Wedtech
| Tracking # |
F16-00070; 1349150-000 |
| Submitted | April 17, 2016 |
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From: Michael Best
To Whom It May Concern:
This is a request under the Freedom of Information Act. I hereby request the following records:
Records relating to, mentioning or describing the Wedtech scandal and investigations of it. The Wedtech scandal refers to the December 1987 indictment of E. Robert Wallach and two other men were on charges of defrauding stockholders of Wedtech The indictment alleged that the defendants submitted false invoices to the federal government to hide their lobbying of former Atty. Gen. Edwin Meese III. Wallach, an attorney and long-time friend of Meese, was charged with racketeering, conspiracy and fraud for allegedly receiving more than $500,000 for his lobbying. Also indicted were two former consultants to the by-then bankrupt Wedtech, W. Franklyn Chinn, who had at one time been an investment advisor to Meese, and R. Kent London. The matter was investigated by Independent Counsel James McKay.
Please search all of the following DOJ components:
Office of the Attorney General
Office of the Deputy Attorney General
Office of the Associate Attorney General
Criminal Division
Executive Office for United States Attorneys
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Office of the Inspector General
Office of the Pardon Attorney
Office of Professional Responsibility
Office of Public Affairs
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
I request that fees be waived, as the disclosure is in the public interest - specifically as it revolves around the investigation of alleged wrongdoing by a sitting Attorney General. 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,
Michael Best
From: MRUFOIA Requests
Sir/Madam,
Please see the attached response to your FOIA request. Please note, your request has been assigned tracking number EMRUFOIA041716-4.
Thank you,
MRU FOIA
From: OIP-NoReply@usdoj.gov
This message is to confirm your request submission to the FOIAonline application: View Request. Request information is as follows: (https://foiaonline.regulations.gov:443/foia/action/public/view/request?objectId=090004d280c4331e)
* Tracking Number: DOJ-2016-002666
* Requester Name: Michael Best
* Date Submitted: 04/19/2016
* Request Status: Submitted
* Description: FOIA request - Wedtech
From: OIP-NoReply@usdoj.gov
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* Tracking Number: DOJ-2016-002667
* Requester Name: Michael Best
* Date Submitted: 04/19/2016
* Request Status: Submitted
* Description: FOIA request - Wedtech
From: OIP-NoReply@usdoj.gov
This message is to confirm your request submission to the FOIAonline application: View Request. Request information is as follows: (https://foiaonline.regulations.gov:443/foia/action/public/view/request?objectId=090004d280c43352)
* Tracking Number: DOJ-2016-002668
* Requester Name: Michael Best
* Date Submitted: 04/19/2016
* Request Status: Submitted
* Description: FOIA request - Wedtech
From: OIP-NoReply@usdoj.gov
This message is to confirm your request submission to the FOIAonline application: View Request. Request information is as follows: (https://foiaonline.regulations.gov:443/foia/action/public/view/request?objectId=090004d280c43391)
* Tracking Number: DOJ-2016-002669
* Requester Name: Michael Best
* Date Submitted: 04/19/2016
* Request Status: Submitted
* Description: FOIA request - Wedtech
From: Department of Justice
A fix is required to perfect the request.
From: Department of Justice
An interim response, stating the request is being processed.
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 at 202-616-0307 for further assistance.
Thank you,
FOIA/PA Unit
Criminal Division
U.S. Department of Justice
From: OIGFOIA (OIG)
Hello:
Attached is the OIG's response to your FOIA request.
Thanks.
From: Department of Justice
A letter stating the requester must agree to or prepay assessed or estimated fees in order for the agency to continue processing the request.
From: OIP-NoReply@usdoj.gov
Attached is this Office's response to the above-referenced request.
From: OPR NO-REPLY
Attached please find OPR's response to FOIA request F16-00070.
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From: US Pardon Attorney (imailagent)
December 1, 2016
Mr. Michael Best
411A Highland Ave
Somerville, MA 02144-2516
Re: Freedom of Information Act Request Number: 2016-066
Dear Mr.Best:
This letter is in response to your Freedom of Information
Act (FOIA) request dated April 17, 2016 and received in the Office of
the Pardon Attorney (OPA) on April 19, 2016. I apologize for the delay
in responding to you but our office is dealing with a backlog of
requests while managing the Department's Clemency Initiative. Pursuant
to the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. § 552 et seq., you
requested records relating to, mentioning or describing the Wedtech
scandal and investigations of it.
Please be advised that the Office of the Pardon Attorney assists the
President of the United States in the exercise of his constitutional
executive clemency power. In the future, if you would like to request
information related to the topic of presidential clemency, please email
us at PardonAttorneyFOIA@usdoj.gov
<mailto:PardonAttorneyFOIA@usdoj.gov> .
After carefully reviewing the records responsive to your request, I
have determined that 1-document containing 3 pages of a news article
are responsive and appropriate for release in full under the FOIA. All
of the responsive pages are attached to this email and no responsive
pages have been withheld.
For your information, Congress excluded three discrete categories of
law enforcement and national security records from the requirements of
the FOIA. See 5 U.S.C. § 552(c). This response is limited to those
records that are subject to the requirements of the FOIA. This is a
standard notification that is given to all our requesters and should
not be taken as an indication that excluded records do, or do not,
exist.
If you are not satisfied with my final response to this request, you
may administratively appeal it by writing to the Director, Office of
Information Policy (OIP), United States Department of Justice, Suite
11050, 1425 New York Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20530-0001, or you may
submit an appeal through OIP's FOIAonline portal by creating an account
on the following web site:
https://foiaonline.regulations.gov/foia/action/public/home
<https://foiaonline.regulations.gov/foia/action/public/home> . Your
appeal must be postmarked or electronically transmitted within 60 days
of the date of my response to your request. If you submit your appeal
by mail, both the letter and the envelope should be clearly marked
"Freedom of Information Act Appeal."
Sincerely,
William N. Taylor II
Executive Officer
Office of the Pardon Attorney
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