Legion of Doom
| Tracking # |
1422659-000 |
| Submitted | Nov. 17, 2018 |
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From: Emma North-Best
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:
Files mentioning the Legion of Doom, a hacker group active from the 1980s to the late 1990s and early 2000. During its heyday from around 1984-1991 Legion of Doom was widely considered to be the most capable hacking group in the world. To this day, LOD ranks as one of the most influential hacking groups in the history of technology.
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,
Emma Best
From: Federal Bureau of Investigation
There are eFOIA files available for you to download.
From: Emma North-Best
I agree to pay fees in their entirety. Please process the request for release ASAP. As noted in the attachment to the request, I would like a rolling release of the files as they are processed.
Please confirm receipt of this. Thank you so much!
From: Federal Bureau of Investigation
The FBI has received your additional correspondence regarding your Freedom of Information/Privacy Act (FOIPA) request and it has been forwarded to the assigned analyst for review.
Respectfully,
Public Information Officer
Record/Information Dissemination Section (RIDS) FBI-Information Management Division
170 Marcel Drive, Winchester, VA 22602-4843
Direct: (540) 868-4593
Fax: (540) 868-4391
Questions E-mail: foipaquestions@fbi.gov<mailto:foipaquestions@fbi.gov>
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From: Muckrock Staff
Hi there,
Could you please let us know when it would be appropriate to send a check to cover the fees associated with this request?
Thanks so much,
Beryl, MuckRock
From: Federal Bureau of Investigation
Thank you for contacting foipaquestions@fbi.gov<mailto:foipaquestions@fbi.gov>. No fees are owed at this time. Additionally, the FBI received your commitment to pay. Once payment is due, you will be notified via letter.
Respectfully,
Public Information Officer
Record/Information Dissemination Section (RIDS) FBI-Information Management Division
170 Marcel Drive, Winchester, VA 22602-4843
Direct: (540) 868-4593
Fax: (540) 868-4391
Questions E-mail: foipaquestions@fbi.gov<mailto:foipaquestions@fbi.gov>
Do you have further questions about the FOI/PA process? Visit us at http://www.fbi.gov/foia
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From: Muckrock Staff
Hi,
Please see the following request for records. This request was originally submitted on November 19, 2018. Thank you for your help with this request.
Sincerely,
MuckRock
From: Muckrock Staff
Hi,
Please see the following request for records (Record #1422659-000). The last update received was on 4/26/2019. Please provide an update for this request.
Sincerely,
MuckRock
From: Federal Bureau of Investigation
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FBI - Information Management Division
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~WRD0002
From: Emma North-Best
As you are no doubt aware, you are required to provide status updates about requests. I have requested one.
I would like to know the status of the request, and why it is not located in the database you insist I use. The request is over four years old, and I agreed to pay all fees. It is unacceptable that I am unable to get a simple status update.
From: Federal Bureau of Investigation
Good afternoon,
Thank you for contacting foipaquestions@fbi.gov<mailto:foipaquestions@fbi.gov>. Per letter dated April 15, 2021, your request has been closed.
Respectfully,
Public Information Officer
FBI - Information Management Division
200 Constitution Drive
Winchester, VA 22602
O: (540) 868-4593
E: foipaquestions@fbi.gov<mailto:foipaquestions@fbi.gov>
Do you have further questions about the FOI/PA process? Visit us at http://www.fbi.gov/foia
Please check the status of your request online at https://vault.fbi.gov/fdps-1/@@search-fdps Status updates are performed on a weekly basis.
Note: This is a non-emergency email address. If this is an emergency, please call 911 directly. If you need to report a tip for immediate action, please contact FBI Tips at http://tips.fbi.gov/ or reach out to your local field office.
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~WRD0002
From: Emma North-Best
Your agency was to re-open all my of requests.
From: Federal Bureau of Investigation
Good morning Ms. Best,
This is in reference to your FOIPA request #1422659-000 for FBI records concerning Legion of Doom. We are reaching out to you to determine if you are still interested in these records, or, if at this time, you would consider reducing the size of your request.
Requests are processed in the order in which they are received through our multi-track processing system, and the FBI receives a voluminous amount of requests on a daily, weekly, monthly, and annual basis. Requests are divided into two primary tracks -simple (under 50 pages of potentially responsive documents) and complex (over 50 pages of potentially responsive documents). Complex requests are further divided into medium (51-500 pages), large (501-4,999 pages), and extra-large (5,000 and over pages) sub-tracks are based upon request size.
Your request is currently in the extra-large track and reducing the scope of your request may accelerate the processing, allow for a timelier receipt of the information you seek, and reduce the duplication costs, if applicable.
Please contact us with regards to this inquiry to let us know if you are still interested in receiving records for this request either in full (the remaining records), or reducing the request to a faster processing track.
If you reduce the size, you may request remaining, additional records by submitting a new FOIPA request upon completion of this one.
Respectfully,
Negotiation Team
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Fbi.foipa.negotiation@fbi.gov<mailto:Fbi.foipa.negotiation@fbi.gov>
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From: Emma North-Best
I am Still Interested (I didn't know your agency used those types of letters...) and I agreed to pay roughly $1,500 in fees for this in 2019 (in writing). Proceed with the request.
From: Federal Bureau of Investigation
Good morning Ms. Best,
Thank you for your email response. We will continue with your request as-is.
Respectfully,
Negotiation Team
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Fbi.foipa.negotiation@fbi.gov<mailto:Fbi.foipa.negotiation@fbi.gov>
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From: Federal Bureau of Investigation
There are eFOIA files available for you to download.
You can download the files at:
* [E81d95a7552d434402e4db8bf4b70c4162a3d87e9_Q46053_R439061_D2350949.pdf](https://efoia.fbi.gov/download-file/submission-81d95a7552d434402e4db8bf4b70c4162a3d87e9/rHMCUvIdmuMW0UG/E81d95a7552d434402e4db8bf4b70c4162a3d87e9_Q46053_R439061_D2350949.pdf)
* [E81d95a7552d434402e4db8bf4b70c4162a3d87e9_Q46053_R439061_D2350950.pdf](https://efoia.fbi.gov/download-file/submission-81d95a7552d434402e4db8bf4b70c4162a3d87e9/ElBCjzZeiZPJV59/E81d95a7552d434402e4db8bf4b70c4162a3d87e9_Q46053_R439061_D2350950.pdf)
* [E81d95a7552d434402e4db8bf4b70c4162a3d87e9_Q46053_R439061_D165194762.pdf](https://efoia.fbi.gov/download-file/submission-81d95a7552d434402e4db8bf4b70c4162a3d87e9/hC5vhtPSoBpQ8O8/E81d95a7552d434402e4db8bf4b70c4162a3d87e9_Q46053_R439061_D165194762.pdf)
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