Neil Welch, FBI file
| Tracking # |
1380420-000 |
| Submitted | July 12, 2017 |
| Est. Completion | None |
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From: Parker Higgins, FOIA The Dead
To Whom It May Concern:
This is a request under the Freedom of Information Act. I hereby request the following records:
A copy of all documents or FBI files pertaining to Neil Welch, an obituary of whom was published in The New York Times on July 11, 2017 under the headline "Neil Welch, F.B.I. Mastermind in Abscam Sting Operation, Dies at 90". Please see attached PDF copy of that obituary, which may also be found at https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/11/us/politics/neil-welch-dead-fbi-abscam-kitty-genovese.html.
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,
Parker Higgins, FOIA The Dead
From: Federal Bureau of Investigation
An acknowledgement letter, stating the request is being processed.
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To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on July 12, 2017. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.
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To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on July 12, 2017. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed. You had assigned it reference number #1380420-000.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
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To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on July 12, 2017. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed. You had assigned it reference number #1380420-000.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Federal Bureau of Investigation
A letter stating the requester must agree to or prepay assessed or estimated fees in order for the agency to continue processing the request.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on July 12, 2017. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed. You had assigned it reference number #1380420-000.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Federal Bureau of Investigation
Good morning Mr. Higgins,
Reference is made to your Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request # 1380420-000 for FBI records concerning Neil Welch. The FBI has located approximately 2,335 pages that are potentially responsive to your request. Once requests go over a certain size, usually in the 50-100 page range, they become increasingly complex, greatly slowing down the time required for processing. Generally the larger the file, the longer it takes to process. Given our current workload and staffing levels, it may be a very long time before you would begin to receive material from this request.
We contact requesters with requests of this size to see if there might be a way to possibly narrow the scope. Is this something you might be willing to consider? If so, please contact us in response to this email or by phone and we can discuss this possibility. We appreciate your patience and hope to hear from you soon.
Sincerely,
Negotiation Team
FOIA Support Unit
Records Management Division
Federal Bureau of Investigation
540-868-4894
From: Federal Bureau of Investigation
Good afternoon Mr. Higgins,
I'm following up to the email sent out last week to you with regards to your FOIA #1380420-000 on Neil Welch. The previous email goes into more detail for our contact with you. If you are interested in narrowing the scope of your request, please respond either by email or phone.
Thank you for your time and attention to this inquiry.
Sincerely,
From: Federal Bureau of Investigation
Good afternoon Mr. Higgins,
As noted in the prior emails sent to you December 11th and on the 14th, we would like to know if you are interested in reducing the size of your request (#1380420-000) on Neil Welch. The FBI has located approximately 2,335 pages. Please let me know if you are interested in reducing this large sized request into a medium size case.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Respectfully,
Negotiation Team
FOIA Support Unit
Records Management Division
Federal Bureau of Investigation
540-868-4894
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