official john beal. of course he has turned out to be a manipulator and charlotten of renowned proportions. we now know that e.p.a. rather than take action against a fake c.i.a. agent who stole over $1 million of taxpayer money, this and other failings are detailed in a series of memoranda issued by my committee staff which i would like to enter into the record at this time. this memorandum exposes an indisputeable time line that raises questions not just about john beal but about e.p.a. in january 2011, ms. mccarthy was informed that beal had been receiving erroneous bonus payments but actually elevated his salary above a statutory cap. and was advised by her human resources staff and legal counsel to cancel the bonus. instead, she deferred to an e.p.a. official equal to her in rank at the time allegedly because of uncertainty over beal's c.i.a. status. however, a senior e.p.a. official directly informed ms. mccarthy that there were no c.i.a. employees at e.p.a. while it appears ms. mccarthy believed th