John Puleo, an FOP representative, objected to the procedures of an interview that Dennis Tate was conducting with Officer Walter Jefferson regarding a DUI arrest. During and after the interview, Puleo became angry with Tate and accused him of being unfair and a "hardass." Puleo ultimately called Tate an "asshole" before leaving. Tate reported the incident to his supervisors and provided contact information for Puleo.

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From: DENNIS TATE
To: VISLOCKY, KEVIN
Date: Tue, Mar 19, 2002 8:56 AM
Subject: incident involving FOP representative
Major,
The following is a synopsis of the incident I advised you of which took place after an interview of Officer
Walter Jefferson.
On 2/26/02 I conducted an interview of Off. Walter Jefferson at the Miami field office. The interview was
a result of Jefferson being arrested while off-duty for DUI by the Miami-Dade police department. I met
with Jefferson and his repr~sentative, John Puleo, prior to the interview and introduced myself. I
explained the procedures I was going to follow, that I was going to allow Jefferson to review the Inquiry
form and the written report supplied to me by the arresting officer (which I reasoned could be interpreted
as a "written statement" from a witness). I advised Puleo that per our IG, he would not be allowed to
review these statements with Jefferson. He objected and r explained to him our procedures and offered
him a copy of the IG's memorandum. As we exited the conference room where the interview was to take
place, the representative began to protest why I was interviewing Jefferson prior to taking any other
witness statements, and that I was not being "fair" by doing this because I was denying Jefferson and
himself access to complaint information. I ignored his arguments and made a copy of the IG memo and
supporting documentation for his review. Later, during the interview I asked Jefferson similar questions
more than once. The reasons for that action ranged from not receiving specific or clear answers to my
belief that Jefferson was not being entirely truthful in his responses. Puleo spoke up eventually and
objected that I was asking the same questions repeatedly. I advised him not to interrupt me while I was
conducting my interview, that I would ask questions until I received satisfactory answers from Jefferson.
I advised Puleo he would be allowed to speak at the conclusion of my interview. After the interview was
completed and the recording was stopped, Puleo asked Jefferson to excuse himself from the room,
which Jefferson did. Puleo then began to question me about why I was being so "serious, II and why I was
being "hardass." I ignored his comments and I believe this action angered Puleo. He then told me I was
an "asshole," and that he didn't know how may internal investigations I had done, but he had never seen
anyone act like I did. I then responded that I wasn't going to listen him any further and that if he had
complaints about my investigation, he could contact Major Clark or my supervisor. He walked out of the
room and I followed a short time later. I had to ask Jefferson for a phone number and Puleo was
standing next to him. Puleo made some comment about me needing to "lighten up," and to not be so
serious. I responded that I take my investigations seriously and perhaps he should to. I then left the
area. I advised Major Clark of the incident via Nextel immediately afterward. I also contacted Captain
Bullard and asked that he advise you of the situation the following day.
Puleo is a staff representative for the FOP, 21124 White Oak Avenue, Boca Raton 33428. px
561-883-3552. This information was taken from Puleo's business card, I don't know if the contact
information is for the main office or his residence. DT
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