Future Enterprises was a company linked to [[The Finders]] that provided software training for CIA employees. The connection between Future Enterprises and the intelligence community emerged during the 1993 Department of Justice inquiry into CIA involvement with The Finders and a potential FBI coverup of the group's operations.[^1] The Washington Times published an article in December 1993 citing both the U.S. Customs memo compiled by [[Ramon J. Martinez]] and Metropolitan Police Department reports. The article reported that a Metropolitan Police document dated February 19, 1987, quoted a CIA agent as confirming that the agency was sending personnel to a Finders Corp., Future Enterprises, for training in computer operations. This direct admission of CIA personnel receiving training at a Finders-related company established an operational link between the intelligence community and the group.[^1] An employee of Future Enterprises named [[Robert Garder Terrell]] was identified as a member of [[The Finders]] who had been let go in February 1987. The timing of his departure coincided with the intensification of law enforcement scrutiny following the arrests of Finders members in Florida. Terrell's dual role as both an employee of a CIA training contractor and a member of The Finders suggested that the company may have functioned as a corporate front for the group's activities.[^1] The role of Future Enterprises within The Finders' operational structure appeared to involve technical training and infrastructure management. The warehouse raided by U.S. Customs in February 1987 contained a room full of networked computer equipment with a satellite link on the roof, and the duplex house contained additional computer facilities. The telex messages found on these systems detailed international communications, including instructions for moving children across jurisdictions and purchase orders for children in Hong Kong. The CIA's use of Future Enterprises for computer training raised questions about whether the agency was aware of these activities or whether the training arrangement provided cover for intelligence personnel to access the group's facilities.[^1] ### Footnotes [^1]: Dovey, S. (2023). Eye of the Chickenhawk. United States: Thehotstar.