Document 176-2 Filed 01/05/17 Page 1 of 4 Page ID #:1731 DECLARATION OF JENNIFER CARDWELL I, Jennifer Cardwell, declare as follows: 1. I am retired from my position as a Special Agent with the Federal Bureau of Investigation I have knowledge of the facts set forth herein and could and would testify to those facts fully and truthfully if called and sworn as a witness. 2. I worked as an active Special Agent with the FBI from March 2004 to June 2012. I was assigned to the Louisville, Kentucky Field Division of the FBI from July 2007 to June 2012. Part of my responsibilities included responding to the Best Buy Geek Squad facility in Brooks, Kentucky, when employees of that facility would contact the FBI to notify us that they had come across child pornography on a customer?s device. 3. I responded to Best Buy in 2009 and 2010 regarding suspected child pornography. It was my understanding on each occasion that the suspected child pornography had been found by a technician in the course of the technician carrying out a service order as part of their duties as a Best Buy Geek Squad employee, and not because any technician was specifically searching for child pornography. 4. I signed up Justin Meade as a confidential human source in November 2009. He had been introduced to me by Special Agent Richard Boswell. I never asked Justin Meade, or any other employee at Best Buy Geek Squad, at any time, to search for child pornography or evidence of any other crime on behalf of the FBI. I am also not aware of any other FBI agents asking any employee at Best Document 176-2 Filed 01/05/17 Page 2 of 4 Page ID #:1732 Buy Geek Squad, at any time, to search for child pornography or evidence of any other crime on behalf of the FBI. 5. I have reviewed the e?mail from me to Justin Meade dated October 29, 2009, and labeled Bates 1018, attached hereto as Exhibit A. I do not have an independent recollection of what ?collaboration? I was referring to in the e?mail, but I know that I never directed him to search for evidence for the FBI. 6. I have had brain damage from lyme disease that causes cognitive difficulties, including impaired memory. I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the United States of America that the foregoing is true and correct and that this declaration is executed at Rhoadesville, Virginia, on January 4, 5. Ex II If . RDWELL 2017 . Case Document 176-2 Filed 01/05/17 Page 3 of 4 Page ID #:1733 Exhibit A Case 8:14-cr-00188-CJC Document 176-2 Filed 01/05/17 Page 4 of 4 Page ID #:1734 Justin Meade - Agent 793 Deputy of Counter Intelligence - Geek Squad City Data Reconnaissance Division - Nocturnal Operations SIGNIFICANCE RELATOR FOCUS ANALYTICAL RESPONSIBILITY Information contained in this e-mail transmission is privileged, confidential and covered by the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, 18 U.S.C. Sections 2510-2521. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, or an employee or agent responsible for delivering this message to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication may be a violation of law and is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify the sender immediately by replying to the message and deleting all copies of it from your computer. -----Original Message----From: Cardwell, Jennifer D. [mailto: Sent: Thursday, October 29, 2009 2:27 PM To: Meade, Justin Subject: Re: Visit? ] How about 2:30? ----- Original Message ----From: Meade, Justin < To: Cardwell, Jennifer D. Sent: Thu Oct 29 14:28:33 2009 Subject: RE: Visit? > I will be here after 2:00 with nothing on my schedule specifically. You tell me what time works best for you and I will make the arrangements for the closed room we discussed before. Justin Meade - Agent 793 Deputy of Counter Intelligence - Geek Squad City Data Reconnaissance Division - Nocturnal Operations SIGNIFICANCE RELATOR FOCUS ANALYTICAL RESPONSIBILITY Information contained in this e-mail transmission is privileged, confidential and covered by the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, 18 U.S.C. Sections 2510-2521. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, or an employee or agent responsible for delivering this message to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication may be a violation of law and is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify the sender immediately by replying to the message and deleting all copies of it from your computer. -----Original Message----] From: Cardwell, Jennifer D. [mailto: Sent: Thursday, October 29, 2009 1:49 PM To: Meade, Justin Subject: Re: Visit? Justin, We finished the operation a day early.  I would like to meet tomorrow.  What time is best for you?  I will be bringing another agent with me to discuss some other ideas for collaboration.  Just let me know what time would be good.for you. Thanks! USA_Rettenmaier_001018