FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE! CONTACT: Robert Clarkson 864/225-3061 FEDERAL RESERVE SUED BY NATIONALLY KNOWN CONSTITUTIONALIST Robert Clarkson, an Anderson, South Carolina Constitutional advocate, has filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Washington, DC against the Federal Reserve System; the Governor and Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve; and Federal Reserve Banks in Richmond > and Atlanta. The lawsuit is intended to force the Fed and its branches to reveal certain documents under the FOIA. The FOIA, Title 5 United States Code 552, requires Federal > agencies to produce all documents requested in writing under the FOIA. Clarkson made a number of written requests for documents. Federal Reserve officials refused his requests because they claimed the Fed is not a federal agency. Documents Clarkson has requested include: a) a list of > stockholders of the Federal Reserve broken down by race, creed and national citizenship; b) account of the Fed's donations to political parties and candidates; c) copy of the audit of the Fed; d) minutes of meetings of the Open Market Committee; e) authorization to issue Federal Reserve Notes; f) documents on losses from foreign currency transactions. Clarkson said in a prepared statement: "The purpose of this lawsuit is to expose the Federal Reserve and bring public attention to the fact that the Federal Reserve Bank is a private > institution making vast profits for its private owners. We will ask the Federal Courts to decide whether the Fed is covered by the FOIA law and thereby an agency of the U.S. Government. We expect to lose on that issue, though." Robert Clarkson is a graduate of Clemson University in Economics (1969) and of University of South Carolina Law School (1974). He served in Vietnam in 1970-71 with the 25th Infantry Division, 22nd Infantry Regiment. He is a recognized authority on the Federal Reserve and the Freedom of Information Act/Privacy Act. Clarkson has filed many prior FOIA-PA lawsuits and is currently suing the Air Force under the FOIA for their records of their own outrageous political activities. For information contact Dr. Clarkson at 864/225-3061, [EMAIL PROTECTED], or Nelson Waller at P.O. Box 2368, Anderson, SC 29622, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
