DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY STATES sEcREr SERVICE 29223 Freedom Act Privacy Acts Blanch Communications center 245 Murray Lane, Building T--5 Washington. 20223 Truthout oi Aitn. Jason Leopold, Lead Investigative Reporter Date: file Number: 20130261 Dear Requester: This letter is intended to acknowledge the receipt nr your l-reednrn of Information Act/Privacy Acts request received by the United States Secret Service on January is' 2013, for information peruiining to Aaron H. Swanz. With regard to your request to have access to your me, we regret to inform you that we cannot comply. Under provisions nrtlie FOIA, there are no records or rlueurnenrs available in you at this time. Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. your file is being exempted since disclosure could reasonably be expected to interfere with enforcement proceedings. The citation of the above exemption is not to be construed as the only exemption which may be available under the OLA. If you deem our decision an adverse delennination, you may exercise your appeal fights. Should you wish to file an administrative appeal, your appeal should he rruide in writing and received within sixty (60) days of the date ofthis letter, by writing to: Freedom of Infonllalion Appeal, Deputy Director, U.S. Secret Service, Communications Center, 245 Murray Lane, W., Building T--S, Washington. D.C. 20223. If you elidese to file an administrative appeal, please explain the basis of your appeal and reference the case number |ie1el:l above. Please use the file number indicated above in all future correspondence with this offtce. Sincerely, id Brady J. Mills Special Agent In Charge Freedom oflnfonnation Act Privacy Acts orfieer