Disposition Authorities for Individual Classifications for Headquarters Case Files. Part B: Classification 198. Crime on Indian Reservation.

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Disposition Authorities for Individual Classifications for Headquarters Case Files. Part B: Classification 198. Crime on Indian Reservation.

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The Bureau established this classification in 1977 for investigations of crimes of Indian reservations. Except as otherwise provided by law, the general laws of the United States extend to Indian reservations (18 USC 1151, 53, 3242). This classification also covers investigations of other crimes involving Indians (18 USC 1163-65, 25 USC 202) and misrepresentation in the sale of Indian products (18 USC 1159). Specific crimes investigated by the Bureau under this classification include: those committed by one Indian against another; inducing conveyances by Indians of trust interests in land; embezzlement and theft of property of Indian tribal organizations; destruction of boundary and warning signs on an Indian reservation; illegal hunting, trapping, and fishing on Indian land; and misrepresentation in the sale of Indian products. Prior to 1977, these cases were under classification 70. A separate classification was established as a result of increased Congressional interest in Indian matters following the Wounded Knee incident. In 1980, a memorandum of understanding between the Bureau and the Department of the Interior refined the FBI's role in civil distrubances on reservations. Thereafter, the Bureau would begin its investigation only after order had been restored. The first case opened in classification 198 was initiated in 1977. The 00 file for the classification consists of one section.

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