Received by ARA Registration Unit 01/18/2018 6:11:06 PM From: J.Martin Sent: - Thursday, January 18, 2018 11:19 AM To: Subject: Gulen NetWOrk of Schools Dear Attorney General Schimel, My narhe is John Martin, and I am an attorney With the law ?rm Amsterdam Partners LLP.- I wanted to reach who you regarding recent troubling discoveries in Wisconsin Charter Schools. In Wisconsin, there are a netWork of charter schools where there have been serious allegations of, or highly suspected activities of ?nancial mismanagement, sUspected fraud, apparent self-dealing, discrimination, and unusual immigration/Visa practices We representthe Republic of Turkey regarding an investigation of an exiled imam named Fetulilah Gulen. who resides in Utah and surreptitioUsly oversees a nationwide netWork of nearly 200 charter schools. Amsterdam Partners LLP has spent more than two years thoroughly researching and gathering information about these schools from public sources and former employees parents and students in Wisconsin. We just released the ?ndings in a book titled Empire of DeceIt An investigation Of the Galen Charter Sch'Oo! Nethork empireofdeceit. com Key Charter School Network Findings: . Misuse cf taxpayer funds totaling at least $243 million. . More than 6 504 H- 18 visas to import unquali?ed Turkish teachers at a public cost of as much as $26 million and lost jobs for American teachers Nearly 81,000 students enrolled at GL?Ilen schools across 27 states and the District of Columbia IMdespre?ad manipulation of state mandated testing, grades and attendance ?gures. with 59 employees- Please see the Wisconsin speci?c fact sheet HERE, and the Wisconsin Chapter__ HERE. I Would also encoUrage you to view portions of Mark Hall? 5 documentary, Killing Ed, located on the website Mr. Hall, independently from Amsterdam Partners, has been actiVely researching and filming these same issues since 2011 We are continuing to do work In Wisconsin on these Gulen Schools and want to ensure you re fully aware and you and your staff have the opportunity to be briefed on this Issue. MEETING REQUEST: Would you be available fer a call and/or In person meeting to discuss this pressing issue further? We can make ourselves available Whenever your schedule permits. We also welcome any Questions. Thank you for your attention to this critical matter. Sincerely, I John John C. Martin - Amsterdam Partners LLP The Homer Building 601 Thirteenth Street, NW Eleventh Sputh Washington, DC 20005 +1 ~202-5-34-1 804 (Of?ce) Received by Registration Unit 01/18/2018 6:11:06 PM Received by ARA Registration Unit 01/18/2018 6:11:06 PM Winner of The American Lawyer Global Pro Bono Dispute Of The Year (2013) for Tadonki v. General Secretary of the United Nations. http: llbit. ly/1dEinY CONFIDENTIALITY: This e-maiI and any attachments are con?dential and may also contain privileged infOrmation. ?you are not the named recipient, please notify the sender immediately, and delete the email and its co__.ntents Do not disclose the contents to any other person or? Use it for any purpose or_ store or copy the information in any medium This material is distnbuted by Amsterdam Partners the Republic of Turkey. AdditI'Onat Information Is available at the Department of Justice, Washington, DC Received by ARA Registration Unit 01/18/2018 6: 1- 1 :06 PM Received by Registration Unit 01/18/2018 6:11:06 PM From: I J.Martin Sent: '2 Thursday, January 18, 2018 3:38 PM To: Subject: . Gulen Network of Schools Dear r. Brown, My name is John Martin, and I am an attorney with the law firm Amsterdam Partners LLP. I wanted to reach-outto you regarding recent traubling discoveries in New York Charter Schools. In New York there are a network of charter schools where there have been serious allegations of, or highly suspected activities of ?nancial mismanagement suspected fraud. apparent self-dealIng, discrimination and unusual immigration/visa practices .We represent the Republic of?Turkey regarding an'investigation of an exiled imam named Fetullah Gulen, who resides in . and surreptitiously oversees a nationwide network of nearly 200 charter schools. AmSterdam 8. Partners LLP has spent more than two years thoroughly researching and gathering information about these schools from public sources and former empIOyees. parents and students in New York. We just released the'?ndings in a book titled, Empire of Deceit: An Investigatioh of the Galen; Charter School Network mvwempireofdeceitcom Key Charter School Network Findings: Misuse of taxpayer funds totaling at least $243 million. 0 More than 6 504 H-1B visas to import unquali?ed Turkish teachers at a' public cost of as much as $26 million and lost jobs for American teachers Nearly 81 000 students enrolled at Galen schools across 27 states and the District of Columbia Widespread manipulation of state mandated testing, grades and attendance ?gures New York has 5 schools (Rochester Academy, Utica Academy of Science, Buffalo Academy of Science) with 1,924 students with a total of ?25,?01 .185 In revenue with 118 H-1B emgloyees. Please see the New York speci?c fact sheet HERE. and the New York Chapter HERE. I would also encourage you to view portions of Mark Hall?s documentary, Killing Ed. located on the website. Mr. Hall independently from Amsterdam Partners, has been actively researching and ?lming these same issues since 2011 We are continuing to do work' In New York on these Gulen Schools and want to ensure you? re fully aware and you and your staff have the opportunity to be briefed on this Issue MEETING REQUEST: Would you be available for a call and/or in person meeting to discuss this pressing issue further? We can make ourselves available whenever your schedule permits. - We also welcome any questions. Thank you for your attention to this critical matter. Sincerely. 0 John John C. Martin Amsterdam Partners LLP The Homer Building 601 Thirteenth Street. NW Eleventh Floor South Washington, DC 20005 +1-202-534-1804 (Of?ce) Received by Registration Unit 01/18/2018 6:11:06 PM Received by Registration Unit 01/18/2018 6:1 1:06 PM . I Winner of The American Lawyer Global Pro Bono Dispute Of The Year (2013) for Tadonki v. General Secretary of the United Nations. httQ: llbit Iyl1dEinY CONFIDENTIALITY This e-mail and any attachments are con?dential and may also contain privileged information If you are not the named recipient, please notify the sender immediately, and delete the email and its contents. Do not disclose the contents to any ether person or use it for any purpose. or store or copy the information in any medium? This material is' distributed by Amsterdam Partners the Republic of Turkey. Additional infannation is available at the Department of Justice, Washington, DC. Received by Registration Unit 01/ 18/2018 6:11:06 PM Received by Registration Unit 01/18/2018 6:11:06 PM From: . . i - . Sent: . Thursday, January 18, 2018 3:54 PM To: . . Subject: . Gulen Network of Schools Dear Speaker Moore, My name is John Martin, and-l am an attorney with the law ?rm Amsterdam Partners LLP. i wanted to reach out to you regarding recent troubling discoveries in North Carolina Charter Schools. In North Carolina, there are a network of charter schOOIs where there have been serious allegations of, or highly suspected activities of ?nancial mismanagement, suspected fraud. apparent self-dealing discrimination, and unusual immigrati'onlvisa practices. We represent the Republic of Turkey regarding an investigation of an exiled imam named Fetullah Gulen, who resides 'in - and surreptitiously oversees a nationwide network of nearly 200 charter schools Amsterdam Partners LLP has spent more than two years thoroughly researching and gathering information about these schools from public sources and former employees, parents and students In North Carolina. We ju$t released the findings in a book titled Empire of Deceit: An Investigation of the Gu'len Charter School em gireofdeceit com Key Charter School Network Findings: . Misuse of taxpayer funds totaling at least $243 million 0 More than 6 504 H- 1B visas to import unqualified Turkish teachers at a public cost of as much as $26 million and lost jobs for American teachers. Nearly 81,000 students enrolled at Galen schools across 27 states and the District of Columbia. Vi?despread manipulation of state mandated testing, grades and attendance figures. atotal of ?11,354,470. 59 In revenLIe with 63 H-1B emp loyees. Please see the North Carolina speci?c fact sheet and the North Carolina Chapter HERE. I would also encourage you to view portions of Mark Hall?s documentary. rotting Ed, located on the website. Mr. Hall, independently from Amsterdam Partners has been actively researching and ?lming these same issues since 2011. We are continuing to do work in North Carolina on these Gulen Schools and want to ensure you re fully aware and you and your staff have the opportunity to be briefed on this Issue MEETING REQUEST: Would you be available fora call and/or in person meeting to discuss this pressing issue further? We can make ourselves available whenever your schedule permits. We also Welcome any questions. Thank you for your attention tothis critical matter. Sincerely. John John Amsterdam Partners LLP. The Homer Building 601 Thirteenth Street. NW Eleventh Floor Scuth Washington, DC 20005 +1-202-534?1804 (Of?ce) Received by ARA Registration Unit 01/18/2018 6:1 1:06 PM Received by ARA Registration Unit 01/ 1 8/2018 6:11:06 PM Winner of The American Lawyer Global Pro Bono Dispute Of The Year (2013) for TadOnki v. General Secretary of the. United Nations CONFIDENTIALITY. This e-mail and any attachments are con?dential and may also contain privileged information." If y0u are not the named recipient, please notify the sender immediately. and delete the e-mail and its contents Do not disclose the contents to any other person or use it for any purpose or store or copy the information In any medium This material I's distributed by Amsterdam Partners the Republic of Turkey. Additional Information Is available at the Department of Justice Washington, DC Received by Registration Unit 01/18/2018' 6:11:06 PM- Received by Registration Unit 01/18/2018 1:06 PM From; - Sent: - . - Thursday, January 18. 2018 4:42 PM To: Subject: Gulen Network of Schools Dear Attorney General Reyes, My name is John Martin, and I am an attorney with the law rm Amsterdam 8. Partners LLP I wanted to reach but to you regarding recent troubling discoveries In Utah Charter Schools In Utah, there are a network of charter schdols where there have been serious allegations of, or highly suspected activities of ?nancial mismanagement, suspected fraud. apparent self-dealing, di'scrim'inaticn, and unusual immigration/visa pradtice's. We represent the Republic of Turkey regarding an investigation of an exiled imam named Fetullah Gulen, who resides in Utah and surreptitiously oversees a nationwide network of nearly 200 charter schdols. Ameter'da'm 8i Partners LLP has spent more than ?years thorOughly researching and gathering information about these Schools from public sources and former employees, parents and students in STATER. We just released the ?ndings in a booktitled, Empire of Deceit: An Investigation of the Galen Charter School Netivork pireofcleceit.com Key Charter School Network Findings; Misuse of taxpayer fUnds totaling at least $243 million More than 6 504 H-1B visas to import unquali?ed Turkish teachers at a public cost of as much as $26 million and lost jobs for Am erica'n teachers Nearly 81,000 students enrolled at GiJlen schools across 27 states and the District of Columbia Wdespread manipulation of state mandated testing, grades and attendance gures U__t_ah has 1 school (Beehive Science and Technology Academv) with 297 students with a total of ?2,-312,428 in revenue with 40 H-1B employee; Please see the Utah speci?c fact sheet HERE, and the STATE Chapter HERE. I would also encourage you to view portiOns of Mark Hall?s documentary, Killing Ed, located on the website. Mr. Hall, independently from Amsterdam Partners, has been actively researching and ?lming these same issues since 2011.. We are continuing to do work in Utah on these Gulen Schools and want to ensure you?re fully aware and you and your staff have the opportunity to be briefed on this issue. . MEETING REQUEST: Would you be availal?ile for a call and/or in person meeting to discuss this. pressing issue further? We can make ourselves available whenever your schedule permits. We also welcome any questions. Thank you for your attention to this critical matter. Sincerely, John John Martin Amsterdam 8i Partners LLP The Homer Building 601 Thirteenth Street, NW Eleventh Floor South -Washington, DC 20005 +1-202? 534-1804 (Of?ce) amsterdamandgartners com Received Registration Unit 01/18/2018 .611 1:06 PM . Received by Registration Unit 01/18/2018 '6:11;06 PM Winner of The American Lawyer Global Pro Bono Dispute Of The Year (2013) for Tadonki v. General Secretary of the United Nations. httg: Ilbit Iy/tdEijY This e- -mail and any attachments are con?dential and may also contain privileged information. If you are not the named recipient please notify the sender immediately. and delete the e-mail and its contents, Do not disclose the contents to any other person, or use it for any purpose, or store or copy the information in any medium. This material is distributed by Amsterdam Partners the Republic of Turkey. Additional information is available at the Department of Justice Washington, DC. Received by Registration Unit 01/18/2018 6; 1 1- :06 PM Received by Registration Unit 01/ 1 8/201 8 6:1 1:06. PM From: I . Sent: Thursday, January 18, 2018 4. 13 PM To: 4 . Sheryl. mmaxfield@ohioattorneygeneral. gov Subject: Gulen Network of Schools Dear Ms. Max?eld, My name is John Martin, and arri an attorney with the law ?rm Amsterdam Partners LLP. [Wanted to reach out to you - regarding recent troubling discoveries in Ohio Charter Schools In Ohio. there are a network of charter sendels where there have been serious allegations of, or highly S?IJspected activities of ?nancial mismanagement. suspected fraud, apparent self-dealing, discrimination, and unusual immigration/visa practices. We represent the Republic of Turkey regarding an investigation of an exiled imam named Fetullah G?ulen, who resides in and surreptitiously oversees a nationwide network of nearty 200 charter schools. Amsterdam Partners LLP has spent more than two years thoroughly researching and gathering information about these schools from public sources and former employees parents and students In Ohio. we just released the ?ndings In a Desk titled Empire of Decer?t: An Investigation of the Gtr'Ien Charter School Network em pIreofdeceIt Com Key Charter School NetWork Findings: Misuse of taxpayer funds totaling at least $243 million 0 More than 6 504 H-1B visas to import unquali?ed Turkish teachers at a public cost of as much as $26 million and . lost jobs for American teachers. . Nearly 81.000 students enrolled at Galen schools across 27 statesand the District of Cotumbia. Vl?despread manipulation of state mandated testing. grades and attendance ?gures. . Idgees?.? Please see the Ohio speci?c fact'sheet HERE, and the Ohio Chapter HERE. I would also encourage you to view portions of Mark l-Ia'l'l's documentary, Ed. located on the website. Mr. Hall, independently from Amsterdam Partners", has been actively researching and ?lming these same issues since 2011. We are continuing to do werk in Ohio on these Gulen Schools and want to ensure you ?re fully aWar'e and you and your staff have the oppOrtUnity to be briefed on this IsSue . MEETING REQUEST Wculd you be available for a call and/or In person meeting to discuss this pressing issue further? We can make ourselves available whenever your schedule permits. we also w?lcpme any queStions'. Thank yOu for yOur attention to this critical matter; Sincerely. John John CI?M?artih -..- Amsterdam Partners LLP The-Homer Building 601 Thirteenth Street. NW Eleventh Floor South Washington, DC 20005 +1?202-534-1804 (Of?ce) Received by Registration Unit 01/18/2018 6:11:06 PM- Received Registration Unit 01/18/2018 6:11 :06 PM anner of The American Lawyer Global Pro Bono Dispute Of The Year (201-3) for Tadonki v. General Secretary of the United Nations. llbit CONFIDENTIALITY: This e-mail and any attachments are con?dential and may also contain privileged information. If you - are not the named recipient. please notify the sender immediately, and delete the e-mail and its contents. Do not disclose. the contents to any other person or use it for any purpose or store or copy the inform ation in any'me'dium. This material is distributed by Amsterdam Partners the Republic of Turkey Additional information is available at the Department of Justice Washington DC Received by ARA Registration Unit 01/ 18/2018 6:11:06 PM Received by ARA Registration Unit 01/18/2018 6:11:06 PM From; . J.Mart_in Sent: Thursday, Janan 18, 2018 4:56 PM ?To: Subject: - - - Gulen Network of Schools Dear Ms Jones, 'My name is John Martin, and i am an attorney with the law ?rm Amsterdam 8. Partners LLP. I wanted to reach out to you regarding recent troubling discoveries in Oklahoma Charter Schools: In Oklahoma, there are a network of charter schools where there have been serious allegations of, or highly suspected activities of ?nancial mismanagement, suspected fraud. apparent self-dealing; discriminatiOn, and unusual immigration/visa practices. We represent. the Republic of Turkey regarding an investigation of an exiled imam named Fetullah Gulen, who resides in and surreptitiously oversees a nationwide network of heady 200 charter schools. Amsterdam Partners LLP has Spent more than two years thoroughly researching and gathering information about these schools from public . sources and former employees parents and students In Oklahoma We jUSt released the ndIngs In a book titled, Empire of Deceit: An investigation of the 60160 Charter School Network em oIreofdeceIt com Key Charter School Network Findings: . Misuse of taxpayer funds totaling at least $243 million . . More than 6 504 H-1B visas to import unquali?ed Turkish teachers at a public cost of as much as $26 million and lost jobs for American teachers. Nearly 81 000 students enrolled at Gi'Ilen schools across 27 states and the District of Columbia Wdespread manipulation of state mandated testing, grades and attendance ?gures. Oklahoma ha_s.4_ schools (Dove Science Academ Dove Science. Elemental with. 1 842 students with a total of $1,542,243 in revenue 306 18 employees Please see the Oklahoma speci?c fact sheet HERE, and the Oklahoma Chapter HERE. I would also encourage you to view portions of Mark Hall? 5 documentary, Killing Ed, located on the website Mr. Hall, independently from Amsterdam Partners, has been actively researching and ?lming these same issues since 2011. We are continuing to do Work In Okahoma on these Gulen Schools and want to ensure you 're fully aware and you and your staff have the opportunity to be briefed on this issue MEETING REQUEST: Would you be available for a call and/or In person meeting to discuss this pressing issue further? We can make ourselves available whenever your schedule permits We aiso Welcome any questidns. Thank yOu fOr your attention to this critical matter. Sincerely, John John C. Martin . Amsterdam Partners LLP The Homer Building 601 "Thirteenth Street, NW. Eleventh FloOr South Washington. DC 20005 . +1-202-534-1804 (Of?ce) Reseived by Registratio?n Unit 01/18/2018 6:11:06 PM Received by Registration Unit 01/ 1 8/201 8' 6:1 1:06 PM - Wnner of The American Lawyer Global Pro Bono Dispute Of The Year (2013) for T'adonki v. General Secretary of the United Nations. httg: IIbit. yI1dEinY This .e-mail and any attachments are con?dential and may also contain privileged information. If you are not. the named recipient,_ please notify the sender immediately, and delete the e?mail and its' Contents-,Do net disclose the contents to any other pe?r?sah, or use it for any purpose or store or copy the information in any medium. This materiaI I_s distributed by Amsterdam Partners the RepubII'c of Turkey Additiona! Information Is ava'I'IabIe at. the Department of Justice, Washington DC. Received by Registration Unit 01/18/2018 6:11:06 PM Received by. Registration Unit 01/18/2018 6:11:06 PM From": I J.Martin Sent; Thursday, January 18,2018 5:11 PM To: Subject: . Guien Network. of Schools Dear Mr. Ellis, regarding recent troubling discoveries in Charter Schools. In there are a network cf charter schools where there have been serious allegations Of, or highly suspected activities of ?nancial mlsmanagement suspected fraud, apparent self-dealing and Unlisu'al practices. .We represent the Republic of Turkey regarding an investigation ofvan exiled imam named Fetullah Gulen, who-resides in and sufr?teptitiOu?Sly oversees a nationwide hetWOrk 0f nearly 200 Charter schools. Amsterdam Partners, LLP has spent mere than two years thoroughly researching and gathering informatiOn about these schools from public sources and former employees parents and students In We just released the ?ndings' In . a beck titled Empire of Deceit. An Investigation of the Gu'len Charter School Network empireOfdeceit. com Key Charter School Network Findings: 0 Misuse of teXpayer funds totaling at least $243 million. More than 6 504 H-1 visas to import unqualif ed Turkish teachers at a public cost of as much as $26 million and lost jobs for American teachers. Nearly 81.000 students enrolled at Gulen schools across 27vstates and the District of Columbia. Widespread manipulation of state mandated testing. grades and attendance figures. Penns?vania ha as 4 schools (Younq Scholars Vision Academy) with 912 students with a total of $12,542,382 74'n1n r'evenue with 106 H-1B employees. . Please see the fact sheet HERE. and'the Chapter HERE. would also encourage you to View portions of Mark Hall?s documentary, Killing Ed. located on. the website. Mr. Hall, independently from Amsterdam Partners. has been actively researching and ?lming these same issues since 2011. We are continuing to do in on these Gulen Schools and want to ensure you're fully aware and you and your staff have the opportunity to be briefed on this issue. MEETING REQUEST: Would you be available for a call andlor In person meeting to discuss this pressing issue further? We can make Ourselves available whenever your schedule permits. . We also welcome any questions; Thank you for your attention to this critical matter- Sincerely, I John John C. Martin Amsterdam Partners LLP The Homer Building 601 Thirteenth Street, NW . Eleventh Floor South WashingtOn, DC 20005 +1?202-534-1804 (Of?ce) Received by Registration Unit 01/ 1 80.018. 6:1 1 :06 PM Received by Registration Unit 01/18/2018 6:11:06 PM anner of The American Lawyer Global Pro Bono Dispute Of The Year (2013) for Tadonki v. General Secretary of the United Nations http: ltbit. ly/1dEIWfY CONFIDENTIALITY: This e-mail and any attachments are con?dential and may also centain privileged infermation. If you are not the named recipient, please notify the sender immediately, and delete the e- -mail and its contents Do not disclose the contents to any other person or use it for any purpose or store or copy the information' In any medium . This maten'al Is distributed by Amsterdam Partners the Republic of Turkey. Additional information is avaitabte at the Department of Justice, Washington, DC. Received by Registration Unit 01/ 18/2018 6:11:06 PM: Received by ARA Registration Unit 01/ 18/201 8? 6:1 1:06 PM - F'r'om: . J._Martin Sent: . Thursday, January 18, 2018 5:35 PM To: Subject: . Gulen Network of Schools Dear Mr. Paxton, My name is John Martin, and I am an attorney with the law ?rm Amsterdam Partners LLP. I wanted to reach out to you- regarding recent troubling discoveries In Texas Charter Schools. in Texas, there are a network of'charter schools where there have been serious allegations of, or highly suspected activities of ?nancial mismanagement, suspected fraud, apparent self-dealing, discrimination, and unusual immig'rationlvi'sa practices. We represent the Republic of Turkey regarding an investigation of an exiled imam named Fetullah Gulen, who resides in and surreptitiously oversees a nationwide network of nearly 200 charter schools. Amsterdam Partners LLP has spent more than tWo years thoroughly r'esearCh'ing and gathering information about these schools from public sources and former employees, parents and students in Texas. We just released the ?ndings in a book titled. Empire of Deceit." An Investigation of the Galen Charter School Network Key Charter School Network Findings: Misuse of taxpayer funds totaling at least $243 million. More than 6. 504 H-1B visas to import unquali?ed Turkish teachers at a public cost of as much as $26 million and lost jobs for American teachers. 0 Nearly 81 000 students enrolled at Glilen sChools across 27 states and the District of Columbia Widespread manipulation of state mandated testing, grades and attendance ?gures. Texas has 54 schools (Harmony. Science and Technolggy) with 32,493 students with a total of $317 437 421 in revenue with 2,990 H- 13 employees Please see the Texas speci?c fact sheet HERE, and the Texas Chapter HERE. I would also encourage you to view portions of Mark Hall's documentary, Killing Ed, located 'on the website. Mr. Hall,, independently from Amsterdam Partners. has been actively researching and ?lming these same issues since 2011,. We. are continuing to do work in Texas on these Gulen Schools and want to ensure you?re fully aware and you and your staff have the opportunity to be briefed on this issue. MEETING REQUEST: Would you be available for a call andlor In person meeting to discuss this pressing issue further? We can make ourselves available whenever your schedule permits. We also welcome any qUestions. Thank you for your attention to this critical matter. Sincerely, John John'C. Martin Amsterdam Partners LLP The Homer Building 601 Thirteenth Street, NW Eleventh Floor South Washington, DC 20005 +1-202-534-1804 (Office) Received by Registration Unit 01/18/2018 6:11:06 PM Received by Registration Unit 01/18/2018 6:11:06 PM Wnner of The American Lawyer Global Pro Bono Dispute Of The Year (2013) for Tadonki v. General Secretary of the United Nationsh I/bit. lyl-1dEinY. CONFIDENTIALITY: This e-mail and any attachments are con?dential and may also contain privileged information. If you are not the named recipient. please notify the sender immediately. and delete the e-mail and its contents. Do not disclose the contents to any other person or use it for any purpose, or store or copy the information inajny' medium. This materiaI Is dist'nbuted by Amsterdam Partners the RepubIIc or Turkey Additional InfOnnaIIon is available at the Department of Justice, Washington, DC. Received by Registration Unit 01/18/2018 6:11:06 PM R?cei?v?edby Registration Unit '01/18/2018 6:11:06 PM From: - 'J.Martin Sent: Thursday, January 18, 2018 5:55 PM To: . Subject: Gulen NetwOrk of Schools Dear Mr. Wilson, My name is John Martin, and I am an attorney with the law ?rm Amsterdam 8. Partners LLP. I wanted to reach out to you regarding recent troubling discoveries in Tennessee Charter Schools. In Tennessee, there area network of charter schools where there have been serious allegations of, or highly suspected activities of?nancial mismanagement, suspected fraud, apparent self-dealing, discrimination, and unusual immigration/visa practices. We represent the Republic of Turkey regarding an investigation of an exiled imam named Fetullah Gulen who resides" In and surreptitiously oversees a nationwide network of nearly 200 charter schools. Amsterdam Partners. LLP has spent more than two years thoroughly researching and gathering infOrmation about these Schools frOm public sources and former employees. parents and students in Tennessee We just released the findings In a peek titled Empire. of Deceit: An investigation of the Galen Charter School Network em pireofdeceit. com . Key Charter School Network Findings: . Misuse of taxpayer funds totaling at least $243 million 0 More than 6 504 H-1 visas to import unqualified Turkish teachers at a public Cost of as much as $26 million and lost jobs for American teachers . Nearly 81 000 students enrolled at sonools across 27 states and the District Of Columbia. . Widespread manipulation of state mandated testing, grades and attendance figures. Tennessee has 1 school Mem his School of Excellence with 454 students with a total of 4 159 192 In revenue with 21 H-1 employees. Please see the TenneSsee speCi?c fact sheet HERE. and the Tennessee Chapter HERE. I would also encourage you to viewp?ortions of Mark Hall's documentary, Killing Ed, located on the website. Mr. Hall, . independently fromAmsterdam Partners, has been actively researching-and filming these same, issues since 2011. We are continuing to do work in Tennessee on these Gulen Schools and want to ensure you?re fully aware and you and your staff have the opportunity to be briefed on this Issue. MEETING REQUEST: Would you be available for a call and/or in person meeting to discuss this pressing issue further? .We can make ourselves available whenever your schedule permits. We also welcome any questions. Thank you f0r your attention to this critical matter. Sincerely, John John C. Martin Amsterdam Partners LLP The Homer Building 601 Thirteenth Street. NW Eleventh Floor South - Washington, DC 20005 +1-202?534-1804 (Of?ce) Recei?Ved by ARA Registration Unit 01/18/2018 6:11:06 PM ReCeived by ARA Registration Unit 01/ 1 8/201 8 6:11:06 PM IMnner of The American Lawyer Global Pro Bono Dispute Of The Year (2018) for Tadonki v. General Secretary of the United Nations. httg: Ilbit. CONFIDENTIALITY: "This e?mail and any attachments are con?dential and may also contain privileged information. If you are not the named recipient please notify the sender immediately and delete the e-mail and its contents, Do not disclose the contents to any other person or use it for any purpose or store or copy the information in any medium. This material Is distributed by Amsterdam 8. Partners the Republic of Turkey. Additional information is available at the Department of Justice Washington, DC. Received by Registration Unit 0m 8/2018 6:11:06 PM