14 See generally "Operation the Fast and the Furious" Presentation, March 5, 2010. 15 E-mail from Tonya English to [ICE Agent] March 19, 2010 (HOGR ATF - 001813-15); see also e-mail from David Voth to Tonya English, Hope MacAllister, [ATF Group 7 SA] March 22, 2010 (HOGR ATF -002114-15); see also e-mail from Lorren Leadmon to David Voth, [ATF Analyst Chief - Mexico] March 11, 2010 (HOGR ATF - 002133-40); see also c-mail from Lorren Leadmon to David Voth, [ATF Analyst Chief - Mexico] March 11, 2010 (HOGR ATF-002315-16). 16 E-mail from David Voth to Emory Hurley February 26, 2010 (HOGR ATF-002271-72). 17 E-mail from [ATF SA] to Hope MacAllister, Tonya English, [ATF El Paso SA] April 29, 2010 (HOGR ATF -001713-16). 18 E-mail from [ATF Mexico City SA] to Tonya English January 26, 2011 (HOGR ATF -001863-65). 19 E-mail from [ATF SA-EPIC] to Tonya English July 1, 2010 (HOGR ATF - 001821); see also e-mail from [ATF NTC] to Tonya English July 1, 2010 (HOGR ATF-001824). 20 E-mail from David Voth to Carlos Canino July 14, 2010 (HOGR ATF-002378-2379). 21 E-mail from [ATF SA-EPIC] to Tonya English August 3, 2010 (HOGR ATF - 001726-27); see also e-mail from [ATF NTC] to Hope MacAllister, Tonya English July 15, 2010 (HOGR ATF-001729-1730); see also e-mail from David Voth to Tonya English July 30, 2010 (HOGR ATF-001742-43); see also e-mail from Tonya English to [ATF SA-EPIC], [ATF Analyst] July 29, 2010 (HOGR ATF-001796-97). 10 E-mail from [ATF SA-EPIC] to Hope MacAllister, Tonya English July 19, 2010 (HOGR ATF-001717-18); see also e-mail from [ATF NTC] to Hope MacAllister, Tonya English July 15, 2010 (HOGR ATF-001723). 23 E-mail from [ATF SA-EPIC] to Hope MacAllister, Tonya English, [ATF Group 7 SA] August 3, 2010 (HOGR ATF 001731-32). 24 E-mail from [ATF NTC] to Hope MacAllister, Tonya English, [ATF Group 7 SA] July 28, 2010 (HOGR ATF 001735-36); see also e-mail from [ATF Firearms Specialist] to Tonya English, [ATF Group 7 SAJ, Hope MacAllister June 10, 2010 (HOGR ATF-002117-20). 25 E-mail from [ATF NTC] to Hope MacAllister, Tonya English, [ATF Group 7 SA] January 21, 2011 (HOGR ATF -- 001856-57). 27 26 E-mail from [ATF NTC] to Tonya English, Hope MacAllister August 13, 2010 (HOGR ATF - 002013-14). E-mail from [ATF SA-EPIC] to Hope MacAllister, Tonya English October 18, 2010 (HOGR ATF - 002178). E-mail from [ATF NTC] to Hope MacAllister, Tonya English October 18, 2010 (HOGR ATF-002181-82). 29 E-mail from [ATF Investigative Specialist] to [ATF NTC], Hope MacAllister, Tonya English August 23, 2010 (HOGR ATF-002174-75). E-mail from [ATF SA-EPIC] to [ATF Group 7 SA], Hope MacAllister, Tonya English September 15, 2010 (HOGR ATF-002123-24). 11 31 E-mail from [ATF SA-EPIC] to [ATF Group 7 SA], Hope MacAllister, Tonya English September 15, 2010 (HOGR ATF-002121-22). 32 E-mail from [ATF SA-EPIC] to [ATF Group 7 SAJ, Hope MacAllister, Tonya English September 20, 2010 (HOGR ATF-002186-87). 33 E-mail from [ATF NTC] to Hope MacAllister, Tonya English September 17, 2010 (HOGR ATF-001744-45); see also e-mail from[ATF NTC] to Hope MacAllister, Tonya English September 14, 2010 (HOGR ATF -- 00174849); see also e-mail from [ATF NTC] to Tonya English, Hope MacAllister September 20, 2010 (HOGR ATF 001754-55). 14 E-mail from [ATF NTC] to Hope MacAllister, Tonya English September 16, 2010 (HOGR ATF -- 001746); see also e-mail from [ATF SA-EPIC] to Hope MacAllister, Tonya English, [ATF Group 7 SA] September 20, 2010 (HOGR ATF-001752-53). 35 E-mail from Hope MacAllister to [AUSA AZ District] November 29, 2010 (HOGR ATF-001798-99). 36 E-mail from [ATF Investigative Specialist] to Hope MacAllister, [ATF NTC], [ATF NTC] October 28, 2010 (HOGR ATF - 001756-59). 37 E-mail from [ATF NTC] to Hope MacAllister, Tonya English October 7, 2010 (HOGR ATF-002126-27). 39 38 E-mail from [ATF NTC] to Hope MacAllister, Tonya English October 26, 2010 (HOGR ATF - 001831-32). E-mail from (ATF NTC] to Hope MacAllister, Tonya English October 15, 2010 (HOGR ATF-002129-2130). 40 E-mail from [ATF NTC] to Hope MacAllister, Tonya English, [ATF Group 7 SA] November 19, 2010 (HOGR ATF 002003-04). AL E-mail from [ATF NTC] to Hope MacAllister, Tonya English, [ATF Group 7 SA] November 19, 2010 (HOGR ATF-002001-02). 12 E-mail from [ATF NTC] to Hope MacAllister, [ATF Group 7 SA], Tonya English December 15, 2010 (HOGR ATF 002190-91). 43 45 46 E-mail from Hope MacAllister to [AUSA AZ District] November 29, 2010 (HOGR ATF - 001798). E-mail from Tonya English to David Voth November 15, 2010 (HOGR ATF-001792). E-mail from [ATF NTC] to Hope MacAllister, Tonya English November 24, 2010 (HOGR ATF-001833-38); see also e-mail from [ATF SA-EPIC] to Hope MacAllister, Tonya English December 8, 2010 (HOGR ATF 002188-89). E-mail from [ATF NTC] to Hope MacAllister, Tonya English December 28, 2010 (HOGR ATF-001842-51). 48 E-mail from [ATF SA-EPIC] to Hope MacAllister, Tonya English, [ATF Group 7 SA] December 22, 2010 (HOGR ATF 001852-55). 49 E-mail from [ATF SA-EPIC] to Hope MacAllister, Tonya English March 21, 2011 (HOGR ATF-001874-77); see also e-mail from [ATF NTC] to Hope MacAllister, Tonya English March 17, 2011 (HOGR ATF-001885-86). 50 E-mail from [ATF SA-EPIC] to Hope MacAllister, Tonya English, [ATF Group 7 SA] February 2, 2011 (HOGR ATF-002192-93); see also e-mail from [ATF NTC] to Hope MacAllister, Tonya English, [ATF Group 7 SA] January 18, 2011 (HOGR ATF - 002196-97). 51 E-mail from [ATF NTC] to Hope MacAllister, Tonya English, [ATF Group 7 SA] March 21, 2011 (HOGR ATF 001883-84). 13 55 These documented recoveries indicate that a significant number of Operation Fast and Furious guns ended up in Mexico. However, there are indications that the numbers could be larger. For example, within 24 hours of the murder of Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry, Special Agent in Charge (SAC) Bill Newell asked for the total number of Operation Fast and Furious firearms recovered to date in Mexico and the U.S." Five days later, on December 21, 2010, Newell forwarded the totals to his boss, Deputy Assistant Director William McMahon, indicating that he had the numbers compiled because, "I don't like the perception that we allowed guns to 'walk 56 According to the tally Newell received on December 16, 2010, approximately 241 firearms had been recovered in Mexico and 350 in the U.S." The number reported to Newell as recovered in Mexico as of the day after Agent Terry's death is twice what can be verified through documents produced by the Department of Justice as outlined in the table above. Furthermore, this number is much higher than the 96 firearms reported by the Department of Justice as recovered in Mexico in answers to questions for the record received on July 22, 2011.58 52 E-mail from [ATF NTC] to Hope MacAllister, Tonya English, [ATF Group 7 SA] February 17, 2011 (HOGR ATF-001859-62); see also e-mail from [ATF SA-EPIC] to Hope MacAllister, Tonya English, [ATF Group 7 SA] March 21, 2011 (HOGR ATF - 001880-82); see also c-mail from [ATF NTC] to Hope MacAllister, Tonya English, [ATF Group 7 SA] February 17, 2011 (HOGR ATF-002020-21). 33 E-mail from [ATF SA-EPIC] to Hope MacAllister, Tonya English, [ATF Group 7 SA] March 7, 2011 (HOGR ATF-002198-99); see E-mail from [ATF NTC] to Hope MacAllister, Tonya English, [ATF Group 7 SA] March 1, 2011 (HOGR ATF-002202-03). 34 This total of 122 guns is based on documents produced to the Committees by DOJ and total represents the minimum number of guns recovered in Mexico as identified by the Committees. 55 E-mail from David Voth to William Newell December 16, 2010, 7:22pm (11OGR ATF - 001935). 56 Id. 58 Letter from Ronald Weich, Asst. Att'y Gen., U.S. Dep't of Justice, to Senator Patrick Leahy, Chairman, Senate Jud. Comm., July 22, 2011, 14 ("Based on information known to ATF and analyzed as of May 26, 2011, we understand that ninety-six (96) firearms were recovered in Mexico after the suspects were identified in the investigation."). 14 |