Originator: FBI
From: SAC, SE
To: DIRECTOR, FBI
Document date: 12/16/1966
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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JFK Assassination System

Identification Form

Agency Information

Date:

4/28/201

AGENCY :

FBI

RECORD NUMBER :

124-10196-10384

RECORD SERIES: HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER :

CR 62-9-50-273

Document Information

ORIGINATOR:

FBI

FROM:

SAC, SE

TO:

DIRECTOR, FBI

TITLE:

DATE: 12/16/1966

PAGES:

4

SUBJECTS :

FLC, ACT, ASSOC, BUSS

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION: Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS :

CURRENT STATUS :

Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW:

02/19/1998

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

COMMENTS:

INC RESPONSE MEMO

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Assassination Flecords Collection Act of

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SUBJECT

OFTIONAL FORM NO. 10

MAY 1882 EDITION

GSA FPMR (41 CFR) 701-11.0

UNITED STATES

'ERNMENT

Memorandum

DIRECTOR, FBI

SAC, SEATILE (62-0)

Ccl/221n2L

THOMAS EDWARD

/ BECKHAM,

Aka

Dr. T. Edward Beckham;

FRED LEE/CRISMAN, Aka

Dr. F. Lee Crisman;

ba NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF

CRIMINOLOGY, INC., and

/ASSOCIATED AMBULANCE AND TOW-CAR

OPERATORS, INC.

MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION CONCERNING

0E62? 1.

DATE: 12/16/66

WASN

ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED

HEREIN IS

UNCLASSIFIED*21, 326

DATE

8/29/85

_BYSPEBTALGEL

PCI EDWARD SORGER, JR. has advised SA CHARLES E.

ROBINSON that he 1s acquainted with captioned individuals,

having become acquainted with them while endeavoring to

secure approval of the Washington State Patrol as an

ambulance service operator at Olympia.

The more he has

become involved with BECKHAM and CRISMAN the more he is

suspicious of their operations. They have established

a lobbying group known as the Associated Amulance and

Tow-Car Operators, Inc. and the National Institute of

Criminology, Inc.

Both corporations were formed by CRISMAN

and BECKHAM.

as Washington corporations.

Captain CHET BREUER of the Olympia Police Depart-

ment has obtained copies of material prepared for the

National Institute of Criminology,

Inc., wherein there is

advertised a course of study promising a "PHD" for about

$400.00.

It appears that the firm is very likely a

confidence game aimed at those with little educational

background.

SORGER advises that in August,

1966, he over-

heard a conversation between BECKHAM and CRISMAN wherein

CRISMAN said that he was taking $100,000.00 in "cold cash"

from the Democratic Central Committee to

• Caliornia.

About

ten days later CRISMAN appeared at SORGER's place of

business at which time he commented that he had delivered

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SE 62-0

$90,000.00 to someone in a hotel lobby in California, the

money coming from the Washington State Central Democratic

Committee for use of the Democratic Party in California.

However, he was short $10,000.00 and made a side trip to

Las Vegas, Nevada to obtain the additional $10,000.00.

SORGER advises that CRISMAN claims to be a

Doctor of Psychology working with various higher level

state employees who have psychiatric problems.

SORGER has claimed to have given $500.00 to

BECKHAM and CRISMAN to assist in starting the captioned

corporations and in response to their claims as lobbyists

and a pretense that they will assist him in getting his

ambulance business approved by the Washington State Patrol,

they in turn wanting ten percent of the profit in addition

to a $25.00 monthly retainer.

Captain BREUER has advised that he has made

inquiry at the Texas Department of Safety, Austin, Texas;

the Oregon State Police at Salem, Oregon, and the King

County Sheriff's Office at Seattle of the subjects with

negative results. The Seattle Police Department records

show that a FRED LEE CRISMAN, born 7/22/19, formerly

resided at 1048 South Thistle, Seattle, as of 9/28/66.

Captain BREUER has further advised that CRISMAN

and BECKHAM

as co-owners of the Professional Research

Bureau received a business license from the City of

Olympia on 9/14/66, stating their purpose was public re-

lations, research psychology and criminology.

I suspect that BECKHAM and CRISMAN are con men.

The Bureau is requested to advise if it has any

information inits files which can

be identified

with

BECKHAM and CRISMAN.

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SE. 62-0

JOHN O'CONNELL,

Attorney General, State of

Washington, and the Olympia, Washington, Police

Depart-

ment are aware of the identity and activities of this

group and

are making inquiry to determine if they are

in violation of any state law.

The reliability of SORGER is unknown.

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