Lane von Herzen: Letters to Michael E. Horowitz, Office of the Inspector General, U.S. DOJ

My Third Novel's Conclusion, My Heartbreak

My heart begins to break when I think about completing this particular book -- because this narrative has sustained me like no other story I've known. It's both more personal and more universal than my other works. But beyond memory and archetype, it's a cri-de-coeur about needing to become the person one is destined to be. And in the writing, I have met my own life's work, my own fated journey -- having the sense all the while that the pages are suffused with a resonance, an energy, an electrified field that defies explanation. Writers hope and pray to be overtaken by a work in this way -- to be conscripted into passionate service of a profound story. To experience it even once in a lifetime seems a great privilege. I still have several months before this novel is complete, and this constitutes my reprieve. Because I'm not ready for the beauty to end.

Tuesday, August 9, 2022

Letters to Michael E. Horowitz, Office of the Inspector General, U.S. DOJ

The FBI handler of Attorney Virgil Pryor recently attempted to broaden my privacy permissions through a series of communications from Attorney Pryor, extended to me today and included in a separate August 9 blog post. I declined to accommodate him.

Attorney Pryor and his FBI handler were inappropriately attempting to secure rights for ODNI personnel and OIG personnel to receive private and confidential information concerning me from my physicians and attorneys.

I explained to Attorney Pryor that my permissions are limited to the investigators within the Office of the Inspector General Hotline pf the U.S. DOJ for excellent reasons: I trust these investigators as people of integrity, ethics, diligence and truthfulness.

Herewith, I convey to Mr. Michael E. Horowitz of the Office of the Inspector General, my stance, along with a request that he take responsibility for conveying my privacy and confidentiality rights to all OIG personnel.

The contents of these letters are transcribed below the documents for ease of reading.

Lane MacWilliams

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August 9, 2022

Dear Inspector General Horowitz:

I have recently granted to the Office of the Inspector General Hotline of the U.S. Department of Justice certain specific permissions to speak to my physicians and attorneys.

This letter is to formally express to your Office that those permissions do not extend to the Office of the Inspector General as a whole.

They pertain solely to investigators within the Office of the Inspector General Hotline of the U.S. Department of Justice.

There are important reasons why I have limited this access to investigators from the OIG Hotline of the U.S. DOJ. Their integrity, truthfulness, respect for the rule of law, and awareness of privacy and confidentiality concerns sets them apart.

I rely upon you to make clear to your personnel that no one other than OIG Hotline investigators of the U.S. DOJ has my permission to speak to any of my physicians or attorneys under any circumstances.

If you have any questions concerning the strict maintenance of my privacy and confidentiality as required by law of FBI personnel, FBI affiliates, OIG personnel other than OIG Hotline investigators, or anyone else, please do not hesitate to contact me via registered mail with signature confirmation of delivery. OIG Hotline investigators have been granted special permissions in the context of their investigative efforts. Again, no one has my permission to speak to my physicians and attorneys other than OIG Hotline investigators of the U.S. DOJ.

I request that you communicate the specifics of my privacy and confidentiality rights to your staff, a portion of whom appear to be confused about the extremely limited access I have granted to OIG Hotline investigators as individuals of trust and merit.

Thank you for your cooperation in this important matter.

Sincerely,

Lane MacWilliams

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August 9, 2022

Dear Inspector General Horowitz:

This is to clarify my retention of my privacy rights and confidentiality rights.

1. No one has the right to distribute fake or defamatory material concerning me, no matter its origin, to anyone other than OIG Hotline investigators from the U.S. Department of Justice.

2. No one has the right to distribute private and confidential material concerning me, no matter its origin, to anyone other than OIG Hotline investigators from the U.S. Department of Justice.

I maintain all rights to my voice, my image and/or likeness, my name, my medical records, and my reputation.

Those who have defamed me through the dissemination of such records are separately and wholly liable to me under the law.

The collection and dissemination of falsified information regarding me by FBI employees and affiliates, as well as my private information by FBI employees and affiliates, stand in clear and ongoing violation of my constitutional rights.

I have granted certain access to the OIG Hotline to collect, not disseminate, information from my medical providers and legal advocates to assist in the OIG Hotline's investigation of falsified law enforcement reporting for anti-democratic objectives. And I have granted permission to certain physicians and attorneys to share information with OIG Hotline investigators only. These select permissions stand in full force and effect.

I hope this is clear for those within the FBI, DOJ or ODNI who are confused regarding these points.

Please convey to all concerned that violations of my privacy rights will be prosecuted fully.

Thank you for your support in this matter.

Sincerely,