Tosh Plumlee in 1959

Tosh Plumlee in 1991

One of the first instances of Tosh Plumlee being of interest to the FBI is this report from February of 1959:

Plumlee was arrested "for having attempted to pass a forged check at Morehouse Fashions on 1/29/59." Plumlee admitted to "having passed checks in numerous sections of the country."

Plumlee was interviewed on January 30, 1959 and claimed he had flown two loads of weapons to Cuba but after taking off with a third load "became frightened, turned around, flew back to his takeoff point and deserted the aircraft."

Plumlee received a sixty-day sentence for passing bad checks.

In April, the FBI wrote another report on Plumlee:

The FBI noted the the possible "theft of weapons and ammunition from a National Guard Armory in Akron." Here is a document about that theft.

Plumlee had "difficulty recalling dates, addresses and employment" during the interview.

Plumlee tells the FBI that he "had forged a pilot's license." The FBI noted that he "was at times vague about details ..."

Plumlee alleged four Bureau of Customs agents were receiving pay-offs but the FBI noted that he was "basing his statement in this regard upon hearsay or that he possessed additional information which he would not divulge, since his statements were vague and contradictory."

The FBI spoke to Plumlee again in July of 1959 to clarify his previous statements:

The last paragraph says it all:

During the course of the above interview with Plumlee it was noted that he told a very confusing, illogical story, with a complete lack of specifics, and that he has indicated that he has, in the past, used his imagination for the purpose of making his story more believable, that is, in that he has admitted making up names of persons allegedly contacted by him.

Here is another detailed FBI report about their interview with Plumlee in July of 1959:

Here is another relevant FBI report:

Tosh Plumlee might well have flown some arms to Cuba. But, it's hard to tell. He is no doubt some type of adventurer who got involved in all sorts of stuff -- but he always felt the need to make up stories as well. And so you will never know exactly what is fact and what is fiction with Plumlee.

Previous Relevant Blog Posts on Tosh Plumlee

Tosh Plumlee Admits He is Not a Credible Source

A bizarre story in which Plumlee writes to the FBI that he has provided bad information to an article about him in a Denver magazine.

Tosh Plumlee Steals a Plane

Plumlee steals a plane and writes some bad checks.

Did Tosh Plumlee Try to Abort the JFK Assassination?

Did Plumlee fly an abort team to Dallas or the actual assassins?

Eugene Dinkin and Vince Palamara

Plumlee writes to Palamara that Dinkin's messages might have been the intelligence to send the abort team to Dallas.

Rob Reiner's Podcast Series, Part Two

PBS Frontline investigated Plumlee's allegations about Nags Head, North Carolina and could not corroborate any part of his story