02.02.2016 - 12:17 [ Techdirt ]

DOJ Lies To ‚FOIA Terrorist‘ Jason Leopold; Claim They Have No Documents On Aaron Swartz

Jason Leopold, who uses FOIA requests so frequently and so effectively that the DOJ once labeled him a „FOIA Terrorist,“ submitted a similar request with the Justice Department — specifically targeting the US Attorney‘s Office in Massachusetts — which is the office out of which Swartz‘s case was prosecuted. Obviously, they have plenty of such documents. In fact, in Poulsen‘s DHS Swartz files there are emails between DHS and DOJ folks. But, an astounding three years and 11 days after Leopold submitted his FOIA request, the DOJ has told him it has no responsive documents.

That‘s obviously bullshit. There‘s simply no way that the office that was prosecuting Swartz has no responsive documents on the case.