Records: Anthony Casso
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| Tracking # |
1234567-000 1483858-000 |
| Submitted | Dec. 16, 2020 |
| Due | Jan. 19, 2021 |
| Est. Completion | None |
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From: T. McElwee
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:
Records relating to or mentioning the named individual, listed with known identifiers and affiliations
Name: Anthony Casso
Aliases: "Gaspipe" and "Gas,"
Date of birth: May 21, 1942
Date of death: December 15, 2020
First 5 digits of SSN: 057-56
US Bureau of Prisoners Register Number: 16802-050
Known affiliation: the Lucchese Family of La Cosa Nostra
Reported rank: Made member; known to have served as a captain and consigliere; held final rank (before apprehension) of underboss.
Anthony Casso is noted by the Bureau of Prisons as deceased; please see attached PDF. As the subject is deceased, privacy interests under the Privacy Act and exemptions to the Freedom of Information Act are diminished.
Please conduct a search of the Central Records System, including but not limited to the ELSUR Records System, the Microphone Surveillance (MISUR) Indices, the Physical Surveillance (FISUR) Indices, the Technical Surveillance (TESUR) Indices, and Counterdrug Information Indices System (CIIS), for both main-file records and cross-reference records for all relevant names, individuals, agencies and companies.
Agency documents known to exist include Casso's Identity History Summary; Interview Report Form FD-302 either summarizing interviews with Casso or with persons mentioning Casso; FD-515 and FD-515a reports from the successful prosecutions of Casso and associates; surveillance photographs; reports of SWAT teams in the operation to arrest Casso.
This is not an exhaustive list of records; all documents naming Casso should be returned.
If any potentially responsive records have been destroyed and/or transferred to NARA, then I request copies of the destruction or transfer slips as well as any other documentation relating to, mentioning or describing said transfer or destruction, to include but not be limited to confirmation that the Bureau has no other copies of said records.
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 20 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
T. McElwee
From: Federal Bureau of Investigation
An acknowledgement letter, stating the request is being processed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on . Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #1483858-000.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on . Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #1483858-000.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Federal Bureau of Investigation
Thank you for contacting foipaquestions@fbi.gov. Please check the status of your FOIPA Request at http://vault.fbi.gov by clicking on "Check Status of Your FOI/PA Request" on the right side of the page, and follow the instructions below.
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Respectfully,
Public Information Officer
FBI - Information Management Division
200 Constitution Drive
Winchester, VA 22602
O: (540) 868-4593
E: foipaquestions@fbi.gov<mailto:foipaquestions@fbi.gov>
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~WRD0000
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Dec. 16, 2020. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #1483858-000.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Dec. 16, 2020. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #1483858-000.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Dec. 16, 2020. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #1483858-000.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Dec. 16, 2020. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #1483858-000.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Dec. 16, 2020. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #1483858-000.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Dec. 16, 2020. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #1483858-000.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Dec. 16, 2020. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #1483858-000.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Dec. 16, 2020. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #1483858-000.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Dec. 16, 2020. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #1483858-000.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Dec. 16, 2020. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #1483858-000.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Dec. 16, 2020. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #1483858-000.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Dec. 16, 2020. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #1483858-000.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Dec. 16, 2020. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #1483858-000.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Dec. 16, 2020. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #1483858-000.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Dec. 16, 2020. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #1483858-000.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Dec. 16, 2020. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #1483858-000.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Dec. 16, 2020. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #1483858-000.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Dec. 16, 2020. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #1483858-000.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Dec. 16, 2020. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #1483858-000.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Dec. 16, 2020. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #1483858-000.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Federal Bureau of Investigation
A fix is required to perfect the request.
From: T. McElwee
re: FOIA request assigned tracking number 1483858-000, my answer to your "Still interested?" letter is that yes, I am still interested.
If the Bueau sees fit to do so, I authorize rolling release of responsive documents.
T. McElwee
From: Federal Bureau of Investigation
Good morning,
Thank you for your email; we’ll note that you are still interested in receiving this request. We hadn’t inquired as to whether or not you may be interested in possibly narrowing the scope. At approximately 3098 pages, the request is currently in the large track. Please see the information below regarding track sizes and potential waiting times.
Requests are processed in the order in which they are received through our multi-track processing system:
Small track requests (0-50 pages) current average time is approximately 4 months to complete;
Medium track requests (51-500 pages) current average time is approximately 41 months to complete;
Large track requests (501-4,999 pages) current average time is approximately 67 months to complete; and
Extra-large track requests (over 5,000 pages) current average time is approximately 79 months to complete.
The current average time to complete your large track request is at least 67 months. Reducing the scope of your request may accelerate the processing, allow for a timelier receipt of the information you seek, and reduce the duplication costs, if applicable. Would you be willing to consider reducing the scope of your request to place it in a smaller, potentially faster processing track?
Please let us know if this is something you would be interested in further discussing. If you chose to narrow the scope of your request, you will be able to request remaining material via a new FOIPA request submission at the completion of this request, subject to applicable fees.
Best regards,
Negotiation Team
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Fbi.foipa.negotiation@fbi.gov<mailto:Fbi.foipa.negotiation@fbi.gov>
Status Checks: https://vault.fbi.gov/fdps-1/@@search-fdps | foipaquestions@fbi.gov<mailto:foipaquestions@fbi.gov>
For additional information, please visit the www.fbi.gov/foia<http://www.fbi.gov/foia> website.
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From: T. McElwee
re: FOIA request assigned tracking number 1483858-000, I believe the agency should maintain scope.
I reiterate that rolling release of responsive documents is perfectly acceptable.
Further, given Casso's infamy and likelihood of multiple requesters seeking material about him, I believe the Bureau will end up putting the records on Vault anyway.
Hope this helps,
TM
From: Federal Bureau of Investigation
Good afternoon,
Do we understand correctly that you don’t wish to narrow the scope of the request?
Best regards,
Negotiation Team
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Fbi.foipa.negotiation@fbi.gov<mailto:Fbi.foipa.negotiation@fbi.gov>
Status Checks: https://vault.fbi.gov/fdps-1/@@search-fdps | foipaquestions@fbi.gov<mailto:foipaquestions@fbi.gov>
For additional information, please visit the www.fbi.gov/foia<http://www.fbi.gov/foia> website.
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From: T. McElwee
re: FOIA request assigned tracking number 1483858-000, you are correct, I do not wish to narrow the scope of the request.
-TM
From: Federal Bureau of Investigation
Got it – thanks for letting us know.
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~WRD0000
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Dec. 16, 2020. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #1483858-000.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Federal Bureau of Investigation
Thank you for contacting foipaquestions@fbi.gov. Please check the status of your FOIPA Request at http://vault.fbi.gov by clicking on “Check Status of Your FOI/PA Request” on the right side of the page, and follow the instructions below.
Check the Status of Your FOIPA Request
If your FOIPA Number is [1234567-0] please enter [1234567-000] into the system. If your FOIPA Number is [1234567-1] please enter [1234567-001] into the system. If you have any questions about the status of your FOIPA request, please e-mail foipaquestions@fbi.gov.
FIND STATUS OF FOIPA- Request statuses are updated weekly
Please enter the whole FOIPA number-Example: [1234567-000]
FOIPA:
Results will show the Request Number, Case Type and Process Description shown below:
FOIPA:
1234567-000
Case Type:
FOIPA
Process Description (Will display the current progress of the request)
The FBI’s FOIPA Program is searching the FBI’s indices for potentially responsive documents.
You may be contacted via formal letter for all fees and/or negotiation issues that may apply.
NOTE: Recent requests are entered into the FOIPA database in the order that they are received. Before you can check the status, you must have received correspondence assigning a FOIPA request number and the information transferred to the online database. Status information is updated weekly. If a request has been closed within the last six months the online database will display the following: The FOIPA number entered has been closed, and appropriate correspondence has been sent to the address on file.
Estimated Dates of Completion
Requests are processed in the order in which they are received through our multi-track processing system. Requests are divided into two primary tracks--simple (under 50 pages of potentially responsive documents) and complex (over 50 pages of potentially responsive documents). Complex requests are further divided into medium, large, and extra-large sub-tracks based upon request size. Simple track requests typically require the least amount of time to process. Currently, simple track cases average approximately 122 days from the date of receipt for processing. Our complex requests in the medium processing track are currently averaging 1,230 days, large processing track are currently averaging approximately 2,010 days, and extra-large processing track are currently averaging 2,370 days for processing.
Respectfully,
Public Information Officer
FBI - Information Management Division
200 Constitution Drive
Winchester, VA 22602
O: (540) 868-4593
E: foipaquestions@fbi.gov<mailto:foipaquestions@fbi.gov>
Do you have further questions about the FOI/PA process? Visit us at http://www.fbi.gov/foia
Please check the status of your request online at https://vault.fbi.gov/fdps-1/@@search-fdps Status updates are performed on a weekly basis.
Note: This is a non-emergency email address. If this is an emergency, please call 911 directly. If you need to report a tip for immediate action, please contact FBI Tips at http://tips.fbi.gov/ or reach out to your local field office.
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From: Federal Bureau of Investigation
An interim response, stating the request is being processed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Dec. 16, 2020. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #1234567-000.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
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