Operation Crystal Ball
| Tracking # |
20220209 2022-HQFO-00533 |
| Submitted | Jan. 31, 2022 |
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From: Jennings Brown
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:
A copy of all documents from any investigation files—including video recordings, audio recordings, and photos—related to Operation Crystal Ball, an investigation that took place from about 2007 to 2011, which was conducted by the Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation Division, U.S. Secret Service's South Florida Organized Fraud Task Force, and the Fort Lauderdale Police Department.
According to a press release issued by the U.S. Department of Justice's U.S. Attorney's office for the Southern District of Florida on August 16, 2011, Operation Crystal Ball led to a 61-count indictment. The people charged in the indictment were Rose Marks, of Fort Lauderdale, Florida and New York, New York; Nancy Marks, of Fort Lauderdale, Florida and New York, New York; Cynthia Miller, of Fort Lauderdale, Florida; Rosie Marks, of Fort Lauderdale, Florida; Victoria Eli, of Fort Lauderdale, Florida and Secaucus, New Jersey; Vivian Marks, of Fort Lauderdale, Florida; Ricky Marks, of Fort Lauderdale, Florida and New York, New York; Michael Marks, of Fort Lauderdale, Florida; Donnie Eli, of Fort Lauderdale, Florida and New York, New York; and Peter Wolofsky, of Boca Raton, Florida.
On September 19, 2003, during a court testimony for U.S. Government vs. Rose Marks (Case No. 11-80072-CR-MARRA), Detective Charlie Stacks (then an officer for the Fort Lauderdale Police Department) who was involved in Operation Crystal Ball, stated that the investigation included audiotape-recorded conversations with victims including Jude Deveraux (aka Jude Montassir), recorded conversations between victims and suspects and targets of the conversation, recorded conversations between Jude Deveraux (aka Jude Montassir) and Rose Marks, recorded conversations between undercover officers and targets of the investigation, thousands of photos taken by Stacks, a videotape of footage captured in an undercover apartment with an informant inside. Please include any of these recordings that are in the IRS's investigation files.
On September 19, 2003, during a court testimony for U.S. Government vs. Rose Marks (Case No. 11-80072-CR-MARRA), IRS agent Beth Watts stated that as a part of Operation Crystal Ball, she was present during an execution of a search warrant of Rose Marks’ home at 1319 Seminole Drive in August 2011. These materials included written checks, emails, and other documents. Agent Watts said that during this search the U.S. Secret Service took possession of documents that were seized. Please include any of these recordings that are in the IRS's investigation files.
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,
Jennings Brown
From: United States Secret Service
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Department of Homeland Security
From: United States Secret Service
Dear Jennings Brown,
Request Number 2022-HQFO-00533 has been assigned to the request you submitted. In all future correspondence regarding this request please reference request number 2022-HQFO-00533.
Regards,
Department of Homeland Security
From: United States Secret Service
Dear Jennings Brown,
The status of your HQ FOIA request #2022-HQFO-00533 has been updated to the following status 'Received'. To log into the Department of Homeland Security PAL click on the Application URL below.
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Sincerely,
Department of Homeland Security
From: United States Secret Service
Good Morning, Attached is our final response to your request. If you need to contact this office again concerning your request, please provide the DHS reference number. This will enable us to quickly retrieve the information you are seeking and reduce our response time. This office can be reached at 866-431-0486. Regards, DHS Privacy Office
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From: United States Secret Service
Dear Requester, Please see the attached letter regarding the status of yourFreedom of Information Act/Privacy Act request. If you have any questions please let us know. Thank you, Freedom of Information Act Program United States Secret Service 245 Murray Lane, SW, Building T-5 Washington, DC 20223 Phone: (202) 406-6370 Fax: (2020 406-5586 Email: FOIA@USSS.DHS.GOV
All e-mail to/from this account is subject to official review and is for official use only. Action may be taken in response to any inappropriate use of the Secret Service's e-mail system. This e-mail may contain information that is privileged, law enforcement sensitive, or subject to other disclosure limitations. Such information is loaned to you and should not be further disseminated without the permission of the Secret Service. If you have received this e-mail in error, do not keep, use, disclose, or copy it; notify the sender immediately and delete it.
From: United States Secret Service
DearRequester, Please see the attached letter regarding the status of your Freedom of Information Act/Privacy Act request. If you have any questions, please let us know. Thankyou, Freedom of Information Act Program UnitedStates Secret Service 245 Murray Lane, SW, Building T-5 Washington, DC 20223 Phone:(202) 406-6370 Fax:(202) 406-5586 Email: FOIA@USSS.DHS.GOV
All e-mail to/from this account is subject to official review and is for official use only. Action may be taken in response to any inappropriate use of the Secret Service's e-mail system. This e-mail may contain information that is privileged, law enforcement sensitive, or subject to other disclosure limitations. Such information is loaned to you and should not be further disseminated without the permission of the Secret Service. If you have received this e-mail in error, do not keep, use, disclose, or copy it; notify the sender immediately and delete it.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Jan. 31, 2022. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #20220209.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: United States Secret Service
Dear Requester, Please see the attached letter regarding the status of yourFreedom of Information Act/Privacy Act request. If you have any questions please let us know. Thank you, Freedom of Information Act Program United States Secret Service 245 Murray Lane, SW, Building T-5 Washington, DC 20223 Phone: (202) 406-6370 Fax: (2020 406-5586 Email: FOIA@USSS.DHS.GOV
All e-mail to/from this account is subject to official review and is for official use only. Action may be taken in response to any inappropriate use of the Secret Service's e-mail system. This e-mail may contain information that is privileged, law enforcement sensitive, or subject to other disclosure limitations. Such information is loaned to you and should not be further disseminated without the permission of the Secret Service. If you have received this e-mail in error, do not keep, use, disclose, or copy it; notify the sender immediately and delete it.
From: United States Secret Service
Dear Requestor. The password required to access the 'Final Response' documents for 20220209, sent to you in a separate email, is listed below. If you do not receive the email containing the responsive documents within 24 hours, please notify this office by email ( FOIA@USSS.DHS). (mailto:FOIA@USSS.DHS) Document Password: TJ13kkjL
If you have any questions, pleasecontact this office. Thank you, Freedom of Information Act Program United States Secret Service 245 Murray Lane, SW, Building T-5 Mail Stop 8205 Washington, DC 20223 Phone: (202) 220-1819 Fax: (202) 220-1755 Email: FOIA@USSS.DHS.GOV (mailto:FOIA@USSS.DHS.GOV)
All e-mail to/from this account is subject to official review and is for official use only. Action may be taken in response to any inappropriate use of the Secret Service's e-mail system. This e-mail may contain information that is privileged, law enforcement sensitive, or subject to other disclosure limitations. Such information is loaned to you and should not be further disseminated without the permission of the Secret Service. If you have received this e-mail in error, do not keep, use, disclose, or copy it; notify the sender immediately and delete it.
From: United States Secret Service
Dear Requester, Attached is the finalresponse regarding your Freedom of Information Act/Privacy Act request. If you have any questions, please contact this office. Thank you, Freedom of Information Act Program United States Secret Service 245 Murray Lane, SW, Building T-5 Mail Stop 8205 Washington, DC 20223 Phone: (202) 220-1819 Fax: (202) 220-1755 Email: FOIA@USSS.DHS.GOV
All e-mail to/from this account is subject to official review and is for official use only. Action may be taken in response to any inappropriate use of the Secret Service's e-mail system. This e-mail may contain information that is privileged, law enforcement sensitive, or subject to other disclosure limitations. Such information is loaned to you and should not be further disseminated without the permission of the Secret Service. If you have received this e-mail in error, do not keep, use, disclose, or copy it; notify the sender immediately and delete it.
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20220209
From: United States Secret Service
Dear Requester, Attached is the finalresponse letter regarding your Freedom of Information Act/Privacy Act request. The responsive documents to your request was sent electronically with an encrypted password. If you have any questions, please contact this office. Thank you, Freedom of Information Act Program United States Secret Service 245 Murray Lane, SW, Building T-5 Mail Stop 8205 Washington, DC 20223 Phone: (202) 220-1819 Fax: (202) 220-1755 Email: FOIA@USSS.DHS.GOV
All e-mail to/from this account is subject to official review and is for official use only. Action may be taken in response to any inappropriate use of the Secret Service's e-mail system. This e-mail may contain information that is privileged, law enforcement sensitive, or subject to other disclosure limitations. Such information is loaned to you and should not be further disseminated without the permission of the Secret Service. If you have received this e-mail in error, do not keep, use, disclose, or copy it; notify the sender immediately and delete it.
From: United States Secret Service
The request has been rejected by the agency.
From: United States Secret Service
Dear Requester, Attached is a supplemental response regarding your Freedom of Information Act/Privacy Act request. If you have any questions, please contact this office. Thank you, Freedom of Information Act Program United States Secret Service 245 Murray Lane, SW, Building T-5 Mail Stop 8205 Washington, DC 20223 Phone: (202) 220-1819 Fax: (202) 220-1755 Email: FOIA@USSS.DHS.GOV
All e-mail to/from this account is subject to official review and is for official use only. Action may be taken in response to any inappropriate use of the Secret Service's e-mail system. This e-mail may contain information that is privileged, law enforcement
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From: United States Secret Service
Dear Jennings Brown,
The status of your HQ FOIA request #2022-HQFO-00533 has been updated to the following status 'In Process'. To log into the Department of Homeland Security PAL click on the Application URL below.
https://foiarequest.dhs.gov/
Sincerely,
Department of Homeland Security
From: United States Secret Service
Dear Jennings Brown,
The status of your HQ FOIA request #2022-HQFO-00533 has been updated to the following status 'Closed'. To log into the Department of Homeland Security PAL click on the Application URL below.
https://foiarequest.dhs.gov/
Sincerely,
Department of Homeland Security
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