LEONARD PELTIER DEFENSE OFFENSE COMMITTEE

PO Box 7488, Fargo, ND  58106

Phone: 701/235-2206

E-mail: contact@whoisleonardpeltier.info

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Leonard's legal fund is managed by Peltier family members via the Leonard Peltier Defense Offense Committee (LPDOC) in Fargo, ND.

Your donation will help pay the significant legal expenses associated with Leonard's case—filing fees, cost recovery fees (details below), attorney travel, etc.

Please help.  Send a check or money order made payable to "LPDOC" to the below address.

LPDOC

PO Box 7488

Fargo, ND  58106

Or click here to donate securely online. We are PayPal Verified.

A Word About Cost Recovery Fees

The U.S.  Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) is a law ensuring public access to U.S. government records.  FOIA carries a presumption of disclosure; the burden is on the government—not the public—to substantiate why information may not be released. Upon written request, agencies of the United States government are required to disclose those records unless they can be lawfully withheld from disclosure under one of nine specific exemptions in the FOIA.  This right of access is ultimately enforceable in federal court. (Click here to review the FOIA process.)

Over 30 years after the events that led to Leonard's wrongful conviction and imprisonment, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) continues to withhold 157,843 (or more) case-related documents. Leonard's attorneys have had to repeatedly and often petition the federal courts to gain the release of these documents. In addition, because such files are not necessarily centralized, the attorneys have had to file separate FOIA actions around the country to obtain documents withheld by the various FBI Field Offices.

These legal actions are costly enough, but those expenses pale compared to the funds required to obtain these case documents so critical to Leonard's defense. Cost recovery (duplication) fees charged by federal government agencies—currently $0.10/page—are mandated under the "Reinventing Government" initiative begun during the 1990s. Therefore, any of the 157,843 or more documents released by the FBI will come at a cost ($15,000+ and that in addition to other legal expenses incurred by Leonard for FOIA actions, as well as other legal strategies—including unrelated federal appeals and civil suits, upcoming parole actions, and the outstanding petition for clemency—being employed to win his freedom. 

Other Ways to Donate

• Lithographs

• Merchandise ^{Coming Soon}

• Paintings

All proceeds benefit Leonard's defense fund.

Notes:

The LPDOC is a North Dakota nonprofit corporation. Our 501(c)3 application is pending. As with any nonprofit, your donations are tax deductible to the extent allowable by law.  Please consult your tax advisor.

We guarantee we will not sell or trade our donors’ personal or contact information with any other organization, company, or individual.