EFTA00299467.pdf

DARREN K. INDYKE Darren K. Indyke, PLLC 575 Lexington Avenue, sta Floor New York, New York 10022 Telephon Telecopie email: June 26, 2013 Via email to CBPFOIAÄDHS.eov and Certified Mail (Return Receipt Requested) U.S. Customs and Border Protection FOIA Division 799 9th Street NW, 10th Floor Washington, DC 20229-1181 REQUEST UNDER FREEEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT AND PRIVACY ACT To Whom It May Concern: This letter constitutes a request ("Request") under the Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. § 552 ("FOIA"), the Privacy Act, 5. U.S.C. §522a, the Department of Homeland Security's implementing regulations (including 6 C.F.R. § 5.1, et seq.), and all other applicable regulations and other applicable provisions of law. This Request is submitted by undersigned counsel on behalf of my client, Jeffrey E. Epstein ("Epstein"). Submitted with this request is an executed Privacy Waiver signed by Epstein which designates undersigned counsel to receive the results of this FOIA request. I. The Requestor Epstein is a natural person. His birth date is January 20, 1953. His place of birth is Kings County, New York. His social security number isa. His current address is 6100 Red Hook, B3, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, 00802 and permanent residence is located at Little St. James, United States Virgin Islands. EFTA00299467 U.S. Customs and Border Protection FOIA Division June 26, 2013 Page 2 II. Request. Epstein seeks disclosure of any records' documents, files, communications, memoranda, orders, agreements and/or instructions relating to or referring to Epstein that were created from January 1, 2000 to June 27, 2013, and were prepared received, transmitted, collected, and/or maintained by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security, including, but not limited to, the following: 1. Any records relating or referring to, or giving rise to, inspections or examinations upon Epstein's arrival at or departure from a U.S. Port of Entry during the requested period. 2. Any records on the entry and exit of Epstein arriving at or departing from a U.S. Port of Entry during the requested period. 3. Any records that document monitoring, surveillance, observation, questioning, interrogation, investigation, arid/or collection of information relating or referring to Epstein during the requested period. 4. Any records relating or referring to how, why, or when Epstein was selected to be a subject of any such monitoring, surveillance, observation, questioning, interrogation, investigation, and/or collection of information. We preauthorize spending up to $1,000.00. Pursuant to applicable regulations and statutes, if this request is denied in whole or in part, we request that you justify all deletions by reference to specific exemptions of the FOIA, the Privacy Act, and any other provisions of law upon which you rely. Unless you reply otherwise within the response deadline set forth in the FOIA, I will assume that you do not claim that you are not the proper office to receive this request. Epstein reserves the right to appeal a decision to withhold any information. ' The term "records" as used herein includes all records or communications preserved in electronic or written form, including but not limited to correspondence, documents, data, videotapes, audiotapes, faxes, files, guidance, guidelines, evaluations, instructions, analysis, memoranda, agreements, notes, orders, policies, procedures, protocols, reports, rules, technical manuals, technical specifications, training manuals, or studies. EFTA00299468 U.S. Customs and Border Protection FOIA Division June 26, 2013 Page 3 Please furnish all requested information to my office at Darren K. Indyke, PLLC, 575 Lexington Avenue, 41° Floor, New York, NY 10022. Thank you. Respectfully, -->ovuAL adifirt--. Darren K. Indyke EFTA00299469 PRIVACY ACT WAIVER TO U.S. CUSTOMS AM) BORDER PROTECTION DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY In accordance with the requirements of the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. § 522a) and Department of Homeland Security Privacy Act Regulations (6 C.F.R. §§ 5.21 (d) and 5.21(t)), the undersigned: Name: Social Security Number: Date of Birth: Place of Birth: Address: Jeffraaitein January 20, 1953 Kings County, New York 6100 Red Hook Quarter, B3 St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands 00802 (hereinafter referred to as "Epstein"), does hereby certify that the undersigned voluntarily authorizes U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security to release all information requested on my behalf by my attorney, Darren K. Indyke, of the law firm Darren K. Indyke, PLLC, 575 Lexington Avenue, 4th Floor, New York, New York 10022 (the "Recipient"), in the foregoing F0IA/Privacy Act Request dated June 26, 2013 to which this Waiver is attached (the "Request"). The undersigned hereby certifies, under penalties of perjury, that the above information relating to the undersigned and the Recipient is accurate, and in connection with the authorization contained in this Waiver, I authorize U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the Department of Homeland Security and their respective components, offices, employees, contractors, agents, and assignees, to disclose to the Recipient all of the information and records requested in the foregoing Request. I understand this may include and is not limited to reports, evaluations, and notes of any kind, contained in any record keeping system maintained by or on behalf of U.S. Customs and Border Protection and/or the Department of Homeland Security; and that U.S. Customs and Border Protection and the Department of Homeland Security have no control over how the Recipient will use or disseminate my information. I agree to release and hold harmless U.S. Customs and Border Protection and the Department of Homeland Security and their respective components, offices, employees, contractors, agents, and assignees, from any and all claims of action or damages of any kind arising from, or in any way connected to, the release to, or use by, the Recipient of any information or records pursuant to this Waiver. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned ex s waiver, under penaltie perjury, this 26i° day of June, 2013. JEFFREY STEIN EFTA00299470