Background Michael Joseph Jackson, a celebrity pop star, was born on August 29, 1958. He died unexpectedly on June 25, 2009 at the age of 50. Between 1993 and 1994 and separately between 2004 and 2005, Mr. Jackson was investigated by California law enforcement agencies for possible child molestation. He was acquitted of all such charges. The FBI provided technical and investigative assistance to these agencies during the cases. The Bureau also investigated threats made against Mr. Jackson and others by an individual who was later imprisoned for these crimes. This release consists of seven separate files, as described below,…
Author: John Greenewald
Background The United States House of Representatives Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence investigated Russian interference in the 2016 Presidential campaign. This is the Committee’s final report, complete and unabridged and displaying all redacted classified passages as released by the Committee. Document Archive U.S. House of Representatives Report on Russian Active Measures, March 22, 2018 [253 Pages, 68MB]
Background The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has an internal website called BU|NET. On March 15, 2017, I requested under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) a copy of the intranet’s home page, along with all pages accessible via “one-click” (ie: all the “top” pages). However, it does not appear they did quite that. However, I am adding these documents below, and will expand as more sections are released. Document Archive The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Intranet Site BU|NET HomePage [15 Pages, 18.7MB] The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Intranet Site BU|NET Intel & Operations Pages [6 Pages, 2.5MB]…
Background IAD/CTG Briefing for SSCI Aides on May Assassination Attempt Against the Pope. The below two page document was requested to have a Mandatory Declassification Review (MDR) by The Black Vault on December 15, 2018. The CIA reviewed and released the record on August 7, 2019, and is available below. It appears side by side with the originally released document. Document Archive FOIA Response Letter
Background The objectives of this audit were to: (1) evaluate the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) Confidential Human Source (CHS) program policies and procedures, including its validation procedures; (2) assess the FBI’s policies and procedures for the use of non-attributable communications between agents and CHSs; and (3) examine the FBI’s ability to identify and fill gaps in the alignment of its CHSs with the nation’s highest priority threats and intelligence needs. Document Archive Audit of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Management of its Confidential Human Source Validation Processes, Audit Report 20-009, November 2019 [63 Pages, 5.3MB]