{"id":61939,"date":"2022-08-31T16:52:58","date_gmt":"2022-08-31T16:52:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/monkees-frontman-micky-dolenz-is-suing-the-fbi\/"},"modified":"2022-08-31T16:52:58","modified_gmt":"2022-08-31T16:52:58","slug":"monkees-frontman-micky-dolenz-is-suing-the-fbi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/monkees-frontman-micky-dolenz-is-suing-the-fbi\/","title":{"rendered":"Monkees’ frontman Micky Dolenz is suing the FBI"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Monkees’ only surviving group member, Micky Dolenz, has filed a lawsuit against the FBI for any records that may involve him, his late bandmates, or the band itself.\n <\/p>\n

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The Monkees were investigated by the FBI for alleged anti-Vietnam war activities in 1967 related to a concert in which they flashed pictures and messages in protest against the conflict, according to the complaint filed by Dolenz.\n <\/p>\n

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Dolenz and his late bandmates Mike Nesmith, Davy Jones and Peter Tork were also investigated for another matter that has been redacted, the complaint states.\n <\/p>\n

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A portion of the FBI file on the band was released to the public a little over a decade ago, but, Dolenz, now 77, wants to see the complete case file.\n <\/p>\n

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\u201cReferences to the band appear in two places in FBI files: a 1967 Los Angeles Field Office memorandum on anti-Vietnam war activities and a second document redacted entirely,\u201d the FBI website states.\n <\/p>\n

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A Freedom of Information Act request he filed in June failed to get a response from the FBI, according to the Dolenz complaint.\n <\/p>\n

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\u201cThis lawsuit is designed to obtain any records the FBI created and\/or possesses on the Monkees as well as its individual members,\u201d the suit states. \u201cMr. Dolenz has exhausted all necessary required administrative remedies with respect to his [Freedom of Information Act\/Privacy Act] request.\u201d\n <\/p>\n

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CNN has reached out to the FBI and the Department of Justice for comment.\n <\/p>\n

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The Monkees had a record breaking four No. 1 albums in 1967, along with their popular sitcom that ran from 1966 – 1968.\n <\/p>\n

\n CNN’s Holmes Lybrand contributed to this story.<\/em>\n <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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CNN \u2014 The Monkees’ only surviving group member, Micky Dolenz, has filed a lawsuit against the FBI for any records that may involve him, his late bandmates, or the band itself. The Monkees were investigated by the FBI for alleged anti-Vietnam war activities in 1967 related to a concert in which they flashed pictures and …<\/p>\n

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