Milford chronicle., 1963-01-11
FBl Directors
Makes I62 Report

In a year-end report I,
Attorney Generals Robert F.Ken
nedy concerning the operations o
the FBI during 1862, Director ]
Edgar Hoover has disclosed tina
marked increases were recorded
In all major categories of FB
accomplishment in the past year
According to Mr.. Hoover, fina
tabulationS for 1862 will show
More than 12,70O convictions
In FBI cases, compared will
H. ,418 In 1861;
The apprehension Of some II :
668 last year; and Fines, savings
and recoveries totaling we'll over
5000, 100000 compared with
$148, ,42l $50 in 1851. This figure
far exceeds the amount of funds
spent to operate the FBI during
1862, he stated.
Among other achievements
noted by the FBI Director were
the location of some 19, 900 stolen
automobiles in investigations un-
der the Interstate Transportation
of Stolen Motor Vehicles Statute.
and the apprehension of nearly
$500 offenders who we're being
sought at the request of state
and local authorities for fleeing
across state lines in violation
of the Fugitive Felon Act.
In citing individual crime prob
lens confronting his Bureau, Mr..
Hoover called attention to a
s'Sharp Increase" In violations of
the Federal Bank Robbery and
Incidental Crimes Statute.
can average of 100 robberies,
burglaries and larcenies of banks
and other financial institutions
covered by this statute have
been reported to the FBI each
month this year." he stated.
"This represents an increas Sc
of approximately 25 per cent over
the number committed in 1861. !"
The FBI Director also COM
mented upon his Bureaus ex-
tensive activities in the field of
civil rights, calling particular
attention to investigations of a
series of church burningS In
Georgia last August and Septem-
Der. sfBased upon indications that
the purpose of these acts was to
discourage Negroes from voting,
the FBI instituted intensive In
veStigation which led to the
prompt solution of the Septem-
ber 18th burning Of a church In
Terrell County, Georgia, and to
the arrests of two persons for
a church burning near Leesburg,
Georgia, on August 15th," he
stated.
High lights of FBIaccomplish-
ments In combating organized
crime and racketeering included
the solution of the murder last
year of Chicago union official
John Fitzpatrick by two Detroit
hoodlums. The evidence gathered
by the FBI was turned over to
Illinois, authorities for trial of
the two men in local court. One
pleaded guilty; the other stood
trial and, upon conviction, was
sentenced to serve up to $50
years. Imprisonment.
Other Information gathered and
disseminated by the FBT led to
the smashing Of an international
narcotice ring during 1862 and
the seizure of Illicit drugs valued
at well over $40, 900, 900.
"Data regarding matters such
as these was among the more than
100, 900 items of criminal intell-
igence information which we
furnish to other law enforcement
agencies during the past year,
Mr.. Hoover reported. Included
we're items received from FBI
confidential informants which,
when passed along to the authori-
ties concerned, resulted In the
arrests of more than 2,400 per-
sons and the recovery of stolen
and contraband valuables total
ing nearly $50, 500, 900 by other
In his report to the Attorney
General, Mr.. Hoover emphasized
the continuing threat posed by
the Communist Party, USA, and
other subversive organizations
within the United States. ''During
even the most critical moments
Of the Cuban crisis, the Party