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Spiro Agnew — Part 11
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FD-204 (Frov. 3-3°89) 3
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of ; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE .¢
’ FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
Syme na ad
1 - USA, Cleveland
Copy to: 1 - U.S. Secret Service, Cleveland
Repeat of sa a Of: Cleveland
Dete: 1/18/71
Field Office File #: 9.093124 ‘Bureov Filo f:
Title:
_ Je EDGAR HOOVER ~ VICTIM;
- PRESIDENT NIXON = VICTIM?
VICE PRESIDENT AGNEW - VICTIM
Cherecters EXTORTION (Mailing of injurious
articles, and defamatory terms and
language on envelopes)
Synopsis:
determined that the envelopes contained several pieces of paper
with writing on the paper directed to the FBI which was obscene
On 1/6/71, the Cleveland FBI Office received under a
cover letter from the U.S. Post Office, Cleveland, three dif-
ferent envelopes, two of which were addressed to the FBI,
one of which had no address, but bore several slogans. These |
envelopes were opened at the FBI Office, Cleveland and it was
and threatening. ‘The letters also contained the writer's
expressed hatred for the FBI and the Federal Government. These
letters also contained references to killing, of "President NIXON,
Vice President AGNEW, and Director J. EDGAR HOOVER. On 1/
a letter was received by the Cleveland F OfFf£ice a
letter, the writer identified herself as
Cleveland. The writer admitted sending the
knives ang the obscene and threate rs.and@ erivelopes
to the FBI through the U.S. Mail. Te Tenses her letter
by saying, "Please ‘hurry before the cha ] be murder."
Investigation at Cleveland identifi as a
Negro female, age[ | residing at Cleveland,
The facts of this case were discussed with the USA, Cleveland,
who then discussed the matter with the Department of Justice,
Washington, D.C. It was decided by the Department of Justice
and the USA, Cleveland that doula ke charged
with violation of U.S. Code, Title 18, Section 1716 and 1718.
Section 1716 refers to depositing in the U.S. Mail an injurious
article, and Section 1718 refers to depositing in the U.S. Mail
a letter upon the envelope and outside cover of which: were
written terms and language of a. scurrilous and defamatory
character, and a Bench Warrant was issued.
wd OD
This document contains neither recommendations nor concivsions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and Is loaned to:
your ogency; it and Its contents are not to be distributed outside your ogency.
eo YU. S& COVERNMENT FRINTING OF FICE : 1949 © « 351-076
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