Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 Usc 2107 Hotery. DATE: 11-14-2017 JFK Assassination System Date: 5/4/2015 Identification Form Agency Information ~~ AGENCY: FBI RECORD NUMBER: | 124-90115-10085 RECORD SERIES: HQ AGENCY FILENUMBER:  62-108665-100 Document Information ORIGINATOR: FBI FROM: SHARP TO: FEHL TITLE: DATE: 09/02/1976 PAGES: 4 SUBJECTS : MITCHELL LIVINGSTON WERBELL III “REQUEST FOR INFORMATION FROM CHARLES JAFFE DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION: — Unclassified RESTRICTIONS : Consulted CURRENT STATUS: = Redact DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 08/07/1998 OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE, APPROVAL OF DOJ MEMO, REFERRED TO DOJ COMMENTS : v9.1 Docld: 32340514 Page 1 23
Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1997 (44 USC 3107 Hote;. DATE; 1114-2017 ‘on am : * a (OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10 4 a , ¢ a, ¢ . og. CRAY 1968 EDITION t Te es woe GSA FPR (41 CFR) 1O1—11.6 a “ie Nee : *" - % "UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT ; Assoc, Dir.gs~_ Dep. AD Ay ~ Memorandum oe oes Adm. Serv.“ _. Ext. Affairs Mr. Fehl <a Ser , . ' DATE: 9/2/76 Fin. & Pers. —_ Gen. Inv. f _ Ident. — Inspection ‘ue. sharp oSE}BEM | ee Legal Coun. susject:, REQUEST FOR INFORMATION FROM Roi a CHARLES JAFFE, sreel fn ! ATTORNEY, - : refi Re CRIMINAL DIVISION, | vm ceilpston ey — DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE O SLE , <7) (i FC he ber Be /f a | PURPOSE: | . The purpose of this memorandum is to set’ forth . ¢ details of a request received from Charles Jaffe, Attorney, / a Criminal Division, Narcotics Section, Department of Justice, /.'// re on August 31, 1976, for information concerning Mitchell L. .”- RT gs f Werbell III and others. - j Sg Synopsis mag MOS Yo yeh C68 IU an On August 31,.1976, Real aries Jaffe, Attorney, Ng. Criminal Division, Narcotics Section, Department of Justice, telephonically inquired whether eight individuals and six | businesses, whose identities were provided by him, had ever received payments from the FBI or provided the FBI with information on a continuing basis. This request was made i in response to an ongoing Drug Enforcement Administration ; trial in Miami, Florida, concerning these individuals during the course of which the trial judge, upon a defense motion, issued an order asking for this information. Mr. Jaffe, after appropriate indices and file. reviews and coordination : J with the office of Legal Counsel, was advised that none of these a 3 individuals or companies have received payments from the FBI mR a nor have they provided information to the FBI ona continuing i basis. On September 1, 1976, Mr. Jaffe recontacted- Supervisor Steven L. Pomerantz and requested that the Bureau provide ~ information advising as to whether any of these people had : ever been interviewed by the FBI and also that the Bureaws === | y provide copies of interview records should such exist. . | . 2 skp gis | CONTAINED ARTIAR o a 1 - Mr. Mintz (Attention: © Mr. Davis) = 1 - Mr. Fehl Ss ee - — 6 1 - Mr. Sharp Oe ow <=a; 1 - Mr. Pomerantz L sow SLP: jms A & Ree gone a ‘tex, et. Oo p 41976 FBI/DOJ 7 Buy U.S. Savings Bonds Regularly on the Payroll Savings Play! I DoclId:32340514 Page 2
' Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 DATE: 11-11-2017 Ls . a - > . . e . a ‘ ; ~ Memorandum to Mr. Fehl Re: Request For Information From Charles Jaffe RECOMMENDATION: ~ That this matter be referred to the office of Legal Counsel for handling. "A I pt vw Ext. Arfairs........-. APPROVED: rN . Ne ASSOC. Ditfa.eeeceeccee Fin. & Pers..ic. nnn y Dep. AD Adm..ccen- GEN. INV. nseneeoeee ~ A P A Dep. AD INV.......— Ident......--.-esneeee - , b Asst. Dir.: inspection... pr . we Adm. Service. (Intell... -nnnnonme Le od DoclId:32340514 Page 3 A ¢-) (1) (1) eer usc 2107 Hote; . ! ‘ 4
" Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Hote). DATE? 11- 14-2017 sm a a a "5 i i 4 a : 1 * + ; \ ‘ . ee * . y Memorandum to Mr. Fehl Re: Request For Information From Charles Jaffe . DETAILS: On August 31, 1976, Mr. Charles Jaffe, Attorney, Criminal Division, Narcotics Section, Department of Justice, telephonically contacted Supervisor Steven L. Pomerantz, Division 9, Organized Crime Section, and advised that the following named people and businesses are currently & involved in a Drug Enforcement Administration trial in ' e, Miami, Florida, and as a result of this trial, the United : G4> states D¥Strict Court Judge involved had ordered’ that the , Government make known whether they had ever received payments from the Federal Government or had provided information to the Federal Government: 1. Mitchell L. Werbell Til. - ‘2. Williay Marti ell ; 3. Morton#Franklin ‘ 4. Gerald jawayey unmtnehan itu 1 on —\ ‘Mangum ‘Investigative ‘Agency 10 ecurity Consultants International 11.4%Defense Services Company ~ 1 efense Systems International 13.5$Research Corporation of America 14.-¢Mitler and Raymond Research Projects Mr. Jaffe advised that this information must be forthcoming as expeditiously as possible in order to satisfy the judge's instructions. After appropriate indices and file reviews and upon coordination with Supervisor Joseph R. “7 Davis, Legal Counsel Division, Mr. Jaffe was recontacted and ; was told that based on information furnished by him no record could be located which indicated that the above-listed people ‘or businesses had ever been paid money by the FBI or had furnished information on a continuing basis. However, the - 3 -. - | DocId:32340514 Page 4