George William Agiasottellis Reports (1962 - 1963)

Jarrod M. Barbetta filed this request with the U.S. Postal Inspection Service of the United States of America.
Tracking #

2021-FPIS-00417

Status
Rejected

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From: Jarrod M. Barbetta


To Whom It May Concern:

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

The Informant Records of one, George William Agiasottellis during the period of December 1962 and January 1963, as reported and recorded by Postal Inspector Earl Wheeler.

Context: These records were previously produced to the public At a hearing on October 23rd, 1967 and previously at a Grand Jury hearing in June of that year, where it was confirmed by Postal Inspector Raymond J. Dunne, U.S. Attorney Paul Markham, Assistant U.S. Attorney, Postal Inspectors, Edward Lee, John Collins and M.V. Sailor, that one George William Agiasottellis was temporarily employed as an informant for the Postal Inspectors for the months of December 1962 and January 1963 with a compensation of $75. Mr. Agiasottellis’ “handler” was Postal Inspector Earl Wheeler.

Mr. Agiasottellis became a fugitive for jumping bail, and said to have been murdered, thereby negating any possible ‘reprisals’ nearly 60 years later. In addition, records pursuant to the investigation by the Postal Inspectors, have been previously dispatched to one Howard Carr Boston Herald Reporter and Author, in which portions have been published as recent as 2014, therefore further negating the argument of the case files being no longer in existence.

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,

Jarrod M. Barbetta

From:

Dear Jarrod Barbetta,

Your request has been received by the United States Postal Service. The request has been assigned tracking # '2021-FPIS-00417', please log into your account and review your submission.

The application address is https://pfoiapal.usps.com.

Thank you,
United States Postal Service

From:

Dear Jarrod Barbetta,

Your request has been received by the United States Postal Service. The request has been assigned tracking # '2021-FPIS-00417', please log into your account and review your submission.

The application address is https://pfoiapal.usps.com.

Thank you,
United States Postal Service

From: U.S. Postal Inspection Service

Mr. Barbetta
Please see the attached copy of the final response letter for FOIA Request No. 2021-FPIS-00417.

Should you have any questions, please contact the FOIA Hotline at 202-268-7004 or by email at . (mailto:foia@uspis.gov) foia@uspis.gov Thank you.
U.S. Postal Inspection Service
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Unit

From:

Dear Jarrod Barbetta, The status of your Insp Service - FOIA/PA request #2021-FPIS-00417 has been updated to the following status 'Closed'. To log into the FOIA-Public Access Link click on the Application URL below. https://pfoiapal.usps.com
Sincerely,
United States Postal Service

From: Jarrod M. Barbetta

This case is 60 years old all persons directly and indirectly connected to this have expired, the last direct person connected, F. Lee Bailey passed away June 2021.

This also includes third and fourth-hand connections. Vitals of these persons are readily available and can be found, through genealogy sites such as Ancestry, AncestryDNA, Family Finder, as well as through local municipal administrations, due to these facts any concern about reprisals are void.

Additionally, it is doubtful that any proprietary information in direct relation to a persons personal affairs (medical, etc.) would be of concern especially within the timeframe requested.

I request a reconsideration of the lawfully requested documents

From: U.S. Postal Inspection Service

Good day,

Our Final Response Letter explains your appeal rights if you disagree with our final response. Please see the bottom of that letter for how to appeal.
Thank you,

FOIA Analyst
Office of Counsel/FOIA
FOIA@uspis.gov<mailto:FOIA@uspis.gov>

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