The Criminal Justice Information Services Division (CJIS) of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) completed, on August 13, 2026, the review of the identity history of entrepreneur and philanthropist César Manuel Cardoso Matos DePaço, formally confirming through official documentation that no prior arrest record exists at the federal level in the United States of America.
The document — known as an Identity History Summary (IdHS) and issued pursuant to 28 CFR 16.30-16.34 — is the result of a formal biometric inquiry conducted by U.S. federal authorities, based on César DePaço's own fingerprints.
The FBI's official response, signed by Chris Ormerod, Section Chief of the Biometric Services Section, is unequivocal:
A search of the fingerprints provided by this individual has revealed no prior arrest data at the FBI.
This is the highest-credibility document that a private individual can obtain from U.S. federal authorities to attest to the absence of a criminal record in the country where he has lived and conducted business for more than three decades.
Based in the United States for nearly thirty years, César DePaço is the founder and Executive Director of Summit Nutritionals International Inc., Chairman of the Board of the DePaço Foundation, and widely recognized for his unwavering support of American law enforcement, with regular donations to police departments across multiple states.
This certificate is now made publicly available as part of César DePaço's commitment to full transparency before public opinion, at a moment when he continues to be the target of media narratives in Portugal that insinuate — without foundation — alleged connections to matters of a criminal nature.
