My Third Novel's Conclusion, My Heartbreak

My heart begins to break when I think about completing this particular book -- because this narrative has sustained me like no other story I've known. It's both more personal and more universal than my other works. But beyond memory and archetype, it's a cri-de-coeur about needing to become the person one is destined to be. And in the writing, I have met my own life's work, my own fated journey -- having the sense all the while that the pages are suffused with a resonance, an energy, an electrified field that defies explanation. Writers hope and pray to be overtaken by a work in this way -- to be conscripted into passionate service of a profound story. To experience it even once in a lifetime seems a great privilege. I still have several months before this novel is complete, and this constitutes my reprieve. Because I'm not ready for the beauty to end.




Saturday, February 18, 2023

UPDATE (corrections): My Husband's Planned Retrieval of Acceptable Mail Today, February 18, 2023; Jim Mellano's Letter from AFE to Be Excluded

UPDATE:

Corrections have been made to the following paragraph.

Saturday, February 18, 2023 at 2:57 PM

OIG Hotline investigators, this is to document that this afternoon, my husband Ken MacWilliams filmed the seal on our mailbox prior to removing it, opened the box with a key, removed acceptable mail while filming this process, verified that Jim Mellano's letter, unretrieved and unopened, is still in placed beneath two heavy books, replaced the interior alarm within the mailbox, and on closing it, affixed a new security seal over the lock.

I hereby certify that the foregoing its true and correct.




Lane MacWilliams

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OIG Hotline investigators, this is to document that my husband Ken MacWilliams will soon retrieve acceptable mail from our locked mailbox at Vista Verde Way, Portola Valley, CA.

He will use a body cam, as he did on February 5, 2023, to film the entire process of his handling each piece of mail that we accept.  The ownership of this camera and its micro SD card have already been conveyed to the OIG Hotline Investigations Division.

He will not retrieve or open the letter from Jim Mellano of AFE, but rather, will leave it in place.  To confirm, ownership of the Jim Mellano/AFE letter has been transferred to the OIG Hotline Investigations Division and will be provided to them directly as soon as they request it.

My husband will affix a new security seal to the lock on the box when he has completed his retrieval of accepted mail.

I will check back here shortly to provide an update.

For clarity, neither Ken nor I have opened the mailbox since Ken's retrieval of acceptable mail on February 5, 2023.

We hope that the security measures we have taken -- that of the security seal, and the presence of lights and an alarm, will have been sufficient to prevent tampering with our mailbox in the interim.

Again, we hope that Jim Mellano has been honest in his characterization of the contents of the AFE letter as a simple, unaltered 1099 form.  

However, because Jim Mellano has lied in writing in the past, we are taking all precautions to ensure our family's security, as well as to preserve any material that could possibly assist OIG Hotline investigators in their inquiry into falsified law enforcement reporting for anti-democratic objectives.

Whether Jim Mellano's actions in sending a letter against my express directives were intended to alarm me -- and discredit me in that process -- or whether they were intended to further a plan of falsified law enforcement reporting against my family or myself -- it seems wise to me to exercise great caution and care in this circumstance.

I hereby certify that the foregoing is true and correct.




Lane MacWilliams

Sworn Affidavit of Lane MacWilliams

OIG Hotline, I have prepared and lawfully executed a six-page affidavit pertaining to FBI involvement in events described in a coded message to your Office's Investigations Division, briefly posted on this blog yesterday, February 17, 2023.

Two witnesses have attested to my signature on this document, thus rendering it in full force and effect.

This sworn testament contains more detailed information than I have been at liberty to convey to investigators previously.  Its substance was included in a FedEx mailing I attempted to send to your Office on Monday, February 13, 2023, though not in the form of a formal affidavit.  That original FedEx mailing remains unopened for your examination at your discretion.

I have scanned the sworn affidavit onto a flash drive and placed it in my safe, to be conveyed to you upon your request.

A physical copy of this sworn statement has been placed within my safe as well.

My husband retains an additional copy.

I hereby certify that the foregoing is true and correct.




Lane MacWilliams

Wednesday, February 15, 2023

Which of the FBI's Clandestine Programs Must Be Brought into the Light for a Full Public Accounting?

OIG Hotline investigators, the information that follows herewith represents a portion of the most sensitive information I attempted to send to you via FedEx on Monday, February 13, 2023.

Necessarily, there are redactions in this post.

But this presents some of the larger puzzle pieces involved in the far right's attempt to undermine our democracy through the advancement of secret programs discussed with the legislative, judicial and executive branches of our government, including the American electorate at large, as "necessary for national security."

In evaluating these structural problems that have been conceived and extended by far right factions of the three-letter agencies, as well as certain compromised members of DoD, it's necessary to reflect that totalitarian programs are always concealed for as long as possible.  History is clear on this point.  The architects of predations that would be considered by the public to constitute human atrocities become yet more aggressive at the prospect of exposure.

And, in this case, there seem to be concerted attempts to implicate my husband and myself of wrongdoing of which we are completely and entirely uninformed and unaware.

Unfortunately, the truth is rather more challenging, and it is this:  a certain segment of those in whom we have placed our trust to defend the Constitution and the civil liberties and human rights it confers have instead betrayed that commitment.

Having said that, I believe that many people within the FBI, the CIA, the NSA, and the DoD who have a view into portions of these agencies'  departure from the Constitution are mightily unhappy about that choice.

As I have said elsewhere, there are many, many virtuous men and women within these organizations who strive to defend the civil liberties and human rights of all Americans, and further, of those who are laboring for democracy all over the world.  I know that to be the case, because I've been helped by some of them.

But our ability to defend our democracy from those who would prefer unseen autocratic means of controlling the social and economic progress of our nation depends upon our ability to expose the truth of this matter.

So, this is important, in the way that the human rights of all of mankind are important.

That's not hyperbole.

Our ability to fairly rapidly assess what has gone wrong within these programs, and to bring those wrongs into the public sphere for a public accounting, is our one hope of regaining the egalitarian, just, honorable society the founders of our nation hoped to create.

We have the most honorable, courageous, capable Commander-in-Chief possible in President Joseph R. Biden, and that great gift renders this public accounting possible.

I hope the following information, albeit necessarily redacted, may assist in that cause:

The Phoenix Program appears to be implemented within the United States under cover of the Signature Reduction Program, which is described well in a 2021 Newsweek article, which can be found online here: https://newsweek.com/exclusive-inside-militarys-secret-undercover-army-1591881

My stalker works as a hired xxxxxxxx within this context, based on the information he has provided to me over time.

It is difficult to convey to you the greatest contributor to my certainty of this fact. My stalker was my xxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxx in the summer of 2017, following a shoulder surgery that I had had several months prior.  I will simply say that there were several occasions during my appointments when I perceived that my xxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxx possessed a central characteristic which I think of as "cold fury" or "cold rage." That is to say, there is no logic or reason that fuels such hatred within a person.  It remains as a hidden constant which the individual endeavors mightily to conceal.

I consider myself to be a fairly perceptive individual.

I have never encountered this type of "cold fury" in anyone before or since encountering my stalker.

There is instinct involved in this assessment, and there are many ways of "knowing" the truth about a person.

I have no doubt in my mind that xxxxxxx xxxx serves as a paid xxxxxxxx for the FBI, focusing on those within the FBI's "disposition matrix."

In my case, Mr. xxxx, over time, ensured that I was wrongfully placed on this list in order to fulfill an apparently obsessive fantasy on his part of causing me egregious harm.

Clearly, there are inherent financial incentives for those who participate in clandestine programs which prey upon law-abiding members of the American public for anti-democratic objectives.

Contractors are paid.  Informants who bear false witness are paid.  Those who perpetrate unwarranted violence against "targets of interest" are paid.

Yet, dystopias are constructed around precisely this sort of structural predation toward imaginary "enemies of the state."

How disheartening it has been to realize that my stalker's predations over the last five years have been compensated by ongoing payments from funds originating with our national treasury.

The May 17, 2021 Newsweek article on the Signature Reduction Program, referenced earlier, concludes with the observation that "The military services should be asking more questions about the ethics, propriety, and even the legality of soldiers being turned into spies and assassins, and what this means for the future."

Indeed.

My stalker has referenced a "thirty-person xxxx xxxxxx" for the Phoenix Program, in which his markedly violent psychological profile is weaponized as an expression of "national security" by a Pentagon which has vastly expanded its capacity for "secret operations" carried out against the American public.

But I think most Americans would recoil in horror at the thought that certain segments of our military might be perpetrating xxxxxx against law-abiding American citizens for anti-democratic objectives.

The FBI's unconstitutional "target of interest" program, which relies heavily on falsified law enforcement reporting for anti-democratic objectives, plays a central role in justifying these harms against the American electorate.

A law-abiding American citizen who can be falsely labeled as a "spy," a "terrorist," a "child abuser," a "drug manufacturer," "mentally ill," a "human trafficker," or a "danger to society," can be harmed with impunity by those contractors who have been designated to enforce political, economic, and social control over the American public.

Hence, the lies of far right FBI personnel, as well as local law enforcement officers whom the FBI directs and influences.

The FBI's deconstruction of the Freedom of Information Act for law-abiding "targets of interest" has allowed the agency's perpetration of falsified law enforcement reporting to expand without challenge from those Americans who are being directly harmed by these programs.

Ultimately, as John F. Kennedy observed, secrecy is antithetical to a sustainable democracy.  The transparency and accountability required of the national security agencies in order for members of the public to retain their civil liberties and human rights take precedence over any argument that societal "safety" can be supported through programmatic objectives of deceit and predation.

My stalker has asserted recently that the Phoenix Program is "too big to fail."

I would counter that the democracy of the United States is too valuable to betray.

The founders of our nation provided for civilian control of the military, because they knew that those who advance conflict should never hold more power than those who defend the peace.  

Clandestine programs such as "Signature Reduction," "Target of Interest," "Phoenix," and "Non-investigative Subjects" effectively upend the Constitution in this regard.

President Biden inherited this problem from his predecessor, but he demonstrates a courageous unwillingness to tolerate it.  His courage gives the rest of us an opportunity to demonstrate our own commitment to one another's human rights as American citizens.

In order to reclaim the Constitution's brilliant and balanced blueprint for our democratic form of self-governance, all of us as Americans must demonstrate a singular commitment to the truth.

It may be difficult.  It may be revelatory. It may be disappointing.  It may be freeing.

But the truth is necessary for the life of our democracy, and we must insist on it.

Most sincerely,




Lane MacWilliams

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The FBI is a deeply divided agency.  There are many FBI employees who view their vows to the Constitution with the utmost seriousness and honor, and who strive to defend the fundamentals of our democracy with courage, fortitude and commitment.  The fact that some segments of the FBI appear to have embraced a lawless course is not a justification to assail the FBI in general.  The safety of FBI agents should be protected, just as the safety of the American citizenry should be protected.  As President Joseph R. Biden has so rightly expressed, violence is never justified in any circumstance.  The rule of law must always be honored and upheld.  It is our shared determination to preserve the civil liberties and human rights of ALL AMERICANS that renders the United States a democracy.  We must never abandon this promise.  All of our most cherished freedoms depend upon it.  

Obstructed Email Communication with FedEx on Monday, February 13, 2023

OIG Hotline investigators, after I spoke to Leslie to arrange for my husband's pick up of the FedEx package on Monday, February 13, 2023, I attempted to email her to confirm that she would hold the package for him.

My first email attempt seemed to be obstructed, as it did not appear in my email's "Sent" folder.

I did take a screenshot of this communication immediately prior to sending it, because I had linked to this email portal through the FedEx store's website, here:  https://local.fedex.com/en-us/ca/santa-clara/office-0337.

This screenshot is included at the conclusion of this post.

The time stamp on my original screenshot is 12:51.03 on February 13, 2023, and I hit the "send" button a few seconds later.

Because the communication appeared to have been obstructed, given that my gmail account did not register it, I resent the identical content directly from my gmail account lanemacwilliams@gmail.com at 1:32 PM.

A screenshot of that gmail communication is also included below.  (Please scroll down if viewing this post via cell phone.)

I hope this information may assist investigators.

I hereby certify that all of this information is true and correct.




Lane MacWilliams





When the Far Right Co-opts Fed Ex

1.  What led you to believe that there was likely to be tampering with FedEx package #394555389954, which you attempted to send to OIG Hotline investigators?

Answer:  I was receiving quite a few threats that tampering could occur, and my husband had already dropped off the package at the Fed Ex in Santa Clara on Mission Boulevard.  So, I called the store and spoke to Leslie.

2.  And what did you say?

Answer:  I told her that I was an FBI whistleblower, that the package was going to investigators within thee DOJ, and that she should under no circumstances allow anyone from the FBI to take possession of the package.

3.  How did she respond?

Answer:  She responded by saying that she could guarantee the FBI would not take possession of the package prior to the afternoon pickup from the store.  

However, after the 5 PM pickup, she could make no such assurances.

4.  How did you receive that statement?

Answer:  With alarm.  Leslie made the statement several times.  I did not misunderstand her.

5.  She also said something else unusual.  What was that?

Answer:  She said, apropos of nothing, that if the package contained something dangerous, its delivery might be delayed.

6.  You assured her that the package contained nothing dangerous, didn't you?

Answer:  Yes.  I told her the contents were perfectly innocuous.  The package, now sealed and in my possession, contains 43 pages and a small digital audio recorder without batteries.

7.  But your stalker has long been threatening to perpetrate false arrest toward you or a family member, so, in that context, any allusions to dangerous contents of a package concerned you greatly.

Answer:  They did.  

8.  Fortunately, your husband was able to retrieve the package prior to its being picked up by the Fed Ex driver.

Answer:  Yes, he was.

9.  What are you going to do with the package?

Answer:  I am going to maintain it in its current state, unopened, and give it to the Investigations Division of the OIG Hotline when the means of doing so become safe.  Hopefully, Leslie can confirm that the package is in its original state, as she confirmed for me.

10.  You believe that Leslie may possess knowledge of important communications with FBI personnel to convey to OIG Hotline investigators surrounding the attempt by far right FBI personnel to tamper with this package.

Answer:  The Investigations Division has a very full plate.  But yes, I do.

11.  Do you hereby certify that the foregoing is true and correct?

Answer:  I do.




Lane MacWilliams

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The FBI is a deeply divided agency.  There are many FBI employees who view their vows to the Constitution with the utmost seriousness and honor, and who strive to defend the fundamentals of our democracy with courage, fortitude and commitment.  The fact that some segments of the FBI appear to have embraced a lawless course is not a justification to assail the FBI in general.  The safety of FBI agents should be protected, just as the safety of the American citizenry should be protected.  As President Joseph R. Biden has so rightly expressed, violence is never justified in any circumstance.  The rule of law must always be honored and upheld.  It is our shared determination to preserve the civil liberties and human rights of ALL AMERICANS that renders the United States a democracy.  We must never abandon this promise.  All of our most cherished freedoms depend upon it.  

Monday, February 13, 2023

UPDATE: Important FedEx to OIG Hotline Investigators

February 13, 2023

OIG Hotline investigators, I regret that I am in possession of a credible threat pertaining to FBI efforts to alter the contents of this FedEx shipment in such a manner as to render it in some manner incriminating.  

As a result, I have contacted Leslie at the FedEx Store in Santa Clara in order to request that she hold this shipment for pickup this afternoon by my husband.

Due to the fact that certain alterations of content of a FedEx shipment could lead to false arrest, harms to my family, or harms to others, I believe that FedEx as a means of communicating with your Office is closed to me at this time.

I recorded my phone call with Leslie, in which she confirmed that she would hold this package in the manager's office.

Beyond this, I sent her a followup email, which I include below.

I regret that this has happened.  My husband and I are both entirely peaceable people, so the potential for far right FBI personnel to tamper with this package is deeply concerning.

My impression is that Leslie has had some substantive communications with FBI personnel over the course of the day. (Contact phone: (408) 982-9600, ext. 8)

I am grateful that this threat was received in time to cancel the shipment.

I will endeavor to post the content of this mailing online.

Most sincerely,




Lane MacWilliams

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Re: HOLD PACKAGE #394555389954 AT YOUR LOCATION FOR PICKUP BY KEN MACWILLIAMS THIS AFTERNOON

Leslie, thank you for our call just now.  As I expressed, I am in receipt of a threat of altered contents of a FedEx package with tracking number 394555389954.

This package represents a lawful attempt to report FBI malfeasance to the Investigations Division of the Office of thee Inspector General Hotline of the U.S. Department of Justice.

The specific threat I have received has conveyed that FBI personnel may intentionally alter the contents of this package once it leaves your store to render it incriminating in some manner, thus leading to false arrest or other harms.

In order to avoid any undesired outcomes in this situation, I am formally requesting that you HOLD PACKAGE #394555389954 within your store until my husband Kxx Mxxxxxxxxxx can pick it up this afternoon.

Under no circumstances should it be allowed to leave the location except in my husband's possession.

Thank you very much for your support, Leslie.

I very much appreciate your efforts on my behalf, given the unusual nature of this situation.

Sincerely,

Lane MacWilliams

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OIG Hotline investigators, my husband is sending 43 pages and an audio recording device to your Office today via FedEx, for arrival tomorrow, February 14, 2023, with tracking number 394555389954.  Estimated delivery hours are between 9:00 AM and 1:00 PM.

This constitutes an important mailing.  Please do not allow anyone other than OIG Hotline investigators to open the manila envelope with the security seals as pictured below.

A portion of this material is highly confidential and requires careful handling.  Nonetheless, I will post critical information from this mailing online so that investigators can be certain they have received content  identical to that which originated with me.

There is a high likelihood that others will attempt to obstruct this mailing or alter its contents.

Please do not allow the package to wait in a receiving office unclaimed by investigators for any significant period of time.


This is the mailing label, which my husband watched the attendant affix to the package:

The package appears as follows:



Security seals on the front of this mailing include the following numbers:  NO1576986, NO1576987, NO1576990, NO1576991, NO1576984, NO1576985.  

Security seals on the reverse side of this mailing include the following numbers: NO1576980, NO1576981, NO1576988, NO1576982, NO1576983.

Security seal NO1576989 is affixed to this package with its number concealed.

I will verify that this package has been delivered tomorrow, and I will post the proof of delivery on this page online.

I hereby certify that the foregoing is true and correct.







Lane MacWilliams




Why Am I Being Copied on a Cryptocurrency Transaction Through PayPal?

OIG Hotline investigators, I am alarmed to have been blind copied on a cryptocurrency transaction through PayPal.

I do not own cryptocurrency, at least not by my knowledge or consent.

This transaction was not originated by me, nor by anyone I know.

I will check to ensure that my bank account has not been debited for this transaction.

Please see the documentation that follows herewith.

The OIG Hotline has my full permission to investigate this concern as your staff deems appropriate.

I hereby certify that this information is true and correct.




Lane MacWilliams

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Email sent to: cesaranaya714655@gmail.com. From: Payment Received! steivensmith739383@gmail.com bcc: lanemacwilliams@gmail.com

Paypal invoice ID:  211SXGB7935RV

Your transaction for crypto purchase has been approved by PayPal.

All details related to your purchase are mentioned below.  For more information, please contact our support team.

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Transaction information:

Transaction Id: 211SXGB7935RV

Product name:  Crypto from Coinbase

Total price:  $1074.00

Date of order:  2/13/2023

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