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FBI | ACLU-RDI 3204

Entire contents redacted.

Dec. 13, 2001 | Non-US | ACLU-RDI 3208
This is a letter from an attorney representing a person detained by the U.S. to FBI Director Robert Mueller. In the letter the attorney states that he has reached out to DOD General Counsel William Hayne and Attorney General Ashcroft concerning ...
Dec. 15, 2004
Letter
Robert S. Mueller
William J. Haynes, II, Donald H. Rumsfeld, John D. Ashcroft, Robert S. Mueller
July 14, 2004 | FBI | ACLU-RDI 3210

Testimony of Valerie Caproni, FBI General Counsel, before the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. Entire contents redacted.

Dec. 15, 2004
Interview (Transcript)
Valerie E. Caproni
Valerie E. Caproni
July 09, 2004 | FBI | ACLU-RDI 3211

An email from the FBI to the DOJ regarding the revised statement of Valerie E. Caproni, FBI General Counsel, before the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. The testimony discusses FBI special agent training in interrogating ...

Dec. 15, 2004
Email
Valerie E. Caproni, Jane Harman
June 03, 2004 | FBI | CRIM | ACLU-RDI 3213
FBI memo from Criminal Investigative to all Field Offices concerning cases Case ID #: 66F-HQ-1339150 and 66F-HQ-C1384970. Entire contents redacted.
Dec. 15, 2004
Non-legal Memo
Laura M. Laughlin | Chris Swecker | Joseph R. Lewis
Laura M. Laughlin, Joseph R. Lewis, Chris Swecker
May 12, 2004 | FBI | ACLU-RDI 3216
This is a note to an SSA stating "The purpose of this note is to present you with a thought/proposal which I hope you will pass up the chain for consideration in the Civil Rights Unit, if something similar is not already underway." The notes ...
May 20, 2004 | FBI | ACLU-RDI 3217
Fax cover sheet, subject: Letter to Attorney for client from CPA which was coordinated with AUSA John Klein and SA [redacted]
Dec. 15, 2004
Letter
Laura M. Laughlin
Laura M. Laughlin
May 20, 2004 | FBI | ACLU-RDI 3219
The emails discuss a request by Congressman Frank R. Wolf's office requesting their (FBI's) attendance at a press conference re: additional funding for gang investigations. In one email, Chris Swecker lists things to later discuss with Laura ...
Dec. 15, 2004
Email
Chris Swecker, Laura M. Laughlin, Michael A. Mason, Thomas G. Kinnally, Joseph R. Lewis, Frank Wolf, Robert S. Mueller, Thomas M. Davis, Paul McNulty
May 06, 2004 | FBI | ACLU-RDI 3220
The memo discusses, in part, a request that the FBI take the lead in directing and referring this investigative matter to the FBI. It mentions that Patrick Sullivan agreed to prosecute the matter. Memo is significantly redacted.
Dec. 15, 2004
Non-legal Memo
Michael P. Sullivan
May 06, 2004 | CRIM | FBI | ACLU-RDI 3221
The memo states its purpose to be to request SAC authority to open captioned full field investigation in to accusations that officials of the Executive branch are engaged in public corruption. It provides enclosure(s): (1) original and (2) one ...
Dec. 15, 2004
Non-legal Memo
Thomas G. Kinnally, Kathleen E. Kennedy