Greetings Commissioner and congratulations on your appointment.

The Board was wondering if this vessel would cause us any trouble when we caught wind of it; it would seem our suspicion was well founded. You see, Commissioner, this vessel is not an OSI transport; never has and never will. I can only presume he was using a stolen transponder. I believe our Director of Security had direct contact with the vessel's captain and managed to convince him to remove the transponder.

I'm sure you're probably saying to yourself this sounds like a very convenient story. I'd probably be thinking the same if I were in your shoes. I'd like to point to the fact that we hold both a Humanitarian Aid License and a Military Material License. We've always purchased the required licensing to transport restricted goods within your space. Why would we jeopardize our ability to transit your space for a cargo hold of wildlife?

We feel that paying the fine could be taken as an admission of guilt and this isn't acceptable to the Board, but our ability to transit through your space is something must consider. Therefore we are willing to to work with the Police Authority in resolving this issue.