FBI Files on 8Chan

Michael Morisy filed this request with the Federal Bureau of Investigation of the United States of America.

It is a clone of this request.

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1338456-000

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From: Michael Morisy

To Whom It May Concern:

This is a request under the Freedom of Information Act. I hereby request the following records:

A copy of the FBI's files on the website 8Chan.

I also request a copy of communications between the FBI's Cyber Crimes division and staff and volunteers of the website 8CHan, including but not limited to emails to and from the 8chan.net and staff in that division.

The existence of these communications and files was implied by a blog post discussing this relationship posted here:

https://medium.com/@josh8chan/why-i-quit-8chan-former-lead-developer-tells-all-e67b3a4891f7#.cjbwuhd2b
Please search any "cross-referenced" records relevant to this individual.

Please also search “ELSUR” (Electronic Surveillance) records.

The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.

In the event that fees cannot be waived, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.

Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 20 business days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Michael Morisy

From: Mcguinn, Lauren S. (RMD) (FBI)

Dear Mr. Morisy,

The FBI has received your Freedom of Information Act/Privacy (FOIPA) request and it will be forwarded to Initial Processing for review. Your request will be processed under the provisions of FOIPA and a response will be mailed to you at a later date.

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Thank you,

Lauren McGuinn
Public Liaison/GIS
Record/Information Dissemination Section (RIDS)
FBI-Records Management Division
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