July 25, 2013

Sherri Berger
Chief Operating Officer
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
sent via e-mail to: sob8@cdc.gov
Dear COO Berger:
Peter Heimlich of Duluth, GA has contacted me concerning some questions he has in regards to the CDC and its work with
the Save-A-Life Foundation. I have attached the information which was provided by Mr. Heimlich. His questions are outlined
below:
"Per page two of the attached file, in a November 8, 2010 letter, Special Agent Elton Malone at the Office of the Inspector
General at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) stated that, in response to a complaint, they had turned
the matter over to the CDC for review.
Per page three of the attached file, in a June 5, 2012 letter to me, CDC Chief Operating Officer Sherri A. Berger stated
that the review had been completed.
Per page four of the attached file, in a June 7, 2012 reply to Ms. Berger, I asked her for the following information about
the review. Almost a year later, I have not received a response.
1) The name of the CDC employee assigned to conduct the review and the name of the employee who made the
assignment.
2) The names of all CDC employees who participated in the review.
3) The dates when the review began and the date it was completed.
4) Copies of all related records used in the review.
5) All correspondence related to the review including, but not limited to, all correspondence with HHS officials including
the Inspector General's office.
6) A copy of the report, if any, produced by the review. If no report was produced, would you please provide a detailed
letter describing all aspects of the review?"
Any information you can provide which will be helpful in addressing my constituent's concerns will be greatly appreciated.
Please direct your response to the attention of Chase Murray (chase.murray@mail.house.gov) at 202-226-5277.
Thank you for your attention to this matter. I look forward to hearing from you.
Sincerely,
Rob Woodall
Member of Congress
PLEASE DIRECT ALL POSTAL CORRESPONDENCE TO:
1725 LONGWORTH HOUSE OFFICE BUILDING
WASHINGTON, DC 20515-1007
12/07/2010 TUE 13:49 PAX 2022052352
DEPARTMENT Of HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Office of Inspector General
Office of Investigations
Special Investigations Branch
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Washington, DC 20201
NOV g 2010
Timothy C. Bagwell
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Olney, IL 62450
RE: Complaint of Misconduct - Browne
OI File#:H10003784
Dear Mr. Bagwell:
The United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office of Inspector
General (OlG), Office of Investigations (OI), Special Investigations Branch (SIB), is in receipt of
your letter dated OeLober 11, 2010. In your letter, you allege potential misconduct on the part of
Douglas Browne, an employee of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Specifically you state that CDC may have improperly approved Browne's outside activities with
the Save-A-Life-Foundation, and that Browne may have exceeded the scope of the approval
which he received from CDC management.
HHS/OIG/OI/SIB has reviewed the information you provided, and has determined that there is
not enough information presented to warrant an investigation for potential violation of criminal
statutes. HHS/OIG/OI/SIB has referred this matter to CDC for further review, and appropriate
administrative action as this matter appears to be more appropriately addressed through CDC's
administrative review process. Should you have any additional questions, please feel to contact
Assistant Special Agent in Charge Scott A. Vantrease at (202) 619-1485.
Sincerely,
Elton Malone
Special Agent in Charge
Special Investigations Branch

















Subject: inquiry re: your letter of 6/5/12
From: "Peter M. Heimlich" <pmh@medfraud.info>
Date: 6/7/2012 3:57 PM
To: "Berger, Sherri (CDC/OCOO)" <sob8@cdc.gov>
CC: Tim Bagwell, Ph.D., Dan Levinson, Chase Murray, Francie Pastor, Thomas Frieden MD MPH
Sherri A. Berger, MSPH
Chief Operating Officer
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Atlanta, Georgia 30333
Ms. Berger:
I received your letter of June 5, 2012 (attached) and would appreciate clarification re: the following.
1) You wrote, "This letter is in response to your latest correspondence lo CDC." It's unclear to which
letter you're referring. Therefore would you please provide me with date of my letter and a brief
description of its contents?
2) You wrote, "Previously you were provided with all agency documents that are subject to and
responsive to your request under the Freedom of Information Act." Based on your statement, my
understanding is that the CDC considers the following FOIA requests to be complete: #11-00272 and
#12-00603. If my understanding is incorrect, please advise.
3) You wrote, "At this time, the agency has completed its review of this matter and intends no further
action." Are you referring to the review described in the attached November 8, 2010 letter to Tim
Bagwell PhD from Special Agent Elton Malone of the Office of the Inspector General of the
Department of Health and Human Services? Also, would you also please provide me with the name of
the CDC employee who was responsible for conducting the review?
Thank you for your continued attention and I look forward to your reply so that I may know how to
proceed.
Sincerely,
Peter M. Heimlich
3630 River Hollow Run
Duluth, GA 30096
ph: (208)474-7283
website: Medfraud
blog: The Sidebar
cc:
The Hon. Johnny Isakson, US Senate, % Francie Pastor, legislative correspondent, HELP Committee
The Hon. Rob Woodall, US House of Representatives, % Chase Murray
Daniel R. Levinson, Inspector General, Department of Health and Human Services
Thomas R. Frieden MD MPH, Director, CDC
The Hon. Tim Bivins, IL State Legislature
Tim Bagwell PhD