JUSTICE SUBVERTED BY THE CIA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP90-00552R000303200032-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 23, 2010
• Sequence Number: 32
• Publication Date: April 2, 1982
• Content Type: OPEN SOURCE

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ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH
2 April 1982
Justice Subverted By e CIA
The Central l,ntelligence Agency -which Mexico and sold at inflated prices. Two of
already as a record of . infiltrating and the defendants implicated Mr. Nassar,
co:T4-ptrg other American institutions - whose ;hereabouts are un' wn. Mr.
has row been allowed to subvert the process Kennedy, a Reagan appointee, said in
of j1 ice by vetoing the federal prosecution speaking cut that he was concerned abo rt the
of a s_Cct in an alleged $8 million - car theft victims - car owners or insurance
steali-, - g in southern California. The companies that paid off claims.
rratter carne to light whet U.S. Attorney But higher officials are more concerned
Wilt zm Kennedy of San Diego told the San .. ' with protecting an "Intelligence network,.-;
Diego Z::-Jon that the Justice Department, at including the Mexican agency, that is
the C! 's request, had blocked :the reported to be supplying information on
indictment of Miguel Nassar Haro, a. guerrillas in Central America. One U.S. .
Mexica-. who was fo rr erly head of Mexico's official said: We "knew he (Nassar) was no
Directorate of Federal Security. 'In angel..; A lot of times we don't like their,
confirming the Kennedy account, Justice methods, but when you need 'information,"
Department officials said prosecution of Mr. you take what you can get." Not only were
Nassar would jeopardize sensitive ' U.S. intelligence officials ready to take what
international intelligence connections. they could get but they were willing to.
Twenty-eight Mexicans, including three continue sharing information after Mr.
agents Qf the Mexican security y agency, have Nassar was implicated in the stolen car case.
already been indicted and 14 of them ' So it appears that where intelligence Is
convicted in connection with the stealing of involved, 'important values, including the
nearly 600 cars, which were transported to pursuit of justice, must give way..
STAT
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