US EditionNigeria: U.S. Court Orders FBI, Anti-Drug Agency to Release Investigation Dossiers On Tinubu
- On Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell ordered top law enforcement agencies to release investigation records on Nigerian President Bola Tinubu from the 1990s.
- The order followed a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit filed in June 2023 by Aaron Greenspan, who accused agencies of improperly withholding documents related to a drug ring investigation.
- The records involve FBI, DEA, IRS, and U.S. Attorneys' Offices inquiries into Tinubu and associates linked to Chicago heroin distribution and alleged money laundering.
- Judge Howell ruled that the FBI and DEA’s refusal to confirm or deny record existence via Glomar responses was improper, stating that protecting this information is “neither logical nor plausible.”
- The ruling partially favors transparency in the FOIA case, potentially intensifying scrutiny on Tinubu’s past, while the CIA’s records remain withheld and further agency responses are pending.
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US court order: Nothing new in FBI, DEA records on Tinubu — Presidency
The Presidency has said that there is nothing new in the records the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation and Drug Enforcement Administration have been ordered to release concerning President Bola Tinubu. This followed a ruling by a Washington DC judge directing the two agencies to release non-exempt files linked to past investigations involving Tinubu.
US court orders FBI, anti-drug agency to release Tinubu's records - Daily Trust
The US District Court for the District of Columbia has ordered top law enforcement agencies to make information about President Bola Tinubu public. Beryl Howell, the judge, made the order on Tuesday, according to Premium Times. Responding to a motion by Aaron Greenspan, an American who is seeking a reconsideration of an earlier ruling, Howell said protecting the information from public disclosure is “neither logical nor plausible.” Greenspan ha…
US court orders FBI, anti-drug agency to release investigation dossiers on Tinubu
The judge, Beryl Howell, made the order on Tuesday, saying that protecting the information from public disclosure is “neither logical nor plausible.” The post US court orders FBI, anti-drug agency to release investigation dossiers on Tinubu appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.
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