REWALD SAYS LITTLE ABOUT UNSEALED CIA SUIT

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP90-00494R001100700049-6
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 5, 2011
• Sequence Number: 49
• Publication Date: February 11, 1984
• Content Type: OPEN SOURCE

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Reva1d says little about
unsealed CIA suit =
By James ?Doolev
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Ronald Rewald last night de-
cined, to elaborate on his. own
court claims that 'he was a cov-
ert agent for the Central Intelli-
gence Agency, claims that were
unsealed by federal District
Judge.Martin Pence yesterday.
Television stations KHON-TV
and KGMB-TV last night re- Thomas Hayes, who took over
ported that portions of a S671 Rewald's firm,.-. Bishop,.. Ba]d-
million suit recently filed by win,` Rewald,.'Diiiingham' and
Rewald against the CIA and un-' gong --'last .year,' has repeat
sealed, by.. Pence yesterday a]-' edly said, he ias- found evidence
leged that the CIA partially fi- -of -onlya slight' CIA involve
nanced Rewald's now-bankrupt ment in the--firm
investment firm And- Hayes. has said he. has
Rewald, facing state felony ,found no indication that CIA..
theft charges and . continuing funds were'. included in the
investigations by a variety' of more .than ?12 . million invested
federal law enforcement agen-
cies, told The Advertiser last Hawaii and.Mainland:investo
night that the suit contained lit- Rewald is_:currentfy ree:
_on
.
Ronald Rewald tle information that had not al- bail.
"Expected this ... to be public" ready been made public. '-Since his release from jail last
week, Rewald? said, he has'- e=:
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most' of the suit's contents be- taking tine job until a planner;
cause of a previous order by
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reviewed by the court before
being publicly exposed. _ Rex ald said he'-does ? need,-
start earning some money
But Rewald said he and his ..cause his wife and children:
attorneys "expected this (the financially strapped and ri e
suit) to be a public document."
his help. ~- -~
Bankruptcy court trustee is
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