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+John Schoolmeister was employed by the [[U.S. Customs Service]] during the late 1970s, working as the Branch Chief of Engineering Services, where his main task was to support field patrol offices with high technology equipment. Schoolmeister knew [[Peter Videnieks]] from their time at Customs, describing him as a "by-the-book" contracting officer who later moved to the [[United States Department of Justice|DOJ]]. Schoolmeister stated that Videnieks had some dealings with [[Hadron]], Inc., while at Customs, handling two of Hadron's contracts, though he could not recall which specific ones. He believed that [[Dominic Laiti]], president of Hadron, would almost certainly have met Videnieks, as Laiti "met everyone in government." Schoolmeister could not recall any specific significant event occurring between Hadron and Videnieks. The Special Counsel's investigation found that while Videnieks did supervise contracting officers who administered Hadron contracts, his direct involvement was tenuous and he had no recollection of these contracts or meeting Hadron management. The investigation concluded that there was no evidence to support the claim that Videnieks' connection with Hadron was part of a conspiracy to obtain [[PROMIS]], and that Schoolmeister's statement, at most, suggested a possible meeting between Videnieks and Laiti, which was insufficient evidence of a conspiracy.[^1]
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+### Footnotes
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+[^1]: U.S. Department of Justice. *Report of Special Counsel Nicholas J. Bua to the Attorney General of the United States Regarding the Allegations of Inslaw, Inc.* March 1993. (Hereafter, "Bua Report")