Carter Camp FBI FOIA (Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation)

Nick Estes filed this request with the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation of Oklahoma.
Multi Request Carter Camp FBI FOIA
Submitted July 3, 2024
Status
Rejected

From: Nick Estes

Subject: Oklahoma Open Records Act Request: Carter Camp FBI FOIA (Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation)

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To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Oklahoma Open Records Act, I hereby request the following records:

All documents and files, including letters, memos, emails and all communications pertaining to former American Indian Movement leader Carter Camp (born August 18, 1941 - died December 27, 2013). An obituary of whom was published in the New York Times on January 8, 2014. A copy of his obituary is attached to this request as a PDF, and it may also be found at https://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/09/us/carter-camp-american-indian-leader-dies-at-72.html

I would also like to request a search of all available cross-index files for mentions of Carter Camp in other documents, to be included with this request.

The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.

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 10 business days.

Sincerely,

Nicholas Estes

  • Carter_Camp_Leader_in_Wounded_Knee_Uprising_Dies_at_72_-_The_New_York_Times.pdf

From: Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation

Subject: RE: Open Records Request

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Please be advised that the OSBI and Aungela Spurlock, Director of the OSBI, has received the attached Open Records Request. The records you request are confidential and not open to the public pursuant to 74 O.S. § 150.5(D), and Hicks v. Thompson, 851 P.2d 1077. OSBI investigative records are furthermore exempt from disclosure under the Oklahoma Open Records Act.

Specifically, 74 O.S. § 150.5(D)(1)(a-c) sets out to whom the records may be disclosed:

D. 1. All records relating to any investigation being conducted by the Bureau, including any records of laboratory services provided to law enforcement agencies pursuant to paragraph 1 of Section 150.2 of this title, shall be confidential and shall not be open to the public or to the Commission except as provided in Section 150.4 of this title; provided, however, officers and agents of the Bureau may disclose, at the discretion of the Director, such investigative information to:

a. officers and agents of federal, state, county, or municipal law enforcement agencies and to district attorneys, in the furtherance of criminal investigations within their respective jurisdictions,

b. employees of the Department of Human Services in the furtherance of child abuse investigations, and

c. appropriate accreditation bodies for the purposes of the Bureau's obtaining or maintaining accreditation.

Furthermore, 74 O.S. § 150.5(D)(2) states that unauthorized disclosure on any information contained in the confidential files of the Bureau shall be a misdemeanor.

As such, the OSBI is unable to provide any documentation in this matter, if any such documentation exists within the custody of the OSBI.

Please feel free to give me a call if you have any questions or concerns.

Respectfully,

Shannon J. Desherow
Assistant General Counsel
Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation
6600 N. Harvey Place
Oklahoma City, OK 73116
Office: (405) 879-2593
Cell: (405) 365-7838

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