NVDEMS February 28, 2017 Federal Bureau of Investigation Record/Information Dissemination Section Attn: FOIA Request 170 Marcel Drive Winchester, VA 22602-4843 Re: Freedom of Information Act Request Dear Freedom of Information Officer: Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”), 5 U.S.C. § 552, we hereby request that the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”) produce the following within twenty (20) business days: including but not limited to interview memoranda or notes of any interviews or conversations between the FBI, on the one hand, and Nevada Gaming Control Board Chairman A.G. Burnet, on the other, that relate to a then-ongoing wrongful termination lawsuit against the Las Vegas Sands Corporation that Nevada Attorney General Adam Laxalt asked Burnett to intercede in. This includes any record created by Chairman Burnett that was subsequently turned over to the FBI. The timeframe for this request is April 1, 2015 to February 28, 2017. If any responsive record or portion thereof is claimed to be exempt from production under FOIA, please provide sufficient identifying information with respect to each allegedly exempt record or portion thereof to allow us to assess the propriety of the claimed exception. In addition, any reasonably segregable portion of the responsive record must be provided, after redaction of any allegedly exempt material, For purposes of this request, the term “record” shall mean: (1) any written, printed, or typed ‘material of any kind, including without limitation, all correspondence, memoranda, notes, messages, faxes, papers, telephone messages, transcriptions or memoranda memorializing telephone and/or in-person conversations, reports, charts, lists, ledgers, invoices, agreements; (2) any electronically, magnetically, or mechanically stored material of any kind, including all electronic mail or e-mail, telephony metadata, and electronic metadata; @NVDEMS NVDEMS.COM P 702.737.8683 F 702.735.2700 6233 DEAN MARTIN DRIVE LAS VEGAS, NV 89118.3800(3) any audio, aural, visual, or video records, recordings, or representations of any kind; and (4) any materials created through other means of preserving thought or expression, If a recording of the conversation is not available, we request a complete transcript of the conversation. We hereby request a waiver of both search and duplication fees pursuant to 5 U.S.C. § 552(a)(4)(A\iii). Under this provision, records: Shall be furnished without any charge or at a charge reduced below the fees established under clause (ii) if disclosure of the information is in the public interest because itis likely to contribute significantly to public understanding of the operations or activities of government and is not primarily in the commercial interest of the requester. We are also entitled to a complete waiver of search and duplication fees, if records are not produced within twenty (20) business days, pursuant to Section 6(b) of the OPEN Government Act of 2007. We have no commercial purpose in seeking these records. The sole purpose of this request is to educate and inform the public about a potential ethical violation by the Attorney General of Nevada, who is alleged to have interceded in a private lawsuit involving one of his political contributors in violation of Nevada law.' Once we obtain the requested records, we intend to disseminate the records and educate the public about the results, Given these circumstances, we are entitled to a public interest fee waiver of search and duplication costs. In the event our request for a waiver is denied, we are willing to pay up to $1,000 in search and/or duplication costs. In order to facilitate record production within the statutory time limit, we are willing to accept records in electronic formation (e.g., email or pdf8), and on a “rolling” basis, as documents ate ready to be produced. Paper or hard-copy materials can be sent to the following mailing address: Nevada State Democratic Party 6233 Dean Martin Drive Las Vegas, NV 89118 " Jon Ralston, Chief Gaming Regulator Secretly Recorded Conversation with Attorney General, Turned Tape Over to FBI, The Nevada Independent (Feb. 15, 2017), available at bxtps:/thenevadaindependent.convarticle-shic': regulator-zave-recording-of-conversation-wiih-4g-t0-fbi -2-If you do not understand this request, or if you require clarification, please contact us immediately by email at cwarfield@nvdems.com. We look forward to receiving the requested records and a waiver of search and duplication costs within twenty (20) business days. Thank you for your cooperation and prompt attention to this matter. Sincerely, Karten Porrigg- Roberta Lange Chair, Nevada State Democratic Party