Joseph Isadore Lieberman (February 24, 1942 – March 27, 2024)
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| Tracking # |
20240666 |
| Submitted | April 10, 2024 |
| Est. Completion | None |
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From: Matthew Petti
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:
Records mentioning, relating to, or generated as a result of investigation or inquiry into former U.S. Senator Joseph Isadore Lieberman (February 24, 1942 – March 27, 2024). His death is widely-known and widely reported; as such, privacy concerns under FOIA Exemptions 6 and 7 are voided, as are any concerns under the Privacy Act. For example, you may find his New York Times obituary at the following link: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/27/us/politics/joseph-i-lieberman-dead.html
If any part of these documents are exempt from disclosure, please be sure to review and release all reasonably segregable nonexempt portions of responsive documents, as the FOIA requires.
I request that I be properly classified as a media requester. I am an associate editor at Reason Magazine who has written numerous articles on topics of public interest for the Daily Beast, the Asia Times, Responsible Statecraft, the National Interest, America Magazine and the Armenian Weekly, and I am requesting these documents in an editorial capacity. Please contact me if you have any questions about my media status.
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,
Matthew Petti
From: United States Secret Service
Dear Requester, Please see the attached letter regarding the status of yourFreedom of Information Act/Privacy Act request. If you have any questions, please contact this office. Thank you, Freedom of Information Act Program United States Secret Service 245 Murray Lane, SW, Building T-5 Mail Stop 8205 Washington, DC 20223 Phone: (202) 220-1819 Fax: (202) 220-1755 Email: FOIA@USSS.DHS.GOV
All e-mail to/from this account is subject to official review and is for official use only. Action may be taken in response to any inappropriate use of the Secret Service's e-mail system. This e-mail may contain information that is privileged, law enforcement sensitive, or subject to other disclosure limitations. Such information is loaned to you and should not be further disseminated without the permission of the Secret Service. If you have received this e-mail in error, do not keep, use, disclose, or copy it; notify the sender immediately and delete it.
From: United States Secret Service
Dear Requester, Attached is the finalresponse regarding your Freedom of Information Act/Privacy Act request. If you have any questions, please contact this office. Thank you, Freedom of Information Act Program United States Secret Service 245 Murray Lane, SW, Building T-5, Mail Stop 8205 Washington, DC 20223 Phone: (202) 220-1819 Fax: (202) 220-1755 Email: FOIA@USSS.DHS.GOV
All e-mail to/from this account is subject to official review and is for official use only. Action may be taken in response to any inappropriate use of the Secret Service's e-mail system. This e-mail may contain information that is privileged, law enforcement sensitive, or subject to other disclosure limitations. Such information is loaned to you and should not be further disseminated without the permission of the Secret Service. If you have received this e-mail in error, do not keep, use, disclose, or copy it; notify the sender immediately and delete it.
From: Matthew Petti
To whom this may concern,
I hope this message finds you well. My name is Matthew Petti and I am writing with regard to my FOIA request number 20240666 for records on Joseph Lieberman. On September 3, 2024, I received a letter stating that "the Secret Service FOIA Office has conducted a reasonable search for all potentially responsive documents. The Secret Service FOIA Office searched all Program Offices that were likely to contain potentially responsive records, and no records were located." You may find the letter attached below.
I am appealing this determination on the grounds that the search was insufficient. Senator Lieberman, as the Democratic nominee for vice president in 2000, would have received Secret Service protection. Furthermore, as senator, he was involved with investigations of Secret Service conduct, and as such had extensive contact with Secret Service officials. For example, see the following article: https://rollcall.com/2012/05/01/joe-lieberman-and-susan-collins-play-truth-or-dare-with-secret-service/
Therefore, I am requesting a new search for responsive documents. I look forward to hearing your response as soon as possible.
Sincerely,
Matthew Petti
From:
Dear Requester, Attached is the finalresponse regarding your Freedom of Information Act/Privacy Act request. If you have any questions, please contact this office. Thank you, Freedom of Information Act Program United States Secret Service 245 Murray Lane, SW, Building T-5, Mail Stop 8205 Washington, DC 20223 Phone: (202) 220-1819 Fax: (202) 220-1755 Email: FOIA@USSS.DHS.GOV
All e-mail to/from this account is subject to official review and is for official use only. Action may be taken in response to any inappropriate use of the Secret Service's e-mail system. This e-mail may contain information that is privileged, law enforcement sensitive, or subject to other disclosure limitations. Such information is loaned to you and should not be further disseminated without the permission of the Secret Service. If you have received this e-mail in error, do not keep, use, disclose, or copy it; notify the sender immediately and delete it.
