Records, Vito Joseph Lopez
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Submitted | Jan. 29, 2020 |
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From: T. McElwee
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:
All Department of Labor records mentioning or pertaining to the late Vito Joseph Lopez, more commonly known as Vito Lopez ("Lopez"), as well as an associated not-for-profit corporation, Ridgewood Bushwick Senior Citizens Council Inc. ("Ridgewood Bushwick").
To assist in the identification of records pertaining to Lopez, the first five digits of Lopez's Social Security Number are 050-34. Date of birth as listed on Wikipedia is June 5, 1941; date of death listed on the same is November 9, 2015. A New York Times report of Lopez's death is is submitted as proof. As Lopez is deceased, there are no longer privacy concerns that are covered by FOIA exemption 6 or 7, or by the Privacy Act.
To assist in the identification of records pertaining to Ridgewood Bushwick Senior Citizens Council Inc., their Employer ID number is 11-2453853.
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,
T. McElwee
From: Department of Labor
Hello,
Which agency within the United States Department of Labor (DOL) do you believe may have these records? If you need help determining an agency, then please have a look at the US DOL's agency descriptions available at http://www.dol.gov/dol/foia/agencies.htm. Please, respond only through foiarequests@dol.gov<mailto:foiarequests@dol.gov> or fax your response to 202-693-5389.
Sincerely,
Arginia Karamoko
Government Information Specialist, Office of Information Services
Office of the Solicitor | Management & Administrative Legal Services
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
200 Constitution Ave., N.W., N-2420 | Washington, DC 20210
T: (202) 693-5531 | F: (202) 693-5389 | E: karamoko.arginia@dol.gov<mailto:karamoko.arginia@dol.gov>
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From: T. McElwee
Hello GIS Karamoko,
Thank you for kindly replying and having the patience to help perfect the request.
I have a document from NYC Department of Investigation that suggests that a complaint regarding Vito Lopez was sent to the DOL (it does not indicate which office) in 2012, in a matter concerning either a bribery or kickback, possibly through a labor union. I believe the Office of Labor-Management Standards seems the most suitable candidate for receiving and investigating such a complaint; however, if there are other reasonable candidates, please do not hesitate to search them.
The document by NYC DOI and suggestion of OLMS are purely as a finding aide or reference. If there is additional material regarding Mr. Lopez or Ridgewood Bushwick Senior Citizens Council, this should be regarded as responsive to the request.
Many thanks,
TM
From: Department of Labor
Hello,
Upon further inspection of the New York City Department of Investigation (DOI) redacted attachment you provided, under the "Results of Investigation" section the DOI "decided that moving forward with the DOL (US Department of Labor) requested interviews at this juncture would jeopardize the progress" made in the DOI case. Therefore, DOL would not have records related to this subject matter as it was handled at the state level. In addition, OLM (Office of Labor Management Standards) would not have any responsive records, as this matter was not related to any unions.
If you find my assessment to be incorrect, then please have a look at the DOL's agency descriptions available at http://www.dol.gov/dol/foia/agencies.htm and determine which agency is most likely to have the records you are requesting. Per the Department of Labor's Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) regulations, 29 C.F R. ยง 70.19(b), "To make a request for records of the Department, whenever possible, a requester should write directly to the FOIA office of the component that maintains the records sought or, if emailing a request to the DOL central FOIA mailbox, should identify the component(s) to which the request is directed."
Please note that fees may be assessed, even if there are no responsive records provided. Please, respond only through foiarequests@dol.gov<mailto:foiarequests@dol.gov> or fax your response to 202-693-5389.
Sincerely,
Arginia Karamoko
Government Information Specialist, Office of Information Services
Office of the Solicitor | Management & Administrative Legal Services
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
200 Constitution Ave., N.W., N-2420 | Washington, DC 20210
T: (202) 693-5531 | F: (202) 693-5389 | E: karamoko.arginia@dol.gov<mailto:karamoko.arginia@dol.gov>
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From: Department of Labor
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