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FOIA Contact:
Marlene
M. Wahowiak
Special Counsel for Freedom of Information and Privacy Acts
Office of Professional Responsibility
950 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Suite 3529
Washington, D.C. 20530
FOIA Requester Service Center: (202) 514-3365
FOIA Public Liaison: Patricia Reiersen (202) 514-3365
Conventional Reading
Room:
Call (202)
514-3365 for Access Instructions
Electronic Reading
Room:
This includes
frequently requested records, opinions, policy statements, and staff manuals/instructions
to staff, created by the Office of Professional Responsibility after November
1, 1996.
Component Description:
OPR maintains
records relating to its investigations of allegations of misconduct by Department
of Justice attorneys that relate to the exercise of their authority to investigate,
litigate or provide legal advice, and allegations of misconduct by law enforcement
personnel when they are related to allegations of misconduct by DOJ attorneys.
Those cases in which there appear to be violations of the law are often referred
to the investigative agency with jurisdiction over such alleged violation, although
OPR also conducts criminal investigations. Investigative records are maintained
in the office on all ongoing cases. Records maintained include closed investigations,
inquiries, complaints and those records relating to the administration of OPR.
Multitrack Processing:
FOIA requests
are placed in one of two tracks. Track one is for those requests which seek and
receive expedited processing pursuant to (a)(6)(E) of the FOIA or which do not
involve voluminous records or lengthy consultations with other entities. Track
two is for those requests which involve voluminous records and for which lengthy
or numerous consultations are required, or those which may involve sensitive records.
A comprehensive guide
to the FOIA that serves as a handbook for obtaining information from the Department.
Special information
required to make a FOIA request: None
Publicly
available information for which a FOIA request is not required:
Publicly
available information: OPR annual reports that contain a review and evaluation
of the activities of the internal inspection units of the Justice Department;
public summaries of certain OPR investigations.
If interested in
such information, please contact the office listed above.
Major Information Systems
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