Introduction

In 19 71, a group of nine concerned citizens decided that they needed to take matters into their own hands and begin an investigation of the fbi. They named themselves the citizens commission to investigate the fbi - which was a nice, obvious name. But they weren't content to just collect press clippings or interview representatives of the agency. So they decided upon a daring plan to get to the truth: To find out the f b i's real secrets, they would break into an fbi office in the dead of night. And they came away with a treasure trove of confidential files. When the files were released, it shook the fbi, and the agency has never been the same