FinCEN investigations (Treasury OIG)
| Submitted | March 10, 2014 |
| Est. Completion | None |
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From: Jason Smathers
Hello,
Attached please find a signed copy of the below FOIA request.
Please confirm receipt.
Thank you.
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To Whom It May Concern:
This is a request under the Freedom of Information Act. I hereby request the following records:
A copy of each closed investigation (during the last 8 years) concerning The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN).
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,
Jason Smathers
From: *TIGTA FOIA Reading Room
Good afternoon Mr. Smathers,
The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration’s Disclosure Branch received the FOIA request below. We only have oversight over the IRS. It appears you meant to send this request to the Treasury’s Inspector General’s Office. We would be happy to refer it to them or you may wish to send it directly. Please let us know. Thank you.
Diane K. Bowers
Government Information Specialist
TIGTA/Chief Counsel/Disclosure Branch
Phone 202-927-7043
Fax 202-622-3339
From: Jason Smathers
I would appreciate your referral. Thank you.
From: Bowers Diane K TIGTA
Dear Mr. Smathers,
Please see the attached referral letter pertaining to your emailed FOIA request below. Thanks.
Diane K. Bowers
Government Information Specialist
TIGTA/Chief Counsel/Disclosure Branch
Phone 202-927-7043
Fax 202-622-3339
From: Delmar, Richard K.
Mr. Smathers - I've received your FOIA request. Can you call me to discuss it? If we can adjust the scope a bit, to fit within our current investigative database, I can provide a set of final investigative reports within a week or so.
Rich Delmar
Counsel to the Inspector General
Department of the Treasury
202-927-3973
202-528-8997 (cell)
delmarr@oig.treas.gov
From: Department of Treasury
An acknowledgement letter, stating the request is being processed.
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 10, 2014. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.
Thank you for your help.
From: Delmar, Richard K.
please provide phone number and good time to call you.
From: Delmar, Richard K.
Mr. Smathers - responding to your request for Treasury OIG investigative records on closed FinCEN cases. Attached are copies of records in our investigative database that involve FinCEN. With the 2 collections which will follow, this is all cases we have going back to 2009. As I said in prior emails to you, that's not the full 8 years that you asked for, but it's the limit of our current system. Please let me know if this will suffice. Going back to older cases will be more time and labor-intensive.
I have redacted names and other identifying information of victims, witnesses, and government employees, per FOIA Exemption 7C. I have also not included one case that came up in the Closed list, because it actually relates to a pending investigation, and I therefore am withholding it under Exemption 7A.
If you disagree with this resolution of your FOIA request, you can appeal the matter pursuant to 5 U.S.C. section 552(a)(6)(A)(i). Pursuant to the Department's FOIA appeal process set forth in 31 C.F.R. section 1.5(i), an appeal must be submitted within 35 days from the date of this response to your request, signed by you and addressed to: Freedom of Information Act Appeal, DO, Disclosure Services, Department of the Treasury, Washington, D.C. 20220. The appeal should reasonably describe your basis for believing that Treasury OIG possesses records to which access has been wrongly denied, that the redactions are improper or unsupported, or that we have otherwise violated applicable FOIA law or policy.
Rich Delmar
Counsel to the Inspector General
Department of the Treasury
202-927-3973
202-528-8997 (cell)
delmarr@oig.treas.gov
From: Delmar, Richard K.
Mr. Smathers - responding to your request for Treasury OIG investigative records on closed FinCEN cases. Attached are copies of records in our investigative database that involve FinCEN. With the prior collection which I just sent, and the last collection which will follow, this is all cases we have going back to 2009. As I said in prior emails to you, that's not the full 8 years that you asked for, but it's the limit of our current system. Please let me know if this will suffice. Going back to older cases will be more time and labor-intensive.
I have redacted names and other identifying information of victims, witnesses, and government employees, per FOIA Exemption 7C. I have also not included one case that came up in the Closed list, because it actually relates to a pending investigation, and I therefore am withholding it under Exemption 7A.
If you disagree with this resolution of your FOIA request, you can appeal the matter pursuant to 5 U.S.C. section 552(a)(6)(A)(i). Pursuant to the Department's FOIA appeal process set forth in 31 C.F.R. section 1.5(i), an appeal must be submitted within 35 days from the date of this response to your request, signed by you and addressed to: Freedom of Information Act Appeal, DO, Disclosure Services, Department of the Treasury, Washington, D.C. 20220. The appeal should reasonably describe your basis for believing that Treasury OIG possesses records to which access has been wrongly denied, that the redactions are improper or unsupported, or that we have otherwise violated applicable FOIA law or policy.
Rich Delmar
Counsel to the Inspector General
Department of the Treasury
202-927-3973
202-528-8997 (cell)
delmarr@oig.treas.gov
From: Delmar, Richard K.
Mr. Smathers - responding to your request for Treasury OIG investigative records on closed FinCEN cases. Attached are copies of records in our investigative database that involve FinCEN. With the 2 prior collection which I just sent, this is all cases we have going back to 2009. As I said in prior emails to you, that's not the full 8 years that you asked for, but it's the limit of our current system. Please let me know if this will suffice. Going back to older cases will be more time and labor-intensive.
I have redacted names and other identifying information of victims, witnesses, and government employees, per FOIA Exemption 7C. I have also not included one case that came up in the Closed list, because it actually relates to a pending investigation, and I therefore am withholding it under Exemption 7A.
If you disagree with this resolution of your FOIA request, you can appeal the matter pursuant to 5 U.S.C. section 552(a)(6)(A)(i). Pursuant to the Department's FOIA appeal process set forth in 31 C.F.R. section 1.5(i), an appeal must be submitted within 35 days from the date of this response to your request, signed by you and addressed to: Freedom of Information Act Appeal, DO, Disclosure Services, Department of the Treasury, Washington, D.C. 20220. The appeal should reasonably describe your basis for believing that Treasury OIG possesses records to which access has been wrongly denied, that the redactions are improper or unsupported, or that we have otherwise violated applicable FOIA law or policy.
Rich Delmar
Counsel to the Inspector General
Department of the Treasury
202-927-3973
202-528-8997 (cell)
delmarr@oig.treas.gov
From: Jason Smathers
Mr. Delmar,
Got it. You do not need to go back before 2009. Thanks!
Blessings,
Jason
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