Part 62, page 181

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FD-350 (Rev. 10-19-77)

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HB Man Names Bank In Slander Suit

SANTA ANA — A Huntington Beach man Wednesday sued the Bank of America for allegedly telling the FBI that he was D.B. Cooper, who hijacked a jetliner over Washington state in 1971 and reportedly escaped by parachute with $200,000.

Jack E. Cannon said in his slander suit that he is under investigation by the FBI and other agencies as a result of statements made by bank investigator Kay Reeves since 1978.

An FBI spokesman would neither confirm nor deny that an investigation is in progress. Bank officials and Reeves could not be reached for comment.

Cannon, a business consultant, is seeking $500,000 in punitive damages from the bank and Reeves, claiming the statements and investigation have harmed his reputation and his business.

He claims in the suit that Reeves based his statements on information from Cannon's ex-girlfriend, whom Cannon characterized as a "disgruntled lover."

Cannon told The Register he is not D.B. Cooper and did not hijack the jetliner. "I used to live in Vancouver and fly to St. Helen, Ore., on business but that was three years after the hijacking."

In a companion suit, Cannon sued Bank of America, TRW Corp. and Computer Credit Corp. for refusing to correct what he claims is an error on his credit record.

Cannon alleged that someone stole his two bank-issued credit cards and that he reported this to the bank Dec. 2, 1977, along with the name of the person he suspected of taking the cards.

Subsequently, he said, that person made purchases with the cards in excess of $3,000.

On Dec. 1, 1978, the bank reported to TRW and Computer Credit Corp. that Cannon had a balance owing on the cards in excess of $3,000, according to the suit.

Cannon claimed he sought unsuccessfully to get the three firms to change that information to show he owed nothing because he had notified the bank prior to the purchases.

He is seeking an unspecified amount of damages for harm done to his credit record, alleging he has since been denied loans and credit.

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THE REGISTER Orange County, CA Page A6

Date: 7/12/79 Edition:

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Character: or Classification: 164-497[illegible] Submitting Office:

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DB Cooper-25887