Criminals Exploiting COVID-19 Outbreak for Financial Gain through Procurement and Consumer Fraud (Miami-Dade County Police)

Dear Emma Best:
Thank you for your interest in public records of Miami-Dade Police Department.  Your request has been received and is being processed.  Your request was received in this office on 4/21/2020 and given the reference number P514826-042120 for tracking purposes. 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

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Re: Public Records Request of April 21, 2020. Reference #: P514826-042120
Dear Emma Best:
The Miami-Dade Police Department ("MDPD") needs additional clarification regarding your records request dated April 21, 2020.
We are unable to furnish you with the information you have requested due to the following reason(s):
Please, call to discuss clarification regarding your request at 305-471-1900.
A reply must be received or your request will be closed and a new request will be required.
You can reply to this email with your clarification or send a message by logging into our online Public Records Center. (https://u8387778.ct.sendgrid.net/ls/click?upn=6HtRfOYLt5fXvpttM-2FU1HS7X14na6piqm9NLgkpv4Tg0G4SUx4GRJ17hsYe2inh6UFNUDXNB1oANSfQXTuBqQ9HNxPHyqaZn9msl-2F6To1mfcvpUm17HPKGdS3rSf8THslZ47_P6ZfZw9GMz9o4DOzsNUa38HprTqp7TMvunn5JWPC8wojXu4UtSn5bkIOuS8xFKtAcGP87dyuZKhHh6k3Y0BcuV6isfmsGyH2oAa9kzL2IknJQeOaau4-2BPVzmIK2EkMi7e1LIKPLYwTVbX737dlrNPnXQqhJWWjOO1QXf-2FyYf3wn-2Fq25cz35-2BIlyqQCnN3-2FHJyOw95-2FBKrn5Rxkq2NrSiiSgYCELM5PkGubH9-2BmSL-2BqX1taVu-2BrMRM7R0YNnNKi-2BWz7a-2FXeWOKIU2igOZMa7qPt0-2FJFSkDJLtjXuRRostmOzaKFisb64ZCqoGibGr6gNqkB1XLcFvnUVtKu1vsmTjM0HhhfjgNvYGX0vQnQuriWkAYdZW2TtKejWbytGOgjD3XfjujB7i6FDzsBXYPLKyapW-2FZamid2R37s6R10EAlNs-3D)
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Sincerely,
Angel Rodriguez
Detective
Media Unit
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