of the staff member(s) doing the work. Per Florida Statutes and Board policy, any estimated costs for the fulfillment of a Public Records Request are to be paid prior to the work commencing.

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Brown, Andrew (Human Resources) Wednesday, January 16, 2019 11:05 AM Sanders, Linda Jo Brown, Andrew (Human Resources) Action Plan Action Plan 1-16b Ltrhead.docx

Andy Brown, MSEd I Director, Professional Standards and Equity I School District of Lee County 2855 Colonial Blvd. I Fort Myers, FL 33966 I Phone (239) 335-1488 I Fax (239) 335-1507 AndrewSB@ leeschools.net

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Cc:

Subject: Attachments:

Follow Up Flag: Flag Status:

Dear Board Members,

Adkins, Dr. Greg Wednesday, January 16, 2019 12:01 PM

Gittens, Gwynetta; Patricca, Chris; Fischer, Mary; Giovannelli, Melisa; Jordan, Debbie; Morgan, Cathleen; Vaughn, Elizabeth Dodig, Robert; Johnson, Susan (Board Office); Reider, Mary; Adkins, Dr. Greg; Williams, Brian (Staff Attorney) T. Francel Letter Action Plan 1-16b.docx

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As did you, Monday, January 14th , my office received via US Postal Services, a letter from T. France! alleging employee misconduct.

This letter was brought to my attention late in the day and I directed staff to send it to Andy Brown, Director of Professional Standards and Equity for investigation, as is our normal protocol.

Yesterday afternoon, I ask Mr. Brown to provide me an update and attached is his response received today.

Further, a question was raised by a board member as to whether or not staff members named in the letter will be present at tomorrow's workshop. Please see Mr. Brown's explanation as to how allegations of this nature are handled as it relates to the removal of employees from their job responsibilities.

"It is significant to note that Mr. Flock and Mr. Thompson have not been removed from their work location or approached by PSE as of the time of this document. The district removes employees based primarily on student and staff health, safety, and welfare concerns and an equivalent practice used by the Department of Education: legal sufficiency. According to Florida Statute§ 1012. 796, "A complaint is legally sufficient if it contains ultimate facts that show a violation has occurred." At this point, the district has unsubstantiated allegations from an essentially anonymous source."

For tomorrow's presentation, the primary presenters are Mr. Blurton and Mrs. Malay. It was planned for Mr. Flock and Mr. Thompson to be present and be available to provide specific information. I will let you know if there is any decision made to the contrary.

If you have any questions or concerns please contact me.

Sincerely,

Gregory K. Adkins Ed.D. I Superintendent School District of Lee County

2855 Colonial Blvd. I Fort Myers, FL 33966 I Phone (239) 337-8300 I Fax (239) 335-1406 [email protected]

Learn more about the School District of Lee County's strategic plan in this video! https://www .youtu be .com/watch ?v==d hzSS0MdzG8

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THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OF LEE COUNTY 28 55 C OLONIAL BLVD . ♦ FORT MYERS. FLORI D A 3 3 9 6 6 ♦ WWW.LEESC HOOLS.NET

ANDY BROWN, MSED . D IRECTOR . PRO F ESSIONAL STANDARDS & EQUITY (239) 335- 1 488 FAX: (239) 335- 1 507

Action Plan Re "T. France!" Complaint:

GWYNETTA S . G ITTENS CHAIRMAN , DISTRICT 5

CHRIS N . PATR ICCA VIC E CHAIRMAN. DISTRICT 3

MARY FISC HER D ISTRICT 1

MELISA W. GIOVANNELLI DISTRICT 2

DEBBIE JORDAN

DISTRICT 4

BETSY VAUGHN. PHO DISTRICT 6

CATHLEEN O'DANIEL MORGAN DISTRICT 7

GREGORY K. ADKINS . ED. D . SUPERINTENDENT

ROBERT DODIG. ESQ. BOARD ATTORNEY

On 01 /15/19, Professional Standards and Equity received a copy of a letter electronically signed by "T. France!" with a Sarasota post office box address. A scanned copy of the envelope in which the letter arrived was also attached to the letter. The return address on th is envelope included a post office box address different from the electronic signature address information .

The letter, addressed to all members of the SDLC Board , documented allegations against a business (Freshaire Solutions} , its reported owner, Ed Ciofani , and District employees Jimmy Flock and Jimmy Thompson . The author alleged that he or she " ... was very well affiliated with .. . " Mr. Ciofani and was reportedly present when Mr. Ciofani , Mr. Flock, and Mr. Thompson " ... discussed making invoices that were fake to increase the cleanup costs from Hurricane Irma so they could both make a profit. " The author also alleged that he or she witnessed Mr. Ciofani " ... hand off envelopes of cash ... " to Mr. Flock.

Very shortly after receiving and reviewing the document, and consistent with common practice, Professional Standards forwarded a copy to the Commander of the Youth Services Division of the Lee County Sheriff's Office (LCSO). This was done, and is customarily done to allow law enforcement to review allegations that could have criminal implications before the district initiates an administrative investigation that could possibly compromise a (potential) criminal investigation.

A Youth Services Detective responded to Professional Standards within an hour of receiving the document and indicated the District would need to investigate the allegations further and identify possible fraud before the LCSO could assume a formal role regarding the allegations. As a result , several investigatory actions were initiated . Several more will be pursued in the near future as the preliminary investigation evolves. Some of the actions taken are documented below. As mentioned , other activities will likely be identified as a more thorough investigation is able to take shape.

• 01/15/19, letter and envelope received in PSE at 8:09am

• 01/15/19, letter and envelope forwarded to LCSO Command Staff after phone consultation

with LCSO at 8:57am

V ISIO N : T O BE A W ORLD-CLASS SCHOOL SYSTEM

• PSE staff began crafting two certified letters to be sent to both post office box addresses

associated with "T. Francel" in Sarasota; these letters will request additional contact and

information from Mr./Ms. Francel who is the primary witness in this matter

Note: Mr./Ms. Francel has possibly taken measures to conceal his or her identity and accessibility as evidenced by providing conflicting addresses, providing only post office box addresses, and not providing a contact number or email. PSE currently views this complaint as anonymous until further communication with the primary witness and complainant can be established. As such , the process for vetting anonymous complaints has been applied in this case . The investigative measures identified herein are consistent with this practice .

• 01/15/19, PSE staff forwarded a copy of the documentation/allegations to Susan Malay,

Executive Director, Financial Services, to make the Division staff aware of the allegations and

to begin identifying any potential objective data sources relative to the allegations (invoices,

audits, reports, etc.) at 4:09pm

• 01/15/19 PSE staff developed a list of potential witnesses to be interviewed. It is standard

investigative practice to collect as much objective data as possible starting with a complainant

and through identification of a potential witness pool. The district customarily interviews the

accused individual(s) last, so that as much objective information as possible can be collected

and reviewed before that final interview or due-process hearing.

Referral to the Florida Department of Education, Office of the Inspector General (OIG):

The OIG primarily addresses waste, fraud , and financial mismanagement regarding public school districts in Florida . PSE will refer the original complaint documentation that office for their review and consideration .

It is significant to note that Mr. Flock and Mr. Thompson have not been removed from their work location or approached by PSE as of the time of this document. The district removes employees based primarily on student and staff health, safety, and welfare concerns and an equivalent practice used by the Department of Education: legal sufficiency. According to Florida Statute § 1012. 796, "A complaint is legally sufficient if it contains ultimate facts that show a violation has occurred." At this point, the district has unsubstantiated allegations from an essentially anonymous source.

PSE is committed to pursuing this matter in a thorough and calculated manner that accounts for the best interests of students , transparency, and where appropriate , accountability while balancing due process rights of district employees.

Andy Brown , MSEd., Director Professional Standards and Equity

VISION: TO BE A WORLD-CLASS SCHOOL SYSTEM


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******************************************************* NOTICE: This message originated from outside the District's network. ******************************************************* A simple Google search of T. France I of Sarasota, FL reveals an open Face book page with pictures of both France I and

Ciofani. I am not a professional investigator but a simple Google search revealed all of this information seemingly

confirming Francel' s identity. Mr. Brown's claim that since the confirmation of the identity of the author is impossible

the letter needs to be treated as anonymous and as such not open an investigation. Mr. Brown never confirmed the identity of a one "Michael Thompson" who wrote an anonymous letter on me and another staff member where each one of the points of the letter was debunked and yet the investigation was opened . The district under the direction of Little Greg opened an investigation on the late Dr. Hicks from an anonymous letter. Mr. Brown referred it to the District's enabler and co conspirator the incompetent IG Mike Blackburn. The real reason Brown can't find Francel is

because he doesn't want to find France!. It is Little Greg's and the Board's responsibility to weed out corruption

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Brown, Andrew (Human Resources) Tuesday, January 29, 2019 8:35 AM


Fwd: complaint

Sent from my iPhone

Begin forwarded message:

From: "Blurton, Gregory" <[email protected]>

Date: January 29, 2019 at 8:00:00 AM EST To: "Brown, Andrew (Human Resources)" <[email protected]>

Subject: FW: complaint

Good morning, Andy!

My original response is below.

Regards,

Greg

Gregory J. Blurton Chief Fina ncia l Officer

The School District of Lee County

2855 Colonial Blvd . I Fort Myers, FL 33966 Offi ce : (239) 337-8217 I Fax: (239) 335-1501 G regoryJ Bl@leeschoo Is. net

PUBLIC RECORDS NOTICE AND DISCLAIMER: Under Florida law, nearly all communications made or received by School District employees are considered public records that must be retained and, upon request, made available to citizens and to the media. There should be no expectation of privacy.

From: Blurton, Gregory Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2019 8:12 AM To: Brown, Andrew (Human Resources) <[email protected]> Subject: RE: complaint

Andy,

I do not have any relevant knowledge and/or awareness related to the information requested below. 1

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Regards,

Greg

Gregory J. Blurton Chief Financial Officer

The School District of Lee County 2855 Co lonial Blvd. I Fort Myers, FL 33966 Office : (239) 337-8217 I Fax: (239) 335-1501

GregoryJ [email protected]

PUBLIC RECORDS NOTICE AND DISCLAIMER: Under Florida law, nearly all communica t ions made or received by School District employees are considered public records that must be retained and, upon request, made available to citizens and to the media . There should be no expectation of privacy.

From: Brown, Andrew (Human Resources) <[email protected]>

Sent: Monday, January 21, 2019 10:06 AM To: Blurton, Gregory <[email protected]> Cc: Brown, Andrew (Human Resources) <AndrewSB@ LeeSchools.net> Subject: complaint

Greg- Please review the attached complaint. You are receiving this email because you have been identified as an employee who may have relevant knowledge and awareness related to the allegations contained in the attached compla int which was submitted to the Superintendent and Board on or

around January 14, 2019. In a response to this message, please ind icate if you have any awareness of the information requested below. Please respond only to me and do not copy others with your response . Please call with any questions or concerns. Thank you for your time and assistance.

1) Any Hurricane Irma related invoices submitted by Freshaire Solutions during or after January 2018

2) Any Hurricane Irma related invoices modified or amended by Freshaire Solutions during or after January 2018

3) Any billing or invoice anomalies associated with Freshaire Solutions, particularly in or around January 2018

4) Any billing or invoice anomalies associated with Freshaire Solutions, between September 2017 and January 2018

Andy Brown, MSEd I Director, Professional Standards and Equity I School District of Lee County 2855 Colonial Blvd. I Fort Myers, FL 33966 I Phone (239) 335-1488 I Fax (239) 335 -1507 A [email protected]

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From: Brown, Robert Sent: To: Subject:

Wednesday, January 23, 2019 8:10 AM Brown, Andrew (Human Resources) RE: complaint

Andy, I have had no involvement with Freshaire Solutions Hurricane Irma invoices before or after January 2018. Therefore I have not seen any modifications or anomalies with these invoices during the time period mentioned below.

The District hired a consultant to upload the invoices to FEMA for reimbursement. I do not think he is looking at them in detail and would not know if they have been modified or amended.

Hope this helps, let me know if you need any additional information.

Bob Brown Internal Audit Dept. 337-8374

From: Brown, Andrew {Human Resources) Sent: Monday, January 21, 2019 1:53 PM To: Brown, Robert <[email protected]> Cc: Brown, Andrew (Human Resources) <[email protected]> Subject: complaint

Bob- Please review the attached complaint. You are receiving this email because you have been identified as an employee who may have relevant knowledge and awareness related to the allegations contained in the attached complaint which was submitted to the Superintendent and Board on or around January 14, 2019. In a response to this message, please indicate if you have any awareness of the information requested below. Please respond only to me and do not copy others with your response. Please call with any questions or concerns. Thank you for your time and assista nee.

1) Any Hurricane Irma related invoices submitted by Freshaire Solutions during or after January 2018 2) Any Hurricane Irma related invoices modified or amended by Freshaire Solutions during or after January 2018 3) Any billing or invoice anomalies associated with Freshaire Solutions, particularly in or around January 2018 4) Any billing or invoice anomalies associated with Freshaire Solutions, between September 2017 and January 2018



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From: Brown, Robert Sent: To: Subject:

Thursday, January 24, 2019 3:51 PM Brown, Andrew (Human Resources) RE: invoices

The invoices that were given to you by Mr. Ciofani all agree to the invoices that were paid by the District.

Bob Brown Internal Audit Dept. 33 7-8374

From: Brown, Andrew (Human Resources) Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2019 11:50 AM To: Brown, Robert <[email protected]> Subject: invo ices

As discussed, these are the invoices Mr. Ciofani shared with me. I understand you have plenty on you plate. I suspect the Superintendent and Board are interested in having your analysis of this data incorporated into our process as quickly as possible ... just passing that along because I know we both will hear that.

Thanks for your t ime and assistance.

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From: Ross, Fredrick Sent: Monday, January 28, 2019 3:22 PM

Brown, Andrew (Human Resources) RE: complaint

To: Subject:

Andy - I have no awareness of the information in the below email.

Predricl( (}3. ~ss) 91,1(]3.Jl, <JvlS Fredrick Ross I Director of Procurement Services I School District of Lee County 2855 Colonial Blvd . I Fort Myers, FL 33966 I Phone (239) 337-8195 I Fax (239) 337-8200

From: Brown, Andrew (Human Resources) <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, January 28, 2019 2:45 PM To: Ross, Fredrick <[email protected]> Cc: Brown, Andrew (Human Resources) <[email protected]> Subject: complaint

Frederick- Please review the attached complaint. You are receiving this email because you have been identified as an employee who may have relevant knowledge and awareness related to the allegations contained in the attached complaint which was submitted to the Superintendent and Board on or around January 14, 2019. In a response to this message, please indicate if you have any awareness of the information requested below. Please respond only to me and do not copy others with your response . Please call with any questions or concerns . Thank you for your time and assistance.


Andy Brown, M SEd I Director, Professional Standards and Equity I School District of Lee County 2855 Colonial Blvd . I Fort Myers, FL 33966 I Phone (239) 335-1488 I Fax (239) 335-1507 [email protected]

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Hello Andy,

Santiago, Mark Tuesday, January 22, 2019 9:02 AM Brown, Andrew (Human Resources) RE: Allegations/Complaint

In reference to the e-mail and attached accompanying letter, I do not have any knowledge of any of the alleged activities noted in the letter.

I am also unaware of any billing anomalies or abnormalities that have been received by Freshaire Solutions, regarding Hurricane Irma invoices or any other standard IAQ work they have done for the district during the time frames noted below.

As part of the 2017 fiscal year audit, the Florida Auditor General's office has reviewed many of the invoices from Freshaire solutions and AMRC for IAQ work that both firms did for the District during the 2017 fiscal year as well as work done for Hurricane Irma. The majority of their comments back to the District on these invoices centered around wanting more detai l of the work performed and number of staff performing the work and not around improper rates being charged or any other improprieties on the invoices.

I can state that the Maintenance Department has a strict policy of requiring all lAQ work to be inspected by a Supervisor of IAQ, to ensure completeness of all work being billed. Once verified and approved, these bills are then sent over to Finance to be paid.

If you need any additional information, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Thank you for contacting the Financia l Accounting and Document Imaging Department. Please take a few moments to complete the survey below to provide valuable data to assist us with providing excellent customer service.

Link to Customer Service Survey

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From: Brown, Andrew (Human Resources) <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, January 21, 2019 10:00 AM To: Santiago, Mark <[email protected]> Cc: Brown, Andrew (Human Resources) <[email protected]> Subject: Allegations/Complaint

Mark- Please review the attached complaint. You are receiving this email because you have been identified as an employee who may have relevant knowledge and awareness related to the allegations contained in the attached complaint which was submitted to the Superintendent and Board on or around January 14, 2019. In a response to this

message, please indicate if you have any awareness of the information requested below. Please respond only to me and do not copy others with your response. Please call with any questions or concerns . Thank you for your time and assistance.



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Malay, Susan Monday, January 21, 2019 11:43 AM Brown, Andrew (Human Resources) Re: complaint

One clarification - I am aware that Freshaire and many vendors on contract supported Irma cleanup efforts and would have submitted invoices for their services. I have not reviewed invoices other than in aggregate with other vendors when asked to do so to prepare for presentations or respond to inquiries, for example during audits. I have not approved any such invoices as that is not within my responsibilities.

Susan M.

On Jan 21, 2019, at 11:18 AM, Malay, Susan <[email protected]> wrote:

Hi Andy

I am unaware of any of the items listed below or any facts substantiating the allegations in the letter received by the District . On December 19, 2018, approximately 13 business days ago, I was assigned as the District lead from the Business Services Division for the Hurricane Irma reimbursement effort.

I do not think you are requesting that I research any information, rather to share if I am aware of any of the items below. I am not aware of any information related to the items below. If you are requesting that I begin researching these allegations I am certainly available to do so.

Thank you. Let me know if you require any further action from me as I am willing to assist if needed.

Susan Malay

On Jan 21, 2019, at 10:04 AM, Brown, Andrew (Human Resources) <[email protected]> wrote :

Susan- Thank you for the information you recently shared . Please review the attached complaint. You are receiving this email because you have been identified as an employee who may have relevant knowledge and awareness related to the allegations contained in the attached complaint which was submitted to the Superintendent and Board on or around January 14, 2019. In a response to this message, please indicate if you have any awareness of the information requested below. Please respond only to me and do not copy others with your response. Please call with any questions or concerns. Thank you for your time and assistance.


Andy Brown, MSEd I Director, Professional Standards and Equity I School District of Lee County 2855 Colonial Blvd. I Fort Myers, FL 33966 I Phone (239) 335- 1488 I Fax (239) 335 - 1 507

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From: Malay, Susan Sent: To: Cc: Subject:

Sunday, January 20, 2019 8:19 AM Brown, Andrew (Human Resources) Pruitt, Dr. Angela; Blurton, Gregory RE: Invoices/audit

Hi Andy,

There is a shared drive for collecting information related to Hurricane Irma claim information. ITS can provide you with access to the shared drive. In the shared file you will find folders for district locations, and within those folders, details on damage related information, including invoices.

Many District staff are involved in managing FE MA-related claims., however Kelly Letcher was the point person through December 19, 2019, at which time the project management role was transferred to me. Please note the process is not just filing with FEMA, but also includes filing with our insurance companies, but I think you are asking about the process not the agency with which we are filing.

The Hurricane Irma repository/shared drive has information sorted by location, such as and not limited to: damage reports; photos of damages; quotes from vendors for their proposed cost of materials and services; invoices from vendors following the delivery of services/purchases; etc.

Another method of accessing vendor invoice information is through PeopleSoft. For example you could pull purchase orders to a vendor issued in a time frame; work orders that required a vendor's support; and invoices tied to the purchase orders. Mark Santiago would be the person to assist with pulling invoice information (which can be tied to purchase orders/POs) and Maintenance would have information related to the work order information. Please note some PO's are "open" or "blanket" in scope - that is, not for very specific job but for a certain $amount; however each PO is issued to a single vendor. So for example a PO for mold remediation to a vendor could be for $100,000 at any location requiring that service.

I hope this was helpful. If you want me to sit with you and review the Hurricane Irma folder structure I can do that, or Kelly Letcher could do that, since I have been managing the FEMA project for just over 2 work weeks Kelly has greater knowledge on this topic.

Best, Susan

From: Brown, Andrew (Human Resources) Sent: Saturday, January 19, 2019 9:17 AM To : Malay, Susan Cc: Pruitt, Dr. Angela; Blurton, Gregory; Brown, Andrew (Human Resources) Subject: RE: Invoices/audit

Thank you for the follow-up and sorry for my delayed response. It has been a uniquely chaotic week. Can you share who handled the FEMA-related claims so I can possibly identify, review, and verify invoices that may have relevance to this alleged case? Thank you.

Andy Brown, MS Ed I Director, Professional Standards and Equity I School District of Lee County 2855 Colonial Blvd. I Fort Myers, FL 33966 I Phone (239) 335-1488 I Fax (239) 335-1507 [email protected]

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-----Original Message-----From: Malay, Susan <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, January 17, 2019 10:18 AM To: Brown, Andrew (Human Resources) <[email protected]> Cc: Pruitt, Dr. Angela <[email protected]>; Blurton, Gregory <[email protected]> Subject: RE: Invoices/audit

Hi Andy, I am unaware of any other audits or investigations regarding the email from Tuesday. I have also asked another district employee managing FEMA related claims and that person was also unaware of any other audits or investigations.

Thank you . Susan Malay

-----Original Message-----From: Brown, Andrew (Human Resources) Sent: Thursday, January 17, 2019 9:03 AM To : Malay, Susan <[email protected]> Cc: Pruitt, Dr. Angela <[email protected]>; Blurton, Gregory <[email protected]> Subject: Invoices/audit

Susan- Thank you for the information regarding the auditor general's report. Can you please advise if there are any other potential sources of objective data and/or information relative to the allegations in the document I sent you Tuesday? Audits, reviews, invoices, etc.?

Thank you .

Andy

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Malay, Susan Monday, January 21, 2019 11:56 AM Brown, Andrew (Human Resources) Audits

FYI Bob Brown conducted an internal audit in 2018 regarding services provided under the IAQ contract. It may be of value to reach out to him if you haven't already.

Susan M .

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Letcher, Kelly Monday, January 28, 2019 10:29 AM Brown, Andrew (Human Resources)

RE: complaint

Please see my responses below in purple. Just so you aware I do not work with invoices so I would not have seen any actual invoices for this company. If needed I could provide a history of purchase orders with this company, however, it

is not uncommon for purchase orders to be encumbered for more than the actual expenses that occur.

I hope that this information is helpful and please let me know if I can provide any additional information.

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Thanks

Kelly Letcher Director of Business Services Phone 239-337-8214 Fax 239-335-1501 E-mai l: [email protected]

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From: Brown, Andrew (Human Resources) Sent: Saturday, January 26, 2019 9:07 AM To: Letcher, Kelly <[email protected]> Subject: FW: complaint

Following up Kelly ... Thanks for your time.

Andy Brown, MSEd I Director, Professional Standards and Equity I School District of Lee County 2855 Colonial Blvd. I Fort Myers, FL 33966 I Phone (239) 335-1488 I Fax (239) 335-1507 AndrewSB@ leeschools.net

From: Brown, Andrew (Human Resources) Sent: Monday, January 21, 2019 10:02 AM To: Letcher, Kelly <[email protected]>

Cc: Brown, Andrew (Human Resources) <[email protected]>

Subject: complaint

Kel ly- Please review the attached complaint. You are receiving this email because you have been identified as an employee who may have relevant knowledge and awareness related to the allegations contained in the attached complaint wh ich was submitted to the Superintendent and Board on or around January 14, 2019. In a response to this message, please indicate if you have any awareness of the information requested below. Please respond only to me and do not copy others with your response . Please call with any questions or concerns. Thank you for your time and assistance.

1) Any Hurricane Irma related invoices submitted by Freshaire Solutions during or after January 2018 I do not have invoices in my office those are hand led through Financial Accounting. I do have list of invoices from this company that the state auditor pulled during an audit but I am not sure of the timeframe of the information pulled as they were auditing the FY17 school year. I am sure that the Financial Accounting department could pull a list of invoices for review if needed.

2) Any Hurricane Irma related invoices modified or amended by Freshaire Solutions during or after January 2018 am not awa re of any invoices modified or amended.

3) Any billing or invoice anomalies associated with Freshaire Solutions, particularly in or around January 2018 I am not aware of any anomalies associated with these invoices at that time.

4) Any billing or invoice anomalies associated with Freshaire Solutions, between September 2017 and January 2018 I am not aware of any anomalies associated with t hese invoices at that time.

Andy Brown, MSEd I Director, Professional Standards and Equity I School District of Lee County 2855 Colonial Blvd. I Fort Myers, FL 33966 I Phone (239) 335- 1488 I Fa x (239) 335-1 507 [email protected]

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From: Flock, James Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2019 8:23 AM

Brown, Andrew (Human Resources) RE: meeting follow-up

To: Subject:

Yes sir

From: Brown, Andrew (Human Resources) <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2019 8:19 AM To: Flock, James <[email protected]> Subject: RE: meeting follow-up

Thank you ... so the remaining content is accurate, other than the one modification you made to the first bullet point?



From: Flock, James <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2019 8:12 AM To: Brown, Andrew (Human Resources) <[email protected]> Subject: RE: meeting follow-up

Mr. Flock- Thank you for meeting with me Monday and Tuesday. Below are bullet points that summarize the information you shared with me during our meeting(s) . Please review them and respond to this email indicating if the information is accurate or not. If not, please amend the information in your response. Please add any information you believe is relevant or that you would like documented. Thank you for your time and assistance.

• You reported that Mr. Charles Dailey called you at approximately 9:10pm on Monday night, 01/14/19 Mr. Dailey called me around 9:00PM on 1/14/19 and I called him back a couple minutes later when I seen a missed call.

• You spoke to Mr. Dailey and he read or referenced a letter he reportedly had a copy of that alleged you and Jimmy Thompson engaged in misconduct by inflating post-Irma cleanup invoices with Ed Ciofani and/or accepted envelopes of cash from Mr. Ciofani

• You indicated that Mr. Dailey said, "They aren't going to let this go ... give me some information they're looking for and I can make this go away ... they're using you to get to Greg"

• You could not recall the exact context but recalled that Mr. Dailey specifically mentioned "Alberto Rodriguez" during the phone call

• Mr. Dailey reportedly told you that Anthony Thomas gave him (Mr. Dai ley) the letter • You reported that the day after receiving the above-referenced call from Mr. Dailey, around "9:30 or 10 am"

Michael Scott, Paint Supervisor approached you in the parking lot outside the Maintenance offices and handed you a white envelope that contained the two documents attached above: The "T. Francel" letter, including the

markings (highlighted, underlined) and the "Board Members Office" date-stamp; and an apparent copy of the envelope in which the letter arrived, Addressed to the "Board Attorney, School Board Lee County"

• You reported that Larry Howard and Jimmy Thompson were nearby when Mr. Scott handed you the envelope

• We identified video cameras that may have captured Mr. Scott handing you the envelope

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• Mr. Scott admitted he gave you the envelope at Mr. Dailey's request during our meeting (me, you, Mr. Scott) 01/29/19

• You reported that you do not know Tony Francel and have never met him • You reportedly have been to Mr. Ciofani's office on Palm Beach Blvd . but only by coincidence as you were

visiting someone else at the same complex • You have reportedly never received an envelope containing cash from anyone during your entire time of

employment with the District

• You are not aware of any Hurricane Irma related invoices that were submitted after December, 2ov/S ftg

Andy Brown, MSEd I Director, Professional Standards and Equity I School District of Lee County 2855 Colonial Blvd. I Fort Myers, FL 33966 I Phone (239) 335-1488 I Fax (239) 335 - 1507 A [email protected]

From: Brown, Andrew (Human Resources) <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2019 8:05 AM To: Flock, James <[email protected]> Cc: Brown, Andrew (Human Resources) <[email protected]> Subject: meeting follow-up

Mr. Flock- Thank you for meeting with me Monday and Tuesday. Below are bullet points that summarize the information you shared with me during our meeting(s) . Please review them and respond to this email indicating if the information is accurate or not. If not, please amend the information in your response . Please add any information you believe is relevant or that you would like documented. Thank you for your time and assistance.

• You reported that Mr. Charles Dailey called you at approximately 9:10pm on Monday night, 01/14/19 • You spoke to Mr. Dailey and he read or referenced a letter he reportedly had a copy of that alleged you and

Jimmy Thompson engaged in misconduct by inflating post-Irma cleanup invoices with Ed Ciofani and/or accepted envelopes of cash from Mr. Ciofani

• You indicated that Mr. Dailey said, "They aren't going to let this go ... give me some information they' re looking for and I can make this go away ... they're using you to get to Greg"

• You could not recall the exact context but recalled that Mr. Dailey specifically mentioned "Alberto Rodriguez" during the phone call

• Mr. Dailey reportedly told you that Anthony Thomas gave him (Mr. Dailey) the letter • You reported that the day after receiving the above-referenced call from Mr. Da iley, around "9:30 or 10 am"

Michael Scott, Paint Supervisor approached you in the parking lot outside the Maintenance offices and handed you a white envelope that contained the two documents attached above: The "T. France!" letter, including the markings {highlighted, underlined) and the "Board Members Office" date-stamp; and an apparent copy of the envelope in which the letter arrived , Addressed to the " Board Attorney, School Board Lee County"

• You reported that Larry Howard and Jimmy Thompson were nearby when Mr. Scott handed you the envelope • We identified video cameras that may have captured Mr. Scott handing you the envelope • Mr. Scott admitted he gave you the envelope at Mr. Dailey's request during our meeting (me, you, Mr. Scott)

01/29/19 • You reported that you do not know Tony France! and have never met him • You reportedly have been to Mr. Ciofani's office on Palm Beach Blvd . but only by coincidence as you were

visiting someone else at the same complex

• You have reportedly never received an envelope containing cash from anyone during your entire time of employment with the District

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• You are not aware of any Hurricane Irma related invoices that were submitted after December, 2017


2855 Colonial Blvd. I Fort Myers, FL 33966 I Phone (239) 335-1488 I Fax (239) 335-1507

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YES, I agree to the correct ion

Flock, James Thursday, February 07, 2019 9:05 AM Brown, Andrew (Human Resources) RE: correction

From: Brown, Andrew (Human Resources) <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, February 6, 2019 11:32 AM To: Flock, James <[email protected]> Subject: correction

Mr. Flock- I noticed I made a mistake in summarizing information we discussed relative to the complaint. I documented that:

"You are not aware of any Hurricane Irma related invoices that were submitted after December 201Z"

What I meant to say was 201~ as related to the complaint letter. Do you agree with this correction?

Andy Brown, MSEd I Director, Professional Standards and Equity I School District of Lee County 2855 Colonial Blvd. I Fort Myers, FL 33966 I Phone (239) 335-1488 I Fox (239) 335-1507 [email protected]



Yes, that is accura te

Flock, James Thursday, January 31, 2019 8:04 AM Brown, Andrew (Human Resources) RE: follow-up

From: Brown, Andrew (Human Resources) <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2019 2:34 PM To: Flock, James <[email protected]> Subject: follow-up

Jimmy- I believe these records indicate that you received a call or text from 980-3082 at 8:54:42pm on 01/14/19. It appears that you then called that number at 9:01:28pm and had a 14 minute, 28 second conversation. You indicated that these attachments document a conversation you had with Mr. Charles Dailey, during which he referenced the T. France! letter. Is that accurate?


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From: Thompson, James Sent: To: Subject:

Monday, January 28, 2019 5:22 PM Brown, Andrew (Human Resources) Re: meeting follow-up

Mr. Brown the information below is accurate.

Thank you sir

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On Jan 28, 2019, at 4:04 PM, Brown, Andrew (Human Resources) <[email protected]> wrote :

Mr. Thompson- Thank you for meeting with me today. Below are bullet points that summarize the information you shared with me during our meeting. Please review them and respond to this email indicating if the information is accurate or not. If not, please amend the information in your response. Please add any information you believe is relevant or that you would like documented . Thank you for your time and assistance.

• When I asked you if you had seen the complaint letter the District received with allegations involving you, you reported, "Yes"

• You indicated that on or about 01/14/19, you saw the complaint letter on a Facebook page: "Lee County Transparency Project"

• You reported that you have never met Mr. Tony France! • You reportedly have never witnessed Mr. Flock receive any envelope from Mr. Ciofani

• You reported that you started working for the District nine years ago and the District already had a professional relationship with Freshaire Solutions at that time

• You reported that you have been to Mr. Ciofani's office on Palm Beach Blvd. to discuss District related business

• You indicated that on 01/14/19 at some time in the morning, you witnessed Michael Scott, an employee in Maintenance hand Mr. Flock an envelope just outside the Maintenance offices

• You reported that you have never been involved in or witnessed any unethical conduct by any Maintenance employee or administrator with respect to your area, IAQ services


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From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject:

Good Afternoon,

Scott, Michael Tuesday, January 29, 2019 1:56 PM Brown, Andrew (Human Resources) Scott, Michael RE: meeting follow-up

Mr. Scott received a white envelope form Mr. Charles Dailey. Mr. Dailey asked me to give it to Mr. Jimmy Flock, I do not know what was in the envelope. The envelope was sealed and taped up, it even had extra tape over the seal.

Thank you Michael Scott Paint Supervisor.

From: Brown, Andrew (Human Resources) <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2019 1:24 PM To: Scott, Michael <[email protected]> Cc: Brown, Andrew (Human Resources) <[email protected]> Subject: meeting follow-up

Mr. Scott- Thank you for meeting with me and Mr. Flock today. Below are bullet points that summarize the information you shared during our meeting. Please review them and respond to this emai l indicating if the information is accurate or not. If not, please amend the information in your response . Please add any information you believe is relevant or that you would like documented. Thank you for your time and assistance.

• You confi rmed that Mr. Charles Dailey asked you to deliver a white envelope to Mr. Flock on or about 01/14/19 or 01/15/19.

• You reportedly delivered the envelope to Mr. Flock on or around these dates at " ... around 9:30-lOam"

• You indicated that Mr. Dailey did not disclose to you or show you the content inside the envelope

• You reported that the envelope was sealed and even had extra tape over the seal • You did not wish to complete a written statement after our brief conversation but agreed that you would

respond to an email documenting the meeting

Andy Brown, MS Ed I Director, Professional Standards and Equity I School District of Lee County 2855 Colonial Blvd. I Fort Myers, FL 33966 I Phone (239) 335 -1488 I Fax (239) 335 -1507 [email protected]

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