Disposition Authorities for Individual Classifications for Headquarters Case Files. Part B: Classification 73. Application for Pardon.

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Disposition Authorities for Individual Classifications for Headquarters Case Files. Part B: Classification 73. Application for Pardon.

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The full title of this classification file is Application for Pardon After Completion of Sentence and Application for Executive Clemency. Established prior to 1924, Classification 73, Application for Pardon after Completion of Sentence and application for Executive Clemency, covers investigations of individuals seeking pardons from the President after completing prison sentences for Federal offenses as well as investigations of those convicted of Federal offenses who seek executive clemency. However, the Bureau rarely conducts investigations of the latter sort. Application for pardon investigations are conducted in the same manner as applicant investigations generally. Thus, they include interviews with the subject's friends, neighbors, and employers as well as checks of credit and law enforcement records.

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