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category: Other
summary: Retired FBI agent in Fresno who served as a contact for Cheri Seymour and
  Michael Riconosciuto during investigations into drug trafficking and PROMIS.
tags:
- Person
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[J.H.](/people/jh/) was a retired [FBI](/organizations/federal-bureau-of-investigation/) agent in Fresno, California, who served as a contact for [Cheri Seymour](/people/cheri-seymour/) and [Michael Riconosciuto](/people/michael-riconosciuto/). He was previously identified as "R.J." in the Internet version of *The Last Circle*.[^1]

[Michael Riconosciuto](/people/michael-riconosciuto/) frequently communicated with J.H., attempting to negotiate entry into the Federal Witness Protection Program in exchange for information on high-level corruption, drug trafficking, and money laundering. Riconosciuto provided J.H. with details about "The Company," a drug/arms organization, and its activities, including the alleged involvement of [Robert Booth Nichols](/people/robert-booth-nichols/), [Michael Abbell](/people/michael-abbell/), [Gilbert Rodriguez](/people/gilberto-rodriguez-orejuela/), and [Jose Londono](/people/jose-santacruz-londono/) in illicit financial transactions.[^1]

J.H. verified some of [Michael Riconosciuto](/people/michael-riconosciuto/)'s information, including Riconosciuto's presence in [Lebanon](/places/lebanon/), but could not verify the details of the drug operation. He also confirmed that [Brian Leighton](/people/brian-leighton/) recalled [Michael Riconosciuto](/people/michael-riconosciuto/)'s help with "[The Company](/organizations/the-company/)" case, including leading law enforcement to a marijuana cache. However, J.H. ultimately did not facilitate Riconosciuto's entry into witness protection, and his responses to Riconosciuto's information became increasingly limited.[^1]

J.H. was also contacted by [Cheri Seymour](/people/cheri-seymour/) regarding [Michael Riconosciuto](/people/michael-riconosciuto/)'s request to connect with someone trustworthy at [FinCen](/organizations/financial-crimes-enforcement-network/). Riconosciuto advised that J.H. should have someone "totally uncoupled" from him make inquiries into Riconosciuto's files to avoid exposing an audit trail, as Riconosciuto claimed to know [PROMIS](/programs/promis/) and [FOIMS](/concepts/foims/) (Field Office Information Management System) "inside out" and helped develop their internal tracking audit trail.[^1]

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[^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010.