GAO studies of settlements and tax deductions
| Tracking # |
PRI-16-016 |
| Submitted | Oct. 15, 2015 |
| Est. Completion | None |
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From: Beryl Lipton
To Whom It May Concern:
This is a request under the Freedom of Information Act. I hereby request the following records:
All reports, memorandums, files, policies, and related materials regarding Government Accountability Office studies of companies' and organizations' punitive settlements/fines/fee/etc. or any other financial or material transactions resulting from violations of United States laws or agreements with any agency therein. [For reference: "According to a 2005 Government Accountability Office study of 34 companies’ settlements worth more than $1 billion, 20 companies deducted some or all of their payments." (http://uspirg.org/resources/usp/no-tax-write-offs-wall-street-wrongdoing)]
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 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,
Beryl C.D. Lipton
From: Records Request
PRI-16-016
Ms. Beryl C.D. Lipton
MuckRock
Dept. MR 21826
P.O. Box 55819
Boston, MA 02205-5819
Dear Ms. Lipton:
We have received your request and are processing it in accordance with our regulations concerning the availability of GAO records to the public, contained in 4 C.F.R. Part 81. If you have any questions regarding the status of your request, please call me on (202) 512-9951 or Deloris Reed on (202) 512-3602 and reference the “PRI” case number at the top of the email.
Sincerely yours,
Patricia Stokes
Senior, Disclosure Information Specialist
APQA/GAO
From: Beryl Lipton
Hello Ms. Stokes,
Thank you very much for your message. I look forward to hearing from you again.
Have a lovely weekend,
Beryl
From: Government Accountability Office
A no responsive documents response.
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 Oct. 15, 2015. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed. You had assigned it reference number #PRI-16-016.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Records Request
Good Afternoon Ms. Lipton,
The response to your request is being reviewed before final signature. I would estimate between the next 2 weeks you should have a response.
Please let me know if you have any other questions.
Thanks.
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Dee
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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 Oct. 15, 2015. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed. You had assigned it reference number #PRI-16-016.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Records Request
Good morning,
Please see the attached response. Thank you!
Patricia Stokes
Senior, Disclosure Information Specialist
APQA/GAO
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