Lane von Herzen: FOIA and Investigative Reports

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.

Saturday, January 11, 2025

FOIA and Investigative Reports

This is to confirm that if it is possible to provide me with FOIA reports and investigative reports through secure and verifiable means, I will appreciate that provision in its entirety.

Because I know that the costs of fulfilling FOIA requests are typically borne by requesters, I hereby confirm that I will pay up to $10,000 in reimbursement of costs relating to the successful and complete fulfillment of all materials pursuant to my FOIA request if they arrive safely in my hands at Attorney General Merrick Garland's direction.

If materials demonstrate tampering, or redaction or omission that are unapproved by the OIG Hotline, however, the full costs of provision are to be paid by the FBI.

I believe a courier, assigned by direction of Attorney General Garland, with email or phone confirmation to me regarding this person's identity and arrival time, together with security precautions that may include security seals, certifications and watermarked documents, may represent appropriate measures in this case.

I respectfully request that my FOIA reports be accompanied by investigative results from the OIG Hotline, along with that of the ODNI. All of these materials are necessary for me to serve as a potential witness in a capital trial in the state of Idaho. Due to their pertinence in this death penalty court proceeding, it is incumbent upon all to provide information to me in its entirety, without redaction or omission.

FOIA materials were requested from the ODNI by my husband and by me in two separate requests in the autumn of 2022, with copies to the OIG Hotline.

Thank you for all efforts on our behalf.

Most sincerely,