Dear President Trump,
My name is Chris Kluding. I’m a 53 year old married father of three. I became a registered nurse in 1992 after graduating from Oklahoma State University – OKC. Soon after, I became interested in home care, owning one agency and managing several others. At the height of my responsibilities I oversaw as many as 15,000 home care visits per month.
Unfortunately, my license to practice as a registered nurse in Oklahoma has been temporarily suspended since 2001. The Oklahoma Board of Nursing took this action after my sentencing in federal court. I was found guilty by a jury on two of three counts outlined in a June 1999 indictment. All three counts stem exclusively from a 1995 cost report that I did not prepare nor sign. In fact, a former FBI & OIG special agent, attorney, certified fraud examiner and recipient of FBI director’s commendation, Mark A. Patzkowski, was paid at least $108,631.76 for his work related to the same 1995 cost report. This fact was discovered by US Bankruptcy Trustee, Lyle Nelson, and he pursued the matter. The US Atty’s office, FBI and DHHS continually harassed the Trustee and ultimately threatened him to keep Nelson silent.
I’ve waited many years to no avail for the Western District of Oklahoma to acknowledge and address well documented misconduct and crimes committed by former employees of the FBI, Department of Health & Human Services and the US Attorney’s Office. Embarrassingly, I find myself in need of a presidential pardon as I no longer believe justice is forthcoming otherwise. In support of my request, I present the following facts:
On December 18, 2012, FBI Special Agent Timothy Klotz was sentenced to prison and restitution stemming from his forgery of fellow agents’ signatures and repeated theft of cash over a four year period. Klotz was prosecuted by the Northern District of Texas as he had worked for 15 years in the Western District of Oklahoma.
On March 18, 2013, Attorney Chris Eulberg hand delivered documents related to additional criminal conduct committed by fired and incarcerated FBI Agent, Timothy Klotz. That scheduled meeting and transfer of evidence took place with Assistant US Attorney Vicki Behenna @ the US Attorney's office despite Behenna being officially recused of all things Klotz on July 2, 2012. Mr. Eulberg was clearly not aware of Behenna's recusal status. Behenna diverted submitted evidence, as unlike Klotz's charged crimes, this new evidence documented currently federally employed co-conspirators as well. Attested to by a US Bankruptcy Trustee and his counsel.
The delivered documents were discovered in the US Bankruptcy Court in January 2013. Among the many documents outlining the harassment and intimidation of US Bankruptcy Trustee, Lyle Nelson and his employees, is page 22 of Document 437 filed on 05/20/2004, which reads in part:
02/14/00 (Trustee) Unscheduled meeting with FBI; FBI appears to threaten Trustee or employees.
02/14/00 (Attorney) Conf. with John Mashburn re: strategy and claim w/debtor’s atty. FBI comments which appear to be veiled threats if pursuing QualiCare payment issues; grand jury; discussion about a harsher threat to HCBS employees.
After being threatened by Special Agent Klotz, Trustee Nelson phoned my trial attorney, E. Joe Lankford. Nelson told Lankford he could no longer testify or cooperate with my case. Nelson gave no reason, but was adamant – even though proceedings in my case began the very next day – February 15, 2000.
It would certainly be advantageous to hear Klotz’s side of the story. Unfortunately, no FBI 302s have ever been provided for 02/14/00. In fact, no FBI 302s have ever been provided for any date despite dozens of FBI interactions described in the US Bankruptcy Trustee’s filings.
Simply put, Special Agent Klotz precluded the testimony of Lyle Nelson, US Bankruptcy Trustee, through the use of threats and intimidation. Nelson held clearly exculpatory evidence in my case that he acquired through operating in his official capacity and was threatened to keep him silent about same. Keep in mind that my case was Klotz’s first – he inaugurates his FBI career with witness tampering and perjury then ends it with swiping loose cash for four years. Frankly, it’s hard to believe that the interceding years weren’t wrought with troubling conduct.
Mr. Nelson confirms and recalls the harassment and threats in a 23 minute phone call on January 18, 2013 with myself and Mr. Lankford. Mr. Nelson refers to Special Agent Klotz, stating in part,: “It’s just so crazy because you know you always hear that you always talk about that stuff that what goes around comes around. We always have people that cross our paths like you see things and you are like how in the hell does that person, why doesn’t a load of bricks just fall on them walking down the street? It’s karma. And it never seems to hit them. I always tell myself if it doesn’t happen on this earth, then God’s going to take care of it or something like that. I try to tell myself that, then every once in a while you see something like this and you have to laugh, and there you go.” Incredibly, Mr. Nelson, as of December 16, 2020, has not been contacted by the US Atty’s office.
Mr. Mashburn(counsel for Trustee) confirms and recalls the 02/14/00 meeting described above in Document 437 in a 14 minute phone call on February 7, 2013 with myself and Mr. Lankford. Mr. Mashburn states: "we had a joke when the case first started out. Wondering jokingly whether the government, FBI or whatever was going to audit us or whatever coming out of this and then, like I said, it got to be a little more serious as it went along. And I guess about the time when the FBI showed up at the office it wasn’t a joking matter anymore."
Blatant hypocrisy and narcissism run rampant in our justice system. Democracy simply cannot survive law enforcement’s bad actors if their behaviors go unacknowledged and effects uncorrected. As former assistant US Atty and current executive director of The Oklahoma Innocence Project, Vicki Behenna, was quoted in The Oklahoman on April 5, 2020: "We have to be open to be able to look at decisions we’ve made in the past and maybe do something to correct a wrong."
I have an expansive body of evidence posted at pardonChrisK.com in outline format with many supporting documents including court filings and transcripts, emails and voice recordings. Thank you in advance for your consideration.
Respectfully Submitted,
Chris Kluding
Shawnee, OK
US Trustee/FBI Interactions
Timeline
07/14/1997 – Bankruptcy of QualiCare, Inc.(97-16891) assigned to Lyle Nelson(OBA#10914) by Judge Bohannon.
01/28/1998 – Extended telephone
conferences with attorney for
A.G. office: Mr. Bob Troester re: records
issue; copy versus original; competing interests;
-Document 95, pg 18
03/05/1998 – Telephone Conference
with U.S. attorney Bob Tresper re: subpoena
problems.
-Document 95, pg 22
04/02/1998 - Notice of
Appearance, Christopher Kluding
-Document 71
***Court rules require Christopher S. Kluding now
be noticed along with others that have entered
appearance.
06/22/1998 – "5. Now, the U.S.
Attorney and FBI have unilateral set aside that
informal agreement. The Trustee has again been
served with a subpoena, this time to appear before
a grand jury which is apparently investigating the
Debtor. The FBI and U.S. Attorney are now
insisting that the Estate inventory the records,
rather than just make them available. In brief, it
appears that the U.S. Attorney and FBI would like
this Estate to perform their work for them."
“6. At issue is approximately 374 bankers size
boxes of records. The Trustee can only estimate,
but there are probably several hundred thousand
pages of records. The subpoena also directs and
demands that all of the records be delivered to
the grand jury. The Trustee believes that this
could materially impair the Estates ability to
recover additional accounts receivable which have
been discovered. These receivables total over
$1.1mm.”
-Doc. 79, pg 2
-Doc. 79, pg. 5-6
***Chris Kluding left off mailing matrix, despite
NOA(Document 71)
06/22/1998 – “3. To date, three
(3) subpeona’s have been served on the Trustee by
the FBI.”
-Doc. 80, pgs. 1-4
***Chris Kluding left off mailing matrix, despite
NOA(Document 71)
06/22/1998 – “The trustee in in
the process of submitting several applications
which surround the Trustee’s protection of certain
records of the estate from wholesale decimation by
the FBI, U.S. Attorney’s office, a third party
benefits administrator, and possibly others.”
-Doc. 81, pgs. 1-3
***Chris Kluding left off mailing list, despite
NOA(Document 71)***
07/07/1998 – “…FBI issues; estate
accountants look like they won’t work. Say they
were threatened by gov. or feel threatened. This
will put a real crimp in estates ability to
recover funds it is owed.”
-Document 437, pg 8
09/09/1998 – “…problem of
documents, FBI took, proving case, estate
accounts(sic) going to quit because of veiled
threats.”
-Document 437, pg 9
09/25/1998 – “Have received
excellent decision in Healthback case which should
help us proceed against Palmetto on our claim”,
“FBI has backed out on protective order
again…wants to move records to FBI Building; I
have declined to let them out of our
possession…FBI has made three deals on retention
of records, and themn(sic) backed out on all
three.”
-Document 445, pg 5
01/25/1999 – “…go back over
records wrecked by FBI for Palmetto suit”
-Document 437, pg 12
01/28/1999 – “I believe FBI
and/or Palmetto “lost” doc; I need them”
-Document 437, pg 12
02/01/1999 – “Meeting with Mr.
Graves re: misc. US Attorney issue; documents.
Suggests to let documents go rather than push
original agreement and Fed. Judge.” “FBI will take
tomorrow”. Mr. Graves is Lyle Nelson’s boss. - Mr.
Graves (OBA#3538)
-Document 437, pg 13
05/19/1999 – Nelson files
suit(99-01185): Lyle R. Nelson, US Bankruptcy
Trustee on Behalf of QualiCare, Inc. v. United
States of America, Department of Health and Human
Services and Palmetto Government Benefits
Administrators, a Division of Blue Cross and Blue
Shield, a South Carolina Corporation. Suit seeks
well in excess of $5 million in reimburseable
charges plus damages and attorneys’ fees.
“9. Defendants have not filed a claim in the
QualiCare bankruptcy.”
“10. Defendants are now time barred from filing
any claims in the QualiCare bankruptcy.”
-Document 1, pg 2
“29. Defendants’ actions were not taken in
furtherance of any governmental police or
regulatory power and were not otherwise excluded
from the automatic stay.”
“30. Defendants’ actions herein were solely
designed to advance their pecuniary interests.”
“34. Defendants’ actions have forced the Plaintiff
to incur great expense including expenses of
attorneys, accountants, auditors and others and
have otherwise damaged Plaintiff.”
“35. The actions of Palmetto were further
motivated by a compensation scheme which
reportedly rewards Palmetto for costs or charges
which it disallows or does not pay to providers,
whether properly or improperly, further indicating
that Palmetto has willfully and maliciously acted
in violation of its contractual obligations to the
debtor and in violation of the automatic stay.”
-Document 1, pg 6
06/15/1999 Chris Kluding indicted. Case CR-99-0107-T
07/30/1999 – “Subsequently, the
Applicant, in connection with his auditors,
discovered unscheduled and unknown assets,
primarily consisting of unbilled visits and costs.
Despite the incredible resistence(sic) provided by
the federal government, including FBI, Department
of Health and Human Services, Office of the United
States Attorney(who on several occasions has
specifically told the trustee that he will never
recover any money for the creditors of this
estate), Palmetto, as well as a myriad of other
claimants, to date, the Trustee has recovered in
excess of $560,000.00. The trustee has obtained
initial approval for the payment of an additional
$1,200,000.00 and has caused additional litigation
to be brought against the United States to recover
that money, as well as additional funds.”
-Document 95, pg 1-2
***Chris Kluding left off mailing matrix despite
NOA(Document 71)***
09/1999 – “…U.S. Attorney office
has told trustee that all claims will be denied,
even before claims will be submitted.”
-Document 445, pg 5
10/08/1999 – “theory is attorney
provided advise(sic) which resulted in Palmetto
disallowing $750K in costs per year.”
-Document 437, pg 21
***Mark Patzkowski (OBA#14293)***
11/1999 – “Still do not have
documents back from FBI”, “New information on
possible claim versus prior professionals of
estate based on documents furnished by Chris
Kluding.”
-Document 422, pg 6
01/2000 – “Receive
information(continual) that HDCBS(sic)
personel(sic) may be target of US Attorney; will
make it difficult for trustee to prosecute
administrative appeals; may have to consider
hiring new professionals, if any willing to work”
-Document 445, pg 6
01/17/2000 – “Conf. with attorney
Joe Lankford(OBA#5227) re: his docs; help with
cost report; he is attorney for Chris Kluding; hit
Monarch Management issues; we need answered for
cost dispute resolution.”
-Document 437, pg 22
02/14/2000 – “Unscheduled meeting
with FBI; FBI appears to threaten Trustee or
employees.”
“Conf. with John Mashburn re: strategy and claim
with debtor’s atty. FBI comments which appear to
be veiled possible threats if pursuing QualiCare
payment issues; grand jury; discussion about a
harsher threat to HCBS employee.”
-Document 437, pg 22
***”debtor’s atty” is Patzkowski***
02/14/2000 – Nelson phones Lankford and adamantly states that he will no longer testify or cooperate further. No reason is given.
02/15/2000 – Special Agent Mark
Creamer perjures himself repeatedly in federal
court under cross Examination by Mr. Lankford,
including denying any knowledge of Patzkowski’s
involvement in the 1995 cost report. (The 1995
cost report identifies that it was prepared by the
providers independent accountant or consultant,
Patzkowski & Associates, P.C.)
-Reporter’s Transcript of Proceedings Had on
February 15, 2000. James Hearing. Before the
Honorable Ralph G. Thompson, Judge Presiding pgs.
27-31
***No 302s ever provided for Mark Patzkowski
(OBA#14293)***
02/23/2000 – Chris Kluding found
guilty on two charges, acquitted on one.
-Count One
-Count Two
-Count Three
04/2000 – 08/2000 – “Proceed to
sue prior attorney for QualiCare for malpractice.”
-Document 445, pg 6
***I was unaware of Patzkowski case until
01/2013.***
05/19/2000 – Kluding’s name
disappears again from mailing matrix. Kluding’s
name appeared on mailing matrix on Document 102,
the previous document sent out for noticing.
-Document 102, pg 2
-Document 138, pg 5
06/19/2000 – Nelson files suit in
OK County: CJ-2000-4492. Lyle R. Nelson, U.S.
Bankruptcy Trustee on Behalf of QualiCare, Inc. v.
Mark A. Patzkowski, and individual, and Patzkowski
& Associates, P.C., a suspended Oklahoma
Professional Corporation. Suit states Patzkowski
received $108,631.76 from QualiCare, Inc. in 1996
alone. The suit seeks a total amount in excess of
$2,907,225.00.
“3. In or about April 1996, Defendants, Mark A.
Patzkowski, and Patzkowski & Associates, P.C.,
entered into a written contract to provide legal
representation to QualiCare.”
“4. The scope of representation of QualiCare
included, but was not limited to, provision of
legal assistance and advice regarding Medicare
rules, regulations and procedures and related
issues of conflicts of interest, criminal and
civil liability of related party transactions, and
requirements relating to the filing of Medicare
cost reimbursement reports.”
“6. Defendant’s negligently and in breach of their
contract provided incorrect, improper and/or
imprudent legal advice to QualiCare and its
officers and directors regarding matters within
the scope of representation as discussed above.”
“7. Defendant’s negligently and in breach of their
contract failed to provide appropriate legal
advice to QualiCare and its officers and directors
regarding matters within the scope of
representation as discussed above.”
“17. In June and August of 1999, Federal criminal
charges were brought against former offers of
QualiCare for their alleged fraud and conspiracy
in signing cost reports – prepared by and under
the advice of Defendants – which failed to
disclose the related party transactions between
QualiCare and another entity.”
-Petition
10/2000 – ““Status is two
lawsuits remaining. One v. Palmetta(sic), HICFA ET
AL. Status is holding at this point, FBI seems to
have intimidated HCBS from further assisting
trustee, and even though required by the contract
approved by the court. HCBS personal(sic) have
been threatened with grand jury indictement(sic).
FBI claims they hacked into government main frame
computer and altered thousands of individual
patient billings of $45 - $65 each to arrive at
the $1.7 MM which estate claims is owed for
unreimbursed visits. Seems improbable that an
individual would be able to identify several
thousand specific Oklahoma patiens(sic)out of
hundreds or millions of patient records, and to
individual(sic) alter each one individually. More
than likely meant to intimidate estates experts
from completing case versus Palmetto/HICFA for
money owed estate. Second case is versus prior
attorney for company for malpractice.”
-Document 445, pg 6
-Document 415, pg 6
10/04/2000 – SA Timothy Klotz
perjures himself repeatedly during Kluding’s
sentencing under cross examination by Mr.
Lankford, including:
Mr. Lankford: “Are you familiar with the
bankruptcy proceedings in the Western District of
Oklahoma bankruptcy court involving QualiCare and
its Trustee in Bankruptcy?”
Timothy Klotz:”I –I do know that that is going on,
but I know nothing about that.”
-Reporter’s Transcript of Proceedings Had on
October 4, 2000 Sentencing Before The Honorable
Ralph G. Thompson, Judge Presiding. Pgs 858-859
After Klotz’s testimony, Mr. Lankford addresses
the court:
“MR. LANKFORD: Your Honor, I would like to make an
objection for the record as to that document and
to the testimony of Agent Klotz. The defendant
would take the position and ask the Court to
disregard the testimony of Agent Klotz because of
the lack of foundation and qualification of the
witness to offer such testimony, and would object
to the document for the same reason.”
“THE COURT: All right. The objection will be
overruled, and that document can either be marked
as a Plaintiff’s or Government’s Exhibit Number 1,
or even the Court’s Exhibit Number 1. In the first
place, to deal with the objection, the agent’s
testimony is perfectly credible and qualified,
and, for the purposes of sentencing, based on
permissible and, indeed, routine sources of
information in determining matters of this kind.”
- Sentencing Transcript, pgs. 858-859
- Sentencing Transcript, pg 870
No mention of FBI, US Atty’s office, etc. after
Kluding is sentenced. All interest simply
disappears.
12/12/2002 – Case settles with Patzkowski’s malpractice insurance paying estate $120,000.
07/13/2012 – USA v. Klotz Case
5:12-cr-00160-M Factual Resume
– “3. From on or about October 17, 2007, through
on or about December 16, 2011, in the Western
District of Oklahoma, Timothy Klotz engaged in a
scheme and artifice to embezzle and convert a
total of $43,190 from the CHS fund by submitting
66 false CHS payment receipts in which he forged
the signature of at least one of seven special
agents of either the FBI or the Air Force Office
of Special Investigations.”
- Factual Resume Document 10, pg 2
01/11/2013 – Email exchange from
Chris Eulberg (OBA#2768).
-"The things you have discovered could be
invaluable. Be very careful how you handle them. I
know it is exciting but spreading the word too
early, i.e. facebook, etc could take the wind out
of your sails. Handle with care!"
01/18/2013 – Lyle Nelson confirms
and recalls being harassed and threatened by Klotz
and others. Phone conversation was recorded and
transcribed. Recorded in Joe Lankford’s office.
-Transcript
-Voice Recording
02/07/2013 – John Mashburn
confirms and recalls harassment and threats. Phone
conversation was recorded and transcribed.
Recorded in Joe Lankford’s office.
-Transcript
-Voice Recording
02/12/2013 – Assistant US
Attorney, Vicki Behenna (OBA#10734), assigned
case.
-Email: Chris Kluding to Chris Eulberg (OBA#2768)
03/18/2013 – Chris Eulberg
(OBA#2768) delivers many of the newly discovered
documents to Ms. Behenna at her office.
-Email from Chris Eulberg (OBA#2768)
Late 2013 – Vicki Behenna (OBA#10734) leaves the US Atty’s office
10/08/2015 – Vicki Behenna
(OBA#10734) named Executive Director of the
Oklahoma Innocence Project.
-Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise Article
12/16/2020 – Spoke with Lyle Nelson. He has not been contacted regarding this matter.
12/16/2020 – Spoke with Jim Roth
(OBA#16535), Dean of OCU’s law school. Mr. Roth
agrees to forward 07/15/2020
- email to Ms. Behenna.
12/16/2020 – Email exchanges between Chris Kluding, Jim Roth (OBA#16535) and Vicki Behenna (OBA#10734)
12/26/2020 – Open letter to President Joseph R. Biden
11/08/2022 – Freedom of Information Act/Privacy Act Respsonse (REQ#EOUSA-2022-002956)
– PRESS RELEASE 11-08-24
RE: "...recusal of the entire United States Attorney's Office (USAO) for the Western District of Oklahoma from the investigation and potential prosecution of FBI Agent Timothy Klotz."
President Trump has promised to address corruption and fraud within the Department of Justice. I hope accountability and reform makes its way to the Western District of Oklahoma. To this end, I'm sharing the internal recusal memo obtained via FOIA request.
Fourteen months after recusal-March 18, 2013, Vicki Behenna physically accepted, then diverted damning evidence of wrongdoing by FBI Agent Timothy Klotz. FBI Agent Klotz was literally in federal custody at that time. Ms. Behenna described herself to me as a "dead end". She must've meant that term in a prosecutorial misconduct kind of way.
– PRESS RELEASE 09-25-22
I’ve wondered how the United States Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Oklahoma(WDOK) was recused from FBI Special Agent Timothy Klotz’s forgery and theft case, yet Vicki Behenna of WDOK was assigned to Klotz’s witness tampering, perjury and obstruction of justice case just months later? As it turns out, only an Associate Deputy Attorney General, through the General Counsel’s Office(GCO) of the Executive Office for United States Attorneys may make that determination. In fact, “A United States Attorney who becomes aware of circumstances that might necessitate his or her recusal or that of the entire office should promptly notify GCO to discuss whether a recusal is required.”. Certainly, Vicki Behenna, a 25+ year veteran of the United States Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Oklahoma, was aware of her obligations? If lawful recusal protocol was averted, why? Could it be related to the fact that the documents hand delivered to Vicki Behenna at the US Atty’s Office on March 18, 2013 by attorney Chris Eulberg implicate multiple federal bogies, not just fired FBI agent Timothy Klotz? All of whom were employed within WDOK? Hmm. Hopefully, we’ll find out soon: Case Number EOUSA-2022-002956.
– PRESS RELEASE 09-02-22
Vicki Behenna exemplifies corruption in law enforcement. While an assistant US attorney, Behenna covered up extensive felony crimes committed by fired FBI agent Timothy Klotz and his associates. Literally simultaneously, while harboring Klotz and his still federally employed co-conspirators, Vicki Behenna had the nerve to loudly protest prosecutorial misconduct in her son’s case. Ms. Behenna’s outrageous hypocrisy – complaining about prosecutorial misconduct while she actively participates in it, makes her a terrible choice for Oklahoma County’s district attorney.
An extensive timeline, including emails, court filings, and voice recordings can be found at pardonchrisk.com. The site details Vicki Behenna’s involvement and evidences exactly what she hid – including every document hand delivered to her on March 18, 2013 at the US Attorney’s office
– Concerning Vicki Behenna for Oklahoma County District Attorney
April 13, 2022
Dear Oklahoma County District Attorney Voter:
On December 17, 2012, OKC FBI agent Timothy Klotz was sentenced to prison and restitution for the theft of United States currency. Agent Klotz was making $123,000 per year-plus all he could steal. In addition to his penchant for swiping loose cash, Klotz was an accomplished forger-faking 7 FBI and Air Force co-workers' signatures 66 times. Attorneys from the Northern District of Texas investigated and prosecuted Klotz-presumably because the entire staff of the Western District of Oklahoma had an obvious conflict of interest. After all, Klotz had worked for WDOK for 15 years - he hadn't worked anywhere but OKC.
Attachment A
Attachment B
Attachment C
On February 12, 2013, Nick Lillard, Assistant US Attorney for WDOK, phoned trial lawyer E. Joe Lankford to cancel a meeting set for February 13, 2013. The meeting was to be attended by my lawyers, E. Joe Lankford and Chris Eulberg, Mr. Lillard and myself. The reason for the cancellation was that the matter had been assigned to Vicki Behenna, another AUSA for WDOK. Mr. Lankford set a meeting with Ms. Behenna for February 18, 2013. That meeting was cancelled subsequently because February 18th was a federal holiday. I remember my attorneys scoffing individually at the idea of WDOK "investigating" Klotz, especially after Ms. Behenna, whose husband was literally an FBI co-worker of Mr. Klotz had been assigned to follow up. But, Mr. Lillard assured Mr. Lankford that if our claims against Klotz were verified that the US Attorney's Office for the Western District of Oklahoma would be inclined to dismiss my criminal case. Mr. Lankford knew and respected Mr. Lillard and took him at his word.
Attachment D
On March 18, 2013, Mr. Eulberg hand delivered a three ring binder notebook to the office of Vicki Behenna. The notebook contained overwhelming evidence of further felony crimes committed by Klotz and others in federal positions. The evidence included explicit threats made by Klotz against US Bankruptcy Trustee Lyle Nelson and those in his employ while Mr. Nelson operated in his official capacity for the United States Bankruptcy Court - Western District of Oklahoma. In fact, these threats precluded Mr. Nelson's exculpatory testimony in my criminal case. This evidence was discovered in US Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Oklahoma and verified in a 23 minute recorded telephone call with Lyle Nelson, Mr. Lankford and myself.
Attachment E
Mr. Lankford repeatedly assures me that investigations take time. After all, AUSA Behenna and her colleagues have many witnesses to interview. Ms. Behenna resigns/retires from US Attorney's office in late 2013. In a November 2019 interview with KOCO 5, Ms. Behenna says, "Sometimes the truth doesn't get told. I experienced it with my son.". At the time of the interview, Ms. Behenna was the executive director of the Oklahoma Innocence Project. "I'm doing justice. I'm just doing it on the back end to make sure, if we got a conviction, we did it the right way," Vicki Behenna said.
Attachment F
Attachment G
Attachment H
On July 15, 2020, I wrote the attached email to Ms. Behenna. The email was a polite inquiry and nudge for the executive director of the Oklahoma Innocence Project to do the right thing - finally. Justice delayed is justice denied, right? No response.
Attachment I
On December 16, 2020, I received a response from Ms. Behenna via the attached email chain. In fact, within thirty minutes of a gentle prod from OCU's Law Dean. Ms. Behenna offered me her condolences for being a "dead end". I followed up immediately with more specific questions trying to gauge exactly happened with her "investigation". No response.
Attachment J
Corrupt officials don't want to quit being corrupt - they just want you to quit complaining about their corruption. Please educate yourself with every available resource and choose carefully. You may need who you vote for to do the right thing one day - even when no one is looking.
Respectfully submitted,
Chris Kluding
An extensive timeline cross referenced with court filings, emails and transcripts as well as audio recordings can be found at pardonchrisk.com.