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This file concerns the FBI's investigation of the Aryan Brotherhood, a white supremacist prison gang that originated in the California prison system and expanded into federal prisons. Los Angeles submitted information in 1982 describing the gang's alleged involvement in prison violence, murder contracts, narcotics, gambling, extortion, and relationships with the Mexican Mafia. The released records include Los Angeles memoranda and a letterhead memorandum seeking authority for a Racketeer Enterprise Investigation, which FBI Headquarters approved in November 1982. Later 1983 records show coordination with Atlanta and federal prosecutors concerning previously prosecuted murders, potential informant testimony, and concerns about placing gang-related witnesses in the Witness Security Program.

FBI file number: 183-7396 | Documents span: 1982-1985 | Released in 1 part
Names in this file: Janis Caplan, Steve Cowan, Revell
Subjects: Aryan Brotherhood, prison gangs, racketeering, organized crime, witness security, federal prisons