The City of New York Department of Investigation October 12, 2018 BY ELECTRONIC MAIL AND U.S. MAIL James G, MeGovem, Esq Hogan Lovells US LLP 875 Third Avenue New York, New York 10022 Re: Termination of Appointment as Acting Deputy Commissioner Dear Mr. MeGovern: ‘As you know, on April 5, 2018, I appointed you an Acting Deputy Commissioner of Investigation pursuant to New York City Charter, Chapter 34, in order to conduct an investigation of whether Anastasia Coleman, Daniel Schlachet and EEE bad been subjected to retaliatory adverse personnel actions within the meaning of New York City Administrative Code § 12-113 (the “Whistleblower investigation”). With the receipt by DOI of your investigative report, along with copies of the letters to the claimants providing each of them with a summary of your findings and recommendations in the Whistleblower investigation, all dated October 10, 2018, your service to the Deparment of Investigation (DOI) is now complete and your appointment as Acting Deputy Commissioner of DOI is hereby terminated. Accordingly, at your earliest convenience, but in no event later than October 15, 2018, please secure at Hogan Lovells (or return to DOI) all documents and any other materials provided to Hogan Lovells US LLP (“Hogan Lovells”) by DOI (the “DOI materials”), or otherwise collected from any source or generated by Hogan Lovells pursuant to the Whistleblower investigation. The DOI materials are the property of DOI and the DOI materials, along with any other material collected and generated pursuant to the Whistleblower investigation, are privileged and confidential. Given your role as an Acting Deputy Commissioner of DOI, all such materials were to be used by you only in that role, which has now ended, Further, you may not use any of the DOI materials, or other materials or work product collected or generated by Hogan Lovells pursuant to the Whistleblower investigation, in any other ‘matter, including any future engagements of you or Hogan Lovells by the City of New York. Nor ‘may you share any such materials with any entity other than DOI, without DOI’s express, writtens the pre exist, that Lovells of all Whistleblower investigation. related to the ion, in what Please feel free to call me if you have any questions. ‘Thank you for your service to DOI and your anticipated cooperation in this matter, Very Truly Yours, Mark G. Pet Commissioner cc: John F, Carroll, Jr., Deputy General Counsel