U.S.

Department of Justice

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Washington, D.C. 20535

October 14, 2011 Ms. Anne L. Weismann Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington Suite 450 1400 Eye Street Northwest Washington, DC 20005

Subject: Murtha, John FOIPANo.: 1161324-001 Dear Ms. Weismann: The enclosed documents were reviewed and processed in accordance with the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552. Deletions have been made to protect information which is exempt from disclosure, with the appropriate exemptions noted on the page next to the excision. In addition, a deleted page information sheet has been inserted to indicate where pages were withheld entirely. The exemptions used to withhold information are marked below and explained on the enclosed Form OPCA-16a:

Section 552 (b)(1) (b)(7)(A)

D(b)(7)(B)
(b)(3) Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure Rule 6(e) (b)(7)(C) (b)(7)(D) u(b)(7)(E)

Section 552a E(d)(5) ci(j)(2)

E(k)(1) LJ(k)(2) E(k)(3)

E(b)(7)(F) E(b)(4) L(b)(5) (b)(6) 124 pages were reviewed and 120 pages are being released in full or in part. LJ(b)(8)

LI(k)(4) E(k)(5) U(k)(6) E(k)(7)

Document(s) were located which originated with, or contained information concerning other Government agency(ies) [OGA]. This information has been:
U

referred to the OGA for review and direct response to you.

U referred to the OGA for consultation. The FBI will correspond with you regarding this information when the consultation is finished. You have the right to appeal any denials in this release. Appeals should be directed in writing to the Director, Office of Information Policy, U.S. Department of Justice,1425 New York Ave., NW, Suite 11050, Washington, D.C. 20530-0001. Your appeal must be received by OIP within sixty (60) days from the date of this letter in order to be considered timely. The envelope and the letter should be clearly marked Freedom of Information Appeal. Please cite the FOIPA Number assigned to your request so that it may be easily identified.

The enclosed material is from the main investigative file(s) in which the subject(s) of your request was the focus of the investigation. See additional information which follows. Sincerely yours,

David M. Hardy Section Chief Record/Information Dissemination Section Records Management Division Enclosure(s) Pursuant to the Joint Scheduling Statement filed on September 14, 2011 in CREW v. DOJ, Civ. A. No. 1 1-CV-01 106 (D.D.C.), enclosed is a processed copy of FBI Washington Field Office file 58CWF-237134, which represents the first interim release in this litigation. Certain documents have been withheld in full pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552 (b)(7)(A) (records or information compiled for law enforcement purposes, the release of which could reasonably be expected to interfere with enforcement proceedings.)

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