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Lawrence's investigation quickly expanded beyond the software to follow a drug trail. |
Scott Lawrence is a U.S. Customs internal affairs investigator from Boston. He became involved in the investigation of the PROMIS Software Scandal, initially focusing on Peter Videnieks, a U.S. Customs contract specialist detailed to the Department of Justice in the early 1980s for the development of the PROMIS software.[1]
Lawrence's investigation quickly expanded beyond the software to follow a drug trail. His deep-cover drug investigation was code-named THE INDO-CHINA PROJECT, operating on the Maine/Canadian border. However, his probe was abruptly shut down after he and his supervisor, John (Tim) Kelly, requested to impanel grand juries in several states to depose officials from the Central Intelligence Agency. The Department of Justice declined this request, and Peter Videnieks was never charged with any wrongdoing.[1]
Despite the obstruction, Lawrence is noted as one of only two investigators who remained in law enforcement after directly or peripherally investigating the alleged theft of the PROMIS software and its connections to high-level organized crime, drugs, and money laundering.[1]
Footnotes
[1] Seymour, Cheri. The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010.