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1. guatemala/otr02/iob_mu.htm
<title>CRIMES REPORT TO DOJ </title>
<text>Upon learning of the allegation of Colonel Alpirez's involvement in the death of Michael DeVine, CIA officials within the DO and the Office of General Counsel agreed that the matter should be referred to DOJ. This was done on November 18, 1991. Although the CIA initially conveyed the crimes report in a manner designed to set it apart from the routine, the report apparently was considered routine by the Department of Justice. DOJ investigated the allegation, but did not uncover all of the relevant background information. DOJ did not find the matter to fall within US jurisdiction, though it never formally closed the case. We find the performance of both the CIA and DOJ to have been less thorough than warranted. In particular, we believe that the CIA failed to communicate information that would have led to a more vigorous DOJ investigation, though we believe that this failure did not violate a legal obligation, nor do we believe that it affected DOJ's ultimate determination in the case. As a result of its Inspector General's investigation, DOJ has implemented new internal procedures to track crimes reports better and has entered into a new Memorandum of Understanding with the intelligence agencies to ensure that significant crimes reports receive special attention in the future. DOJ has also thoroughly reinvestigated the DeVine case and found no basis for US jurisdiction. </text>
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