Curriculum Vitae
John J. Loftus
3560 Coquina Key Drive SE
St. Petersburg, Florida 33705
Email: Loftushome @ cs.com
Websites: www.John-Loftus.com,
Professional
*Currently host of “The
Loftus Report” national radio show, on the Talkline Communications
Network
*President, the Intelligence
Summit, an international non-profit, non-partisan educational center supporting
the intelligence agencies of the democratic nations. (2005- Present) www.intelligencesummit.org.
*Loftus Law Offices, 1981 to
Present. Atty. Loftus has served as a
pro bono advisor for more than 600 members
of the intelligence community. His security clearances have included Top Secret
Codeword (for NSA wiretaps), Top Secret Cosmic (for NATO intelligence agencies)
and Top Secret Q (nuclear weapons).
*Intelligence Adviser (Pro
Bono) to Attorney Ron Motley’s 9/11 litigation team. Loftus’ research was featured prominently in the lawsuit on
behalf of the victims of 9/11.
*Plaintiff, Loftus vs. Sami Al Arian, Hillsborough
County Court, Tampa, Florida. This
civil lawsuit exposed a USF professor as a major terrorist ringleader. Al Arian was subsequently indicted and
convicted as a supporter of terrorism, and is still in prison
*Currently preparing lawsuit
against Muslim Brotherhood and CAIR for harassing American charities and for
violating their rights to freedom of speech and assembly.
*Past President, Vice
Chairman of the Board, The Florida Holocaust Museum (numerous awards for pioneering
program for multi-ethnic education to combat racism)
*Professional Lecturer, Harry
Walker Agency, Bnai Brith Lecture Bureau.
Consistently rated as one of the top public speakers and educators in
America.
* Consultant, U.S. Secret Service
2007 (ongoing investigation into terrorist money laundering)
* Consultant, United Kingdom,
Foreign Office, (guest of British Government at 2005 Wilton Park international conference
on Al Qaeda money laundering)
* Consultant, US Congress, House
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence 2007 (evaluation and authentication
of Saddam Hussein’s voice recordings)
*Consultant, Canadian Government,
Deschene Commission, gave classified testimony on how Nazis arrived in Canada)
*Expert Witness, US Congress,
House Judiciary Committee, Subcommittee on Immigration and Naturalization
Reform (1985) Testified on communist infiltration of western intelligence
through post-war Nazi smuggling networks.
*Expert Witness, Australian
Government, litigation involving declassification of Australian and British intelligence
files.
*Expert Witness, civil
litigation against the Institute for Religious Works for laundering money
stolen by Nazis during World War II. (Currently before 9th Circuit
US Court of Appeals, California).
*Bingham, Dana & Gould,
Boston. Senior Litigation Associate,
defended Boston Globe and other
newspapers in libel actions.
* Main Justice Headquarters,
US Department of Justice, Washington, DC, Criminal Division, Office of Special
Investigations. GS-13, Supervisory Trial Attorney (1979-1981). During Nazi war crimes investigation, Loftus
uncovered communist infiltration of US intelligence agencies resulting in major
Congressional and GAO investigations.
*Main Justice Headquarters,
US Department of Justice, Washington, DC, Criminal Division, Appellate Section,
GS 12 Appellate Counsel (1977-1978), argued and briefed cases in federal
circuit courts, drafted briefs for the Solicitor General in the Supreme Court.
Co-wrote Brief for the United States for full argument before the Supreme Court
in Mendenhall v. United States.
* Main Justice Headquarters,
US Department of Justice, Washington DC, GS 11, Law Clerk, Attorney Generals
Honors Program (1977) (commended by Supreme Court for rare “confession of error”
on behalf of the Attorney General in Pearly
Wilkins vs. United States.)
Books and films:
Spies, by John Loftus (work currently in progress). A non-fiction anthology of interviews with
intelligence agents from Jonathan Pollard to Dick Marcinko. .
“American Secrets”, (Film 2008) World premier at the Sundance
Film Festival, in January 2008. This
powerful documentary extensively features John Loftus’s research into corrupt
multinational corporations who work for America’s enemies.
The Witness Tree,
by Brendan Howley and John Loftus (fiction, Random House Canada, October 2007)
A historical novel. the dialogue is fictional, but the story is fact. The book unravels
the secrets behind the Dulles brothers, whose clients bankrolled Hitler, and
their sister-turned-spy Eleanor Dulles, who helped create the infant State of
Israel.
“Obsession” Film 2006) John Loftus was one of the international
terrorist experts featured in this ground-breaking documentary film which
translated Arab hate propaganda into English.
Winner of numerous film awards.
The Secret War Against the Jews, by John Loftus and Mark Aarons (non-fiction, St.
Martin’s Press, NY) First published in 1994, this astounding history of covert
actions remains an international best-seller, and is still in print. It has been optioned for a cable television
series by Showtime.
Unholy Trinity: The Vatican, the Nazis and the Swiss
Banks, by John Loftus and Mark
Aarons (Heinemann Press, London; Saint Martin’s Press, New York). Originally published in Britain as “Ratlines”, this perennial
best-seller has been translated into many languages and is still in print. It was the subject of the ITV movie “Ratlines”
and the A&E television special “The Vatican Secret”.
Valhalla’s Wake, by John Loftus and Emily
McIntyre (Atlantic Monthly Press) The
McIntyre family’s version of the truth about how their son was murdered in a
crossfire among the Boston Irish Mafia,
the IRA and British Intelligence.
The Belarus Secret, by John Loftus (Knopf Publishers, NY 1982). Non-fiction expose of US Government
recruitment of Nazi war criminals for espionage behind the Iron Curtain, only
to find out that their Nazi spy rings were riddled with communist double
agents. In 1982, the CBS’ 60 Minutes expose won the Emmy Award
for Outstanding Investigative Journalism. This book was also nominated for the
Pulitzer Prize in history. Universal Studios filmed “The Belarus File”
starring Telly Savalas and Max von Sydow as the television Movie of the Week.
Other Publications: Discovery Channel,
“Best Evidence” television special, Fall 2007; Stern Magazine, Germany,
Cover story on Klaus Barbie; Moment
Magazine, USA, Cover story on Jonathan Pollard; ABC national Radio, “The
John Batchelor Show”(2002-2006), intelligence reporter; Consultant for CBS 60 Minutes, (1982 to
present); ABC Special with Sam
Donaldson (Loftus research identified and extradited Nazi war criminal Erik
Priebke); ABC Nightline (Loftus helped uncover missing tapes confirming Saddam’s
secret plans for WMD); Fox News Network “Inside Intelligence with John Loftus”,
international intelligence analyst for Fox TV 2003-2006; frequent TV guest
appearances on ABC, CBS, CNN, NBC, BBC, CTV and ITV; weekly guest radio commentator, The Right Balance, The
Bill Mazur Show; Armstrong
Awards, second place, best radio documentary series in the world with Mark
Aarons of Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Education
*Boston Latin School, class
of 1967, six years of language concentration: German, Latin, Greek, English.
Founded in 1635, Boston Latin is still considered one of the most prestigious
and competitive public school in America.
*Boston College, Arts and
Sciences, B.A. class of 1971, full scholarship. Co-founder of the Upsilon Zeta chapter of Alpha Phi Omega, a community
service and Scouting fraternity. As President of the fraternity, Loftus founded
the “Clean Sweep” campaign, a program where college students donated their time
to clean and restore the city parks of Boston. This early version of Earth Day
was nationally recognized on the Today
Show as a model program of urban environmental partnership.
*Suffolk University, Boston,
Mass. first person in the University to
earn two graduate degrees simultaneously and with honors: Masters in Public
Administration, 4.0 average, Pi Alpha Delta Honors Society (M.P.A., 1977), also
Doctor of Laws degree, cum laude, top 6% of class, Lead Article Editor of Law
Review, Trustee’s Scholarship for academic merit, Best Advocate Award,
volunteer service as Assistant District Attorney, South Boston Municipal Court (J.D.
1977).
* Georgetown University Law
Center, 1977-1979, post doctoral studies in tax law and economics (part time –
night school while working for the Justice Department)
Military
*First
Lieutenant, Infantry. President of Class, Infantry Officer Candidate School,
Ft. Benning Georgia. Honor Graduate,
Expert marksman, perfect 500 score on advanced physical fitness test. Appointed to OCS faculty upon graduation.
*Executive Officer, US Army
Race Relations Instructor School, Executive
Officer, Advanced NCO School. Briefing Officer to Israeli Defense Forces on
classified projects (helped train Israeli military commanders on TOW missile
system which turned the tide of battle in the 1973 Yom Kippur war). Instructor,
The US Army Infantry School (designed and taught introduction to advanced
infantry officer course for foreign students).
*Offered permanent Regular
Army Infantry commission (declined); subsequently offered rank of Lt. Colonel
in JAG Corps (declined). Severely injured during paratrooper training. Hospitalized at Walter Reed (lifetime member
of Disabled America Veterans)
Community Organizations and Awards
*Boy Scouts of America: Distinguished
Eagle Scout Award (November 2007), Boston Minuteman Council
*Troop 5, Hyde Park, MA: Eagle
Scout, Vigil member, Order of the Arrow, Lodge Chief, Region One Conference
Chief, National Conference Editor in Chief,
attended Schiff and Philmont Scout Reservations, Senior Staff Storer
Scout Reservation and Camp Wahtutcah, President Boston Council Explorer
Cabinet,
*Girl Scouts of America: Troop
Sponsor
*Head Soccer Coach (rec.),
Board of Directors, Southside Youth Soccer League
*Lakewood Elementary School,
PSAC board member
* 16th Street
Middle School, Vice President of PTA
*Elected Chairman of Planning
Commission, Town of Rockland, Mass.
*Elected Delegate, State
Democratic Convention
* President, Young Democrats
of Massachusetts,
* Professional Campaign
Staff, Massachusetts Democratic Party (advance man for Michael Dukakis, ward
and regional campaign director for Kevin White, Deputy Campaign Manager for
Edward Markey)
*Board of Trustees, Center
for Islamic Enlightenment, co-host Secular Islamic Summit 2007
*Tree of Life award (Jewish
National Fund), Man of the Year Award (Mass. ADL), Outstanding Community
Service Award (Tampa Federation), Person of Courage Award (SPIFF, Tampa Bay),
*Named one of the “Twenty
young lawyers who make a difference” by Barrister’s Magazine of the American
Bar Association.