State treasurer asset forfeiture funds

Dear Mr. Feathers,

I am writing on behalf of the Department of the State Treasurer
("Treasury") in follow-up to your below public records request for the
"FY 2013 balance sheets for each... district attorney's respective
special law enforcement trust fund" per M.G.L. c.94C, s. 47.

Please be advised that upon due diligence by Treasury staff it has been
determined that the Treasury does not have any records responsive to
your request.

Through its Cash Management Department the Treasury works with
Commonwealth agencies, including District Attorneys’ Offices, to set-up
accounts with banks that are authorized through the Treasury. The
Treasury also acts as an interface with the bank by transmitting any of
the bank’s account data to the MMARS system maintained by the Office of
the Comptroller. As such, the Treasury maintains no records or account
balance sheets on behalf of the District Attorneys' Offices. Perhaps
your request would more appropriately be addressed to each individual
District Attorney's Office.

If you have any questions or concerns please feel free to contact me
and certainly feel free to reach out to the Treasury again with any
future requests.

Sincerely,
Emily Robbins

Emily J. Robbins, Esq.
Associate General Counsel
Department of the State Treasurer
One Ashburton Place, 12th Floor
Boston, MA 02108
Ph: (617) 367-3900, ext. 317
Fax: (617) 367-3645

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July 16, 2014
Office of the State Treasurer
Emily Robbins
Treasurer's Office
One Ashburton Place, 12th floor
Boston, MA 02108

To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Massachusetts Public Records Law, M.G.L. c.66, §10, I
hereby request the following records:

FY 2013 balance sheets for each each district attorney's respective
special law enforcement trust fund. These trust funds, as described in
MGL Chapter 94c Section 47, are funded at least in part by proceeds of
asset forfeiture and the money is used to pay for law enforcement needs.

The balance sheets should include at the very minimum all deposits and
disbursements from each trust fund, but please include any other data or
information contained in your office's accounting records for the funds.
I have requested copies of similar balance sheets from other
jurisdictions in the past and they generally include the dates of all
transactions, the reason for disbursements, and any case numbers
associated with deposits.

I also request that all fees be waived as I am a journalist employed by
the Boston Globe and therefore eligible for the news media fee
exemption. Additionally, my request is in the public interest because I
intend to use any pertinent information I receive as a result of this
request to educate the public on the workings of the government, namely
the state's asset forfeiture practices. This request should place a very
small burden on your office as the relevant records are likely kept as
electronic spreadsheets and should therefore be easy to locate and
reproduce.

I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment
if available or CD-ROM if not.

Thank you very much for your help in this matter. I look forward to
receiving your response to this request within 10 calendar days, as the
statute requires.

Sincerely,

Todd Feathers

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