RECEIVED JUN 2 9 2015

Government Oversight Committee June 29, 2015

82 State House Station
Augusta, ME. 04333-0082

Dear Chairmans Katz and Kruger,

Please consider this a follow-up to the request made Friday, June 26, 2015, to
your Committee regarding concerns we have in reference to Governor Paul LePagefs
conduct surrounding all of the issues associated with Speaker Mark Eves's termination

of employment from the Good-Will Hinckley School.

it has been alleged that Governor LePage threatened to withhold State funding
from this private school and took action to do so. It is also our understanding that the
threat to withhold these public funds affected the Alfond Foundation's willingness to
follow through on grant commitments made to the school.

We consider this to be an act of intimidation, misuse of State funds, abuse of
power, conduct unbecoming of a public of?cial sworn to uphold the law, and a violation

of Mark Eves's 14th Amendment rights.

We are requesting an OPEGA investigation of the facts surrounding this situation
and the funding involved. Speci?cally, the scope of this investigation is to include, but
not limited to:

The funding allocated and threatened to be withheld
Any actions taken taken by the Governor to withhold intended payments
All relevant communications between the Governor, the Governor's office, the
Dept. of Education, the Good-Will Hinckley School, the Alfond Foundation and

any other relevant entities

If these allegations are substantiated in the OPEGA/Government Oversight
investigation, in addition to standard protocols, please refer all ?ndings to the Maine
House of Representatives for consideration under the authority vested in the
Constitution of the State of Maine, Article 4, Part 1, Section 8.

Respectiver submitted,
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ep. Jeffrey Evangelos ep. Chip an Rep. Charlotte Warren

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