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category: "PROMIS Scandal"
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- Person
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- PROMIS
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- CIA
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- DoJ
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summary: "Lawrence's investigation quickly expanded beyond the software to follow a drug trail."
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[[Scott Lawrence]] is a [[U.S. Customs|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|U.S. Customs]] contract specialist detailed to the [[Department of Justice|DOJ]] in the early 1980s for the development of the [[PROMIS]] software.[1]
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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|CIA]]. The [[Department of Justice|DOJ]] declined this request, and [[Peter Videnieks]] was never charged with any wrongdoing.[1]
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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]
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### Footnotes
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[1] Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. |