EFTA00128758.pdf

FD-302 (Rev. 5-8-10) -1 of 3- FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Ornouu. Moons Date of entry 09/16/2021 On 9/09/2021 EDWARD BERTRAND, date of birth , cellular telephone was interviewed at the St Thomas FBI office. Present for the interview were SA States Attorney SA , United , AUSA and After being advised of the identity of the interviewing Agents and the nature of the interview, BERTRAND provided the following information: BERTRAND was employed by the VIRGIN ISLANDS WATER AND POWER AUTHORITY (WAPA) from approximately 1990 through 2015. From 1990 until 2004 he was in charge of mapping the power lines and water mains for WAPA. In 2005 he became a Staking Engineer where his duties became surveying of new construction sites, determining where new electrical meters were to be installed, and how the power lines would be strung to that site. He was also a Hurricane First Responder for WAPA throughout his employment. Investigation on 09/09/2021 at St Thomas, Virgin Islands, United States (In Person) File ft 194A-SJ-3269062 Dalechaflcd 09/13/2021 by This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the moµ. of of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; it and its contents arc nor to be distributed outside your agency. EFTA00128758 FD-302a (Rev. 5-8-10) 194A-SJ-3269062 (U) Interview of EDWARD BERTRAND on ComMusaion 01'M-302 of 9/09/2021 Am 09/09/2021 ,pays 2 of 3 . CLINTON HEDRINGTON was the Chief Operating Officer for Electric Systems when the composite pole contract was being reviewed. HEDRINGTON retired and now works directly for HAUGLAND. HEDRINGTON and former WAPA employees, FELIX REY, NIEL VANTERPOOL, and CLAUDE RICHARDSON have teamed up together and are in charge of HAUGLAND's contract for digging trenches and placing the electric lines underground to mitigate storm damage in the future. ) • EFTA00128759 FD-302a (Rev. 5-8-10) 194A-SJ-3269062 (U) Interview of EDWARD BERTRAND on Continuation of FD-302 of 9/09/2021 i on 09/09/2021 ins, 3 of 3 FELIX REY and HEDRINGTON were involved with double-dipping while employed by WAPA. They would take private electrical jobs and use WAPA materials, equipment, and personnel to complete these contracts while on WAPA time and being paid for their normal responsibilities. REY was the electrician who did most of the work on JEFFREY EPSTEIN's islands Little and Great St James. REY and HEDRINGTON usually go a step further and wire the customers directly to the power lines bypassing the meters so WAPA cannot bill for the customer's usage. This bypassing of meters results in WAPA generating more energy than they can bill for which is known as "Line Loss". WAPA passes the cost of the Line Loss to all of the other customers through their billing practices. The Virgin Islands DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING AND NATURAL RESOURCES (DPNR) is required to keep all electrical permits on file. Many of the permits will be signed off by HEDRINGTON and REY for HEDRINGTON and REY to conduct the private electrical work. EFTA00128760