Financier Robert Vesco's FBI file
| Tracking # |
1185166-000 |
| Submitted | March 11, 2012 |
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From: Robert Delaware
To Whom It May Concern:
This is a request under the Freedom of Information Act. I hereby request the following records:
I would like to request that financier Robert Vesco's (who died in 2008) FBI file be released publicly, he is a figure of historical importance.
I also request that, if appropriate, fees be waived as I believe this request is in the public interest. The requested documents will be made available to the general public free of charge as part of the public information service at MuckRock.com, processed by a representative of the news media/press and is made in the process of news gathering and not for commercial usage.
In the event that fees cannot be waived, 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,
Robert Delaware
From: "Sobonya, David P." <David.Sobonya@ic.fbi.gov>
Dear Mr. Delaware,
The FBI has received your Freedom of Information Act/Privacy (FOI/PA) request and it will be forwarded to the Work Process Unit or a Single Station Disclosure Team for review. Your request will be processed under the provisions of FOI/PA and a response will be mailed to you at a later date.
Requests for fee waivers and expedited processing will be addressed once your request has been assigned an FOI/PA request number. You will receive written notification of the FBI's decision.
Information regarding the Freedom of Information Act/Privacy is available at http://www.fbi.gov/ or http://www.fbi.gov/foia/. Upon receipt of an FOI/PA Request Number, you can check the status of your request online at: http://www.fbi.gov/foia/, and by clicking on the 'Check Status of Your FOI/PA Request' link under the (Records Available Now) section. If you require additional assistance please contact the Public Information Officer.
Thank you,
From: Federal Bureau of Investigation
From: Robert Delaware
Hi,
Here is additional information regarding this request. An obituary for the subject of the request is here:
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/09/world/americas/09vesco.html
Thanks!
From: Federal Bureau of Investigation
From: Federal Bureau of Investigation
From: MuckRock.com
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on March 11, 2012. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed. You had assigned it reference number #1185166-000.
Thank you for your help.
From: "Sobonya, David P." <David.Sobonya@ic.fbi.gov>
Dear Mr. Delaware,
Your request was received on 3-14-2012 and assigned FOI/PA request number # 1185166-000. The request is presently in the Work Process Unit (WPU) or a Single Station Team (SST), where an analyst is searching for, retrieving and reviewing potentially responsive records. Correspondence will be forthcoming. You can now check the status of your request online at: http://www.fbi.gov/foia/, and click the 'Check Status of Your FOI/PA Request' link under the Records Available Now section. Online status reports are updated on a weekly basis
From: "Read, Benjamin A." <Benjamin.Read@ic.fbi.gov>
Good afternoon,
We have received your request on the above-referenced subject. We have conducted several hours of searching and have located approximately six files (approx. 5,000 pages total) that are potentially responsive to your request. There are several additional files that we still need to analyze to determine responsiveness, and there are still several variations/aka's pertaining to your subject that need to be searched.
Before we continue with the processing of this request, I wanted to touch base with you to determine if there might be something more specific (e.g. date range, location, event, etc.) that you are particularly interested in, as providing such information may speed up processing and possibly avoid unnecessary cost to you.
From: Robert Delaware
Hi,
Thanks for your e-mail. We would like all the documents processed for release, and we understand that this request might take a while to process and may incur fees. Please provide interim releases as they are processed and become available, and please let us know of any estimated fees.
Please note that our request should be processed in the Media Requester fee category, with the fee structures applicable to that category of requester.
If you have specific concerns about parts of this request, or would like to discuss further, I'm available at 607-592-4253.
Thanks,
Michael Morisy
working with Robert Delaware
From: MuckRock.com
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on March 11, 2012. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed. You had assigned it reference number #1185166-000.
Thank you for your help.
From: MuckRock.com
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on March 11, 2012. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed. You had assigned it reference number #1185166-000.
Thank you for your help.
From: Federal Bureau of Investigation
From: Federal Bureau of Investigation - FBI
A cover letter granting the request and outlining any exempted materials, if any.
From: Federal Bureau of Investigation - FBI
A copy of documents responsive to the request.
From: United States Marshals Service
A cover letter granting the request and outlining any exempted materials, if any.
From: United States Marshals Service
A copy of documents responsive to the request.
From: Executive Office for United States Attorneys
The request has been rejected, with the agency stating that the information or document(s) requested are exempt from disclosure.
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