Below, you will find the 34-Count Felony Indictment of Former President Donald J. Trump, along with the “Statement of Facts” document. Also included is the official press release by the Manhattan DA. This record is preserved here on The Black Vault for historical research purposes. Official Manhattan DA Press Release District Attorney Bragg Announces 34-Count Felony Indictment of Former President Donald J. Trump Manhattan District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg, Jr. today announced the indictment of DONALD J. TRUMP, 76, for falsifying New York business records in order to conceal damaging information and unlawful activity from American voters before and after…
Author: John Greenewald
Background The below documents were discovered after searching emails for the following keywords: “The Black Vault”, “John Greenewald” etc. The reasoning at that was fairly simple, but I did not expect the discovery that was made. I received quite a few documents responsive to my request, however, the below stuck out. Internally, the IRS will file Sensitive Case Reports (SCRs) when requests come in from certain individuals or organizations that are like to attract media or Congressional attention, or if they consider them a unique of “novel” issue. I was amazed to find myself at the top of the short list…
In this undated document (circa late ’70s / ’80s?) from the CIA’s Stargate program collection, Dr. Hal Puthoff presents a rebuttal to James Randi’s book, “The Magic of Uri Geller.” It offers a “fact sheet” to correct the misconceptions and errors put forth by Randi in his book, while shedding light on the world of the Stargate program. James Randi, also known as “The Amazing Randi,” was a renowned magician, escape artist, and skeptic. Throughout his career, he took a strong stance against pseudoscience, paranormal claims, and frauds. One of his most famous works is “The Magic of Uri Geller,”…
The All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO), the Pentagon’s UFO investigation office, has released a list of UFO / UAP cases under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). The document, obtained by The Black Vault through a FOIA request filed on 6 December 2022, contains 511 six-digit case serial numbers, representing the cases analyzed, being analyzed, or archived at AARO. https://youtu.be/bY0dX02qvO8 Although the information disclosed in the document is extremely minimal, it paves the way for further FOIA requests by The Black Vault and provides a glimpse into the work done by AARO and its organizational structure. The list does not…
The following document was released heavily redacted, and parts fully withheld, in June 2005. The Black Vault filed a Mandatory Declassification Review (MDR) request on April 23, 2020, and the record was released January 4, 2020. The result was an MDR success, wherein the CIA released numerous pages, and lifted numerous redactions, on the record. The document can be seen below. Document Archive Background on Six Subjects Suggested by Acting DDI, 7 August 1967 [89 Pages, 4.8MB]