BlueLeaks (St. Louis Fusion Center: Terrorism Early Warning Group)
| Multi Request | BlueLeaks |
| Submitted | June 25, 2020 |
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From: Emma North-Best
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the The Missouri Sunshine Law, I hereby request the following records:
1. Documents mentioning, describing or generated in response to the BlueLeaks release, the preceding hack or subsequent fallout, including but not limited to:
* Damage assessments
* Emails
* Interagency communications (local, state, or federal)
* Communications with the press about BlueLeaks
* Communications with Twitter or other social media or sharing platforms
2. Documents mentioning or describing Distributed Denial of Secrets (DDoSecrets)
You may limit this request to records generated between November 1, 2018 and the present.
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 3 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Emma Best
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following The Missouri Sunshine Law request, copied below, and originally submitted on June 25, 2020. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From:
Good morning Emma Best,
Your request for records from the St. Louis County Police Department has been received. I am the Custodian of Records for the Police Department.
Due to the influx of sunshine requests and the complexity of your request, the Department will therefore need additional time to determine if it possesses records responsive to the request and to evaluate if the records are open or closed in whole or part pursuant to the applicable provisions of Chapter 610 RSMo and Chapter 114 SLCRO. We do not anticipate being able to fulfill requests until July 28, 2020.
All documents are being produced electronically. If you require physical documents, they will be sent via US Mail and may incur an additional cost.
Thank you for your patience.
Sincerely,
Lieutenant Craig Molden
St. Louis County Police Department
Bureau of Central Police Records
7900 Forsyth Blvd.
Clayton, MO 63105
(P) 314-615-0381
cmolden@stlouisco.com
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From: St. Louis Fusion Center: Terrorism Early Warning Group
Good Morning,
I have conducted the preliminary search relative to your request. The estimated total to process your request is $130.50 ($43.50 per hour X 3 hours). We can begin to process your request once payment is received, and based on the present workload it should be completed approximately within two to three weeks or sooner after payment is received.
Please note this is an estimate. If the actual amount is more, you will be required to pay the difference prior to receiving the documents. If the actual amount is less, you will be refunded the difference. In addition, the response time is only an estimate given the existing work load, and is also subject to change.
We accept cash, credit cards (in person only) and checks or money orders (payable to Treasurer of St. Louis County). It can be sent to the following address with a copy of this email:
St. Louis County Police Department
Bureau of Central Police Records
Attn: Lt. Craig Molden
7900 Forsyth Blvd.
Clayton, MO 63105
Sincerely,
Lt. Craig Molden
From: St. Louis Fusion Center: Terrorism Early Warning Group
Good evening,
I apologize for just now getting back to you but due to the ongoing health concerns in St. Louis County, there is currently reduced on-site staffing for the Department. Currently, It has taken a Rejis Senior Network Analyst a one hour to search for your requested documents at a rate of $76.00 per hour. It will take me an estimated time of 3 ½ hours to search the documents to see relevance at a rate of $16.17 an hour. The estimated total to process your request is $132.59. We can begin to process your request once payment is received, and based on the present workload it should be completed approximately within two weeks after payment is received or sooner.
Please note this is an estimate. If the actual amount is more, you will be required to pay the difference prior to receiving the documents. If the actual amount is less, you will be refunded the difference. In addition, the response time is only an estimate given the existing work load, and is also subject to change. Additionally, the fee provided is based on the salary that results in the lowest amount of charges.
The fee provided is based on the salary that results in the lowest amount of charges.
We accept cash, credit cards (in person only) and checks or money orders (payable to St. Louis County). It can be sent to the following address with a copy of this letter:
St. Louis County Police Department
Bureau of Central Police Records
Attn: Lt. Craig Molden
7900 Forsyth Blvd.
Clayton, MO 63105
Sincerely,
Lt. Molden
From: St. Louis Fusion Center: Terrorism Early Warning Group
Good Morning E. Best,
I'm following up to let you know that we have waited a reasonable amount of time to receive your payment, since August 10th, 2020. As of today, your request is closed. Please re-submit your request if you wish. If you are requesting a FOIA or Sunshine records request, St. Louis County has a new records request system. Please utilized the new active portal for all records requests:
https://stlouiscountymo.gov<https://stlouiscountymo.gov/>
Navigate to Services & Appointments and then scroll down and click Sunshine Request portal.
Sincerely,
Lt. Craig Molden
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