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Sticht and Izen to appeal those decisions on behalf of Kersting
project nontest case petitioners who sought to intervene.
PROCEDURAL HISTORY OF EVIDENTIARY HEARING
I. Developments Before Evidentiary Hearing
A. Referral of Thompson and Cravens Settlements to Office of
Inspector General
When Mr. Sanchez learned of the Thompson and Cravens
settlements, he decided to refer the matters to the Department
of the Treasury, Office of the Inspector General (the OIG).65 On
June 30, 1992, Robert J. Wilson (Mr. Wilson), Special Litigation
Assistant, General Legal Services, Western Region, made a written
referral to the OIG. In the referral, Mr. Wilson alleged that
Messrs. Sims and McWade had entered into undisclosed, contingent
settlements with the Thompsons and the Cravenses. The referral
further alleged that the Thompsons' deficiencies had been reduced
to pay their attorney's fees. Mr. Wilson's referral further
alleged that Messrs. Sims and McWade had grossly violated
procedures, and that Mr. McWade might have made false statements.
Mr. Wilson served as the liaison between the Western
Regional Counsel's Office and the OIG. Mr. Sanchez believed that
the Region's referral to the OIG ended his investigatory
65 The Office of the Inspector General (Dept. of the
Treasury) was established under the Inspector General Act
Amendments of 1988, Pub. L. 100-504, 102 Stat. 2515, codified as
amended at 5 U.S.C. app. at 1381 (1994). The Inspector General's
duties include the conduct, supervision, and coordination of
audits and investigations to prevent and/or detect fraud and
abuse in the Treasury Department and the reporting of possible
criminal violations to the Attorney General.
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