Contact: Special Agent Kevin Moran, PIO For Immediate Release

Cell: (504) 669-7732 Dec. 29, 2015

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Les Seago, Assistant Special Agent in Charge

National Park Service

Investigative Services Branch

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ATF, U.S. Park Service Offers Up To $7,500 Reward in Christmas Morning Arson

Investigators Seek Public’s Help Solving Crime at President Clinton’s Childhood Home

HOPE, Ark. — Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) New

Orleans Field Division, the National Park Service, U.S. Department of Interior, along with

the FBI are investigating a fire set to the structure of the childhood home of former U.S.

President Bill Clinton in the early morning hours of Dec. 25, 2015.

ATF is offering a reward in the amount of up to $5,000, with the U.S. Park Service

offering a reward of up to $2,500 for a total of up to $7,500 for information leading to the

arrest and conviction of the person (s) responsible for the fire that has been ruled arson.

“The National Park Service appreciates the assistance from the ATF, Arkansas State

Troopers, Hope Police Department and the local community in locating the person (s)

responsible for this fire,” said President William Jefferson Clinton Home Superintendent, Tarona

Armstrong. “We’re working hard to repair the damages so we can preserve this national historic

site for future generations.”

On Dec. 25, in the early morning hours, a passing motorist reported the fire to the local

authorities. ATF special agent certified fire investigators arrived on-scene bringing their

expertise to this investigation.

“Fires are serious, and potentially deadly to the community and those firefighters who

respond to them,” said ATF New Orleans Special Agent in Charge Constance Hester. “Arson is

a crime of violence, and this fire was intentionally set. ATF and our law enforcement partners

are asking for the public’s help in solving this crime.”

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New Orleans Field Division

News Release Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives

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Anyone with information is encouraged to call the ATF Hotline at 1-888-ATF-FIRE (1-

888-283-3473). Callers can remain anonymous.

President Clinton lived at this house with his grandparents for four years after his birth in

1946, according to Arkansas’ state website. The house is listed on the National Register of

Historic Places.

ATF is the federal law enforcement agency with jurisdiction for investigating

crimes of arson. More information on ATF and its programs can be found at www.atf.gov

or follow ATF on Twitter.

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