U.S. Department of Justice¶
Federal Bureau of Investigation¶
Washington, D.C. 20535¶
December 30, 2019¶
MS. HALLEY FREGER¶
ABC NEWS¶
FLOOR 5¶
7 WEST 66TH STREET¶
NEW YORK, NY 10023-6298¶
FOIPA Request No. 1454866-000¶
INTERPOL Tracking No.: USNCB 2020-017¶
Subject: Any and All Records on Jeffrey Epstein and All Communications Concerning Jeffery Epstein and International Police¶
Dear Ms. Freger:¶
In response to your Freedom of Information/Privacy Acts (FOIPA) request to INTERPOL Washington (INTERPOL), records were located which originated with the FBI. This material was referred to the FBI for direct response to you.¶
The material you requested is located in an investigative file, which is exempt from disclosure pursuant to Title 5, United States Code, §§ 552/552a, subsection (b)(7)(A), (j)(2). For an explanation of this exemption see enclosed form. Please note if this file is reviewed under the FOIPA in the future, additional exemptions may be applied at that time.¶
For your information, Congress excluded three discrete categories of law enforcement and national security records from the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). See 5 U.S. C. § 552(c) (2006 & Supp. IV (2010). This response is limited to those records 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.¶
For questions regarding our determinations, visit the www.fbi.gov/foia website under “Contact Us.” The FOIPA Request number listed above has been assigned to your request. Please use this number in all correspondence concerning your request.¶
You may file an appeal by writing to the Director, Office of Information Policy (OIP), United States Department of Justice, Sixth Floor, 441 G Street, NW, Washington, D.C. 20001, or you may submit an appeal through OIP’s FOIA online portal by creating an account on the following website: https://www.foiaonline.gov/foiaonline/action/public/home. Your appeal must be postmarked or electronically transmitted within ninety (90) days from the date of this letter in order to be considered timely. If you submit your appeal by mail, both the letter and the envelope should be clearly marked “Freedom of Information Act Appeal.” Please cite the FOIPA Request Number assigned to your request so it may be easily identified.¶
You may seek dispute resolution services by contacting the Office of Government Information Services (OGIS). The contact information for OGIS is as follows: Office of Government Information Services, National Archives and Records Administration, 8601 Adelphi Road-OGIS, College Park, Maryland e-mail at ; telephone at ; toll free at ; or facsimile at . Alternatively, you may contact the FBI’s FOIA Public Liaison by emailing¶
EFTA00173724¶
If you submit your dispute resolution correspondence by email, the subject heading should clearly state “Dispute Resolution Services.” Please also cite the FOIPA Request Number assigned to your request so it may be easily identified.¶
Section Chief,¶
Record/Information¶
Dissemination Section¶
Information Management Division¶
Enclosure¶