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cee eet nace a ait _ BNF.SENWMERLING- . ‘Teervener (202) 225-8231 ‘Vern Rearmay, Gono + Vewwsin' tai” . . . “Sooreiant Congress of the United Stayey Kanes eee > Interior AND : ‘Texsrncea, (216) 378-8710 NSULAR AFFAIRS Pouse of Representatives BWashington, B.C. 20515 : December 11, 1981 Honorable William H. Webster Director Federal Bureau of Investigation 3. Edgar Hoover Building Washington, D.C. 20535 Dear Director Webster: In yesterday's Washington Post, columnist Jack Anderson eported that in 1979, as part of the Abscam operation, FBI agents ngaged in undercover activities which resulted in the financial uin of a legitimate company, Intersea Fisheries, and huge financial osses to two innocent businessmen, Richard Stanezyk and Kai Gulve. : If this report is true, it raises grave questions regarding “SF the ethics as well as the legality of the FBI techniques used in , lthe Abscam investigation. As they are reported in this article, i=] such fraudulent FBI methods appear to be, at the least, a violation a ‘of FBI procedure, if not illegal. Because our laws are designed to ,4 . protect the innocent as well as catch the guilty, the FBI should one use undercover techniques only with the greatest discretion and ee care, and certainly not in the sort of capricious, victimizing and Sr3 possibly illegal manner which this article suggests. - CQ I am enclosing a copy of the Anderson column. T would appre- “ ther the incident as reported actually q) {ciate your comments on whe [occurred, and if so, why such FBI tactics were deemed appropriate er ,necessary and why they were not considered violative of either ‘the law or FBI procedure. I would also like to know whether anything {has been done to compensate any such innocent victims of the Abscam icy would allow the vic- operation and whether current Bureau po itimization of innocent persons in the manner described in the article. Sincerely, [ enccosupe JOHN F. SEIBERLING Member of Congress ohio) JFS:ke enclosure : St ee mee cc: Honorable Peter Rodino : aaa ® DEC 16 1981 ‘t Honorable Don Edwards : Attorney General William French Smith emnens wees setaurev BaINTEN ON PAPER MADE WITH RECYCLED FIBERS