Daniel Best

This is an automated message from the DC Government FOIA system. Dear Kenneth Whittle, Request Number 2019-FOIA-05409 has been assigned to the request you submitted in relation to: Request description: To Whom It May Concern:Pursuant to the DC Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:Any and all records, reports, documents, memorandum, as well as crime scene reports related to the Death of HHS official Daniel Best, who was found dead outside of his apartment in Washington D.C.'s Navy Yard neighborhood on November 1, 2018.Links:Ohio’s Daniel Best, who led HHS precription drug initiative, has diedhttps://www.apnews.com/c76f653ffe6c45c6a85b6ead8f2903b4Death of HHS official Daniel Best is ruled a suicidehttps://www.apnews.com/f9689ee320b3440a8ff5d2c87aedc267Death of HHS official Daniel Best is ruled a suicidehttps://www.cleveland.com/metro/index.ssf/2018/11/death_of_hhs_official_daniel_b.htmlThe 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 15 business days, as the statute requires.Sincerely,Kenneth Whittle In all future correspondence regarding this request, please reference request number 2019-FOIA-05409. To check for status, please log in  https://foia-dc.gov/palMain.aspx and go to Request Status. For any questions regarding your request, please contact the FOIA office directly. Find the list of agency Open Governement and FOIA contact information by visiting FOIA Contact Information. For ease of reference, we ask that you have your FOIA Request Number available when you contact the FOIA office. (https://dc.gov/node/818962) Regards,
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This is an automated message from the DC Government FOIA system. Dear Kenneth Whittle, The status for your request is below. Please log into https://foia-dc.gov/palMain.aspx and go to Request Status. If you have any questions regarding the status of your request, please contact the agency's FOIA office that you had submitted your FOIA request to. You can communicate directly with the FOIA office by clicking on Inbox, search the request number, and then click Compose Message. OR, visit to see a list DC Government FOIA Office’s/officer’s contact information and have your Request ID ready. (https://dc.gov/node/818962) Contact FOIA Office Request status: On Hold - Fee Related Request ID: 2019-FOIA-05409 Description: To Whom It May Concern:Pursuant to the DC Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:Any and all records, reports, documents, memorandum, as well as crime scene reports related to the Death of HHS official Daniel Best, who was found dead outside of his apartment in Washington D.C.'s Navy Yard neighborhood on November 1, 2018.Links:Ohio’s Daniel Best, who led HHS precription drug initiative, has diedhttps://www.apnews.com/c76f653ffe6c45c6a85b6ead8f2903b4Death of HHS official Daniel Best is ruled a suicidehttps://www.apnews.com/f9689ee320b3440a8ff5d2c87aedc267Death of HHS official Daniel Best is ruled a suicidehttps://www.cleveland.com/metro/index.ssf/2018/11/death_of_hhs_official_daniel_b.htmlThe 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 15 business days, as the statute requires.Sincerely,Kenneth Whittle Regards,
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This is an automated message from the DC Government FOIA system. Dear Kenneth Whittle, The status for your request is below. Please log into https://foia-dc.gov/palMain.aspx and go to Request Status. If you have any questions regarding the status of your request, please contact the agency's FOIA office that you had submitted your FOIA request to. You can communicate directly with the FOIA office by clicking on Inbox, search the request number, and then click Compose Message. OR, visit to see a list DC Government FOIA Office’s/officer’s contact information and have your Request ID ready. (https://dc.gov/node/818962) Contact FOIA Office Request status: Closed Request ID: 2019-FOIA-05409 Description: To Whom It May Concern:Pursuant to the DC Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:Any and all records, reports, documents, memorandum, as well as crime scene reports related to the Death of HHS official Daniel Best, who was found dead outside of his apartment in Washington D.C.'s Navy Yard neighborhood on November 1, 2018.Links:Ohio’s Daniel Best, who led HHS precription drug initiative, has diedhttps://www.apnews.com/c76f653ffe6c45c6a85b6ead8f2903b4Death of HHS official Daniel Best is ruled a suicidehttps://www.apnews.com/f9689ee320b3440a8ff5d2c87aedc267Death of HHS official Daniel Best is ruled a suicidehttps://www.cleveland.com/metro/index.ssf/2018/11/death_of_hhs_official_daniel_b.htmlThe 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 15 business days, as the statute requires.Sincerely,Kenneth Whittle Regards,
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