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sought or received confident] .il or privileged information fron 

 the NPFMC or helped Council Gt.iff prepare for deliberations on 

 the I/O issue. 



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is 3 former employee of the NPFMC. He served as 

 __ .the team that analyzed the I/O iss ue for 



the Council. We received an allegation that in early 1991:aB^Bfc 

 announced his resignation from the Council to work for LGL 

 Associates where, it was alleged, he developed business from PSPA 

 and the Council. ^Hi^ did not leave his Council position, 

 however, until July 1, 1991, after the Council vote on the I/O 

 issue. 



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^■^^^had overall responsibility for analyzing the I/O issue and 

 drafting recommendations for the Council. He decided how to 

 study the groundfish industry, coordinated teams to do the work, 

 and oversaw the project's development. 



flllBl^told us that during his ten years at the NPFMC, he saw the 

 potential for a consulting firm that offered services in fishery 

 management resour ces. He discussed his ideas for a consulting 

 "think-tank" with MHHIMHMHB^ while both were employed at 

 NPFMC. MMl^ and iHi^ had been friends f or year s and shared a n 

 interest in forming l consulting business, fll^^^told 



^^^■^■■■^■■■■^^^VHBk of LG L, thati — !► wa s 

 interested in employment with LGL, and A^^m^ offered ^^BB a 

 position in late March or early April, 1991. 



40^^ advised Clarence J. Pautzke, Executive Director of NPFMC of 

 his plans to work for LGL, but he volunteered to remain at NPFMC 

 until the I/O issue came before NPFMC f or fin al action in June 

 1991. Pautzke and ■■^■H^- agreed that ^H^^ would stay at NPFIIC 

 through the first week of July 1991, to finish his work. Pautzke 

 announced l^MBl departure for LGL in the April NPFMC newsletter. 

 After announcing his departure, ^B^* handed out LGL business 

 cards at the Council. He told the reporting agent he did so to 

 let his associates know how to contact him when he left. None of 

 the people we spoke to told us otherwise. 



-^■■iir began work at LGL in the second week of July. However, he 

 remained on NPFMC's p ayroll until September 1991, when his annual 

 leave was exhausted. ^—P* s aid h_e ha s not wor ked on a ny PSPA 

 contract for LGL; LGL ' s «Mm|giMtfHki>. provided -IHilBi^ 



