Records, Vito Joseph Lopez

To Whom It May Concern:

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

All Department of Labor records mentioning or pertaining to the late Vito Joseph Lopez, more commonly known as Vito Lopez ("Lopez"), as well as an associated not-for-profit corporation, Ridgewood Bushwick Senior Citizens Council Inc. ("Ridgewood Bushwick").

To assist in the identification of records pertaining to Lopez, the first five digits of Lopez's Social Security Number are 050-34. Date of birth as listed on Wikipedia is June 5, 1941; date of death listed on the same is November 9, 2015. A New York Times report of Lopez's death is is submitted as proof. As Lopez is deceased, there are no longer privacy concerns that are covered by FOIA exemption 6 or 7, or by the Privacy Act.

To assist in the identification of records pertaining to Ridgewood Bushwick Senior Citizens Council Inc., their Employer ID number is 11-2453853.

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,

T. McElwee

Hello GIS Karamoko,

Thank you for kindly replying and having the patience to help perfect the request.

I have a document from NYC Department of Investigation that suggests that a complaint regarding Vito Lopez was sent to the DOL (it does not indicate which office) in 2012, in a matter concerning either a bribery or kickback, possibly through a labor union. I believe the Office of Labor-Management Standards seems the most suitable candidate for receiving and investigating such a complaint; however, if there are other reasonable candidates, please do not hesitate to search them.

The document by NYC DOI and suggestion of OLMS are purely as a finding aide or reference. If there is additional material regarding Mr. Lopez or Ridgewood Bushwick Senior Citizens Council, this should be regarded as responsive to the request.

Many thanks,
TM