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ministries of tho<i> fnrri pn rnimtries a» hrinp aiithanric. and without probably cause, 

 based on opinion only. 



Congressman Hyde, on my own initiative I contacted the ministries of three 

 foreign countries for rc-verification of documents issued by them to be forwarded, via 

 FAX, to agent Decker of the Chicago Office, which was done, and after five weeks of 

 impoundment of the shipment, without-cause, they were ceriified and released. 



This action, of unaccountability. of agent Decker, caused my company great stress 

 and market-loss without cause . 



In February, 1992, without cause, the Immigration and Naturalization Service paid us a 

 visit to check our employees status. They brought with them I.D.s collected by agcni 

 John Decker and/or U.S.F. & W. agents fror.i our employees during a search conducted 

 on January 18. 1992. There was nothing in the search warrants to authorize seizing of 

 employee's documentation of status. I further state that most of our employees have been 

 with the company over 10 years. 



In May. 1992, without cause, six shipments of birds from 5 different countries were 

 imponed by our company. Shortly after receiving these shipments, agent John Decker - 

 on behalf of the U.S.F. & W. sent a letter stating that the U.S.F. & W. is refusing 

 clearance for all six shipments. The reason stated at that time was: "Documentation does 

 not appear to be authentic." Tliis occurrence took three months, from the arrival date of 

 the birds, to clear, before the birds were released. 



In May. 1992. agent John Decker came into our quarantine facility accompanied by 2 

 individuals whom he identified as U.S. F. & W personnel from Washington D.C. 



