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350: 474:. At the time of his recruitment, the CIA knew about his wartime activities and probable complicity in war crimes: his file stated that he "was the chief of the political Lithuanian Security Police in Vilna during the German occupation and that he was possibly connected with the shooting of Jews in Vilna." But it nevertheless considered that there was "no derogatory information" on him, and he was cleared for duty by the CIA headquarters on 5 March 1953. Lileikis had little interest in spying and was instead interested in using his intelligence work to obtain permission to immigrate to the United States. He was paid $ 1,700 (equivalent to $ 19,400 in 2023) annually for his work recruiting Lithuanians in 548:, which requires United States district attorneys to open civil proceedings against naturalized citizens suspected of lying on their immigration paperwork. At the time, Lileikis was the oldest person to be subject to such an action. The CIA tried to stop the case from being filed, threatening not to allow the disclosure of some of the classified records in court. Describing Lileikis as "one of the most important Nazi collaborators" to be investigated by the United States, OSI accused Lileikis of lying about his World War II activities on his immigration paperwork. Lileikis refused to comment on the allegations to the 537:. The same week, another Lithuanian-American named him as a Nazi collaborator in an interview. This attracted the attention of Eli Rosenblum, who was working as an investigator for the OSI. After gathering information on Lileikis, Rosenblum went to his residence to question him. Lileikis admitted his leadership of the Lithuanian Security Police, but denied his involvement in the killings, stating that he had only done routine security work. Lileikis claimed that he heard rumours that the Germans killed Jews at Ponary but that it was done without Lithuanian participation. 33: 637:
his former deputy Gimžauskas (who had left the United States in 1995, facing denaturalization proceedings). One of the changes allowed video evidence during genocide trials. He was questioned over video on 23 June 2000 but after twenty minutes the proceedings were interrupted by an attending doctor and Lileikis was taken to a hospital. The U.S. Department of Justice and Jewish organizations accused him of feigning illness. The
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by Lithuanian prosecutors. It was the first Nazi war crimes prosecution in post-Soviet Eastern Europe. He appeared in court in November 1998, but fainted just after few minutes and was taken away in an ambulance. Three special laws were passed in order to enable continuing prosecution of Lileikis and
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that "All of us were collaborators—the whole nation, since it was acting according to Nazi laws" and acknowledged that he had made "mistakes". Lileikis published a memoir in Lithuanian before his death, which is a useful source on his life if not "entirely accurate" on his World War II activities. He
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and several other experts submitted affidavits along with more than a thousand pages of archival documents relating to the Nazi occupation of Lithuania, the Holocaust in Lithuania, and Lileikis' activities. On 24 May 1996, Stearns found him responsible for the deaths of tens of thousands of Jews. The
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ruled that Lileikis was not entitled to Fifth Amendment protection because the government had a "legitimate need for a witness's testimony" in enforcing "the organic laws of the United States". On 16 November, he granted the prosecution's motion to compel Lileikis' testimony; since he still refused
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and occasional translation and intelligence work, but apparently was less than successful as the agency did not help him immigrate to the United States. He may have helped other Lithuanian Nazi collaborators obtain CIA jobs or immigrate to the United States. In 1995, the CIA claimed that "there was
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when questioned by prosecutors. Lileikis refused to state even simple details on his life, such as his date and place of birth. Under federal law, the Fifth Amendment applies only to criminal proceedings; the prosecution argued that Lileikis should not be entitled to Fifth Amendment protection
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to testify, the prosecution filed another motion on 18 December seeking that allegations which Lileikis refused to answer be admitted as if Lileikis had confessed to them. This motion was granted by the court on 9 January 1996. The Holocaust historian
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In 1955, he applied again for permission to immigrate to the United States. Although the CIA passed negative information to United States immigration authorities, his application was accepted without explanation. Lileikis' deputy,
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accused Lithuanian authorities of deliberately prolonging the trial in hopes that Lileikis would die of natural causes before he could be convicted. The trial was well-publicized in Lithuania. Lileikis died of a heart attack at
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and the United States asserted that prosecution of Lileikis and other war criminals would be strong evidence of adherence to "western values," a prerequisite to joining the alliance. The message was relayed by the
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because he was not subject to criminal prosecution in the United States. The defense argued that Lileikis had a legitimate fear of prosecution in Lithuania, and should therefore not be compelled to testify.
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notes, "the presence of this mass murderer in the general population sent a signal to fellow veterans of the secret police in Nazi-occupied Lithuania that Cold War America was forgiving of these murders".
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to fly to Vilnius. United States officials stated that he would be refused readmission to the country, and Polish authorities indicated that he could face trial in Poland for the murders of
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In late 1982, Lileikis was mentioned in a cable from Berlin as a potential war criminal and head of the Lithuanian Security Police, who had possible connections to
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in February 1998. It was the first Nazi war crimes prosecution in the post-Soviet block of Europe. He died of a heart attack in 2000 before a verdict was reached.
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in 1987—and "an instrumental cog in a wheel of mass destruction". He is suspected of responsibility in the deaths of thousands to tens of thousands of Jews.
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Balkeilis, Tomas (2012). "Turning Citizens into Soldiers: Baltic Paramilitary Movements after the Great War". In Gerwarth, Robert; Horne, John (eds.).
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in Vilnius. Lithuania initially indicated that he would not be prosecuted due to the lack of eyewitnesses. In 1997, he told the Lithuanian newspaper
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orders.'" Lileikis was immediately denaturalized with the judge stating that he should never have been allowed into the United States.
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no evidence that this Agency was aware of his wartime activities". This statement was described as a "gross distortion" by journalist
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lines according to instructions he received in Germany, complete with a special division (Komunistų-Žydų Skyrius) for dealing with "
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company, as well as painting houses for a living. Although he could speak English, he preferred his native language. Historian
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Rotsztain, Diego A. (1996). "The Fifth Amendment Privilege Against Self-incrimination and Fear of Foreign Prosecution".
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in Vilnius on 26 September 2000, still insisting on his innocence and that he was the victim. His funeral at the
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proceedings against him, seeking to strip Lileikis of his United States citizenship under Section 340(a) of the
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in the early 1950s. In 1955, his second application for permission to immigrate was granted and he settled in
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The Office of Special Investigations: Striving for Accountability in the Aftermath of the Holocaust
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in April 1997 and by thirty members of Congress in a November 1997 letter to the
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Lithuanian Collaboration in the "Final Solution": Motivations and Case Studies
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Loss of United States citizenship and deportation by prior Nazi affiliation
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and became a naturalized citizen in 1976. Lileikis was involved in the
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were opened in 1994 and concluded with Lileikis being stripped of his
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The Nazis Next Door: How America Became a Safe Haven for Hitler's Men
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Lileikis voluntarily left the United States on 18 June 1996, using a
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Aleksandras Lileikis was born on 10 June 1907 to a peasant family in
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War in Peace: Paramilitary Violence in Europe After the Great War
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judge noted that Lileikis was "attempting to turn the classic
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United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts
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Associated Press video of Lileikis arriving to court in 1998
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cemetery was attended by about a hundred people, including
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On 6 February 1998, Lileikis was charged with the crime of
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in 1934–1939. He was promoted to lieutenant in 1938.
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in 1944, Lileikis fled back to Germany and became a
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In the Footsteps of Times Past: Memories, Documents
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Russian Empire
Vilnius, Lithuania
University of Lithuania
Lithuanian Security Police
Vilnius
Lithuanian Jews
Lithuanian Security Police
Vilnius
Nazi occupation of Lithuania
the Holocaust in Lithuania
Ypatingasis būrys
death squad
Soviet occupation of Lithuania
displaced person
Central Intelligence Agency
Norwood, Massachusetts
Eli Rosenbaum
Office of Special Investigations
war crimes
denaturalization
United States citizenship
genocide
Paprūdžiai
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Kelmė District Municipality
Žiburys
Kražiai

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