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Based upon petitioner's cooperation in the Metroliner
investigation and his testimony during the criminal trials,
the FBI made a lump-sum payment to petitioner of $100,000.
A telex from the Philadelphia office of the FBI requesting
the Director of the FBI to authorize the payment states as
follows:
REQUEST OF THE BUREAU: BUREAU AUTHORITY
IS REQUESTED TO EFFECT A LUMP SUM PAYMENT OF
$100,000 TO CAPTIONED COOPERATING WITNESS (CW)
FOR HIS COOPERATION IN PHFILE 245B-PH-224
ENTITLED "METROLINER". THIS LUMP SUM PAYMENT
REPRESENTS A SHARE OF THE VALUE OF UNITED STATES
CURRENCY, CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT, VEHICLES,
RESIDENCES, FARMS, AND BUSINESS LOCATIONS SEIZED
AS A DIRECT RESULT OF THE COOPERATION FURNISHED
BY THE [COOPERATING WITNESS].
Mr. Allen's letter of March 27, 1995, to the Internal
Revenue Service describes this payment as follows:
At the conclusion of the case, Mr. Rodriguez
was paid a lump sum of $100,000. These funds
were to offset relocation expenses and compensate
Mr. Rodriguez for his efforts during the
investigation.
Mr. John R. Thomas, Special Agent of the FBI, stated
in a letter dated May 16, 1995, to a revenue agent of the
Internal Revenue Service, that the lump-sum payment given
to petitioner at the conclusion of the case was "for any
and all claims he may have had, to include: services
rendered, relocation, reimbursement for reasonable and
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