Officials Served with Target Letters from Department of Justice

LIBERTY, December 15, 2009 - Although details are sketchy at this time sources have confirmed that the Department of Justice out of Beaumont, TX served target letters to County Officials and others who were involved in the hurricane clean up after Hurricane Ike.

A target letter identifies the recipient that they are a target of a Federal investigation and tells the recipient what options they have.

This target letter contains language telling the recipient that they may voluntarily go before a Federal Grand Jury but that they would NOT be called as a witness to testify by prosecutors before the Grand Jury. The language in the letter also tells the recipient that they may have their attorney contact prosecutors to set up a meeting to discuss the issues surrounding the investigation.

Although details are sketchy according to sources the following individuals were served with target letters today.

Liberty County Commissioner Lee Groce
Liberty County Judge Phil Fitzgerald’s Brother-in-Law, Mark Miksch

It is thought that others will be served with target letters in the next few days as soon as they are able to be located.

It is interesting to see that, according to our sources, County Judge Phil Fitzgerald was not served with a target letter at this time nor is it necessary to do so.

It was Mark Miksch who leased County Judge Phil Fitzgerald's equipment to collect hurricane drebis, then contracted the services of his company and the equipment to a Hurrican Ike debris clean company here in Liberty County.