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This
German immigrant described himself as the Associate
Professor of Medical Psychology, Director of
the Orgone Institute, President and research
physician of the Wilhelm Reich Foundation, and
discoverer of biological or life energy. A 1940
security investigation was begun to determine
the extent of Reich's communist commitments.
In 1947, a security investigation concluded that
neither the Orgone Project nor any of its staff
were engaged in subversive activities or were
in violation of any statue within the jurisdiction
of the FBI. In 1954 the U.S. Attorney General
filed a complaint seeking permanent injunction
to prevent interstate shipment of devices and
literature distributed by Dr. Reich's group.
That same year, Dr. Reich was arrested for a
Contempt of Court for violation of the Attorney
General's injunction.
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