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oer Se WEN SP PE ws Sel Prey President ig 4 common target along with members of the Cabinet and Congress. Many of these messages fall within the ‘‘crank-type’’ category of threats, but serious attention is paid to insure FBI responsibilities are fulfitied in. al) cases, A classic extortion case was brought to a successful conclusion in the Kansas City Divi- sion recently, The subject had been telephon- ically demanding $30,000 from the United Farm Agency of Kansas City, Missouri, stating he would kill an employee of the firm if he was not paid this amount. During the subject's last call, the Special] Agent in Charge (SAC), Kansas City, posing as a company official, kept him on the line until the call could be traced and Agents. were able to get to the subject. He was arrested while still talking to the SAC and is now await- ing prosecution. Neorly $3.5 million of the loot recovered: by FBI in theft from Purolaror Security, Inc., Chicago, Illinois. Assaulting or Killing Federal Officers or Other Government Officials Attacks on Federal officers are increasing at an alarming rate. During Fiscal 1975, 161 FBI Agents were assaulted, compared to 1435 in Fiscal 1974. . On June 26, 1975, FBI Agents Jack R. Coler, aged 28, and Ronald A. Williams, aged 27, were ambushed and murdered while conducting a fugi- tive investigation in South Dakota, On March 16, 1975, another FBI Agent was critically wounded in attempting to apprehend a fugitive, who committed suicide before he could tment oe 7" = Loe care ee a ee tall a ; ~ O be arrested. The Agent is is recovering slow A satisfactorily. ai Although reports are stgll being rec. our Uniform Crime Reporting Zection has a accumulated data showing $58 other F officers were assaulted during’ Fiscal 1975. “ a Police Killings During Fiscal 1975, 133 local and st: ficers were slain while performing their < 13 more than the previous fiscal year. The FBI participates in investigatic police killings upon written request from the of a local law enforcement agency, in addit making available services of the FBI. Labo: Identification Division, National Crime hy tion Center, and covering out-of-state leads. Civil Rights Violations The FBI has the responsibility to inve: alleged violations of Civil Rights and c related statutes. These violations are bot! inal and civil and are handied in close co tion with the Civil Rights Division, U. S. I ment of Justice. in one of these cases, in January, 1 police officer was tried in Lexington, Ke:. and’ found guilty of brutality while acting color of law during ah arrest. This police . was remanded to the custody of the A: General and was fined $1,000, ~? Interstate Crimes fe During Fiscal 1975, 1,435 conviction: obtained as a result of FBI investigations | lations of the Interstate Transportation of Property ([TSP) Statute. Over $176 mil: fines, savings, and recoveries was recor these investigations. The FBI also investigates Fraud b violations, the use of wire, radio, or tele facilities.in execution of g¢ fraudulent sc One investigation involved ihdividuals whe ed a huge quantity of plating&m for sale. | vestigation determined that} the confidenc had furnished fraudulent assay reports ar