Prosecution memorandum for Aaron Schwartz

Andrew Payne filed this request with the Department of Justice, Executive Office for United States Attorneys of the United States of America.
Tracking #

CRM-300455855 ; 02-616-0307

Est. Completion None
Status
Fix Required

From: Andrew Payne

To Whom It May Concern:

This is a request under the Freedom of Information Act. I hereby request the following records:

Any memoranda, email, notes, and/or any other documents that identify charging options supported by evidence law and explaining charging decisions by the US attorney of Massachusetts in the prosecution of Aaron Swartz.

For additional context to aid in finding relevant documents, please refer to AG Holder's 2010 memo on charging, with guidance on documenting prosecutions: http://www.justice.gov/oip/holder-memo-charging-sentencing.pdf

I also request that, if appropriate, fees be waived as I believe this request is in the public interest. The requested documents will be made available to the general public free of charge as part of the public information service at MuckRock.com, processed by a representative of the news media/press and is made in the process of news gathering and not for commercial usage.

In the event that fees cannot be waived, 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,

Andrew Payne

From: CRM FOIA

Please see the attached, which is this Office's final response to your request. If you have any

questions, please contact the FOIA/PA Unit on 02-616-0307 for further assistance.

Thank You,

Criminal Division FOIA/PA Unit

From: MuckRock

Hello,

The following request has been forwarded to your office. Confirmation of receipt and an estimated completion date would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you so much.

From: MuckRock.com

To Whom It May Concern:

I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on July 9, 2014. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed. You had assigned it reference number #CRM-300455855 ; 02-616-0307.

Thank you for your help.

From: MuckRock.com

To Whom It May Concern:

I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on July 9, 2014. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed. You had assigned it reference number #CRM-300455855 ; 02-616-0307.

Thank you for your help.

From: MuckRock.com

To Whom It May Concern:

I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on July 9, 2014. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed. You had assigned it reference number #CRM-300455855 ; 02-616-0307.

Thank you for your help.

From: MuckRock.com

To Whom It May Concern:

I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on July 9, 2014. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed. You had assigned it reference number #CRM-300455855 ; 02-616-0307.

Thank you for your help.

From: MuckRock.com

To Whom It May Concern:

I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on July 9, 2014. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed. You had assigned it reference number #CRM-300455855 ; 02-616-0307.

Thank you for your help.

From: MuckRock.com

To Whom It May Concern:

I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on July 9, 2014. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed. You had assigned it reference number #CRM-300455855 ; 02-616-0307.

Thank you for your help.

From: MuckRock.com

To Whom It May Concern:

I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on July 9, 2014. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed. You had assigned it reference number #CRM-300455855 ; 02-616-0307.

Thank you for your help.

From: MuckRock.com

To Whom It May Concern:

I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on July 9, 2014. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed. You had assigned it reference number #CRM-300455855 ; 02-616-0307.

Thank you for your help.

From: MuckRock.com

To Whom It May Concern:

I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on July 9, 2014. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed. You had assigned it reference number #CRM-300455855 ; 02-616-0307.

Thank you for your help.

From: MuckRock.com

To Whom It May Concern:

I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on July 9, 2014. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed. You had assigned it reference number #CRM-300455855 ; 02-616-0307.

Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.

From: Andrew Payne

What is the status of this request? It's been open for over a year now.

Can you give me a queue position / processing update, with an estimated completion date?

Thanks,

-andy

From: Muckrock Staff

Hello,

Could you please provide a status update on this request, which was previously routed to your office?

Thank you.

________________________

To Whom It May Concern:

This is a request under the Freedom of Information Act. I hereby request the following records:

Any memoranda, email, notes, and/or any other documents that identify charging options supported by evidence law and explaining charging decisions by the US attorney of Massachusetts in the prosecution of Aaron Swartz.

For additional context to aid in finding relevant documents, please refer to AG Holder's 2010 memo on charging, with guidance on documenting prosecutions: http://www.justice.gov/oip/holder-memo-charging-sentencing.pdf

I also request that, if appropriate, fees be waived as I believe this request is in the public interest. The requested documents will be made available to the general public free of charge as part of the public information service at MuckRock.com, processed by a representative of the news media/press and is made in the process of news gathering and not for commercial usage.

In the event that fees cannot be waived, 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,

Andrew Payne

From: Department of Justice, Executive Office for United States Attorneys

Could you provide us the EOUSA request tracking # this request was provided?

EOUSA FOIA Intake Team