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May 15, 2012

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May 14, 2012

Al Capone

May 09, 2012

Sir William S. Stephenson

Sir William S. Stephenson (1897-1989) was a Canadian citizen, soldier, and businessman. During World War II, he created the British Security Coordination, an office in New York that provided official liaison between the United States intelligence services and Great Britain’s MI-5 and MI-6. This previously made release largely consists of materials dated from the 1970s about several books concerning Stephenson and World War II intelligence.

Apr 12, 2012

SOLO

Operation SOLO was a long-running FBI program to infiltrate the Communist Party of the United States and gather intelligence about its relationship to the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, China, and other communist nations. It officially began in 1958 and ended in 1977, although Morris and Jack Childs, two of the principal agents in the operation, had been involved with the Bureau for several years prior. The files range from March 1958 to April 1966. Read a related story at http://www.fbi.gov/news/stories/2011/august/byte-out-of-history-communist-agent-tells-all/.

Apr 09, 2012

Theodore Chaikin Sorensen

Theodore “Ted” Chaiken Sorensen (1928-2010) was a lawyer and speechwriter best known for his long association with the Kennedy family. He served as special counsel to President John F. Kennedy and later as an advisor to Senator Ted Kennedy. This release consists of files ranging from 1948-1998, including several background investigations conducted when the White House nominated Sorensen for various appointed positions such as the Director of Central Intelligence in 1977.

Apr 05, 2012

Attempted Assassination of President Ronald Reagan

On March 31, 1981, John W. Hinckley, Jr., shot President Ronald Reagan and several others in a failed assassination attempt. The FBI conducted an extensive investigation, named REAGAT. This FOIA release consists of an extensive “Prosecutive Report” submitted by the FBI to the Department of Justice in May 1981 as Justice lawyers considered how to prosecute Hinckley for the attacks.

Mar 06, 2012

Charlie Chaplin

Charles Spencer “Charlie” Chaplin (1889-1971) was a comic actor, movie director, and one of the founders of United Artists Pictures, a major Hollywood film studio. This release consists of two types of files, one involving a White Slave Traffic Act (or interstate prostitution) investigation and a domestic security file concerning Chaplin’s ties to communist organizations in the U.S. The dates range from 1922 to 1978.

Feb 29, 2012

Special Intelligence Service

In June 1940, the FBI created a Special Intelligence Service (SIS) to collect intelligence in the western hemisphere, especially against Nazi activities. In 1947, a multi-volume history of this program was written.

Feb 08, 2012

Steven Paul Jobs

Steven Paul Jobs (1955-2011) was a founder and leader of Apple Inc. (formerly Apple Computer Inc.). In 1991, Jobs was considered for an appointed position on the U.S. President's Export Council. This release consists of the FBI's 1991 background investigation of Jobs for that position and a 1985 investigation of a bomb threat against Apple.

Jan 23, 2012

Bremer Investigation Summary

Jan 18, 2012

Hubert H. Humphrey

Hubert Horatio Humphrey, Jr. (1911-1978) was a U.S. politician who served as mayor of Minneapolis, U.S. senator from Minnesota, and U.S. vice president over the course of a long public career. The more than 2,600 pages posted here were released previously under FOIA. They consist of an extensive file that details the FBI’s relationship with Humphrey from 1945 to 1974. This material contains extensive cordial corrrespondence between Humphrey and the Bureau, the results of background investigations related to Humphrey, and investigations of threats of violence against him. There is also a short file from 1970 in which the Bureau considered whether or not a perjury investigation was warranted against Humphrey or former Howard Hughes’ aide Robert Maheu; in the end, no investigation was pursued.

Jan 12, 2012

Gregory Scarpa, Sr

Gregory Scarpa, Sr. (1928-19940) was a long-time criminal associated with the Colombo family organized crime group in New York. These files concern Scarpa, the Colombo/Profaci La Cosa Nostra crime family, and related matters and range from 1968 to 1993.

Jan 12, 2012

Percy Sutton

Percy E. Sutton (1920-2009) was a prominent African-American politician and businessman. These files concern an investigation into allegations of fraud by Sutton against the government. The case was closed in 2003 without charges being filed. The files range from 1998 to 2003.

Jan 12, 2012

Russell Tyrone Jones

Russell Tyrone Jones (1968-2004), aka “Ol’ Dirty Bastard”, was a member of the hip-hop music group known as the Wu-tang Clan. The FBI looked into the group’s activities under criminal enterprise statutes but no charges were filed based on these investigations. The file ranges from 1999 to 2004.

Jan 09, 2012

Sempra Energy

Dec 16, 2011

Marcus Garvey

Marcus Mosiah Garvey, Jr. (1887-1940), a Jamaican born immigrant, was an early twentieth century African-American leader who was a founder and staunch proponent of the black nationalist movement. In the aftermath of World War I, the FBI began investigating Garvey’s activities, looking to deport him as an undesirable alien. In 1922, he was convicted on a mail fraud charge in connection with some of business and organizational activities in which he was involved; his sentence was later commuted by President Coolidge. This material has been released before and consists of materials from 1922 to 1965; the bulk of the file ranges 1922 to 1927.

Dec 13, 2011

Bernard Julius Otto Kuehn

http://www.fbi.gov/news/stories/2005/february/kuehn_022105

Dec 01, 2011

John Winston Lennon

John Winston Lennon (1940-1980) was a British born singer and songwriter known for his years in the Beatles and for his later solo career. The first two parts of this release consist of previously released material from investigations that mention Lennon’s connection to anti-war and related groups in the late 1960s and early 1970s. The third part was released and posted to the Vault in November 2011. It consists of other references to Lennon in FBI files and a 1978 investigation of a violent threat made against him.

Nov 08, 2011

George Orson Welles

George Orson Welles (1915-1985) was an American actor, director and producer. Mr. Welles was investigated for his potential ties to communist activities in 1940’s Hollywood. This file ranges from 1941-1949, and includes one document from 1976.

Nov 07, 2011

FBI Domestic Investigations and Operations Guide (DIOG)

The FBI’s Domestic Investigations and Operations Guide (DIOG) was revised and updated based on comments and feedback received since the original DIOG was issued on December 16, 2008. This new version was approved by Director Mueller on October 15, 2011. The changes primarily clarify and enhance the definitions of terms and procedures used in the original DIOG. Each change has been carefully looked at and considered against the backdrop of the tools our employees need to accomplish their mission, the possible risks associated with the use of those tools, and the controls that are in place. The DIOG was first issued to help implement the new Attorney General’s Guidelines for Domestic FBI Operations that were issued earlier that year. Those guidelines had reconciled a number of previously separate guidelines, the first of which had been issued in 1976. A redacted version of this manual was released and posted to the FBI’s FOIA website in early 2011 along with some training materials used in briefing FBI personnel on Section 4 of that manual. The second edition of the DIOG was released on October 15, 2011. A redacted version of this revised edition was released on 11/07/2011 and posted to the FBI’s electronic reading room, The Vault on 11/07/2011 .