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"MORMON MAFIA" CITED IN FBI DISCRIMINATION CASE.
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Three hundred-eleven Hispanic FBI agents won a class action suit
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against the agency on September 30. A central argument in the suit was
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that their careers were stymied by the religious bias against non-
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Mormons of ranking FBI officials who are MORMON (LDS).
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Charges of a "Mormon Mafia" in the FBI's Los Angeles office have
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been circulation for years, but no one had taken the FBI to court on
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the matter until Matt Perez, an agent working out of El Paso, initiated
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the suit.
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In ruling in favor of the plaintiffs, Judge Lucius Bunton of the
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U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas, El Paso Division,
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agreed that the Hispanic agents' careers were affected by
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discrimination in hiring practices and promotions.
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Bunton said there was insufficient evidence for him to rule the agency
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had discriminated against the plaintiffs in issuing assignments.
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The plaintiffs sued for $5 million in damages and retroactive
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promotions and back pay. At press time the judge had not yet made a
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decision on the damages award.
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The FBI, admitting the discrimination practices and pledging to end
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them with the recent appointment of a new director, had no plans to
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appeal the ruling.
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Just after the case was filed, Richard T. Bretzing, 49, head of the
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Los Angeles division of the FBI since 1982, retired to become the
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Managing Director of the LDS Church's security department, according to
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the LDS Church News. Bretzing retired after 27 year's service (three
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years short of the 30-year government retirement plan).
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"Christian Research Journal"
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Volume 11 Number 2 Fall 1988
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Christian Research Institute
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P.O. Box 500, San Juan Capistrano, CA 92693-0500
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For more information see below:
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This file has been brought to you by the ministry of the;
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Southern Maryland Christian Information Service BBS, (SMCIS)
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(301) 862-3160 HST
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P.O. Box 463
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California, MD 20619
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Sysop: Buggs Bugnon
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