INFORMATION IS POWER

For many years, rogue government operatives entrenched within the government agencies protecting the Deep State made a mockery of both statutes. They invoked all-encompassing firewalls and Glomar responses ("we cannot confirm or deny") to prevent the exposure of damning information. The infamous Michael Seidel at the FBI served to shut the door to transparency. Even though he seems to have been forced out as director of the FBI Records Division, he seems to have trained well his minions that continue obfuscating the production of records. 

In 2025, Senator Chuck Grassley declassified an electronic communication that exposed the existence of the "Prohibited Access" and "Restricted Access" files at the FBI. These records embedded within the FBI Sentinel System seem to contain the documents that prove agency corruption and malfeasance, such as Artic Frost.
FBI director Kash Patel has expressed that he "kicked down" the Prohibited Access door and that "Accountability is coming." 

The moment has come for you to demand to see your records. 

Send your requests, keep detailed records and prepare to fight back!

Enacted in 1967, the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) covers the public's right to request and access records from federal agencies, unless they are protected by one of the law's nine exemptions. The law gives any person the right to request information held by the executive branch of the U.S. government to promote transparency and accountability. However, it does not cover records from Congress, the courts, or state and local governments.

In NLRB v. Robbins Tire Co., the US Supreme Court explained that the “basic purpose of FOIA was to ensure an informed citizenry, vital to the functioning of a democratic society, needed to check against corruption and to hold the governors accountable to the governed.” 

The FOIA is used to obtain information about government records pertaining to the agency's activities or events that are not comprised within the statutory exemptions such as "law enforcement" or "privacy". The White House, although part of the Executive Branch, is exempt from the statute. 

News media organizations as defined in in the statute can be exempt from fees and get expedited processing.  5 U.S.C. § 552(a)(6)(E)(v)(II) defines one aspect of "compelling need" for expedited Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) processing: urgency for a person primarily disseminating information (like a journalist) to inform the public about actual or alleged Federal Government activity.

The Privacy Act, codified in 5 U.S.C 552a, gives American citizens, residents and the members of the twenty-seven countries in the European Community the right to examine his or her records under the control of the agency.

WHAT ARE  RECORDS?

(5) the term ‘‘system of records’’ means a group of any records under the control of any agency from which information is retrieved by the name of the individual or by some identifying number, symbol, or other identifying particular assigned to the individual;

IN THE CONTEXT OF THE FBI, THIS INCLUDES: FBI Guardian, EGuardian, Central Records System, NCIC, Sentinel, including its ‘Prohibited Access and “Restricted Access” files. 

WHAT RIGHTS DOES  THE PRIVACY ACT CONFER?

(d) ACCESS TO RECORDS.—Each agency that maintains a system of records shall— (1) upon request by any individual to gain access to his record or to any information pertaining to him which is contained in the system, permit him and upon his request, a person of his own choosing to accompany him, to review the record and have a copy made of all or any portion thereof in a form comprehensible to him, except that the agency may require the individual to furnish a written statement authorizing discussion of that individual’s record in the accompanying person’s presence.

*The agency cannot charge you to let you see your records. 

If American citizen/resident, 5 U.S.C. § 552a(g)(1)(B) grants individuals the right to sue a federal agency to access their records if the agency fails to comply with a request for access under the ACT. 

Injunctive relief to compel access AND CORRECTION OF RECORDS; Damages of no less than $1000.

Damages in cases of intentional or willful refusal to comply with a request for access (§ 552a(g)(1)(C) and (D))

Permits the individual to request amendment of a record pertaining to him within 10 days

and (B) promptly, either— (i) make any correction which the individual believes is not accurate, relevant, timely, or complete; or (ii) inform the individual of its refusal to amend the record, the reason for the refusal, the procedures established by the agency for the individual to request a review of that refusal.

You can adapt the example below to your circumstances: 

(DATE)

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Attn: Initial Processing Operations Unit

Record/Information Dissemination Section

200 Constitution Drive

Winchester, VA 22602

Dear Sirs:

This letter constitutes a request under the Privacy Act, 5 U.S.C. § 552a, on behalf of the undersigned, __________________, born ________________________.

This is to request that within twenty (20) days, you have available for my examination at the FBI field office in ______________, the documents listed in section II below. 

I. Requester

The records requested may be associated to of the following variations of the undersigned’s name as set forth below or code names secretly adopted by the FBI. To assist your search, refer to the identifying information below:

             A) Full Name

             B) Maiden Name

             C) Any other alias that you may have used (including in social media)

             D) email address 1

             E) email address 2

             F) xxx-xx-1234 (last four digits of your social security number)

             I) Terrorist Screening Center identifying number

G) Any other name or identifier the agency has assigned to the undersigned.

II. Definitions

The term “record” is to be liberally construed to include: any 1) sound or voice recording, 2) photographs (.png, .jpg. .jpec, .tiff, mp4, or any other photograph formats), 3) video (.mp4, .mov., .avi, .wmv, .mkv or any other video format , 4) text message, 5) mobile/web app messages (from applications such as Messenger, Whatsapp, Signal, Telegram, etc.) 6) email, 7) web page and blog captures and archives, 8) paper, computer or digital file, 9) spreadsheet, 10) paper, report, flyer, memorandum, or any other document, 11) microfilm, 12) digital archive, 13) x-Rays or imaging, 14) electronic communication, 15) transcript of conversation, 16) document or any other format where the information sought may be stored. The term “record” includes both the principal record responsive to the request as well as any studies, exhibits, supporting documentation or supplement thereof.

III. Records Requested

I request the production of a copy of the following records relating to the undersigned, _____________ including all the varieties of her identifying information set forth in section I above:

All agency records as defined in II above, located in the entire universe of records including Sentinel, EGuardian, Guardian, Prohibited Access, Restricted Access, National Crime Information Center, Central Records Systems and/or any other record filing system withing your agency relating to, about, to, from, or of the undersigned. It is NOT acceptable for you to only search in the Central Records System as it may not contain the records that the agency has about the undersigned.

The records sought include, but are not limited to the following documents:

1. Opening electronic communication document (which formally opens the case within the FBI), the Notice of Initiation (which formally notifies the U.S. Department of Justice of the case opening), and the watchlist nomination form for the undersigned.

2. All correspondence, complaints, reports, or documents sent of filed by the undersigned, including criminal complaints, and prior Freedom of Information/Privacy Act requests by the undersigned physically or electronically sent or delivered to the FBI and all FBI responses thereto. 

3.  Al FISA applications submitted and/or warrants and renewals obtained and/or executed against  the undersigned from January 1st (year before you realized you were targeted) until December 31st 2025 (in case they have a valid warrant in place), and every record generated as a result of each one including, but not limited to all court orders issued, inventory of surveillance carried out and summary of each. Include copies of all communications intercepted.

4. All photographs, videos, images, or any other media depicting the image of the undersigned, or her body or any part thereof from (the date you realized you were targeted) to the present, whether authorized by her or not.

5. All voice or sound recordings including the actual or reproduced voice of the undersigned or of any third party made in her property or in a phone conversation with her, that were made with or without her knowledge or consent. This includes transcripts of voice or sound recordings prepared for any application to any Article III, FISA, or any other Court. 

6. All “Sneak and Peak” warrants issued, requested and/or executed against the undersigned’s property or within her property. Include an inventory of all records generated as a result of each one including, but not limited to: inventory of items seized, date, place, and current custodian for each one.

7. All FD-930 and/or nomination forms used to nominate and change designation of the undersigned  to the Terrorist Screening Database.

8. Complete expense records and ledgers reflecting expenses, payments, fees, purchases, professional services paid or any other disbursement carried out in any matter relating to the undersigned.

9. Inventory and chain of custody records of all property, records and documents seized, stolen, or removed from the undersigned’s property or vehicles with or without an Article III Court warrant.

10. All geofencing warrants and renewals obtained for the undersigned or any of her known aliases, and all records generated as a result of each one up to and including December 31, 2024 and the documents as defined above generated as a result of each.

12. All communications relating to the processing of this Privacy Act request with anyone within or outside of the FBI.

13. Records, correspondence, or communications to and from the any party relating to the  undersigned or any of her known aliases with anyone.

14. Inventory of property seized from, occupied, removed from, or otherwise taken away from the undersigned’s or from any of her residences or vehicles at the behest of the agency or its contractors. Include pets that were sequestered and/or murdered.

15. Records obtained from any of the undersigned’s computers, phones, social media accounts, web or smart phone applications, or any other digital  source.

16. Records of payments, bartering, financial contributions, checks, money orders, bank transfers, gifts, donations or any other kind of economic transaction made by any person, corporation, research institution, or organization including the United States Government in compensation or payment of any surveillance of and/or data harvesting from the undersigned. 

17. All physical or electronic correspondence, communications, documents  with any member of the state, territorial or federal judiciary regarding the undersigned.

18. All physical, electronic or documented conversations, documents, instructions, or any kind of communication with officials from state or federal judiciary.  State Department of Justice and/or Police Department, Fusion Center, FBI United States Probation Office, United States Marshals Office, IRS, or any other state or federal agency relating to the undersigned, her property, and profession.

19. Ledger of all payments made to confidential human sources, "honey pots", collaborators, snitches, in exchange for information, reports, data gathering, surveillance, stalking, harassment, vandalism, and all activity associated to the undersigned’s classification as a "domestic terrorist" or any of its variations by the FBI.

20. All documents and correspondence from the FBI to any member of any judicial system including clerks, judges, and attorneys regarding the undersigned in any case involving the undersigned as a party, witness, and/or attorney and any reply thereto.

21. All documents and correspondence from the FBI to the (City) Police Department and vice versa regarding the undersigned.

22. All medical records, correspondence, electronic communications pertaining to the undersigned in possession of the agency. 

The list above should not be construed to limit the search to the items responsive to it. The undersigned reiterates her right to full access to any and all record about her in ALL agency files. 

As you know, the Privacy Act requires agencies to release information unless it is specifically exempt from disclosure under the statute, and also requires agencies to release all reasonably segregable nonexempt portions of documents, i.e., to redact exempt portions of documents and release the rest. See 5 U.S.C. § 552(a)(8).

For any document you know exists but do not have, please provide name of agency and contact information to request it from.

IV. Specific Instructions

Executive Order 13526 provides that the agency cannot classify a document or prevent producing it to hide agency malfeasance.

The undersigned specifically requests that you include in your search all agency files in the illegally hidden “Restricted Files” and “Prohibited Access” files within the Sentinel system, as exposed by the Senate Judiciary Committee. The undersigned specifically requests that you abstain from the illegal practice implemented by former director Michael Seidel of obstructing the production of records included in the "Prohibited" and "Restricted" access files within the agency's Sentinel System. 

The Privacy Act does not allow the agency to determine which records to search as it compels the production of the requester’s records in all agency files. Compliance with the Privacy Act  demands a search of ALL records. It is thus a violation of the Privacy Act to limit your search to the agency's "Central Records System" and exclude the entire agency records, including Sentinel. PROVIDED, that the Act only provides for the use of statutorily recognized exemptions to the production of any information compiled in reasonable anticipation of a civil action or proceeding.

Consistent with the undersigned’s right to demand that the agency correct its erroneous records about her, the undersigned demands that you refrain from withholding the records classifying her as a “domestic terrorist,” non-investigative subject, or any variation thereof.

For each item below that you invoke an exception, you must separately identify the exemption invoked to refuse the production of responsive records. 

I request that your reply is signed by the person carrying out the search and certifying that all responsive records have been produced.

V. Request for Fee Waiver

 The Privacy Act does not authorize charging the individual for access to his/her records. 

For any document you fail to produce, I request that you provide a Vaughn Index and declaration setting forth reasonably detailed explanations for each withheld document as to why it falls within any statutory exemption. See Vaughn v. Rosen, 484 F. 2d 820 (D.C. Cir. 1973). The Vaughn statement must specify details about each document's sender, recipients, date and time, and subject.

If you need to discuss this request, the undersigned can be reached at (phone number)  and (email address). Thank you for your consideration of my request.

Sincerely,

Your name

____________@proton.me

Tel. 

Mailing Address:

The FBI will do everything in its power to obstruct the production of your records.

While it is plausible they can destroy them, they would risk serious criminal penalties. 

The first step in challenging the denial is a request for dispute resolution. You can use this model: 

DATE: 01/01/2026

Via email: foipaquestions@FBI.com

SUBJECT: DISPUTE RESOLUTION REQUEST/ Reference number

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Attention: FOIA requests

This is to request Dispute Resolution on the denial of my FOIA/PRIVACY ACT REQUEST.

In your reply, you admit that you conducted a search in the “Central Records System” pursuant to your “standard search policy.” Your conduct is in violation of the Privacy Act, 5 U.S.C. Section 552a (“the Act”) .

This is to request that you fully comply with the Act, and carry out the search in ALL agency files including Sentinel, Guardian, EGuardian, National Crime Information Center, the infamous “Prohibited Access” and “Restricted Access” files exposed by Senator Chuck Grassley, and any other secret filing system you maintain to hide agency irregularities or malfeasance.

The FBI does not have the discretion to determine which files to search when the Privacy Act clearly states that the agency has to search ALL agency records. Thus, a limited search in the Central Records System violates the Act.

Allow me to remind you that pursuant to Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, 603 U.S. 369 (2024), the agency cannot read into a statute what is not there. The FBI does not have the discretion to decide what records to search, when the Act clearly provides that the agency shall search all of its records.

Please confirm receipt of this request for Dispute Resolution and specifically inform if the 90-day period to file appeal is interrupted by it.

I look forward to your prompt reply indicating the date and time that I can go examine all the files that the FBI related to me in the local field office in [my local city], or when you will forward the documents.

Best,

Jon Smith

Contact info

*This is not legal advice.  

Even though the Privacy Act does not require the filing of an appeal as a jurisdictional requirement to file a legal action demanding compliance with the act, it is best if you file it if your Privacy Act request is denied, if only to reduce the controversies before the Court and save you some time. 

Check back for the Appeal form we will soon upload here.