Any DOJ/FBI documents controlled by U.S. A. G. Barr that would explain how Gilbert Sapperstein managed to steal/launder $3.5 million Baltimore School Board early 1990's - 2003 while he was co-defendant with Top Maryland DOJ Lawyers 1998

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* Tracking Number: EOUSA-2019-004253
* Requester Name: Don Stone
* Date Submitted: 08/26/2019
* Request Status: Submitted
* Description:
To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:

Copies of any DOJ/FBI documents controlled by U.S. Attorney General, Barr that would help explain how Gilbert Sapperstein managed to steal and launder $3.5 million from Baltimore School Board from early 1990's to 2003 while Sapperstein was named as co-defendant and alleged co-conspirator with the top Maryland DOJ lawyers, Maryland Attorney General, Head of Maryland State Police and a couple of Maryland state judges, and others in Stone vs Warfield, Southern District of Florida, 1998.

The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is 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,

Don Stone

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Attached is correspondence from the Department of Justice's Office of Information Policy, which is associated with the above-referenced Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request.

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Thank you,
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Initial Request Staff
Office of Information Policy
U.S. Department of Justice

202-514-3642 (Main Line)
202-514-1009 (Fax)

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Thanks,

College Park, MD  20740
Gary M. Stern

General Counsel8601 Adelphi Road
National Archives and Records Administration

301-837-3026 (office)301-837-0293 (fax)
garym.stern@nara.gov (mailto:garym.stern@nara.gov)
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College Park, MD  20740
Gary M. Stern

General Counsel8601 Adelphi Road
National Archives and Records Administration

301-837-3026 (office)301-837-0293 (fax)
garym.stern@nara.gov (mailto:garym.stern@nara.gov)

Dear Mr. Stone:

Thank you for submitting your Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request for
Department of Justice (DOJ) records that might concern Gilbert Sapperstein
to the National Archives and Records Administration via email to General
Counsel Gary M. Stern. We received your request on October 1, 2019. The
letter you attached from the Department of Justice, Office of Information
Policy (OIP) indicates that any permanent records of the Attorney General
from 1975 through the 77th Attorney General, William J. Barr, from
1991-1993 were transferred to NARA. That letter also notes that your
request may concern FBI records and records of the Executive Office of the
U.S. Attorneys (EOUSA).

This office handles FOIA and Privacy Act requests for the National Archives
and Records Administration's *operational *records (records created by this
agency). Because your request is for records that may be *archival* records
(records that were created by or originated in a different agency but that
may have been transferred to the legal custody of NARA), we have forwarded
it to our *Office of Research Services, Special Access and FOIA* staff who
handle FOIA requests for archival records.

You will be assigned a tracking number by that office. In the future, if
you need to follow up with that office directly, please contact them at the
address below, or electronically via email.

National Archives and Records Administration

Special Access and FOIA Staff (RD-F)

8601 Adelphi Road, Room 5500

College Park, MD 20740

By phone: 301-837-3190

By fax: 301-837-1864

By email: specialaccess_foia@nara.gov

For your reference, a copy of your request with your DOJ response letter is
below.

On our website at www.archives.gov/foia you can find further information
about submitting a FOIA request to NARA. On our main website,
www.archives.gov, you can learn about the resources we offer to the public,
and access our online catalog.

If you have any more FOIA requests for archival records that may be at our
Washington, D.C. facilities, you may submit those requests directly to *Special
Access and FOIA *at their email address above.

Thank you for contacting the National Archives.

Sincerely,
Susan Gillett
Government Information Specialist
Office of General Counsel
National Archives and Records Administration
College Park, MD 20740-6001
301-837-3409
susan.gillett@nara.gov

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From: GaryM Stern <garym.stern@nara.gov>
Date: Tue, Oct 1, 2019 at 12:59 PM
Subject: Fwd: Freedom of Information Act Request #EOUSA-2019-004253
To: FOIA <FOIA@nara.gov>

Gary M. Stern
General Counsel
National Archives and Records Administration

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From: requests@muckrock.com <
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Date: Tue, Oct 1, 2019, 9:41 PM
Subject: RE: Freedom of Information Act Request #EOUSA-2019-004253
To: <Garym.Stern@nara.gov>

Department of Justice, Office of the Attorney General
FOIA Office
Suite 11050
1425 New York Avenue Northwest
Washington, DC 20530-0001

October 1, 2019

This is a follow up to request number EOUSA-2019-004253:

Hi there,

We've been directed to send this FOIA request to your office. Confirmation
of receipt and an estimated date of completion would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you.

__________

To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following
records:

Copies of any DOJ/FBI documents controlled by U.S. Attorney General, Barr
that would help explain how Gilbert Sapperstein managed to steal and
launder $3.5 million from Baltimore School Board from early 1990's to 2003
while Sapperstein was named as co-defendant and alleged co-conspirator with
the top Maryland DOJ lawyers, Maryland Attorney General, Head of Maryland
State Police and a couple of Maryland state judges, and others in Stone vs
Warfield, Southern District of Florida, 1998.

The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and
this request is 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,

Don Stone

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On Sept. 24, 2019:
Subject: Your FOIA Request DOJ-2019-006631
Attached is correspondence from the Department of Justice's Office of
Information Policy, which is associated with the above-referenced Freedom
of Information Act (FOIA) request.

Please do not reply to this e-mail, as this account is not monitored.

Thank you,
-----------------------------------------
Initial Request Staff
Office of Information Policy
U.S. Department of Justice

202-514-3642 (Main Line)
202-514-1009 (Fax)
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On Aug. 26, 2019:
Subject: FOIA Request EOUSA-2019-004253 Submitted
This message is to confirm your request submission to the FOIAonline
application: View Request. Request information is as follows: (
https://www.foiaonline.gov/foiaonline/action/public/submissionDetails?trackingNumber=EOUSA-2019-004253&type=request)

* Tracking Number: EOUSA-2019-004253
* Requester Name: Don Stone
* Date Submitted: 08/26/2019
* Request Status: Submitted
* Description:
To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following
records:

Copies of any DOJ/FBI documents controlled by U.S. Attorney General, Barr
that would help explain how Gilbert Sapperstein managed to steal and
launder $3.5 million from Baltimore School Board from early 1990's to 2003
while Sapperstein was named as co-defendant and alleged co-conspirator with
the top Maryland DOJ lawyers, Maryland Attorney General, Head of Maryland
State Police and a couple of Maryland state judges, and others in Stone vs
Warfield, Southern District of Florida, 1998.

The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and
this request is 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,

Don Stone

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On Aug. 24, 2019:
Subject: Freedom of Information Act Request: Any DOJ/FBI documents
controlled by U.S. A. G. Barr that would explain how Gilbert Sapperstein
managed to steal/launder $3.5 million Baltimore School Board early 1990's -
2003 while he was co-defendant with Top Maryland
To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following
records:

Copies of any DOJ/FBI documents controlled by U.S. Attorney General, Barr
that would help explain how Gilbert Sapperstein managed to steal and
launder $3.5 million from Baltimore School Board from early 1990's to 2003
while Sapperstein was named as co-defendant and alleged co-conspirator with
the top Maryland DOJ lawyers, Maryland Attorney General, Head of Maryland
State Police and a couple of Maryland state judges, and others in Stone vs
Warfield, Southern District of Florida, 1998.

The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and
this request is 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,

Don Stone

Filed via MuckRock.com
E-mail (Preferred): requests@muckrock.com
Upload documents directly:
https://www.muckrock.com/
Is this email coming to the wrong contact? Something else wrong? Use the
above link to let us know.

For mailed responses, please address (see note):
MuckRock News
DEPT MR 79368
411A Highland Ave
Somerville, MA 02144-2516

PLEASE NOTE: This request is not filed by a MuckRock staff member, but is
being sent through MuckRock by the above in order to better track, share,
and manage public records requests. Also note that improperly addressed
(i.e., with the requester's name rather than "MuckRock News" and the
department number) requests might be returned as undeliverable.

Dear Mr. Stone,

This is in response to your October 1, 2019 Freedom of Information Act
request (20-01394) to the National Archives and Records Administration
concerning Department of Justice and Federal Bureau of Investigation case
files that may pertain to Gilbert Sapperstein, c. 1990-2003.

Our unit, the Textual Reference Unit (RDT2), can only provide reference
regarding textual (paper) records that have been accessioned by the
National Archives at College Park (Archives 2). The National Archives is
the repository for permanent records of the Federal Government; only about
3-5% of all records created are accessioned into our custody. As a matter
of policy, the National Archives is staffed to provide recommendations and
information related to specific bodies of records. However, given the
limitations on staff resources, we do not generally conduct substantive
research in response to requests filed under the Freedom of Information
Act, except in circumstances where documents are easily locatable.

We do hold records related to the William Pelham Barr's first tenure as
Attorney General of the United States, from 1991-1993. Any records created
by Barr during his second term as Attorney General, beginning in February
2019, remain in the custody of the Department of Justice.

There are five records series in Record Group 60: Records of the Department
of Justice that contain records created by Office of the Attorney General
under William Barr from 1991-1993:

1. *Subject Files of the Attorney General, Entry P 69*. This series is
166 total boxes; a container list is attached. None of the files contain
references to Sapperstein.
2. *Congressional Files of the Attorney General, Entry P 293*. This
series is two boxes that are fully-restricted. We cannot make it available
on-site. None of the file titles refer to Sapperstein, Maryland, or
Baltimore. We are providing the file list for your convenience in the event
you are aware of correspondence with a Congressperson that may be of
interest to your research.
3. *Schedules and Logs of the Attorney General, Entry P 295. *This
series is one box that is fully-restricted. We did not locate references to
Sapperstein within these records.
4. *Event Files, Entry P 321.* This series is ten boxes that are
fully-restricted. We cannot make it available on-site. None of the file
titles refer to Sapperstein, Maryland, or Baltimore. We are providing the
file list for your convenience in the event you are aware of other subjects
that may be of interest to your research.
5. *Classified Files of the Attorney General, Entry UD 07W 22. *This
series is four classified boxes. We are routing your request to NARA's
Special Access/FOIA office for review of these files. Please expect a
separate response from that office.

This concludes the processing of your request. We do not consider this a
denial of your FOIA request. However, if you are not satisfied with our
action on this request, your options for appeal and dispute resolution are
outlined in the attached enclosure.

Sincerely,
--
Haley J Maynard | archivist
Textual Reference
National Archives at College Park, MD

Dear Mr. Stone,

I am writing in response to your Freedom of Information Act request of
October 11, 2019, for records in the custody of the National Archives and
Records Administration. Your request was received in this office on October
16, 2019, and assigned FOIA tracking number *63337*.

You requested access to boxes 1-4 of Record Group 60: Records of the
Department of Justice, Record Entry UD-07W 22, Classified Files of the
Attorney General. You request contains an estimated 10,000 pages.

This boxes require screening for categories of information exempted from
disclosure under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act, prior to
public release. In particular, there are documents that may be redacted to
protect the identities of confidential sources, including FBI informant
codes and informant file numbers.

Requests for FBI case files that exceed 3,000 pages are assigned to our
third-tier processing queue. You will receive a response in partial
fulfillment of your request after we have completed the first increment. We
will provide you with an update on the status of your request and an
estimated completion date at that time. To give you an indication of our
existing backlog, we are currently processing requests received in *November
2010*.

To notify this office of a change in your contact information or to track
the status of your request, please telephone 301-837-3190 or e-mail
specialaccess_foia@nara.gov. If you have specific questions regarding the
subject of your request, please contact me directly at
Stephanie.coon@nara.gov. All communications concerning this request should
reference your FOIA tracking number *63337*. If this communication is
returned as undeliverable and no return address is provided, your case will
be administratively closed.

If you are not satisfied with our action on this request and would like the
opportunity to discuss our response, you may contact our FOIA Public
Liaison for assistance:

Accessioned Executive Branch Records – Washington, DC Area

FOIA Requester Service Center: 301-837-3190

FOIA Public Liaison: Lynn Goodsell (Acting)

8601 Adelphi Road, Room 5500

College Park, MD 20740-6001

Telephone: 301-837-3190

E-mail: dc.foia.liaison@nara.gov

Sincerely,

*Stephanie A. Coon*
Archivist
Special Access and FOIA Branch (RD-F)
National Archives at College Park
301-837-1604

Special Access/FOIA Website: www.archives.gov/research/foia/
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This message is to notify you of a new appeal submission to the FOIAonline application. Appeal information is as follows:

* Appeal Tracking Number: DOJ-AP-2020-000396
* Request Tracking Number: EOUSA-2019-004253
* Requester Name: Donald Stone
* Date Submitted: 10/21/2019
* Appeal Status: Submitted
* Description:
OIP appeal

DOJ-AP-2020-000396 has been processed with the following final disposition: Affirmed on Appeal.

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