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re Dallas teletype to bureau, September 29, 1982.

ON OCTOBER 3, 1982, VICTIM TEXAS,_ /

FORFO: ADVISED DURING I I HE WASS SEEKING FINANCING a

WAS REFERRED TO OF Pass pTg/R£fitegp»L

(SD, corporation, Dallas, who advised| |that he had many contacts

WITH INFLUENCE IN LOS ANGELES AND HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA, THaT HE

WOULD PRESENT THE PROJECT TO. ANOTHER ALLEGED SojjWllI'RCE O0 fJ /

rW A n WAS THROUGH AN INTERNATIONAL TRUST KNOWN AS "UNICEPv IoCaTTd JJLl

HOLLAND, T«aT LOAN OF APPR OXIMATELY AMSTERDAM, AND A |

WOULD BE STRUCT iRED TO BE SELF-LlPUlFYING . A DVISEd|

California sources Bailed to materialize and during

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REQUESTED THat HAVE HIS LOCAL BANK FURNISH A LETTER | |

STaT ING that upon RECEIPT OF A LETTER OF CREDIT FRO’* SI, THE 3aNK

WOULD AGREE TO LEND| T«E SOURCE OF THE LETTER OF

CREDIT WAS TO 8e|8E| |aND IT

WAS TO COSTT THE LETTER WAS OBTAINED BY AND OW | |

the letter plus which represented he gave I 1 ! |

FOR SI OBTAINING THE LETTER OF CREDIT. aDVISED | | I

WAS THEN INCORPORATED WIT! TO RECEIVE ONE-HaLF

OF THE CORPORATE STOCK IE THE FUNDING WAS SUCCESSFUL.

I STATED THAT SI CONTINUALLY STaLLFD HIM REGARDING THE LOaN |

I 1 I 1 AND THAT NEaR THE END OF TED GUNDERSON

\ HE WAS NOT CERTAIN OF

G UNDER SPITS A SSOCIATION WITH SI AT THaT TIME, HOWEVER, ON

TOLD ]THAT GUNDERSON HaD UNSUCCESSFULLY CONTACTED | banks at Dallas trying to put his, package together.

ADVISED THEN SAID THAT I |

WAS TO BE THE "MORTGAGE COMPANY" FOR A-LL OF THE SI PROJECTS.

ADVISED HE TELEPHONED LONG DISTANCE AND CONFIRMED

HAD BEEN APPROVED aND THAT THEY WERE SIMPLY

WAITING ON SOME PAPERWORK. |STATED IN THE MEaNTIME, HE was PAGE THREE DE DL 00?J3 UNCLaS E F T 0 (DL 19SA-17P.D earnest monies paving THE OWNERS OF THE additional

ABOl.lT MONTHLY TO DELaY THE PURCHASE CONTRACT advised and THaT SI and DEKLa INTERNATIONAL (DI), INC., MERGED

GUNDERSON BECAME PRESIDENT OF DI.

ON INFORMED I advised that finally FORTHCOMING, HIM THAT THE DEaL WAS OFF, T^aT NO FUNDS MOULD BE

THAT THE LETTER OF CREDIT WOULD NOT BE FUNDED, AND THAT THE

OF DIRECT EXPENSES WHICH HE INCURRED RELaTED TO THE PROJECT wOwLD MONEY HaS NOT J3EEN^BEENv| BE REFUNDED.REFUNDED.! UviSEDADVISED TH A T TO D ATE, THE >k SINCeP REFUNDED AND THAT HE H AS BEEN UNABLE TO CONTACT | I

T MONEY., HE HaS HE SAID T uA T IN HIS EFFORTS TO CO LLEC THE

CONTACTED DI EMPLOYEES AND THaT 0^'

gunderson called him to inform him that the company I

Was HAVING FINANCIAL DIFFICULTIES, THAT THE MONEY HaD NEVER BEEN

BROUGHT INTO THE UNITED STATES AS BL/\IR HaD STaTED, 3tjT IN THE

EVENT THE MONEY WAS OBTAINED, 1 COULD POSSIBLY GET HIS

MONEY BaCK. ADDED THaT HE H fl S ALSO BEEN IN CONTACT WITH

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HE€ STATEDstated THATthat| [acknowledgedACKNOWLEDGED THATthat HIS COWRaNYOOMRa! WAS POSSIBLY

INVOLVED IN THE DEaL BUT HE WOULD NEED TO PULL THE FILE TO |

VERIFY THE TRANSACTION. ADVISED HE PERSONALLY NEVER IDENTIFIED | |

H IMSELF TO AND THftT IN HIS OPINION, WAS MOST LIKELY

A FRONT WAN FOR SI AND CONDUCTED HIMSELF VERY UNPROFESS 10 NaLLY.

INVESTIGATION Has DETERMINED THAT BOTH SI and DI are

INCORPORATED IN TEXAS AND COPIES OF THE CORPORATE PaPERS aRE BEING

forwarded to the Dallas division.

GUNDERSON CURRENTLY RESIDING WITH WHO IS

Dallas continuing efforts to identify victims and si

may BE A COOPERATIVE SUBJECT. WILL BE LOCATED

AND INTERVIEWED FOLLOWING DISCUSSION OF CaSE WITH UNITED STaTES

ATTORNEY’S OFFICE. aLSO VERIFICATION OF LONG DISTANCE TELEPHONE

calls being obtained.

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PURPOSE : To advise of the status of the captioned matter in which former Special Agent in Charge (SAC) Ted L. Gunderson is a subject of an advance fee/financial fraud/fraud by wire investigation in the Dallas and Los Angeles Divisions.

RECOMMENDATION : None. For information only.

‘APPROVED: Adm.Serva. iratory legal Coun. Grim. Inv, Off. of Cong. Director,& & Public Affs._ Exec. AD-Admt^^^nt. Rec. itfgnt. Serve. 'Hf A Exec. AD-inv. Inspection. Tech. Training _ U{^xec.AD-UES Intetl. DETAILS: On 9/8/82, the Dallas Division instituted a Fr Wire (FBW) investigation concerning allegedly xrauauient-^remersfraudulent- b7D of loan commitment being issued by Dakl a International of Dallas. Texas. Information from several sources | indicates that the letters of loan commitment are drawn on a bank in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. These allegedly fraudulent financial instruments were being purchased with substantial advance fees and were utilized to finance speculative business ventures through American banks. J?.%jlQ7 v) One of these commitment letters was signed by Ted Gunderson as President of Dekla International. Mr. Gunderson, a former SAC, is believed to have subsequently resigned as President of Dekla International.

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FBI/DOJ to Mr. Revell I Memorandum TED L. GUNDERSON

On 9/27/82, Mr. Gunderson voluntarily appeared at the Dallas Office to explain his ass ociation with the inrli

viduals. He advised that he was I

Gunderson demanded that I before he produced the name of one of his sources of information, that the entire text of the interview be maintained in the SAC's safe rather than being in the general files for fear of his own life. He then demanded that the information also be kept secure in Washington, otherwise he was not going to proceed with the information. SAC Thomas C. Kelly then met with Gunderson and after listening to Gunderson's demands, informed Gunderson that he could not give him assurance that the information would be maintained in a safe away from the general files until such time

as the file was destroyed (as demanded by Gunderson) . The interview was, therefore, terminated by Mr. Gunderson.

Qn IQ/3/82, an interview of I . | an established be and also b7c I an original complainant, indicates that Mr. Gunderson actively participated b7D in an alleged scheme to defraud him in this matter.

Investigation by the Los Angele s Division indicates th at r Mr. Gunderson has associated himself with I

[a well known criminal figure in the Los Angeles areal

1 as well as the subject major investigations Local anc federal authorities.

On Dallas Supervisor 10/18/82, ! advised that the results of the preliminary investigation in this matter will be presented to the U. S. Attorney's Office, Dallas, Texas.

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FL5W, 1TSP ^ 00: DALLAS / The tiae^has been marked changed interoffice to add and to subjects Ted Gunderson, I | reflect their current business name and address to be Dekla International, 9400 Central Expressway, Suite 314, Dallas, -WTexas/ Re Los Angeles airtel to Dallas, 9/9/82. -C_ i_Z_ For information of the Bureau on 9/8/82,

Investigator, Comptroller of Currency . Washington, D. C. tele-

phonically contacted SA [ Dallas FBI Office, Dallas,

Texas , and advised that he had recently received a telephone Call fT-mrnl Bank, concerning a possib le "Advance Fee" scheme being |

| I I ested that the Dallas FBI perpetrated in | requ

Office initiate contact with I Hfor further details.^ ^ - *•!?& - 2 Bureau (c? 3^5 2 - Los Angeles (196B-1842) (WCC-3) 2 - Dallas RTR/vl (6)

Approved: Transmitted (Number) DL 196A-1721

Sank revealed that a Dallas, Texas, had made a loan request for advised that when came into the bank to negotiate [oan he brought from Dekla International for This letter was signed by ex fficial SAC Ted Gunderson as President of Dekla the loan re- she believes 1 tional. advised that 1 [ tional for the loan.

|Bank of |

Dallas , also contacted the Dallas FBI Office to advise that another customer of the bank, ~| had been to the bank | with another letter of commitment from Dekla International for a advised that the money was to bg | |

transferred from a bank in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, to I

in nal la g f and that the proceeds were to be used to I expressed concern that Both and | | | | due to the amounts of the loan commitments from Dekla that a possible "Advance Fee" swindle existed.

On 9/8/82. ~lwas telephonically contacted by the FBI Office and stated that he had recently been Dallas | |

introduced to an individual namedl~ . . I advised land that that he was seeking financing for a | told him for the that he could arrange | neqotionsl. advised that through subsequent | loan. | |

introduced him to assoc iates ! I and ~| advised that these individuals had formed Ted Gunderson. |

a company known as Dekla International , Dallas, Texas. He advised

that in addition to the I loan he needed, he and Dekla International formed a limited, nartnershi n with the agreement being that Dekla would provide with the| profits to be split 50/50. |

I advised that Gua/derson l I

I signed the joint venture agreement for Dekla

I he International. advised that | I

recontact withl I determined that to date he has not received proceeds nor has he been from the loan | | He advised that in his last contact with Dekla International informed him that he, an individual named I I (phonetic)

I International and that Gunderson was now I of Dekla |

r-pnpn 1 s i cm ed I 1 stated that he was nac 1 y 1

advised that I loan promised to him.

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• By communication dated 9/9/82 , the Los Angeles Division provided the Dallas Division a 30 page document prepared by |

I This document makes reference to

, alias r I Sass Entertainment Corporation, Dallas, Texas as operating an

"Advance Fee" money finding operation. I l alleges that during late l I and early I Ln the Los Angeles area under the name Jurane Group Limited claiming to have access to eaes that millions of dollars in over seas funding. | l all between 50 and 100 victims have paid advance fees to ~| with negative results. Investigation into the activities of the Jurane Group by the Los Angeles Division was curtailed following a deferral of prosecution by the United States Attorney's Office to local authorities. Apparently the Burbank Police Department had initiated a search and seizure of the Jurane Group's business records which effectively limited the degree of FBI participation in the investigation.

According to| |, Sass International changed its name to Dekla International and the following persons were associated with the Jorane Group in an active role soliciting clients and advanced fees:

Race Sex Date of Birth "Height Weight FBI Number

Race Sex Date of Birth Height Weight

Race Sex Date of Birth Height Weight FBI Number

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In view of the above, the Dallas Division has initiated an investigation into this matter to substantiate possible FBW violations on the part of captioned subjects and/or their associates .

The Bureau is requested to search indices reference subjects as well as the included listed associates of the subjects.

LEADS :

LOS ANGELES DIVISION

AT BURBANK, CALIFORNIA . Will contact the District Attorney’s Office and determine details re investigation of Jurane Group Limited. Will determine names and involvement of each subject and the current local prosecutive status of the case.

Will review indices reference the known listed associates of subjects.

DALLAS DIVISION

AT RICHARDSON, TEXAS . Will conduct detailed interviews of possible victims and subjects to determine if FBW violation exists

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19 172D CP) FM FBI D ALLAS /( 6A“ (LeLa TO DIRECTOR/FBI ROUTINE

FBI LOS ANGELES ROUTINE

00 :D CENTRAL EXPRESSl^-^UIlE^g-Hy^MLLAS., JT.EXAS. FBWJ ITSP ALL AS

TITLE MARKED CHANGED TO ADD THE FULL TRUE NAME OF SUBJECT MIRED GUNDERSON AND THE ALIAS FOR SUBJECT

THROUGH INVESTIGATION.

, VO? >4 M 1982. iOOd RE DALLAS MRTEjL. T,0 BUREAU, SEPTEMBER 2L, "T982, FOR INFORMATION OF BUREAU AND LOS ANGELES ON SEPTEMBER 27,

FORMER (SALTED lTouNDERSO^ VOLUNTARILY APPEARED AT THE DALLAS

OFFICE TOEXpIaTn HIS^SSOCIATION WITH CAPTIONED INDIVIDUALS. WAS AGREED GUNDERSON INSISTED ON TAPE RECORDING THE INTERVIEW WHICH OF THE AND THE INTERVIEWING AGENTS ALS ^-RECORDING

v INTERVIEW. GUNDERSON WAS ADVISED OF THE NATURE OF THE FBI

INVESTIGATION CONCERNING AN "ADVANCE FEE" SCHEME AND THAT

HIS NAME HAD BEEN DEVELOPED DURING THE INVESTIGATION AS HAVING

RECENTLY ACTED IN AN OFFICIAL CAPACITY FOR SASS INTERNATIONAL

(SI), INC., AND AS HAVING SERVED AS PRESIDENT OF DEKLA

INTERNATIONAL (DI>, INC., BOTH LOCATED IN DALLAS. GUNDERSON

INSISTED ON

EARLY 1982 TO RUN CHECKS ON POTENTIAL CLIENTS OF SASS INTERNATIONAL

(SI), INC., A FIRM INVOLVED IN INTERNATIONAL FINANCING. PAGE THREE DE DL496A"1721 UNCLAS E F T 0 #0003

HE ADVISED THAT HE PERSONALLY MET THEM ON JULY 3, 1982 AT HIS

AT THIS POINT IN THE INTERVIEW, GUNDERSON DEMANDED THAT BEFORE HE

PRODUCE THE NAME OF SOURCE, THAT THE ENTIRE TEXT OF THIS

INTERVIEW BE MAINTAINED IN THE SAC’S SAFE RATHER THAN BEING IN

THE GENERAL FILES FOR FEAR OF HIS OWN LIFE. HE THEN DEMANDED

THAT THE INFORMATION ALSO BE KEPT SECURE IN WASHINGTON, OTHERWISE

HE WASN’T GOING TO PROCEED WITH THE INFORMATION. WHEN ASKED BY THE

INTERVIEWING AGENTS IF HE WAS REFERRING TO |, GUNDERSON |

jAS , SAC THOMAS C. KELLY THEN ACKNOWLEDGED THAt | j

MET WITH GUNDERSON AND AFTER LISTENING TO GUNDERSON’S DEMANDS INFORMED

GUNDERSON THAT HE COULD NOT GIVE HIM REASSURANCE THAT THE INFORMATION

WOULD BE MAINTAINED IN A SAFE AWAY FROM THE GENERAL FILES UNTIL SyCH w

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TIME THE FILE WAS DESTROYED. THE INTERVIEW WAS THEREFORE

TERMINATED BY GUNDERSON. PRIOR TO DEPARTING, GUNDERSON ADVISED

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ON SEPTEMBER 23, 1982, A DETAILED INTERVIEW OF POTENTIAL

VICTIM

DALLAS, DETERMINED THAT HE WAS SEEKING dollars financing

FOR A AND WAS INTRODUCED TO AND

OF DI. HE ADVISED DI APPROVED HIM FOR THE LOAN PROVIDED

A LIMITED PARTNERSHIP BE FORMED. THIS AGREEMENT WAS CONFIRMED BY

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OF DI. HE ADVISED TO DATE HE HAS NOT SUFFERED ANY FINANCIAL

LOSS AS A RESULT OF DEALING WITH DI.

DUE TO THE BUREAU’S INTEREST IN THIS MATTER, LOS ANGELES

IS REQUESTED TO EXPEDITE COVERAGE OF PENDING LEADS.

DALLAS WILL INTERVIEW VICTIM IN AN EFFORT TO

IDENTIFY ADDITIONAL SUBJECTS, VICTIMS AND/OR WITNESSES. INVESTIGATION b6 b7C HAS DETERMINED THAT SUBJECT MAY BE COOPERATIVE AND

THEREFORE IT IS ANTICIPATED HE WILL BE CONTACTED SUBSEQUENT TO THE

INTERVIEW.

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natp 9/29/82

TO: DIRECTOR, FBI

FROM: SAC, LOS ANGELES (196B- 1842- 571) (WCC-3)

SUBJECT:

BILAL- FBW; ITSP 00: Dallas

Reference Dallas airtel to the Director, dated 9/21/82.

In view of the fact that former SAC Ted Gunderson of the Los Angeles Office has been placed in the title of this matter by the Dallas Division, an information copy of this airtel is furnished to the Bureau.

On 9/21/82, Investigator I Los Angeles /, District Attorney's (LADA) Office providec following \ j information:

The LADA's Office is currently completing their investigation into the activities of various persons who conducted business as the Jurane Group Limited, in the Los Angeles area, during late 1980 and early 1981. Tt. is ani±j_= cinated thatl Ihis wife.

will be prosecuted in I connection witn their operation o is company. Other persons sucl

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U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE : 1982 0 - 369-895 LA 196B-1842 as b6 | land, although possibly culpable will not be the subject of prosecution. was b7C , ], unable to provide a specific date at which time prosecutions would be initiated, but advised that investigation had been actively continuing since the company was shut down through the service of a search warrant by an officer of the Burbank Police Department in early 1981. He advised that numerous victims had been contacted and a case had been worked up, which should result in successful prosecution of the four aforementioned subjects.

I I further advised that on 9/9/82, he interviewed b6 former SAC Ted L. Gunderson , regarding Gunderson's ass ociation with the subject b7C regard- b7D ing his association with the subject. I

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the District Attorney's Investigator, | | advised that he had received indftpfmdftTit infnrmatinn thrrmoh amthpr informant that during Jul

1 Ifiirttipr ,advised that and| | J of the Dallas nistrict Attorney's Office were conducting the investigation regarding the opera tion of Sass Entertainment.

The following background information was developed regarding the aforementioned individuals:

Los Angeles indices as a major figure in I

LA 196B-1842

This group is active in pursuing!

interests in the Los Angeles area. 1

On 9/28/82. Assistant. T.os ApprI^s County District Attorney, b6 ! advised that be_ b7C was currently engaged in prosecuting I Ifor the in Los An geles' He noted that this was the second trial of I i for this offense since, the first trial had resulted in a 10-to-2 hung j ury. He noted that in connection with his defense.! [has been alleging that a key witness, pas hiding in Mexico to avoid testifying at his trial which would result in his exoneration.

LA 194-84. Title. bo b7C Hobbs Act - Corruption of Public Officials; 00: Los Angeles, Bureau file 194-4034.

b6 is a! | under investigation for b7C project. Indictments of both subjects are anticipated within the immediate future.

LA 29-14410 contains reference tof 1 doing business as

Street. 1 California. I L dat e of hirt.l~ hi 1 re sides at

] and was tne recipient 6t a ^2b,uuu loan from the First Interstate Bank of Long Beach, b6 California. b7C l is all egedly one of a group of loan recipients who J b have ribed ! I C tj ] aptioned matter _fcitled,tled.f| | Former Employee iBank, Long Beach Main Office, Long Beach, California, BF§E (B), 00: Los Angeles Based on information provided. Los Angeles is unable to positively identify this as being the same ! [ individual who accompanied Gunderson on the trip to Mexico City.

b6 b7C date of birth. > at 1 is a well-1known criminal figure in the r

LA 196B-1842 1

Los Angeles area. Los Angeles indices cont ain numerous

references to his activities in the area of I I

I he \ ha«; ownfiil in this ritv-f lis ciirreptlv a primp; stispp;rt I which occurred in ~l California. TheT bo b7C

I at this time, is the subject of major investigations by both local and Federal authorities within \ the Los Angeles area.

Los Angeles indices negative regarding any association with the Israeli Mafia. These per sons are witnesses for the Government regarding b6 possible b7C

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DIRECTOR, FBI

FROM: s^r DALLAS (196A-1721) (P)

SUBJECT TED L. GUNDERSON, aka. ^ : •ET-SL V

dbSTpEKLA INTERNATI ONAL , INC.

9T0 OH^EeKSL.JIX~ £RES'S.WAY',^SUI.TEr3'14 PA'LLAS . TEXAS FBW: ITSP 00: DALLAS

Re Dallas teletype to Bureau, 9/29/82, and 10/8/82.

For information of the Bureau, subsequent to the interview of former SAC Ted L. Gunderson by Dailas Agents on 9/21/82, Gunderson subsequently made telephone calls to SA |during which Gunderson made allegations regarding another Dallas Agent, as well as briefly discussed his own association with the primary subjects of this investigation. On 10 /1/82, both SAC Thomas C. Kelly and AUSA ~1 NDT , Dallas, Texas, concurred that future anticipated telephone calls from Gunderson should be electronically monitored and/or recorded for a thirty day (7\?) period. This is to advise that Gunderson did not make any jjA. telephone calls to SAl Iduring the thirty day period and therefore the equipment was not used. /% f2/~ Bureau - Dallas RTR: lv (4)

Approved: Transmitted (Number)

U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE : 1982 0 - 369-895 A ;

DLO004 327 1928Z VO '?H,T RR HQ NOV 82 13 372 'E DL / #mim R 231913Z NOV 82

FM FBI DALLAS (196A-1721) (M

TO DIRECTOR, FBI ROUTINE /

UNCLAS / INTERNATIONAL, INC., TED L. GUNDERSON, /^KA J ET AL; DBA DEKLA

9400 CENTRAL EXPRESSWAY, SUITE 314, DALLAS, TEXAS, FBW; ITSP ' — — / — ’ 00: DALLAS. /

RE D ALIKAS TELETYPE TO BUREAU, OCTOBER 8, 1982. ALIAS ON NOVEMBER 17, 1982, 1

CURRENTLY A RESIDENT OF DALLAS, TEXAS, WAS INTERVIEWED

BY BUAGENTS. ADVISED HE MET FORMER SAC TED GUNDERSON AT V

STATED HE MET SUBjECjN

HEARD THAT AT DURING HAVING | | | BUSINESS VENTURES Advised he inf^Ted COULD FINANCE ,[

he needed FOR' advised that

and said that T • • •# PAGE TWO„DE D1 #0004 UNCLAS (DL 19SA-1721)

THROUGH AN |

INDIVIDUAL HE KNEW IN LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA. | ADVISED

THEN INTRODUCED HIM Tp | IwHO APPEARED TO |

BE PARTNER IN VENTURE FUNDING AND THAT wAS TO | | OBTAIN SUITABLE LETTER OF CREDIT FROM HOUSTON, TEXAS, SOURCE

WHICH NEVER MATERIALIZED.

TO HIS KNOWLEDGE SEI NEVER SUCCESSFULLY FUNDED ANYONE'S PROJECT

AND HE IS NOW CONVINCED THAT HE WAS "TAKEN" BY MEMBERS OF SEI PAG!?’ THREE DE DL #0004 UNCLAS (DL 196A-1721)

WHICH 'Sn ADDITION TO I llINCLUDE'

ADVISED THAT ON OR ABOUT

MET WITH GUNDERSON AT LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, AND THAT GUNDERSON

SENSED THE OPPORTUNITY TO UTILIZE GUNDERSON’S

REPUTATION AND CREDIBILITY AND PROFESSIONAL CONTACTS IN HIS

FINANCIAL SCHEME OPERATION. GUNDERSON

SUBSEQUENTLY JOINED SEI IN DALLAS AND EVENTUALLY BECAME

PRESIDENT OF THE COMPANY

|BECOMING ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN SOLICITING

CLIENTS FOR SEI AND HE STATED THAT THE ENTIRE TIME I

INVESTIGATION CONTINUING AT DALLAS TO DEVELOP AND INTERVIEW

ADDITIONAL VICTIMS AND TO DETERMINE COMPLETE INVOLVEMENT OF

AND GUNDERSON.

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RE DALLAS TELETYPE TO BUREAU DATED 11/22/82 A ND TELCALL FROM

SUPERVISOR WCC, FBI HQ , TO SUPERVISOR

DALLAS DIVISION, ON DECEMBER 1, 1982. , —

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TEDLL. G UNDERSON ; AKA ET AL; DBA DEKLA INTERNATIONAL INC. » . . - , _ , —

9400 CENTRAL EXPRESSWAY, SUITE 314, DALLAS, TEXASj F3W j ITSP 7 ^..,r^ i'- *"**." v> > - -=*<-'». 1 u * - »*-*- *" f1 *"* ~

FOR INFORMATION OF THE 3UREAU, THE NUMEROUS DE’/LA INTERNA-

TIONAL INC. , RECORDS OBTAINED BY BUAGENTS ON NOVEMBER 17, 1932,

ARE BEING REVIEWED FOR BACKGROUND DATA AND TO IDENTIFY ADDITIONAL VICTIMS. APPROPRIATE LEADS ‘ARE ALSO BEING SET OUT TO HAVE ALLEGED AXV SOURCES FOR ’’LETTERS OF CREDIT" IDENTIFIED AND INTERVIEWED REGaRE^^

THFIR ASSOCIATION WITH KNOWN SUBJECTS. 5^75

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AFTEft DISCUSSION WITH DALLAS PL4. THES& RECORDS WERE RETRIEVED BY

3UAGENTS AND WILL 3E REVIEWED FOR THE IDENTITIES OF ADDITIONAL

VI CTIfoS.

ON DECEMBER 2, 1982, THE FACTS OF CAPTIONED MATTER AS

DEVELOPED TO DATE WERE DISCUSSED WITH AUSA |

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS (NDT) , DALLAS, TEXAS. |

ADVISED THAT UPON COMPLETION OF THE INVESTIGATION THE CASE SHOULD

RESULT IN SUCCESSFUL INDICTMENTS OF SEVERAL SUSjECTS. HE

STATED THAT IT APPEARS A DEFINITE COMPLICITY EXISTS AMONG

THE SU3JECTS INVOLVED IN THE SCHEME AND THAT DUE

TO THE CLOSE ASSOCIATION OF FORMER FBI OFFICIAL TED GUNDERSON

WITH DEKLA AND GUNDERSON’S PERSONAL CONTACT WITH THE VICTIMS

COUPLED WITH GUNDERSON'S EFFORTS TO ARRANGE 3ANK

ACCOUNTS FOR THE PAYMENTS AND DISBURSEMENTS OF MONIES ON BEHALF

OF DEKLA, IT APPEARS THAT GUNDERSON WILL QUITS POSSIBLE BE

CONSIDERED AS AT LEAST A DEFENDANT UNDER THE AIDING AND AoETTIKG ,

STATUTES.

ADVISED THAT THE INVESTIGATION APPEARS

WORTHWHILE AND 3ASED ON THE INVESTIGATION CONDUCTED TO

DATE THERE Is A STRONG PROBABILITY FOR SUCCESSFUL INDICTMENTS.

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6-147j;i-13-8 vl) CRIMINAL INVI^HGATIVE DIVISION

INFORMATIVE NOTE Date. 12/3/82

ted l.~ Gunderson, aka? et al, dba DEKLA INTERNATIONAL, INC., 9400 CENTRAL Re: EXPRESSWAY, SUITE 314, DALLAS, TEXAS? FBW; ITSP? MF; OO: DALLAS On 9/8/82, the Dallas Division instituted a Fraud by Wire (FBW) investigation concerning allegedly fraudulent letters of loan commitment being issued by Dekla International of Dallas, Texas. Information from several sources in the banking industry indicates that the letters of loan commitment are drawn on a bank in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. These allegedly fraudulent financial instruments were being purchased with substantial advance fees and were utilized to finance speculative business ventures through American banks One of these commitment letters was signed by Ted Gunderson as President of Dekla Inter- national. Mr. Gunderson, former SAC, is believed to have subsequently resigned as President of Dekla International. b7D On 9/27/82, Mr. Gunderson voluntarily appeared at the Dallas Office to explain his association with the caotioned individuals . ,

- c — c that * before he producea^PiheA name of one of hi^ sources of information, that the entire text of the interview be maintained in the SAC's safe rather than being in the general files for fear of his own life. He then demanded that the information also be kept secure in Washington otherwise he was not going to proceed with the information. SAC Thomas C. Kelly then met with Gunderson and after listening to Gunderson 1 s demands, informed Gunderson that he could not give him assurance that the information would be maintained in a safe away from the general files until such time as the file was destroyed (as demanded by Gunderson) . The interview was.

b 6 ' 2 jr an interview ofl ' i an established!| in b 7 C | b 7 D • 1 1 * a m a that Mr. Gunderson actively participated in an alleged scheme to defraud him in this matter. Investigation by the Los Angeles Division indicates that Mr. Gunderson has associated "" ” himself withl _Lj1 [ and b 6 3 [ J ,(a well known criminal figure in the Los b 7 C

Angeles area) . I I I ] as well as the subject of major investigations by local and Federal authorities Investigation conducted to date indicates known victims were defrauded out of $75,000. On 11/17/82, the Dallas Division obtained the abandoned office records of Dekla Iirhprna- b 7 D tional . Inc . , On312/2/82, USA's Office, DL advised that they would consider prosecution of the subjects including Gunderson^ at least for aiding and abetting.

AFP Adm.Servs., tory_ Grim, inv.. Legal Coun. Director Off. of Cong. & Public Affs. i "Exec. AD-Adm.. Went. fit Rec. lylgnt. Exec. AD-fnv. inspection. Tech. Servs. - 2 - Exec.AD-LES _ Intel!. Training _____ FBI TRANSMIT VIA: PRECEDENCE: CLASSIFICATION: Teletype I I Immediate TOP ArET DU0 Facsimile # I 1 Priority SECRET ATRT'RT. I I Routine CONFIDENTIAL UNCLAS E F T 0 UNCLAS

Date __2/l/83_

TO: DIRECTOR, FBI

FROM: SAC, DALLAS (196A-1721) 6?' i j TED L. GUNDERSON, ET AL_. Ti FBW? ITSP 71/T 00: Dallas

Re Los Angeles airtel to Director, 1/24/83.

In response to referenced airtel, SAC, Dallas, wishes to advise Director that Dallas is not contemplating the taking of any immediate action based on the information set forth in the referenced communication. As noted in the referenced airtel, Dallas has no agent or clerical personnel with the last name b6 or however, should further specifics be b7C | | developed, appropriate steps will be taken to substantiate information regarding a leak of investigative results.

It is noted Dallas is pursuing the Fraud By Wire investigation regarding captioned, and it is known that persons interviewed have spoken amongst themselves regarding this investigation which, in turn, may have been interpreted as "inside information." - J 3??s' ID Finally, FBIHQ is advised the file concerning captioned investigation is maintained in a combination type safe at Dallas with controlled access to all results regarding captioned investigation.

. t

(3/ - Bureau

- (1 Section Chief Hal Helterhoff - WCC) (1 - Section Chief Sean McWeeney - OC) 2 - Los Angeles (196A-2759) 9" 2- - Dallas / Oc 3-/yfr -RF-L:hm (7) y I -

; KD-36, (Rev. 5-22-78)

CLASSIFICATION: TRANSMITA VIA-/ PRECEDENCE:

I I Teletype I | Immediate TOP SECRET

I I Facsimile I I Priority SECRET l—1 AIRTEL

I I Routine CONFIDENTIAL UNCLAS E F T 0 UNCLAS

Date

DIRECTOR, FBI

FROM: SAC, LOSJANGELES (196A-2759) (P)

TED L. GUNDERSON ? "l, V. ET AL FBW; ITSP 00: Dallas

Re Dallas airtel to Bureau, 2/1/83 and Los Angeles airtel to Bureau, 1/24/83.

Enclosed for FBIHQ and Dallas are three investigative inserts covering information provided by Los Angeles informants.

Los Angeles notes that referenced Dallas airtel' indicated no personnel] in that division having the last name of A review of previous communication s | ir . this file discloses that GDNDEftSQN^te sr subject of /fJj j Dallas file 196B-1701

I during lybfiV It is probable that he is the person dis- " cussed in the prior Los Angeles informant report.

Los Angeles is currently i-h JJLLzing two independent informants in this matter. | I provided infor mation previously reported regarding possible drug related activity. Based upon his report of c ipntinued advance fee activity, Los Angeles directed

apparent associ ate of GUNDERSON, to pursue a loan from they

group . has agreed? to I " ' PS-13 ^ J ^jryo~ /&- Bureau (Encd. 3) (1-Section Chief HAL HELTERHOFF-WCC) y 2 - Dallas (Enos. 3) (1-Section Chief SEAN MC WEENEY-OC) Los Angelas /

RHK/yl (7)

VUf' \\ Approved: Transmitted (Number)

- mn PRINTING OFFICE : 1982 0 369-896 U.S. GOVERNMENT .

LA 196A-2759

b6 infrirmant tn th«* m-onr hi C The purpose of . b7D pursuing tJtiis avenue of investigation is to establish whether GUNDERSON and his Dallas associates are continuing to offer advance-fee offshore loans through the Dekla Organization noting that GUNDERSON publicly claimed to have disassociated himself from the company in August 1982. b7D in the enclosed insert alleges that GUNDERSON has an afi.qorn af.-j nn with and recently b6 a ] b7cJ flew to Texas irJ ircraf-j: . This association is borne out by the fact that.C acknowledges GUNDERSON as one of the "best investigators he has known" in his

LEAD

LOS ANGELES

AT LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA : Will maintain contact with informants |

LA 196-2759 RHK/yfs

On February 4, 1983, advised that he has been successful in establishinc reqardin dollars )

LA 196A-2759 MAG/bar

On February 4, 1983,1 |was contacted and advised that as part of Drug Enforcement Administration^ " (DEA) investigation regarding! 1

|is allegedly owned bv Ted Gunderson | (former SAC Los Angeles) according to what has stated previously. 1

(It is noted, inquiry with California Department of Motor Vehicles has dete-rmi npd—±±l£—Cal i form' a—license

I is registered to registered owner|

California .

received a telephone call from Gunderson | dunn eriod and explained to Gunderson the problem

After this conversation advised source that Gundersonl > v <

196-A-2759 rhk v y

-Jwas contacted on ~ 1/21/33 regarding his knowledge [and the! 1

He was requested to attempt to determine whether |or | his associates were in a position to provide funding for large loans*

On 1/24/33 I _ Lvised that he had been in with a mutual friend ofl 1 and had been assured that group had funds available!

I He noted that he had previously conducted

I doing business as

I about I I Despite voluminous documents and numerous meetings no x'unamg ever came through* He was reluctant to embark on another fruitless quest for funds through this group* He agreed to pursue a preliminary meeting with this group at the request of the interviewing agent to ascertain who was involved in the loan program with r 1 a ' ;

Y l \ t * * L^O

RH nQ ul SC Exxfi f.iH -

4< 1 t/' AD-l* 4 Ok L& 037 /

K »£)12^226Z FEB SS

Fi-i LOS a»^L£S (196-27^9) (V/CC-,1) (P)

TO DIRECTO/ (ROUTINE)

DALLAS /l96. ) (ROUTINE)

(ROUTINE) SaC R p£ K TO (72-37 )

UNCLaS UwIT; ATTNs FBIHq - PUBLIC CORRUPT 10 w UNIT; FINANCIAL CRIMES

oc unit (Each in sealed envelope);

- s c thomaS c. kelly (Dallas) (sealed attn j personal attention A

ENVELOPE;

- p. yelchak )( sealed ttk s personal attention sac Raymond a . ENVELOPE. /O TED LrsUNDERSON} ET aL ; Fay, 00; DALLAS.

RE SaCRaWE^vTO TELETYPE TO BUREAU AND LOS A«G£LES DATED

FEBRUARY 9, 1$>B3 CaPTIONED

; TED GUNDERSON; r 00; SaCRA‘»sNTO" 33ft r.. / •

' .. -M & Fr I

PI- t ^ 4 PAGE TvjO (La I9G-27^90'NCLaS) ^ FOR INFORMATION OF RECIPIENTS, FOnMER SftC l’ED L. GUNDERSON t hfrS b ECO ME INVOLVED IN NUMEROUS SuSPECx ACTIVITIES INVOLVING

PERSONS ALLEGEDLY DEaLING IN MaRCOTICS aND ADVANCE FEE

swindles, referenced Sacramento teletype indicates gunderson

May dE a participant in planting narcotics on a key government witness in a dea case to discredit the witness, los angeles NOTES CKaRLO TIE DIVISION HaS ENCOUNTERED QUESTIONABLE ACTS BY

GUNDERSON IN NaTIONaLLY PUBLICIZED CGR-MURDER CaSE (JEFFREY ROdERT MaCDONaLD, BUFILE 7DA“^1728) IIv REGARD TO HIS HANDLING

AND INTERVIEW OF a DEFENSE WITNESS.

los angeles Has investigation pending for Dallas case INVOLVING GUNDERSON’S ASSOCIATION WITH a GROUP OF ADVANCE FEE

SylivDLERS. CURRENTLY, LOS ANGELES INFORMANTS KaVE aDVISED

GUNDERSOw »S ASSOCIATES

GuNuERSON S INVOLVEMENT, IF.aNY, IS uNKivOwN aT THIS TIME.

TriZSE LOS aNG LLES aSSOC A 1E S HaVE BEEN CONNECTED WITH LOS

ANGELES FIGURE] wRO RECEIVED WIDESPREAD | NOTORIETY

DLUfcW £»55 1735Z PAGE TWO WE uL i"fcJoK> UNCLAS (DL 196A-17

FUNDING FO THAT S£I WAS STILL MAKING EFFORTS TO OBTAIN THE

NoT ONLY HIS BUT FOR ALL OF THE SEI CLIENTS.

EVERYONE WOULD EVEN

X DALLY BE FUNDED. ADVISED THAT SUBJECT,

WAS WORKING OUT OF THE OFFICES OF

TELEPHONE

FURTHER ADVISED THAT SUBJECT N Li’iBEii |

WAS WORKING OUT OF THE OFFICES OF

T EL E P HO NE N Ul'iBnK S |

ADVISED THAT

ADDITIONAL VICTIMS OF BOTH SEI A® DEKLA INTERNATIONA! AREA. NC. CD II) BEING INTERVIEWED IN THE DALLAS > *

PAGE THREE DE DL # UNCLAS 0)1 196A- 1 72 1)

BlAGENTS TO EXAMINE THEIR FILES FOR ADDITIONAL PERTINENT LEAD

I NFORhAT ION.

IN VIEW Oh THE PE (DING INVESTIGATION BY THE SACRAMENTO

DIVISION IT SHOILd 3E NOTED THAT WHEN FORMER SAC TED L. GUNDERSON

WAS INTERVIEWED BY BUAGENTS AT DALLAS ON SEPTEMBER 27, 1982,

RE WAS WEARING A SNUB NOSED REVOLVER. GUDDERSON STATED THAT

HE RAD A CALIFORNIA PERMIT TO CARRY THE WEAPON.

ARMED AND DANGEROUS. FD-36 (Rev. 5-22-78) P f FBI TRANSMIT VIA: PRECEDENCE: CLASSIFICATION:

Teletype I I Immediate TOP SECRET

n Facsimile I I Priority SECRET AIRTEL I I Routine CONFIDENTIAL UNCLAS E F T 0 UNCLAS 3 14 83 Date ' '

TO: DIRECTOR, FBI •

FROM: SAC, LOS ANGELES (196A-2759)

RE : TED L. ^UNPERSON

ET AL .... FBW; ITSP 00: Dallas

Enclosed for the Bureau and Dallas are one copy each of a letter dated 3/4/83 and multiple page report regarding an investigation conducted by GUNDERSON dated September 30, 1982. Also enclosed is a copy of a newsclipping pertaining to GUNDERSON published in the Los Angeles Daily News on 3/8/83.

Enclosed for Sacramento is a copy of GUNDERSON's letter and newsclipping for information.

It is noted that on 3/9/83, GUNDERSON hand-delivered the enclosed letter and report to SAC RICHARD T. BRETZING of the Los Angeles Division.

rT}- Bureau (Encs. 3)^-'' (1 - Section Chief HAL HELTERHOFF - WCC) Hi- (1 - Section Chief SEAN MC WEENEY - OC) 2 - Dallas (Encs. 3) (196A-1721) 2 - Sacramento ' (Encs. 2) (72-37) (Info) / J : 2 - Los Angeles s

' RHK/yfs (9)

Approved (Number) (Time)

U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE : 1982 0 - 369-895 ^

DLO0014 1340447

RR HQ On?

DE DL 0F ii;v^'ISAfiOH 130^I09Z MAY 83

/p\ FBI DALLAS ( 19SA- 1721) (P) t qm-R-rcroR , FBI

ATT N: ; WHITE COLLAR CRIMINAL SE.DTION^^ >7 ' i

/ UNCLAS #) .Jj } (JJ ov Q 0 TED L .GUNDERSON, AKA $ ET AL ; DBA DEKLA INTERNATIONAL, INC.,

9400 CENTRAL EXPRESSWAY, SUITE 314, DALLAS, TEXAS ; FBWs ITSP

OOs DALLAS.

RE DALLAS TELETYPE TO BUREAU, FEBRUARY 24, 1983

A REVIEW OF SII AND DII REOORDS CONFESCATED BY DALLAS FBI

ON NOVEMBER 17, 1982, REFLECT CORRESPONDENCE WHEREIN "ADVANCE

FEES" ARE REQUESTED OF^IEJffi^ SEE KING FUNDING FOR LARGE

“ ^ ** "iMpfy | | BUSINESS LOANS, THE ABOVE $0WEMbY | LEADS ARE ALSO BEING SET FORTH TO INTERVIEW VICTIM CLIENTS

IN DETAIL RE DEALINGS WITH SII AND/OR DII.

ARMED AND DANGEROUS.

#0014

NNNN DL0GP13 145E146Z

PP HQ

NATIONAL^ JCNC.,VSASS INTER MAT 10 PAL , INC. j JSASS E NTEPTAINMENT INC., 94P0 CENTRAL EXPRESSWAY, S UITE 314 , DALLAS^JEXAS; FBW

ITSP, MF; 00: DALLAS.

COMPANY NAME S SASS INTERNATIONAL, INC., A® SASS ENTERTAIN-

MENTS, INC., HAVE ALSO BEEN ADDED TO "Jf/j /- 3n ? 4^ s/^'^ ,

PAP* TV'O DE DL #013 UNCLAS (DL 196A.-172 1)

RE DALLAS TELETYPE TO BUREAU, 5/1323.

TO DATE *A TOTAL OF SEVEN VICTIM CLIENTS OF SUBJECT

COMPANIES HAF BEEN DEVELOPED BY THE DALLAS DIVISION WHICH

ACTUALLY PAID "ADVA MO* FEES” IN ANT ICIPAT 10 N 0 F RECE IV ING

FUtDING FOR BUSINESS VENTURES. LOSSES BY THESE VICTIMS

TOTAL APPROXIMATELY $9 1 ,2 75. MISREPRESE NTAT 10 NS BY SUBJECTS

ELF. NT S E ST ABL ISHED . HAVE BEE N VER IFIED . A © FBW ME

SEVEN POSSIBLE SUBJECTS HAVE BEEN DEVELOPED ALL OF li'HICH HAVE HAD DIRECT 00 NT ACT WITH VICTIM CLIENTS. ALL SUB-

JECT COMPANIES ARE CURRENTLY BASICALLY DISSOLVED ; HOWEVER

ASSURE VICTIM CLIENTS THE FUNDING IS STILL FORTHCOMING.

LEADS ARE CURRENTL Y 0 UT STAND ING TO INTERVIEW SUBJECTS

AND VICT IMS TO SUBSTANTIATE ADDITIONAL FBW ELEMENTS. COR-

PORATE ATTORNEYS USED BY SUBJECT COMPANIES ARE BEING CONTACTED

AS WELL AS ALLEGED SOURCES OF COLLATERAL WHO COULD FURNISH

IRREVOCABLE LETTERS 0* CREDIT TO MAJOR BANKS ON BEHALF OF 5

(BL 19 SA~ 1 72 1 PAP’T T v»fe DS DL #0013 UNCLAS

H IT V "UNICOOP", THE VICTIM CLIENTS. T HP EUROPEAN CONTACT ALSO BEING CO NT ACTED ALLEGED SOURCE FOR FUNDING THE LOANS, IS COMMITTMENTS SPECIFIC DEALING^ TO DETERMINE T HE EXTENT OF A®

WITH SUBJECT COMPANIES. ASKED TO CONDUCT AU2LIARY OFFICES A® LEG AT HAVE BEEN

LEADS EXPEDIT IOUSLY. THIS MATTER HILL UPON RECEIPT OF ABOVE INVESTIGATION OPINION. IT IS p£ PRESENTED TO THE AUSA FOP PROSECUTIVE HILL BE REQUESTED ANTICIPATED THAT A PROSECUTIVE PEPORT

IN ORDER TO PRIOR TO ANY PROSECUTIVE ACTION B IE KG TAKEN THE EXTENT OF ENABLE THE PROSECUTOR TO FULL Y UNDERSTAND NUMBER OF EACH SUBJECT’S INVOLVEMENT A© TO DETERMINE THE

COUNTS TO BE CHARGED AGAINST EACH SUBJECT.

ARMED A® DANGEROUS.

#0013

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FEW16 (Rev. 5-22-78)

i TRAI=U*T VIA: PRECEDENCE': CLASSIFICATION:

1=1 I I Immediate TOP SECRET

I ! F^Kmile I | Priority SECRET non Airtel I I Routine CONFIDENTIAL UNCLAS E F T 0 UNCLAS

Date 5/26/83

DIRECTOR, FBI

FROM: DALLAS (196A-1721) (P)

SUBJECT TED LrGUNDERSON ! aka: ET AL dba^DEKLA INTERNATIONAL, INC.

^SASS INTERNATIONAL, INC. , 6pSASS ENTERTAINMENT, INC.

J 9400 CENTRAL—EXPRESSWAY . \ SU.ITF-3-1-4-, \ DALLAS-.—TEXAS FBW; ITSP; MF

00 : DALLAS

Re Dallas teletype to Bureau , 5/24/83.

Enclosed are six cppies of an LHM.

It is requested that this matter be referred to Legal Attache, Bonn, Germany.

(T)- Bureau (Enc. 6^ ^ (1 - Legat, Legal Attache, / Bonn, Germany)

2 - Dallas / > v® JUN 9 1383 RTR/p d j / ££ (5) Victor f

Approved: Transmitted (Number)

- 53 JUL151983 U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE : 1982 0 369-895 . , rx

U.S. Department^^ustice

Federal Bureau of Investigation

In Reply, Please Refer to Dallas, Texas F Me No. May 26, 1983

TED—jL . GUNDERSON, also known as

Ted%hindftrsop ; also known as

(true name)

b6 "alsoifenown as b7C known as

also known as T

doinc£>business as'

DEKLA 'INTERNATIONAL , INC SASS INTERNATIONAL, INC. SASS ENTERTAINMENT, INC. 9400 Central Expressway, Suite 314 Dallas, Texas; FRAUD BY WIRE; INTERSTATE TRANSPORTATION OF STOLEN PROPERTY; MAIL FRAUD

Investigation by the Dallas Division of the Federal Bureau of Inve stigation fFB Il hag rlp-hen-mH ngri fhaf during 1980 and early 1981,

subject | his and others operated an "Advance Fee" fraud in the Los Angeles, California, area. Their company was named Jurane Group Limited (JCLf^ and they alleged access to millions of dollars of international funding

Production Nahdelmaatschappi , represented by [

b6 JGL was to provide funding for large business pro-. b7C j>te i’n return for half interest in the business. After joint ventures were drawn up, "Advance Fees" were requested for processing expenses. The subjects had no actual funding available and never arranged any loans. This fraud matter is currently being prosecuted •>y the Burbank, California local authorities.

During early 1982, moved his operation to Dallas, Cexas, and operated under the company names Sass Entertainment, Inc.

[SEI) , Sass International, Inc^ jfSII) and Dekla International, Inc. , b6 ^(DII) . DII was incorporated onYAugust 5, 1982, with offices located b7C <£‘*W '9~1T00 North Central Expressway. Suite 314, Dallas, and the ] included l Ted Gunderson (former Special Agent in Charge for the FBI)Tr

Clients developed by these Dallas based companies were told that a source for funding large business loans was through an international trust, referred to as "Unicoop", lorat pd—in—Amsterdam, Holland The international contact for "Unicoop" was| who allegedly | company name. DII. basically as an export-import compan lent his b6 1 ooated atj telephone number _ | |_ ] b7C j to and associates. The clients were told that limited partnerships had to be drawn up and partnership bank accounts established. Fee consideration' agreements and remission letters were then requested from the bank, and the subject company was to supply the source to collateralize each loan. The trustee bank in turn was to issue a Letter of Credit and/or Promissory Note to the lender's European bank, who then would allegedly wire transfer the funds, less remissions, to the borrower's fiduciary bank. The fiduciary bank was to be responsible for disbursing the funds. Although many clients paid "Ad- vance Fees" and contacted their respective banks to receive and disburse the anticipated funding, no loans have been received, contrary to repeated representations that they would. Victim clients with indicated "Advance Fees" paid out, which have never received anticipated funding include: \—£

1 .

b 6 b7C dbini'er'business as/l Loss totals

2 These anticipated loans totalled in the millions, with the clients not required to provide their own collateral. s

LEADS

It is requested that doing business as

[be interviewed regarding his association with , and associates, doing business as Dekla International, Inc., Sass International, Inc., and Sas^ Entertainment, Inc., 9400 Central

1. l . Expressway, Su ite .314. Da a r Texas. It is requested that it be determined from j if he actually received correspondence from | | subject companies regarding processing large business loans on behalf of individually listed clients, noting that these loan requests total in the millions of dollars, with no collateral required of the clients.

It is requested that it be determined if I H has ever finalized any loan request for subject companies, and if not, determine the causes for delay and/or if such loans are actually, available or feasible. It is also requested that a representative of theHi^n rc.o.oP-." financial,

^ a exthr€(->f any^dealings wi€fi"liTleged affiliate, acting on behalf of subject companies and/or clients. | Finally, it is requested that the specific qualifications for funding through "Unicoop" be determined, and if subject companies or individual clients appear to meet these qualifications.

4 *

. . .

r 'v , b6 Memorandum from e to Mr. Reyel b7C Re: TED L. GUNDERSON

>' Mr. Gunderson terminated his interview after SAC, Dallas declined to afford the file in this matter special security. Mr. Gunderson had insisted that the file be maintained in the SAC’S safe

On 10/3/82, interviews, of victims in this matter indicate

. that Mr. Gunderson actively participated in an alleged .'scheme to

. defraud them through knowlingly making fraudulent misrepresentations

Investigation conducted to date indicates that seven known victims were knowingly defrauded out of $91,27:5.

On 11/17/82,. the Dallas Division obtained the abandoned

. office records of Dekla International. Inc., from the subject’s

I These records, constitute documentary

. evidence of the alleged scheme to. defraud.

On 12/2/82, USA’s Office, Dallas advised that they would

. consider prosecution of the subjects including Gunderson, at least for Aiding and Abetting, Title 18, USC, Section. 2 and fraud by Wire, Title 18, USC, Section 1343.

On 1/2/83, a newspaper article appeared in a local Dallas newspaper concerning Mr. Gunderson and the captioned matter. In the newspaper article, Mr. Gunderson .stated that while president of

Dekla International, Inc. , he knew of no front money being, collected from clients. Statements, to FBI Dallas by former, clients and agreements signed by Mr. Gunderson directly contradict his statement.

A current investigation of and bo .others, by the Burbank, California, Police Department indicates b7C

that Mr . Gunderson traveled to Mexico on behalf of subject I

I I in another suspected advance fee fraud scheme. The victims in this scheme paid in excess of $440,000 in advance fees.

By letter, to the USA, Dallas, dated 1/13/83, Mr. Gunderson has requested an opportunity to furnish, a statement to the USA prior to the return of any indictments in this matter. To. date, Mr. Gunderson has not furnished a statement to the USA, Dallas . The USA has not b3 responded to the request and does not plan to respond. | would be afforded an opportunity to appear before the federal grand jury, Dallas. Recent investigation indicates that although Mr. Gunderson participated in efforts’ to locate funding for his. clients, through contacts with foreign financial sources, no such funding was ever obtained

By teletype dated 5/24/83, Dallas advised that investigation is being expedited and this matter will be presented to the USA’s Office in Dallas, upon completion of a comprehensive prosecutive report.

//• ' ' k TOJiSljj# /

0-73 {Rev. 3-31-82) \i'Ald MESSAGE RELAY VIA TELETYPE (RESTRICTED USE) ^ 7- , Date:ie: PRECEDENCE: IMMEDIATE m prioPRIORITY ROUTINE

: DIRECTOR, FBI ClU- iScwW

White House/WH/ Director National Security Agency/NSA/

Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms/BATF/ Director Naval Investigative Service/DIRNAVINSERW

Central Intelligence Agency/CIA/ Drug Enforcement Admin ./DEA/

CIA DCD/DCD/ FAA Washington HQ/FAA/

Dept, of Energy HQS/DOEHQ/ HQ AFOSI Bolling AFBDC/AFOSI/

Dept, of Energy Germantown DIV/DOE/ INSCOM Ft. Meade/INSCOM/

Dept, of Justice/DOJ/ Nuclear Regulatory Commission/NRC/

Dept, of State/DOS/ U.S. Customs Service/UCS/

Dept, of the Army/DA/ U.S. Immigration & Naturalization Service/INS/

Dept, of Treasury/DOT/ U.S. Secret Service/USSS/

Defense Intelligence Agency/DIA Other:

Classification:

Addressee Internal Distribution

DO NOT FILE WITHOUT COMMUNICATIONS STAMP FBt/DOJ USE AND PREPARATION OF FORM 0-73 RECEIYFD Restrictions on Use TEL6TWL IM1T

1 . Only incoming teletype messages within the

2. Use of Form 0-73 is restricted to incoming teletyffKiriessages re'cejreft at FBIHQ Communications Center within the last 72 hours. OF INVIIb uoAiIQr

3. Addressees must be Bureau Offices (LEGAT/Fieid) or other Government Agencies. Geographical location must be indicated if other Government Agency is located outside the Washington, D.C. area.

4. Editing of message text is restricted to typed or printed changes of a word or two. Changes to the existing text involving more than a

word or two will require the originator to initiate a new message using Form 0-93. Administrative data may be added immediately following the text and must be identical, for all addressees.

5. Teletype meesages received by the Communications Center that do not meet the above criteria shall be returned to the originator for preparation using Form 0-93.

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1 . Date & Precedence -Type or print date and indicate precedence by checking the appropriate box.

2. Addressee(s) - Type or print addressee(s) immediately following the “TO:” or place a check mark in the appropriate box. Note: When

using block “Other,” indicate geographical location if addressee(s) is located outside Washington, D.C. If addressee(s) is a military installation, the name of the base, fort, or station must be listed to ensure delivery.

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Messages which do not list internal distribution shall be delivered to the agency headquarters where their analyst will effect in-house distribution.

5. Subject - Type or print the subject in the space provided or check “see attached” if subject is identical to attached message.

6. Originator’s Boxes - Type or print the originator’s name, telephone extension, room number, and division.

7. Approved By Box - Indicate approval for transmission by initialing the approved by box. Note: The person approving the message is

solely responsible for assuring all necessary editing changes are accurate and are legible.

Preparation of Message To Be Transmitted

- 1 . Duplicate Copy & Notations Xerox 1 copy of the incoming teletype message. A notation shall be made on the original incoming

indicating one copy made for relay to SACS (or LEGATS) (or Government Agencies) . teletype , ,

2. Editing of Duplicate Copy (Heading) - Using a lead pencil ONLY draw single lines through the first and last lines of the message heading; connect these lines from top right to bottom left forming a “Z” figure. (Do Not Obliterate the Heading)

3. Editing Changes to the Text - (See Restrictions on Use, item 4)

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DLO0013 1933345Z A.,r. * A RECEIVED . RR HQ A0 bs HO La pd tt'r i ‘V TELETYPF UNi I DE DL OS' 9 J»i 83 ail 0 2 ;l w,, R 08211 1Z JUL 83

i 'fK ' ^ - - j^rttAU FM FBI INVtSTIGATI0H DALLAS C196A-1721) fl?)

I TO DIRECTOR, FBI (196-3895) ROUTINE

/ FBI ALBUQUERQUE ROUTINE

FBI BOSTON ROUTINE

FFI HOUSTON (19SA-1459) ROUTINE

FBI LOS ANGELES (196B71342) ROUTINE

FBI PORTLAND ROUTINE

UNCLAS

T ^ DgRSON , AKA? ET ILi: vgpj AL? DBA DEKLA INTERNATIONAL, INC., 3ASS I NTERNATIONAL , INC . , SASS ENTERTAINMENT ,, _INC. SUITE 314, DALLAS, TEXAS? FBl>J; ITSP; MF? 00 ! DALLAS /

RE DALLAS AIRTEL TO ALBUQUERQUE, MAY 25, 1983? DALLAS AIRTEL 3UREAU, AN D LEGAT, BO NN, GERMANY, MAY 26, 1983, AND TELCALL FROM SUPERVISOR* U ™IS0R WCC,WCC. FBIHQFBTHO TOTn raiiac mi v t / I I DALLAS, JULY 7, 1983,- 4, FOR INFORMATION RECEIVING OFFICES, ON JUNE ^3, 19S3, TED L. GUNDERSON ALSO BECAME THE SUBJECT OF DALLAS FILE 87A-89551, ENTITLED

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PAGE TWO DE DL #0013 UNCLAS (DL 19SA 1721)

TED L. GUNDERSON j THEFT OF 10 PAGES AND NOTEBOOK CONTAINING

TRADE SECRETS OF GROUND WORK MINING COMPANY (GWMC), VALUED AT $500,000* 00: DALLAS. THIS CASE INVOLVES THE BURGLARY OF A TRAILER WHEREIN THE FORMULA AND CHEMICAL PROCEDURE FOR A COSMETIC PRODUCT WERE

STOLEN. AND GUNDERSON HAVE BEEN | | IDENTIFIED AS THE SUBJECTS THAT ILLEGALLY ENTERED THE TRAILER ON JUNE 3, '1983, AND THE AUSA, NDT

DALLAS, TEXAS, HAS REQUESTED ITSP BE CONDUCTED. INVESTIGATION PENDING RE THIS MATTER.

IN VIEW OF THE ABOVE, AND THE BUREAU’S INTEREST IN INSTANT CASE, SUPERVISOR WCC, FBIHQ , HAS REQUESTED THAT ALL OUTSTANDING

INVESTIGATION IN INSTANT MATTER BE COMPLETED AND REPORTED TO DALLAS

DIVISION BY JULY 18, 1983.

THE BUREAU IS REQUESTED TO FORWARD A COPY OF THIS COMMUNICATION TO

LEGAT, LEGAL ATTATTACHE, BONN, GERMANY.

ALL OTHER RECEIVING OFFICES ARE REQUESTED TO EXPEDITE COVERAGE

OF OUTSTANDING LEADS AND REPORT RESULTS TO DALLAS DIVISION BY JULY

IS, 1983, PER REQUEST OF THE BUREAU.

#0013

NNNN LEG-7 (Rev. 7-7-80) Memorandum * * f

P 196-3895 To : Director, FBI ( Dafe fp \ 0L X % BONN 196A-153 P : Legal Attache, ( ) ( )

Subject: ted LAUNDERS ON, aka; ET AL; DBA DEKLA INTERNATIONAL, INC.; ET AL; FBW; ITSP; MF (00: DL) Reference: Bucab 7/9/83, relaying DLtel 7/9/83; and DLairtel and LHM 5/26/83.

Dissemination, as outlined below, was made on dates indicated.

copies of

£ Pertinent information from re Dallas LHM.

Name and Location of Agency Date Furnished

mi i % b7D

NOT RECORDED 12 JUL 21 1983 r Bureau (1 - Foreign Liaison Desk)

FBI/ DOJ jr

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DE KLA INTERNATIONA-, TED L. MS UNDE RS ON, AKA; ET /Lj DBA INC INC., SASS INTERNATIONAL, INC., SASS ENTERTAINMENT, TEXAS; 9100 CENTRAL EXPRESSWAY, SUITE 314, DALLAS,

(00; DALLAS). FEW ; ITS P; MF

REEONCAB JULY S, 1983.

IN A TELEX DATED JULY 29, 1983,

ADVISED AS FCLLOUS

DE-95 ^ . ( /(// AU6 9 1983 PAGE TWO - BON 196 A- 153 UNCLAS E FT 0

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THIS INFORM ATI ON WAS (STAINED PURSUANT TO AN EXPRESS

PROMISE CF CONFIDENTIALITY. IT WAS PROVIDED WITH THE

UNDERS TANDING THAT THE INFORMATION WAS FURNISHED FOR THE

CFFENSES AND SHOULD NOT BE DI SSEM INATED TO AN A3ENCY CR

INDIVIDUAL NOT HAVING SUCH A FUNCTION.

LEGAT, BONN HAS REQUESTED TO INTERVIEW

AT UNI COOP.

\DM INISTRATI VE;

FBI HQ REQUESTED TO RETRANSMIT TO EL (196 ft- 1721). fi[ .w. c o.:

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AUGUST 5, 118 UNCLAS ROUTINE

SFlQaiDRR DLIEDE H<2 HOlDfl ^HEGVUIDR Sl cJ4aZ AUG S3

FM DIRECTOR FBI 11^-3355}

TO FBI DALLAS -Cl 5 LA -17 HI 3- ROUTINE

Lunclas

JED L- GUNDERSON-. AKAi ET ALi FBUi ITSPi MFi 00: DALLAS

REDLTEL TO BUREAU-. 7/2/33.

DALLAS IS REQUESTED TO ADVISE BY TELETYPE-. THE STATUS

„0F CAPTIONED INVESTIGATION AND PROSECUTIVE OPINION OF U-S-

.ATTORNEY-. DALLAS-

SUBMIT RESPONSE TO THE ATTENTION OF THE FINANCIAL CRIMES

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Date: PRECEDENCE: IMMEDIATE PRIORITY AROUTINE1 FM: DIRECTOR, FBI

White House/WH/ Director National Security Agency/NSA/

Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms/BATF/ Director Naval Investigative Service/DIRNAVINSERV/

Central Intelligence Agency/CIA/ Drug Enforcement Admin./DEA/

CIA DCD/DCD/ FAA Washington HQ/FAA/

Dept, of Energy HQS/DOEHQ/ HQ AFOSI Bolling AFBDC/AFOSI/

Dept, of Energy Germantown DIV/DOE/ INSCOM Ft. Meade/INSCOM/

Dept, of Justice/DOJ/ Nuclear Regulatory Commission/NRC/

Dept, of State/DOS/ U.S. Customs Service/UCS/

Dept, of the Army/DA/ U.S. Immigration & Naturalization Service/INS/

Dept, of Treasury/DOT/ U.S. Secret Service/USSS/

Defense Intelligence Agency/DIA Other:

Classification : UMtldS

Addressee Internal Distribution

For: USE AND PREPARATION OF FORM 0-73

Restrictions on Use

1 6-1 1 . Only incoming teletype messages within the categories listed in MIOG Section .7 pages 1 251 & 1 252 may be prepared using form 0-73.

2. Use of Form 0-73 is restricted to incoming teletype messages received at FBIHQ Communications Center within the last 72 hours.

3. Addressees must be Bureau Offices (LEGAT/Field) or other Government Agencies. Geographical location must be indicated if other Government Agency is located outside the Washington, D.C. area. eP £ 4. Editing of message text is restricted to typed or printed changes of a word or two.. Changes to the existing^exfcipvolviSjg igjjre than a word or two will require the originator to initiate a new message using Form 0-93. Administrative data msJy'be acKJk| imriiaSately

following the text and must be identical, for all addressees. * < ^ ^ & v% 5. Teletype meesages received by the Communications Center that do not meet the above criteria shall be returned to fie originator for preparation using Form 0-93. ^ *2*

’A*' Preparation of 0-73 Form (Yellow) ^ jyg;&

1 . Date & Precedence -Type or print date and indicate precedence by checking the appropriate box.

2. Addressee(s) - Type or print addressee(s) immediately following the “TO:” or place a check mark in the appropriate box. Note: When

3. Classification - Type or print the classification and if appropriate the caveat and warning notices.

4. Addressee Internal Distribution - Complete when the originator wishes the message to be distributed to a known entity within a

Headquarters Agency (i.e. Division, Section, Unit, etc.). List the addressee(s) abbreviation and the internal distribution, i.e. a message to

Dept, of State, Dept, of Justice, and Defense Intelligence Agency; list on the “For” line(s) as follows: Example: For: DOS For SY/TAG; DOJ for Asst. AG Criminal Div.; DIA For DSOP.

Messages which do not list internal distribution shall be delivered to the agency headquarters where their analyst will effect in-house distribution.

5. Subject - Type or print the subject in the space provided or check “see attached” if subject is identical to attached message.

6. Originator’s Boxes - Type or print the originator’s name, telephone extension, room number, and division.

7. Approved By Box - Indicate approval for transmission by initialing the approved by box. Note: The person approving the message is

solely responsible for assuring all necessary editing changes are accurate and are legible.

Preparation of Message To Be Transmitted

- 1 . Duplicate Copy & Notations Xerox 1 copy of the incoming teletype message. A notation shall be made on the original incoming indicating one copy made for relay to SACS (or LEGATS) (or Government Agencies) teletype , ,

3. Editing Changes to the Text - (See Restrictions on Use, item 4)

4. Administrative Data - Type or print administrative data immediately following the text.

LEG AT , BONN IS REQUESTING CLARIFICATION FROMj

REGARDING WHETHER OR NOT THE OFFICIAL WITH UNICOOP WAS

ACTUALLY CONTACTED. WILL SUTEL RESULTS.

THIS INFORMATION WAS OBTAINED PURSUANT TO AN EXPRESS/

PROMISE OF CONFIDENTIALITY. IT WAS PROVIDED WITH THE

IHDERSTANDING THAT THE INFORMATION WAS FURNISHED FOR THE

EXCLUSIVE PURPOSE OF PREVENTING OR INVESTIGATING CRIMINAL

OFFENSES AND SHOULD NOT BE DISSEMINATED TO ANY AGENCY

OR INDIVIDUAL NOT HAVING SUCH A FUNCTION. V ^AWfim STRAIIVE: -EW&-frj^^ . , 7o ^ £/' *0-7.3 (RfcV. 3-31-82) # MESSAGE RELAY VIA TELETYPE (RESTRICTED USE)

, PRECEDENCE: IMMEDIATE PRIORITY ROUTINE

FM: DIRECTOR, FBI

White House/WH/ Director National Security Agency/NSA/

Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms/BATF/ Director Naval Investigative Service/DIRNAVINSERV/

Central Intelligence Agericy/CIAT^ Drug Enforcement Admin./DEA/

CIA DCD/DCD/ FAA Washington HQ/FAA/

Dept, of Energy HQS/DOEHQ/ HQ AFOSI Bolling AFBDC/AFOSI/

Dept, of Energy Germantown DIV/DOE/ INSCOM Ft. Meade/INSCOM/

Dept, of Justice/DOJ/ Nuclear Regulatory Commission/NRC/

Dept, of State/DOS/ U.S. Customs Service/UCS/

Dept, of the Army/DA/ U.S. Immigration & Naturalization Service/INS/

Dept, of Treasury/DOT/ U.S. Secret Service/USSS/

Defense Intelligence Agency/DIA/ Other:

Classification:

Addressee Internal Distribution

I Qln - j

Subject: USE AND PREPARATION OF FORM 0-73

Restrictions on Use

6-1 1 . Only incoming teletype messages within the categories listed in MIOG Section 1 .7 pages 1 261 & 1 252 may be prepared using form 0-73.

2. Use of Form 0-73 is restricted to incoming teletype messages received at FBIHQ Communications Center within the last 72 hours.

3. Addressees must be Bureau Offices (LEGAT/Field) or other Government Agencies. Geographical location must be indicated if other Government Agency is located outside the Washington, D.C. area.

4. Editing of message text is restricted to typed or printed changes of a word or two. Changes to the existing text involving more than a word or two will require the originator to initiate a new message using Form 0-93. Administrative data may be added immediately

following the text and must be identical, for all addressees.

5. Teletype meesages received by the Communications Center that do not meet the above criteria shall be returned to the originator for preparation using Form 0-93.

Preparation of 0-73 Form (Yellow) o **•“

Date & Precedence -Type or print date and indicate precedence by checking the appropriate box. co C3 Addressee(s) - Type or print addressee(s) immediately following the “TO:” or place a check mark in the appr6iWateic»8 Note: When

using block “Other,” indicate geographical location if addressee(s) is located outside Washington, D.ci; If ad .TJ > ^ O —im 2“ Classification - Type or print the classification and if appropriate the caveat and warning notices.

Addressee Internal Distribution - Complete when the originator Wishes the message to be distributed to a known entity within a

Headquarters Agency (i.e. Division, Section, Unit, etc.). List the addressee(s) abbreviation and the internal distribution, i.e. a message to

Dept, of State, Dept, of Justice, and Defense Intelligence Agency; list on the “For” line(s) as follows: Example: For: DOS For SY/TAG; DOJ for Asst. AG Criminal Div.; DIA For DSOP,

Messages which do not list internal distribution shall be delivered to the agency headquarters where their analyst will effect in-house distribution.

5. Subject - Type or print the subject in the space provided or check “see attached” if subject is identical to attached message.

6. Originator’s Boxes - Type or print the originator’s name, telephone extension, room number, and division.

7. Approved By Box - Indicate approval for transmission by initialing the approved by box. Note: The person approving the message is

solely responsible for assuring ail necessary editing changes are accurate and are legible.

Preparation of Message To Be Transmitted

* 1 . Duplicate Copy & Notations Xerox 1 copy of the incoming teletype message. A notation shall be made on the original incoming indicating one copy made for relay to SACS (or LEGATS) (or Government Agencies) teletype , ,

3. Editing Changes to the Text - (See Restrictions on Use, item 4)

4. Administrative Data - Type or print administrative data immediately following the text.

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. oft;:QFT-vi^lO^P J FM LOS ANGELES C19 6A-E759) CWCC'D oO *< fO DIRECTOR C19S-3895) ROUTINE

O^Vn DALLAS a9SA-i72l)C37A-2D351) ROUTINE % A*

f’ejtotaEw. rjUNCLAS TED L. GUNDERSONS ET ALj FDW; ITSPS MF

FOR THE INFORMATION OF RECEIVING OFFICES, LOS FELONY ANGELES .DISTRICT ATTORNEY HAD FILED A STATE

complaint charging WITH

JURANE IN CONNECTION WITH THE OPERATION OF THE | THE _GROUP, AN ADVANCE FEE FRAUD DURING 19S0-L981. ARE CURRENTLY FUGITIVES AND THE LOCAL

AUTHORITIES HAVE ADVISED THEY WILL EXTRADITE THE M

IF LOCATED. THAT LAST LOS ANGELES INFORMANT HAS ADVISED AUG 24 1983

KNOWN LOCATION FOR THE| |WAS

DURING fW

PAGE TWO (LA 1$>0~38$5) UNCLAS

LOS ANGELES CONTINUING LOGICAL INVESTIGATION.

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0-73 (Rev. f 1-82) X 81 v*(

MESSAGE RELAY VIA TELETYPE (RESTRICTED USE)

Pate; H d9zg PRECEDENCE: IMMEDIATE PRIORITY ROUTINE y: sf * FM: DIRECTOR, FBI

TO:

White House/WH/ Director National Security Agency/NSA/ -

Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms/BATF/ Director Naval Investigative Service/DIRNAVINSERV/

Central Intelligence Agency/CIA/ Drug Enforcement Admin./DEA/

ClADCD/DCD/ FAA Washington HQ/FAA/

Dept, of Energy HQS/DOEHQ/ HQ AFOSI Boiling AFBDC/AFOS1/

Dept, of Energy Germantown DIV/DOE/ 1NSCOM Ft. Meade/INSCOM/

Dept, of Justice/DOJ/ Nuclear Regulatory Commission/NRC/

Dept, of State/DOS/ U.S. Customs Service/UCS/

Service/iNS/ Dept, of the Army/DA/ U.S. Immigration & Naturalization

Dept, of Treasury/DOT/ U.S. Secret Service/USSS/

Defense Intelligence Agency/DIA/ Other: . —

Classification: LA.O

Addressee Internal Distribution (p For: -

el Cl >l'6 /V 4 > > AND PREPARATION OF FORM 0-73 X

RestrictlonsTon Use 3. 1 6-1 1251 1 252 may be prepared using form 1 . Only incoming teletype messages within the categories listed in MIOG Section .7 pages &

4. 0-73. -

2. Use of Form 0-73 is restricted to incoming teletype messages received at FBIHQ Communications Center within the last 72 hours. 5.

Addressees must be Bureau Offices (LEGAT/Field) or other Government Agencies. Geographical location must be indicated if other Government Agency Is located outside the Washington, D.C. area.

Editing of message text is restricted to typed or printed changes of a word or two. Changes to the existing text involving more than a

word or two will require the originator to initiate a new message using Form 0-93. Administrative data may be added immediately

following the text and must be identical for all addressees.

.Teletype meesages received by the Communications Center that do not meet the above criteria shall be returned to the originator for preparation using Form 0-93.

Preparation of 0-73 Form (Yellow)

appropriate 1 . Date & Precedence -Type or print date and indicate precedence by checking the box.

2. Addressee(s) - Type or print addressee(s) immediately following the “TO:” or place a check mark in the appropriate box. Note: When

using block “Other,” indicate geographical location if addressee(s) is located outside Washington, D.C. If addressee(s) is a military

installation, the name of- the base, fort, or station must be listed to ensure delivery.

3. Classification - Type or print the classification and if appropriate the caveat and warning notices.

4. Addressee Internal Distribution - Complete when the originator wishes the message to be distributed to a known entity within a

Headquarters Agency (i.e. Division, Section, Unit, etc.). List the addressee(s) abbreviation and the internal distribution, i.e. a message to Dept, of State, Dept, of Justice, and Defense Intelligence Agency; list on the “For” line(s) as follows: Example: For: DOS For SY/TAG; DOJ for Asst. AG Criminal Div,; DIA For DSOP.

Messages which do not list internal distribution shall be delivered to the agency headquarters where their analyst will effect in-house distribution.

5. Subject - Type or print the subject in the space provided or check “see attached” if subject is identical to attached message.

6. Originator’s Boxes - Type or print the originator's name, telephone extension, room number, and division.

7. Approved By Box - indicate approval for transmission by initialing the approved by box. Note: The person approving the message is

solely responsible for assuring ail necessary editing changes are accurate and are legible.

Preparation of Message To Be Transmitted

- 1 . Duplicate Copy & Notations Xerox 1 copy of the incoming teletype message. A notation shall be made on the original incoming

teletype indicating one copy made for relay to SACS (or LEGATS) (or Government Agencies) .

3. Editing Changes to the Text • (See Restrictions on Use, item 4)

4. Administrative Data - Type or print administrative data immediately following the text.

HOUtfV. v- ,

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FM BONN t=J_53) (P)

TO DIRECTOR/

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UNCLAS E F TO X’-i'.’ifAU " ~~ ' ’ " » T : \JT~l 'fir i G A OH

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R EBON CAB , 8/3/83. -f< PAGE TWO BON 19SA-153 UNCLAS E F T 0

THIS INFORMATION WAS OBTAINED PURSUANT TO AN EXPRESS

PROMISE OF CONFIDENTIALITY. IT 6/AS PROVIDED WITH THE

UNDERSTANDING THAT THE I NFORMATION WAS FURNISHED FOR THE

EXCLUSIVE PURPOSE OF PREVENTING OR INVESTIGATING CRIMINAL

OFFENSES AND SHOULD NOT BE DISSEMINATED TO ANY AGENCY OR

INDIVIDUAL NOT HAVING SUCH A FUNCTION.

LEGAT, BONN WILL FORWARD TO DALLAS THE APPLICATION FORMS

AND LIST OF PROSPECTIVE BORROWERS OF DEKLA/UNI COOP UPON RECEIPT. n , '

(Riv. 5-22-78) D-36 , % >* * %. x FBI

TRANSMIT VIA: PRECEDENCE: CLASSIFICATION: J t *

I I Teletype I I Immediate TOP SECRET

I I Facsimile I I Priority SECRET AIRTEL gj I I Routine CONFIDENTIAL UNCLAS E F T 0 UNCLAS Daf_!Z!±Z!i u TO: DIRECTOR, FBI (196-3895) FROM: o LEGAT, BONN (196A-153) (RUC) TED L. GUNDERSON , aka.? ~ET AL?_. dba DEKLA INTERNATIONAL, INC., SASS INTERNATIONAL, INC., SASS ENTERTAINMENT, INC. 9400 CENTRAL EXPRESSWAY, SUITE 314, DALLAS, TEXAS; FBW; ITSP; MF (00: DALLAS)

ReBoncab to the Director," 8/19/83.

Enclosed for the Bureau and Dallas is one copy each of the following documents:

Letter dateJ b7D

JL_[ "Vb6 ' b7C

The enclosed material was received from| b7D in referenced cable. 35 Since there is fcurrently no outstanding investigation at Legat, Bonn, this matterbis RUC^ ^ - .( - :V 5/- Bureau (Encs. f pa 5) 3) , 1 - Liaison Unit 2 - Dallas (196A-1721) (Engs. 3) ‘fZ/g/gS 1 - Bonn ^ f DRB/glk I 6 ( )

Approved: Transmitted Per (Number) (Time)

U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE : 1982 0 - 369-895 fr w c&x

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sir . ! TO DIRECTOR FBIy(1S6-359 5) ROUT I RE A«1

ATTERTip^f: r FINANCIAL CRIMES UKIT, FBI HO.

F? I .ALB U DU

FBI BOSTON ROUT IKE

FBI LOS ANOELES C19SA-B759) ROUT I RE

FBI UE'j ORLEANS ROUTINE

VNCLA

r ^A^ ET IT3P HFj 00; DALLAS. TED LrTrE -V

PE DALLAS AIFTEL TO ALBUPUSRPUS, DATED 5/B5/23; DALLAS AIRTEL

. TO DEV OP LEAD' , DATED S/1 /33s DALLAS TELETYPE TO BUREAU DATED 7/9 1/33? ADD BUREAU TELETYPE TO DALLAS, DATED 3/5/~^^ ~~Z/ FOP INFORMATION OF BUREAU, TO DATE, THE DALLAS DIVISION HAS HOT

RECEIVED THE RESULTS OF ALL 0 UTS T A YD IRC P’VESTIBATIO K REQUESTED OF

AUXILIARY OFFICES. THIS INFORMATION! IS VITAL BEFORE A DETAILED

DISCUSS 10 M OF EACH SUBJECT’S INVOLVEMENT CAM BE CONDUCTED HITH THE

AUG 16 1933

RECtIVfc'L DLO005 2021639Z TELZTYPFJT-i

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2 i Jm. S3 l?Mz DE DIS A I C. V (-• i . «-» U j OF INVESTIGATION R 21 1 621 Z JUL 83

FM FBI DALLAS <196A-L72i>

TO DIRECTOR, FBl/196-3895) ROUTINE

FBI ALBUQUERQUE ROUTINE

FBI BOSTON ROUTINE

FBI LOS ANGELES C196A-2759) ROUTINE

UNCLAS

TED L. GUNDERSON, AKA; ET AL; FBW? ITSP; MF; 00: DALLAS

RE DALLAS AIRTEL TO ALBUQUERQUE, 5/25/83; DALLAS TELE

TYPE TO DIRECTOR, 7/8/83; LOS ANGELES AIRTEL TO DALLAS,

7/15/83. //C-? J "W 1 FOR INFORMATION OF THE BUREAU RESULTS OF RECENT INVESTI-

GATION RECEIVED FROM AUXILIARY OFFICES TEND TO SUPPORT THE b6 b7C-!| FACT THAT SUBJECT Md ASSOCIATES DID-

NOT HAVE THE CAPACITY TO PERFORM AND SIMPLY CONDUCTED AN 2 gen <2?. ',;£3

"ADVANCE FEE" SCHEME. - —

ON JUNE 10, 1983, THE LOS ANGELES DIVISION INTERVIEWED J

' / , ‘ \ V O ;,Q- b6 b7C WAS HIS UNDERSTANDING THAT GUNDERSON WAS CHAIRMAN OF THE

r.OMPANY l I ACT HALLY RAN THE OPERATION AND THAT IN HIS

OPINION GUNDERSON WAS SIMPLY A "FRONT" TO LEGITIMISE THE

OPERATION. V

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EXPEDITE HAND LI NG OF OUTSTANDING LEADS AT LOS ANGELES AND

SAN BERNARDINO. LOS ANGELES IS FURTHER REQUESTED TO LOCATE b6 AND INTERVIEW b7C >J

REGARDING HIS ASSOCIATION AND KNOWLEDGE OF THIS MATTER.

ARMED AND DANGEROUS

#0005

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TO DIRECTOR, FBI ( 196-3895) ROUTINE

,j . ^

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TED L. GUNDERSON, AKA? ET AL? FBW; ITSP? MF? 00 s DALLAS

RE DALLAS TELETYPE TO FBI HQ DATED JULY 21, 1933 b6 b7C REFERENCED TELETYPE FAILED TO SET FORTH THAT DALLAS .

PLANS TO PRESENT THIS MATTER TO THE 11. S. ATTORNEY’S OFFICE,

DALLAS, FOR A PROSECUTIVE OPINION IMMEDIATELY ON RECEIPT OF

tNVESTIGATION IN PROGRESS AT ALBUQUERQUE, BOSTON AND LOS

ANGELES. THE BUREAU WILL BE KEPT APPRISED OF INVESTIGATIVE

DEVELOPMENTS.

ARMED AND DANGEROUS

81 / %O m li

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v * s. & (Rev. 5-22-78) * JT

TRANSMIT VIA: PRECEDENCE: CLASSIFICATION: Immediate Teletype r [ | TOP SECRET

ODD Facsimile I 1 Priority SECRET Airtel I I Routine CONFIDENTIAL UNCLAS E F T 0 UNCLAS

DIRECTOR, FBI . ) / (ATTN: OFFICE OF CONGRESSIONAL & PUBLIC AFFAIRS)

SAC, LOS ANGELES (80-3)

PUBLIC RELATIONS MATTERS

v Enclosed for the Office of Congressional and Public Affairs (OCPA) is one copy of an article ^htitled "Firm's Operators Face Grand Theft Charges" which appeared in the August 5, 1983 edition of the Daily News / a daily newspaper serving the San Fernando Valley area, Los Angeles Division.

The article is bein^Eorwarded to OCPA in view of

former Los Angeles SAC Ted L rbunderson ' name appearing in •** the article.

b Bureau (Enel. 1) “3 ?- - Los Angeles 6 MA (1 - 66-933)

BMP/ as (4)

r CC-*«

Approved: Transmitted (Number) (Time)

U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE : 1982 0 - 369-895 ;:' .

1*0-850 (Rev. 12-5-78) (Indictee pag^name of newspaper, city and state.)

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Date: Edition: (Mount Clipping in Space Below)

Title: i c<^ t.

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If Character:

rs.ft Classification: Submitting Office: the!

By ADAM DAWSON representations that they' Daily News Staff Writer would," according .to papers filed with the complaint in Log Grand theft charges were Angeles Municipal Court. filed Thursday against the oper- The II victims named in the ators of a Burbank firm that so- complaint, who lost more thau licited advanced fees for loans it $200,000, are from never made. all over Cali-^ fornia. They include condomini- David A. Jurgenson and urn developers, movie product Johanna G. Jurgenson — who tipn companies, construction; are fugitives — operated the companies and shopping center* Jurane Group Ltd. from Sept. 5, developers. c 1980, until January 1981, ac- One victim cording was a participant; to a complaint filed by J in the long planned but not the Los Angeles District Attor- built Oakland World Trade * ney's office. Center who was told he would receive ! The Jurgensons — who also $188 million in funding after an! used the names Alan Blair and advanced fee of $52,000 was! Linda Blair — claimed to have paid to the Jurane Group. access to funds in Europe and the Rosicrucian Order. “After the advance fee was; / paid the victim maintained fre-? Neither was true, according quent contact with the Jurane^ to the investigation by the dis- Group and was continually" trict attorney's major frauds un- stalled with representations; - it and the Burbank Police De- that the money partment. had been obtained and would be paid immi~; The . Jurgensons — through nently," state the court docu-;' ' word of mouth and loan finders ments. * v i. . * - * > — located people seeking large , . loans for business develop- The money was never forth-: ments. coming, according to investiga-1 tors. • " ••• In » return for the loan money, , f the Jurane Group would receive A Daily News story lastv a half-interest in the project; In March • disclosed that the Dallas^ : addition, the Jurgensons or - FBI office was investigating for-; their employees would seek an - (9C/i aVS'? mer top Los Angeles. FBI offi-.j - ^advanced fee of up to one per- cial, Ted L. Gunderson, who-., Jcent of the loan. worked for Jurgenson in Texas.; - “Twenty-five victims paid That investigation is continu-> f ' $440,000 in advance fees. No ing. . ' loans were ever ' arranged and Dallas FBI officials reportdj no victims received their ad- Gunderson’s role — if any,-- in? vanced money back, contrary to the scheme was small. • , l

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Exec AD Adm. — Exec AD lnv,^„ Memorandum Exec AD LES _ Asst. Dir.: Adm. Servs. Crim. Inv* Ident. Insp.

Intel 1. Lab lr\ ’’Revell 10/27/83 Legal Coun. Off. Cong. & Public Affs, _ Rec. Mgnt.

From : I Tech. Servs. _ Training Telephone Rm. _

Director's Soc'y . Subject: TED LAUNDERS OF

< 1 DBA DEKLA

I , -LIN L. . , 7AY, SUITE 314 JDALi^-TZr^X-A-S:;—FBWT ITSF;—^

PURPOSE:

To advise of the status of captioned matter in which former * *' t— m m jr n j * • r* -i $ / I / I Special Agent in Charge Ted Gunderson is a subject of an advance t^d/praud by wire investigation in the Dallas and Los Angeles Divisions./ ClL-| j

RECOMMENDATION: 1 C/ i lj

None, for information only.

maaumi Serv9.„*j< laboratory 37/tegal Coun. Crlm. tny^Af „ TLeff. of Cong. i director . _ '*1 a Public AtfS. Exec. AD-Adm.^ Ident. — Ren. Want. Pa £x©C. AD*fnv. Inspection Tech. Servs. Training DETAILS Exeo. AD-UES ifitell.

On 9/8/82, the Dallas Division instituted a Fraud by Wire (FBW) investigation concerning allegedly fraudulent letters of loan commitment being issued by Dekla International of Dallas, Texas. Information from several sources in the banking industry indicates that the letters of loan commitment are drawn on a bank in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. These allegedly fraudulent financial instruments were being purchased with substantial advance fees and were utilized to finance speculative business ventures through AmericanTsanks Ip3 NOV S 1283 One of these commitment letters was signed by Ted Gunderson- as President of Dekla International. Mr. Gunderson, a former SAC', subsequently resigned as President of Dekla International.

- Wl.1 (CONTINUED - OVER) 17DEC14J983

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I to Mr. Revell Memorandum RE: TED L. GUNDERSON

Based on information received from the Dallas Division, the case against Gunderson appears to be weak inasmuch as Gunderson was an officer in captioned enterprise for only six weeks and it is possible that he was unaware of any fraudulent activities on the part of other subjects.

On 10/26/83, the Dallas Division advised telephonically that at the completion of one remaining interview, the facts of this case would be presented to the U. S. Attorney's Office, Dallas, for prosecutive opinion. Recipients will be kept advised of developments in this case as they occur.

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PROSECUTIVE REPORT BE SUBMITTED FOR HI., TO REVIEW PRIOR TO TAXING

TH^, TRIAL D i-il ET LN HAT ION CON CEi; ’] I NG GUNJ EA SON' S TOTAL I NDGL VEHENT

PUKT PEA REQUESTED ADDITIONAL INVESTIGATION BE CONDUCTED

TO SUB ST A iT IATE TWO OF THE ANTICIPATED COUNTS,

IT IS EXPECT iD 1 EAT THE HE CUEST ED ADD ITIOWAL INVEST I GAT I ON

CAN BE COID UCT ED AID A PROSECUTIVE REPORT BE SUBMITTED FOR

fiEVIIW BY I'iD -JANUAJ? Y, IDEA. ANTICIPATED

THAT THE CASE WILL BE PuESEriTlD TO A FEDERAL GRA il) JURY DURING

EITKE2 FET-R LA.'; Y OK ('.An CM, IDEA, AM) THAT THE FATT En WILL Sit SEi

i^Oji T r Ii-sL i 1 ra-D I AT 1 Y i'ULL O. .- I NG T HI APFRE’HEKSION OF ALL SUBJECTS.

IT SMOILD EE NOTED THAT THE CURA I FT WhlEEABOOTs OF dUbJeDis

UNKNOWN AiD THAT BOTH ARE FUGITIVES WANTED BY THE B UP. BANK

I CAL FOR HIA , AUT HOI HIES FOR 0P2RAT I KG A SluILAR SCHEME.

LOS ANGELES DIVISION IS RECuE&TED TO EXPEDITE COVERAGE OF

OITST AND I EG PENDING LEADS IN CAD ,02 THAT T He RESULTS OF THE

INVEST IG AT ION CAN BE INCLUDED IN THE PROSECUTIVE REPORT DUE

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.t -i Exec AD Adm. Exec AD ln^. Memorandum Exec AD LES Asst. 4

Ident. L Insp.

Intell. Lab. Ir .. Revell Date 12/21/83 Legal Coun. Off. Cong. & Public Affs. Rec. Mgnt. Tech. Servs. Training Telephone Rm. Director's Sec'y

Subject : TED L . PERSON . AKA TED GUNDERSON:

DBA DJEKLA | L^INC_._,„ajj-JlQ„C,ENTRAL EXPRESSWAY, SUITE~31> " IUAEESSZItEXAS ; FBW; ITSP; 00V DALLAS

PURPOSE:

To advise of the status of captioned matter „.in ifyhich former Special Agent in Charge Ted Gunderson is a subject c^Z/an advance fee/fraud by wire investigation in the Dallas and Los Angeles îîîons RECOMMENDATION:

None, for information only / APPROVED: I igbc&bry,. „ tegai Court. % Off. of Cong, & Public Affs,_ i XI Went Rec, Mont i AP-{r*v\ Inspection DETAILS: I Tech, Serve. Tralnfa^ On 9/8/82, the Dallas Division instituted a Fraud by Wire (FBW) investigation concerning allegedly fraudulent letters of loan commitment being issued by Dekla International of Dallas, Texas* Information from several sources in the banking industry indicates that the letters of loan commitment are drawn on a bank in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. These allegedly fraudulent financial instruments were being purchased with substantial advance fees and were utilized to finance speculative business ventures through American banks.

One of these commitment letters was signed by Ted Gunderson as President of Dekla International. Mr. Gunderson/^^6rmez^ SAC subsequently resigned as President of Dekla Intern^ra'a.ofxaL jT-CW

1 - Mr. Revell 1 -I

(CONTINUED - OVER), .

I to Mr . Revell Memorandum GUNDERSON

The Dallas Division has previously advised FBIHQ that the case against Gunderson appeared to be weak inasmuch as Gunderson was an officer of captioned enterprise for only six weeks , apparently did not receive any proceeds generated by captioned fraud, and possibly was unaware of any fraudulent activities on the part of other sub j ects

However, Dallas now advises that a review of all information obtained to date indicates that Gunderson possessed the necessary scienter to make for a prosecutable case. Based upon discussions with the Assistant U. S. Attorney, Northern District of Texas (NDT) , it appears that Gunderson will be included along with other captioned subjects as either a principal or aider and abettor in a bill of indictment charging Mail Fraud, Fraud by Wire, and/or Interstate Transportation of Stolen Property. Dallas antici- pates that this matter will be presented to the Federal grand jury, NDT, during either February or March, 1984.

Dallas advises that a prosecutive report will be available by mid-January, 1984, and that FBIHQ will be kept advised of pertinent developments in this matter.

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and to delete subject^ 12/14/83. REFERENCE : Dallas teletype to the Bureau dated

INFORMANTS b7D

who was attempting to i ho has maintained contact with I I b7C

i \ of the Los Angelesl Iwho allegedly b7D

(Informants cont . Pg. B) Special Agent ^Approved Do not write in spaces below In Charge lopies made: w CC&in Pity I /Qtooj V£- , lb))- Bureau (196-3895) I v (^Criminal Investigative Divisif0H7 Department of Justice) 1 - USA, Dallas 2 - Dallas (196A-1721)

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c Title Cont.)

Dekla International, Inc SASS International, Inc.

SASS Entertainment , Inc 9400 Central Expressway., Suite 314, Dallas, Texas

(Informants Cont.)

has furnished information w tne past of this investigation to avoid the possibility of influencing his pursuit of sensational information not in violation of Federal law.

nxTQg-Mo-q-Mnri disclosed that the address | .

as GUNDERSON [ residence, is non

t residence was subsequently located at I matched the description furnished | California which by the informant.

COVER PAGE On 7/13/.83, an attempt was made to locate at Although the sound of voices could he heard from the residence upon the agent's arrival, no one responded to the agent's repeated doorbell ringing and knocking

On 7/14/ 83, an attempt was made to locate

» Pico and Bundy Boulevard, West Las—Annele^ 1 who declined to be identified, [ claimed I had not been associated with that business for 4 to 5 months.

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Narrative of Offense g Enclosures for United States Attorney, Dallas C

Names of Defendants g

Prosecutive Status g

Witnesses g

Evidence G

Arrest Reports 1

Table of Contents for Report Forms (FD-302s) 2

Report Forms (FD-302s) 3 Miscellaneous

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f FD-518 (13-2-77)

Copy *o: 1 _ USA, Dallas (ATTN: AUSA b6 b7C

Report of: QHiee: SA | Dallas, Texas Dotet 3/5/84

Bureau Fite #: Field Office File #: 196A-1721 196-3895

Narrative of Offense:

This investigation was instituted upon receipt of information from an investigator with the Comptroller of Currency,

Washington, D. C. , on September 8, 1982, that recent activities of two customers of Allied Bank, Dallas, Texas, reflected that a possible "Advance Fee" scheme was being perpetrated in Dallas.

Investigation by the Dallas Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation CEELI has determi ned ‘that during 1980 and early 1981, subject and others operated an k>6 | "Advance Fee" fraud in the Los Angeles, California area. Their com- b7 pany was named JURANE GROUP LIMITED (JGL) , and they alleged access to millions of dollars of international funding through "Dofe-i a " Algemeine Production Nahdelmaatschappi , represented by| from Amsterdam, Netherlands., JGL was to provide funding for large business projects in return for half interest in the business. After joint ventures were drawn up, "Advance Fees" were requested for processing expenses. The subjects had no actual funding available and never arranged any loans. This fraud matter is currently being prosecuted by the Burbank, California local authorities.

During early 1982, moved his operation to Dallas, Texas, and operated under the company names SASS ENTERTAINMENT, INC.

( SEI ) , SASS INTERNATIONAL, INC. (SII), and DEKLA INTERNATIONAL, INC. (DII). DII was incorporated on August 5, 1982, with offices located

CL L Li! LCUtiCti £jAUlC^SWa.V * LJLL_I. UC tJ _L . ttilU. LUG DU£U U. of Directors included TED GUNDERSON (former Special Agent in Charge for the FBI' lJ 1 bo b7C Clients developed by these Dallas based companies were told that a source for funding large business loans was through an international trust, referred to as "Unicoop", l ocated in Ams terdam, Holland.

The international contact for "Unicoop" was I I who allegedly lent his company name? DII, basically an export- import company,

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This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI.- It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency. FBl/DOJ „

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b6 clients were told that limited to I land associates. The b7C partnerships had to be drawn up and partnership bank accounts established. Fee consideration agreements and remission letters were then requested from the bank, and the subject company was to supply the source to collateralize each loan. The trustee bank in turn was to issue a Letter of Credit and/or Promissory Note to the lender's European bank, who then would allegedly wire transfer the funds, less remissions, to the borrower’s fiduciary bank. The fuduciary bank was to be responsible for disburing the funds. Although many clients paid "Advance Fees" and contacted their respective banks to receive and disburse the anticipated funding, no loans have been received, contrary to repeated representations that they would. companies included victim clients of the I Ibased l u b6 blC

The anticipated loans oT tiie victims to taneu provide their in the millions, witn the clients not required to own collateral. GUNDERSON initially became involved with this group Angeles, California of individuals during early 1982, when his Los based security and investigative firm contracted to conduct •financial and background checks of SEI clients.

to become president fadvised GUNDERSON that he would like him GUNDERSON accepted. GUNDERSON subsequent!. of DII and interviewLr^CUNDERSONGUNDERSON documents as President of DII. During FBI had very l^r|eIl^wledge about^II ahd stated that he actually = B but felt that and his associates financial business, , the — could useqp to+ ~ impressininrfiSS wanted someone with a recognizable name tney

B-2 DL 196A-1721 the public with in operating their companies. However, investigation determined that at the time GUNDERSON was financially broke, and that even prior to accepting the position of President of DII, had knowledge that subject had he | previously been convicted in Federal Court, Lake Charles, felony charges Louisiana, for fraud, and that I I had other pending in Dallas County, Texas. GUNDERSON was active in the daily operations of DII, and executed documents in his capacity as President.

| Investigation determined that subject I . — — 1 has an arrest record for theft/fraud offenses, and that his and | was very knowledgeable of, | active in, the company's day to day activities. Subjects responsible I were | lanri l for the daily operations of the companies, and both made numerous misrepresentations to victim clients. also has an extensive arrest record. SUBJECTS GUNDERSON AND SHOULD BE CONSIDERED ARMED AND DANGEROUS.

B-3 Enclosed for the United States Attorney (USA), Dallas, Texas, is one copy each of the following:

(1) Brochure entitled "International Trust Loans". for Los Angeles County ( 2 ) Investigator's Report T.ns Anp-files. dated December 14, District Attornex Califor- nia, - 1982, regarding | etc>

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NAMES OF DEFENDANTS

1. THEODORE L. GUNDERSON, also known as Ted Gunderson, described as

.Race, White. Nat.iona lity. American.. .Sex. Male- Date of Birth

.Place of Birth jColoxado. ...Spring s . Co lorado, Business Address Ted L. Gunderson & Associates, Inc. Westwood Center, 1100 Glendon Avenue, Suite 1200 Los Angeles, California. 90024 Telephone Number 213/208-4775

Full text of interview pages 128-151, attached. DL 196A-1721

Dekla International, Inc 9400 Central Expressway Suite 313 Dallas, Texas (Former) DL 196A-1721

3. described as

Race ‘'Nationality _Sex_ Da te__p f B .i r_t h_ Piacejof Births "Height Weight Hair Eyes Scars and Marks Social—S ac.uri.ty Account Number Drivers License Number FBI Number, Texas Department of PublicNumber Occupation Employer DL 196A 1721 DL 196A-1721 DL 196A-1721

6 . also known as described as:

JEla&e-

Sex. Date of Birth

Height Weight Hair Eyes Scars and Marks

Social _S.e.cur.i.ty Account Number Drivers License Numbers

FBI Number DL 196A-1721

PROSECUTIVE STATUS: this case, as developed to 1 . On December 2, 1982, the tacts of dismissed with Assistant United States Attorney date,3 I I . _ h • * r> m / HTTMTI \ (AUSA)[ Northern District of Texas (NDT), b6 Texas, "Advised that upon completion b7C Dallas, fi of the investigation, the case should result in successful indictments of several subjects. He stated that it appears that a definite complicity exists among the individual subjects involved in the scheme and that, due to the close association of former FBI official TED GUNDERSON with the group and GUNDERSON'S personal contact with the victims, coupled with GUNDERSON'S efforts to arrange bank accounts for the payments and disbursements of monies on behalf of the group, it appears that GUNDERSON will quite possibly be considered as at least a defendant under the Aiding and Abetting Statutes.

ladvised that the investigation appears worthwhile and that, based on the investigation conducted to date, there was a far greater probability for successful b6 indictments than not. b7C based on 2. On December 13, 1983, advised that investigation, it appears that the FBI has developed about six principals involved in approximately seven indictable counts in violation of either Mail Fraud, Fraud by Wire, Property Aiding and Interstate Transportation of Stolen , on Abetting, or combinations thereof. He stated that based preliminary discussions, it appears that former Special as Agent in Charge (SAC) TED L. GUNDERSON would be included Abetting. either a principal or be charged with Aiding and He requested that a detailed prosecutive report be submitted for review prior to making any final determination regarding GUNDERSON'S total involvement. He also requested additional investigation be conducted relative to two of report the anticipated counts. He requested the prosecutive 1984. be submitted some time during January or February,

1983, the District Attorney’s Of:f ice at On September 1, Attorney, Los Angeles forwarded a formal request to the U. S. to Avoid Prosecution Los Angeles, requesting Unlawful Flight b6

(xrp/n^ nrnp.paR be issued for subject L 1 b7C upon a andf based August 4 1983. The U. S, compliant filed in local court on , Attorney has requested the FBI to provide an affidavit

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PROSECUTIVE STATUS, CONTINUED:

demonstrating probable cause that the| fled to | avoid prosecution noting that they had been extradited out of the district with the concurrence of California authorities. He expressed reservations on an Unlawful Flight to Avoid Prnaar.iit.i nn complaint based on the fact California in that the | I were extradited from 1982 and did not "flee".

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Can furnish details concerning his dealings with SEI

and DTT in an effort to obtain I

-icate subjects

Full text of interview pages 48 through 59, attached

I Can imp lie TED GUNDERSON,

Full text of interview pages 67 through 74, attached

furnish details regarding his

Full text of interview pages 77 through 79, attached I

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Can furnish details regarding his dealings with SI

Full text of interview pages 84 through 93, attached

Full text of interview pages 94 through 96, attached DL 196A-1721

Full text of interview pages 123 through 126, attached.

Can furnish details regarding interview of subject TED L. GUNDERSON during Which GUNDERSON admitted and| associating with subjects T | concerning and ! I Can furnish information retreiving abandoned SII and DII records on November 17 1982, at the Glen Lakes Towers and subsequent review of these records reflecting executed loan forms, DL 196A-1721

agreements, letters and brochures regarding clients, attorneys, and possible sources for financing and/or collateral. Can provide information that this confiscated material included information reflecting that at the time subject TED L. GUNDERSON began his close association with officials of SII and DII, he was financially insecure.

Full text of interviews pages 12 s through 167, attached.

13.

Can furnish details regarding conversation during subject TED L. GUNDERSON during b6 | with been asked b7C which GUNDERSON informed him that he had b7D PvogidAnt nf RTT that GUNDERSON told him that and that |

GUNDERSON asked if I 1^

Can Provide information that I "T

I he advised GUNDERSON not to become any further involved with SII.

Full text of interview pages 168 through 169, attached.

b6 District Attorney's Office b7C Los Angeles, California

Can furnish details regarding an interview on September 9, 1982, with subject TED L. GUNDERSON at which time GUNDERSON admitted his association with SEI and DII, and the fact that he executed various documents while serving in the capacity of President of DII.

Full text of interview pages 170 through 173, attached.

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EVIDENCE

1. State of Texas certified Articles of Incorporation

for SASS INTERNATIONAL, INC. , and DEKLA INTERNATIONAL, Inc. These forms are in possession of the FBI, Dallas.

2. Land Original | accompanying bills from|I California. These items are in possession of the FBI, Dallas

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12. Various books and records of SI I and DII abandoned at Glenn Lakes Towers, 9400 North Central Expressway, Dallas, Texas. These items in possession of the FBI, Dallas.

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On February 27, 1984, inquiry through the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) National Crime Information Center racnrd i dent.i f i a.hl NCIC) determined an arrest e with |

FBI number I \ The record reflected th^t o by the Burbank, California Police Department fori

March 1, 1984, inquiry through the FBI NCIC rest record ide;

I place of birth,

I. California Drivers License number reflect s ten arrests for dating back to including arrests was arrested | the Inglewood, Cal i f ornia. for | y and sentenced to Police Departme |

I he was arrested for by the Los Angeles County Sheriff's

Office, and sentenced tn I l_J arrested for| by the U. S. Marshal, Los Angeles, and sentenced to 9

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EPORT FORMS (FD-302s)

PAGE

108 b6 109 b7C

123

128

168

175

179

189

191

F 0-302 (REV. 3*8-77)

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

11/12/82 Date of transcription.

I I tp. si , rlence telephone ! I as an —JlHs advised of the identity of the interviewing Agents as well as the fact that an investigation was being conducted regarding two indi- .in two spnp rate cases. These individuals were "identified as in one case, 1 J and in a separate case, being handled by Agent Ted Gunderson, in regard to the matter being investigated , | provided the following:

Investigation on. 11/9/82 Dallas, Texas

I. and

?TFM/rfh .Date dictated. 11/10/82

This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency. 3

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advised that those in a position to provide information regarding Sass Entertainment and Dekla International, would be|

living atl and was

that he would be available in the future ladvised if need be for further interview regarding this matter and would thoroughly cooperate in any way in the investigation regarding] and Gunderson due to tho fact that he lost so much money in dehnng with this company and these people. F0-302 (REV. M-77)

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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

D»U of transcription. 1/11/82

Investigation nn 12/23/82 Dallas, Texas Dallas 196A-1721

Date dictated. 1/6/33

This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; It and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency.

DL 196A-1721

formed him that to the best of his knowledge "Unicoop" was headquartered in Amsterdam, Holland.

I | advised that Los Angeles, wa | |

an friend of his and that he contacted I in Los Angeles and explained his dealings with SEI to|

He stated that I I advisei too many "holes" in the deal

He advised that

I I Los ossa l 23 dvised that| then met | separately and explained to them that the SEI money was still tied up in banks but that it was certainally forthcoming. advised that he never met the alleged United States Representative of "Unicoop".

FD-302 (REV. 3*8-77)

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Date Of transcript I on ±/2h /-V-H

telephonically contacted Special Agent tr the Dallas Federal Bureau of Invest- tr (SA)I I of igation (FBI) Office, and furnished the following information:

ladvised that he Is currently res iding nt. I telephone number |

Wo g-t-a-hp^ •f-.hg'h in mid February , 1984, he plans to

with Ted Sunder son, who, at I at Dallas', and talked st ated the time, was staying at the residence. He for| this conversation he expressed his concern that Gunderso Wnre- to perform on his promises. He advised nothing to worry about. Everything is plied to him "You have that advised that he then told Gunderson Iflt_11? should be". He SS to be trusted. He stated lwas an absolute Her and was not underson then replied back "There that G aware of. Justjist°haSghang mIn things happening here that you are not there good buddy" .

after! . I I further advised that i ' personal conversation | had another 1 they

Investigation on. 1 / 20/84

Date dictated.

This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBt and is loaned to ypur agency;

it and its contents are not to pe distributed outside your agency. i i

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with Sanderson . He stated that during this conversation with Gunderson, they told him that Iwas no good and tha't he FD-302 (REV. 3-8-77)

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Oat* of tnnterlntlnn 2/13/84

1 Itelephonically contacted Special Agent I 1 lat the Dallas Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Office and furnished the following information:

regarding the | roan ana tnat money was there, that it was no problem, and that they kept telling him that the loan would be finalized within the next few days. He advised that after a few days transpired he would ask them about the money and they would always give him some excuse as to why the money was not available.

Investigation on

TMs document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It Is the property of the FBI and Is loaned to your agency; It and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency.

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i Special The following nvestigation was conducted by b6 Agent b ?c | | AT DALLAS, TEXAS

On February 11. 1983.1 I be

, advised that on I I b7c called telephone number 2 85-8106 in San Gabriel, California, and b7D talked with] I He stated that this telephone number is listed to SHALAKO INVESTMENT & PRODUCTION COMPANY, and that the address is 7258 North Rosemeade. He advised that he previously provided to the FBI address 7525 North Rosemeade as being the office for L. C. COOPER & ASSOCIATES, San Gabriel, California, and he stated that he has since learned that North Rosemeade does not extend to the 7500 block.

FD-302 (REV. 3-8-77)

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Date of transcription.

|, telephone number furnished the following information:

DL 196A-1721 would need to discuss the matter with the management of the bank He said he then advised the individual that .when he was ready

in t-.nl I to transfer the funds for him to | . for the final arrangements. He said he never heard from this person again.

He state | of his recollection, contacted him by telephone and advised him that he would be making—a—deposit into l~ I account failed to make the to | | but deposit as indicated.

contacted him | about SII, but that he told this individual that the bank did not have much information about SII. He advised that the company contacted the local District Attorney's office about the bad check.

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telephone number furnished the

following information: 1

I I and that he needed approximately 1 to accomplish his goals. He stated that| told him that he could help obtain the funding and that the funds

were available from I I sources which are funneled through

a Dutch represent a -Hyp named I ~H (phonetic).

He advised that I told him that I I was to be | one of the founders of a new company they were forming which

was to be known as Dekla International, Inc. (DII) , and that Ted Gunderson, a former Special Agent in Charge with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), was to join the new company

which would have offices in The Glen T.akftg TnwsrR. nallas. I

Office,

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Clothing Was wearing a business suit.

recalled that he also met Gunderson and that Gunderson told him that DII liked his I I business package and appeared to be somewhat knowledgeable about his . operation SPAP1 finally the fact thatl and ] He said that Gunderson mentioned to him other DII items of interest that might need to be assembled b6 I b7C b7D

He advised that he told Gunderson | that he would give the idea some thought. He advised that Gunderson then told him that DII was involved in many exciting . opportunities things , that there were going to be many business developed

that on told him stated | _J _

that DII was ready to close on his loan request and thatl I Tie- said that told him DII needed Ifor his b6 half of the closing fees. He advised thatl b7C b7D

stated that a few davs later he telephoned about the oan money and that lsaid everything was ] set and that he needed to fill out an application b6 •fnr +-h<=> loan which was being secured b7C b7D

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had a problem

the money I l and for him not to worry about would be forthcoming. He \ fee money as the money

hat he actually met I I

and this bank was supposedly | handling funds for DII according to

Id "should He advised that I him that h | | increase his loan request to

then told him that DII would rather join his pro3ect as a partner under a limited partnership agreement rather than simply obtain funding for him for a commission fee as originally discussed. He said that he was introduced to limited partnership to be | who drew up a He advised known as I I _ that the Certificate of Limited Partnership ana the accompanying agreement of limited partnership were both signed by himself and He Ted L. Gunderson, President, DII, onl . I advised that these documents called for hint to ppgrate and manage and the partnership , provide services , L J that all net profits after the original balance on the loan had been paid back were to be sDlit in half. He added that the 4

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status of the loan. | always informed him, "Things are going well. \_ He stated that to date, the loan has never materialized and that he has since decided that b6 he had made an unwise business deal with DII officials, and b7C that he would never obtain the funding from DII. He advised b7D that to his knowledge, DII no longer maintains an office in

Dallas. He said that when he tried to retrieve his I I loss II

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residence Telephone Number I ,1 the following | furnished information advised he reviewed a daily notebook which he | retained during and noted he had made a few entries International Inc. regarding his dealings with| |of Dekla t (DII) . He stated his notes reflect that on I — ~| told him tha t! indicated the funding a notation for his business loan had been approved. He . advised told him, dl I reflected! in the book, date | "Everything is going fine." he talked I ~| as! \ , recent . _ stated as told him the funds were all with [at DII and | | set and should be available between f ~P—He said ~| specific* t date to pin down as . to a when he tried , replied, "No earlier that the cf the month—and no l aner than the but possibly sometime between | |

I the cans were 1 He said all of and all were made to check handled bv DII employee I [ on the progress and status of his penaing business loan. He stated had the loan money been available at DII, he would have returned to Dallas to utilize the money.

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i Date of transcription 3/6/84

On Hovember 17. 1982.

t D advised Special

Agent that DEKLA INTERNATIONAL. INC. (DII) .

who had been l~ obviously aoanaonedme tne premises leaving benina tneir company nooks and records. stated that these books and records were being discarded | as trash that date and that the items had been placed in the public hallway to be carried off by the building maintenance crew.

Portions of these records were retrieved by Special Agents 3and which included the attached:

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telephone number | furnished the following information:

He stated that around he read an | |,

a Avert -i semen t in a Dallas newspaper, which had been placed by

[ regarding money to loan for variou s proje cts and that he therefore contacted ~1 He advised that l I eventually referred him to 2500 Farrincrton I Sass Entertainment Corporation (SEC) , telephone 630-1262, and home .telephone! Dallas, office | who he said would be able to obtain the financing without any has since I He advised that SEC moved to 9400 North Central Expressway, Suite 314, and that the name was changed to Dekla International, Incorporated (DII). He said that to the best of his recollection, the name change occurred about August 1, 1982, and he advised the new office telephone number is 691-2961. He stated that he was informed that* the new office space was leased and furnished by |

l for SEC. He stated thatl I informed him that

[ had taken! I for I I and that the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) was involved in the case.

I told him he would attempt to obtain a| trust company known as "Unicop", located l loan through a

I said he was in Amsterdam, Holland. He advised that ! dealing direct with "Unicop” and that he would ask for

investigation on. 10/3;

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advised that at this same meeting suggested that they| enter | into a joint venture on the proie

at ne cou EaiHva all current financing, and any future financing, would be provided. He sta ted that he agreed to enter into a joint venture with SEC and prepare a contract l advised that he would have his attorney that on| for him to review and sign. He stated |

I provided him with a Certificate of Limited Partnership an Agreement of Limited Partnership for I which called for the General Partner and the Limited Partners to each receive 50% of the net profits.

He said that on each occasion kept assuring him that | | financing would be forthcoming shortly.

He stated that on I I he took the joint venture contract to Attorney I and was advised not to sign the contract | one half of the net profits because l I would be receiving and not put anything into the venture except his promise to

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|to advise that SEC had arranged the loan through "Unicop", and that funding would be available within a few days. He stated that Blair

stated that during the next few days, and eventually weexs kept telling him that

and that I I used one excuse after another as to why the funds had not been received as previously promised.

He advised that during late I L he spoke with at the and learned that | | f Ted Gunder son had been to the bank and met with bank President He stated that related that Gunderson was acting in an official capacity for SEC. He advised that about a week earlier, he had met Gundersonl I that, at the time, he did not know whether Gunderson was a business associate or simply a friend I

Lthe bank refused to deal with Gunderson. He stated that

I told him that SEC and Dekla International, Inc. (DII) had Expressway merged and moved the office to the North Central . location.

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een approve y were simply waiting the final paperwork to be completed

Bank officials | m

I concerning the letter of credit and that the bank should provide a response that very d

|then told him to _ , total up everything and that he would provide him a check for the total amount. He said thatl ~| promised that the expense IMLafLI n&i

hat on the same day he took the necessary information t | . .

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sign the releases ans Lve his money. He stated that I I

failed to call back E I and that all subsequent

efforts to talk with have been . unsuccessful

lid be forthcoming c He stated that onf

1 [ Ted Gunderson called to advise that the company was having financial difficulties and did not have the money

to return to him, but that eventually he. I l might possibly get his money. He stated that Gunderson said that the money

would possibly still get his money back. He advised that Gunderson was calling in his official capacity as President of Dll.

I with He advised that on , l_J he talked about the matter and that [informed him that J> had cost him thousands of dolls in their dealings and that recommended that he, discuss the

matter with the local District Artorr , He stated that on ~1 rmvh with Assistant I he. I andar thatiEat advised District Attorney | \ | that their office would look into the matter^ He stated that the case has since been assigned to Assistant District

Attorney! I who has copies of all pertinent documents.

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Special Agentl exhibxte document captioned " t. hritv i iYS initlally | ^ o£ he Ifco Special Again. CH l forwarded from! document_ J , -i pdt explained that the oc office l ‘ânS^?Lrsfê?iSpSrol SuêrSênHocênts

toll records in a stated that he would review his telephone He distance, intersta effort to determine the exact dates long place between, him, and others telephone calls took | connected with this matter. provided the following items? Attorneys 1. Cover letter frornl—, and Counselors At Law,

the name| ;ard fromL I bearing | Sass Entertainment \ [J Dallas, Texas, telephone Corporation, . 214/630-1262.

the FBI and is loaned to your agency; This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency. FBI/DOJ 60 Dallas 196A-1721 Richardson , Texas Jnvestf9.it ion on. 10 / 8/82

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telephone number furnished the following information:

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she noted an ad in She stated that during one of the local newspapers which was placed hsi Texas, whereml could obtain ^ \ who she contacted , , venture f inane ing • Sllie said vhat Inco t -referred her to SAS5 Enter fra inment r ^^ ^I1__ E Texas whei^__s^ was of SEI, lonaf- pri at 2500 Farrington, Dallas, , introduced tol— I—

Texas knew of a private investor in Houston, i needs. who aiaht be a idsly source for her financing verj that P I acted b6 b7C b7D

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sources within the next week She stated that she had no

FGPjnitional contact with I

mv co utti tr he a v

the funds reached the bank the monies would then be disbursed

she stated that during tne ca | told her that he was having a banking problem in getting into the United States! She advise assured her that ' hat she should have her moneHI I

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he kept | making one excuse after another for not having her loan money available as promised.

She stated that she would locate the above check and furnish same to + hP Fpflftrai Bureau of Investigation (FBI) . She advised that! told her a limited partnership agreement would DL 196A-1721

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(bank and that reportedly had a list of DII | | clients to whom the monies were to be disbursed tp once the that| also told her money reached their bank. She advised | that once the funding was available it would be necessary for her r to to sign some papers to finalize the matte , the after which the money would be released to I I iBank within seventy-two hours.

bank had declined to complete ow the FBI was called in.

(•til and that | working on a large or money on She advised that she has maintained constant contact with | regarding her financing and that| |still insists that the money is forthcoming and that things are steadily progressing

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12/20/82 Date of transcription.

telephone number| furnished the following information

advised that he met

had any direct business dealings with

He stated that about |

and -i ntroduced T ed Gunderson to him. He advised that Gunderson asked him for al lloan but that he refused the loan to Gunderson.

briefly discuss ed the fa ct | they

that SEX was involved in fundinq various business ventures. I I

and that he has contacte | currently the for the company, which has | | the account changed its name to Dekla International , I nc. (DII ) , about but has not received any satisfaction from in his efforts to remedy the situation.

12/3/82 Dallas, Texas Dallas 196A-1721 Investigation on_

12/12/82 Date dictated.

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it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency.

He , , stated ne never aia determine lr actually naa an account at | the bank or if the funds were even anticipated by the bank. | | He added that nothing else ever materialised regarding the Fee Consideration Agreement for FD-302 (Rev. 3-10-82>

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was advised of the identity of the interviewing | agent and the purpose of the investigation and provided the following information:

|anu WGl'S locking a| ±6f | loan to finance xne project. They noticed an advertisement in th <* olass i-

f ied section of I the Dallas Morning News placed by I

Dallas, Texas, telephone! h(r»h arfv ised •

that, hp was a >n broker for private lendersle * and | contacted! and he for? |

who charged and directed them to | who was the*! BARS International. Incorporated.

that although | he would have the Swiss letter of credit upon which to borrow the money to purchase the security, he would require corporate co-signators on the loan. The purpose of the co-signators

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were given one excuse | er another as to why the deal was not beinfr con sumated. I

be (ran con

Although _ | they maintain contact with they have l ong since | | realized that they have been taken for their but still hold out some hope that they may recover tn money by staying in contact ( • DL 196A-1721

advised that from the very beginning,! I | | began mentioning that one of the members oif his company Y?as a Ted L. Gunderson, a former FBI boss, who had joined SASS

International as the Chief of Security. I I told that Gunderson had thoroughly checked out SASS International prior to his coming on and his (Gunder- son's) participation - was evidence of SASS International's being given a clean bill o f health bv Gunders on. Gunderson

was physically observed hvf I only nr> two

occasions.' I |

I I Gunde rson walked through and was introduced to them ! l as being Ted Gunderson, former FBI Supervisor in Dallas, who was now Chief of

they observed Ted Gunderson talking to the new car manager in his glass off-ico Thol; crtnl d net hoflr tho

conversation. 1 I

L they ran

into Gunderson who was then leaving I I and had a short conversation with' him. During the conversation they mentio ned that they were seeking money

I I and Gunderson said to them in a somewhat skepti- cal manner, "I hope he can help you but I just don't know".

Gunderson was no longer with the company. 1 = cipate in any of the transactions nor did he ever overhear any of the dealings.

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telephonically provided the following information;

officer of the company

that they dealt with regarding a business loan. However , he stated

that al so deeply involved and very influential in keeping I *~1 i nterested who echoed of the things that were \

claimed he was capable of performing, | I who mislead them with promj ses nf—stt—rensbi 1 i tv of—nerf fvnn:i ng —and

finallvl | who wasl said that all of them said that SII | | He had performed in the past on similar deals.

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Date of transcription. 2/27/84

provided the following Items by letter postmarked February 1 6 S 1984:

investigation on.

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|was advised of the identity of | the interviewing agent and the purpose of the interview and provided the following information

During tneir searcn tor financing | | they saw an advertisement in the Dallas naner )laced b\ telephone ~~TEe advisee could secure mancmg from >rivate investors for persons unable to get bank loans.

after paying a finders fee ofl

|in order fi a 1 to nalize deal whereby | V would participate in an| \ involving the investment" in a Swiss banK account which would result in a letter oi credit drawn against those deposits. The letter of credit would then be funnelled

would then purchase securities with a loan made against the letter of credit and co-signed by American investors who would pledge corporate capital equal to the value of the loan

as additional security. I

stated he is not totaJ clear on the details oi tne transac-

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During the he was introduced tcJ

land Ted L. Gunderson, held out to tnem to tie a former FBI agent who was in charge of security for company, SASS International. All of these persons except tiunaerson at one t ime or another •partici pated

in the negotiations between and l I and each of these persons except Gunderson attempted to convince them that the deal was legitimate.

The only meeting thatl can recall involvint

Gunderson was at the I

Gunderson had a short conversation with them at the dealership and stated that "I hope he can help von

get your money, but I don't know". At no time can I recall Gunderson ever being invojbmd_Jji_jany of the negotiations nor was he present during any of| pitches to them.

iftfM Intern a i rma 1 axid until the ]present : i been in contact with ivho continues to s

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Telephone number furnished the following information:

e stated that they told him that if he could provide independent sources of collateral, D.I.I. could furnish the lenders and borrowers, and that D.I.I. would commission him a full point for every collateral instrument, or letter of credit he was able to provide. He advised -t-ha+ than c i nnori a fna nKotection agreement with Gunderson had be | | en brought into the company to lend credibility to the organization. I

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he contacted | ] kept telling him that he, had the funding lined up in Europe, and that all they needed was some sort of final docu- " ~ mentation I I He advised that| sent the requested documen \ | tation as requested, but again nothing positive ever transpired.

He stated that told him that had a

| the company had received bad press, that Gunderson had run up large personal telephone bills, on company telephones, and that Gunderson had not provided the creditibility to the company as had been anticipated 112 ( •

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He stated that at about this time D.I.I. was asked to leave their office because of over KSmi

check I and that a D.I.I. lease was bad. payroll checks had | | been written on the account of Sass International, Inc., which was the first time he personally had heard this company name.

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and that a newspaper | article regarding Gunderson. I I and D.T.T . was due to come out.J the article would state thatl I was an ex-convict, and that some| |who was 1 had init-ial-ed rhe article to get revenge against Gunderson and

He stated that thev dis I cussed the information in the newspaper article, and that said that the article was simply an effort to destroy Gunderson

He estimated that he personally lost app with D.I.I. and A.L..

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number I , telephone recor furnished the following xerox copies of with officials of Dekla kept pertaining to his association Texas: International , Inc. / Dallas,

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She advised that as the days went that the was to by| I kept stating funding expected be finalized within the next few days but it never materialized

She said that I I offered one excuse after the next

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and said that on that date an article concerning Ted Gunderson and and their asso- | | ciates had appeared in the Dallas Morning News newspaper. She

said that the article alluded to the fact that I I was involved in "Advance Fee" schemes and that company names mentioned included SASS International, Inc. She stated that in the article Gunderson claimed that although he had previously been associated with the companies mentioned in the article he personally had never knowingly participated in any illegal activities.

SUBJECT THEODORE L. GUNDERSON |

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On September 27, 1982, Ted L. Gunderson voluntarily appeared at the Dallas, Texas Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. At the outset, Special Agenti ladvised Mr. Gunderson of his certain constitutional rights as indicated on an executed Interrogation; Advice of Rights form. Special the form. flgpnh f [ witnesse d Gunderson execute ' that he was tape Gunderson advised Special Agentr 1 . advised Special Agent I then x'ecording the interview and | being Gunderson that a Nagra tape recording of the . interview was made for use by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Gunderson advised that he understood and he initialed the following statement written .at the bottom of the Interrogation; Advice of Rights Form:

"This interview will be recorded via Nagra recorder by the FBI".

Later the sam e date Guundersonnders telephonically additional contacted Special Agent 1 to furnishft some information as follows: Gunderson advised that both were initiall y recommended to him by

Gunderson advised that he still maintains his business office in Los Angeles and that he has been operating the office via long distance telephone since coming to Dallas. Gunderson advised that his tape recorder did not function properly during his interview with the Federal Bureau of Investigation earlier this same date and he requested. that if the Federal Bureau of Investigation recording of the interview was transcribed he be furnished a copy of the transcription.

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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Date of tnfy&9}/<84

Ted L. Gunderson voluntarily appeared at the Dallas Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the following represents a transcription of the taped interview:

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My name is I’m a Special Agent | | with the Federal Bureau of Investigation in Dallas, Texas. Today’s date is the 27th day of September, 1Q82. Also pre sent be during this interview will be Special Agent and b7 we will be interviewing Ted L. Gunderson.

RTR): Is that your correct initial? Your middle initial?

TED L. GUNDERSON (TG) s Thats right, that right.

Mr. Gunderson, at this time I would like to advise you of your constitutional rights as indicated by a Warning and Waiver Form that we normally present to the people that we’re interviewing and I’m sure that you’re quite familiar with that form, but I’d like to hand it to you and ask you to read it and to see if you’d be willing to sign it so that we can continue with the interview.

Fine, no problem, with the stipulation that I mentioned earlier

And that being what, sir?

That, that being that I want to know what the allegations are against me.

Okay, a, any allegations or comments that the FBI hasn’t come out during the interview and should be self-explanatory.

Alright, thats fine.

Sir also, I would like to add a paragraph to this form and its going to read to the effect: This interview will be recorded via Nagra recorder by the FBI, do you have any objections to adding

No, no

this paragraph

you might as well add that I’m recording it also.

Okay. I want you to acknowledge that I did add a brief sentence to the bottom of the form and a,

Want me to initial it?

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Please. And also for a matter of record I would like to state that Mr. Gunderson also is recording this interview with his owns means. Okay Mr. Gunderson, you’ve asked that the FBI explain to you any allegations or complaints that have come to our attention ah, reference your activities. At this point what we’d like to do today and I believe that you called the office and volunteered for this interview and we appreciate that and to be perfectly honest with you at this point we received a couple of complaints in this office from what we refer to as advance fee schemes, the possibility of advance fee schemes, we've also received spme information from one of our California offices that a possible victim resides in the Richardson, Texas area that may have been involved in a swindle or advance fee similar type scheme. Now to be perfectly honest with you, there are numerous names that have come up in these initial allegations. I, you being an ex-FBI official you understand that I got this complaint assigned to me just a few days ago and I, to be perfectly honest with you have not had sufficient time to interview all of the known victims at this time.

Known alleged victims.

Known alleged victims, thats correct. So I feel like this interview is somewhat prenature but since you did call the office and request that we met and discuss and you had a, you wished to explain your position with these various companies and individuals that I’d like to talk to you about. We welcomed your call and thats why we're here today. I will be able to tell you at this time that we have information concerning three specific companies, the first one that I’d like to refer to and we'll, don’t necessarily have to talk about these in order if you care about them is gonna be Jurane Group Limited, an outfit that was to ny knowledge was located in the Los Angeles area at one time. We would like to talk to you about your association with Sass International, Inc., which formerly had an office here in the Dallas area to my knowledge and which eventually changed

its name to Dekla International, Inc. , and at this point I feel like that based on what I've been told and what I know that Dekla is spelled

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D e k 1 a, is that correct?

TG: Thats right, thats right.

So those are the three companies that have come to your attention. We have names of three alleged victims at this time and your name has come up in connection with each one of those companies and canes up in regards to the company names and the victims involved.

TG: All three victims?

Thats correct sir.

•TG: Hm, can you tell me how, hew that, my name came up in relation to those three victims?

Okay, I thought we might talk about each one of those separate but in generality the, your name came up in the California investigation as being associated with the members of that group out there anri nt nnp mint the» alleaed victim indicated that a

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TG:

Your name has also come up in regards to Sass International as possibly being a, associated with that group even in same official capacity and also your name came up in the Dekla investigation as certainly being an officer of that group and at one time I believe president.

TG: Uh-huh.

So thats the jist Mr. Gunderson, a.

TG: Oh, I see.

Why we've been making sane inquiry a, I haven't made much inquiry to be honest with you

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and I do feel that this interview is somewhat premature in that I'm limited in my scope of the details as to what these alleged victims are alleging, however, as you well know I will conduct those b6 b7C interviews. I have l talked to | to seme extent, as you may well know and feel like that I have a fairly good grasp of what his problem is alleged to be. So if you care, I'd like to get into these individually and, and just chat with you.

TG: Hm-hm, alright. '

If you're willing sir.

TG: Sure you know I'm more than willing to talk about it thats why I'm here. In regard to the| I did b6 they make any allegations other than the fact that I b7C contacted their bank?

I believe thats the only allegation that, that has come to a, my attention and if you want to start with the, with that particular allegation I'll be more than happy to get in it with you.

TG: bo Well I can't start, I've got to go back. I think, I have b7C to give you some basic background information that will clearly establish and show you how I became involved with these people. A, and in order to do that let me just, lets start at the beginning. Lets start the last of February, 1982.

Okay, is that when you first came in contact with these a.

TG: No, no. Thats when a, a client came, did not come to me at that time but an attempt was made on the client's life in Los Angeles. You are aware of course that I retired in a, March, 1979 and then Attorney General Bell and Ben Civiletti hired me to coordinate security for the Pan American Games.

Alright.

TG: Then after the games which would be a, August, 1979, I went back to LA and opened up my own private investigative and security consulting firm. So I've been doing that ever since. A, last February

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I didn’t obviously and I’ll explain that In a few minutes. Now in the meantime, going over and his group, I’ll come back, I to I I wanted to give you that as a base, so you *11 understand my problem. Going over to ( • #

DL 196A-1721 7 and his group, a man named who | T*ri we>VAr» niftt. hut, t.al kori tr .the telephone and again who I'd | never met but talked to on the telephone,

What type of time frame are we talking about?

This is January.

Of 82 sir? .

January 82, : called me in January, late January early February, 82 and said that they were involved, they were from Dallas and involved in international financing. They wanted to utilize my services to check out prospective individuals. People who they, who had come and applied for the loans etc., and specifically they asked for my opinion on it and I said well we, we should check for credit, criminal arrests, lawsuits filed against these people, etc. And these names that they fed to me from January, February on a were names of people from all over the United States.

Did you agree to provide this service?

Yes. Naturally.

Did they give you a name of the company, sir?

A, I knew the company at that time as Sass International.

You spell that S A Sass

S S

Uh-huh, International out of Dallas, Texas. And a, all my contacts were by telephone with them, I, I'd never met them but I'd talked to them on the phone. And a the work as you can tell is a, I didn't have that much of a volume from them, just a few names on and off, so there was not that much money involved, credit, criminal checks are nothing and checking into the court records are nothing. I usually have somebody down there anyway and I utilized a, the services of former, other former retired, other former FBI Agents around the country which

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is my source for developing information all over the United States, all over the world, really. A, so I bring that in on a time frame basis so you'll understand. Now this relationship with Sass International continued up until on a telephonic basis up until the first week of July, excuse me, the end of May, excuse me the end of June, correction, till the end of June and about the I'd say about the 20th or 21st of June. I received a phone call from who at that time was staying at- snnrt.grnpn * <3 Lod ge in San Fernando

Valley and said thatJ I would be coming to town July the 3rd and, which is a Saturday and he wanted to talk to me. I said fine, I put the appointment on my calendar, okay?

Yessir. You never met either one of them personally

again.

No, talked to them on the phone only.

Alright.

Now about that time a, mentioned that I had done quite a bit or work and they were going to give me a three thousand dollar retainer to work off of. A,

You had done some work for them and they paid a

No they never paid

On a piece basis

never paid. But I didn't do that much work, another words there was not heavy volume of work, just piecemeal, so to speak. Credit, criminal

When you would conduct these inquiries a, would you reply to them via telephone or U. S. Mail?

No I gave them, I gave them oral reports Alright

137 At this time where did you live sir?

That was 500 South Kelton

K e 1 Ton

In what city?

Thats Los Angeles, 90024.

Is that an apartment sir?

It an apartment on the first floor that you step, there’s no hallway, you step right out into the street.

Did you have an apartment number?

A, no its just, it looks like a house really, there’s no apartment number.

Okay

But it is an apartment.

And your landlord’s name?

Is a| |(ph), I’m not sure how to spell it, and her phone number is a, bf l 1 is a woman? k

is a woman yeah, yes. I’ve got It here

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This a.

TG: Why do you have, why is there a hesitancy for you to, to do this for me?

Well I'll be glad to discuss with the SAC, if he agrees that thats what should be done thats what will be done.

TG: Alright lets cut the tape right now and go talk to b6 him about it. b7C

What do you thinkj |

Yeah, thats a good idea. |

TG: Cause I'm not gonna, gonna discuss it any further unless I can have that insurance.

I'll get that resolved,

(tape cut off at this point)

SAC THOMAS C. KELLY: Is it on?

This is Tom Kelly speaking to Ted Gunderson. I cannot give you the reassurance that this information will be maintained in a safe away from the general files until such time as we destroy it.

TG: Alright.

Gunderson advised that since the FBI would not give him total assurance that the information which he was furnishing would be maintained under the strictest security and not eventually be maintained by either the Dallas Office of the FBI Headquarters in their general files, he was terminal- inn the interview. He stated that he was doing so basically due b7D ]

Gunderson advised that he was I and that he could be contacted through Dallas telephone number 368-4634 or through his Los Angeles business office.

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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION 1 10/1/82 Date of transcription

I.. fl under s on telephonically contacted Special bt he v;as b7c I and demanded that the information about to give be made a part of the file involving him and the Special Agent in Charge (SAC) be made fully aware of the information. Gunderson appeared to be extremely upset during the conversation and he spoke in a very excitable and information: somewhat disorderly manner . He furnished the following

Gund erson aovised that a local female named 1 wqh Koon f a i !/•; ncr f.n Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Ag^ni fnr the past few weeks and that ha d toldf that the FBI was out to FBI had been 7 that the getL/ him11XUJ J Gunderson,J 'and« I I watching them and that the FBI wa s ogoingo t o put t hem both in jail. He stated that[ lalso told , that he Gunderson, had resigned2d ttoo late i -om ve Kxa Be said that he had personally talked to this dat e and that she had b6 been in contact with Specia 1 Agent as recent as yesterday b7C or possibly today.

C iindPr-Ron advised that on September 29, 1982, ,

I told) . him, Gunderson, I Texas that the FBI was after and that the FBI had referred to him as a con artist and that the FBI was going to do its best to make the information public.

He advised that a friend of his informed him that an Agent with the FBI had told him that he, Gunderson, had been living off of his former FBI reputation, that he had actually been a con artist for years, and that he was a "classic" profile of a con artist. He also stated that the FBI Agent told the friend that he, Gunderson, had "taken" some of the friends own acquaintances on a phony motion picture deal a couple of years ago. Gunderson being involved in the matter, however, mentioned the name [ | as he did not go into any other specific detail.

Gunaerson stated that he did not appreciate the FBI Agent’s statements about his character and he added that he knew that he was currently associating with two convicted felons but that one of them was responsible for saving his life. He said that the Agent

investigation at Dallas, jexas File Pallas 196A-1721

be b7C by. SA Urn. .Date dictateJ0/1/8?

This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency;

it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency. 150 2 DL 196A-1721 was not conducting himself professionally.

He again demanded that SAC Kelly reconsider his request that any information he furnished be treated with the utmost security and not be maintained in the FBI general files. He stated that it was imperative that the information not be attributed as having come from him.

151 )

TEXAS FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION FOR VERIFICATION OF EMPLOYMENT

INSTRUCTIONS: LENDER—Complete items 1 thru 7. Have applicant complete Item 8. Forward directly to employer named in Item 1.

EMPLOYER— Please complete Items 9 thru 16 and return directly to lender named in Item 2.

PART * - REQUEST

1 . TO {Name and address of employer) 2. FROM (Name and address of tender)

T Der>la Int 1 Inn. TEXAS FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION P. 0. BOX 12666 ^400 f'lorth Central Expwy DALLAS, TEXAS 75225 b6 Suite 314 PHONES: 214-387-8510 / 1-800492-9006 b7C Dallas Tv. I 4. TITLE 5. DATE 6. LENDER'S NUMBER (optional) 8/17/82

/ have applied for a mortgage loan and stated that I am now or was formerly employed by you. My signature below authorizes verification of this information.

~y't- 7. NAME AND ADDRESS OF APPLICANT 8. skSNA/TURE^F Applicant , Ted L. Gunderson V -i y H&l. 621LJ Kor-thue^. Tv . cw / X — j ' PART li -VERIFICATION EMPLOYMENT DATA PAY DATA 9A. IS APPLICANT NOW EMPLOYED BY YOU? 12A. BASE PAY (Enter amount and check period) 12C. TO BE COMPLETED FOR MILITARY DYES NO (If D "No," complete l terns 9c and 9d ANNUAL HOURLY PERSONNEL ONLY 9B. HOW LONG HAS APPLICANT BEEN EMPLOYED MONTHLY OTHER PAY GRADE BY YOU? (If Military, enter total service) (SPCCiM Cl WEEKLY

12E3. EARNINGS LAST 12 MONTHS TYPE MONTHLY AMOUNT . 9C. DATE APPLICANT LEFT TYPE AMOUNT BASE PAY 90 REASON FOR LEAVING BASE PAY RATIONS FLIGHT OR HAZARD OVERTIME 10. PRESENT POSITION CLOTHING

COMMISSIONS QUARTERS 11. PROBABILITY OF CONTINUED EMPLOYMENT PRO PAY BONUS OVERSEAS OR COMBAT 13. REMARKS

The above information is provided in strict confidence in response to your request |14. SIGNATURE OF EMPLOYER 15. TITLE 1 16. DATE

The information on this is form Confidential. it is to be transmitted directly to the lender, without passing through the

hands of the applicant or any other party.

C02-002 (12/80) 153 .

• # C?nf{?r*n OG'?' :;ri Avenue 1 Suie ^COAcr, A-^avc;? s C-p-vr 'O0?d

j .5/;;

August 19, 196?

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KL: Our conversation.

We need money!!! 1 know we can break this case, but i cannot move unless I resolve my financial problems. 1 am being suet! by three individuals, 1 owe IKS $11,000.00, thousands to other creui torsi and 1 am filing debtor in possession with the oours this week. b7D

1 rov business is st if ter i rv* . 1 r

involves my investigation of the Mac Donald case. I have worked )745 hours on this case with no pay. The money that, has been sent has only partially covered expenses. At the end of I960, my expenses were .in excess of $36,000.00, and I received $30,000.00 in fees. 1 have borrowed approximately $12,500.00 from you and 3eff. I don’t have an accurate tabulation here of my expenses since i960, but my phone bills alone have run several thousand dollars.

1 will contact Ross Perough in Dallas, and try to get some money from him. If this is successful, 1 will give him the movie and book rights to the investigation.

We need to handle the following investigation leaas:

1. Sinned sl.at.nmont from b7D

2. Signed statements from the docto rs, psychiatrists, and technician, who treated ht the various hospitals.

and I, should "Hit the Road", locate some of the murderers, and prove that ^eal live ney ple. they are I b6 still feel we should first target b7C

We both feel she is the weak link and we should begin where we are most likely to be successful. Thereafter we should at tempt to locate the others beginning with

I He is one of the tougher subjects, but it appears he is in thel [area.

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1 have talked to| Nashville Tennessee Police | Department several times and he does not appe ar to be making attempts to locate It appears and I, will have to handle this lead. 1 1 1 1

Jeff recently wrote and said he could only afford 10 days expenses for me on the road. That is like telling an attorney one can only afford a 10 day trial. We are dealing with Jeff's life, there are no short cuts. I don't know how long .it will take us to handle the above leads, possibly several months. It all depends on the breaks and the cooperation we receive.

Sincerely,

Ted L. Gunderson

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155 FEE CONSIDERATION AGREEMENT

September 3, 1932

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Reference Code: CR.O/RSE/TG/Cr./l M

Loan Amount: One Million IJ.S. Dollars

Dear Sir:

In consideration of your services in assisting me to a successful funding in the amount of One Million U.S. Dollars, the undersigned Ted L. Gunderson, 1100 Glen don A venue, Suite 1200, Los Angeles, State of California, U.S. A., re questing the loan, hereby irrevocably and unconditionally without protest and notification of protest promise to pay five percent (5%) of the total amount of the loan within Twenty Four (24) hours after closing of escrow. As per your instructions, these funds shall be forwarded to:

Att orney- at-Law | |

Clients Trust account I b6 Bank: Capitol Bank & Trust Company b7C One Bu lfinch Place, Boston, MA 02114 Attn: |

It is intended that this agreement be a legal and binding contract between all parties and is considered to be a promissory note.

. Approved and signed this day of 1982.

Ted. L . Gunderson, Personally

STATE OF )

)

COUNTY OF )

Before me, a Notary Public, on this day personally appeared Ted. L. Gunderson, known to mo to be the person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing document and being by me first duly sworn, declared that he executed same as his free act and deed. 156 • •

and that the statements contained herein are true and correct.

Given under my hand and seal of office this dav of

, 1982 .

Notary PTTbTTc

State of

My commission expires:

FROM BORROWER'S RECEIVING BANK

We the undersigned Bank Officers of with full bank responsibility will comply with above document upon successful funding of the above loan.

BANK NAME

Officer, Title & Date

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TED L GUNDEPSON & A OC/JATFS. INC Wzstv/ood Center dlOOGtenaon Avenue 4 Lurk? 1200° Los Angeles. California 90024 Security Consulting ana mvc^t'gations (213)208-4775

July 13, 1982

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Dear

Enc losed please find the final reports on and Please accept my apologies for the delay in getting these written reports to you. b6 b7C With regard tof enclosed are the credit reports | on this company. As you will see, these came back as "no record" and perhaps you could check to see if the information we have is correct.

As discussed on the telephone, we will need a residence address, date of birth or Social Security number on | |

I before we can proceed any further. As soon as you can furnish us with this information we would be happy to complete this report.

Thank you. ho b7C Sincerely.

JT/sd

Enc.

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MEM.BER. SOCIETY Of FORMER SPECIAL AGENTS OF THE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION INC • •

PREDICATION

Client requested a check of records for social security number in the states oii j and

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DETAILS

A confidential source advised that social security number lias F.B.Ir numbed and Texas Deparbacnt of Public Safety numbei He has a Texas drivers license, number which expires in 1985,

His address listed on his drivers license is

Lane, Dallas, Texas. Ho is described as

and bom

xt was established in was convicted In

Federal Court, the

He received 6 n souths suspended sentence with three years probation. ~ He is scheduled to be released from probation on|

It was established that was arrested by the Dallas County

Texas Sheriffs Office on

He was arrested on by the Dallas Sheriff

Office charged with Both cases are felonies and pending in Dallas County, Texas,

161 PREDICATION

Information was requested on social security number a contractor, with address

Dallas, Texas.

162 DETAILS

A check of the Dallas residential telephone directory shows a

, address, L Texas, with

residential telephone number Investigator did b6 b7C not physically survey this address, but it is known to be in a very exclusive area called!

A confidential source advised business is b6 b7C

Texas 75229, telephone number This office is located near lis in a small office complex named

The complex consists of about with approximately 300 square feet of space each. This is not prime office space.

Records at the U.S. District Clerk's Office shows no criminal or civil record on| The Dallas

County Clerk's records shows one civil suit on

Case filed by Montgomery Ward, dated

b6 judgement against I in the amount of b7C attorney's fee. No civil suits show against the company

The Criss-Cross Directory shows this company to be a general contractor in residential building.

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August 17, 1982

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Mr. Ted Gunderson asked me to mail you the following documentation that will be needed with regards to funding j»f your projects.

.1. Client's Application 2. Borrower's Agreement 3* Fee Protection Agreement 4. Non-Disclosure and Non-Circumvention Agreement 5. Basic Checklist of Required Exhibits (As you will note, almost ail exhibits required apply either to the construction or the oil project. Please keep in mind that the more information we have, the faster we can proceed* 6. Loan Procedure: Note 4, as a general rule we charge a retainer of $2,500.00 for expenditures, this includes assembling of your package in a professional manner.

If you have any further questions, please ,iet me know.

Sincerely,

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DEKLA INTERNATIONAL, INC. 9400 N. Central Expressway Suite 314, Lock Box 125 Dallas, Texas 75231

165 Iekla” AVr'^-x-

$'-*‘ W;

August 12, 1982

Do a r

This is to advise you the results of our Board of Director'' meeting with regard to the above referenced project request for loan in the amount of $20 Million Dollars, this loan request was approved by the Board of Directors of Dekla In-

ternational , Inc., with the following terms and conditions:

Amount of Loan $20 Million U.S. Dollars Emission 94% Ra te 10 1 / 2 % Duration 20 years Terms Interest semi-annually in arrears

However, the following conditions must be met:

1. Acceptable and approved verification of Oil Leases performed by an individual acceptable to the Board of Directors of Dekla International, Inc.

2. Execution of Southwest /American - Oil Limited Partnership agreement betwee n Dekla Interna tional, Inc. and a Corpor- ation formed by Said Limited Partnership | | being the entity Eo wmen said loan is to be made.

This agreement is valid for thirty days, from the date here- of first written.

Sincerely, /,

Ted L.- Gunderson, President DEKLA INTERNATIONAL, INC. 9400 N. Central Expressway Suite 314, Lock Box 125 Dallas, Texas 75231

TG/lb 4 . mstero«*ni, Holland v Del 3 as- Texas y.s.a.. % Mexico C ‘Mexico

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At a bovjrd of Directors Meeting hold on August IV, 19b2, your loan Vtuo reeonsiuered*

Please oe auvised that our approval of Auyust 12, 19b2, is nereby recinded.

Sincerely

Ted L. Gunderson, President DLKLA INTLKNAT10I.AL, INC.

9400 II. Central Lxpressway Suite 314, Lock Box 125 Dallas, Texas 75231 (214) 691-2961

TG/lb

Amsterdam, Holland * Dallas, Texas « Los Angeles, California

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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Oat# of transcription 11/8/82

, furnished the following information:

advised that during Ted , J 1

Gunderson visited him I I He recalled that during b6 their conversation. Gunderson told him a storv aboutl b7C b7D

He advised that Gunderson also told him that he was seriously considering joining a Dallas based firm known as

SASS International, Inc., (SII) , and that he, Gunderson, had been asked to become Prresident.esident. He sajsaid that Gunderson told him that ] (phonetic) and |_ were both members of SII and that one of these individuals was an ex-convic t.

He stated thsf Gunderson tnld him thatf J

Gunderson, wasT b6 b7C ] He advised that Gunderson mentioned to him that SII was currently involved in obtaining financing for a project for one of the| named 1 He stated that he told Gunderson that C 1 The. Gunderson, provide

1 He said that Gunderson told him that he would get the necessary information together

I ladnised that a day or so later, Gunderson returned md told him that he had gathered the b6 necessary information he had requested and that these documents b7C were currently in his possession Hnuapor. bofnrp nnnHprsnn

would produce this information ,| I J was asked to read and sign which indicated that any information Gunderson provided him regarding SII would

10/8/82 Richardson,r Texas Dallas 196A-1721 Investigation on - File * - . - b6 SA /ear ;n/.8/82y-- hlC by _Oate dictated.

This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It Is the property of the FBI ano jojmfa tp -your- agency It and Its contents are not to t>e distributed outside your agency.

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and that the information be kept highly confidential. H

He stated that Gunderson then told him

He said that during this visit, Gunderson never mentioned whether or not he was actually an employee or official of SII, but that he did comment that he was moving back to Dallas. He stated that prior to finnrtersnn anfl h<* cnnnludi.na their meeting, he .1 told Gunderson

He advised that in the above two discussed meetings. Gunderson did not elaborate on the specifics of the| tate that SII was negotiating with one ot the He stated that later the same day of Gunderson '

and that |might be able to funish additional | inrormation regarding Gunderson's association with SII. s

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By communication dated September 29, 1982, the Los Angeles Division advised as follows:

On September 21, 1982, Investigatorl Los Angeles District Attorney's (LADA) Office, provided the following information:

The LADA's Office is currently completing their investigation into the activities of various persons who conducted business as the JURANE GROUP LIMITED, in the Los Angeles area, rtnrinpr late 1980 and early 1981. It is anti-

and will be prosecuted m | |; | | connect ion with their oper ation of this company. Other persons and although as I | such | possibly culpable will not be the subject of prosecution, was unable to provide a specific date at which time prosecutions would be initiated, but advised that investigation had been actively continuing since the company was shut down through the service of a search warrant by an officer of the Burbank Police Department in early 1981. He advised that numerous victims had been contacted and a case had been worked up, which should result in successful prosecution of the four aforementioned subjects.

further advised that on September 9, 1982, he interviewed former SAC TED T. GUNDERSON , regarding GUNDERSON'

as I I Qg.g nri at.i nn with the subject I also known L regarding his association with the subject.

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advised GUNDERSON that he would like him to become the President of his Corporation, SASS ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY, and of DEKLA, INC. DEKLA was a company located in the Netherlands, that was supposed to provide financing for the SASS ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY to loan to clients. GUNDERSON signed various documents indicating that he was the President of the United States Subsidiary of DEKLA, and the President of SASS ENTERTAINMENT. GUNDERSON was to receive his choice of either a $250,000 per year salary, or a percentage of the overall profits of the joint corporation. GUNDERSON admitted very little knowledge about the financial business, associates wanted someone with a but felt that I l and his ip recognizable name they could use to impress the public . -running- their company. In Dallas, GUNDERSON met| I

Supposedly, the business of the company was to obtain money from foreign sources through DEKLA in the Netherlands and then transmit those funds to the United States through banks in Mexico in order to avoid tax consequences.

V, The funds would be disseminated from the Albuquerque bank to the various borrowers that were clients of SASS ENTERTAINMENT.

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GUNDERSON advised that he had recently received

companies. He stated that there was never any indication of actual funds being transmitted from abroad through any of the companies he was associated with, and that he had very little to do with the day-to-day operation of the firm. ALLEDGED SOURCES FOR FUNDING AND/OR COLLATERAL

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ver trav p> ssociated h* et either to)

on a couple of occasions with respect put together but no headway to getting the deal I | seemed to be made . V7hen the Unicoop proposal did not go forward,

then questioned I ~k s to whether or not hs had any sources of funding that they might be able to tap. was an said that he commented to I k t this time that this extremely unusual turn of events inasmuch as Dekla had been represented to them as having almost unlimited funds.

FD-302 (Rev. 3-10-82)

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

i/25/83

home address I |

telephone I I was contacted at the Middlesex

County Courthouse • was advised of the official | identity of the interviewing[ agent as well as to the nature of the interview. Thereafter, furnished the following information: 1 1

|was asked by interviewing agent if he | was familiar with Dekla International, Inc., Sass International, Inc., or Sass Entertainment . Inc., 9400 Central Expressway, Dallas, Texas. | | advised that he was not familiar with any of the above names and that he has not conducted any business with the above companies or any individuals in the Dallas, Texas area.

I believes that there is a possibility that his might have been in contact | with these companies or individuals associated with these

1 companies . I I advised that it was quite possible that

might have usedl I telephone to contact these individuals but that| was never present at a time contact was made.

7/20/83 Cambridge, Massachusetts BS 196A-1138 Investigation on. at File * J

7/22/83 .Date dictated.

TMs document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency;

it and its contents are not to t>e distributed outside your agency.

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It was| belief that the Federal Bureau of | investigation (FBI) investigation into this matter was initiated in part bvT ~l telling a victim, name uncalled, to call the FBI because the victim had been solicited for an advance fee this when submitting their funding proposal. I I learnefl from a recent telephone conversation he had with

can be currently contacted telephone | . jI

FD-302 (Rev. 3-10-82) $ • •

1 FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Data of transcription 7/6/83

L telephone contacted at his place of employment Jwas advised of the official identity of the interviewing well as to the nature of the interview. Thereafter. furnished the follow ing information regarding

irriE ish a bank account | | advised that the funds deposited into the account

e minimum deposit would be fifty million dollars. He did not identify the source of the funds to be deposited and did not furnish any references to|

the bank would not sign any documents, | 1 letters or let|I |use the bank's name as a reference until money was deposited with the bank.

Investigation on

..Date ril rtJted 6/28/83-

Thls document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to.your agency

it and its contents are not to t>e distributed outside your agency.

3-6-77) * FD-302 (REV.

- l -

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Oat* of transcription. 6/17/83

and I I residence at I | was advised of the | I, identities of the interviewing agents by display of credential s

at his place of business. Upon being advised by SA l I that the interview regarded his knowledge of| | | and Dekla International Inc., (DII) (voluntarily , | provided the following information:

and an individual whom described as | a former Special _Agent with the FBI. Since it appeared that

I I could not recall the individual's name, SaJ^

asked \ I if the person's name was TED GUNDERSON"! | | acknowledged that GUNDERSON was the person who came to his office He explained that he did not know what | GUNDERSON 'S relationship or role was | |

I and that during the meetings , GUNDERSON contributed very little. H t=> thp>n stated that GUNDERSON mav have come i nto his office with or on another day.

statec lid not name any company that he.

2 759 Investigation on. 6/10/83 „ Diamond Bar, California Fn„ Xos Angeles 196A-

Oat* dictated. 6/15/83

This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It Is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency;

It and its contents are not to he distributed outside your agency. FBI/OOJ 191 V LA 196A-2759 was representing nor did he name any pro; nat needed funding . He said he got the feeling that Iwas feeling him out I I

|emphasized that he did not receiv any other compensation for his work When p loiild not recall the name of | company in Dallas, Sa[ mentioned the names of DII, Sass

International , Inc. (SII) and Sass Entertainment, Inc., (SE ladvised that DTT name, into the picture laterl ater and that

company during his I I) r . ,

3 LA 1 96A-2759

advised that another loan package be kas submitted (name unrecalled) b7C ~ b7D I which sought financing. He stated that when he met with the company officials (names unrecalled) he attempted to obtain background information from them, tfe said that the officials refused to provide the information which lead to his refusal to authorize the loan to them.

advised that another loan package consisted b6 of 1 — [name unrecalled) who needed financing to b7C fund 1 b7D

I said he refused to authorize any funding for the individual.

b6 b7C b7D

b6 b7C b7D told him that GUNDERSON was the Chairman of the company

it appeared to him that gunderson was a front whileP I he did not think actually ran the operation. | advised that GUNDERSON knew what he was doing with or at the company.

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FEOERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Date of transcription.

[ advised that he is in business primarily due to his contacts in the banking industry. He is able to obtain large loans at good discount rates.

He recalls receiving some literature from SASS Corporation and, subsequently, telephone calls

concerning various loan deals. I l advised that he never responded to SASS Corporation and although he spoke to these people on the phone, he did not feel that their deals were sufficiently liquid to pursue anything of a formal nature. He did not respond to them by any sort of communication but did speak to them by phone.

keeps a detail log of various contacts | | but the log would have to be reviewed page by page. The contacts re»Tv* anrimvimatpiy a year ago. He recalls speaking to a of SASS Corporation.

-hViTQQ loffar c rm CSCC 1 offnri)Q^ dated 1 and furnished them to the interviewing agent.

He reiterated that he had no dealings other than the telephonic inquiries and their letters with these people.

" 0-302 CRE1V. 3*8*77)

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

7/11/83 D3te of transcrlptior.

telephonically contacted the Portland | | Office of the FBI. He advised that he recently moved from |phone number He provided the following information

He is familiar with Dekla International of Dallas, Texas. talking with an |

associate bv the name of I I was mentioning that Dekla Internationa l supposedly was making all sorts of loans

on all types of money. I |gave the information that he could | put together all types of deals.

I until he realized that Dekla International | could not produce what they said they would. He then felt the best thing would be to wash his hands of the matter and he has not been in contact with them s ince. When he realized that they could not

put together any deals I

7/1/83 Portland, Oregon PD 196A-726 Investigation on.

7/1/83 _Dv: delated.

"elusions of tMe FBI. it is l ho property cf tnc- FBI and loaned to youi ag'i-icy; your agency. 201 FE-302 (Rev. 3-10-82)

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

6/17/83 Date of transcription.

was contacted as previously arranged at the

properly advised of the identity of the interviewing agent and he was again advised that he was being contacted regarding his prior business dealings with Ted Gunderson and others, doing business as DEKLA International, Inc. He thereafter furnished the following information:

stated that his association with| | | ~l representing DEKLA International. Inc., arose out of an introduction!"

In said that he and | | ~|were working on a separate investment matter. Based on this business relationship, he said that about ini 1 she had come into possession of some

Ini tially.! I said that| was talking | in amounts of ars. Because of this, he, | doll wanted to insure that was completely [ ! | protected. For this reason, he contacted co-workers and people within their legal department to insure that all procedures were properly followed. Because of the amounts, DEKLA was advised that no trades would be executed without a written confirmation. Additionally, a separate f^ac<5rmt“n was established in New York for specific purpose bf {handling M k CO l

6/7/83 Clear Lake City. Texas c„. 196Ari> Investigation on_ t

“T :

.Date dictated. a 3783 I

^ ) i, -.‘I This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is loaned fo your agency;

it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency. — f 204 f

HO 196A-1459

( 2 ) b6 any future trading transactions. Inoted that this b7C | is general procedure when conducting trades of large b7D amounts. He also noted that in later discussions with DEKLA, the amounts that they were talking about had been increased from 10 million to 100 million dollars.

Puring said that he had l occasion to talk with£ During this discussion, he and went over the mechanic^ of any trades. As he could recall, said that indicated that the funds would be coming from a trusf in Europe, but| |did not further identify this source.

|then furnished a copy of six documents | further identified as b6 b7C b7D

section of the classified ads from the Dallas Morning News, dated Tuesday, January 11, 1983; and a partial article from the Dallas Morning News of Sunday,

January 2, 1983, titled , "Former FBI Superstar Falls on Tough Times".

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b6 ' b7 o I It was during this b7 u telephone conversation th atl Itold him of the article that this was the involving Ted Gunderson. |_ Jnoted first time that Gunderson's name had ever come to his attention. During that conversation, old hip to be very ca reful about anv further contacts with or DEKLA. L

b6 b7C h7D

Based on those brief personal about con tact s. I |saicl that he had a very funny feeling could put | but there was nothing specific that he his finger on. He noted that with the appearance of the

with he immediatelv terminated any business association with and DEKLA International.

noted that he had additional documents , , and papers pertaining to the business dealings at his office and would be more than willing to make them available for b6 examination. Based on this, it was agreed that the b7C interview would continue b7D

Upon arriving Wat his office.f! I-'-”made available a large manilla folder containing additional

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j vviiUBV/tD CU1U OU and DEKLA International |~ HO 196A-1459

g] " ouccl x. JsES Dim & iSradsueet tt. V. Cicuu icpuiL date) Herat) 29# 1982 i CD 3442 0 2.60

r. '-.me . UNXCOOP BANDBLMXJ B.V. tradestyla (Unieoop-Pinanoieel Department) address Daal en Bergcelaan 22 place THB HAGUE, Netherlands > telephone / telex 079-438831 / 12479 . ^ branch#*; Mensiaga 42# Ass terdan

BUSINESS HISTORY started Jan.1.1960 as limited liability company legal fora (since) privet# limited company (June 6 * 1972 ) under • heading name .) authorized capital 10.000,— issued and paid up 2.500 will become within short 100.000,— and 35.000, — (cont,. PERSONAL RECORD

title name (birth date) address, place of residence mnnasger

manager 1 is charged * 1M toe zxnanoiai activities styled Unicoop rlnancieel Department

i OPERATION ; line of business mediating with the obtained of loans in guilder and forelng values coming from local and fore in1, moneygivers to Dutch and foreign companies, bankers and governmentinstitutea.The activities on financial field mainly appear abroad employs 3

AFFILIATES subsidiaries 1* Algemene Handelsmij. Metre B.V. , The Hague 2. Gzafo Export B.V., The Hague

FINANCE size fair results satisfactory liquidity sufficient financial details are not published

All figures in this report are in Dutch guilders, unless otherwise specified.

This report is STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL and furnished by DUN & BRADSTREET B.V. for your exclusive use under the subscription terms printed overleaf.

The payment experiences on sheet 2 could have come from the same source on different occasions.

210 dates Margh 29 , 1932

regarding OHICOOP HAVDBLMXJ* B.V.

FINANCE (continued from sheet 1) * ^ * ^ subject does nob disclose sales ox other finan oial details, neither coaid these be obtained via third parties rented

PAYMENTS

agreed date payment delivery items payment experiences terms in days up to in days see below paid EMI

aroh 9 i S 5

bankers Slavenburg*s Bank N.V., Amsterdam bank facility ' sales per employee

credit query

payaent experiences More payaent experiences are hard to obtained I in the Hetherlands* Most activities appear i abroad* However subjeot enjoys a favourable reputation TR/NP

211 0:hS& report- sheet 1

t 1 0 2.46 ?[ Kav 5. 1Q82 CD 515 * * - - ’ .. *- Vv » 1 - «»» **• '%**•-* ; * <** * PHODUCTEN UANDELMAATBCilAPPIJ B.V. name "DKKLA" ALGEMENE address Wildenborch 63 1082 KB AMSTERDAM/ Netherlands rp. place phone 020-461948 telex I 8908

* branches none

*» i BUSINESS HISTORY started 46 company) (April 29, 194?) legal form (since) N??! (limited liabiluty B.V. (private limited company) (July 14, 19/2; 20.000,— authorized capital 100.000,— issued and paid up Chan&er of Commerce in Amsterdam file nr. 67 . 000 PERSONAL RECORD (birth date) address, place of residence title name bo h7C manageress

•S

proxyholder i 1

OPERATION j * 0 :* 1. consultant and intermediary at the accomplishment line of business \ loans and financing at the international stock- market subject closely cooperates with Unicoop 1 j i llandelmaatachqppi B.V., Amsterdam, also active j 1 at the international stock-market. import and export of ! 2. product—development ; 3. now) 1 technical products (nr. 1 is the main activity 1 ^ nrmt.i miAfi flheet 2) AFFILIATES 1 not as far as investigations revealed, subject does maintain financial connections with other companies

FINANCE | size small j not unsatisfactory I results business liquidity sufficient for the extent of are not published due to the private character financial details j

specified. All figures in this report are in Dutch guilders, unless otherwise

j BRADSTREET B.V. for your This report is STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL and furnished by DUN & , exclusive use under the subscription terms printed overleaf.

212 . , occasions. The pavment experiences on sheet 2 could have come from the same source on different , L ,

Duii & Bradstreet J&V. Credit report - sheet 2

l .ay 5, 1982

regarding "UtlKLA 11 ALUBkBHK WOMJCTitfJ ILuNDBUUAi^UiARPIJ B*V.

FINANCE (continued from sheet 1) In 1981 subject interceeded a*o* at the accomplishment of loans at the total amount of 5 160 million* Hekla B # V, received herefore a commission-percentage rented

PAYMENTS see below

payment experiences

bankers Amsterdam—Rotterdam Bank N*V # , Vijzelstraat Amsterdam

bank facility sales per employee

credit query

PAYMKNItf Due to the nature of the company, relevant payment experiences could not be obtained* However, subject enjoys a favourable reputation*

OPERATION (CONTIiiUHD) employs 3 the company 1b mainly active abroad as regards the interceeding at the accomplishment of loans*

aV £j ATTORNEYS FOR SEI, SII, and DII FD-302 (REV. 3-8-77)

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

6/13/83 Date of transcription.

' contacted tne i \ telephonicaily

mentioned, said that the name Of all the names [ ;e added that his was most familiar to him»

association wj.~uiL I —

banker and questioned | a local him about the requirements rlfer- result Of that ronuefgatiPj the eo tea an individual at 3T6d him to thS FB1« ^ ^ J ermc gprl t*hfi name ^ I Houston Office of the FBI, g?LussiSn! funding. Asa^ result P^n international • little _agabout it,* was of the opinion that he Knew so said that he J that he would probably get into troublej— |

l reither SASS international, was familiar as being the busi Inc., or SASS Entertainment, Inc., ness which was being established.

acency; property of the FBI and is loane^to your nor conclusions of t“c FEi. it is tne Tr;c document contains neither recommendations pe disf'.outrd outs'cie you agency. 3^ its contents are not to

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In concluding. said that he would be more than b6

investigation . f willing to assist in any additional r however b7C bft did nnf would have anv more information b7D

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TO-S02 iREV. >8*77) (#

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Date of trantcriptlon. 3/3/83

telephone number furnished the following information:

advised that he 5ASS Enter- | | tainment Corporation (SEC) duriri

stated that he subsequently learned that SEC did not have money to loan direct and that for a while he understood that SEC had access to a large trust fund in Nevada. He advised that the next thing he knew SEC allegedly had access to a large block of money through a source known as the "Unicoop Trust”

2/22/83 Dallas, Texas Dallas 196A-1721 Investigation on.

2/23/83 .Date dictated.

This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; it end its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency. 2 furnished him a SEC brochure regarding in- | ternational trust loans which gave the details and procedures for obtaining such loans. He advised that during his association with SEC he never executed a limited partnership agreement nor did any deals over progress to the point that documents or letters as discussed inthe sample broshure were necessary.

He advised that on or about he met | | Ted Gunderson, former Special Agent in Charge (SAC) with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), who was introduced to him as the President of the company which was then located in

He said that had allegedly established e tn travel this connection in Mexico and I land Gunderson wer tr> Mpyinn to arrange for funds to be handled through

I Tte added that other SEC employees into- duced to him includem I

He said that he then concluded that he wou] never get his mone^ from SECI I

reviewed his SEC file and based on letters | and notes he tooJc during his association, with the company, made the following comments:

s f ,

FD-302 (REV. 3-8*77) r

FEDERAL BUREAU OF-I INVESTIGATION

2-9-83 Date of transcription.

b6 b7C telephone number furnished the following b7D information

I Hf> advised t.hat. whilp at. £TT hp mg-h I f |

1 and he also believes that Ted L. Gunderson - former Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Inves - tigation (FBI) and| urzy-e* nvpgpnt nn -Hr! g nppacinn. 1^ [ that SII had sources for large blocks of financing through European contact and through The Rosicrucian Trust. He said that they told him that SII acted as broker for the various clients needing funding for business and investment purposes, and that SII could provide the necessary collateral to back the loans anrl -Hie, cnnrno -Frvr the Collateral Was an individual He advised that this b6 individual would earn commission points on the loans. b7C y b7D Dekla International | Inc. (DII) was a subsidiary of SII and that both companies would form limited partnerships with the clients and would generally split the net profit s 50/50. He said that they explained to was him that | I was lending his company name, DII, which an export-import company, and that it was his understanding that DII did not actually have funds to loan, but that the main European source of funds was the "Unicoop Trust", Amsterdam.

1-26-83 Dallas, Texas DL 196A-1721 Investigation .File * b6 SA cab 2-8-83 b7C *»y. .Date dictated

This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It Is the property of the FBI and Is loaned to your agency;

it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency. 223 2

DL 196A-1721

ismasil and Gunderson and that he did

. I He advised that DII had telephone number 214-691-2961 and the following listed corporate officers:

Chairman Directors Ted L. Gunderson

President Vice President Secretary Treasurer Vice President Vice President

advised that during his association | | with DII he never saw any signed or written requests for loans

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He said that if everything appeared to be sound from a business standpoint a limited partnership would be drawn up and filed with the Texas Secretary of State. He advised that next the client would be asked to set up a partnership bank account and obtain from the bank a fee consideration agreement and a remission letter. He advised that DII would then supply the collateral, probably in the form of treasury bills, and the bank in turn would issue a letter of credit and/or a promissory note to the lender's European bank who then would wire transfer the funds, less remissions, to the borrower ' a fiduciary bank which designates disbursements. advised that during | the time he spent at the offices of uTl , the employees appeared to be actively calling possible sources of funds on behalf of the clients. He stated that in addition to the previously mentioned sources for funding, DII also allegedly was working with the Royal Bank of Canada, Toronto, Canada, in an effort to obtain funding.

He advised that officers of DII would frequently meet with local bankers in an effort to setup fiduciary or "trustee" banks to handle the pending loans. He recalled that on one

|he has never encountered a situation like DII in that the officials always insisted that they had access to treasury bills to be 4 < •

DL 196A-1721

used as collateral, and who insisted that the reason no loans ever materialized was due to problems with either the lender or the "trustee" bank requirements regarding total commitments prior to any funds actually being transferred. He stated that SII failed to properly notify the Secretary of State's Office when it moved locations, and that to his knowledge DII never paid the $12 State Business Permit Tax which needs to paid by brokers or factors or persons who sell for another person valuable considerations; things such as promissory notes, monies or merchandise.

anQ DII currently owes him I* that | that he no longer is associated with any member of DII which to his knowledge is currently defunct for all intense and purposes He stated that notes he maintained while associated with DII reflect the following:

DL 196A-1721

makes reference .returned check from . the amount of I datedl

said by check from SII written on and returned marked "non sufficient|

aid by check due to for services. Both checks bounced,

Brochure and information regarding the Coronado Company, Inc., 4001 Indian School Road, Northeast, Suite 310. Albuquerque. New Mexico, telephone 505-262-2351, and the name

The files also contained information regarding the following listed limited partnerships all based on a 50/50 split of profits:

8 \

b6 b7C b7D

He advised that I I and Gunderson traveled I to Mexico City in an effort to set up the Dallas banking connection, but that about the same time the Mexican naturalization took place and the matter was dropped by DII.

. ,

F0-302 (REV. 3-8-77) (

- 1 - FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

7/27/83 D»t« of transcription.

f telephone . furnished the following informaf Lon when asked if he had ever had any association with Dekla Inter* national, Inc. (DII), or Sass International, Inc. (SII):

In 1982, he represented clients who were seeking loan funds for certain projects. In that regard, he had contact with individuals from DII and other entities. No funding took place and to his knowledge, advance fees were not paid by his clients. However, he mentioned that such fees could have been paid by his clients without his knowledge. He knew of no requests for such fees

In aboutl" 1 he was telephonicallv contacted hv r

r ] .flltnouan he had nsvpr mpf- had [ ] apparently heard of ahi 1 i ti PS in handling intornaf innal financial matters. 1 The funds bo b7C b7D

cannot recall how became known to b6 him or who e l represented, b7C b7D

I ladvised he has a client trust account at the and if the loan were to be

funded , it would have been dispersed through this account.

Dallas 196A-1721 7/18/83 San_ Bernardino, California Los Angeles 196A- 2759 Investigation on , e

b6 bv SA 7/22/83 J/blc Date dictated b7C

LA 196A-2759

Very shortly afterl I left, he | |

received a call from I California, |

telephone l I advised that he could get the

loan funded. He advisedl I to have I bend a telex to the

San Diego . attention I

International Division, and I | regarding certain details. He advised that would get an answer within |

24 hours. then con tact ed l H and this telex was sent.

The following day, cal led him and told him

that he had just determined that the name I wa s an Although! had never met| \ | he had heard from other individuals that | | was known to be unable to fund loans a nd was possibly involved in fraudulent

transactions. stat ed that because of this, I should |

send the same teiex to the l I This

telex was sent, but nothing transpired Two days later ,|

again called him and told him to have I I send the s ame telex to the This also was doireT our again notnmg transpired.

advised t hat none of the three banks responded to telexes, according to

He advised that he cannot recall how came into contact with him.

T.ater in thf» year , he obtained another client named

I This loan request I 1 was "packaged" by DII, 940 0 North Central Expressway, Suite 313,

Dallas. I a sentative of_QIX- instrnnted | repre

Ito call I Ian agent to I

I and determined that would b e the lender in this transaction. However

whenl 1 telep.honically contacted 1 this bank, in order to advise him that

received a letter via courier st the 1 had not agreed to anything, advised that this ended that transaction.

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He advised he later heard that| and| | IMU I operating a "placement firm or brokerage house" for in Philadelphia, were being investigated by the FBI.

ladvised that another transajsiiioii—Ls currently taking place possibly involving DII.

advised regarding the I I | transaction, he represented other clients at that time as well who may have had contacts with some of the individuals mentioned He advised he will identify all of these clients, and their addresses, for SA ~1 at a later time. He also advised that he willj have pertin ent documents copied from his files and will provide these to SA

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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Date of transcription

telephone 1 . \

I. who was interviewed on July 18 f 19R3,. by Special Agent furnished certain documents for photocopying

pertaining to DeKia international , Inc, (DII) , and others, which were discussed during the previous interview. The- documents are described as follows:

T> a1 1 a's- -1 9 6A-dr?2 Investigation on. __»t.San.

.Date dictated.

This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It Is the property of the FBfWSns loaned to your agency;

it and its contents are not to oe distributed outside your agency. »- ' f .:*£**. - ft*

i‘\ r < « FD-3021 (3^-83) L

LA 196A-2759 LL 196A-1721

Continuation of interview of 2

I I advised he is and although he has talked to him on the telephone has never met him.

does not know . l anything , l_ about R.C. Investments and has no knowledge of company structure or officers. . .

FD-302 {REV. 3-8-77) c c • C'Jl

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

7/15/83 1 Otte of transcription

office was interviewed at his b6 in the b7C I m rne b7D of They were advised of presence | | the agent 's official identity and that the purpose of the interview was_to discuss h is firm's dealings with Sass International Inc. and

advised that ’he was familiar with the above names based upon legal work his firm had conducted for He noted that he was not at liberty to discuss the situation with the FBI citing the attorney-client privilege. b6 He noted that the privilege attached to the client, not the b7C attornev b7D

b6 b7C

. | further note d that upon receiving either an b7D he would be willing to f oral or written release from | furnish a full and candid disclosure of his knowledge of this situation

Inwstiaation on 7_/ 1 4 / B 3 „ Century City, California Ha fros Angeles 196A-2 759

fcy.-SA ftf s . One dictated. 7/15/83

240 This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. ft is the property of the FBI and is loaned «e goer apsncy: ft and its contents am not to be distributed outside your agency. ,

DL 196A-1721

investigation was conducted by Special Agent

AT DALLAS, TEXAS

On September 1982, Investigator, 8, | |

Comptroller of Currency , Washington. D. C. , telephonically contacted Special Agentf~ I Dallas FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION (FBI), and provided the following information:

I I stated .he had recently received a telephone call fromm aal of the L telephone 1 T who told him that a | Texas, "Advance Fee" scheme was being perpetrated in Dallas, requested FBI make contact with| |for further details,

Contacl on September 8

V | loan was to b< secnrei by his inventory . This | p that when and to be used as working capital. advised | | a loan commitmenti-tmen letter from DEKLA INTERNATIONAL for| ' rneri by TED GUNDERSON at I If or years. This letter as President of DEKLA INTERNATIONAL. I advised she is reporting this matter due to believing t his is a start of an

"Advance Fee" swin dle. advised thalthal] I the customer.customs | | indicate a . sign the commitme>ntnt letter to | asked I to willingness to accept the Loan proceeproceedsds and to papayy a| |

-I fee out of these proceeds to I

th pi I I advised she believes theL^ loan request pH i s a.n advance fee to be paici to DEKLA INTERNATIONAL for the loan from DEKLA to

Later the same day, I I 1 telephonically contacted the writer and advis ed he has a situation regarding &

telephone I very good customer of the bank. I I which he wished to report to t he FBI in the event criminal a letter activity was involved. I Hadvisedl I brought of commitment to his hank from DEKLA INTERNATIONAL -Indicating DEKLA was to loanL land to pay a| |fee to an attorney named! jadvised the

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was to be transferred from a bank in Amsterdam, the

Netherlands tof 1 The proceeds were to be used _b7C

to 1 Hb7D

] advised ne teeis tnere is something wrong witn this transaction due to the amount of money involved and the commitment from DEKLA.

On September 8, 1982, telephone number t.Pil phnnical l v advised the writer in conversation held on extensi on telephone, by the writer, andl I who was i — — r- an associate o_ lhad in troduced him and to an I |

individual namedH I During their conversation with they I Cl ^indicated he could a.ri-anp-ft for such a loan and through subsequent negotiations

I n ameq^ met associates of I J and TED GUNDERSON. pointed out that these individuals formed a company known as DEKLA INTERNATIONAL limited b6 with GUNDERSON being the presi dent. Subsequently, a b7C pgrt.tiprshin was formed between t company, which is known b7D as r and DEKLA INTERNATIONAL. The agreement of. was that. DEKLA would provide the necessary funds . ]

fori I ladvised TED GUNDERSON signed the joint venture agreement for DEKLA INTERNATIONAL after having travel ftfi from Los Angeles, California, to Dallas to mee t with h im. J Ladvised he does by and however, would not know the parts played \ 11 he believes dPsorihol las a 'baracuda. I fstated

land I

adi aavisea 1 Me with DEKLA invo] \T&C\ \ h

id run thisl | through 1 1 as well, ar Dlannine to b6

account in 1 b7C advised he has not being transferred from Amsterdam. I | b7D company to date with the exception of advanced any funds to this _ ^ expense s which are to suppos to be^repaid pi vi rifr I f or stated he is going to ^ office on ] at in Dallas, to pick up his on Mom ay he has given DEKLA to date to obtain morning . stated all his loan is the limited partners hip agreement where DEKLA gets ' " ’ 50 per cent from —

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accompanied , J telephone number advised of the identity of the interviewing Agent as they were being contacted due to a previous telephone

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b7C b7D explained that li e had gotten the interviewing Agent's name from an individual named because according to the FBI was | investigating Dekla and their activities. At this point, interviewing /icjent pointed out that currently the Dallas Division of the FBI is

conducting an investigation regarding ! l and Ted Gunderso? both having been associated with Dekla in the past. However, interviewing Agent only was responsible for investigating a matter concerning 3 Further I were advised that due to the association of with Dekla, certain background infor- nation would be requested of them, In regard to this matter. provided the following:

within a few weeks 1. Sass International changed its name to Dekla International. advised that the principals invo lved in Dekla I nternational wcreT ] Ted advised that b6 Gunderson, ! | b7C lie believes that Dekla was in some sort of financing business, but b7D did not know the exact nature of the business. He advised that Dekla had a large number of clients of an assorted nature, although could

r,rvb rtiarafit.pri their, i’ n anv single class of people or business. [

b6 1 further pointed out that Dekla hired E I h7C shortly after they moved in f[ and I b7D with two worthless 1 1 advised that 5 as well as left 12

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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

2/11/83 Date of transcription.

Telephone Number! |, advised ]that Dekla International, Inc., (DII),

Based on the above information , SAs | I H and| (retrieved several boxes which apparently contained records ox the company. These records were placed in a locked room at the FBI Office, Dallas, for later detailed reviewing

Investigation on.

2/9/83 Date dictated.

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Date of transcription. 11/12/82

I Texas, telephone number I Iresidencel | telephone [ | was advised of the identity of the interviewing Agent as well as the fact that ths investigation was being conducted regarding activities of a

land his association wi th Dekla International . In regard to the matter being investigated provided the following: , |

She I said the explanation for the type of business Dekla did, by I was that "we do loans that banks can't ordinarily do” * I 1 advised she never knew exactly what kind of business Dekla International was in, but saw many clients come and go through this office. She advised that she s aw nnp <-?l j <=r>t- . I 1 many times and that he came to the office to see | r- I Dekla International and another member of the firm a ny known

as I 1 She nrhn sed that she understood that I In^ed^d to borrow 1 for his company, | | advised that me company was very nnnrnam'7prl anH novor onona/l tn ha , anwhere, ^

.at this time all the I I records of Dekla International were still located at the offices of Bhanley oil Company where they formerly established their business. advised she knows very little about what actually went on at Dekla International but would be glad to answer any questions regarding this organization in the future if other needs for her testimony arise.

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By communication dated September 22, 1983, the Los Angeles Division advised as follows:

b6 On September 15, 1983,1 I Mitsubishi Bank. Los Angeles, provided documents indicating that b7

I were doing business as I I

~ ^ The documents, dated in July, indicated 1 _ was involved in five billion dollar loans involving various companies and persons in Singapore. Mitsubishi's Singapore and Los Angeles offices are mystified by references to their banks in these documents b6 Los Angeles notes that was accompanied b7 _hvl business in J] on unknown ] and United States during the early months of 1983.

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Date of transcription 9/30/82

22, 1982 Texas furnished 1 the fo] fing be b7C 1 advised— tha t he currently owns and operate s b7D 1 area known as f

b6 b7C b7D said that at the time knew qf his, business dealings and that he neeae'd addi tional financing to__ conti. m e his ventures. He stated when that 1 pre viously informed I of this need and [ infooLeili ]that he could probably arrange for the f inane i ng arranged for them to meet.

He advised that I explained to him that he was | lof Sass Inter national (SI), Incorporated

that (phi was I l and that the company JciH cated at 2500 Ferringon, Dallas, Texas. Ke stated that ^aiadvised him that SI had a source for funding large loans through a trust representative of ,! Unicop” which was the name of panw in amsLeroam b6 tne trust oemg operated tnrousn an international b7C Holland. He said that b7D with »tini non” , advised Ithe initial contact | I dollars to that he toldl Ithat he needed about | f inance| teat' initially indicated tnat ne c ouia arrange I I and ^ for the l oan at percent interest, nver a| year period. He

that. I commission for setting said told him that his,| | ,! ! up the loan would come from Unicop’ .

advised that ha mainta ined contact v;ith| for the next few weeks and that unformed him that he was still

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b6 working on the overseas source for the large fund ing. e recalled b7C that on one occas ion he went to the SI office andF^ introduced b7D 1 1 f him to (ph) who he described as being an associate.

He stated that! then contaccted him and stated that it would be necessary to pshah] i ah a I If ^ ^ j gn company in Holland through which to funnel the dollars from the trust fund at the hank in Amsterdam to JM in the United States. He said that neve p- aske d him for a financial statement and that when he asked about this told him that Ted Gunderson, a former Special Agent in Charge (SAC) b6 with the Federal Bureau of Investigation in both Dallas and Los b7C b7D Angeles, California, and at one time a prime candidate to become Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigati on, had a security business in Los Angeles and that he . __ would be "checked out" by Gunderson. He advised that informed him that an advance fee was needed to handle the various expenses involved in settip g up the foreign company in Holland. He advised that onX I—in the amount of V i pavaoie to SASS. Signed I Land un i f. f. on r>n mo£ account at the and gave the check to [ ] He said that then told him that the funding could be available within two weeks or it could poss bly take as long as three months. He stated that to the best of his knowledge, Gunderson was not an officer of SI at that time asf 4” "1 Vi i m 4* Vi 4- n 1 _ i - ji* i i told him that Gunderson was also seeking some funding through SI.

He advised that a few weeks later, contacted , him and said that there had been a change in plans and that SI bo planned to move a large block of money from Holland to California b7C Vk 4* n I I _ 1_ * 1 1. _ • i it b7D and that his,. portion would he_Lnnluded in the money brought into California. r He said that]t_,—,__rpold him that therefore it would not b e necessary fori I to^ establish a company in Amsterdam, nor would |need an established bank account in Amsterdam. |

He advised tha t he subsequently talked wi fch~ telephone, possibly while| Luas

I and thaFI _til£ mrormea mm that he had determined that! i b6 b7C b7D and that l another source, which aireaay naa runds in the United States, had been developed and that SI would have access to these funds in the near future. ' b6

I advised that during early August, 1982, b7c neir location to the Glen Lake Towers on Central b7D Expressway, Dallas, Texas, about this same time and changed their name to Dekla International (DI), Incorporated. He recalled that it -was about this same time that he was first personally introduced to Gunderson and he stated that Gunderson

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was intrj bo him as being the president of SI. He said that he as being the | who was described to him lofSI.

He stated that his verbal di [continued Itold him that he wanted

to receive percent of the net proceeds He advised trial then suggeste d

[p between I land DI,

b sed that offered to return tne 1 1 advance J— He advjj ] fee because| (Dh) had not provided the necessary proof from 1 dollar loan of collateral reference the 1 „ been working Amsterdam. He said that] I had allegedly with the trust in Amsterdam and since this deal fell through the Iwould notvhe_n££ded for expenses as originally expected. "Adva " money He advised thatLthat I \ informed him that the should be in shortly and that when it came in he, would return it to him. limited advised that pn I I a partnership was formed between and DI following several davs of!

l , Gunderson and I , of the partnershiu f I He stated that the name partnership was uas | land the purpose of the | | He stated that the limited partner, DI, was to receive fifty percent of the net profits and that Ted L. Gunderson signed the Agreement of Limited Partnership and The Certificate of Limited Partnership as president of DI. timel I advised that at about this same

told him I He said that the money would be available within the next few days.

his, I He said thatl Itold him that he desired

stated that those present at the meeting besides himself an< included the followings

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He advised that |was seeking |

I | dollars additional _t mcing to continue the project. He |~ stated that at the conference I snggp.st.sri that a| dollar block of money which he^l [had access to be funneled through| | since a limited partnership had already been established and the paperwork could be handled within t he next few days. He advised that he agreed to this nronosa'i .1

advis ed thatl I explained tha t the partnershi p urmlri npf. b: about b: | I dollars from the I dollars as the bulk of the money would be used to purchase United States Treasury Bills or other high interest paying securities to handle the debt service and to reti re the nnt.e He stated that the .money was to he handled through the | I bank account at

and | \ I asked him to go to the bank aiiu nave a ree uonsi deration Agreement signed by the bank. He adv ised that this agreement was to reflect the loan amount as dollars and .that upon receipt of th e money the bank would pav of the total amount tol Attorney | at Law. 1 1

He stated that on informed him that he was going to California reference a banking

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transaction and that he would have the for him upon his return. 1 1

r executed tne Fee _ I 1 consideration Agreem£nJL_requested by I He stated that the following morning telephoned him to advise that there was possibly a problem with the Fee Considera±jjon_Agreement which was executed the previous day. He said that| I informed him that the bank had another customer who came into the bank with a I | letter from DI for i T dollars and who wanted a bank loan of pos^ibiv t.r> | n pay the "Advance Fee" on the large loan. He said that suspected | a sham was involved and that the FBI Office at Dallas had been contacted regarding the matter. He said that he subsequently had a telephone discussion with Special Agent at the Dallas FBI Office.

He advised that on[ he went to the office of DI and talkf

and that the bank should proceed wi th the transaction,

advised that he had told his friftrtril I ahrmfc hgirur i the FBI onl

he has had no contact with Isincel and_tha±_h£_was still hopeful the loans as discussed with] and associates would be forthcoming in the near future,

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Date of transcription l/iom

] telephone number furnished the following information:

advised that, to date, SASS International, Inc. (SII) has nor provided him with funding for his busines s ventures. b6 b7C nor has SII returned the I I which he paid to SII on b7D I he, He stated hat as recent as I was in contact wxtn j concerning his funding and that ^insured him that the funding was forthcoming,h< possibly within the week. He advised that is currently residin11g P

telephone number1 J ana tnat l I nas inaicarea mree different possible sources for the funding.

advised that during his dealings with SII during 1982, he possibly had some telephone calls with 1 He advised that logical telephone numbers he had access fcn during his dealings with STT included his residence telephone. b6 b7C the office telephone nuiphar nf business associate b7D telephone nunum]mber and telephone number T , which until 1. was a telephone number at

Texas Dallas 196A-1721 Investigation on 1/18/83 „ Arlington, .File #. b6 b7C 1/18/83 t>y. SA .Date dictated.

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Data of transcription. 8/30/83-

came in to the Albuquerque Division Federal Bureau c Investigation, and advised that he

I , 1,

I advised be had

In a telephonic i j nn wi thl he advised he wMilri hring the original |paid to Hatprir ~l when he came to the Albuquerque Office. would search_his_Ei3 cords and check with his | 1 stated he unable to locate the accou ntant and bri ng it by.- I |was check P but stated ne would bring it next week.

in Dfkla TTc In I I traveled up for | I land met with and to Dallas, Texas . I | \ d said they could provide associate, I lan long term financing fcr company with • deal rates" g.ubmi tted through use of governmen t or corporate bonds. I

plac . paid only if completion of the transaction took g.,—|

does not recall the attorney's name, advisee le subjects

1 \Qiel\-n^\- further advised that he does not know of any other victims. 8/23/83 and Mexico 196A-536 8/24/83 Albuquerque, New ettm Investigation on. at |^

5J25/83 .Date e*

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«t« Of ImmrliiUM 1/14/83

-ional Bank,

I, telephone number furnished the following information:

|advised that on May 21, 1982, SASS International, |

Incorporated (SII) , 2500 Farington , Dallas . Texas 75207, opened business checking account number f The names of individuals | ~1 listed to sign on the account included I

He stated that the bank closed the account on

Dallas, Texas DL 196A-1721 Investigation on. 1/7/83

1/7/83 .Date dictated.

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premises, leaving behind their company books and records, stated that these books and records were being discarded as trash that date, and that the items had been placed in the public hallway to be carried off by the building maintenance crew.

Port ion s of these records were retrieved by Special

Agent r I and| which included the attached.

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EMfflMJRffST^Tireit “Saaioa (First Pacific, Int'l Bank Western Samoa

Officers: Chairman of the Board — I" L President Vice President Secretary/Treasurer

General Manager

MERLIN ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION (California Corporation) 17662 Irvine Blvd, Suite 6 Tustin, Ca. 92680

Officers: Chairman of the Board -- President Exec, Vice-President — Secretary

CALIFORNIA

SA~SS ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION PASQUAL DEVELOPMENT (Financing) (Construction). 17662 Irvine Blvd, Suite 6 Owner: Tustin, Ca. 92680

Joint Venture — Tanglewood Chairman of the Board:

: — ‘ President - : too, Vice-President : msurer * \ Se«eU#

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Date of transcription. 10/5/82

I . 1 hngj nas'B teleDhone number^ jand residence at telephone number L furnished the following information:

advised that during he was seeking b6 financing for a business proj ect and learned through| b7C involved in b7D friend, I I that he I I setting up limited partnerships who mj ght be able ,o handle the

funding of the project. He said that ] ]told him the name of the company was Dekla Internati onal (PI). Inc., and that PI obtained

telephoned bo stated that on h7C him and told him that the meeting had been arranged and that he b7D was to go to the DI office located at 9400 North Central Expressw;s^y* Suite 314. He stated that when he arrived at the DI office| L and tol introduced him to I of the company who handled | |

1 and that he then explained the nature of his business to He said that he told them that he was prima rily b6

I He advised that he needed funding for b7C b7D

that he told them he needed dollars for the stated | total package and that they told him 01 could handle the financing and that the ir source was an international trust account. He fill advised that l I furnished him a Client's Application to out in order that DI could review the application and make a decision as to whether he qualified for the loan.- He stated that they did not request any other data regarding him personally nor did they

request any specific information concerning his company. He said , that the application called for personal and business references,

: however, to his knowledge they were never contacted by DI . He

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advised that he returned the completed application to PI later that same evening and that he dated the application

advised that on he met with at DI and was told that the financial package he had requested had

been approved. He said that I I told him that DI would fund the project and that they needed to form a partnership agreement with DI receiving 50 percent of the net profit. He said that he agreed to forming a limited partn ership with /DI which would be drawn up H e advised thatl by DI. I then provided him with a letter from

DI, dated l L which confirmed the terms and conditions of the loan and that a limited partnership was to be formed. He ~ advised tha t the letter reflected the loan amount to be |

dollars, at I loercent interest for years with the interest to

I He seated that the letter was signed by Ted L. Gunderson, President of DI. He recalled that dur ing thi s visit to DI he observed an individual in the office who said was Gunderson but he said they were never actually introduced. He added that the letter reflected that an escrow account would be opened at the Bank of America in California for funding the project.

advi,sed_anJ I hp mpt. pt pmni <->vpp| 1 J L ' I (phonetic) .1

and on I I he me ti I described

as a white male approximately T . LJHe stated that at about this samp t.ims he met DI employee named whose last name was possibly | |

I who told him that Gunderson was a former FBI official in Dallas. He said that on August 30, 1 982. he telephoned the Dallas FBI Office and was advised by that Gunderson was in fact a former FBI official.

I l advised that even though DI had approved him for a substantial loan he continued to seek the necessary funding through

.Other means . He said that nn I I he met *n fchl an officer

He advised that during be | | b? this meeting he informed I I of his efforts to obtain funding through DI and that of such b7 j | said that she had heard types of deals, however, to her knowledge none of the deals ha d been successful. He advised on | | informed him that the bank had processed his loan application and that the bank had decided not to grant him the loan. He stated that at this same meeting another female bank officer was present and that this officer asked

268 DL 196A-1721 3 him specific questions regarding his knowledge of DI. He said that based on instructions from DI he had taken a Fee Consideration Agreement letter to the bank which reflected- to handle the eserc>w account reference thel Idollar Id 6

1 nan frnm HT 1 1 rvP f.hp f.nfal amnnnf unnl A ho na i d fcn b7C b7D i fHe" advised that the letter indjoatftd that the 1 r

] he advised that the bank officers refused to do business with him on the DI deal stating that they needed more sneri fjic information regarding DI and they also pointed out that he, did not even have an account at the bank.

stated that on he executed a Certificate of Limited Partnership and an Agreement of T.imjt-.pri Part.nsrshin with nT anrf that the name of the partnership b6 was He said that b7C | | the partnership called . b7D for DI to receive 50 percent of the net nrnfif.s ?jnd that both documents were signed by of DI. He advised i that the documents were prepared by[

He advised that on tnlH him that DI was working closelv with who was the

He stated thatF b6 was to act as the fiduciary bank i’o~rT b7C said that at the direction of b7D

as a white male, about Jbuild with[ hair and Gunderson as a white male in his fifties with alighhlv craving hair. He stated that

He advised that Gunderson apparently left bo Dallas during early September to return to the West Coast where b7C he owns and operates an investigative firm. b7D

provided xerox copies of the following listed items:

1 . Client l « Annl i ea ti on fnr ' dated

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Dekla International, Inc.

Dekla International, Inc. .

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tel ephone number who resides' at f telephone number furnished the following informations nnrinm | he was introduced

S7LS5 International , Inc

S-T J - •. < > and "DJcIa International f Inc. , . (DU), Glenn Lake Towers BuMding,. $-4Cr North Central the- -introduction was made b r

He advised that he met I La±-_SXL_and that they initially dj vruVsec land had a general | discussion regarding their goals and financial expectations. He stated that| |exnlainedr that SIT had access to large blocks of capital from | | possibly others. He advised that I I said that SII and DII ha?; dJ ::eet contact with the U. S. Representatives of these trusts '-a-id thrh there were no middlemen involved. He recalled

ilist'efitr.ei I I or -or her offic ials of SII informed him that *?. these Rewre’sentatitfes were I I

I I He said that mentioned that |

I I was • one of these representatives. ™ U f and I

I I He said that b7D |

informed him 'that SII and I I were to form a limited partnership anr: that they would offer him a percentage of the profits for his services. He -said that on this occasion he verbally agreed to offer his services.

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He stated that he also informed] Jthat he knew of potential business deals that he,| could broker several \ and that! responded favorably to this suggestion. He understanding advised that he and I I then arrived at an as to how these deals could be divided. aid that their basic agreement was that

He advised that on this first visit to SII lie also was introduced to Ted Gunderson, President, DII, and | |

I also an officer of DII.

Dodd ar that a day or two later he returned to his notes this SII and met with[ l He said that according to meeting too I He stated sii

He recalled that commission percentages o;

He advised then discussed forming artnerships

He advised that

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took over the management of PI I and I Ireportedly came from

alifornia. I L would give him one excuse after another. He said .that often told him that the main problem was with the fiduciary banks that were to handle and disperse the funds. He advised that another employee of PI lKSSBKEISnS!3nni IERsnSRSBSRT!ii*S«9

l ne aavisea mat

I told him that there had been some problems in getting the expected money into the U. S. banking system because the bankning system really did not want foreign money coming into the U. S.

stated that| then said that it would not be a problem for | DII to check on the validity of the information and he called Gunderson into his office. He said that he then told Gunderson DL 196-1721

this same information and that Gunderson said that he could check out the information within a day or so and that he would get back to him with an answer . He advised that Gunderson

subsequently telephoned for him I I ] that the information was valid. He said that in a subsequent b6 personal conversation with Gunderson he thanked Gunderson for - b7C

, b7D checking on the information and that either Gunderson I — then told him that the information had been varif ied

was exhibited pages one of eight and seven of , eight of an Agreement of Limited Partnership between DII and himself and pages one of nine and seven of nine of an Agreement

of Limited Partnership! I and he advised that they appeared | I DII. and himself b6 to be accurate copies of agreements he discussed with and/or b7C executed with DII. b7D

also advised that dictated to him the following xeroxed letter which he had typed and forwarded to

Letter attached hereto:

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Date of transcription.

I Telephone Number furnished the following information Hand I advised he is a\ \ \ that during the he was interested in obtaining funding or financial backing of some' sort to|

"The Pall tt<* statpd he read an advertisement in ~ Morning News" newspaper which had been placed by

rpgariiinn mnnw to loan for business ventures. He said fte . referred to subsequently | contacted ! T and was Dallas, Dekla International, Inc., (DII) , Glen Lake Towers,

around I |-L advised he met with| . He | and that after he explained his needs to| he was told by j that DII had sources for large sums of money in Europe and through Germany, and the money came from Zuric, Switzerland, ^ He advised explained eventually into the United States. | J to him that there would be points that had to be paid to obtain anticipated^ the money . wp c-i-atprl Vip infor-med Blair that he nf>p.fi ing aboutl—, as well apply for 1 Ithen told him that he may |_^ to insure that ample money was available for the project. He i _ . . . i » h im that the interest rate pn such a loan advised thatl told |

due I — would hd per cent withl I provide the necessary He cpidVupi.l I told him that DII would collateral to spire the loan but that hej Jwould be the loan required to pay I i n advance for processing did not have the He advised that he told that he |_ I the feep could pay I I of and that l I then said that he up front and the haianee when the funding was obtained. He

I , . I stated that he provided — , ^ ,— . — “ told him that 8 He stated Ithen introduced him to Dll would fund the project and | explained I I then ptt I I He advised be to him the details of the Limited Partnership which was'to signed by the parties involved. He added tha drawn up and possioiy whilte at DTI he was introduced to another individual, also, told hlM_ named! I He advised^

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that the limited partnership would have to be signed by Ted Gunderson/ President/ DII. He said he never met Gunderson.

that a couple of days later | advised he returned to DII and ^viewed a Limited Partnership Agreement

He advised he has had no additional contact with any official at DII. He further advised he had no mail correspondence with DII nor were there any long distance telephone calls involved to his knowledge Tte he never paid DII the advance fee as requested by

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Director, FBI (196-3895)

SAC, IgLjLas (196A-1721)

TED Ii . GUNDERSON , AKA TED GUNDERSON;

dekla international, Inc., 9400 central expressway, SUITE 314, DALLAS, TEXAS? FBW; ITSP; 00: DALLAS

Dallas is requested to provide FBIHQ with a prosecutive

Exec AD Adm. Exec AD Inv. Exec AD LES Asst. Dir.: Adm. Servs. Crim. Inv. Ident. Insp.

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:0 Director's Sec'y . Subject : fr.~Q]JNQE RSON' AKA TED* GUNDERSON TED , ; [ ] b'c' /,b7C 1; DBA¥DEKLA~ 4 _T «-•» ^ ->n««iea3CJ»i INTERNATIONAL, INC.. . —9,4 00—.CENT RAL EXPRESSWAY SUITE ™ ._ 314_,— DALLAS, TEXAS; FBW; ITSP ; 00: DALLAS

~~PURPOSE: To provide an update of captioned matter in which former Special Agent in Charge Ted L. Gunderson is the subject of an Advance Fee/Fraud by Wire investigation.~~

~~RECOMMENDATION : None, for information only.~~

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DETAILS : Captioned investigation was instituted in September, 1982, based upon information obtained by the Comptroller of the Currency during an examination of the Allied Bank, Dallas., Texas, indicating that certain customers of the bank might be involved in a fraudulent Advanced Fee scheme. Subsequent investigation disclosed that-sallegedly fraudulent letters of loan commitment were being issued (Wfsubjects

doing business as Delka International, Inc. , (DII) , of Va&\gLs§J Texas in return for substantial advance fees . One of these committment letters was signed by Ted L. Gunderson acting as PresidentHSf DII. . ,

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~~Investigation by the Dallas Division has developed evidence revealing that Gunderson is likely a co-conspirator and aider and abetter of captioned subjects.~~

In mid-March, . 1984 , a prosecutive report prepared by the Dallas Division regarding this matter was presented to the Assistant U. S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas (AUSA, NDT) . Following his review of the report, AUSA, NDT advised that he would seek indictment of subjects for Fraud by Wire, Mail Fraud, and possibly Interstate Transportation of Stolen Property

The Dallas Division advised on December 7th, 1984, that the AUSA, NDT has taken no additional steps toward prosecution in this matter since the summer of 1984. The AUSA has asked for no additional investigation and has advised that he is engaged in matters of greater priority at this time.- However, the AUSA has advised that Gunderson will be prosecuted. .

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Intell. . Lob. _ To ^i^Revell Date 9/18/84 Legal Coun. Off. Cong. & b6 Public Affs. _ \A b7C Rec. Mgnt. From Tech. Servs. _ Training Telephone Rm. _ (V Director's Sec'y . Subject: TED L, NDERSON . AKA TED GUNDERSON: E ]

~~XNTERNATI-QNAL-,—IN.C . , 9400 .CENTRAL EXPRESSWAY, SUITE 314.~~

~~DALLAS, TEXAS ; FBW; ITSP; 00: DALLAS~~

~~PURPOSE :~~

~~To provide an update of captioned matter in which former Special Agent in Charge Ted L. Gunderson is the subject of an Advance Fee/Fraud by Wire investigation.~~

~~RECOMMENDATION: \V None, for information only.~~

.©{ja? Court. Crfm.hvl Qti. o? CcrtQ- Doctor Public A*fs. —jfes- & \ Exoc. AD- Rec _ 0^ trspectror,. Sor/s._ Ex$C. AD-Inv, I Tech. J Trainings \\ DETAILS : Captioned investigation was instituted in September, 1982, \ based upon information obtained by the Comptroller of the Currency during an examination of the Allied Bank, Dallas, Texas, indicating that certain customers of the bank might be involved in a fraudulent Advanced Fee scheme. Subsequent investigation disclosed that allegedly fraudulent letters of loan commitment were being issued by subjects . doing business as Dekla (DII), of Dallas, Texas^, International, Inc., ) in return for substantial advance fees. One of these commitment XfciLLletterse-L'S was signed by Ted L. Gunderson acting as President o^. DII

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~~Investigation by the Dallas Division has developed evidence revealing that Gunderson is likely a co-conspirator and aider and abettor of captioned subjects .~~

In mid-March, 1984, a prosecutive report prepared by the Dallas Division regarding this matter was presented to the Assistant U. S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas (AUSA,; NDT). Following his review of the report, AUSA, NDT, advised that he would seek indictment of subjects for Fraud by Wire, Mail Fraud, and possibly Interstate Transportation of Stolen Property. According to the Dallas Division, AUSA, NDT, has completed the compilation of a witness list for Federal grand jury testimony and during the week of September 2, 1984, met with the Dallas case Agent to discuss specific counts to be lodged against individual subjects. A total of 25 possible counts were identified with which Gunderson could be charged.

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~~PURPOSE :~~

~~To provide an update of captioned matter in which former Special Agent in Charge Ted L. Gunderson is the subject of an Advance Fee/Fraud by Wire- investigation. RECOMMENDATION~~

~~None, for information only.~~

Captioned investigation was instituted in September, 1982, based upon information obtained by the Comptroller of the Currency during an examination of the Allied Bank, Dallas, Texas, indicating that certain customers of the bank might be involved in a fraudulent Advanced Fee scheme. Subsequent investigation disclosed that allegedly fraudulent letters of loan commitment were being issued by subjects

(DII) of D3JJLs.s.,,.^T, exag Inc. , ii doing business as Delka International, , ^_ji in return for substantial advance fees. One of these commitment I letters was signed by Ted L. Gunderson acting as President Investigation by the Dallas Division has developed evidence revealing that Gunderson is likely a co-conspirator and *SSagt and abetter of captioned subjects. ,

~~During the week of February 4, 1985, a meeting was held between the Dallas Division and the United States -Attorney (USA)~~

Northern District of Texas (NDT) , in an effort to resolve this case. The USA had this investigation reassigned to an Assistant United States Attorney (AUSA) whose workload was not as heavy as the prior AUSA; however, it was pointed out at this meeting that no prosecution would be undertaken or final prosecutive decision made for approximately two months because of the current workload in the NDT. The current AUSA did indicate to the Dallas Division that the case appeared to merit prosecution.

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~~Tech. Servs. _ Training Telephone Rm. Director's Sec'y~~

PURPOSE To advise that the United States Attorney for the Northern District of Texas has declined to consider prosecution of former Special Agent in Charge Ted L. Gunderson for his activities in an Advance Fee/Fraud By Wire matter.

~~RECOMMENDATION None, for information only.~~

Atfrn. Servs. fatay_ Crim. fnv. «Qaf Coun. Off, of Cong. &®c. AD-Attin$3rCS-,rin £ Public ->i Affs. iCxec. AD-Inv. Mgnt. A , ^ 3ervs._ &m^AO-LES /)/ •01 til Jraiwna , DETAILS In September ^5>982 , the" Dallas trrvi^i o n- instituted a Fraud by Wire investigation into allegations that fraudulent letters of commitment were being issued through Dekla International of Dallas, Texas to finance speculative business ventures in the United States with overseas loans. These lejbte-rs of credit were allegedly drawn on a bank in Amsterdam, The Netherlands and were obtained by paying advance fees to Dekla. No funding was ever obtained and seven victims lost approximately $91,000.

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~~117 AUG 2 8 1985 RE: TED L. GUNDERSON, AKA TED GUNDERSON; ALLEN BLAIR~~

~~One of the commitment letters was signed by Ted Gunderson as president of Dekla International. Mr. Gunderson, a former SAC, was the acting president for approximately six weeks.~~

Investigation indicated that Gunderson participated in efforts to locate funding for clients through contacts with foreign financial sources, but no actual funding was ever obtained. It has been opined that Gunderson had been hired as a "front" to legitimize the operation. The Dallas Division advised FBIHQ in December, 1983, that the case against Gunderson appeared to be weak inasmuch as Gunderson was an officer of the enterprise for only six weeks, apparently did not receive any proceeds generated by the captioned fraud and possibly was unaware of any fraudulent activities on the part of other subjects.

- ' On 6/14/85,/ ¥ United* States AttorneyJ. (USA)' for the Northern District of Texas (NDT) forwarded a letter to the Dallas Division advising that, due to the amount of the loss, the relative weakness of the prosecutive evidence and the related strength of the defenses available, no prosecution would be undertaken against f ormer SAC Gunderson. Cit is to be noted that Friday, 6/14/85, was final day as United States Attorney.)

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