Something Awful

To Whom It May Concern:

This is a formal request under both the Freedom of Information Act and the Privacy Act. This request should be considered under both statutes to maximize the release of records. I hereby request the following records:

1. Any and all investigative and non-investigative records, including cross-referenced records, mentioning, referring to or pertaining to Richard Charles Kyanka a/k/a "Lowtax"
2. Any and all investigative and non-investigative records, including cross-referenced records, mentioning, referring to or pertaining to Sean Patrick Smith (January 30, 1978 – September 11, 2012), a/k/a "Vilerat"
3. Any and all investigative and non-investigative records, including cross-referenced records, mentioning, referring to or pertaining to the website Something Awful (somethingawful.com).

Please interpret the scope of this request broadly. Your agency is instructed to interpret the scope of this request in the most liberal manner possible short of an interpretation that would lead to a conclusion that the request does not reasonably describe the records sought.

Richard Kyanka recently passed away and sufficient proof of death via an obituary can be found here: https://www.vice.com/en/article/v7dmqb/richard-lowtax-kyanka-founder-of-something-awful-is-dead-at-45

Sean Smith was a United States Foreign Service employee and was killed in the attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya. If needed, sufficient proof of death via an obituary can be found here: https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/sean-smith-34-killed-in-us-consulate-attack-in-benghazi/2012/09/14/c23b8f2e-fed5-11e1-a31e-804fccb658f9_story.html

Please conduct searches for cross-referenced records. Please additionally conduct searches of:
- SENTINEL
- Electronic Surveillance (ELSUR), Microphone Surveillance (MISUR), Physical Surveillance (FISUR) and Technical Surveillance (TESUR) records/indices
- Investigative Data Warehouse (IDW), including IDW-S, SPT, and DOCLAB-S sub-systems/indices
- Data Integration and Visualization System (DIVS)
- Law Enforcement National Data Exchange (N-DEx)
- Counterdrug Information Indices System (CIIS)

If any responsive or cross-referenced records have been destroyed and/or transferred to NARA, please provide all records related/pursuant to their destruction/transfer. This includes but is not limited to:
- Confirmation of destruction and destruction slips
- File Numbers or other forms of ID of the aforementioned destroyed records
- Records with any references to the destruction of the aforementioned destroyed records
- Transfer slips
- Any other documentation relating to, mentioning or describing said transfer or destruction, to include but not be limited to confirmation that the your agency has no other copies of said records

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,

Michael Quinn