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Beverly Creagh <bacreagh@bellsouth.net> Reply-To: Beverly Creagh <bacreagh@bellsouth.net> To: Strickland Son <stricklandsonconstruction@gmail.com> Wed, Nov 30,2011 at 8:41 AM

Beverly A. Creagh Direct: (404) 604-4300 Fax: (404) 758-4750 Email: bacreagh@bellsouth.net This e-rnail message and any attached files are confidential and are intended solely for the use of the addressee(s)named above. This communication may contain material protected by local, state and/ or federal laws and regulations. If you are not the intended recipient or person responsible for delivering this confidential communication to the intended recipient, you have received this communication in error, and any review, use, dissemination, forwarding, printing, copying, or other distribution of this e-rnail message and any attached files is strictly prohibited. If you have received this confidential communication in error, please notify the sender immediately by reply e-rnail message and permanently delete the original message.
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Hi James, To understand what is going on, I have to start from the first contract between S Garrett and Strickland & Son Construction on the Energy Star Roof Replacement at Recorders Court. Hopie submitted his LSBE certification letter and the Exhibit A and B LOI for 20% of the contract to do demolition, waste disposal and site cleanup. Upon award of the contract by DeKalb County, S Garrett and Company immediately started making changes and tried to create a subcontract that would reduce the 20% to 10%. Hopie had to file the complaint attached with DeKalb County in order for S Garrett and Company to provide a 20% contract. However, this contract was produced at a meeting with DeKalb County where Hopie was forced to sign without the ability to read thru. He objeccted to the reimbursement but Bill Garrett said that there would be no

changes to the contract and the DeKalb representative told Hopie that if he didn't sign the subcontract they would close it out and give the contract to
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that he was not going to pay 20% and throughout both contracts the Garretts have provided fraudulent paperwork, held funds to force coersion into signing false documents representing payments that were never received and still owe a balance of $5,268.52 on the Recorders Court contract. When the second contract DeKalb Various Projects was signed they made sure to include the 20% but again have tried every way possible to make deductions, add work, create paperwork, and any other method they could think of to not pay. As you go through the attached documents, you will see how the paperwork was designed to eliminate payments to Hopie. In June, Hopie sent the demand letter to the Garretts for his final payment with the notice of their violation of the DeKalb County LSBE Ordinance as well as the Federal False Claims Act when they created their own change order that was signed by Susan Garrett and tried to enforce this kickback. It has basically been a battle from then on. Hopie completed Recorders Court roof and the four roofs under the DeKalb Various Projects contract and is due the monies requested. Beverly A. Creagh Direct: (404) 604-4300 Fax: (404) 758-4750 Email: bacreagh@bellsouth.net This e-mail message and any attached files are confidential and are intended solely for the use of the addressee(s)named above. This communication may contain material protected by local, state and/ or federal laws and regulations. If you are not the intended recipient or person responsible for delivering this confidential communication to the intended recipient, you have received this communication in error, and any review, use, dissemination, forwarding, printing, copying, or other distribution of this e-mail message and any attached files is strictly prohibited. If you have received this confidential communication in error, please notify the sender immediately by reply e-mail message and permanently delete the original message.

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NOTICE OF AWARD Invitation to Bid No. 09100152

Energy Star Roof Replacement at Tobie Grant Library and Recreation Center
This confirms that our Board of Commissioners at their February 23,2010 meeting, acted to approve the award for the above services to Skilled Builders, Inc. Also, this confirms that James Stamps, Jr., Contract Administrator, has prepared the attached contract documents for execution by your company. From this date, please work with Me. Stamps in providing the necessary paperwork to complete the transaction. He can be reached at 404-371-6328 and by facsimile at 404-371-6327. An original Certificate of Insurance must be provided in accordance with the contract. Executed contract documents must be returned to this office at the above address within ten (10) business days from the date of receipt ofthis letter. No work is to begin until you have received the notice to proceed from me. No County department has the authority to authorize you to perform any work until the notice to proceed has been issued.

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We hiive completOO our investigation on the above stated request for assistance. ill our efforts to resolve the matter, the Department of PUrchasing and Contracting has done the following to assist you: On your own account, Purchasing and Contracting was successful in getting some substantial payments released to you from S. Garrett; Contract Compliance conducted numerous meetings with you independently and jointly with you and S. Garrett; We scheduled numerous meetings with the DeKalb County Facilities Management team; We responded to numerous emails from you and S. Garrett regarding this project; I held a meeting with you and all of the involved parties (See attached attendance sheet).
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Hopie Strickland <stricklandsonconstruction@gmail.com> To: klwalton@dekalbcountyga.gov Cc: Executive Director <m7venhousing@yahoo.com> Mon, Ju125, 2011 at 12:36 PM

I am resending this email as it has now become critical that I get my payments on the subcontracts below. Another week has passed and I still have not received payments on these contracts. Please expedite this request. Thank you. Hopie Strickland

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Mr. Walton,

I have tried several times to request an appointment with you concerning payment to my company under the two Energy Star Roof Replacement contracts awarded to S. Garrett and Company in which we were the participating LSBE. As of today, both contracts (Recorders Court - Contract #10-902017 and DeKalb Various Projects - Contract #10-902039) are in serious arrears (over 60 days) in payment to Strickland & Son Construction. I turned in my final Subcontractor Utilization Reports to Contract Compliance last week evidencing the past due amounts due and owing that are in excess of $60,000. Ms. Sharon Walker has been instrumental in getting payments last month in $40,000 in arrearage. She instructed S. Garrett and Company to pay in full but they continue to disregard any instructions and/or requests for payment to Strickland & Son Construction. S. Garrett and Company is seriously and has consistently been in breach of the LSBE ordinance from the beginning of these subcontracts, which puts them in breach of their contracts with Dekalb County. I have filed several complaints through the normal process concerning this matter. At this time, I feel the only recourse I have is to ask your assistance in this matter as DeKalb County is the Owner and has the leverage to enforce the payments due me on these two contracts. Your speedy response in this very urgent matter is greatly appreciated.

Hopie Strickland, III President Strickland & Son Construction LLC 6235 Short Road, Unit #8 Fairburn, GA 30213 Phone: (770) 780-4928 www.stricklandsonconstruction.services.officelive.com

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Hopie Strickland <stricklandsonconstruction@gmaiLcom> Thu, Jun 30, 2011 at 5:46 PM To: Susan Garrett <sgarrettco@gmail.com> Cc: "Walker, Sharon" <swalker@dekalbcountyga.gov>, "Haley S. Kim" <hskim@dekalbcountyga.gov>, Executive Director <m7venhousing@yahoo.com>

The following payments are 90 days past due and have not yet been made: 1) Wesley Chapel Pay Request #1 for period ending 03/24/11 for $3,295.44 2) Senior Center Pay Request #1 for period ending 03/24/11 short $242.08 (Received check #23797 for $7,568.03) As you know, your requirement that Strickland & Son Construction remit subsequent pay requests deducting the amount of the previously UNPAID pay requests prior to receiving such, has been the major issue in our dispute in the paperwork. As of to date, we have only received the following checks on Senior Center and Wesley Chapel: These are the ACTUAL pre-printed check numbers on the checks - $7,568.03; received 05/13/2011 - $13,613.76; received 06/29/2011

1) Senior Center check #23797 (First Georgia Banking Company) 2) Senior Center check #23913 (First Georgia Banking Company)

3) Wesley Chapel check #23926 (First Georgia Banking Company) - $12,688.08 received 06/30/2011 4) Wesley Chapel check #23925 (First Georgia Banking Company) - $10,380.00 received 06/30/2011 (made payable to Strickland & Son Construction and Southeastern Econo Disposal Services) (Informed by S. Garrett that unless this check was endorsed and left with to S. Garrett to give to Southeastern Econo Disposal Services personally, check #23926 would not be released to me. Therefore, I signed and left check #23925 with S. Garrett on 06/30/11 at approx 10:00 a.m.) (Southeastern Econo Disposal Services is subcontractor to Strickland & Son Construction and this lump sum payment is payment in full for all roofs under the Various Projects contract/subcontract through 06/13/2011 last dumpster pick-up.) In reference to check #23797 that was a replacement for check #23796 in which you had made out to Strickland & Son Construction and Diversifed Environmental Management. I emailed you back that I had no relationship with Diversified Environmental Management and that this check was no good as I did not receive any money from it and was not obligated to pay. In addition, this was the check also that you had typed in a different check #23696 and referenced in the release waiver which I objected to. Your response was that this was a typo and you would replace the check. The replacement check was check #23797 which I acknowledge receipt. However once again you typed another check # on this check (check #23697) and referenced check #23697 as the actual check that was paid to me on the release form. However, as I noted to you again the ACTUAL check that I received preprinted is check #23797 NOT check #23697. Any reference to me receiving check #23697 is invalid. Please let me know when you will be overnighting the balance due on the above referenced pay request #1 for each roof so that I can compute the final amounts due me on these two roofs. I can also meet you again in the morning at Wesley Chapel to pick these two checks up. Once these payments are made, pay request #1 and pay request #2 will be accurate and reflect the ACTUAL monies received by Strickland & Son Construction on Senior Center and Wesley Chapel Library. Thanks. Hopie Strickland, III President Strickland & Son Construction LLC 6235 Short Road, Unit #8 Fairburn, GA 30213 Phone: (770) 780-4928 www.stricklandsonconstruction_services.officelive.com

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Hopie Strickland <stricklandsonconstruction@gmail.com> Mon, May 9, 2011 at 9:33 PM To: Susan Garrett <sgarrettco@gmail.com> Cc: "Williams, Felton 8." <fbwilliams@dekalbcountyga.gov>, swalker@dekalbcountyga.gov, Executive Director <m7venhousing@yahoo.com>

In accordance with your previous email in which you stated that you will still not make any payments until the pressure washing issue is handled, I am waiting for your response. I am, and have continued to be ready to continue my scope of work. There is no reason for turning in paperwork when you have informed me that you will not accept correct numbers and that you will not pay for additoinal work S Garrett and Company requested while you hold my past due monies hostage on the completed roofs of Recorders Court and Pole Bridge. If you want the paperwork (with my correct numbers) it will be to you by 8:00 p.m. on tommorow, May 10,2011. Please confirm your acceptance of my paperwork as I will NOT continue to redo paperwork as you have had me do throughut this contract periord. The administrative costs I have incurred due to redoing paperwork 4 and 5 times is excessive and I will have to start adding charges to S. Garrett and Company for causing this excess cost. The contract is for 20% based on the scope of work of roof demolition, waste disposal and site cleanup. Your continuous attempts of trying to deduct from that 20% and/or causing me to incur excessive costs through work that is part of the installation of the roof or other work not included under the 20% value is not appreciated. I reitierate, Strickland & Son Construction is ready and willing to get back to work. Hopie Strickland, III
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Hopie Strickland <stricklandsonconstruction@gmail.com>

Hopie Strickland <stricklandsonconstruction@gmail.com> To: "Walker, Sharon" <swalker@dekalbcountyga.gov> Cc: "Williams, Felton B." <fbwilliams@dekalbcountyga.gov>, Director <m7venhousing@yahoo.com>

Fri, May 20, 2011 at 6:24 PM "Haley S. Kim" <hskim@dekalbcountyga.gov>, Executive

Please ensure that Mr. Walton has all information to make a decision as quickly as possible. As Strickland & Son is still under a temporry "Stop Work Order" we cannot go forward. We are not going to carry any responsibility for job stoppage or missed deadlines due to a dispute in turning in accurate and true documents to the federal government. We have gone this far to ensure that the projects were completed and our integrity as a company will not allow us to hold up the county when this dispute can be handled at a later date if we are allowed to complete the paperwork accordingly. (listed disputed amounts) Therefore, we request that this matter be handled by Mr. Walton as soon as possible so that we can go back to work or so we can be paid ALL the money due immediately. We have worked for the past few months with no pay and we will have no choice but to file a lien against the properties that we are still owed outstanding balances. Thanks.

Hopie Strickland, III President Strickland & Son Construction LLC 6235 Short Road, Unit #B Fairburn, GA 30213 Phone: (770) 780-4928 www.stricklandsonconstruction.services.officelive.com

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COMPLAINT OF SUBMITTAL OF FALSE DOCUMENTS TO SECURE CONTRACT AND RECEIVE FUNDS FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY IN VIOLATION OF THE FALSE CLAIMS ACT

COMES NOW, STRICKLAND above-styled

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Complaint against Defendant,

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PARTIES, JURISDICTION AND VENUE

1. Defendant principal County. S. Garrett and Company is a Georgia corporation at 321 Old Bremen Road, Carrollton, that maintains its

place of business

GA 30117 in Carroll

STATEMENT OF FACT
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On January 28, 2010, Defendant S. Garrett and Company submitted Plaintiff Strickland & Son Construction's LSBE Certification letter and an executed "Letter of Intent" between Plaintiff Strickland & Son Construction and Defendant S. Garrett and Company as part of their bid package to DeKalb County Purchasing and Contracting Department in response to ITB No. 09-100151 "DeKalb County Energy Star Roof Replacement Recorders Court and Mental Retardation
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Center". (See Exhibits A and

3. Pursuant to these included documents, Defendant S. Garrett and Company's bid package was deemed complete and in compliance with DeKalb County's LSBE

Ordinance and all other local, state and federal regulatory requirements and was subsequently tabulated in the "Abstract of Bids" results as such. The results show that

Defendant S. Garrett and Company's bid on Recorders Court was the highest bid and was $65,773.00 higher than the next submitted bid. (See Exhibit C) 4. On June 1,2010, Defendant S. Garrett and Company was awarded the contract for the Energy Star Roof Replacement at Recorder's Court by DeKalb County in response to their submitted bid. (See Exhibit D) 5. On September 1, 2010, Plaintiff Strickland & Son Construction and Defendant

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Garrett and Company attended the kickoff meeting for Contract No 10-901017 "Energy Star Roof Replacement at Recorders Court" at the Maloof Auditorium in Decatur

Georgia. Items covered at this kickoff meeting included the overview of the contract, the

LSBE program, contract compliance and the LSBE Utilization Report allocating Plaintiff Strickland & Son Construction 20% ($29,994.00) of the contract for the scope of work described in the "Letter Of Intent" as submitted in the bid documents and included in the contract documents. (See Exhibit E) 6. On November 29, 2010, (after many requests from Plaintiff to meet for scheduling and work breakdown) Plaintiff Strickland & Son Construction and Defendant S. Garrett and Company met at Defendant's Contract No 10-901017 "Energy office to go over the Subcontract for at Recorders Court".

Star Roof Replacement

Included in the subcontract were the 20% LSBE calculations showing the breakdown for Recorders Court totaling $29,994.00. (See Exhibit F) 7. On December 14, 2010, Plaintiff Strickland & Son Construction met with

Defendant S. Garrett and Company and submitted signed subcontract showing lump sum payment for scope of work described in LOr. 8. On December 14, 2010 thru December 20, 2010 Plaintiff Strickland & Son Construction made several requests to receive a copy of executed contract from Defendant S. Garrett and Company. Defendant S. Garrett and Company refused to sign off on the agreed upon lump sum payment of $29,994.00 (20%) for the scope of work described on the Letter OfIntent. Instead Defendant S. Garrett and Company sent over

the work schedule for the roof replacement on the Recorders Court to start December 24, 2010. (See Exhibit G)

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On December 21,2010, Plaintiff Strickland & Son Construction and Defendant S. Garrett and Company met with DeKalb County Purchasing Contract Compliance to highlight and/or eliminate any issues that was preventing the execution of the subcontract between Plaintiff Strickland & Son Construction and Defendant S. Garrett and Company on the Recorders Court contract. It was confirmed at this meeting that as long as 20% of the contract was covered under the scope of work submitted in the Letter Oflntent, then there was no dispute. In order to make any changes both parties would have to agree to those changes. Plaintiff Strickland & Son Construction agreed to recalculate the scope of work and provide proof that it covered 20% of the contract. 10. On December 23, 2010 Plaintiff Strickland & Son Construction provided

breakdown of the scope of work proving the 20% to Defendant S. Garrett and Company. Defendant S. Garrett and Company's response was simply "It's not 20%". Plaintiff

Strickland & Son Construction requested Defendant S. Garrett and Company to provide their numbers to see where there was a discrepancy. Defendant S. Garrett and Company refused to provide any numbers and maintained that they would not pay the 20% for the agreed upon work. 11. On December 28, 2010, Plaintiff Strickland & Son Construction again met with Defendant S. Garrett and Company to try to complete the execution of the contract. Plaintiff brought a certified breakdown analysis of the project (an additional cost of $1400) to support the initial executed Letter of Intent but Defendant S. Garrett and

Company maintained they would not agree to the payment and would not sign the subcontract. (See Exhibit H) 12. Pursuant to Item H - False Claims Act referenced in the ITB-09-1001S1 pg 13, the Defendant's refusal to honor the Letter of Intent has caused DeKalb County to be a party to the submittal of a false claim under the False Claims Act to receive funds from the Department of Energy to fund the Recorder's Court project. (See Exhibit I and J) Plaintiff reserves the right to amend and modify this Complaint claims stated herein as permitted by the Georgia Rules of Civil Procedure. and the

WHEREFORE, following relief:

Plaintiff respectfully prays that DeKalb County grants the

(a) That Plaintiff be awarded the $29,994.00 for the demolition of the roof at Recorders Court as shown on the breakdown project analysis. (b) That Contract No 10-901017 "Energy Star Roof Replacement at Recorders

Court" be cancelled if Defendant refuses to honor the Letter OfIntent submitted with the bid. (c) That Defendant be made to pay Plaintiff the fourteen hundred dollars ($1,400.00) Defendant had to incur to recalculate and certify the 20% scope of work. (d) That DeKalb County stop work on the contract until the subcontract is signed and this issue is handled. (e) DeKalb County forwards this complaint to the Department of Energy Inspector General if this matter is not handled.

(t) Such further relief as DeKalb County may deem necessary and proper to fully compensate the Plaintiff.

Respectfully submitted, this the 29th day of December, 2010.

Hopie Strickland, III President Strickland & Son Construction, LLC

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Subcontracts With S. Garrett And Company

Hopie Strickland <stricklandsonconstruction@gmai!.com> To: "Walker, Sharon" <swalker@dekalbcountyga.gov> Cc: klwalton@dekalbcountyga.gov Mon, Jun 27, 2011 at 5:56 PM

Please find attached a third letter from S. Garrett's attorney concerning this matter. They first sent me a letter telling me not to complain to DeKalb County any more. They then sent me a letter threatening me if I filed a lien for nonpayment. Now, they are sending me a letter of non-release with charging me back payments when they have been in breach of the subcontract from day 1 when they took the money from the Recorders Court first payment. I will have no choice but to get an attorney and go public with this to the Federal government and to the news media if this Prime continues to harrass me, threaten me and refuse to pay me my money. They have been in breach of the DeKalb County contract the moment they exectued this subcontract requesting repayment of monies to them. They immediately participated in False Claims Act when they changed the LO I percentages from 20% to 10% and then have proceeded to continue to not pay as signed on the LO!. They have said from the first meeting that they would not pay 20% and they have spent this entire time making sure they don't by deducting monies from each roofing job. I am a victim in this matter and I must fight to get what is due. I cannot continue to have this burden on me as it has affected my future earnings in that I have been unable to bid other jobs because I have had to incur massive administrative costs and resources to ensure that I get paid on work that I have done. By the way, the Recorder's has been finished and for them to say that it is not released is ridiculous. All monies have been paid to them less the 10% as of May meeting. Now they are claiming it is not finished to also take money.
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Hopie Strickland <stricklandsonconstruction@gmail.com> To: klwalton@dekalbcountyga.gov Cc: Executive Director <m7venhousing@yahoo.com> Wed, Ju120, 2011 at 2:15 PM

I have tried several times to request an appointment with you concerning payment to my company under the two Energy Star Roof Replacement contracts awarded to S. Garrett and Company in which we were the participating LSBE. As of today, both contracts (Recorders Court - Contract #10-902017 and DeKalb Various Projects - Contract #10-902039) are in serious arrears (over 60 days) in payment to Strickland & Son Construction. I turned in my final Subcontractor Utilization Reports to Contract Compliance last week evidencing the past due amounts due and owing that are in excess of $60,000. Ms. Sharon Walker has been instrumental in getting payments last month in $40,000 in arrearage. She instructed S. Garrett and Company to pay in full but they continue to disregard any instructions and/or requests for payment to Strickland & Son Construction. S. Garrett and Company is seriously and has consistently been in breach of the LSBE ordinance from the beginning of these subcontracts, which puts them in breach of their contracts with Dekalb County. I have filed several complaints through the normal process concerning this matter. At this time, I feel the only recourse I have is to ask your assistance in this matter as DeKalb County is the Owner and has the leverage to enforce the payments due me on these two contracts. Your speedy response in this very urgent matter is greatly appreciated.

Hopie Strickland, III President Strickland & Son Construction LLC 6235 Short Road, Unit #8 Fairburn, GA 30213 Phone: (770) 780-4928 www.stricklandsonconstruction.services.officelive.com

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Beverly Creagh <bacreagh@bellsouth.net> Reply-To: Beverly Creagh <bacreagh@belisouth.net> To: Strickland Son <stricklandsonconstruction@gmaiLcom>

Hopie Strickland <stricklandsonconstruction@gmail.com>

Wed, Nov 30, 2011 at 9:59 AM

Beverly A. Creagh Direct: (404) 604-4300 Fax: (404) 758-4750 Email: bacreagh@bellsouth.net This e-mail message and any attached files are confidential and are intended solely for the use of the addressee(s)named above. This communication may contain material protected by local, state and/ or federal laws and regulations. If you are not the intended recipient or person responsible for delivering this confidential communication to the intended recipient, you have received this communication in error, and any review, use, dissemination, forwarding, printing, copying, or other distribution of this e-mail message and any attached files is strictly prohibited. If you have received this confidential communication in error, please notify the sender immediately by reply e-mail message and permanently delete the original message.
----- Forwarded Message ----From: Beverly Creagh <bacreagh@beiisouth.net> To: James Cauthen <James@elizabethscook.com> Cc: Elizabeth Cook <Elizabeth@elizabethscook.com> Sent: Wednesday, November 30, 2011 9:58 AM Subject: Check Clarification

Hi James, In the previous email concerning the fraudulent check I said that Hopie cashed his check. Bill Garrett had two check for Hopie. The fraudulent check for him to sign and give back to Bill Garrett. He gave Hopie the copy that I forwarded to you and the second check for approximately $7,000 was made out to Strickland & Son Construction only is the one Hopie cashed. This is the check that was leveraged to force Hopie to sign the fraduluent check. Beverly A. Creagh Direct: (404) 604-4300
Fax: (404) 758-4750

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