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abe ce owe : eed eee he tle ee Rae ee ee IN ne aegeimt nen AE Rat Es hE lee: wesc are Etats Sten Reema a es P McMAHON and COOK ATTORNEYS AT LAW Lowell, Michigan _ soger O. McMahon Lowell Office George R. Cook February 24, 1951 Phone 482 Grand Rapids Offices vf Phones GL-6-6544 i e by a amit am ws Federal Bureau of Investigation, Devartment of Justice, a } Washington, D. C. “ ian fo S/ ¥ 7 \t Gentlemens I represent Theodore Craig Bentz, No. 46144, who was convicted of. bank robbery before the Circuit Court for the County of Ottawa in ~ Michigan in 1934. He hes since thet time been in prison. a We understand that the Federal Bureau of Investi- gation files contein certainevidence showing thet Mr. Bentz coulé not have been in Grend Haven at the time the bank was robbed in 1932, We are, at this time, attempting to secure his | releese either before the parole board or by moving for a new trial in Ottawa Circuit Court. Would i1t be possible for your Bureau to forward to us any pertinent informetion you might have relative to this case, particularly in so fer as it might show that Mr. Bentz wes not in Grand Haven the day the bank was robbed. Thenk you for your courtesy and consideration in. this matter. Very truly youre, ir Neutac | I vv. GRC/mr i 33" — SBR 351 | _ = oe