BY JOHN KRAFT & KIRK ALLEN Chicago, IL. (ECWd) – Kirk Allen and the Edgar County Watchdogs have filed a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit against the Illinois State Police seeking public record related to the investigation into the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office’s selling of seized weapons in violation of state law. The Complaint alleges
BY JOHN KRAFT & KIRK ALLEN
Chicago, IL. (ECWd) –
Kirk Allen and the Edgar County Watchdogs have filed a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit against the Illinois State Police seeking public record related to the investigation into the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office’s selling of seized weapons in violation of state law.
The Complaint alleges 1) Failure to produce records, 2)Failure to perform an adequate search, and, 3) Willful and intentional violation of FOIA.
Read the Complaint below:
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Ang
Posted at 23:38h, 20 April
ReplyWait, the Illinois State Police operate shadowy and unconstitutional-if-it-weren’t-for-the-PATRIOT-Act “fusion” centers that poke into every nook and cranny of anyone’s life who they choose to investigate, even without a sufficient level of probable cause that any criminal activity is going on, but they won’t comply with a lawful Freedom of Information Act request?
https://www.aclu-il.org/en/publications/fusion-centers-illinois
Hypocrites!
The Illinois Legislature really needs to put some actual teeth into FOIA and legislate monetary penalties for non-compliant agencies.
Except then the taxpayers would just be paying even more money to fund a recalcitrant agency, I suppose.
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Ang
Posted at 23:38h, 20 April
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Wait, the Illinois State Police operate shadowy and unconstitutional-if-it-weren’t-for-the-PATRIOT-Act “fusion” centers that poke into every nook and cranny of anyone’s life who they choose to investigate, even without a sufficient level of probable cause that any criminal activity is going on, but they won’t comply with a lawful Freedom of Information Act request?
https://www.aclu-il.org/en/publications/fusion-centers-illinois
Hypocrites!
The Illinois Legislature really needs to put some actual teeth into FOIA and legislate monetary penalties for non-compliant agencies.
Except then the taxpayers would just be paying even more money to fund a recalcitrant agency, I suppose.
cynthia s
Posted at 07:55h, 21 April
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Good and thank you.