NE NE - Chance Englebert, 25, Gering, 6 July 2019 (new father) #2

[PrairieWind]

I guess they denied requests relating to this case under exemption 7, then?

Exemption 9 seems kinda random, anyone happen to know the reasoning for it?

That exemption wouldn't be in play here. It has to do with when people or companies make applications for drilling permits etc that the information they provide can't be released so that other companies can swoop in and take advantage of all the work that the applicant has done.

 

[rosesfromangels]

I keep going back to the fact that Chance's wife was seeking to have him declared dead two days after he had been missing. And sure enough, he did eventually turn up dead; albeit six years later.

Gone two days and seeking a death certificate. Let that sink in again.

Amateur opinion and speculation only.

 

[Dnp2be]

FOIA exemptions (from justice.gov) Exemption 5 was the one I got most often, but I also regularly got Exemptions 2 and 3.

• Exemption 1: Information that is classified to protect national security.
• Exemption 2: Information related solely to the internal personnel rules and practices of an agency.
• Exemption 3: Information that is prohibited from disclosure by another federal law.
• Exemption 4: Trade secrets or commercial or financial information that is confidential or privileged.
• Exemption 5: Privileged communications within or between agencies, including those protected by the:
  1. Deliberative Process Privilege (provided the records were created less than 25 years before the date on which they were requested)
  2. Attorney-Work Product Privilege
  3. Attorney-Client Privilege
• Exemption 6: Information that, if disclosed, would invade another individual’s personal privacy.
• Exemption 7:Information compiled for law enforcement purposes that:
  • 7(A). Could reasonably be expected to interfere with enforcement proceedings
  • 7(B). Would deprive a person of a right to a fair trial or an impartial adjudication
  • 7(C). Could reasonably be expected to constitute an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy
  • 7(D). Could reasonably be expected to disclose the identity of a confidential source
  • 7(E). Would disclose techniques and procedures for law enforcement investigations or prosecutions, or would disclose guidelines for law enforcement investigations or prosecutions if such disclosure could reasonably be expected to risk circumvention of the law
  • 7(F). Could reasonably be expected to endanger the life or physical safety of any individual
• Exemption 8: Information that concerns the supervision of financial institutions.
• Exemption 9: Geological information on wells.

Thank you for this information. I am sure all of these can be important in different circumstances but after reading through it I’m a little surprised anything is ever released. I do wonder though in a lot of cases if the information might actually help the investigation more than hinder it. But things are quite often missed either way. Too much info and it can become overwhelming if lots of different leads are coming in. But there might also be more info or out there that someone doesn’t realize might be important too. In this specific case, I think a lack of information often leads to a general distrust in LE. Like if no foul play is suspected; answer questions as to why. If not to general public then at least to family. It’s their loved one. Haven’t they been through enough already the way it is. I realize I’m speaking from mostly an emotional standpoint.