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M "y Page 2 of 2 . essage @ @ age 20 etn & ™~ | was further alleged that the murder was orchestrated i -*K in retaliation for the murder of Tupac Shakur six months prior to the death of Wallace on 7. T as also a nationally recognized rap recording star and the most profitable recording artist signed t eath Row label. Both Shakur and Wallace's deaths have received extensive media attention with respect to an alleged “East Coast - West Coast Rap War" and have been the subj articles, books, and television documentaries since late 1996. a $400 million civil lawsuit against the Los Angeles Police Department for its officer's alleged involvement and subsequent cover-up. On 1/11/2005, after approximately 18 months of investigation, the captioned matter was closed by the Los Angeles Division, This occurred after routine administrative review by members of the Los Angeles Division j.7¢ management and the receipt of a declination to prosecute fromm the United States Attorney's Office, Central District of California. b6 On 3/1 1/2005 an article appeared on page B-1 of the Los Angeles Times ("California" Section). Several sections of the article state that the FBI's investigation into the murder of Wallace was terminated because of p exerted by the Los Angeles Police Department. The article also specifically names and discusses SA n detail with respect to a subpoena issues by| tome fo testify in the civil lawsuit, currently scheduled to begin on 4/12/2005. e Los Angeles Division is currently opposing this subpoena and the article states that this is also a result of pressure from the LAPD and an on-going effort to cover up LAPD invoivement in Wallace’s murder. The purpose of this note is to notify the Director of the national media attention that this matter is likely to generate in the next several days and weeks. The Los Angeles Division has already been contacted regarding the closing of the investigation by numerous media agencies and the Times article is being carried by both the AP and UPI, in addition, it is believed that the Times article is the first in a series of articles to be published in the immediate future. The Los Angeles Division wil notify Headquarters of further developments in this matter as they occur. UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED 3/29/2005 $a