[Letter to John D. Dingell from Bernadine P. Healy]

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April ngt16, 1991$
Dr, WlliaM 7. Raub
Aotinqci srctor
Nation~al Inatitutas of Health
Su.iidirIg3., ROOM 124
Bethesda,. Maryland 26992
toaax Dr. Raub,
For some time rowr the Subcommitta& on OVarsight and
2vestisations has been rovio Jing the abi1~ty of the tiOnAl
institutes of ){aalth to Com;1Y With, inveStigate, and eniforces a
wholo serisa of intarnal regulations, including those concerning
conflict of interest and tinanoini disoiosures1 compliance by
NIHZflmployoos with a number of basic criminal statutes has also
been probed* The subcommittiee has hold two hearings on these
matters, with the subject of the tirst 5ukbcommittee investigation
pleading guiLty to two felonies, and "~e subject of the second
under criminal investigation by the u*S.?ttornoy in Baltim2ore*
Both of th~ese ~ncidentw occurred in ths NIH laborstory of
Dr. Robert Gallom in both cass Drs Gallo Claimed he had no
}nowlodg eof t"a wrangdoing. Other 1*111 fiiJ41areaponsible for
ovaersoein and monitoring roevant rules and regulations &lao
claimed they had no knowledge of th* wrongdoing. This was not
UIR Ila'sf inest hour a