Records: Evgeny Freidman (1970 - 2021)

To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Illinois Freedom of Information Act., I hereby request the following records:

All records releasable under the Act that mention or pertain to the late Evgeny Freidman, known to the Department as the former manager of hundreds of Chicago taxi medallions. An attached obituary shall serve as proof Freidman has passed away in 2021; as such, privacy interests are diminished.

The disclosure of records concerning Freidman serves a public purpose of understanding a well-known, influential and infamous public figure. Freidman was credited with inflating the value of New York City taxi medallions before the crash in value in the 2010's and at the time of his death, Freidman was also named as individual delinquent taxpayer who owed the most money to the State of New York ($18,703,439.72).

To assist in the identification of records, please note the following identifying information:

Date of Birth: Nov. 29, 1970
Date of death: Oct. 24, 2021

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 there are fees, 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 5 business days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

T. McElwee

To whom it may concern:

Upon reviewing the Freedom of Information Act Officer's reply, I will agree to narrow the request. I ask for material as follows:

• The chronologically first and chronologically last submission from Mr. Freidman to each of these files: Medallion file; License Manager file; and License Broker file.
• All documents described as "in the shared drive pertaining to Freidman – approximately 20 to 50 pages"

I believe this is sufficient scope for my purposes and specific enough for the Department to locate and provide material in a timely manner.

-TM

To whom it may concern:

Upon reviewing the Freedom of Information Act Officer's reply to my request (tracking # K009994-102721), I agree to narrow the request. I ask for material as follows:

• The chronologically first and chronologically last submission from Mr. Freidman to each of these files: Medallion file; License Manager file; and License Broker file.
• All documents described as "in the shared drive pertaining to Freidman – approximately 20 to 50 pages"

I believe this is sufficient scope for my purposes and specific enough for the Department to locate and provide material in a timely manner.

-TM