NASA and Sapa Extrusions Inc. Fraud

Aarian Marshall filed this request with the NASA - Office of the Inspector General of the United States of America.
Tracking #

19-OIG-F-00542/2019-36
Submitted May 16, 2019
Status
Completed

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From: Aarian Marshall

Subject: Freedom of Information Act Request: NASA and Sapa Extrusions Inc. Fraud

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To Whom It May Concern:

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

> A copy of all "records of SPI’s handwritten material properties test results obtained by NASA OIG" alluded to on page 3 of the 'NASA Investigative Summary: Taurus XL T8 and T9 Mission Failures' (https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/atoms/files/oco_glory_public_summary_update_-_for_the_web_-_04302019.pdf)

> All emails to and/or from NASA OIG Inspector General Paul Martin regarding fraud committed by "Hydro Extrusion Portland, Inc.," "Sapa Profiles Inc.," "Hydro Extrusion USA, LLC," "Sapa Extrusions Inc.," "SEI," and "SPI" from the period of January 1, 2013 to the present.

I limit this request to records that have NOT been published on any NASA website.

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,

Daniel Oberhaus

From: NASA - Office of the Inspector General

Subject: NASA Office of Inspector General FOIA Request #19-OIG-F-00542/2019-36

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Dear Mr. Oberhaus –

The Office of Inspector General is in receipt of your May 16, 2019, Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request in which you asked for the following record(s):

1. A copy of all "records of SPI’s handwritten material properties test results obtained by NASA OIG" alluded to on page 3 of the 'NASA Investigative Summary: Taurus XL T8 and T9 Mission Failures'; and

1. All emails to and/or from NASA OIG Inspector General Paul Martin regarding fraud committed by "Hydro Extrusion Portland, Inc.," "Sapa Profiles Inc.," "Hydro Extrusion USA, LLC," "Sapa Extrusions Inc.," "SEI," and "SPI" from the period of January 1, 2013 to the present.

We have logged your request as FOIA request #19-OIG-F-00542/2019-36. Per NASA FOIA regulation 14 CFR §1206.601(c), we are advising you that because some of the records responsive to your request (Item 1, above) were submitted to the Office of Inspector General by a third party, we will be providing the submitter of those records with a notice that their records have been requested and offering them the opportunity to comment or object to release of the information as required by 14 CFR §1206.600 et seq. The submitter will have ten (10) working days from the date of the letter to respond to our notice.

Please note that we process FOIA requests in the order they are received, and we will work to respond to your request as soon as possible. If you have any further questions or concerns please feel free to email our NASA OIG FOIA office at foiaoig@hq.nasa.gov.

Respectfully,

NASA OIG FOIA Office

foiaoig@hq.nasa.gov

From: NASA - Office of the Inspector General

Subject: FOIA Request #19-OIG-F-00542/2019-36

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Dear Mr. Oberhaus,

Attached is the response to your FOIA request, which is referenced in the subject line above.

R,
NASA OIG FOIA Office

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