SEC - Office of the Whistleblower - Matters Being Tracked
It is a clone of this request.
| Tracking # |
19-01705-FOIA, 19-01836-FOIA 19-01705-FOIA 19-00081-FOPA |
| Submitted | March 26, 2019 |
| Est. Completion | None |
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From: Taylor-Scott Amarel
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:
I would like to obtain the current number of "matters" being tracked by the Office of the Whistleblower (OWB). In the 2018 Whistleblower report, the SEC stated:
"OWB tracks whistleblower tips that are referred to Enforcement staff for investigation. OWB currently is tracking over 900 matters in which a whistleblower’s tip has caused a Matter Under Inquiry or investigation to open, or has been forwarded to Enforcement staff for review and consideration in connection with an ongoing investigation."
I would like to obtain information on the current number of matters that OWB is tracking. And if possible a breakdown of the numbers of matters that are categorized as a Matter Under Inquiry, Open Investigation, or Consideration in Ongoing Investigation.
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,
Taylor-Scott Amarel
From: Securities and Exchange Commission
From: Securities and Exchange Commission
From: Securities and Exchange Commission
Mr. Amarel,
Attached is an interim response to request 19-00081-FOPA. For your reference, I am attaching a copy of your request. Please let me know if you have any questions.
Yours,
Mark Siford
Counsel to the Chief FOIA Officer
Office of Support Operations
U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission
(202) 551-7201
From: Taylor-Scott Amarel
This should not be aggregated.
The subject matter of this request is different from my previous requests and would result in a separate set of data being disclosed.
The aggregation of these simple requests that are not complex or time consuming appear to be a means to bar me from the FOIA process.
From: Securities and Exchange Commission
From: Taylor-Scott Amarel
To Whom This May Concern,
I appeal the aggregation of this request.
This request is of a different subject matter compared to other requests and can be completed quickly. Furthermore, it is in the public interest to have these documents released very quickly.
Sincerely Yours,
Taylor Amarel
From: Securities and Exchange Commission
Mr. Amarel,
This is in response to your emails below where you object to the placement of this request in the complex track. Please be advised that this request is currently being processed in the simple track and has never been placed in the complex track. At present, I am coordinating with the Division of Enforcement and the Division of Economic and Risk Analysis. I hope to issue a final response to you early next week. Please let me know if you have any further questions or concerns.
Yours,
Mark Siford
Counsel to the Chief FOIA Officer
Office of Support Operations
U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission
(202) 551-7201
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From: Securities and Exchange Commission
Mr. Amarel,
Attached is the final response to your request. Please let me know if you have any questions.
Yours,
Mark Siford
Counsel to the Chief FOIA Officer
Office of Support Operations
U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission
(202) 551-7201
From: Taylor-Scott Amarel
Hi,
Thanks so much for your help with this request! I really appreciate it.
Sincerely,
Taylor-Scott Amarel
From: Securities and Exchange Commission
To Whom it May Concern:
The attached final response was issued to the requester on May 9, 2019.
Yours,
Mark Siford
Counsel to the Chief FOIA Officer
Office of Support Operations
U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission
(202) 551-7201
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SEC FOIA Request No. 19-01705-FOIA (Current OWB Matters)
From: Securities and Exchange Commission
Good morning,
Please see the attached response to your FOIA request.
Thank you.
From: Securities and Exchange Commission
Good morning, Mr. Amarel. In response to your attached status request, please see the attached response to your FOIA request.
Sincerely,
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From: Taylor-Scott Amarel
Thank you for the information.
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 March 26, 2019. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #19-01705-FOIA, 19-01836-FOIA.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Securities and Exchange Commission
Good morning, Mr. Amarel. Attached are emails this office has sent you concerning the 19-01705-FOIA and 19-01836-FOIA. Both of these FOIAs have been responded to and closed. Sincerely,
From: Taylor-Scott Amarel
Thank you.
Please understand that future requests for the number of "matters" being tracked by the Office of the Whistleblower (OWB) will be filed to improve the transparency and track this number over time. I request that these future requests are not aggregated or counted as duplicates. Although they may be submitted regularly (monthly to quarterly intervals) the responsive data will be different because the number of "matters" being tracked regularly changes as the SEC closes cases and opens new cases.
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 March 26, 2019. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #19-01705-FOIA, 19-01836-FOIA.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Securities and Exchange Commission
Final responses have already been issued to both of these requests. See attached.
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SEC FOIA Request No. 19-01705-FOIA (Current OWB Matters)
