A. A certification that the information requested about an individual or class of individuals identified in the request is relevant to an investigation or proceeding by the requesting department or agency. B. A certification as to the specific nature or purpose of the investigation or the violation(s) of Federal law (e.g., whether it is a criminal, tax, or regular investigation or other inquiry in connection with which the information is sought). C. A statement containing sufficient identification of the individual(s) named in the dissemination request to permit a valid examination of the available files. Such identification information should be as specific as possible, including such items as the name, address, date of birth, and/or social security number, to help insure legitimacy and accuracy of the information selected for dissemination. Upon receiving response from the Bureau, this request can be made from Customs and the forms will be made available at the field level from agency to agency. In the event the field office feels it necessary to have the forms on an immediate basis, a telephonic request may be made and authority obtained. In this event, a follow-up airtel is to be submitted. It should be noted that until this special authority was received, any attempts to faciliate dissemination of the above-mentioned forms were greatly restricted in view of a regulation (31 CFR 103-143) which provided that only the "Secretary" (Treasury) could make such information available "to any other Department or Agency of the United States." This meant that, while various Federal agencies involved in law enforcement interacted and relied upon face-to-face exchange of information, the above regulation inhibited the exchange of information by requiring that Treasury act as an intermediary or conduit between enforcement agencies. This resulted in an almost nonexistent exchange of information between law enforcement agencies and Treasury regarding financial information which could have provided invaluable assistance to ongoing investigations. It is believed that facilitating the receipt of this information will enable us to strengthen our financial investigative capability and develop both operational and strategic intelligence necessary in our efforts to combat economically oriented crime. NOTE: Airtel to all field divisions instructing of procedures necessary to obtain financial information which can be of assistance in ongoing investigations. It should be noted that when submitting such requests from the Bureau, the identity of the requester should be submitted to Treasury in order to insure that Treasury's response reaches the proper individual. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY U.S. CUSTOMS SERVICE WASHINGTON JUN 19 1980 REFER TO INV 32-01 INVCR Mr. Francis M. Mullen, Jr. Assistant Director Criminal Investigative Division washington, D.C. 20535 Dear Mr. Mullen: Pursuant to your request dated May 29, 1980, I have caused the records the Reports Analysis Unit to be searched for Forms 4789 - Currency Transaction Reports (1976 December 1979), Forms 4790 - Reports of International Transportation of Currency or Monetary Instruments (1972 - March 1980) and Forms 90-22.1 Reports of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (calendar year 1977) pertaining to the named entities. This records search should be considered complete only for the periods indicated above concerning each type of form. The results of that search were negative, except as noted on the enclosure. This information is made available to be used in connection with an official investigation or other proceedings pursuant to established Treasury Department guidelines. A copy of those guidelines was previously furnished to your agency. This information is considered sensitive; therefore, the forms and the information .hereon should not be disclosed to any person except for official purposes related o Department of Justice investigations or related proceedings. Also, this Information is to be used only in conjunction with existing agency data and shall ot become the sole pasis for the creation of a system of records or separate of files. Pursuant to the provisions of 31 CFR 103.43, further dissemination f this information can be authorized only by the Secretary of the Treasury or his lelegate. If you have any questions regarding this information, please have a member f your staff contact the Acting Director, Currency Investigations Division. DISSEMINATION OF FINANCIAL INFORMATION Disseminated to: FBI/Washington, D.C. Date: JUN 191904 Dissemination of financial information obtained from IRS Form 4729- Currency Transaction Reports (CTR), Customs Forms 4790 - Report of International Transportation of Currency or Monetary Insturments (CMIR) or Treasury Department Form 90-22.1 90-22.1 - Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Account (FBA): |