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DHHS Office of The Inspector General 16 May 2011
DHHS Office of The Inspector General 16 May 2011
Levinson Inspector General, Office of Inspector General (OIG) Office of Inspector General Department of Health and Human Services A !" HO #I!$ %O &o' 2()*+ ,ashin-ton. D/ 20026 paffairs@oig.hhs.gov Dear Inspector General #evinson0 On 1 March 2011 I sent my first re1uest for an investi-ation into DHHS Maine2 I have yet to hear if a case 3as opened or not2 I am a-ain re1uestin- an investi-ation into DHHS Maine4s 5iddin- process and decision to contract 3ith De5 %oole a %h2D2 researcher from Michi-an2 Did DHHS Maine re1uest three 5ids6 ,ho 3ere the other 5idders6 ,hy 3as De5 %oole contracted a5ove everyone else6 Ho3 much money 3as Dr2 %oole -iven6 ,hat is her contract arran-ement and 3ho made these decisions at DHHS Maine6 ,hy 3as Spur3in7. a clinic in Maine 3ith a national reputation for e'cellence. that DHHS has used for years to handled child a5use investi-ations suddenly dropped 5y DHHS Maine from intervie3in- a5used children in favor of an un7no3n academic from Michi-an 3ith no clinical e'perience 3hatsoever6 I currently reside in ,ashin-ton D/ and am availa5le at any time2 ,e have also hired a retired Maine State rooper 3ho 3as 5een 3or7in- our case. to try and protect my little dau-hter since 8anuary2 So far. to no avail2 Mr2 Steve %ic7erin- is also -lad to share the results of his investi-ation 3ith you at any point2 Sincerely. #ori Handrahan. %h2D2 Sorrento Maine9,ashin-ton D/ 20:;*12;01+1