REWALD S CIA LINK ESTABLISHED; FBI TAKES CLASSIFIED DOCUMENTS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP90-00494R001100690049-8
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 10, 2010
• Sequence Number: 49
• Content Type: OPEN SOURCE

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By Charles Memminger over the document, which is a
Star-Buuetin writer letter Rewald sent earlier this
Withh acknowledgment by the
LS. Aftorney's office yesterday
ghat some "classified" dace-
tnents were found in Bishop,
Baldwin, Rewald, Dillingham &
ong's 'files, discussions have
show changed from "whether"
Ronald R. Rewald worked for
,the CIA to how extensive his
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office here.
In the letter, Rewald asked
that the CIA Intervene in an
Internal Revenue Service inves-
tigation of Rewald's tax liabil-
ities, pointing out that, the inves-
tigation would hurt Rewald's
"cover;" Hayes said.
Involvement with the agency HAYES SAID the letter was
-,vas. "something the CIA had obvi-
U.S.'Judge Martin. Pence, yes- ously missed," when agents
4erday' appointed an FBI agent went through the files three
.iwith national security clearance weeks ago. Hayes found the let-
tp take custody of six packets of ter after all of the records were
c assifled documents found by returned to him. He gave the
ttIA and FBI agents who sifted original letter to the CIA re-
hrough a mountain of records viewing team on Aug. 24, he
from the company. said, but kept a copy of it.
. Pence also ordered bankrupt- Hayes said he believes Rewald
:'cy trustee Thomas Hayes to was merely a "bit player" for
turn over any copies of a classi- the CIA and that the company
fled document "presently in his may have been used as a CIA
possession" and for Rewald's "mail drop."
attorney, Brook Hart, to turn Rewald is under ' criminal
,,Aver any copies of classified investigation by the IRS, and a
mata"il he might have. federal magistrate recently gave
seize Rewald's financial records.
Hayes said Rewald's CIA con-
nection has nothing to do with
the fact that he apparently mis-
used millions of dollars of inves-
tors' money.
`There is nothing in the letter
that would indicate any link be-
tween his role as a CIA mail
drop and any of his activities
involving investors," Hayes said
yesterday.
Police sources who have been
investigating Rewald and his
bankrupt' company also have
said they suspect Rewald only
had a minor role with the CIA,
possibly, passing Information on
to John Kindschi, the former
head of the CIA office here-who
worked as one of Rewald's con-
sultants after retiring.
BUT A FORMER consultant to
Rewald, who asked not to be
named because of possible pend-
ing litigation, said he believes
Rewald had a more important
role. He said classified informa-
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