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This file concerns the FBI's 2006 counterterrorism investigation of Elton Simpson, who later took part in the 2015 attack on a Garland, Texas event. The released material consists largely of classified FBI electronic communications, an investigation-predication form, and lead assignments between the Phoenix Field Office, FBI Headquarters Counterterrorism Division, and other components. Records dated August 14 and August 18, 2006 show Phoenix locating an Arizona Motor Vehicle Division record for Simpson in Avondale and identifying his workplace, while headquarters requested temporary-duty resources because the matter was considered high priority and potentially violent. Most substantive details, investigative methods, and identities are withheld under national-security, source, privacy, and law-enforcement exemptions.

Documents span: 2006 | Released in 1 part
Names in this file: Elton Simpson, John Lewis
Subjects: counterterrorism, Phoenix Field Office, terrorism investigation, classified records, FBI surveillance