Neil Heywood

Emily Crose filed this request with the Federal Bureau of Investigation of the United States of America.
Tracking #

1446919-000

Due Aug. 10, 2020
Est. Completion None
Status
Awaiting Response

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From: Emily Crose


To Whom It May Concern:

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

I am searching for responsive documents on British private intelligence executive Neil Heywood who was murdered in China in 2012. Please see the attached news article for further information.

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,

Emily Crose

  • Dead20British20businessman20in20China20had20links20to20ex-MI620officers20firm20_20W.pdf

From: Federal Bureau of Investigation

There are eFOIA files available for you to download.

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From: Emily Crose

Okay, thank you very much!

From: Federal Bureau of Investigation

Thank you for contacting foipaquestions@fbi.gov. Please check the status of your FOIPA Request at http://vault.fbi.gov by clicking on "Check Status of Your FOI/PA Request" on the right side of the page, and follow the instructions below.

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From: Emily Crose

Hi, I'd like to know if there is an estimated time to completion on this request. The portal does not seem to recognize my request number. Thank you.

-Emily

From: Emily Crose

Hi, can I please get a status update on this request?

From: Federal Bureau of Investigation

Thank you for contacting foipaquestions@fbi.gov. Please check the status of your FOIPA Request at http://vault.fbi.gov by clicking on "Check Status of Your FOI/PA Request" on the right side of the page, and follow the instructions below.

Check the Status of Your FOIPA Request
If your FOIPA Number is [1234567-0] please enter [1234567-000] into the system. If your FOIPA Number is [1234567-1] please enter [1234567-001] into the system. If you have any questions about the status of your FOIPA request, please e-mail foipaquestions@fbi.gov.

FIND STATUS OF FOIPA- Request statuses are updated weekly

Please enter the whole FOIPA number-Example: [1234567-000]

FOIPA:
Results will show the Request Number, Case Type and Process Description shown below:
FOIPA:
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Case Type:
FOIPA

Process Description (Will display the current progress of the request)
The FBI's FOIPA Program is searching the FBI's indices for potentially responsive documents.
You may be contacted via formal letter for all fees and/or negotiation issues that may apply.

NOTE: Recent requests are entered into the FOIPA database in the order that they are received. Before you can check the status, you must have received correspondence assigning a FOIPA request number and the information transferred to the online database. Status information is updated weekly. If a request has been closed within the last six months the online database will display the following: The FOIPA number entered has been closed, and appropriate correspondence has been sent to the address on file.

Estimated Dates of Completion
Requests are processed in the order in which they are received through our multi-track processing system. 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, large, and extra-large sub-tracks based upon request size. Simple track requests typically require the least amount of time to process. Currently, simple track cases average approximately 111 days from the date of receipt for processing. Our complex requests in the medium processing track are currently averaging 895 days, large processing track are currently averaging approximately 1,929 days, and extra-large processing track are currently averaging 2,360 days for processing.

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.

From: Muckrock Staff

Good Afternoon,

We appreciate your agency's partnership with this request. Please be advised that we have not heard from your agency since April 5, 2022. The FOIPA number we were given cannot be located on your agency's website: 1234567-000.

This is one of several requests forwarded to your agency that have not yet been responded to. As a result, you will be receiving separate emails for each individual request. Please let us know if you need any clarification on any of the requested information.

Thank You,

MuckRock Staff

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As the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) ombudsman, OGIS assists FOIA requesters and federal agencies by helping them resolve their FOIA disputes, and by addressing their questions and concerns about the FOIA process. We will review your submission as soon as possible and will respond as appropriate. We apologize for any delays in our response and look forward to assisting you.

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We encourage you to transmit documents as PDF attachments via email, rather than through postal mail, which may cause delays in our response.

Sincerely,
The OGIS Staff

From: Muckrock Staff

Hello,

We are having an issue with this FOIPA number: 1446919-000. When going to access records or status in the vault an error message populates stating that "No results were found."

Any assistance with this would be greatly appreciated.

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