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8/6/2019 Responsive Documents - CREW: Department of the Treasury: Regarding Rogers Related Non-Profits: 5/5/2011 FOIA

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURYWASHINGTON , D .C . 20220

April 26, 2011

Ms. Anne L. WeismannChief CounselCitizens for Responsibility and EthicIn Washington (CREW)1400 Eye Street, NW, Suite 450Washington, DC 20005

Re: FOIA #2011-03-026Dear Ms. Weismann:This letter is in response to your Freedom ofInformation Act (FOIA) request dated March 7,2011.A search has been conducted by this office and 20 pages of records were located and found to beresponsive to your request. Some information has been redacted in accordance with subsection(b)(6) of the FOIA, 5 U.S.c. 552. Exemption (b)(6) exempts "personnel and medical files andsimilar files the disclosure of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personalprivacy."Should you choose to appeal this response, you must do so within 35 days from the date of thisletter. Your appea l must be in writing, must be signed by you, and should contain the reason(s)why you believe an adequate search was not conducted. Your appeal should be addressed to:

Freedom of Information AppealDisclosure Services, DO

Department of the TreasuryWashington, DC 20220

The other offices assigned to perform document searches will respond directly to you. No otherresponsive records were located.No fees were incurred in processing your request.

Sincerely,

9 ~ ~ ~Gail Harris -BerryLegislative AnalystOffice of Legislative Affairs

Enclosures


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Namoos, SandraFriday, October 08,20105:03 PMStarks. OraGoedman, MennoFW: Grant Number: 1996-LB-VX3741t,i1artin County.jpo

O l ~ a ) P le as e l og into "fACT fo r a response. Thanks) Sandra

From: Conn) T o n y ~Sent: Friday, October 6S, 2616 2:59:55 PMTo: LegAffai!'sSubject: H'i: Grarrt Number : 1996-L8-VX-3741 Auto forwar-ded by a RuleTo Whom i t May Concern)My office has been contacted my of Martin Countyattactled letter . that Ile has a Debtpr'evious adnJinistration with regard to a Local Law Enforcement BlockDepartment of Justice. The Sher-ri f f that actually r ece.ived the gran tand there was no paper work indicating what th e office actually usedgr'ar1ti,1g agency reques ted the money to be returned.

Kcrltucky per thestemming from Jrant) issued by ttle USs no longer' in officehe grant for} (tle

Unfol'tlJflatelYJ ttl County Judge Executive's office was not 110tified of the grant) the lack ofdocumentation or th e subsequent delinquency of th e debt that Martin County is now responsiblefo r repaying. The County is wishing to pay this debt, however, due to the economic stressMartin County is facing, as well has their ignorance of the debt, they are reques ting thatany penalty and interest be wa ived . The original debt was $11,932.63 however, t hey a re beingasked to repay, $15,511.60. The County is prepared to pay the $11,932.06 in ful l with thepermission of your office and debt forgiveness of the penalties and interest , Martin Countysuffers from high poverty levels and the ta x base is low. The money to pay the $11,932.60will strain the county, however, they will pay this to ri d themselves of this debt. I t is to rmy unders tanding, per the email below, the US Department of Justice is Willing to accep t the rp r ~ i n c i p a l amOuflt due of the original grant) however) this must be cleared through your office Ias well as a final payoff amount. There also seems to be a quest ion o f a collection fee Iaccessed by your office. Please advise, to what office the money should be sent to with a I.finaJ. payoff amount.Please advise as soon as possible i f the proposal presented by Martin County Judge Executiveis possible. Any and all assistance in this matter will be greatly appreciated. Please seethe email's below._ .. these ar e correspondence between the granting agency as well as MartinCounty officials with r-egar-d to this issue.

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From: Lynch, WendyS ( ~ n t : : ~ ! e d n e s d a y J 5 e p t r n b e r ~ 22) 2818 10 ; 83 ;\i"To: Hall) ReginaSutJject: HE: Grant Number': 1996- L8-VX-3741Please contact Dept of Treasury fo r your inquiry.$11)932 is due fro!n y o u r ~ agency.~ ' l e n d y LynChAccountantOffice of Chief Finarlcial OfficerOffice of Justice ProgralnsDepartment of Justice

Sent: ~ i e d n e s d a y , September 22, 2616 9: 55 Mo1To: Lyncll} WendySubject: Re: Grant Number: 1996-LB-VX-3741

The debt collection of OCFO stated that

So what would be th e tota l to settle this debt at this time?Sent f , ~ o m my iPhoneOr; Sep 22, 2618, at 9: 53 Mo1, "Lynch, Wendy" $'GOOd ! ' lor'nillg, ..... , . . , .......

In response to your request,is not charging you in te res tgrant furlds $11)932.08 only;serving as collect ion agency1,11,932.

I have confirmed with debt co ll ect ion sec ti on of OCFO that OJPor penalty. OJP requested that you pay th e principal part ofHowever, Dept of the Treasury has incurred th e expense byfo r OJP and they tacks of the ir the i r fees on top of the

I'iendy LynchAccountantOffice of Chief Financial OfficerOffice of Justice Progr'amsDelJartment of Justice

ent: Thu, August 26 , 2616 16:54:55 M1ubject: Grant Number: 1996-LB-VX-3741o whom it may corlcern:


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inc V I ~ H ~ t i n County Sher'iff 's Office received a gr-ant in 1996 t.hr-ough th e t.ocal L2h' En-rorc menrBlock Gr'ant Program. The books were closed on that grant in 2907 and i t became delinqLlen in2008. Funds were expended in the amount of $11,932.0B, bu t th e necessary documentation 0support these expendi tures was not submi tted . Unfortunately) the Sherriff who held officecur i ng that time lef t the next Sheriff and the county without those records. The delinquentnotices wer-e going to the Sheriff 's office and not the judge' s office. The ~ l a t ' t i n CountyJudge j Kelly Callaham) was made aware of the debt owed on this grant when ~ l received anotice from th e t reasury co llect ions office. The debt has grown from the grant fundsexpended amount of $11,032.00 to $15, 511.60.l:ncs ~ I C ~ x : f ' e ~ 0 1 v GJfficult In MartIn County) hne re revenues a re dec reas j. ng at al l alarmi.ng"{j: '? each d . ly . _woU : " d Like t o resolve tr u s debt . \.Jould it be possible to submittt)e L a l a r : ~ e Lrldt w a owed when t he g ra nt closed} $11}932.00 to t he O ff ic e of Justice P r o g r ~ a m sand Ilave tt12 debt cleared? I t will be very diff icult for th e county to pay this amount} bu,tthe jUdge would like to help the cur-r-ent Sheriff to Impr-ove hi s standing \o,'ith the Off ic e o fJustice Programs, so that he could eventually apply fo r additional funds. If the OJP couldaccept: a lesser' amount to settle this debt, that would be much appreciated. I f not, thecounty would like to request to have th e additional fees that have accrued since closeoutremoved from the balanced owed.

Please contact me fo r any additional informatioll or f legot ia tion as we work t og et he r t of'esolve this debt and grant closeout) so that we may once again be able to work together.Sincel'ely)

-roject DeveloperCommunity and Economic DevelopmentBig Sandy Area Development Distr ict118 Resource CourtPrestonsburg, Kentucky 412401-80B-737-2723

"Planning . . . I t ' s wha't we do,"

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KELLY E. CALLr\HA\1Covnry Ji..:dg.::;T;:XCOll1VC

Phone 2-9$,nUJF.:l.l. 29 S ..1_{(14

OMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY ~ ~ , ~ OFFICE OF THE f y 1 A R T I N B : x ~ ~ N T Y JUDGEi1':XECUTIVE v A ; n : ~ : U N 1 Y \

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ICongresSm3rl Hal Rogers1"1 0 f ~ e s o u r c e Court , Sui te Ai"restonsburg, Kentucky 41653Septen-:ber 30, 2010Dear Congressman Rogers!As you are aware from your recent conversaiions wi: from B ~ Sandy AreaDevelopnlent District, The ~ 1 a r t j n County Sheri-ff's Office received a grant in 19f)G through theLocal l.aw EnforC8rT'lent Block Grant ProgTafTt The books 'Here closed on tr13t grant in 2007 andit became delinquent in 2008. Funds were expended In the amount of $11,932,00, but tnenecessary docurnentation to support these expendituresVias not submitted. Unfor1unateiy. tr:cSilerf l ff who held off ice dur ing that time left the next Sheri ff and the county without thosereco(ds. The delinquent not ices were going to the Sheri ff 's off ice and not the judge's office\.


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DEPAFITMENT OF THE TREASURY

October 12,20 I0

The Honorable Harold RogersMember of Congress110 Resource Court, Suite APrestonsburg, KY 41653-1842Dear Mr. Rogers:Thank vou for your email of October 8 on behalf of your constituent,_ County Judge/Executive, Office of [he Marrin COIJIltyJudge/Executive of Inez, Kentucky.Vie are working on this matter and will send a rep ly to your office assoon as possible. Please do not he si ta te to call me at 622-1900 if ! canbe of any further assistance.

Sincerely,lh-----)'f 1/ l ~ { . ... A . "V_... l . , F r . G u-' crt.:Kim N. WallaceAssistant Secretary for Legislative Affairs


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The Honorable liar Rogersh-fcrnbcl of Congress: 10 Resource COurtPr,,-:;stonbuIg-)K'l 41653I)C71I i\:1r Rogers.

DEP/\RTMENT OF THE TREASURY."iNI\NCIAL ~ , l A N A G E . M E ~ n SERVIC&

W/,SH1NGTON.0.C. 20227

OCT 28 20m

trv 1 Cor YOUI email dated October S, 2I) IO. on bchal f Qf 'i'ou; coustituenrCounty Judgc/Execurive, MUJiiI l County Kentucky. who wrote to youMartin C O U l l ( ~ ' 5 ind.eblCd,!.ltSS to the Department of Justice (DOl). _IS concerned aoout tne \'ojjduy of Inc deb:

The Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996 (DCLA.j requires f.hat llle fin;mcI2!tvlan3gcmcnt Sen!ICC (H\'fS),


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Page 2 - The Honorable Hsl Rogers'1'/111> respect [0 fees, \he DCL:\ at 31 U.S C 3711(gj \6) "\,i,hori2cs the Tre;,sury 10chuge fcs \0 (edend agencies when providing debt co llccn on servic.cs. The DejAexpressly stares that Treasury's fees rna)' be added to a dchnquent debt as a collectioncost at 31 USc. 3717. Since DOl elects to have its debrors pay Treasury's fcc, the fG"was added (0 Martin County's debt balance.I hope the above information adequately addresses your inquiry.

1 v Scott H. JohnsonV Assistanr CommissionerDebt ManagcIll


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H/l,fiOLO ROGERS

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United States Department of the TreasuryJJirector:\'lo'l'N: Congressional Liaison1500 Pennsylvania Ave., N\V\Vashingron: D.C. 20220

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was purchased by her son in the 1960's, Unfor tunately the bond was burnt in a fire and~ d o e s nOI have any of the serial numbers, Any suggestions f o r g l l l would begreatly appreciated.

Your assistance in this matter will be greatly appreciated, Please refer all correspondencein this regard to my District Office in Somerset, Kentucky,

Thanking you in advance for your kind cooperation in this regard, I remain

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DEP,\RTMENT OF THE TREASURYViA5HINGTON, D,C.

1'>1ay 6, 2010

The Honorable Harold RogersMember of Congress55l CliJ1y StreetSornerest, KY 42501Dear 11'11". Rogers:Th,U1kyou for your letter of April 5 concerning the inquiry from yourconstituent,We are working on this matter and will s end a reply to your office assoon as possible. Please do not hesitate to call me at 622-1900 i f ! canbe of any further assistance.

Sincerely,~ ~ ~ ~Kim N. WallaceAssistant Secretary for Legislative Affairs


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FEB 25 2010Tae Honc:raok Han)ld Rogersf\1emberof Congress55 i CEfty S l r ~ e tSnrncr:"\ct, KY '1250 1

Your letter to the U,S. Departrnent of the Treasury dated JanuzHy12, 20 I0, a s t\)["\vzirdcdti) (he Financial Managcrnct Service (F?vfS) for a rcspor.s e. '{OUi constituent(fDl{3 onracted your office because L bilS been ths- ,..icurn of 3. fnwch:lcn:student loan taken using his personal inforrnanon. Hi S Socia! Security checks efe being~ ~ ) ; ~ c ~ / ~ ~ ' ~ ' 2 : i ~ : ~ : i ; ~ ~ ~ O U ; ; ~ i : ~ ~ I ~ : ~ _ . f t ~ r ~ : ) ~ i ~ ~ T ~ ~ ~ ' i ~ t ~ ; n t : ; ' ~ J , ~ ~ , ' : ~ : ~ ~ } l l ~ ( ~ ~ ~ _ ; ; : : ~ cohis S"lcI3! Security payments.Federal ];::,w requires Ff't1S to intercept, or offset, F\;deral p8yrne:its. including Soc:a:Sccun ty benefit payments, to repay delinqucnt debts s'dnn:neJ by Fcdcrrd agencies iorcollection. Education certified to FIv1S (halml. debt was due, legal lyenforceable. and that all due process prerequisites had been met. FtviS' records indicatethat"-has an active debt wirh Education delinquent since December 1\ i996,Since Education maintains records arid makes all < i c , c i s t o n ~ , about hisaccount, it 1S unportant rha ork directly \vlIh themmm :-;h Scott H, Johnson9 \J : \ ~ s i S l i J n l CU11';:1}issioiicrDebt h'faD?lgenlcnt Service-s


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURYWASHINGTON, D .C. 2 . 02 2 0

. i \ S S l S r ~ \ N T SECRETAH.YFebruary 17,2010

The Honorable Harold RogersMember of COl1h'TesS551 Clifty StreetSornerest, KY 42501Dear Mr. Rogers:Thank you for your letter of January 12 concerning the inquiry on behalfof your constituent,We are working on this mat te r and will send a reply to your office assoon as possibl e, P le ase do not hes it at e to call me at 622-1900 i f I C,U1be of any further assistance,

Sincerely,

~ / 1 / t ~Kim N, WallaceAssistant Secretary for Legislative Affairs


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Washington, EHI' 205)5-1(05January 12, 20 10

1)cparllnCnl or the TreasuryCongressional I.iaison Officel oih and I'enn Avc. "iW Rrn. 3134WaSll1l1glon. 1).('.20220-000 I 0- Rc: . lam cs "1'." Justice

1'.0, Box 987llarold, KY 41635

Social Security t 'umbcr: 400-13-4938Dear Sir/Madam:

'I ' . .urncutation enclosed with this Congressional I nqui ry . Myhas advised me that he has Callen victim to identity theft: li e

attended Pikeville College in Pikeville , Kentucky and thai a Student Loan Officer employee] hvPikeville Colfege fraudulently obtained student loans using his So ,'. lh cStud,:nt Loan Officer used an incorrect date ofbirth, and the name on thcirauouicnt applications, however, these loans have been charged to my cons t i tuen tSIS

(CDa.lh: Studcnt Loan Officer's crime was discovered and he took a plea barga in and hassince died. however, 110 action has been taken to clear my constituent's record or lhcsc fraudulentstudenl loans.

(b) (6) "Currently. my constituent, is still being held financially responsibleI(H these fraudulent student loans. iv1y consutucnt ~ 1 d S since become disabled and is trying to liveOil.';,.X07n:onthly Social Security Disabiluyand e . \ ~ t l ' . rcatcncd with collcc.tioncrlorts. 1i llS ISabsurd to penalize my constHucl lL_ror a crime cornrmucu by-omconc clsc ' Officials at Pikeville College have been or no assistance to him becauseapparently they arc t ry ing to keep the details or this incident quiet to maintain ihcir reputation inthe community vlcanwhilc. mv con: nt's niulumarc continues. Pkase advise me whUlaction \vill he taken to absolve ' o l thc student loans that were charged to hisrcum] by the traudulem acts or this Student l.oan Unicef employed by i'ikc'viiiL' College toinclude the repairor hI:) credit reports that include this information. while


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corrective action is being accomplished. please make certain that no collection ctlons arc takenagainst his SOC1U) Security Disability benefits.

Your assistance in this maucr will be greatly appreciated. Please refer all correspondencein this regard to rny District ()C11cc in S0I11CrSC{j Kentucky.

lhank ing you in advance for your kind cooperation in this regard. i remain

MCI11 bcr or CongressIJR!'!'