MPD emails mentioning "Project Veritas", January 14-February 1, 2017
| Tracking # |
2019-FOIA-01986 |
| Submitted | June 30, 2018 |
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From: Christopher Schiano
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:
Any email, sent or received by any employee of the Metropolitan Police Department between the dates of January 14, 2017 and February 1, 2017 which contains any mention of the group "Project Veritas".
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,
Christopher Schiano
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 June 30, 2018. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
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 June 30, 2018. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
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 June 30, 2018. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
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 June 30, 2018. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
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 June 30, 2018. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Metropolitan Police Department
Dear Christopher Schiano,
A temporary password has been issued and sent to the email address provided. Please check your email for this temporary password and return to https://foia-dc.gov/palMain.aspx to login. If you have any previously submitted requests to DC Government you will be able to view them by logging into your user account
Kindly change the password provided by us.
Regards,
DC Government
From: Metropolitan Police Department
Dear Christopher Schiano,
Once you login, please change your password to protect your account details.
Username: requests@muckrock.com
Password: 42ODaf^@
Regards,
DC Government
From: Christopher Schiano
Hi,
Sorry if I am misunderstanding or doing this wrong on my end, but when I try to use the login info you provided it says "not a valid user." Please let me know if I should try a different login or if there is any suggested solutions to this problem, or if there is anything else I should try.
Thank you!
Chris Schiano
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 June 30, 2018. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Metropolitan Police Department
Good morning,
The username and password provided is correct. Please try again.
Username: requests@muckrock.com<mailto:requests@muckrock.com>
Password: 42ODaf^@
If you remember the agency you had requested the information from, please visit our website below to find the FOIA office contact information for any inquiries regarding your FOIA request(s).
DCGOV-FOIAOffices<https://dc.gov/node/818962>
Regards,
Thang Nguyen
Messaging Specialist
Citywide Messaging
Office of the Chief Technology Officer (OCTO)
Government of the District of Columbia
HelpDesk: 202-727-6272
Desk: 202-478-5973
Mobile: 202-304-7460
Email: thang.nguyen@dc.gov<mailto:thang.nguyen@dc.gov>
https://octo.dc.gov/
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From: Metropolitan Police Department
Dear Christopher Schiano, Request Number 2019-FOIA-01986 has been assigned to the request you submitted. In all future correspondence regarding this request, please reference request number 2019-FOIA-01986. To check for status, please log in https://foia-dc.gov/palMain.aspx and go to Request Status. If you have any questions regarding your request, please visit our website https://dc.gov/node/818962 to find the FOIA office/officer contact information. For ease of reference, we ask that you have your FOIA Request Number available when you contact the FOIA office. (https://dc.gov/node/818962) Regards, DC Government
From: Metropolitan Police Department
Dear Mr. Schiano,
This office is in receipt of your Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request. Your FOIA request number is 2019-FOIA-01986 and your assigned FOIA Specialist Robert Eckert. If you have any questions regarding you request, please contact the assigned FOIA Specialist at (202) 727-3721. For ease of reference, we ask that you have your FOIA Request Number available when you contact our office.
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Regards,
Latrina Crumlin
Staff Assistant, FOIA
Metropolitan Police Department
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Washington,DC 20001
From: Metropolitan Police Department
This is an automated message from the DC Government FOIA system.
Dear Christopher Schiano,
The status for your request is below.
Please log into https://foia-dc.gov/palMain.aspx and go to Request Status. If you have any questions regarding the status of your request, please contact the agency's FOIA office that you had submitted your FOIA request to. You can communicate directly with the FOIA office by clicking on Inbox, search the request number, and then click Compose Message. OR, visit to see a list DC Government FOIA Office’s/officer’s contact information and have your Request ID ready. (https://dc.gov/node/818962)
Contact FOIA Office
Request status: On Hold - Fee Related
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DC Government
From: Metropolitan Police Department
This is an automated message from the DC Government FOIA system.
Dear Christopher Schiano,
The status for your request is below.
Please log into https://foia-dc.gov/palMain.aspx and go to Request Status. If you have any questions regarding the status of your request, please contact the agency's FOIA office that you had submitted your FOIA request to. You can communicate directly with the FOIA office by clicking on Inbox, search the request number, and then click Compose Message. OR, visit to see a list DC Government FOIA Office’s/officer’s contact information and have your Request ID ready. (https://dc.gov/node/818962)
Contact FOIA Office
Request status:
From: Metropolitan Police Department
This is an automated message from the DC Government FOIA system.
Dear Christopher Schiano,
The status for your request is below. Please log into https://foia-dc.gov/palMain.aspx and go to Request Status. If you have any questions regarding the status of your request, please contact the agency's FOIA office that you had submitted your FOIA request to. You can communicate directly with the FOIA office by clicking on Inbox, search the request number, and then click Compose Message. OR, visit to see a list DC Government FOIA Office’s/officer’s contact information and have your Request ID ready. (https://dc.gov/node/818962)
Contact FOIA Office
Request status: In Process
Request ID:
Description:
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:
Any email, sent or received by any employee of the Metropolitan Police Department between the dates of January 14, 2017 and February 1, 2017 which contains any mention of the group "Project Veritas".
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,
Christopher Schiano
Regards,
DC Government
From: Metropolitan Police Department
The request has been rejected by the agency.
From: Metropolitan Police Department
This is an automated message from the DC Government FOIA system.
Dear Christopher Schiano,
The status for your request is below. Please log into https://foia-dc.gov/palMain.aspx and go to Request Status. If you have any questions regarding the status of your request, please contact the agency's FOIA office that you had submitted your FOIA request to. You can communicate directly with the FOIA office by clicking on Inbox, search the request number, and then click Compose Message. OR, visit to see a list DC Government FOIA Office’s/officer’s contact information and have your Request ID ready. (https://dc.gov/node/818962)
Contact FOIA Office
Request status: Closed
Request ID:
Description:
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:
Any email, sent or received by any employee of the Metropolitan Police Department between the dates of January 14, 2017 and February 1, 2017 which contains any mention of the group "Project Veritas".
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,
Christopher Schiano
Regards,
DC Government