Judicial Watch has dropped another bombshell.

After years of stonewalling and a FOIA lawsuit, the conservative watchdog obtained 77 pages of heavily redacted FBI records confirming that the late Tony Rodham, Hillary Clinton’s brother, was the subject of a 1996 FBI criminal investigation into potential wire and mail fraud.

The probe, opened by the FBI’s Miami Field Office under case number 196D-MM-79121 (the “196” designation is reserved for wire fraud cases), focused on Rodham’s involvement with East European Imports, Inc. (EEI) in Coral Gables, Florida.

According to the documents, associates operating through East European Imports, Inc. (EEI) in Coral Gables, Florida, claimed exclusive U.S. rights to import Romanian ARO four-wheel-drive vehicles. They aggressively solicited $30,000+ deposits from auto dealers across the country for “exclusive franchises” and “Parts, Special Tools and Sign Packages,” with the balance due upon acceptance.

No vehicles were ever imported. The FBI concluded there was “very little likelihood” any ARO vehicles would ever arrive in America from EEI.

Worse, the subjects had already run a nearly identical scam years earlier (1986–1987) under the name Roman Motors Corporation. This was happening while Hillary Clinton was First Lady of the United States.

The records detail that Tony Rodham traveled to Romania with the EEI principals, met with Romanian officials, and helped promote the venture.

Crucially, there were “credible allegations” that Rodham was directly told the associates had submitted “fraudulent and inflated financial statements” to Romanian authorities to bolster their credibility.

Despite this warning, Rodham continued promoting EEI to the Romanian government as a legitimate importer.

The FBI itself flagged the obvious problem in black and white:

“The investigation has assumed sensitive political aspects because it has been determined that ANTHONY “TONY” RODHAM, a brother of HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON, may have played a role in securing the alleged ARO importation rights on behalf of EEI.”

Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton didn’t mince words:

“After more than two decades of delay, these FBI records reveal a criminal investigation involving Hillary Clinton’s brother and raise serious questions about what remains hidden in the government’s files not only about Hillary’s brother but Hillary Clinton herself.”

The FBI has already admitted it possesses over 13,000 additional pages of responsive records on Tony Rodham, plus audio and video files, from an earlier FOIA request. Much of it remains hidden behind heavy redactions and bureaucratic delays.

WATCH:

The national investigation involving Hillary Clinton’s brother by the FBI is only being disclosed now, thanks to Judicial Watch’s lawsuit. @TomFitton pic.twitter.com/sZa4KMQYIe

— Judicial Watch ⚖️ (@JudicialWatch) July 12, 2026

More from Judicial Watch:

Rodham for decades used his connections with the Clintons to further his interests. Rodham described himself as a “facilitator” and had a range of opportunities, like addressing Chinese investor conferences and joining an advisory board of a company seeking permission to mine for gold in Haiti. Among other controversies, Rodham also pursued contracts in post-earthquake Haiti, seeking a $22 million housing deal while Bill Clinton co-chaired the recovery commission, a proposal that collapsed.

While Hillary Clinton was secretary of State, former Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe and Rodham were involved in a controversy over their involvement in the EB-5 cash-for-visas program, in which they raised at least $46 million from investors for their GreenTech Automotive electric-car company. Greentech filed for bankruptcy in February 2018.

In August 2017, Judicial Watch uncovered records from the State Department revealing repeated use of unsecured communications for classified information and numerous examples of Clinton Foundation donors receiving special favors from former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s. The emails also reveal instances of Rodham seeming to attempt to leverage his influence as Clinton’s brother: In January 2010, Clinton’s confidential assistant Monica Hanley forwarded to deputy chief of staff Huma Abedin a request from Rodham, on three issues. One involved help on a “green card renewal,” another involved a visit by someone of which Abedin said they “wanted to regret,” and a third involved a job for someone whose CV Rodham forwarded to State.

In July 2017, Judicial Watch received records from the State Department revealing incidents of Huma Abedin, providing special State Department treatment to major donors to the Clinton Foundation and political campaigns. The heavily redacted documents from Abedin’s non-government account included an email from Rodham to Abedin revealing he acted as a go-between for a Clinton Foundation donor, Richard Park. The records also revealed Clinton Foundation executive Doug Band instructing Abedin to “show love” to Clinton donor Andrew Liveris.

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