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April 25th, 2008

Major Piummer,

I would tike to thank you for taking the time to speak with me last night regardingmy husband, Edwin A . Ehlers II wrongful conviction in the ease of the sexual assault ofII . Skovranko. I was calling to find Captain Ellis* bar information, so that I willbe able to file with the state regarding his false representation to me in June/July 2007and also Angela R in the beginning of August 2007, where he told us that he wasthe defense attorney and that my husband ha d plead guilty to some of the charges,

During our extensive conversation we discussed RP 2 Skovranko, Mrs, StaceySkovraako, H Skovranko, Randi Hester, and Gloria Ehlers' statements given toNCIS and also statements made, under oath at trial. I informed yo u that Randi Hester,who wa s the first person to learn of these allegations in June 2004, told NCIS thatH L Skovranko never said anyone's name; she would only say that if she told herm o m m y would be mad at her. While being interviewed by NCIS, Randi told the SpecialAgent that "Staeey asked K t if it was Edwin Ehlers that did these things to her"andH agreed. To this da y Randi ha s told several people, including my husband's ne wattorney Michael Eisenberg that it was Stacey who told ft to use Edwin'snameregarding these allegations. W hy would a mother tell he r child that someone did thesethings to her is beyond my comprehension, andthis would call to question StaceySkovranko* s motive in this whole case. Who was Staeey trying to hide by having herdaughter H * name an innocent person for the unspeakable crime? Could it possiblybe the child's father, RP 2 Skovranko?

.. - . If I'mno t mistaken, this case file wa s sitting in your office fo r several months, if not longer,while you put the "evidence" together for the 2 day trial,

I also pointed out to you that I have documentation showing that RP2PaulSkovranko lied, under oath to NCIS on June 3rd, 2004 andalso at trial on August 20th,2007. RP 2 Skovranko told NCIS and the court that he took his daughter,H. " : to theBeaufort Naval Hospital on June 2nd, 2004 and that he spoke to the officer of the day,security, as well as staff members before he checked her into the emergency room. He

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even went as far as saying that he waited in the exam room with F fo r severalhours, waiting to be seen by a doctor, before she said that, "no mr. eddie did not touchme". He says that after this statement came from H ,, he was so upset that he signedher out of the hospital and took her home. This hospital visit never happened but thestatement did. The hospital has no record, meaning the sign in or sign out during themonth of June 2004 fo r H . Skovranko. A t this time, you and I both agreed thatRP2 Skovranko violated the UCMJ-making false official statements.

I informed yo u that under DoDI 6495.02 an d DoDI 6400,1 Sexual AssaultPrevention and Response Program Procedures and Family Advocacy Program, thehospital would, if RP2 Skovranko had actually taken his daughter there, have beenrequired to report these allegations to the Family Advocacy Program (FAP) and the localSexual Assault Response Coordinator (SARC)on board Parris Island MCRD, BeaufortSouth Carolina as well as local authorities and the Department of Social Services (DSS)because this involves a minor child. The local SARC, Regina Cooper in Beaufort, still tothis day does not have and knowledge of these allegations and neither does the FamilyAdvocacy Program, The naval hospital also does not have documentation of theseallegations and as you can imagine the local police and DSS do not know about the 1incident of the alleged sexual assault of H * Skovranko.

In light of that information, you and I also discussed Mrs. Stacey Skovranko'sstatement and also Hi Skovranko's testimony. Mrs. Stacey Skovranko made astatement to NCIS on 673/2004 regarding these allegations. She informed NCIS thatH had walked in on her and her husband having intercourse and that Frefused to go to bed until she made sure that RP2 Skovranko has underwear on becausehe was doing something nasty to Stacey. You told me that this was odd, considering thatyo u have 3 daughters of your own and children do not normally say these things, I agree,as having 2 small children of my own. This is not a normal thing fo r a small child to sayto her parents. I also made it known to you that H" -has been in the hospital since theage of I year old-which is several years before meeting my husband and his now ex-wifeGloria Ehlers, for vaginal infections. Stacey Skovranko goes into great detail about anincident that supposedly happened after her and her family met the Ehlers in 2002. Shesaid that H had been in the hospital several times in 1 day with strange symptoms.Stacey goes on to say that R ". was yelling at the nurses and saying not to touch herprivates. H 's medical record reflects this incident happening in 2001; there formaking it an impossibility to have happened after June 2002, when in her own words theymet the Ehlers.

If yo u remember correctly H . Skovranko told NCIS and the court that this 1incident of assault took place in August 2002, while her and her family lived next door tothe Ehlers'on Alderwood Rd, H " said that "it" happened in the upstairs bedrooman d bedroom-bathroom of the Ehlers' residence and Gloria Johnson-Hester-Ehierswalked in on this incident taking place, I have the base housing schematics and a pictureof the outside of the home from Gloria Ehlers; it shows the home at 204 Alderwood isonly a 1 story home. How could this take place in 2002 at 204 Alderwood Rd, in theupstairs when the home ha s only I story? H" 's own mother and father said at court

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was actually penile penetration she would not have had a hymen. As far as her tellingNOS that there was blood and Mr. Eddie cleaned it up, why did her parents not knowabout the bleeding? I don't know a 3 year old who wears dark panties or does her ownlaundry. A child of that age would have had internal as well as external trauma thatwould have lasted fo r days while her body recovered.

I also find it highly interesting that you did not know about NCIS Report ofInvestigation dated 8/1/2006. control number 07JUN04-CAPI-W71-8BMA/T, whichclearly states "When interrogated,s/Ehlers denied wrongdoing. S/'EMers subsequentlysubmitted to a polygraph examination,at the conclusion of which, it was the opinion ofthe examiner that s/Etiers had beendeceptive to the relevant questions. During asubsequent interrogation, s/Ehlers made tactic admissions; however,continued to denywrongdoing as alleged by

Special Agent Muelenberg, at trial on August 20th, 2007 told the court on behalfof the prosecution lhat Edwin Ehlers gave him a "confession'* on May 25*, 2005. Thesedocuments are dated 14 months after the alleged confession and as you can see, there isnever a mention of a confession. It says that he retained his innocence through outBOTH interrogations. This document proves that your witness, Special AgentMuelenberg knowingly violated the UCMJ, section 93! article 131 Perjury. Parallel toMs violation is also section 907 article 107- false official statements. So this wouldmean that Special Agent Muelenberg lied before, during and after the trial. Youobviously had knowledge of Special Agent Eric Meulenburg's testimony at trial becauseyou were sitting second seat to Captain Ellis, although you said that you were only thereto supervise Captain Ellis, as this was going to be his first trial by jury, you were stillaware of this case, charges and allegations made against my husband.

I believe this would call into question Special Agent Meulenburg's credibilityregarding his standing with NCIS, and his ability as a witness. What else has NCISSpecial Agent Eric Muelenberg lied about to help convict an innocent man?

The polygraph that is mentioned several times through out the case file, whichwas preformed on May 25m, 2005, has conveniently "disappeared", in other words theylost it. NCIS is no longer able to locate the results of the examination so that we wouldbe able to have it analyzed by several independent polygraph examiners.

I was not discouraged with this information; I figured when the truth of theseunlawful acts committed by Special Agent Eric Muelenberg and NCIS, started to come tolight, NCIS could not perform their rehearsed circus act as well as they did before thecourt in August 2007.

So with the help of a well known military defense attorney who was stationed atCamp Pendleton and believed in my husband's innocence, Edwin underwent 4 polygraphexaminations in January 2008. Unlike NCIS Special Agent Meulenburg's interview andinterrogation which violated NCIS manual 5219,48-R, Mr. Paul Redden, a highly trainedan d well respected polygraph administrator, video and audio recorded the examination.


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At the conclusion of the exam and after the polygraph results were quality checked by 4separate examiners, they came to a unanimo us decision, there % v a s no deception indicatedand that when questioned about the allegations and his involvement, my husband, EdwinEhlers was being truthful when he said that he did not do the things he was accused andeventually convicted of.When we discussed Lt. Melocowsky knowing about the unethical acts Captain

Ellis committed against me and my husband's witness Angela T t you told me thatLt. Melocowsky never reported these acts to you. Although I am not surprised, there arequite a number of things Lt, Melocowsky SHOULD have done, but obviously did not dowith regards to my husband. After the trial when I questioned Lt Melocowsky about theevents that happened at trial he told he that I shouldn't try to understand military law, as Ihave no formal training,You also said that is was a mistake to go with a judge alone court martialespecially considering that Major Kasprzyck is a tough judge, I am in full agreement,After discovering that Major B, E. Kasprzyck violated the UCMJ by authenticating therecord of trial, SectionJg4 article.54 ROTwhich states "/ a court-martial consistingofonly a military judge the record shall be authenticated by the court reporter under the

same conditions which would impose such a duty on a memberunder the subsection" Iwas pleasantly surprised, When we brought these facts before the Convening Authorityof 1st marine division, Major Waldhauser and the SJA Lt. Col, Robert Miller, we weretold these were remedial and held no merit My husband was also told by SJA Lt, Col,M iller in February 2008 to **not listen to your wife anymore and go through yourattorney". Apparently he doesn't like to be shown that he is wrong, and when I saywrong I mean it in every sense of the word. They as well and yourself and Captain Ellisfelt as if the right person had been convicted of crimes against H Skovranko.

You sounded surprised that the CA ha d already acted on my husband's case andthat the SJA had sent the ROT to the other attorney, instead of the attorney of recordseveral times. I have documents that show Deputy SJA Dawn Steinberg recognizedMichael Eisenberg as the attorney of record, yet it took almost 1 month for him to receivethe ROT after it had been released.You told me thai you also have a legal obligation to pursue all evidence thatpertains to someone's innocence. You also said that my husband was only found guiltyand convicted on the word of H Skovranko, an 8 year old child, who re-canted he rstory several times andNCIS Special Agent Eric Muelenberg, ! think after ourconversation and my enlightening you on what yo u should have already known, you canagree that this was not a fair and impartial trial or investigation. Th e conviction of aninnocent man should weigh heavily on your conscience knowing now that he is serving a19 year sentence for a crime it is obvious he did not commit.After being apprised of these legal errors, violations of the UCMJ, deceptivepractices, and perjuries, I trust yo u will do your legal and judicial obligations toinvestigate further and rectify this injustice against Sgt Edwin A . Ehlers II, USMC.

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As a party to this judicial circus act, it is your duty under section 87? article 77Principles and section 878 article 78 Accessory After the Fact, to report any and al lviolations of the ethical standards and violations of the UCMJ committed by NCIS,military judge Ma j o r Brian E. Kasprzyck, Captain John Ellis, Lieutenant Col. RobertMiller, RP2 Paul Skovranko, Special Agent Eric Muelenberg, Lieutenant MichaelMeiocowsky and Lieutenant Gonzales,

For your convenience I have enclosed the Family Advocacy/Naval hospitaldocuments that state H Skovranko was not seen in the hospital in the month of June2004, and that these allegations were never reported to the FAP, the PMO, or localauthorities and Department of Social Services, AHother documentation referred toduring our conversation is included in the case file, record of trial, and HSkovranko's medical records.

If you have any questions or need more clarification on anything we discussed,please feel free to contact me at the below listed phone number, mailing address, or via e --mail.

Thank You,

Angela Ehlers

CC: General James T, Conway, Commandant of the United States Marine CorpsCC: Brigadier General James C. Walker, Director of the Staff Judge AdvocateCC; Col. Peter B. Collins, Deputy Director of the Staff Judge AdvocateCC: Attorney Michael EisenbergCC: Edwin A. Ehlers II


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