Criminals Exploiting COVID-19 Outbreak for Financial Gain through Procurement and Consumer Fraud (Miami Police Department)
| Tracking # |
W016635-042120 |
| Multi Request | Criminals Exploiting COVID-19 Outbreak for Financial Gain through Procurement and Consumer Fraud |
| Submitted | April 19, 2020 |
| Est. Completion | None |
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From: Emma North-Best
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Florida Sunshine Law, I hereby request the following records:
Documents, memos, emails, reports and other records describing exploitation by criminals of the COVID-19 the outbreak as well as records mentioning or generated as part of or as a result of Liaison Information Report (LIR) 200323006, titled "Criminals Exploiting COVID-19 Outbreak for Financial Gain through Procurement and Consumer Fraud."
I am a member of the news media and request classification as such. I have previously written about the government and its activities, with some reaching over 100,000 readers in outlets such as Gizmodo, MuckRock, Motherboard, Property of the People, Unicorn Riot, and The Outline, among others. As such, as I have a reasonable expectation of publication and my editorial and writing skills are well established. In addition, I discuss and comment on the files online and make them available through non-profits such as the library Internet Archive and the journalist non-profit MuckRock, disseminating them to a large audience. While my research is not limited to this, a great deal of it, including this, focuses on the activities and attitudes of the government itself. As such, it is not necessary for me to demonstrate the relevance of this particular subject in advance.
As my primary purpose is to inform about government activities by reporting on it and making the raw data available, I request that fees be waived.
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 10 business days.
Sincerely,
Emma Best
From: Miami Police Department
The Miami Police Department acknowledges the below public records request dated 4/21/2020. The City of Miami will make a reasonable effort to determine from other officers or employees within the City whether such records exist and, if so, the location at which the record can be accessed or copied or if any exemptions apply. You will be notified accordingly.
You can monitor the progress of your request under "My Requests". Again, thank you for using the Open Records Center.
From: Miami Police Department
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Good Morning, Upon review of your Public Records Request, it has been determined that a search of the Miami Police Department's e-mail servers is the best route to provide as many responsive documents to your request as possible. Below, please find a list of what information is necessary for the I.T. Search:
* Timeframe – Indicate a start date and end date for your I.T. Search.
* Custodians – Identify specific individuals whose correspondence you are seeking. Precise Search Terms – Provide specific terms, phrases and/or keywords that will be contained in the e-mail. Please see the Search Criteria box below and input the information for your search. Search Criteria:
Start Date
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End Date
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From or To
@miami-police.org
Key words \ Phrases Please be advised that due to the extensive use of resources such as information technology and clerical staff time, the City is entitled to charge the costs incurred to run the search, review the emails for exemptions, if any, and produce responsive emails, if any, in accordance with Chapter 119, Florida Statutes, as amended. If the I.T. Search yields 100 or less emails, no fees shall be assessed. However, if the I.T. Search yields more than 100 emails, the hourly rate of the lowest level paralegal will be assessed dependent on how many e-mails are returned from the I.T. search. Should you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact us. Thank you.
From: Miami Police Department
Greetings Emma.
The Miami PD IT Unit completed an email search using the terms you specified in the request shown below and our Legal Detail calculated fees required to review/redaction of the total emails found:
The e-mail search yielded 1,452 e-mails.
1,452/3 = 484
484/60 = 8.066666666666667 = 8hrs (estimated review time)
8 x $28.20= $225.60 (invoice amount)
If you want to move forward, let me know and I will request MPD Records generate an invoice on your behalf. Otherwise, I will close out the request.
Best regards,
Orlando Rodriguez
Public Relations Agent
Miami Police Dept.
Public Information Office
Phone: 305-603-6420
Overview of the Request
Activity Due Date: 5/5/2020
Reference Number: W016635-042120
Type of Information: Other
Request Description: To Whom It May Concern: Pursuant to the Florida Sunshine Law, I hereby request the following records: Documents, memos, emails, reports and other records describing exploitation by criminals of the COVID-19 the outbreak as well as records mentioning or generated as part of or as a result of Liaison Information Report (LIR) 200323006, titled "Criminals Exploiting COVID-19 Outbreak for Financial Gain through Procurement and Consumer Fraud." I am a member of the news media and request classification as such. I have previously written about the government and its activities, with some reaching over 100,000 readers in outlets such as Gizmodo, MuckRock, Motherboard, Property of the People, Unicorn Riot, and The Outline, among others. As such, as I have a reasonable expectation of publication and my editorial and writing skills are well established. In addition, I discuss and comment on the files online and make them available through non-profits such as the library Internet Archive and the journalist non-profit MuckRock, disseminating them to a large audience. While my research is not limited to this, a great deal of it, including this, focuses on the activities and attitudes of the government itself. As such, it is not necessary for me to demonstrate the relevance of this particular subject in advance. As my primary purpose is to inform about government activities by reporting on it and making the raw data available, I request that fees be waived. 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 10 business days. Sincerely, Emma Best Attachments: https://cdn.muckrock.com/outbound_composer_attachments/EmmaBest/83072/LIR2020032300620-20Criminals20Exploiting20COVID-1920Outbreak20for20Financial20Gain20th.pdf<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/cdn.muckrock.com/outbound_composer_attachments/EmmaBest/83072/LIR2020032300620-20Criminals20Exploiting20COVID-1920Outbreak20for20Financial20Gain20th.pdf__;!!Ei5NnPD8gA!wwRRipG_6X08okHUkt55PWScWxSt_TxuAWg_0gQBVN5KLduO9OtSKmESiKXTIqZgPlQW-hU$> Upload documents directly: https://https://www.muckrock.comhttps://accounts.muckrock.com/accounts/login/?url_auth_token=AAAfBJefSj5d1CJAGQblS5IipBI%3A1jQnbt%3ASbJp6N4PEASoyL2jyCw7bbZbO8U&next=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.muckrock.com%2Faccounts%2Flogin%2F%3Fnext%3D%252Faccounts%252Fagency_login%252Fmiami-police-department-386%252Fcriminals-exploiting-covid-19-outbreak-for-financial-gain-through-procurement-and-consumer-fraud-miami-police-department-91913%252F%253Femail%253Dmpd.smu%252540miami-police.org<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/https:/*www.muckrock.comhttps:/*accounts.muckrock.com/accounts/login/?url_auth_token=AAAfBJefSj5d1CJAGQblS5IipBI*3A1jQnbt*3ASbJp6N4PEASoyL2jyCw7bbZbO8U&next=https*3A*2F*2Fwww.muckrock.com*2Faccounts*2Flogin*2F*3Fnext*3D*252Faccounts*252Fagency_login*252Fmiami-police-department-386*252Fcriminals-exploiting-covid-19-outbreak-for-financial-gain-through-procurement-and-consumer-fraud-miami-police-department-91913*252F*253Femail*253Dmpd.smu*252540miami-police.org__;Ly8lJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSU!!Ei5NnPD8gA!wwRRipG_6X08okHUkt55PWScWxSt_TxuAWg_0gQBVN5KLduO9OtSKmESiKXTIqZgMyq-7Hw$>
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