Disposition Authorities for Individual Classifications for Headquarters Case Files. Part B: Classification 93. Ascertaining Financial Ability.

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United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation. Disposition Authorities for Individual Classifications for Headquarters Case Files. Part B: Classification 93. Ascertaining Financial Ability.

Disposition Authorities for Individual Classifications for Headquarters Case Files. Part B: Classification 93. Ascertaining Financial Ability.

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This classification had a tortuous beginning. In July 1934 the Bureau assumed the responsibility for eamining judicial offices. The Department of Justice then advised the Bureau that the Usual practice was the eaminers of judicial offices also assisted U.S. Attorneys in ascertaining the financial ability of debtors; the Bureau agreed to assume the function. In late 1936 the Bureau was relieved of the responsibility for examining judicial offices but did not succeed in removing itself from the financial investigations. Originally the cases had been filed by court docket numbers, but in 1939 the Executive Conference ordered the use of a case file system. Although the Bureau's (post- 1936) position was that it would investigate only where the claim, fine, or judgement rose out of a matter within the primary investigative jurisdiction of the Bureau, Attorney General Tom Clark in 1944 launched a campaign to collect fines and ordered the Bureau to assist in collection in all cases where the debt was $100 or more. The only change since that time has been a gradual rise to the present dollar limit of $1,500, except for criminal fines and appearrance bond judgements, which remain at $500.

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