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wee BNF. SEIMERLING- mos ry os we Tam Eterm, Qepo wrenontae Congress of the Anited States roo mare NSULAR AFFAIRE — Bouse of Representatives —— Washington, B.C. 20515 December 11, 1981 Honorable William H. Webster Director Federal Bureau of Investigation 3. Edgar Hoover Building Washington, D.C. 20535 Dear Director Webster: In yesterday's Washington Post, columnist Jack Anderson eported that in 1979, as part of the Abscam operation, FBI agents ngaged in undercover activities which resulted in the financial uin of a legitimate company, Intersea Fisheries, and huge financial osses to two innocent businessmen, Richard Stanczyk and Kai Gulve. . If this report is true, it raises grave questions regarding eae the ethics as well as the legality of the FBI techniques used in cad ‘the Abscam investigation. As they are reported in this article, ™ Nox td ‘such fraudulent FBI methods appear to be, at the least, 4 violation ‘of FBI procedure, if not illegal. Because our laws are designed to iprotect the innocent as well as catch the guilty, the FBI should use undercover techniques only with the greatest discretion and care, and certainly not in the sort of capricious, victimizing and possibly illegal manner which this article suggests. « ’ ff 84 6190 93q |: ' . a I am enclosing a copy of the Anderson column. 71 would appre- . feiate your comments on whether the incident as reported actually C) l occurred, and if so, why such FBI tactics were deemed appropriate er ° necessary and why they were not considered violative of either would also like to know whether anything ;the law or FBI procedure. I {has been done to compensate any such innocent victims of the Abscam ‘operation and whether current Bureau policy would allow the vic- timization of innocent persons in the manner described in the article. Sincerely, ‘a [ excosupe JOHN F. SEIBERLING Member of Congress , (ohio) JFS:ke enclosure . Sore eee ee cc: Honorable Peter Rodino oe aan 9 DEC 16 ane .¢ errs Geeweces rene Honorable Don Edwards Attorney General William French smith wn ae ewiasieey BOINTED ON PAPER MADE WITH RECYCLED FIBERS