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Unauthorized and Incorrect Redistribution of Events That Led Up to the Jeanne Clery Act

Via email dated October 03rd 2023, Michael A. Ayele (a.k.a) W had informed OpenAIRE that many of his journal articles published on Zenodo were being redistributed and incorrectly attributed to others who have in no way shape or form participated in the writing and publication of Michael A. Ayele (a.k.a) W review of events that led up to the enactment of the Jeanne Clery Act. Via email dated October 04th 2023, OpenAIRE have recognized that Michael A. Ayele (a.k.a) W journal articles published on Zenodo were being redistributed and incorrectly attributed to others.

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  1. 10/22/24, 9:28 PM Conflicting Information About Jeanne Ann Clery and What Happened to Her Case After June 11th 1992 - #August 29th 1986 at Westminster College (Fulton, Missouri) - #Michael Ay… All Solutions Support For Researchers Search from 250 M? research papers Sign In 7-days of FREE Audio papers, translation & more with Prime See Benefits Get Started Home /  Search /  Conflicting Information About Jeanne An… Conflicting Information About Jeanne Ann Clery and What Happened to Her Case After June 11th 1992 - #August 29th 1986 at Westminster College (Fulton, Missouri) - #Michael Ayele (a.k.a) W Michael Ayele Copy DOI https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8022592 Journal: Zenodo ?CERN European Organ… License type: cc-by Publication Date: Jun 10, 2023 Affiliation: American Civil Liberties Union #Westminster College https://discovery.researcher.life/article/conflicting-information-about-jeanne-ann-clery-and-what-happened-to-her-case-after-june-11th-1992-august-29th-1986-at-westminster-college-fulton-missouri-mich… 1/5

  2. 10/22/24, 9:28 PM Conflicting Information About Jeanne Ann Clery and What Happened to Her Case After June 11th 1992 - #August 29th 1986 at Westminster College (Fulton, Missouri) - #Michael Ay… PDF Full-Text For Researchers Search from 250 M? research papers Sign In Abstract Similar Papers 7-days of FREE Audio papers, translation & more with Prime See Benefits Get Started Abstract Conflicting Information About Jeanne Ann Clery and What Happened to Her Case After June 11th 1992 ? #August 29th 1986 at Westminster College ?Fulton, Missouri) - #Michael Ayele (a.k.a) W Talk to us Schedule a call Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have https://discovery.researcher.life/article/conflicting-information-about-jeanne-ann-clery-and-what-happened-to-her-case-after-june-11th-1992-august-29th-1986-at-westminster-college-fulton-missouri-mich… 2/5

  3. 9/19/24, 6:44 PM Gmail - Thanks for your inquiry (Ask a Question) [Ticket#843660] Michael Ayele <waacl13@gmail.com> Thanks for your inquiry (Ask a Question) [Ticket#843660] OpenAIRE Helpdesk Support <helpdesk@openaire.eu> To: waacl13@gmail.com Tue, Oct 3, 2023 at 11:32 AM Dear Michael A. Ayele (a.k.a) W, Thanks for reaching out to OpenAIRE for support. This is to inform you that your request/issue has been received by our team. Ticket ID: 843660 Date: 03/10/2023 09:31 (Europe/Lisbon) You can use this ticket ID as a reference during future interactions. We will work on your request/issue and will get back to you soon. -- Best regards OpenAIRE helpdesk team https://www.openaire.eu/support https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?ik=be10e4fd3f&view=pt&search=all&permmsgid=msg-f:1778722470643900708&simpl=msg-f:1778722470643900708 1/1

  4. 9/19/24, 6:45 PM Gmail - RE: Ask a Question [Ticket#843660] Michael Ayele <waacl13@gmail.com> RE: Ask a Question [Ticket#843660] Alessia Bardi via OpenAIRE Helpdesk Support <helpdesk@openaire.eu> To: waacl13@gmail.com Tue, Oct 3, 2023 at 1:12 PM Dear W, when someone deposit something on Zenodo, Zenodo sends a summary of the deposition to OpenAIRE. Those records are tagged as "under curation" until OpenAIRE includes the full bibliographic record. This happens once a month. If some of your records are older but still appear as "under curation", please send me the link of one example so I can ask the technical team to troubleshoot the problem. -- Best regards OpenAIRE helpdesk team Alessia Bardi https://www.openaire.eu/support https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?ik=be10e4fd3f&view=pt&search=all&permmsgid=msg-f:1778728769309355281&simpl=msg-f:1778728769309355281 1/1

  5. 9/19/24, 6:45 PM Gmail - RE: Ask a Question [Ticket#843660] Michael Ayele <waacl13@gmail.com> RE: Ask a Question [Ticket#843660] Michael Ayele <waacl13@gmail.com> To: Alessia Bardi via OpenAIRE Helpdesk Support <helpdesk@openaire.eu> Cc: Michael Ayele <waacl1313@gmail.com>, "Michael Ayele (W)" <waacl13@gmail.com>, Michael Ayele <waacl42913@gmail.com> Tue, Oct 3, 2023 at 2:04 PM W (AACL) Date.: October 03rd 2023 Michael A. Ayele P.O.Box 20438 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia E-mail: waacl13@gmail.com ; waacl1313@gmail.com ; waacl42913@gmail.com Ticket Case No.: 843660 Hello, I am in receipt of your message and I am writing this letter in response to your earlier correspondence, wherein you asked me to send you "the link of one example" of an article I had published over a month ago that still appears to be "under curation." I found 2 (two) such instances. 1) Conflicting Information About Jeanne Ann Clery and What Happened to Her Case After June 11th 1992 - #August 29th 1986 at Westminster College (Fulton, Missouri) - #Michael Ayele (a.k.a) W. https://explore.openaire. eu/search/publication?pid=10.5281%2Fzenodo.8022592 The above-mentioned article of mine was published on June 10th 2023 although some minor modifications were added to it on September 23rd 2023. 2)About the Immigration File of Rutgers University Alumna Hyejeong Shin - #Michael A. Ayele (a.k.a) W - #Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Request Case No.: 2023 – ICFO – 23335. https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?pid=10.5281%2Fzenodo.8266918 The above mentioned article of mine was published on August 20th 2023 although some minor modifications were added to it on September 23rd 2023. As a representative of the media and a member of the general public, who's primarily engaged in the dissemination of U.S government records, I have others concerns with the way my papers on Zenodo were indexed by Scinapse because they were wrongfully attributed to the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). Indeed, I regret to inform you that Scinapse have erroneously attributed the papers I had submitted on Zenodo to the ACLU. Although they have in writing agreed to correct the errors they had made, they have not provided a clear timeline of when they will get to this specific task saying only that they would have to do it "manually" after the South Korean national holiday: Chuseok. Furthermore, they have refused to disclose the terms and conditions of the contracts they have concluded with Zenodo. I have reached out to Zenodo about this a few days ago like I have reached out to Scinapse as well. However, thus far, I haven't heard anything back from Zenodo. Could you perhaps inquire about this? Also, is there a specific date of the month OpenAIRE picks for the purpose of indexing papers that are published on Zenodo? Please find attached to this email my correspondence with representatives of Scinapse as well as the way my submitted research on Zenodo was wrongfully attributed to the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) even though I am in no way shape or form affiliated with the ACLU. As you maybe aware, I am responsible for the publications of the Association for the Advancement of Civil Liberties (AACL), which I am the head of. If you wish, you can find out more about the AACL here.: https://michaelayeleaacl.wordpress.com/ I hope you can understand that I don't want to be held responsible/accountable for the publications of the ACLU because they are not my own. I also don't want the ACLU taking credit for my work. Thanks. Be well. Take care. Keep yourselves at arms distance. https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?ik=be10e4fd3f&view=pt&search=all&permmsgid=msg-a:r-2051814432513957267&simpl=msg-a:r-20518144325139… 1/2

  6. 9/19/24, 6:45 PM Gmail - RE: Ask a Question [Ticket#843660] Michael A. Ayele (a.k.a) W Anti-Racist Human Rights Activist Audio-Visual Media Analyst Anti-Propaganda Journalist [Quoted text hidden] W (AACL) - Zenodo - Scinapse.pdf 1445K https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?ik=be10e4fd3f&view=pt&search=all&permmsgid=msg-a:r-2051814432513957267&simpl=msg-a:r-20518144325139… 2/2

  7. 9/19/24, 6:47 PM Gmail - RE: Ask a Question [Ticket#843660] Michael Ayele <waacl13@gmail.com> RE: Ask a Question [Ticket#843660] Alessia Bardi via OpenAIRE Helpdesk Support <helpdesk@openaire.eu> To: waacl13@gmail.com Wed, Oct 4, 2023 at 6:04 PM Dear W, OpenAIRE collects from Zenodo every week, but the publishing on the our portal happens once a month. As far as I know, neither OpenAIRE nor Zenodo is a source used by Scinapse, therefore I cannot help troubleshoot the wrong attribution to ACLU. What I can tell is that I do not see any reference to ACLU in your bibliographic records in Zenodo and OpenAIRE. As for the under curation entries, the technical team replied that they are caused by the recent changes. They are verifying if this can be avoided in the future. -- Best regards OpenAIRE helpdesk team Alessia Bardi https://www.openaire.eu/support https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?ik=be10e4fd3f&view=pt&search=all&permmsgid=msg-f:1778837753016707407&dsqt=1&simpl=msg-f:17788377530… 1/1

  8. 9/19/24, 6:47 PM Gmail - RE: Ask a Question [Ticket#843660] Michael Ayele <waacl13@gmail.com> RE: Ask a Question [Ticket#843660] Michael Ayele <waacl13@gmail.com> To: Alessia Bardi via OpenAIRE Helpdesk Support <helpdesk@openaire.eu> Cc: Michael Ayele <waacl1313@gmail.com>, "Michael Ayele (W)" <waacl13@gmail.com>, Michael Ayele <waacl42913@gmail.com> Thu, Oct 5, 2023 at 6:59 AM W (AACL) Date.: October 05th 2023 Michael A. Ayele P.O.Box 20438 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia E-mail: waacl13@gmail.com ; waacl1313@gmail.com ; waacl42913@gmail.com Ticket#843660 Hello, I am writing this letter in response to your earlier message, which I have since read. I was hoping you'd address the following 2 questions. 1) What do you mean when you say that OpenAIRE and Zenodo are not "sources used by Scinapse?" Is Scinapse not authorized to redistribute the content that is published on Zenodo? Personally, I can tell you that I was unpleasantly surprised when I went onto the website of Scinapse and I found that they had published some of my research/written content and afterwards attributed it to the ACLU. Please see here.: https://www.scinapse.io/search?query=Michael+Ayele&page=1&filter=&sort=RELEVANCE As I have previously stated, I do not want to be confused with the ACLU because [1] I don't want to be held responsible/accountable for their publications if it were ever attributed back to me in error; [2] I don't want them to take credit for my research output. 2) Is there any way for you to find out if I've been "safelisted" as a publisher on Zenodo since I've only begun doing so recently? Thanks. Michael A. Ayele (a.k.a) W Anti-Racist Human Rights Activist Audio-Visual Media Analyst Anti-Propaganda Journalist [Quoted text hidden] https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?ik=be10e4fd3f&view=pt&search=all&permmsgid=msg-a:r6625646588853851685&simpl=msg-a:r6625646588853851… 1/1

  9. 9/19/24, 6:48 PM Gmail - RE: Ask a Question [Ticket#843660] Michael Ayele <waacl13@gmail.com> RE: Ask a Question [Ticket#843660] Alessia Bardi via OpenAIRE Helpdesk Support <helpdesk@openaire.eu> To: waacl13@gmail.com Fri, Oct 6, 2023 at 6:20 PM Dear W, if you click on "Sources" in the footer of the Scinapse web site, Zenodo is not mentioned, hence it is not the direct source from which they took your publications. This means that your publications are included via SemanticScholar, Microsoft Research, PubMed or SpringerNature. Since the information on Zenodo and OpenAIRE is correct, my only suggestion is to contact them and ask to fix the wrong information on their web site. I cannot help in any other way. -- Best regards OpenAIRE helpdesk team Alessia Bardi https://www.openaire.eu/support https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?ik=be10e4fd3f&view=pt&search=all&permmsgid=msg-f:1779019961814128103&dsqt=1&simpl=msg-f:17790199618… 1/1

  10. 9/19/24, 6:49 PM Gmail - RE: Ask a Question [Ticket#843660] Michael Ayele <waacl13@gmail.com> RE: Ask a Question [Ticket#843660] Michael Ayele <waacl13@gmail.com> To: Alessia Bardi via OpenAIRE Helpdesk Support <helpdesk@openaire.eu> Cc: Michael Ayele <waacl1313@gmail.com>, "Michael Ayele (W)" <waacl13@gmail.com>, Michael Ayele <waacl42913@gmail.com> Mon, Oct 9, 2023 at 3:28 PM Hello, I am writing this letter in response to your correspondence from a few days ago, wherein you stated that my "publications were included via Semantic Scholar, Microsoft Research, PubMed or SpringerNature." However, I was unable to locate any of my Zenodo publications included on Semantic Scholar, Microsoft Research, PubMed or SpringerNature. Are you sure that Zenodo publications are included on these platforms? As you may be aware, I have an account on Semantic Scholar, so I'd be interested in adding my Zenodo publications to my Semantic Scholar profile. Have you previously helped people adding their Zenodo publication on their Semantic Scholar accounts? According to a June 13th 2022 article published on Zenodo: " Zenodo's vision is to enable researchers around the world to share and preserve any research output from any discipline via a seamless user experience. The same features that make it easy for any researcher to share and preserve their research, as a side effect also make it easy for spammers to misuse our service. (...) Today, we're introducing yet another counter-measure to fight spammers. Content from new users will, as of today, be ranked below content from safelisted users. This means that spam will be less visible in all search results, allowing our automated classification system more time to catch the spam. In addition, we will be introducing a human review of all new users uploading content to Zenodo that will allow us to safelist new users and catch spammers. The human review is in progress of being introduced as part of our support operations, and we will also go through the backlog of existing users to safelist them. We have seeded the initial safelist with all users who logged in via ORCiD and GitHub, and users with existing uploads accepted in communities. All in all, if you're an existing Zenodo user and didn't login via ORCiD or GitHub, or had any of your uploads accepted in a community, your records will appear at the bottom of search results. We will be working on safelisting all existing users as fast as possible. If you're a new Zenodo user, your uploads will also appear at the bottom of search results until our manual review has safelisted you. We plan safelisting new users at least once a day during business days, but until we have worked through the backlog of existing users there might be a longer delay. The new feature in no way limits you ability to share and preserve research results. You can still upload your data, software and publications to Zenodo, and get a DOI instantly. The new measures only make sure that spam that makes it past our automated classification system is much less visible in search results, until a human review can catch the spammer." Please see here.: https://blog.zenodo.org/2022/07/13/2022-07-13-fighting-spam-safe-listing/ Given that I'm a relatively new publisher on Zenodo, can you check if my publications have been safelisted? I'd appreciate it. Thanks. Michael A. Ayele (a.k.a) W Anti-Racist Human Rights Activist Audio-Visual Media Analyst Anti-Propaganda Journalist https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?ik=be10e4fd3f&view=pt&search=all&permmsgid=msg-a:r-8127157652404136373&simpl=msg-a:r-81271576524041… 1/2

  11. 9/19/24, 6:49 PM Gmail - RE: Ask a Question [Ticket#843660] [Quoted text hidden] https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?ik=be10e4fd3f&view=pt&search=all&permmsgid=msg-a:r-8127157652404136373&simpl=msg-a:r-81271576524041… 2/2

  12. 9/19/24, 6:54 PM Gmail - Indexed Papers / Research of Michael A. Ayele (a.k.a) W on Scinapse Michael Ayele <waacl13@gmail.com> Indexed Papers / Research of Michael A. Ayele (a.k.a) W on Scinapse Michael Ayele <waacl13@gmail.com> To: Sarah Little <sarah@pluto.im> Cc: Michael Ayele <waacl1313@gmail.com>, "Michael Ayele (W)" <waacl13@gmail.com>, Michael Ayele <waacl42913@gmail.com> Mon, Sep 25, 2023 at 11:56 AM Hello, I was able to create an account on Scinapse a few moments ago with your input: thanks. Please keep me apprised when you do finish making those changes on Scinapse we discussed earlier. Be well. Take care. Enjoy the South Korean festivities. Michael A. Ayele (a.k.a) W Anti-Racist Human Rights Activist Audio-Visual Media Analyst Anti-Propaganda Journalist [Quoted text hidden] https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?ik=be10e4fd3f&view=pt&search=all&permmsgid=msg-a:r4940735959461221257&simpl=msg-a:r4940735959461221… 1/1

  13. 9/19/24, 6:53 PM Gmail - Indexed Papers / Research of Michael A. Ayele (a.k.a) W on Scinapse Michael Ayele <waacl13@gmail.com> Indexed Papers / Research of Michael A. Ayele (a.k.a) W on Scinapse Michael Ayele <waacl13@gmail.com> To: Pluto Labs <support@pluto.im> Cc: Michael Ayele <waacl1313@gmail.com>, "Michael Ayele (W)" <waacl13@gmail.com>, Michael Ayele <waacl42913@gmail.com> Mon, Sep 25, 2023 at 9:52 AM Hello, I am writing this letter in response to your earlier correspondence wherein you stated that I could create an account on Scinapse with my email address. However, I was unable to do so. I have attached a Screenshot in this email to describe the issue I'm encountering. After clicking on the "Sign Up" button and inputting my information, the page seems to be stuck when I click on the "Take me to Scinapse" option. Can you perhaps resolve this problem? In your earlier correspondence, you stated that only Scinapse is able to "edit the information" on their website even if there's inaccurate information on Scinapse about the author of a research paper. Does this mean that Scinapse has not concluded any agreements with open repository platforms such as Zenodo for the purpose of hosting on your website the research papers, which are submitted to Zenodo? If you have indeed concluded agreements with the open repository platform Zenodo, can you disclose the terms and conditions of your contract with them? I'd be very much interested in reviewing the terms and conditions of any agreements you have concluded with Zenodo for the purpose of hosting on your website the research papers, which are submitted to Zenodo. Also, is there no way for Scinpase to know if a paper that was previously published on the Social Science Research Network (SSRN) has been deleted unless the author and/or the publisher initiate contact with Scinapse? Thanks. Be well. Take care. Keep yourselves at arms distance. Michael A. Ayele (a.k.a) W Anti-Racist Human Rights Activist Audio-Visual Media Analyst Anti-Propaganda Journalist On Mon, Sep 25, 2023 at 4:58 AM Pluto Labs <support@pluto.im> wrote: Hi W. With regards to making a Scinapse.io account you can just use your email address. There is no need for an Orchid ID. Just sign up using your email address and create your own password. We reccomend ussing Scinapse Pro/ Beta. It's the updated verion of our site we are currently working on and it's free to use until we launch a paid version at a later stage. https://beta.scinapse.io/ If you sign up for Scinapse beta you will be able to access Scinapse.io and Scinapse Pro. This will be useful for creating reading lists, seeing your own search history on the platfrom and using other features that help you track your progress. Logging in will not give you any access to your author profile, as only we are able to edit the information displayed, as it is AI generated, and a little more complicated to correct than it seems. We will have a look at your other requests. Best regards, https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?ik=be10e4fd3f&view=pt&search=all&permmsgid=msg-a:r-8321615691629467320&simpl=msg-a:r-83216156916294… 1/2

  14. 9/19/24, 6:53 PM Gmail - Indexed Papers / Research of Michael A. Ayele (a.k.a) W on Scinapse The Scinapse Team. On Sat, 23 Sep at 9:45 AM , Waacl13 <waacl13@gmail.com> wrote: {"data":{"affiliation":"Association for the Advancement of Civil Liberties (AACL)","email":"waacl13@ gmail.com","message":"Hello, \n\nThis is Michael A. Ayele sending this message though I now go by W. You may call me W. I am writing this letter because I was browsing through the website of Scinapse. After searching my name on your website, I noticed that you have stored as a matter of record some of my research papers, which I published using the platform of Zenodo. However, I have noticed that you have incorrectly affiliated me with the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) on numerous occasions. Please see here.: --> https://www.scinapse.io/search? query=Michael+Ayele&page=1&filter=&sort=RELEVANCE \n\nI am contacting you so that you can correct the errors you have made. I am not affiliated with the ACLU. Rather, I'm the founding member of the Association for the Advancement of Civil Liberties (AACL): a non-profit organization, whose primary mission is to disseminate records of the U.S government. You can find out more about the AACL here: https://michaelayeleaacl.wordpress.com/ \n\nAlso, I'd appreciate it if you removed from your search engine papers I had previously published on the Social Science Research Network (SSRN). Those papers I had published with the SSRN are as of this writing dated September 23rd 2023 defunct. \n\nFinally, I was hoping you'd provide some assistance in helping me to create an account on Scinapse. I tried to do so a little earlier, but I was unsuccessful in my attempts to do so using my ORCID ID, which is: 0000-0002-5780-6457 \n\nThanks. Be well. Take care. Keep yourselves at arms distance. \n\nMichael A. Ayele (a.k.a) W \nAnti-Racist Human Rights Activist \nAudio-Visual Media Analyst \nAnti-Propaganda Journalist ","name":"Michael A. Ayele (a.k.a) W"}} Screenshot (1551).png 204K https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?ik=be10e4fd3f&view=pt&search=all&permmsgid=msg-a:r-8321615691629467320&simpl=msg-a:r-83216156916294… 2/2

  15. 9/19/24, 6:53 PM Gmail - Indexed Papers / Research of Michael A. Ayele (a.k.a) W on Scinapse Michael Ayele <waacl13@gmail.com> Indexed Papers / Research of Michael A. Ayele (a.k.a) W on Scinapse Sarah Little <sarah@pluto.im> To: Michael Ayele <waacl13@gmail.com> Mon, Sep 25, 2023 at 10:29 AM Hi W. I have mentioned your issues with creating an account to our product team and asked that they review the issue when they have time. Please also note that we have a vacation from this Thursday until next week Wednesday because it is Chuseok in Korea. As for editing author profiles. I actually mentioned that the information is AI generated (that is why some inaccuracies occur at times, and we are working on fixing these data issues, but it's not a simple task, that's why every academic search engine available has similar issues). We are not withholding access to editing, we just haven't implemented editing yet because again, it's a complex issue. Currently editing a profile requires knowledge of JSON. We also need to consider other important things like how we will be able to verify the person requesting to edit an author page is in fact the author etc. We are a small startup in South Korea, with limited resources, and we are doing our best to create a very useful research analysis tool that can help researchers and possibly give access of knowledge to those who aren't privileged enough to pay publishing companies to access information. But it's not perfect yet and we have some obstacles to overcome. As for our data, it is all legally accessed, I can assure you of that. We would not have received funding if we were doing anything illegal, but we also cannot disclose those contracts because they are confidential. Thanks, [Quoted text hidden] -- Sarah Little Pluto Labs Global Marketing email: sarah@pluto.im https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?ik=be10e4fd3f&view=pt&search=all&permmsgid=msg-f:1777993771907076656&simpl=msg-f:1777993771907076656 1/1

  16. 9/19/24, 6:54 PM Gmail - Indexed Papers / Research of Michael A. Ayele (a.k.a) W on Scinapse Michael Ayele <waacl13@gmail.com> Indexed Papers / Research of Michael A. Ayele (a.k.a) W on Scinapse Sarah Little <sarah@pluto.im> To: Michael Ayele <waacl13@gmail.com> Mon, Sep 25, 2023 at 11:31 AM Hey W. The product team has just gotten back to me and let me know that the issue can be resolved by changing your username. We do not allow the use of any special characters when creating a username. So please remove the brackets, and the issue should be resolved. I also asked the team to add a popup that mentions we do not accept any special characters, in order to prevent this issue in the future. I hope this helps :) Please let me know if you have any further questions. Regards, [Quoted text hidden] https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?ik=be10e4fd3f&view=pt&search=all&permmsgid=msg-f:1777997707813971523&simpl=msg-f:1777997707813971523 1/1

  17. 9/19/24, 6:55 PM Gmail - Indexed Papers / Research of Michael A. Ayele (a.k.a) W on Scinapse Michael Ayele <waacl13@gmail.com> Indexed Papers / Research of Michael A. Ayele (a.k.a) W on Scinapse Michael Ayele <waacl13@gmail.com> To: Sarah Little <sarah@pluto.im> Cc: Michael Ayele <waacl1313@gmail.com>, "Michael Ayele (W)" <waacl13@gmail.com>, Michael Ayele <waacl42913@gmail.com> Mon, Sep 25, 2023 at 11:56 AM Hello, I was able to create an account on Scinapse a few moments ago with your input: thanks. Please keep me apprised when you do finish making those changes on Scinapse we discussed earlier. Be well. Take care. Enjoy the South Korean festivities. Michael A. Ayele (a.k.a) W Anti-Racist Human Rights Activist Audio-Visual Media Analyst Anti-Propaganda Journalist [Quoted text hidden] https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?ik=be10e4fd3f&view=pt&search=all&permmsgid=msg-a:r4940735959461221257&simpl=msg-a:r4940735959461221… 1/1

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  19. 10/22/24, 9:28 PM Conflicting Information About Jeanne Ann Clery (November 23rd 1966 – April 05th 1986) - # Michael A. Ayele (a.k.a) W January 2010 - # Affirmative and Effective Consent in Healthy… Skip to main Association for the Advancement of Civil Liberties (AACL) Manage record  Journal article Open  Published June 10, 2023 | Version v1 Conflicting Information About Jeanne Ann Clery (November 23rd 1966 – April 05th 1986) - # Michael A. Ayele (a.k.a) W January 2010 - # Affirmative and Effective Consent in Healthy Sexual Relations Michael A. Ayele (a.k.a) W1 Show affiliations Via postal mail correspondence addressed to Michael A. Ayele (a.k.a) W, the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) denied ever being contacted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) on June 11th 1992 about the April 05th 1986 rape and murder of Jeanne Ann Clery. Michael A. Ayele (a.k.a) W was a little bit taken aback upon reading the content of the letter sent to him by the CIA, which had been dated May 21st 2021 because the FBI had informed him (via email) on (or around) November 12th 2020 that they had transferred the case of Jeanne Ann Clery rape and murder to the CIA on (or around) June 11th 1992. It is the opinion of Michael A. Ayele (a.k.a) W that the letters sent to him by the FBI (on or around November 12th 2020) and the CIA (on or around May 21st 2021) were inconsistent with one another. Michael A. Ayele (a.k.a) W is an alumnus of Westminster College (located in Fulton, Missouri) who was in January 2010 informed about the April 05th 1986 rape and murder of Jeanne Ann Clery. In a very formal way, Michael A. Ayele (a.k.a) W was also informed about "affirmative and effective consent in healthy sexual relations" on the campus of Westminster College in the month of January 2010. Michael A. Ayele (a.k.a) W was informed what constitutes "affirmative and effective consent in healthy sexual relations" on the campus of Westminster College (in the month of January 2010) after having been told about the April 05th https://zenodo.org/records/8022592 1/8

  20. 10/22/24, 9:28 PM Conflicting Information About Jeanne Ann Clery (November 23rd 1966 – April 05th 1986) - # Michael A. Ayele (a.k.a) W January 2010 - # Affirmative and Effective Consent in Healthy… 1986 rape and murder of Jeanne Ann Clery. It is the judgment of Michael A. Ayele (a.k.a) W that the rape and murder of Jeanne Ann Clery continues to leave several key questions about Title IX of the Education Amendments Act of 1972 unaddressed. The questions asked by Michael A. Ayele (a.k.a) W about Title IX of the Education Amendments Act of the 1972 include but are not limited to the following. 1) What are/were colleges/universities in the U.S.A obligations pursuant to Title IX of the Education Amendments Act of 1972? Were colleges/universities throughout the U.S.A required by law to condemn violence committed against women irrespective of their racial backgrounds, their sexual orientations, their religious affiliations and their national origins following the enactment of Title IX of the Education Amendments Act of 1972? If yes, were colleges/universities required to inform their students about what constitute appropriate sexual boundaries pursuant to Title IX of the Education Amendments Act of 1972? 2) Did colleges/universities throughout the U.S.A begin informing their students about what constitute "affirmative and effective consent" following the enactment of Title IX of the Education Amendments Act of 1972? If not, when did colleges/universities begin to inform their incoming freshmen/transfer students about the concepts of "affirmative and effective consent?" Did colleges/universities throughout the U.S.A begin teaching the concepts of "affirmative and effective consent" to their incoming freshmen/transfer students following the rape and murder of Jeanne Ann Clery (dated April 05th 1986)? If yes, why have colleges/universities throughout the U.S.A fixated on the rape and murder of this Caucasian woman by a Black/African American man to inform their incoming freshmen/transfer students about what constitutes "affirmative and effective consent?" 3) Are colleges/universities discussions pertaining to what constitutes "affirmative and effective consent" consistent with Title IX of the Education Amendments Act of 1972 if they are first informing their incoming/freshmen students about the rape and murder of Jeanne Ann Clery? Are colleges/universities discussions pertaining to what constitutes "affirmative and effective consent" consistent with their academic integrity policy if they are first informing their incoming freshmen/transfer students about the rape and murder of Jeanne Ann Clery? 4) Were there forces out there in the 1970s and the 1980s looking for a case where a Black/African American man rapes and murders a Caucasian woman for the purpose of enacting a law similar to the Jeanne Clery Act? Was the enactment of the Jeanne Clery Act the result of racist and sexist individuals coming together for the purpose of [a] preventing racial minorities from climbing the social ladder through academic education; [b] cracking down on interracial relationships particularly between a Caucasian woman and a Black/African American man; [c] not applying the same standards in circumstances where a Caucasian man sexually assaults a woman from a racial minority (as in the case of Brock Turner and Chanel Miller following her rape on January 18th 2015 at the campus of Stanford University)? According to the National Council on Disability (NCD), [1] "affirmative and effective consent" is being taught to college/university students of the United States of America (U.S.A) during the course of their Freshmen year, [2] college/university students are informed about "healthy sexual relationships" during the course of their 1st (first) year of post-secondary academic education; [3] 20% (twenty percent) of women were sexually assaulted in a college/university setting by the time they reached their Senior year in Calendar Year 2005; [4] 32% (thirty two percent) of women with a disability were sexually assaulted during Calendar Years 2014 and 2015 in a college/university setting; [5] sexual assault "is a public health and public safety concern with far reaching implications;" [6] sexual assault is a "deeply personal violation," which "leaves physical and emotional impacts that change the lives of victims;" [7] sexual assault causes "long term physical, psychological, and emotional effects, including depression, post-traumatic stress, thoughts of suicide, flashbacks, and sleep disorders." Michael A. Ayele (a.k.a) W takes full responsibility for the statements he has made with regards to how he was informed about "affirmative and effective consent in healthy sexual relations" on the campus of Westminster College (Fulton, Missouri) when he was a full-time undergraduate student between the months of January through May 2010. As a matter of principle, Michael A. Ayele (a.k.a) W unequivocally condemns violence committed against women irrespective of their racial backgrounds, their sexual orientations, their national origins, their religious affiliations and/or their disability status. https://zenodo.org/records/8022592 2/8

  21. 10/22/24, 9:28 PM Conflicting Information About Jeanne Ann Clery (November 23rd 1966 – April 05th 1986) - # Michael A. Ayele (a.k.a) W January 2010 - # Affirmative and Effective Consent in Healthy… Be well. Take care. Keep yourselves at arms distance. Michael A. Ayele (a.k.a) W Anti-Racist Human Rights Activist Audio-Visual Media Analyst Anti-Propaganda Journalist Files Conflicting Info About Jeanne Clery and What Happened After June 11th 1992.pdf  https://zenodo.org/records/8022592 3/8

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  24. 10/22/24, 9:28 PM Conflicting Information About Jeanne Ann Clery (November 23rd 1966 – April 05th 1986) - # Michael A. Ayele (a.k.a) W January 2010 - # Affirmative and Effective Consent in Healthy… #Michael A. Ayele (a.k.a) W Was Informed About the April 05th 1986 Rape and Murder of Jeanne Ann Clery Sometime in the Month of January 2010 #Michael A. Ayele (a.k.a) W Was Informed About the Rape and Murder of Jeanne Ann Clery at Westminster College (located in Fulton, Missouri) #Michael A. Ayele (a.k.a) W Has Filed Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Requests With the Department of Justice (DOJ) Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) on the Subject of Jeanne Ann Clery #The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Have Informed Michael A. Ayele (a.k.a) W that Westminster College (Fulton, Missouri) Had Extended An Invitation To Their Director William Webster on August 29th 1986: Approximately 5 (Five) Months After the April 05th 1986 Rape and Murder of Jeanne Ann Clery #The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Have Informed Michael A. Ayele (a.k.a) W That They Have Initiated Contact With the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) on June 11th 1992 To Transfer The Case of Jeanne Ann Clery to Them #The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Have Informed Michael A. Ayele (a.k.a) W That They Were Never Transferred The Case of Jeanne Ann Clery by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) on June 11th 1992 #Michael A. Ayele (a.k.a) W is An Alumnus of Westminster College (Fulton, Missouri) #The Father of William Webster is An Alumnus of Westminster College (Fulton, Missouri) #Michael A. Ayele (a.k.a) W Was a Previous Intern of Callaway County Government Located in the State of Missouri # Michael A. Ayele (a.k.a) W Takes Full Responsibility for the Statements He Made About the Way He Was Informed About Affirmative and Effective Consent in Healthy Sexual Relations on Campus of Westminster College (Fulton, Missouri) in the Month of January 2010 # Michael A. Ayele (a.k.a) W Unequivocally Condemns Violence Committed Against Women Irrespective of Their Racial Backgrounds, Their Sexual Orientations, Their National Origins, Their Religious Affiliations and/or their Disability Status # Key Questions to Consider Hereby Numbered 1: What are/were colleges/universities in the U.S.A obligations pursuant to Title IX of the Education Amendments Act of 1972? Were colleges/universities throughout the U.S.A required by law to denounce violence committed against women irrespective of their racial backgrounds, their sexual orientations, their religious affiliations and their national origins following the enactment of Title IX of the Education Amendments Act of 1972? If yes, were colleges/universities required to inform their students about what constitute appropriate sexual boundaries pursuant to Title IX of the Education Amendments Act of 1972? # Key Questions to Consider Hereby Numbered 2: Did colleges/universities throughout the U.S.A begin informing their students about what constitute "affirmative and effective consent" following the enactment of Title IX of the Education Amendments Act of 1972? If not, when did colleges/universities begin to inform their incoming freshmen/transfer students about the concepts of "affirmative and effective consent?" Did colleges/universities throughout the U.S.A begin teaching the concepts of "affirmative and effective consent" to their incoming freshmen/transfer students following the rape and murder of Jeanne Ann Clery (dated April 05th 1986)? If yes, why have colleges/universities throughout the U.S.A fixated on the rape and murder of this Caucasian woman by a Black/African American man to inform their incoming freshmen/transfer students about what constitutes "affirmative and effective consent?" # Key Questions to Consider Hereby Numbered 3: Are colleges/universities discussions pertaining to what constitutes "affirmative and effective consent" consistent with Title IX of the Education Amendments Act of 1972 if they are first informing their incoming/freshmen students about the rape and murder of Jeanne Ann Clery? Are colleges/universities discussions pertaining to what constitutes "affirmative and effective consent" consistent with their academic integrity policy if they are first informing their incoming freshmen/transfer students about the rape and murder of Jeanne Ann Clery? # Key Questions to Consider Hereby Numbered 4: Were there forces out there in the 1970s and the 1980s looking for a case where a Black man rapes and murders a Caucasian woman for the purpose of enacting a law similar to the Jeanne Clery Act? Was the enactment of the Jeanne Clery Act the result of racist and sexist individuals coming together for the purpose of [a] preventing racial minorities from climbing the social ladder through https://zenodo.org/records/8022592 6/8

  25. 10/22/24, 9:28 PM Conflicting Information About Jeanne Ann Clery (November 23rd 1966 – April 05th 1986) - # Michael A. Ayele (a.k.a) W January 2010 - # Affirmative and Effective Consent in Healthy… result of racist and sexist individuals coming together for the purpose of [a] preventing racial minorities from climbing the social ladder through academic education; [b] cracking down on interracial relationships particularly between a Caucasian woman and a Black/African American man; [c] not applying the same standards in circumstances where a Caucasian man sexually assaults a woman from a racial minority (as in the case of Brock Turner and Chanel Miller following her rape on January 18th 2015 at the campus of Stanford University)? # Jeanne Ann Clery (November 23rd 1966 – April 05th 1986) # Association for the Advancement of Civil Liberties (AACL) Details # Title IX of the Education Amendments Act of 1972 DOI # Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Reference : F – 2021 – 01641 # Department of Justice (DOJ) Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) FOIPA Request No.: 1480829 – 000 DOI DOI 10.5281/zenodo.8022592 10.5281/zenodo.8022592 # Michael A. Ayele (a.k.a) W's Opinion On the Letter He Received Via Postal Mail From the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Resource type Journal article # Michael A. Ayele (a.k.a) W's Opinion on the Letter He Received Via Email From the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Publisher Zenodo Languages English Rights Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 4.0 International : CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 DEED Citation Michael A. Ayele (a.k.a) W. (2023). Conflicting Information About Jeanne Ann Clery (November 23rd 1966 – April 05th 1986) - # Michael A. Ayele (a.k.a) W January 2010 - # Affirmative and Effective Consent in Healthy Sexual Relations. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8022592 APA Style   https://zenodo.org/records/8022592 7/8

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  27. U.S. Department of Justice Federal Bureau of Investigation Washington, D.C. 20535 March 7, 2022 MR. MICHAEL A. AYELE ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF CIVIL LIBERTIES POST OFFICE BOX 20438 ADDIS ABABA 10013 ETHIOPIA FOIPA Request No.: 1511415-000 Subject: Westminster College (Communications and Opinions) Dear Mr. Ayele: The enclosed documents were reviewed under the Freedom of Information/Privacy Acts (FOIPA), Title 5, United States Code, Section 552/552a. Below you will find check boxes under the appropriate statute headings which indicate the types of exemptions asserted to protect information which is exempt from disclosure. The appropriate exemptions are noted on the enclosed pages next to redacted information. In addition, a deleted page information sheet was inserted to indicate where pages were withheld entirely and identify which exemptions were applied. The checked exemption boxes used to withhold information are further explained in the enclosed Explanation of Exemptions. Section 552 (b)(1) (b)(2) (b)(3) (b)(7)(E) (b)(8) Section 552a (d)(5) (b)(7)(A) (b)(7)(B) (b)(7)(C) (b)(7)(D) (j)(2) (k)(1) (k)(2) (k)(3) (b)(7)(F) (k)(4) (k)(5) (b)(4) (b)(5) (b)(9) (k)(6) (b)(6) (k)(7) 2 pages were reviewed and 2 pages are being released. Please see the paragraphs below for relevant information specific to your request as well as the enclosed FBI FOIPA Addendum for standard responses applicable to all requests. Document(s) were located which originated with, or contained information concerning, other Government Agency (ies) [OGA]. This information has been referred to the OGA(s) for review and direct response to you. We are consulting with another agency. The FBI will correspond with you regarding this information when the consultation is completed.

  28. Please refer to the enclosed FBI FOIPA Addendum for additional standard responses applicable to your request. “Part 1” of the Addendum includes standard responses that apply to all requests. “Part 2” includes additional standard responses that apply to all requests for records about yourself or any third party individuals. “Part 3” includes general information about FBI records that you may find useful. Also enclosed is our Explanation of Exemptions. For questions regarding our determinations, visit the www.fbi.gov/foia website under “Contact Us.” The FOIPA Request Number listed above has been assigned to your request. Please use this number in all correspondence concerning your request. If you are not satisfied with the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s determination in response to this request, you may administratively appeal by writing to the Director, Office of Information Policy (OIP), United States Department of Justice, 441 G Street, NW, 6th Floor, Washington, D.C. 20530, or you may submit an appeal through OIP's FOIA STAR portal by creating an account following the instructions on OIP’s website: https://www.justice.gov/oip/submit-and-track-request-or-appeal. Your appeal must be postmarked or electronically transmitted within ninety (90) days of the date of my response to your request. If you submit your appeal by mail, both the letter and the envelope should be clearly marked "Freedom of Information Act Appeal." Please cite the FOIPA Request Number assigned to your request so it may be easily identified. You may seek dispute resolution services by contacting the Office of Government Information Services (OGIS). The contact information for OGIS is as follows: Office of Government Information Services, National Archives and Records Administration, 8601 Adelphi Road-OGIS, College Park, Maryland 20740-6001, e-mail at ogis@nara.gov; telephone at 202-741-5770; toll free at 1-877-684-6448; or facsimile at 202-741-5769. Alternatively, you may contact the FBI’s FOIA Public Liaison by emailing foipaquestions@fbi.gov. If you submit your dispute resolution correspondence by email, the subject heading should clearly state “DisputeResolution Services.” Please also cite the FOIPA Request Number assigned to your request so it may be easily identified. See additional information which follows. Sincerely, Michael G. Seidel Section Chief Record/Information Dissemination Section Information Management Division Enclosure(s) This is the final release of information responsive to your FOIPA request. This material is being provided to you at no charge. It is unnecessary to adjudicate your request for a fee waiver at this time, as no applicable fees were assessed. Records that may have been responsive to your request were destroyed. Since this material could not be reviewed, it is not known if it was responsive to your request. Record retention and disposal is carried out under supervision of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), Title 44, United States Code, Section 3301 as implemented by Title 36, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 1228; Title 44, United States Code, Section 3310 as implemented by Title 36, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 1229.10. Additionally, records that may be responsive to your Freedom of Information/Privacy Acts (FOIPA)request has been transferred to the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). If you wish to review these records, submit a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to NARA, Special Access and FOIA, 8601 Adelphi Road, Room 5500, College Park, MD 20740-6001. Please reference the file numbers 100-KC-13743 and 100-KC- 14235.

  29. FBI FOIPA Addendum As referenced in our letter responding to your Freedom of Information/Privacy Acts (FOIPA) request, the FBI FOIPA Addendum provides information applicable to your request. Part 1 of the Addendum includes standard responses that apply to all requests. Part 2 includes standard responses that apply to requests for records about individuals to the extent your request seeks the listed information. Part 3 includes general information about FBI records, searches, and programs. Part 1: The standard responses below apply to all requests: (i) 5 U.S.C. § 552(c). Congress excluded three categories of law enforcement and national security records from the requirements of the FOIPA [5 U.S.C. § 552(c)]. FBI responses are limited to those records subject to the requirements of the FOIPA. Additional information about the FBI and the FOIPA can be found on the www.fbi.gov/foia website. (ii) Intelligence Records. To the extent your request seeks records of intelligence sources, methods, or activities, the FBI can neither confirm nor deny the existence of records pursuant to FOIA exemptions (b)(1), (b)(3), and as applicable to requests for records about individuals, PA exemption (j)(2) [5 U.S.C. §§ 552/552a (b)(1), (b)(3), and (j)(2)]. The mere acknowledgment of the existence or nonexistence of such records is itself a classified fact protected by FOIA exemption (b)(1) and/or would reveal intelligence sources, methods, or activities protected by exemption (b)(3) [50 USC § 3024(i)(1)]. This is a standard response and should not be read to indicate that any such records do or do not exist. Part 2: The standard responses below apply to all requests for records on individuals: (i) Requests for Records about any Individual—Watch Lists. The FBI can neither confirm nor deny the existence of any individual’s name on a watch list pursuant to FOIA exemption (b)(7)(E) and PA exemption (j)(2) [5 U.S.C. §§ 552/552a (b)(7)(E), (j)(2)]. This is a standard response and should not be read to indicate that watch list records do or do not exist. (ii) Requests for Records about any Individual—Witness Security Program Records. The FBI can neither confirm nor deny the existence of records which could identify any participant in the Witness Security Program pursuant to FOIA exemption (b)(3) and PA exemption (j)(2) [5 U.S.C. §§ 552/552a (b)(3), 18 U.S.C. 3521, and (j)(2)]. This is a standard response and should not be read to indicate that such records do or do not exist. (iii) Requests for Records for Incarcerated Individuals. The FBI can neither confirm nor deny the existence of records which could reasonably be expected to endanger the life or physical safety of any incarcerated individual pursuant to FOIA exemptions (b)(7)(E), (b)(7)(F), and PA exemption (j)(2) [5 U.S.C. §§ 552/552a (b)(7)(E), (b)(7)(F), and (j)(2)]. This is a standard response and should not be read to indicate that such records do or do not exist. Part 3: General Information: (i) Record Searches. The Record/Information Dissemination Section (RIDS) searches for reasonably described records by searching systems or locations where responsive records would reasonably be found. A standard search normally consists of a search for main files in the Central Records System (CRS), an extensive system of records consisting of applicant, investigative, intelligence, personnel, administrative, and general files compiled by the FBI per its law enforcement, intelligence, and administrative functions. The CRS spans the entire FBI organization, comprising records of FBI Headquarters, FBI Field Offices, and FBI Legal Attaché Offices (Legats) worldwide; Electronic Surveillance (ELSUR) records are included in the CRS. Unless specifically requested, a standard search does not include references, administrative records of previous FOIPA requests, or civil litigation files. For additional information about our record searches, visit www.fbi.gov/services/information-management/foipa/requesting-fbi-records. (ii) FBI Records. Founded in 1908, the FBI carries out a dual law enforcement and national security mission. As part of this dual mission, the FBI creates and maintains records on various subjects; however, the FBI does not maintain records on every person, subject, or entity. (iii) Requests for Criminal History Records or Rap Sheets. The Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) Division provides Identity History Summary Checks – often referred to as a criminal history record or rap sheet. These criminal history records are not the same as material in an investigative “FBI file.” An Identity History Summary Check is a listing of information taken from fingerprint cards and documents submitted to the FBI in connection with arrests, federal employment, naturalization, or military service. For a fee, individuals can request a copy of their Identity History Summary Check. Forms and directions can be accessed at www.fbi.gov/about-us/cjis/identity-history-summary-checks. Additionally, requests can be submitted electronically at www.edo.cjis.gov. For additional information, please contact CJIS directly at (304) 625-5590. (iv) National Name Check Program (NNCP). The mission of NNCP is to analyze and report information in response to name check requests received from federal agencies, for the purpose of protecting the United States from foreign and domestic threats to national security. Please be advised that this is a service provided to other federal agencies. Private Citizens cannot request a name check.

  30. EXPLANATION OF EXEMPTIONS SUBSECTIONS OF TITLE 5, UNITED STATES CODE, SECTION 552 (b)(1) (A) specifically authorized under criteria established by an Executive order to be kept secret in the interest of national defense or foreign policy and (B) are in fact properly classified to such Executive order; (b)(2) (b)(3) related solely to the internal personnel rules and practices of an agency; specifically exempted from disclosure by statute (other than section 552b of this title), provided that such statute (A) requires that the matters be withheld from the public in such a manner as to leave no discretion on issue, or (B) establishes particular criteria for withholding or refers to particular types of matters to be withheld; (b)(4) (b)(5) trade secrets and commercial or financial information obtained from a person and privileged or confidential; inter-agency or intra-agency memorandums or letters which would not be available by law to a party other than an agency in litigation with the agency; (b)(6) (b)(7) personnel and medical files and similar files the disclosure of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy; records or information compiled for law enforcement purposes, but only to the extent that the production of such law enforcement records or information ( A ) could reasonably be expected to interfere with enforcement proceedings, ( B ) would deprive a person of a right to a fair trial or an impartial adjudication, ( C ) could reasonably be expected to constitute an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy, ( D ) could reasonably be expected to disclose the identity of confidential source, including a State, local, or foreign agency or authority or any private institution which furnished information on a confidential basis, and, in the case of record or information compiled by a criminal law enforcement authority in the course of a criminal investigation, or by an agency conducting a lawful national security intelligence investigation, information furnished by a confidential source, ( E ) would disclose techniques and procedures for law enforcement investigations or prosecutions, or would disclose guidelines for law enforcement investigations or prosecutions if such disclosure could reasonably be expected to risk circumvention of the law, or ( F ) could reasonably be expected to endanger the life or physical safety of any individual; (b)(8) contained in or related to examination, operating, or condition reports prepared by, on behalf of, or for the use of an agency responsible for the regulation or supervision of financial institutions; or (b)(9) geological and geophysical information and data, including maps, concerning wells. SUBSECTIONS OF TITLE 5, UNITED STATES CODE, SECTION 552a (d)(5) (j)(2) information compiled in reasonable anticipation of a civil action proceeding; material reporting investigative efforts pertaining to the enforcement of criminal law including efforts to prevent, control, or reduce crime or apprehend criminals; (k)(1) information which is currently and properly classified pursuant to an Executive order in the interest of the national defense or foreign policy, for example, information involving intelligence sources or methods; (k)(2) investigatory material compiled for law enforcement purposes, other than criminal, which did not result in loss of a right, benefit or privilege under Federal programs, or which would identify a source who furnished information pursuant to a promise that his/her identity would be held in confidence; (k)(3) material maintained in connection with providing protective services to the President of the United States or any other individual pursuant to the authority of Title 18, United States Code, Section 3056; (k)(4) (k)(5) required by statute to be maintained and used solely as statistical records; investigatory material compiled solely for the purpose of determining suitability, eligibility, or qualifications for Federal civilian employment or for access to classified information, the disclosure of which would reveal the identity of the person who furnished information pursuant to a promise that his/her identity would be held in confidence; (k)(6) testing or examination material used to determine individual qualifications for appointment or promotion in Federal Government service the release of which would compromise the testing or examination process; (k)(7) material used to determine potential for promotion in the armed services, the disclosure of which would reveal the identity of the person who furnished the material pursuant to a promise that his/her identity would be held in confidence. FBI/DOJ

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