KUTAK ROCK LLP
Mr. Rod Wheeler
Capital Investigations
Rich Family - Cease and Desist
May 18, 2017
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‘The Family has leamed that you have violated the Agreement at least by performing
additional services for other parties that are related to the murder of Seth Rich, and by making
unauthorized public statements concerning the investigation. We understand that you have
admitted to performing such additional services and making such unauthorized statements, and we
and the Family are concemed that you and Capital Investigations may continue to violate the
Agreement by future actions ansd statements.
‘As you were aware at the time you entered into the Agereement, the murder of Seth Rich
is a personal and highly-traumatic matter for the members of his Family. Your statements and
actions have caused, and continue to cause, the Family severe mental anguish and emotional
distress. Your behavior appears to have been deliberate, intentional, outrageous, and in patent
disregard of the Agreement and the obvious damage and suffering it would cause to the Family.
‘Your improper and unauthorized statements, many of which ate false and have no basis in
fact, have also injured the memory and reputation of Seth Rich and have defamed and injured the
reputation and sianding of the members of the Family.
You are hereby directed to immediately and permanently CEASE AND DESIST from
making any statements concerning Seth Rich, the murder of Seth Rich, the public investigations
of the murder of Seth Rich, or any of your knowledge or activities concerning Seth Rich, his
murder, or the investigatations thereof.
Please, by email to me in no more than three days after your receipt of this letter,
acknowledge that you will, immediately and permanently, cease and desist all such activities and
statements, Address any and all future correspondence or commuications concerning Seth Rich,
the Agreement, or this letter to this Firm, and not members of the Family.
‘The Family, by this letter or otherwise, reserves all of its rights and claims against you and
Capital Investigations arising from or related to any past or futures statements or actions.
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