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U.S. Department of Justice Federal Bureau of Investigation. In Reply, Please Refer to File No. 194B-BS-90361 One Center Plaza Boston, MA 02108 617-742-5533 September 17, 2003 Attention: Michael J. Sullivan. United States Attorney One Courthouse Way, Suite 9200 Boston, Massachusetts 02110 Attention: Assistant United States Attorney RE: Thomas M. Menino Mavor. Boston b6 b7C City of Boston Sprint Telecommunications (Victim) CSLPO Dear Sir: The purpose of this letter is to confirm AUSA decision to decline prosecution of an investigation. b6 ng the alleqation that captioned Mayor Menino and. b7C were responsible for the attempted AUSA was advised of the following information b6 reqarding the pove referenced investigation by Special Agent b7C on June ll, 2002. The case was predicated upon a Boston Herald newspaper article which questioned the. appropriateness of Mayor Menino's teleyi Sprint Telecommunications conversation with conversation was part of the television program "z4//" which was The aired the evening of June 11, 2002. In the segment in question, the Mayor threatened the company with the loss of a lucrative city contract unless the firm donated $25,000 to the mayoral. youth fund... The Mayor is shown having a telephone conversation with discussing the awarding of City of Boston contracts. 1-U.S. Attorney's Office 1-Boston 194B-BS-90361 I943-Bs-90361-