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Congressional Criminal Referrals Precedents

Posted December 2022

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I. Executive Summary

During congressional investigations, Congress can learn of potential criminal activity. When this happens, committees and members often make referrals to the Department of Justice. In fact, Congress has referred over 180 individuals or organizations to the Justice Department for criminal investigation since the 1920s.  

Congressional investigations that have triggered these referrals include: 

  • the Senate’s investigation of the Teapot Dome scandal, 
  • the Truman Committee’s oversight of the war effort during World War II, 
  • the Kefauver Committee’s investigation of organized crime in the 1950s,
  • the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s investigation of the tobacco industry, and
  • the House January 6 Committee’s investigation of the attack on the Capitol and former President Trump’s efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election.

The crimes that have been referred include a wide range of activities, including perjury, conspiracy to defraud the United States, and multiple forms of fraud. Over one-third of the referrals resulted in criminal indictments.

The total number of referrals does not include over 1,100 referrals made by the House Special Committee on Un-American Activities in 1941, the vast majority of which the Justice Department determined were “clearly unfounded.” If these referrals were included, the number of referrals by Congress would exceed 1,300. 

II. Referral Process

The process for making criminal referrals is flexible, and congressional investigators usually have significant control and discretion over how to make a referral. In most cases, a referral is accomplished when congressional investigators send a letter to the Department of Justice that gives the Department notice of the alleged criminal acts, the investigators’ basis for those allegations, and a request for the Department to further investigate the allegations. Referrals also typically include copies of documents or other pertinent information that the investigators believe should be reviewed by the Department.

Referral letters are often not voted on by a committee or the House or Senate, and the timing, content, and public disclosure of a referral letter are at the discretion of the committee or members making the referral. But referrals can also be made through the use of committee or House and Senate resolutions, which must be respectively approved either by the referring committee or chamber. This method is usually used for referrals that require resolutions. Referrals made by the House and Senate Ethics Committees – which have jurisdiction over investigations related to the official conduct of members and staff – must in the Senate be approved by the Committee and in the House be approved by either two-thirds of the Committee or a floor vote.

Outside of these cases, it is rare for a referral to be made by a resolution. The most notable example of this practice comes from the Senate's investigation of the Teapot Dome scandal. In 1924, the Senate and the House passed Senate Joint Resolution 54, which alleged that three cabinet-level officials and two private oil companies had acted illegally and authorized the President to appoint a special counsel to investigate their conduct. The resolution was signed into law by President Coolidge who appointed two special counsels to lead the investigation. The counsels subsequently brought multiple criminal cases against the cabinet officials and oil companies named in the joint resolution.

Referrals impose no legal obligations or restrictions on the Justice Department. If the Department finds a referral compelling, it may decide to open a formal criminal investigation into the referral’s allegations. But if the Department finds a referral’s allegations unconvincing, the Department has no formal obligation to investigate the referral’s allegations. Additionally, in cases where the Department begins an investigation, the Department is in no way limited by the receipt of a congressional referral.

III. Referral Statistics

The addendum in section VI summarizes information about 183 criminal referrals made by congressional committees and members of Congress since 1922. The most frequent criminal violations alleged in these 183 referrals were: 

  • Fraud (18 U.S.C. Chapter 63) – 65 individuals or organizations;
  • Conspiracy to commit offense or defraud the United States (18 U.S.C. §371) – 48 individuals or organizations; and
  • Perjury (18 U.S.C. §1621) – 46 individuals or organizations.

Of the 183 referred individuals and organizations, 37 percent were subsequently indicted by the Department of Justice.

The referrals summarized in the addendum are illustrative and are not a comprehensive summary of criminal referrals made since 1922. Because most referrals occur via letters between congressional offices and the Department of Justice, publicly accessible copies of the letters are often difficult to obtain and, in many cases, remain under seal. Due to these limitations, referrals were identified by searching House and Senate resolutions, committee reports and prints, hearing transcripts, unsealed committee records, and contemporary press accounts. To be included in the addendum and this analysis, a congressional document or press coverage must have indicated that the leadership of a committee or member of Congress had asked the Department of Justice to investigate an individual or organization for violating federal law. Excluded from the addendum and this analysis are (1) contempt resolutions that assert that an individual or organization should be prosecuted for contempt of Congress, (2) referrals that pertained to misconduct by members or staff of Congress, and (3) referrals that did not identify specific individuals or organizations. The addendum also excludes the House Un-American Activities Committee’s mass referral of 1,121 individuals in 1941.

IV. Prominent Referrals

The Teapot Dome Investigation – 1922-1924

In February 1922, the Department of the Interior leased the mineral rights of three oil fields in California and Teapot Dome, Wyoming. In exchange for the leases, oil executives from two companies secretly gave Secretary of the Interior Albert Fall over $400,000 in cash and government bonds. After receiving complaints from constituents and critical press coverage of the leases and Secretary Fall, the Senate Committee on Public Lands and Surveys began investigating the circumstances surrounding the leases in April 1922. The Committee held hearings throughout the fall and winter of 1922 and 1923. As the hearings progressed and the scandal widened, Secretary Fall submitted his resignation in January 1923.

At a Committee hearing in January 1924, oil executive Edward Doheny read a statement disclosing that he had given a $100,000 no-interest “loan” to Secretary Fall and that Mr. Doheny’s son had personally delivered the cash to the Secretary. Following this disclosure, the Senate and House both passed a joint resolution that stated the leases were “executed under circumstances indicating fraud and corruption” and authorized the President to appoint a special counsel to conduct criminal and civil investigations. 

Following the enactment of the joint resolution, two special counsels were appointed and conducted multiple criminal investigations based on the findings of the Committee’s investigation. During these criminal investigations, the special counsels met frequently with the Senators leading the Committee’s investigation and frequently relied on information uncovered by Senate investigators to bring indictments against Secretary Fall and oil company executives. Mr. Doheny and Mr. Fall, along with another oil executive and Mr. Doheny’s son were indicted on several charges, including conspiracy to defraud the United States, contempt of court, and bribery. Mr. Fall was convicted of accepting a bribe and became the first cabinet member convicted of a felony related to their official conduct.

The Teapot Dome investigation was a turning point in the history of congressional investigations and the relationship between Congress and the executive branch. The criminal prosecutions that grew out of the scandal led to two Supreme Court decisions that firmly established Congress’s investigatory powers.

Truman Committee Investigations – 1941-1948

Due largely to the efforts of Senator Harry Truman, the Senate unanimously created the Special Committee to Investigate the National Defense Program in March 1941 to conduct oversight of the Roosevelt Administration’s expansion of the armed forces in response to Nazi aggression in Europe. Based on its early success in exposing mismanagement and inefficiency during the initial defense mobilization, the Committee was reauthorized several times and continued to operate until 1948. In the course of multiple investigations, the Committee made numerous bipartisan referrals to the Justice Department whenever it discovered potential violations of federal law. The following examples are a sample of the numerous referrals made by the Committee.

  • Winfield Housing Development and MacEvoy Shipping

    In 1942, the Committee began investigating complaints about the housing conditions at the Winfield Park Defense Housing Projects, a federally financed housing development for defense workers located in New Jersey. The Committee held public hearings on the derelict conditions of the housing project in November 1942 and afterwards the Committee referred the case to the Justice Department for further action. In 1943, Clifford MacEvoy, the president of the construction company responsible for the development, and four others were indicted on charges of conspiring to defraud the United States in connection with the project.   

    Mr. MacEvoy was the subject of a second referral made by the Committee as part of a separate investigation into the poor performance of shipbuilders. In the course of this investigation, the Committee discovered that one of the shipbuilding firms the government had contracted with was subsequently acquired by Mr. MacEvoy and that his shipbuilding firm inflated its costs and charged the government excessive fees. In its final report, the Committee unanimously described Mr. MacEvoy’s firm as acting with “rapacity, greed, fraud, and negligence” and referred the matter to the Department of Justice for further investigation.
  • Production Failures by Defense Manufacturers

    In January 1943, the Committee received complaints about the inadequate quality control processes in place at an airplane engine factory in Ohio. The Committee’s investigation found evidence that Army and company inspectors had falsified test reports, forged documents, improperly overrode inspectors’ complaints, and destroyed records. In its final report on the matter, the Committee noted that testimony gathered during the hearings “contained information which should be acted upon by the Department of Justice and was referred to the War Frauds Division for further action.” In response to the Committee’s investigation, the Army removed the official in charge of quality inspection at the plant and the Department of Justice empaneled a grand jury to further investigate the conduct uncovered by the Committee.
  • Fraud and Corruption by Defense Contractors 

    Following the end of the war, the Committee began to investigate claims of profiteering by defense contractors, including a collection of sixteen interlocking businesses controlled by two brothers – Henry and Murray Garsson – that had won $78 million in defense contracts. In a series of hearings in July 1946, the Committee revealed that munitions produced by one of their companies were defective, that the government had overpaid other firms they controlled, and that the brothers had used illegal payments and business arrangements with the chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, Representative Andrew May, to win defense contracts. The Committee referred the information it collected about the Garssons and Representative May to the FBI and Justice Department, and the evidence was instrumental in the subsequent prosecution and convictions of the Garssons for conspiracy to defraud the United States and Representative May for bribery. 

Kefauver Committee Investigation of Organized Crime – 1950-1951

In response to concerns about the rise of violent crime and the rise of organized crime in major cities across the country, the Senate established the Special Committee to Investigate Organized Crime in Interstate Commerce in 1950. Led by Senator Estes Kefauver, the Committee held hearings in over a dozen cities across the country that collected testimony from over 600 witnesses. The Committee’s hearings were among the first to be televised and struck a chord with the public, with an estimated 30 million Americans tuning in to watch its deliberations. 

In March 1951, the Committee held eight days of hearings in New York City focused on the alleged connections between organized criminal activity and local and state politicians. During these hearings, the Committee received conflicting testimony from several witnesses and made multiple referrals for perjury. One referral involved conflicting testimony about whether when serving as mayor of New York City, William O’Dwyer had accepted a $10,000 bribe. Following the hearings, the Committee referred the record of the hearing to the Justice Department and a New York County District Attorney to determine if the witnesses had committed perjury. The Chairman of the Ways and Means Committee also requested the Internal Revenue Service to examine whether Mr. O’Dwyer had broken tax laws. The Committee referred testimony of three additional witnesses related to an alleged bribe offered to a James Moran, a close aide of Mr. O’Dwyer, while he was serving as New York City’s Deputy Fire Commissioner. 

Mr. O’Dwyer resigned from his position as U.S. Ambassador to Mexico following his testimony before the Committee but was not criminally charged. Mr. Moran was convicted of perjuring himself before the Committee, in addition to extortion and income tax evasion, and served over 10 years in prison. Louis Weber, who had offered a bribe to Mr. Moran, was also convicted of perjuring himself before the Committee.

Investigation of the Tobacco Industry – 1994-1999

On April 14, 1994, the members of the Energy and Commerce Committee’s Subcommittee on Health and the Environment questioned the chief executives of seven major tobacco companies. For over six hours, Subcommittee members asked the executives about the health effects of cigarettes, the addictive properties of nicotine, and whether the companies had manipulated the level of nicotine in their products or marketed cigarettes to children. In response to these questions, all of the executives stated that they did not believe that their products were addictive. The Subcommittee held an additional hearing two weeks later and heard testimony from former Philip Morris scientists about how they had demonstrated the addictiveness of nicotine using animal experiments while working for the company. Following the hearing, the Subcommittee released internal company documents showing that tobacco companies had known about the link between tobacco use and cancer and the addictive properties of nicotine for decades – in direct contradiction of the executives’ April testimony. 

Following the Subcommittee’s initial hearings and disclosure of internal tobacco company documents, a bipartisan group of representatives sent a referral to the Department of Justice requesting that the Department open a criminal investigation based on the executives’ testimony and the documents released by the Subcommittee. Seven months later, they reiterated this request in a second referral that included an extensive 107-page “prosecution memorandum” detailing the evidence supporting the referral’s allegations. Following the second referral, the Justice Department empaneled five grand juries and undertook an expansive investigation of the industry. The Department ultimately decided to file a civil racketeering lawsuit in 1999 against five of the companies whose executives had testified in front of the Subcommittee. In 2006, a federal judge ruled that the companies had violated civil racketeering laws and required the companies to better disclose the health risks of using tobacco.

January 6 Committee’s Investigation of President Trump’s Efforts to Overturn the 2020 Election – 2021-2022

In June 2021, the House of Representatives authorized the creation of a select committee to investigate the “facts, circumstances and causes” relating to the attack on the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021, and “the interference with the peaceful transfer of power.” Over the course of the committee’s investigation, it held nine public hearings and presented testimony from over 70 witnesses. In December 2022, the Committee unanimously approved criminal referrals alleging that former President Donald Trump and one of his closest advisors, attorney John Eastman, violated multiple federal laws in their effort to prevent the official certification of electoral votes on January 6, 2021. The Committee referred both Mr. Trump and Mr. Eastman for obstructing an official proceeding (18 U.S.C. §1512(c)) and conspiring to commit offense or defraud the United States (18 U.S.C. §371). The Committee also referred President Trump for conspiring to make false statements (18 U.S.C. §§371, 1001), “assist[ing]” or “ai[ding] and comfort[ing]” an insurrection (18 U.S.C. §2383), and violating two additional conspiracy statutes (18 U.S.C. §§ 372 and 2384). 

In November 2022, the Department of Justice appointed a special prosecutor to oversee the Department’s investigation into whether “any person or entity unlawfully interfered with the transfer of power following the 2020 presidential election or the certification of the Electoral College vote held on or about January 6, 2021,” as well as a separate investigation into President Trump’s handling of classified White House documents and other presidential records.

These investigations resulted in a June 2023 indictment charging the former President with 40 counts relating to retention of classified information, and an August 2023 indictment charging the former President with conspiracy to defraud the United States; conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding; obstruction of and attempt to obstruct an official proceeding; and conspiracy against rights. As of March 2024 the trials relating to both indictments had not yet commenced.

V. Spurious Referrals

While there are many instances of well-justified congressional referrals that led to criminal charges and convictions, referrals have also been used by committees and members to achieve partisan goals without making the Department of Justice aware of new substantive evidence or information.  

One prominent example is the mass referral made in 1941 by Rep. Martin Dies, the Chair of the House Special Committee on Un-American Activities. Chairman Dies sent the Department of Justice a referral with the names of 1,121 federal employees and alleged that they were advocating the “overthrow of the government.” A year later, the Attorney General reported to Congress that the referrals were “clearly unfounded” and “never should have been submitted for investigation.” Of those individuals named by Chairman Dies, only three federal employees were fired or reprimanded as a result of the referral. 

There are more recent examples of referrals with scant substantive justification. These include a referral of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton for perjury by the chairs of the House Judiciary and Oversight Committees in July 2016 in the midst of her presidential campaign. They also include referrals made in 2016 by the House Select Investigative Panel investigating Planned Parenthood, which Charles Tiefer, an expert on congressional procedure and the former deputy general counsel for the House of Representatives, described as an attempt to “criminalize, based on speculation rather than evidence, a vital system of research.” In 2020, Rep. Devin Nunes, the ranking member of the House Intelligence Committee, sent up to 14 criminal referrals to the Department of Justice related to the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election. When Special Counsel John Durham failed to obtain convictions after years of investigation and the expenditure of over $5 million, Mr. Nunes responded by asserting Mr. Durham was “being blocked” by the Justice Department.

VI. Referral Addendum

Impeachment Investigation of President Joe Biden
Year
2024
Chamber
House
Committee
Oversight and Accountability, Judiciary, and Ways and Means
Principal Members(s) Making the Referral
Rep. James Comer, Rep. Jim Jordan, and Rep. Jason Smith
Partisan Affiliation Of Referral
Republican
Alleged Criminal Violation:
False statements (18 U.S.C. § 1001)
Referred Individual or Entity:
James Biden
Criminal Prosecution?
Source for Criminal Prosecution
Impeachment Investigation of President Joe Biden
Year
2024
Chamber
House
Committee
Oversight and Accountability, Judiciary, and Ways and Means
Principal Members(s) Making the Referral
Rep. James Comer, Rep. Jim Jordan, and Rep. Jason Smith
Partisan Affiliation Of Referral
Republican
Alleged Criminal Violation:
False statements (18 U.S.C. § 1001); Perjury (18 U.S.C. § 1621)
Referred Individual or Entity:
Hunter Biden
Criminal Prosecution?
Source for Criminal Prosecution
President Donald Trump's Personal Financial Statement
Year
2023
Chamber
House
Committee
House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence
Principal Members(s) Making the Referral
Rep. Elise Stefanik and Rep. Mike Turner
Partisan Affiliation Of Referral
Republican
Alleged Criminal Violation:
Perjury (18 U.S.C. § 1621); False statements (18 U.S.C. § 1001)
Referred Individual or Entity:
Michael Cohen
Criminal Prosecution?
Source for Criminal Prosecution
January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol
Year
2022
Chamber
House
Committee
Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol
Principal Members(s) Making the Referral
Rep. Bennie Thompson and Rep. Liz Cheney
Partisan Affiliation Of Referral
Bipartisan
Alleged Criminal Violation:
Obstruction of an official proceeding (18 U.S.C. §1512(c)); Conspiracy to commit offense or defraud the United States (18 U.S.C. §371); Conspiracy to make a false statement (18 U.S.C. §§371, 1001); “Incite,” “Assist” or “Aid and Comfort” an Insurrection (18 U.S.C. §2383); and other conspiracy statutes (18 U.S.C. §§ 372 and 2384)
Referred Individual or Entity:
President Donald Trump
Criminal Prosecution?
Yes
Source for Criminal Prosecution
Indictment filed August 1 2023
January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol
Year
2022
Chamber
House
Committee
Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol
Principal Members(s) Making the Referral
Rep. Bennie Thompson and Rep. Liz Cheney
Partisan Affiliation Of Referral
Bipartisan
Alleged Criminal Violation:
Conspiracy to defraud the United States (18 U.S.C. § 371); conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding (18 U.S.C. § 1512(k)); obstruction of and attempt to obstruct an official proceeding (18 U.S.C. §§ 1512(c)(2), 2)); and conspiracy against rights (18 U.S.C. § 241), with the trial date to be determined as of early 2024.
Referred Individual or Entity:
John Eastman
Criminal Prosecution?
Source for Criminal Prosecution
Justice Department's Investigation of the 2016 Election
Year
2020
Chamber
House
Committee
Intelligence
Principal Members(s) Making the Referral
Rep. Devin Nunes
Partisan Affiliation Of Referral
Republican
Alleged Criminal Violation:
Unspecified
Referred Individual or Entity:
Unnamed individuals - "up to 14"
Criminal Prosecution?
No
Source for Criminal Prosecution
October 19 2022 Washington Post article
Conduct of Brett Kavanaugh
Year
2018
Chamber
Senate
Committee
Judiciary
Principal Members(s) Making the Referral
Sen. Charles Grassley
Partisan Affiliation Of Referral
Republican
Alleged Criminal Violation:
Conspiracy to commit offense or defraud the United States (18 U.S.C. §371); False Statements (18 U.S.C. §1001); and Obstruction of proceedings (18 U.S.C. §1505)
Referred Individual or Entity:
Michael Avenatti
Criminal Prosecution?
No
Source for Criminal Prosecution
March 23 2021 letter from Sen. Grassley to DOJ
Conduct of Brett Kavanaugh
Year
2018
Chamber
Senate
Committee
Judiciary
Principal Members(s) Making the Referral
Sen. Charles Grassley
Partisan Affiliation Of Referral
Republican
Alleged Criminal Violation:
Conspiracy to commit offense or defraud the United States (18 U.S.C. §371); False Statements (18 U.S.C. §1001); and Obstruction of proceedings (18 U.S.C. §1505)
Referred Individual or Entity:
Michael Avenatti and Julie Swetnick
Criminal Prosecution?
No
Source for Criminal Prosecution
March 23 2021 letter from Sen. Grassley to DOJ
Conduct of Brett Kavanaugh
Year
2018
Chamber
Senate
Committee
Judiciary
Principal Members(s) Making the Referral
Sen. Charles Grassley
Partisan Affiliation Of Referral
Republican
Alleged Criminal Violation:
Conspiracy to commit offense or defraud the United States (18 U.S.C. §371); False Statements (18 U.S.C. §1001); and Obstruction of proceedings (18 U.S.C. §1505)
Referred Individual or Entity:
Judy Munro-Leighton
Criminal Prosecution?
No
Source for Criminal Prosecution
March 23 2021 letter from Sen. Grassley to DOJ
Conduct of Brett Kavanaugh
Year
2018
Chamber
Senate
Committee
Judiciary
Principal Members(s) Making the Referral
Sen. Charles Grassley
Partisan Affiliation Of Referral
Republican
Alleged Criminal Violation:
False Statements (18 U.S.C. §1001; and Obstruction of proceedings (18 U.S.C. §1505)
Referred Individual or Entity:
Unnamed individual
Criminal Prosecution?
No
Source for Criminal Prosecution
March 23 2021 letter from Sen. Grassley to DOJ
2016 Election Interference
Year
2018
Chamber
Senate
Committee
Judiciary
Principal Members(s) Making the Referral
Sen. Charles Grassley & Sen. Lindsey Graham
Partisan Affiliation Of Referral
Republican
Alleged Criminal Violation:
False statements (18 U.S.C. §1001)
Referred Individual or Entity:
Christopher Steele
Criminal Prosecution?
No
Source for Criminal Prosecution
November 23 2021 Washington Post article
Fetal Tissue and Planned Parenthood
Year
2016
Chamber
Senate
Committee
Judiciary
Principal Members(s) Making the Referral
Sen. Charles Grassley
Partisan Affiliation Of Referral
Republican
Alleged Criminal Violation:
Buying and selling of human fetal tissue (42 U.S.C. §289g-2) and Conspiracy to commit offense or to defraud United States (18 U.S.C. §371).
Referred Individual or Entity:
Planned Parenthood Federation of America
Criminal Prosecution?
No
Source for Criminal Prosecution
August 7 2020 Letter from Senator Graham
Fetal Tissue and Planned Parenthood
Year
2016
Chamber
Senate
Committee
Judiciary
Principal Members(s) Making the Referral
Sen. Charles Grassley
Partisan Affiliation Of Referral
Republican
Alleged Criminal Violation:
Buying and selling of human fetal tissue (42 U.S.C. §289g-2) and Conspiracy to commit offense or to defraud United States (18 U.S.C. §371).
Referred Individual or Entity:
Planned Parenthood Mar Monte
Criminal Prosecution?
No
Source for Criminal Prosecution
August 7 2020 Letter from Senator Graham
Fetal Tissue and Planned Parenthood
Year
2016
Chamber
Senate
Committee
Judiciary
Principal Members(s) Making the Referral
Sen. Charles Grassley
Partisan Affiliation Of Referral
Republican
Alleged Criminal Violation:
Buying and selling of human fetal tissue (42 U.S.C. §289g-2) and Conspiracy to commit offense or to defraud United States (18 U.S.C. §371).
Referred Individual or Entity:
Planned Parenthood Los Angeles
Criminal Prosecution?
No
Source for Criminal Prosecution
August 7 2020 Letter from Senator Graham
Fetal Tissue and Planned Parenthood
Year
2016
Chamber
Senate
Committee
Judiciary
Principal Members(s) Making the Referral
Sen. Charles Grassley
Partisan Affiliation Of Referral
Republican
Alleged Criminal Violation:
Buying and selling of human fetal tissue (42 U.S.C. §289g-2) and Conspiracy to commit offense or to defraud United States (18 U.S.C. §371).
Referred Individual or Entity:
Planned Parenthood Northern California
Criminal Prosecution?
No
Source for Criminal Prosecution
August 7 2020 Letter from Senator Graham
Fetal Tissue and Planned Parenthood
Year
2016
Chamber
Senate
Committee
Judiciary
Principal Members(s) Making the Referral
Sen. Charles Grassley
Partisan Affiliation Of Referral
Republican
Alleged Criminal Violation:
Buying and selling of human fetal tissue (42 U.S.C. §289g-2) and Conspiracy to commit offense or to defraud United States (18 U.S.C. §371).
Referred Individual or Entity:
Planned Parenthood Pacific Southwest
Criminal Prosecution?
No
Source for Criminal Prosecution
August 7 2020 Letter from Senator Graham
Fetal Tissue and Planned Parenthood
Year
2016
Chamber
Senate
Committee
Judiciary
Principal Members(s) Making the Referral
Sen. Charles Grassley
Partisan Affiliation Of Referral
Republican
Alleged Criminal Violation:
Buying and selling of human fetal tissue (42 U.S.C. §289g-2) and Conspiracy to commit offense or to defraud United States (18 U.S.C. §371).
Referred Individual or Entity:
Stem Express LLC
Criminal Prosecution?
No
Source for Criminal Prosecution
August 7 2020 Letter from Senator Graham
Fetal Tissue and Planned Parenthood
Year
2016
Chamber
Senate
Committee
Judiciary
Principal Members(s) Making the Referral
Sen. Charles Grassley
Partisan Affiliation Of Referral
Republican
Alleged Criminal Violation:
Buying and selling of human fetal tissue (42 U.S.C. §289g-2) and Conspiracy to commit offense or to defraud United States (18 U.S.C. §371).
Referred Individual or Entity:
Advanced Bioscience Resources
Criminal Prosecution?
No
Source for Criminal Prosecution
August 7 2020 Letter from Senator Graham
Fetal Tissue and Planned Parenthood
Year
2016
Chamber
Senate
Committee
Judiciary
Principal Members(s) Making the Referral
Sen. Charles Grassley
Partisan Affiliation Of Referral
Republican
Alleged Criminal Violation:
Buying and selling of human fetal tissue (42 U.S.C. §289g-2) and Conspiracy to commit offense or to defraud United States (18 U.S.C. §371).
Referred Individual or Entity:
Novogenix Laboratories
Criminal Prosecution?
No
Source for Criminal Prosecution
August 7 2020 Letter from Senator Graham
Fetal Tissue and Planned Parenthood
Year
2016
Chamber
House
Committee
Energy and Commerce, Select Investigative Panel
Principal Members(s) Making the Referral
Rep. Marsha Blackburn
Partisan Affiliation Of Referral
Republican
Alleged Criminal Violation:
"Numerous federal Violations...of the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act and Born-Alive Infants Protection Act" False Statements (18 U.S.C. §1001); False, fictious, or fraudulent claims (18 U.S.C. §287) Conspiracy to defraud the Government with respect to claims (18 U.S.C. §286) False statements relating to health care matters (18 U.S.C. §1035) Health care fraud (18 U.S.C. §1347) Criminal penalties for acts involving Federal health care programs (18 U.S.C. §1320a-7b(a)) 18 U.S. Code §1341 Frauds and swindles (18 U.S.C. §1341) Fraud by wire, radio, or television (18 U.S.C. §1343)
Referred Individual or Entity:
Unnamed individual
Criminal Prosecution?
No
Source for Criminal Prosecution
August 7 2020 Letter from Senator Graham
Fetal Tissue and Planned Parenthood
Year
2016
Chamber
House
Committee
Energy and Commerce, Select Investigative Panel
Principal Members(s) Making the Referral
Rep. Marsha Blackburn
Partisan Affiliation Of Referral
Republican
Alleged Criminal Violation:
Prohibitions regarding human fetal tissue (42 U.S.C. §289g-2)
Referred Individual or Entity:
Novogenix Laboratories
Criminal Prosecution?
No
Source for Criminal Prosecution
August 7 2020 Letter from Senator Graham
Fetal Tissue and Planned Parenthood
Year
2016
Chamber
House
Committee
Energy and Commerce, Select Investigative Panel
Principal Members(s) Making the Referral
Rep. Marsha Blackburn
Partisan Affiliation Of Referral
Republican
Alleged Criminal Violation:
Prohibitions regarding human fetal tissue (42 U.S.C. §289g-2)
Referred Individual or Entity:
StemExpress
Criminal Prosecution?
No
Source for Criminal Prosecution
August 7 2020 Letter from Senator Graham
Fetal Tissue and Planned Parenthood
Year
2016
Chamber
House
Committee
Energy and Commerce, Select Investigative Panel
Principal Members(s) Making the Referral
Rep. Marsha Blackburn
Partisan Affiliation Of Referral
Republican
Alleged Criminal Violation:
Prohibitions regarding human fetal tissue (42 U.S.C. §289g-2)
Referred Individual or Entity:
Planned Parenthood Mar Monte
Criminal Prosecution?
No
Source for Criminal Prosecution
August 7 2020 Letter from Senator Graham
Fetal Tissue and Planned Parenthood
Year
2016
Chamber
House
Committee
Energy and Commerce, Select Investigative Panel
Principal Members(s) Making the Referral
Rep. Marsha Blackburn
Partisan Affiliation Of Referral
Republican
Alleged Criminal Violation:
Prohibitions regarding human fetal tissue (42 U.S.C. §289g-2)
Referred Individual or Entity:
Planned Parenthood Northern California
Criminal Prosecution?
No
Source for Criminal Prosecution
August 7 2020 Letter from Senator Graham
Fetal Tissue and Planned Parenthood
Year
2016
Chamber
House
Committee
Energy and Commerce, Select Investigative Panel
Principal Members(s) Making the Referral
Rep. Marsha Blackburn
Partisan Affiliation Of Referral
Republican
Alleged Criminal Violation:
Prohibitions regarding human fetal tissue (42 U.S.C. §289g-2)
Referred Individual or Entity:
Planned Parenthood Los Angeles
Criminal Prosecution?
No
Source for Criminal Prosecution
August 7 2020 Letter from Senator Graham
Fetal Tissue and Planned Parenthood
Year
2016
Chamber
House
Committee
Energy and Commerce, Select Investigative Panel
Principal Members(s) Making the Referral
Rep. Marsha Blackburn
Partisan Affiliation Of Referral
Republican
Alleged Criminal Violation:
Prohibitions regarding human fetal tissue (42 U.S.C. §289g-2)
Referred Individual or Entity:
Planned Parenthood Pacific Southwest
Criminal Prosecution?
No
Source for Criminal Prosecution
August 7 2020 Letter from Senator Graham
Secretary Clinton's Use of Private Email Server
Year
2016
Chamber
House
Committee
Oversight & Government Reform, Judiciary
Principal Members(s) Making the Referral
Rep. Jason Chaffetz & Rep. Bob Goodlatte
Partisan Affiliation Of Referral
Republican
Alleged Criminal Violation:
Perjury (18 U.S.C. §1621); False statements (18 U.S.C. §1001)
Referred Individual or Entity:
Hillary Clinton
Criminal Prosecution?
No
Source for Criminal Prosecution
July 11 2016 New York Times article
IRS Targeting Investigation
Year
2014
Chamber
House
Committee
Ways and Means
Principal Members(s) Making the Referral
Rep. Dave Camp
Partisan Affiliation Of Referral
Republican
Alleged Criminal Violation:
Willful deprivation of constitutional rights (18 U.S.C. §242); Making false statements (18 U.S.C. §1001)
Referred Individual or Entity:
Louis Lerner
Criminal Prosecution?
No
Source for Criminal Prosecution
October 23 2015 CNN article
Great Financial Crisis
Year
2011
Chamber
Senate
Committee
Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations
Principal Members(s) Making the Referral
Sen. Carl Levin (Democrat) & Tom Coburn (Republican)
Partisan Affiliation Of Referral
Bipartisan
Alleged Criminal Violation:
Perjury (18 U.S.C. §1621)
Referred Individual or Entity:
Lloyd Blankfein
Criminal Prosecution?
No
Source for Criminal Prosecution
August 10 2012 ABC News article
Crandall Canyon Mine
Year
2008
Chamber
House
Committee
Education & Labor
Principal Members(s) Making the Referral
Rep. George Miller
Partisan Affiliation Of Referral
Democrat
Alleged Criminal Violation:
False statements (18 U.S.C. §1001); Failure to Report under 30 C.F.R. 50.10
Referred Individual or Entity:
Laine W. Adair
Criminal Prosecution?
Yes
Source for Criminal Prosecution
March 9 2012 DOJ press release
Steroid Use in Baseball
Year
2008
Chamber
House
Committee
Oversight & Government Reform
Principal Members(s) Making the Referral
Rep. Henry Waxman (Democrat) & Rep. Tom Davis (Republican)
Partisan Affiliation Of Referral
Bipartisan
Alleged Criminal Violation:
Perjury (18 U.S.C. §1621); False statements (18 U.S.C. §1001)
Referred Individual or Entity:
Roger Clemens
Criminal Prosecution?
Yes
Source for Criminal Prosecution
August 19 2010 New York Times article
Steroid Use in Baseball
Year
2008
Chamber
House
Committee
Oversight & Government Reform
Principal Members(s) Making the Referral
Rep. Henry Waxman (Democrat) & Rep. Tom Davis (Republican)
Partisan Affiliation Of Referral
Bipartisan
Alleged Criminal Violation:
False statements (18 U.S.C. §1001)
Referred Individual or Entity:
Miguel Tejada
Criminal Prosecution?
Yes
Source for Criminal Prosecution
November 1 2009 New York Times article
Jack Abramoff
Year
2005
Chamber
House
Committee
Resources
Principal Members(s) Making the Referral
Rep. Richard Pombo (Republican Chair) & Rep. Nick Rahall II (Democrat Ranking Member)
Partisan Affiliation Of Referral
Bipartisan
Alleged Criminal Violation:
Multiple - unspecified
Referred Individual or Entity:
Jack Abramoff
Criminal Prosecution?
Yes
Source for Criminal Prosecution
September 4 2008 DOJ press release
Enron
Year
2002
Chamber
House
Committee
Energy and Commerce
Principal Members(s) Making the Referral
Rep. Billy Tauzin
Partisan Affiliation Of Referral
Bipartisan
Alleged Criminal Violation:
False statements (18 U.S.C. §1001)
Referred Individual or Entity:
Nancy Temple
Criminal Prosecution?
No
Martha Stewart Insider Trading Investigation
Year
2002
Chamber
House
Committee
Energy and Commerce
Principal Members(s) Making the Referral
Rep. Billy Tauzin
Partisan Affiliation Of Referral
Bipartisan
Alleged Criminal Violation:
False Statements (18 U.S.C. §1001)
Referred Individual or Entity:
Martha Stewart
Criminal Prosecution?
Yes
Source for Criminal Prosecution
March 5 2004 PBS NewsHour article
1996 Clinton Campaign Fundraising
Year
1997
Chamber
House
Committee
Judiciary
Principal Members(s) Making the Referral
Rep. Henry Hype
Partisan Affiliation Of Referral
Republican
Alleged Criminal Violation:
Bribery of a public official - statute not specified
Referred Individual or Entity:
Energy Secretary Hazel O'Leary
Criminal Prosecution?
No
Source for Criminal Prosecution
December 3 1997 Washington Post article
1996 Clinton Campaign Fundraising
Year
1997
Chamber
House
Committee
Judiciary
Principal Members(s) Making the Referral
Rep. Henry Hype
Partisan Affiliation Of Referral
Republican
Alleged Criminal Violation:
Solicitation of campaign funds on federal property; Illegal Contribution to Foreign Donors; Extortion by officers or employees of the United States (18 U.S.C. §872); Tax evasion (26 U.S.C. §7201); Conspiracy to commit offense or to defraud United States (18 U.S.C. §371);
Referred Individual or Entity:
Vice President Al Gore
Criminal Prosecution?
No
Source for Criminal Prosecution
October 4 1997 New York Times article
1996 Clinton Campaign Fundraising
Year
1997
Chamber
House
Committee
Judiciary
Principal Members(s) Making the Referral
Rep. Henry Hype
Partisan Affiliation Of Referral
Republican
Alleged Criminal Violation:
Solicitation of campaign funds on federal property; illegal solicitations of political contributions (18 U.S.C. §607); Promise of employment or other benefit for political activity (18 U.S.C. §600); Embezzlement of Government property (18 U.S.C. 641); Illegal Contribution to Foreign Donors.
Referred Individual or Entity:
President Bill Clinton
Criminal Prosecution?
No
Source for Criminal Prosecution
October 4 1997 New York Times article
Iran-Bosnia Arms Sales
Year
1997
Chamber
House
Committee
International Relations, Select Subcommittee on the United States Role in Iranian Arms Transfers to Croatia and Bosnia
Principal Members(s) Making the Referral
Rep. Henry Hyde
Partisan Affiliation Of Referral
Republican
Alleged Criminal Violation:
Perjury (18 U.S.C. §1621)
Referred Individual or Entity:
Anthony Lake
Criminal Prosecution?
No
Source for Criminal Prosecution
February 8 1997 Washington Post article
Investigation of Ron Brown
Year
1995
Chamber
House
Committee
Oversight & Government Reform
Principal Members(s) Making the Referral
Rep. William Floyd Clinger
Partisan Affiliation Of Referral
Republican
Alleged Criminal Violation:
1) "Submitting incomplete financial disclosure statements," 2) "illegally supplementing his salary," 3) " potential conflicts of interest ," 4) "misinforming Congress," and 5) "refusing to respond to Congress." -- statutes not specified
Referred Individual or Entity:
Commerce Secretary Ron Brown
Criminal Prosecution?
No
Source for Criminal Prosecution
April 5 1996 Baltimore Sun article
Investigation of Ron Brown
Year
1995
Chamber
Senate
Committee
Banking
Principal Members(s) Making the Referral
Sen. Lauch Faircloth
Partisan Affiliation Of Referral
Republican
Alleged Criminal Violation:
Fraud - statute not specified
Referred Individual or Entity:
Nolanda Hill
Criminal Prosecution?
Yes
Tobacco Industry
Year
1994
Chamber
House
Committee
Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Health and the Environment
Principal Members(s) Making the Referral
Rep. Marty Meehan (Democrat), Rep. Richard Durbin (Democrat), Rep. Mike Synar (Democrat), Rep. Pete Stark (Democrat), and Rep. James Hansen (Republican)
Partisan Affiliation Of Referral
Bipartisan
Alleged Criminal Violation:
Multiple -- Perjury (18 U.S.C. §1621); Mail Fraud (18 U.S.C. §1341); Wire Fraud (18 U.S.C. §1343); False Advertising (15 U.S.C. §52(A)(I)); Deception of the Public (15 U.S.C. §52(A)(2)); Conspiracy to commit offense or to defraud United States (18 U.S.C. §371); and Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (18 U.S.C. §1962).
Referred Individual or Entity:
33 entities and individuals
Criminal Prosecution?
Yes
Source for Criminal Prosecution
September 23 1999 New York Times article
Vietnam POW/MIA
Year
1993
Chamber
Senate
Committee
Select Committee on POW/MIA Affairs
Principal Members(s) Making the Referral
Sen. Robert Smith
Partisan Affiliation Of Referral
Republican
Alleged Criminal Violation:
1) "false testimony and statements" 2) mail fraud, 3) destruction of classified documents and 4) improper classification procedures." -- statute not specified
Referred Individual or Entity:
Multiple - 10 individuals
Criminal Prosecution?
Unable to find evidence of eventual prosecution
Source for Criminal Prosecution
N/A
Bush Administration's Iraq Policy
Year
1992
Chamber
House
Committee
Judiciary
Principal Members(s) Making the Referral
Rep. Jack Brooks
Partisan Affiliation Of Referral
Democrat
Alleged Criminal Violation:
Multiple - "1) officials illegally assisted Baghdad 2) that Administration officials tried to mislead Congress by making false statements and altering and withholding documents... 3) the Administration interfered in the criminal prosecution of the Atlanta branch of the Italian-owned Banca Nazionale del Lavoro, which provided Iraq with billions of dollars in illegal loans and export credits."
Referred Individual or Entity:
Multiple - 10 individuals
Criminal Prosecution?
No
Source for Criminal Prosecution
August 11 1992 Washington Post article
INSLAW Investigation
Year
1992
Chamber
House
Committee
Judiciary
Principal Members(s) Making the Referral
Rep. Jack Brooks
Partisan Affiliation Of Referral
Democrat
Alleged Criminal Violation:
Multiple - "1) whether Justice Department officials stole Inslaw software and attempted to run the company out of business" 2) "may have also illegally attempted to conceal information about potential criminal activity from Congress through the nonproduction and destruction of official records"
Referred Individual or Entity:
Attorney General Edwin Meese
Criminal Prosecution?
No
Source for Criminal Prosecution
October 14 1992 New York Times article
INSLAW Investigation
Year
1992
Chamber
House
Committee
Judiciary
Principal Members(s) Making the Referral
Rep. Jack Brooks
Partisan Affiliation Of Referral
Democrat
Alleged Criminal Violation:
Multiple - "1) whether Justice Department officials stole Inslaw software and attempted to run the company out of business" 2) "may have also illegally attempted to conceal information about potential criminal activity from Congress through the nonproduction and destruction of official records"
Referred Individual or Entity:
Attorney General Richard Thornburgh
Criminal Prosecution?
No
Source for Criminal Prosecution
October 14 1992 New York Times article
HUD investigation
Year
1989
Chamber
House
Committee
Government Operations, Subcommittee on Employment and Housing
Principal Members(s) Making the Referral
Rep. Tom Lantos
Partisan Affiliation Of Referral
Democrat
Alleged Criminal Violation:
Violations of federal ethics laws
Referred Individual or Entity:
June Q. Koch
Criminal Prosecution?
Unable to find evidence of eventual prosecution
Source for Criminal Prosecution
N/A
Indian Affairs Corruption
Year
1989
Chamber
Senate
Committee
Select Committee on Indian Affairs, Special Committee on Investigation
Principal Members(s) Making the Referral
Sen. Dennis DeConcini
Partisan Affiliation Of Referral
Bipartisan
Alleged Criminal Violation:
Fraud - statute not specified
Referred Individual or Entity:
Charles Koch
Criminal Prosecution?
No
Source for Criminal Prosecution
July 22 2019 Politico article
Indian Affairs Corruption
Year
1989
Chamber
Senate
Committee
Select Committee on Indian Affairs, Special Committee on Investigation
Principal Members(s) Making the Referral
Sen. Dennis DeConcini
Partisan Affiliation Of Referral
Bipartisan
Alleged Criminal Violation:
Fraud - statute not specified
Referred Individual or Entity:
Unspecified oil and gas companies
Criminal Prosecution?
Unable to find evidence of eventual prosecution
Source for Criminal Prosecution
N/A
Indian Affairs Corruption
Year
1989
Chamber
Senate
Committee
Select Committee on Indian Affairs, Special Committee on Investigation
Principal Members(s) Making the Referral
Sen. Dennis DeConcini
Partisan Affiliation Of Referral
Bipartisan
Alleged Criminal Violation:
Multiple - bribery, racketeering, perjury, and obstruction
Referred Individual or Entity:
Peter MacDonald Sr.
Criminal Prosecution?
Yes
Source for Criminal Prosecution
October 14 1989 Washington Post article
Indian Affairs Corruption
Year
1989
Chamber
Senate
Committee
Select Committee on Indian Affairs, Special Committee on Investigation
Principal Members(s) Making the Referral
Sen. Dennis DeConcini
Partisan Affiliation Of Referral
Bipartisan
Alleged Criminal Violation:
Fraud - statute not specified
Referred Individual or Entity:
Unnamed individuals
Criminal Prosecution?
Unable to find evidence of eventual prosecution
Source for Criminal Prosecution
N/A
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Investigations
Year
1987
Chamber
Senate
Committee
Government Affairs
Principal Members(s) Making the Referral
Sen. John Glenn
Partisan Affiliation Of Referral
Republican
Alleged Criminal Violation:
Unspecified - "possible criminal conduct"
Referred Individual or Entity:
Thomas M. Roberts
Criminal Prosecution?
Unable to find evidence of eventual prosecution
Source for Criminal Prosecution
N/A
Official Conduct of Michael K. Deaver
Year
1986
Chamber
House
Committee
Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations
Principal Members(s) Making the Referral
Rep. John Dingell
Partisan Affiliation Of Referral
Bipartisan
Alleged Criminal Violation:
Perjury (18 U.S.C. §1621); False statements (18 U.S.C. §1001); Obstruction of proceedings (18 U.S.C. §1505)
Referred Individual or Entity:
Michael K. Deaver
Criminal Prosecution?
Yes
Source for Criminal Prosecution
September 24 1988 New York Times Article
EPA Superfund Program
Year
1983
Chamber
House
Committee
Energy and Commerce, Public Works Subcommittee
Principal Members(s) Making the Referral
Rep. Elliott H. Levitas
Partisan Affiliation Of Referral
Democrat
Alleged Criminal Violation:
Perjury (18 U.S.C. §1621)
Referred Individual or Entity:
John W. Hernandez Jr.
Criminal Prosecution?
Unable to find evidence of eventual prosecution
Source for Criminal Prosecution
August 12 1983 New York Times article
Defense contractor fraud
Year
1976
Chamber
Joint
Committee
Joint Economic Committee, Subcommittee on National Security Economics; Judiciary, Subcommittee on Administrative Practice and Procedure
Principal Members(s) Making the Referral
Sen. William Proxmire (Democrat) & Sen. Charles Grassley
Partisan Affiliation Of Referral
Bipartisan
Alleged Criminal Violation:
False, fictious, or fraudulent claims (18 U.S.C. §287)
Referred Individual or Entity:
Newport News
Criminal Prosecution?
Unable to find evidence of eventual prosecution
Source for Criminal Prosecution
N/A
Auto Safety
Year
1967
Chamber
Senate
Committee
Government Affairs, Executive Reorganization Subcommittee
Principal Members(s) Making the Referral
Sen. Abraham Ribicoff
Partisan Affiliation Of Referral
Democrat
Alleged Criminal Violation:
Perjury (18 U.S.C. §1621)
Referred Individual or Entity:
James M. Roche
Criminal Prosecution?
Unable to find evidence of eventual prosecution
Source for Criminal Prosecution
N/A
Organized Labor
Year
1959
Chamber
Senate
Committee
Select Committee on Improper Activities in Labor and Management Field
Principal Members(s) Making the Referral
Sen. John McLellan
Partisan Affiliation Of Referral
Democrat
Alleged Criminal Violation:
Unspecified. - securities law violations
Referred Individual or Entity:
Food Fair Company
Criminal Prosecution?
Unable to find evidence of eventual prosecution
Source for Criminal Prosecution
N/A
Organized Labor
Year
1958
Chamber
Senate
Committee
Select Committee on Improper Activities in Labor and Management Field
Principal Members(s) Making the Referral
Sen. John McLellan
Partisan Affiliation Of Referral
Democrat
Alleged Criminal Violation:
Restrictions on Financial Transactions (29 U.S.C. §186)
Referred Individual or Entity:
Louis Jackson
Criminal Prosecution?
Unable to find evidence of eventual prosecution
Source for Criminal Prosecution
N/A
Organized Labor
Year
1958
Chamber
Senate
Committee
Select Committee on Improper Activities in Labor and Management Field
Principal Members(s) Making the Referral
Sen. John McLellan
Partisan Affiliation Of Referral
Democrat
Alleged Criminal Violation:
Restrictions on Financial Transactions (29 U.S.C. §186)
Referred Individual or Entity:
James T. Nielsen
Criminal Prosecution?
Unable to find evidence of eventual prosecution
Source for Criminal Prosecution
N/A
Dixon-Yates Power Group
Year
1956
Chamber
Senate
Committee
Senate Subcommittee on Antitrust and Monopoly
Principal Members(s) Making the Referral
Sen. Estes Kefauver
Partisan Affiliation Of Referral
Democrat
Alleged Criminal Violation:
Unspecified - "violations of the criminal code"
Referred Individual or Entity:
Sherman Adams
Criminal Prosecution?
Unable to find evidence of eventual prosecution
Source for Criminal Prosecution
N/A
N/A
Year
1954
Chamber
Senate
Committee
Special Subcommittee to Investigate the Administration of the Internal Security Act and Other Internal Security Laws
Principal Members(s) Making the Referral
Sen. William Jenner
Partisan Affiliation Of Referral
Bipartisan
Alleged Criminal Violation:
Perjury (18 U.S.C. §1621)
Referred Individual or Entity:
John Paton Davies
Criminal Prosecution?
Unable to find evidence of eventual prosecution
Source for Criminal Prosecution
N/A
Federal Housing Authority Investigation
Year
1954
Chamber
Joint
Committee
Reduction of Nonessential Expenditures
Principal Members(s) Making the Referral
Sen. Harry Byrd
Partisan Affiliation Of Referral
Democrat
Alleged Criminal Violation:
Unspecified
Referred Individual or Entity:
Clyde L. Powell
Criminal Prosecution?
Yes
Source for Criminal Prosecution
October 8 1955 New York Times article
Internal Revenue Service Investigation
Year
1953
Chamber
House
Committee
Ways and Means, Subcommittee on the Administration of the Internal Revenue Laws
Principal Members(s) Making the Referral
Rep. Cecil R. King
Partisan Affiliation Of Referral
Democrat
Alleged Criminal Violation:
Perjury (18 U.S.C. § 1621)
Referred Individual or Entity:
Joseph D. Nunan
Criminal Prosecution?
Yes
Source for Criminal Prosecution
February 23 1968 - New York Times obituary
Los Angeles Housing Authority
Year
1953
Chamber
House
Committee
Government Operations
Principal Members(s) Making the Referral
Rep. Clare E. Hoffman
Partisan Affiliation Of Referral
Republican
Alleged Criminal Violation:
Violations of Corrupt Practices Act and Hatch Act
Referred Individual or Entity:
Los Angeles Housing Authority
Criminal Prosecution?
Unable to find evidence of eventual prosecution
Source for Criminal Prosecution
N/A
Investigation of Education Programs under the GI Bill
Year
1952
Chamber
House
Committee
Select Committee to Investigate Educational, Training, and Loan Guaranty Programs Under the GI Bill
Principal Members(s) Making the Referral
Rep. Olin Teague
Partisan Affiliation Of Referral
Bipartisan
Alleged Criminal Violation:
Fraud - statute not specified
Referred Individual or Entity:
Franklin Meat Cutting Institute and the Meat Boning Annex
Criminal Prosecution?
Unable to find evidence of eventual prosecution
Source for Criminal Prosecution
N/A
Storage and Processing Activities of the Credit Commodity Corporation
Year
1952
Chamber
Senate
Committee
Agriculture and Forestry
Principal Members(s) Making the Referral
Sen. Allen Ellender
Partisan Affiliation Of Referral
Bipartisan
Alleged Criminal Violation:
Fraud - statute not specified
Referred Individual or Entity:
Page Milling Co.
Criminal Prosecution?
Unable to find evidence of eventual prosecution
Source for Criminal Prosecution
N/A
Storage and Processing Activities of the Credit Commodity Corporation
Year
1952
Chamber
Senate
Committee
Agriculture and Forestry
Principal Members(s) Making the Referral
Sen. Allen Ellender
Partisan Affiliation Of Referral
Bipartisan
Alleged Criminal Violation:
Fraud - statute not specified
Referred Individual or Entity:
Charles Ray Warehouse
Criminal Prosecution?
Unable to find evidence of eventual prosecution
Source for Criminal Prosecution
N/A
Storage and Processing Activities of the Credit Commodity Corporation
Year
1952
Chamber
Senate
Committee
Agriculture and Forestry
Principal Members(s) Making the Referral
Sen. Allen Ellender
Partisan Affiliation Of Referral
Bipartisan
Alleged Criminal Violation:
Fraud - statute not specified
Referred Individual or Entity:
Brownwood Shelling Co.
Criminal Prosecution?
Unable to find evidence of eventual prosecution
Source for Criminal Prosecution
N/A
Storage and Processing Activities of the Credit Commodity Corporation
Year
1952
Chamber
Senate
Committee
Agriculture and Forestry
Principal Members(s) Making the Referral
Sen. Allen Ellender
Partisan Affiliation Of Referral
Bipartisan
Alleged Criminal Violation:
Tax evasion - statute not specified
Referred Individual or Entity:
Jack Cowart
Criminal Prosecution?
Unable to find evidence of eventual prosecution
Source for Criminal Prosecution
N/A
Department of Justice Investigation
Year
1952
Chamber
House
Committee
Judiciary, Special Subcommittee to Investigate the Department of Justice of the House Committee on the Judiciary
Principal Members(s) Making the Referral
Rep. Frank Chelf
Partisan Affiliation Of Referral
Bipartisan
Alleged Criminal Violation:
Tax evasion - statute not specified
Referred Individual or Entity:
Howard L. Doyle
Criminal Prosecution?
No
Source for Criminal Prosecution
Doyle's Obituary August 12 1954
Internal Revenue Service Investigation
Year
1951
Chamber
House
Committee
Ways and Means, Subcommittee on the Administration of the Internal Revenue Laws
Principal Members(s) Making the Referral
Rep. Cecil R. King
Partisan Affiliation Of Referral
Bipartisan
Alleged Criminal Violation:
Tax evasion - statute not specified
Referred Individual or Entity:
William O'Dwyer
Criminal Prosecution?
Unable to find evidence of eventual prosecution
Source for Criminal Prosecution
Smithsonian Magazine history of his life
Internal Revenue Service Investigation
Year
1951
Chamber
House
Committee
Ways and Means, Subcommittee on the Administration of the Internal Revenue Laws
Principal Members(s) Making the Referral
Rep. Cecil R. King
Partisan Affiliation Of Referral
Bipartisan
Alleged Criminal Violation:
Tax evasion - statute not specified
Referred Individual or Entity:
James J. Moran
Criminal Prosecution?
Yes
Source for Criminal Prosecution
June 26 1962 New York Times article
Organized Crime
Year
1951
Chamber
Senate
Committee
Special Committee on Organized Crime in Interstate Commerce
Principal Members(s) Making the Referral
Sen. Estes Kefauver
Partisan Affiliation Of Referral
Bipartisan
Alleged Criminal Violation:
Perjury (18 U.S.C. §1621)
Referred Individual or Entity:
John P. Crane
Criminal Prosecution?
Unable to find evidence of eventual prosecution
Source for Criminal Prosecution
N/A
Organized Crime
Year
1951
Chamber
Senate
Committee
Special Committee on Organized Crime in Interstate Commerce
Principal Members(s) Making the Referral
Sen. Estes Kefauver
Partisan Affiliation Of Referral
Bipartisan
Alleged Criminal Violation:
Perjury (18 U.S.C. §1621)
Referred Individual or Entity:
William O'Dwyer
Criminal Prosecution?
Unable to find evidence of eventual prosecution
Source for Criminal Prosecution
Smithsonian Magazine history of his life
Organized Crime
Year
1951
Chamber
Senate
Committee
Special Committee on Organized Crime in Interstate Commerce
Principal Members(s) Making the Referral
Sen. Estes Kefauver
Partisan Affiliation Of Referral
Bipartisan
Alleged Criminal Violation:
Perjury (18 U.S.C. §1621)
Referred Individual or Entity:
James J. Moran
Criminal Prosecution?
Yes
Source for Criminal Prosecution
June 26 1962 New York Times article
Organized Crime
Year
1951
Chamber
Senate
Committee
Special Committee on Organized Crime in Interstate Commerce
Principal Members(s) Making the Referral
Sen. Estes Kefauver
Partisan Affiliation Of Referral
Bipartisan
Alleged Criminal Violation:
Perjury (18 U.S.C. §1621)
Referred Individual or Entity:
Frank Costello
Criminal Prosecution?
Yes
Source for Criminal Prosecution
February 19 1973 New York Times obituary
Organized Crime
Year
1951
Chamber
Senate
Committee
Special Committee on Organized Crime in Interstate Commerce
Principal Members(s) Making the Referral
Sen. Estes Kefauver
Partisan Affiliation Of Referral
Bipartisan
Alleged Criminal Violation:
Perjury (18 U.S.C. §1621)
Referred Individual or Entity:
Louis Weber
Criminal Prosecution?
Yes
Source for Criminal Prosecution
July 18 1952 New York Times article
Reconstruction Finance Corporation Mismanagement
Year
1951
Chamber
Senate
Committee
Banking and Currency
Principal Members(s) Making the Referral
Sen. J. William Fulbright
Partisan Affiliation Of Referral
Democrat
Alleged Criminal Violation:
Unspecified
Referred Individual or Entity:
Central Iron and Steel Company
Criminal Prosecution?
Unable to find evidence of eventual prosecution
Source for Criminal Prosecution
N/A
N/A
Year
1951
Chamber
Senate
Committee
N/A - does not appear to be a committee-related referral
Principal Members(s) Making the Referral
Sen. Estes Kefauver
Partisan Affiliation Of Referral
Bipartisan
Alleged Criminal Violation:
Unspecified
Referred Individual or Entity:
State indictment of 5 reporters and 3 other individuals
Criminal Prosecution?
Unable to find evidence of eventual prosecution
Source for Criminal Prosecution
N/A
Investigation of Public Housing Authority at San Diego and Los Angeles
Year
1948
Chamber
House
Committee
Expenditures in the Executive Departments
Principal Members(s) Making the Referral
Rep. Forest Harness
Partisan Affiliation Of Referral
Bipartisan
Alleged Criminal Violation:
Fraud - statute not specified
Referred Individual or Entity:
San Diego Public Housing Authority
Criminal Prosecution?
Unable to find evidence of eventual prosecution
Source for Criminal Prosecution
N/A
Federal Employees Loyalty Program
Year
1948
Chamber
Senate
Committee
Expenditures in the Executive Departments, Investigations Subcommittee
Principal Members(s) Making the Referral
Sen. George D. Aiken
Partisan Affiliation Of Referral
Bipartisan
Alleged Criminal Violation:
Irregularities in export controls - statute not specified
Referred Individual or Entity:
Unnamed individuals
Criminal Prosecution?
Unable to find evidence of eventual prosecution
Source for Criminal Prosecution
N/A
World War II manufacturing
Year
1948
Chamber
Senate
Committee
Special Committee to Investigate the National Defense Program
Principal Members(s) Making the Referral
Sen. Owen Brewster
Partisan Affiliation Of Referral
Bipartisan
Alleged Criminal Violation:
Antitrust violations - statute not specified
Referred Individual or Entity:
Standard Oil
Criminal Prosecution?
Unable to find evidence of eventual prosecution
Source for Criminal Prosecution
N/A
World War II manufacturing
Year
1948
Chamber
Senate
Committee
Special Committee to Investigate the National Defense Program
Principal Members(s) Making the Referral
Sen. Owen Brewster
Partisan Affiliation Of Referral
Bipartisan
Alleged Criminal Violation:
Antitrust violations - statute not specified
Referred Individual or Entity:
Socony Vacuum Oil Co
Criminal Prosecution?
Unable to find evidence of eventual prosecution
Source for Criminal Prosecution
N/A
World War II manufacturing
Year
1948
Chamber
Senate
Committee
Special Committee to Investigate the National Defense Program
Principal Members(s) Making the Referral
Sen. Owen Brewster
Partisan Affiliation Of Referral
Bipartisan
Alleged Criminal Violation:
Selective Service violation - statute not specified
Referred Individual or Entity:
John W. Myer
Criminal Prosecution?
Unable to find evidence of eventual prosecution
Source for Criminal Prosecution
N/A
World War II manufacturing
Year
1948
Chamber
Senate
Committee
Special Committee to Investigate the National Defense Program
Principal Members(s) Making the Referral
Sen. Owen Brewster
Partisan Affiliation Of Referral
Bipartisan
Alleged Criminal Violation:
Suborning perjury (18 U.S.C. §1622); Tax evasion - statute not specified
Referred Individual or Entity:
Bennett E. Myers
Criminal Prosecution?
Yes
Source for Criminal Prosecution
March 22, 1948 Time Magazine Article
World War II manufacturing
Year
1948
Chamber
Senate
Committee
Special Committee to Investigate the National Defense Program
Principal Members(s) Making the Referral
Sen. Owen Brewster
Partisan Affiliation Of Referral
Bipartisan
Alleged Criminal Violation:
Perjury (18 U.S.C. §1621)
Referred Individual or Entity:
Bleriot Lamarre
Criminal Prosecution?
Yes
Source for Criminal Prosecution
March 18 1949 New York Times article
World War II manufacturing
Year
1947
Chamber
Senate
Committee
Special Committee to Investigate the National Defense Program
Principal Members(s) Making the Referral
Sen. Owen Brewster
Partisan Affiliation Of Referral
Bipartisan
Alleged Criminal Violation:
Fraud - statute not specified
Referred Individual or Entity:
Arabian American Oil Co.
Criminal Prosecution?
Unable to find evidence of eventual prosecution
Source for Criminal Prosecution
N/A
World War II manufacturing
Year
1947
Chamber
Senate
Committee
Special Committee to Investigate the National Defense Program
Principal Members(s) Making the Referral
Sen. James Mead
Partisan Affiliation Of Referral
Bipartisan
Alleged Criminal Violation:
Fraud - statute not specified
Referred Individual or Entity:
Henry M. Garsson
Criminal Prosecution?
Yes
Source for Criminal Prosecution
July 4 1947 New York Times article
World War II manufacturing
Year
1947
Chamber
Senate
Committee
Special Committee to Investigate the National Defense Program
Principal Members(s) Making the Referral
Sen. James Mead
Partisan Affiliation Of Referral
Bipartisan
Alleged Criminal Violation:
Fraud - statute not specified
Referred Individual or Entity:
Murray W. Garsson
Criminal Prosecution?
Yes
Source for Criminal Prosecution
July 4 1947 New York Times article
World War II manufacturing
Year
1946
Chamber
Senate
Committee
Special Committee to Investigate the National Defense Program
Principal Members(s) Making the Referral
Sen. James Mead
Partisan Affiliation Of Referral
Bipartisan
Alleged Criminal Violation:
Fraud - statute not specified
Referred Individual or Entity:
Allen B. Gellman
Criminal Prosecution?
Yes
Source for Criminal Prosecution
March 12 1948 New York Times article
World War II manufacturing
Year
1946
Chamber
Senate
Committee
Special Committee to Investigate the National Defense Program
Principal Members(s) Making the Referral
Sen. James Mead
Partisan Affiliation Of Referral
Bipartisan
Alleged Criminal Violation:
Fraud - statute not specified
Referred Individual or Entity:
Joseph Weiss
Criminal Prosecution?
Yes
Source for Criminal Prosecution
March 12 1948 New York Times article
World War II manufacturing
Year
1946
Chamber
Senate
Committee
Special Committee to Investigate the National Defense Program
Principal Members(s) Making the Referral
Sen. James Mead
Partisan Affiliation Of Referral
Bipartisan
Alleged Criminal Violation:
Fraud - statute not specified
Referred Individual or Entity:
Erie Basin Metal Products
Criminal Prosecution?
Yes
Source for Criminal Prosecution
March 12 1948 New York Times article
World War II manufacturing
Year
1946
Chamber
Senate
Committee
Special Committee to Investigate the National Defense Program
Principal Members(s) Making the Referral
Sen. James Mead
Partisan Affiliation Of Referral
Bipartisan
Alleged Criminal Violation:
Fraud - statute not specified
Referred Individual or Entity:
Harry S. Glick
Criminal Prosecution?
Yes
Source for Criminal Prosecution
March 12 1948 New York Times article
Investigation of Brewster Aeronautics
Year
1943
Chamber
House
Committee
Naval Affairs, Subcommittee Appointed to Investigate the Cause of Failure of Production of Brewster Aeronautical
Principal Members(s) Making the Referral
Rep. Carl Vinson
Partisan Affiliation Of Referral
Bipartisan
Alleged Criminal Violation:
False statements (18 U.S.C. §1001)
Referred Individual or Entity:
Thomas V. DeLoreno
Criminal Prosecution?
Yes
Source for Criminal Prosecution
US v. De Lorenzo (1945)
Investigation of Brewster Aeronautics
Year
1943
Chamber
House
Committee
Naval Affairs, Subcommittee Appointed to Investigate the Cause of Failure of Production of Brewster Aeronautical
Principal Members(s) Making the Referral
Rep. Carl Vinson
Partisan Affiliation Of Referral
Bipartisan
Alleged Criminal Violation:
Unspecified - "fraud, sabotage, and other criminal offenses"
Referred Individual or Entity:
Unspecified
Criminal Prosecution?
Unable to find evidence of eventual prosecution
Source for Criminal Prosecution
N/A
World War II Manufacturing
Year
1943
Chamber
Senate
Committee
Special Committee to Investigate the National Defense Program
Principal Members(s) Making the Referral
Sen. Harry Truman
Partisan Affiliation Of Referral
Bipartisan
Alleged Criminal Violation:
Fraud - statute not specified
Referred Individual or Entity:
Carnegie Illinois steel
Criminal Prosecution?
Yes
Source for Criminal Prosecution
May 24 1944 New York Times article
World War II Manufacturing
Year
1943
Chamber
Senate
Committee
Special Committee to Investigate the National Defense Program
Principal Members(s) Making the Referral
Sen. Harry Truman
Partisan Affiliation Of Referral
Bipartisan
Alleged Criminal Violation:
Fraud - statute not specified
Referred Individual or Entity:
MacEvoy Shipbuilding Corporation
Criminal Prosecution?
Unable to find evidence of eventual prosecution
Source for Criminal Prosecution
N/A
World War II Manufacturing
Year
1943
Chamber
Senate
Committee
Special Committee to Investigate the National Defense Program
Principal Members(s) Making the Referral
Sen. Harry Truman
Partisan Affiliation Of Referral
Bipartisan
Alleged Criminal Violation:
Fraud - statute not specified
Referred Individual or Entity:
San Jacinto Shipbuilding Corporation
Criminal Prosecution?
Unable to find evidence of eventual prosecution
Source for Criminal Prosecution
N/A
World War II Manufacturing
Year
1943
Chamber
Senate
Committee
Special Committee to Investigate the National Defense Program
Principal Members(s) Making the Referral
Sen. Harry Truman
Partisan Affiliation Of Referral
Bipartisan
Alleged Criminal Violation:
Fraud - statute not specified
Referred Individual or Entity:
Curtis Wright Aeronautical Corporation
Criminal Prosecution?
Unable to find evidence of eventual prosecution
Source for Criminal Prosecution
N/A
World War II Manufacturing
Year
1942
Chamber
Senate
Committee
Special Committee to Investigate the National Defense Program
Principal Members(s) Making the Referral
Sen. Harry Truman
Partisan Affiliation Of Referral
Bipartisan
Alleged Criminal Violation:
Fraud - statute not specified
Referred Individual or Entity:
Clifford MacEvoy Company
Criminal Prosecution?
Yes
Source for Criminal Prosecution
April 7 1943 New York Times article
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