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FOIA Appeal (Exhibits): CREW: DOJ-Criminal Division: Regarding Jerry Lewis Investigation: 3/18/11
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|Likes: 0Published by CREWOn March 18, 2011, CREW filed an administrative appeal from the refusal of the Department of Justice’s Criminal Division to provide any records related to their investigations of House Appropriations Committee Chairman Emeritus Jerry Lewis (R-CA), including documents that would answer why Rep. Lewis was not criminally prosecuted despite evidence he violated the law. On March 18, 2011, CREW filed an administrative appeal from the refusal of the Department of Justice’s Criminal Division to provide any records related to their investigations of House Appropriations Committee Chairman Emeritus Jerry Lewis (R-CA), including documents that would answer why Rep. Lewis was not criminally prosecuted despite evidence he violated the law. More info:Categories:Government & Politics, Public NoticesPublished by: CREW on Mar 18, 2011Copyright:Public DomainAvailability:Read on Scribd mobile: iPhone, iPad and Android.download as PDF, TXT or read online from ScribdFlag for inappropriate content|Add to collectionSee moreSee lesshttp://www.scribd.com/doc/51051651/FOIA-Appeal-Exhibits-CREW-DOJ-Criminal-Division-Regarding-Jerry-Lewis-Investigation-3-18-1104/06/2012pdftextoriginal EXHIBITA
KimChief,FOrA/PASectionCriminalDivisionU.S.DepartmentofJusticeSuite1127,KeeneyBuilding950PennsylvaniaAvenue,N.W.Washington,D.C.20530-0001
CitizensforResponsibilityandEthicsinWashington("CREW")makesthisrequestforrecords,regardlessofformat,medium,orphysicalcharacteristics,andincludingelectronicrecordsandinformation,audiotapes,videotapesandphotographs,pursuanttotheFreedomofInformationAct("FOrA"),5U.S.C.§§552,
andU.S.DepartmentofJusticeCDOJ")regulations,28C.F.R.Part16.Specifically,CREWrequestsallrecordsrelatedtotheinvestigationofRep.JerryLewis(R-CA)conductedbyDOJandtheFederalBureauofInvestigation("FBI")thatarenotcoveredbygrandjurysecrecypursuanttoRule6(e)oftheFederalRulesofCriminalProcedure,includingbutnotlimitedtoDOJ'sdecisionnottobringcriminalchargesagainsthim.Asreportedpublicly,in2006DOJ,theFBI,andotherlawenforcementagencieslaunchedaninvestigationofRep.Lewisfocusedonhisconductinobtainingmillionsofdollarsinearmarksforclientsoflobbyingfirmsrunbyhisformercolleaguesandstaffmembers.
RichardSimon,SanBernardinoCountvRecordsArcSubpoenaed,
June3,2006(attachedasExhibit
OnDecember3,2010,aspokesmanfortheU.S.Attorney'sOfficefortheCentralDistrictofCaliforniaannouncedDOJhadcloseditsinvestigationintoRep.Lewis'sconduct.
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KimJanuary24,2011Page2CREWrequeststhatyouprovideitwithanindexofthosedocumentsasrequiredunder
484F,2d820(D,C.Cir.1973),
415U.S,977(1972),Asyouareaware,a
603F,2d945,949(D,C,Cir.1979),Moreover,the
withholdingitmustdiscusstheconsequencesofsupplyingthesought-afterinformation,"
830F,2d210,223-24(D,C,Cir.1987)(emphasisadded),Further,"thewithholdingagencymustsupply'arelativelydetailedjustification,specificallyidentifyingthereasonswhyaparticularexemptionisrelevantandcorrelatingthoseclaimswiththeparticularpartofawithhelddocumenttowhichtheyapply,'"
566F,2d242,251(D,C,Cir,1977)),Intheeventsomeportionsoftherequestedrecordsareproperlyexemptfromdisclosure,pleasediscloseanyreasonablysegregablenon-exemptportionsoftherequestedrecords,
U,S,C,§552(b),Ifitisyourpositionthatadocumentcontainsnon-exemptsegments,butthatthosenon-exemptsegmentsaresodispersedthroughoutthedocumentastomakesegregationimpossible,pleasestatewhatportionofthedocumentisnon-exempt,andhowthematerialisdispersedthroughoutthedocument.
566F,2dat261.Claimsofnonsegregabilitymustbemadewiththesamedegreeofdetailasrequiredforclaimsofexemptionsina
index,Ifarequestisdeniedinwhole,pleasestatespecificallythatitisnotreasonabletosegregateportionsoftherecordforrelease,Finally,CREWwelcomestheopportunitytodiscusswithyouwhetherandtowhatextentthisrequestcanbenarrowedormodifiedtobetterenableDOJtoprocessitwithintheFOrA'sdeadlines,AdamJ,Rappaport,theCREWattorneyhandlingthismatter,canbereachedat(202)408-5565orarappapOlt@citizensforethics,org,
Inaccordancewith5U.S,c.§552(a)(4)(A)(iii)and28C,F,R,§16,11(k),CREWrequestsawaiveroffeesassociatedwithprocessingthisrequestforrecords,Thesubjectofthisrequestconcernstheoperationsofthefederalgovernmentandexpenditures,andthedisclosureswilllikelycontributetoabetterunderstandingofrelevantgovernmentproceduresbyCREWandthegeneralpublicinasignificantway,Moreover,therequestisprimarilyandfundamentallyfornon-commercialpurposes,5U.S,C,§552(a)(4)(A)(iii),
See,e.g.,lvfcClellanEcological
835F,2d1282,1285(9thCir.1987),TheserecordsarelikelytocontributetogreaterpublicawarenessofallegedmalfeasanceandpossiblecriminalbehaviorbyRep,Lewisandwhy,despitethisapparentmalfeasance,DO]refusedtoprosecuteRep,Lewis,Rep,Lewis,amemberoftheHouseAppropriationsCommittee