Frank Vacanti - Grand Island, NY Arrest (June 29, 2020) - Drug Involved Premises Charge
| Tracking # |
2024-ICFO-19504 |
| Submitted | June 13, 2022 |
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From: The Riford Family
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:
Any and all records concerning, referencing, or mentioning the arrest of Grand Island, NY resident Frank Vacanti.
According to justice.gov (https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdny/pr/grand-island-man-pleads-guilty-drug-charge)
Grand Island Man Pleads Guilty To Drug Charge
"BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Frank Vacanti, 41, of Grand Island, NY, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. Vilardo to maintaining a drug involved premises. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a fine of $500,000.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Joshua A. Violanti, who is handling the case, stated that between 2016 and June 29, 2020, Vacanti worked with others, including co-defendant Robert Fiels, to sell marijuana. On June 29, 2020, investigators executed a search warrant at Vacanti’s East River Road residence seizing marijuana; THC and cannabis oil; THC edibles, gummies and cartridges; packaging material; ketamine; vape cartridges; approximately $2,000.00 in cash; five shotguns; and hundreds of shotgun shells.
Robert Fiels was previously convicted and is awaiting sentencing.
This effort is part of an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF) operation. OCDETF identifies, disrupts, and dismantles the highest-level criminal organizations that threaten the United States using a prosecutor-led, intelligence-driven, multi-agency approach. Additional information about the OCDETF Program can be found at https://www.justice.gov/OCDETF.
The plea is the result of an investigation by Homeland Security Investigations Buffalo, under the direction of Acting Special Agent-in-Charge Matthew Scarpino, and the Niagara County Sheriff’s Office, under the direction of Sheriff Michael Filicetti.
Sentencing is scheduled for August 22, 2022, before Judge Vilardo. "
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,
Joanne Riford
From: The Riford Family
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I am checking the status of my FOIL request, submitted on 06/14/2022. Thank you.
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From: Department of Homeland Security
Good Morning,
Attached is our response to your request. If you need to contact this office again concerning your request, please provide the DHS reference number. This will enable us to quickly retrieve the information you are seeking and reduce our response time. This office can be reached at 866-431-0486.
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From: Department of Homeland Security
02/14/2024
Joanne Riford
MuckRock News DEPT MR 130210 263 Huntington Ave
Boston, Massachusetts 02115
RE: ICE FOIA Case Number 2024-ICFO-19504
Department of Homeland Security FOIA Case No. 2024-HQFO-00728
Dear Requester:
This acknowledges receipt of your Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to the Department of Homeland Security, dated 02/01/2024, seeking records pertaining to records pertaining to Frank Vacanti.
While processing your request, the Department of Homeland Security located records that fall under the purview of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Accordingly, your request was referred to this office for processing and direct response to you. Your request was received in this office on 2/14/2024.
Due to the increasing number of FOIA requests received by this office, we may encounter some delay in processing your request. Per §5.5(a) of the DHS FOIA regulations, 6 C.F.R. Part 5, ICE processes FOIA requests according to their order of receipt. Although ICE’s goal is to respond within 20 business days of receipt of your request, the FOIA does permit a 10-day extension of this time period. As the subject matter of your request is of substantial interest to two or more components of this Department or of substantial interest to another agency, we will need to consult with those entities before we issue a final response. Due to these unusual circumstances, ICE will invoke a 10-day extension for your request, as allowed by Title 5 U.S.C. § 552(a)(6)(B). We will make every effort to comply with your request in a timely manner.
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I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on June 14, 2022. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #2024-ICFO-19504.
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I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on June 14, 2022. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #2024-ICFO-19504.
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I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on June 14, 2022. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #2024-ICFO-19504.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on June 14, 2022. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #2024-ICFO-19504.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Department of Homeland Security
11/07/2024
RE: ICE FOIA Case Number 2024-ICFO-19504
Dear Requester:
ICE's final response to your FOIA request, 2024-ICFO-19504, for records pertaining to Frank Vacanti is attached.
Please note that the attachment may be password protected. If you are prompted to enter a password when opening the attachment and you did not receive a password it may be in your junk/spam folder.
Sincerely,
ICE FOIA Office
Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Freedom of Information Act Office
500 12th Street, S.W., Stop 5009
Washington, D.C. 20536-5009
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