Civil Asset Forfeiture (Chicago Police Department)
| Tracking # |
P727726-022222 |
| Multi Request | Civil Asset Forfeiture |
| Submitted | Feb. 22, 2022 |
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From: Jordan Lassiter
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Illinois Freedom of Information Act., I hereby request the following records:
Accounting records or statistics on seized real estate, vehicles, firearms, funds in bank accounts and seizures made by the department , as well as seizures made by federal authorities where the department receives a share of said assets or monies
-Any annual reports produced on the civil asset forfeiture program.
-Documents showing the balance of any funds currently in the Civil Asset Forfeiture fund.
-Itemized spenditure or distribution of funds
-A list of all items seized through civil asset forfeiture and retained for use by the
.
-Please also include any information relating to contested seizures. This request does not include court documents for individual forfeiture cases.
This request is for the last 10 years
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 5 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Jordan Lassiter
From: Chicago Police Department
Dear Jordan:
Thank you for your interest in information from the Chicago Police Department. Your FOIA request has been received and is being processed. Your FOIA Center reference number for tracking purposes is: P727726-022222
You have requested the following records: To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Illinois Freedom of Information Act., I hereby request the following records:
Accounting records or statistics on seized real estate, vehicles, firearms, funds in bank accounts and seizures made by the department , as well as seizures made by federal authorities where the department receives a share of said assets or monies
-Any annual reports produced on the civil asset forfeiture program.
-Documents showing the balance of any funds currently in the Civil Asset Forfeiture fund.
-Itemized spenditure or distribution of funds
-A list of all items seized through civil asset forfeiture and retained for use by the
.
-Please also include any information relating to contested seizures. This request does not include court documents for individual forfeiture cases.
This request is for the last 10 years
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 5 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Jordan Lassiter
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Chicago Police Department (CPD) responds to all public records requests in accordance with the Illinois Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), 5 ILCS 140/1 et seq. If further time is needed to assemble and copy all documents responsive to your FOIA request, we will contact you with a time estimate and a request to extend. You can monitor the progress of your request at the link below and you’ll receive an email when your request has been completed. Thank you for using the Chicago FOIA Center.
From: Chicago Police Department
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Please see the attached extension letter.
From: Chicago Police Department
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Good morning Jordan,
The Department's Bureau of Counter-Terrorism is still processing your FOIA request and CPD needs additional time to respond. Would you agree to an additional five business day extension? Please let me know.
Thank you,
A. Marlan
CPD FOIA Officer
From: Chicago Police Department
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Please see the attached document in response to your FOIA request.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I'm following up on the following Illinois Freedom of Information Act. request, copied below, and originally submitted on Feb. 22, 2022. You had previously indicated that it would be completed on March 10, 2022. I wanted to check on the status of my request, and to see if there was a new estimated completion date. You had assigned it reference number #P727726-022222.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
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