Asset forfeiture annual reports (Essex County District Attorney's Office)
| Submitted | Jan. 27, 2017 |
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From: Andrew Quemere
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Massachusetts Public Records Law, M.G.L. c.66, §10, I hereby request the following records:
* All annual reports on civil asset forfeiture accounts from 2000 to the present
* All policies, procedures, and training records related to civil asset forfeiture
I also request that, if appropriate, fees be waived as we believe this request is in the public interest, as suggested but not stipulated by the recommendations of the Massachusetts Supervisor of Public Records. The requested documents will be made available to the general public free of charge as part of the public information service at MuckRock.com, processed by a representative of the news media/press and is made in the process of news gathering and not for commercial usage.
I expect the request to be filled in an accessible format, including for screen readers, which provide text-to-speech for persons unable to read print. Files that are not accessible to screen readers include, for example, .pdf image files as well as physical documents.
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 10 calendar days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Andrew Quemere
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From: O'Sullivan, David (DAA)
Please see attached response.
David F. O'Sullivan
Assistant District Attorney
Eastern District Attorney Jonathan Blodgett
Ten Federal Street
Salem, MA 01970
(978) 745-6610 ext. 5017
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From: O'Sullivan, David (DAA)
This Office has elected to waive application of exemption G.L. c. 4, § 7 cl. 26 (b) as it pertained to your request. Please find attached records responsive to your request for "All policies, procedures, and training records related to civil asset forfeiture" As related in my letter of February 8, these constitute procedures for administrative assistants relative to such cases.
Any fees are waived.
David F. O'Sullivan
Assistant District Attorney
Eastern District Attorney Jonathan Blodgett
Ten Federal Street
Salem, MA 01970
(978) 745-6610 ext. 5017
The preceding email message (including any attachments) contains information that may be confidential, may be protected by the attorney-client or other applicable privileges, or may constitute non-public information. It is intended to be conveyed only to the designated recipient(s) named above. If you are not an intended recipient of this message, please notify the sender by replying to this message and then delete all copies of it from your computer system. Any use, dissemination, distribution, or reproduction of this message by unintended recipients is not authorized and may be unlawful.
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