FOIA question

[thrive65]

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? NC

I'm an international student and a while back someone reported me to the FBI. It turned out to be a misunderstanding on their part and it was all good. However, I'm pretty sure that there was an investigation done and that I have a file of some sort. I was visited again recently, and I guess it was of a checkup.

Someone has threatened me by saying that they have my federal report. I looked on FOIA laws and it stated that whatever information they have on me cannot be disclosed to anyone without my consent or a court order. I did one of those free online background checks and there were 0 records on me. So my question will a legit background check show that a I was investigated and provide whoever with what the FBI reported? And is it possible that the person has a friend in the police or something that can provide that information to them? Or are they just bluffing..

-Many thanks

 

[HomeGuru]

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? NC

I'm an international student and a while back someone reported me to the FBI. It turned out to be a misunderstanding on their part and it was all good. However, I'm pretty sure that there was an investigation done and that I have a file of some sort. I was visited again recently, and I guess it was of a checkup.

Someone has threatened me by saying that they have my federal report. I looked on FOIA laws and it stated that whatever information they have on me cannot be disclosed to anyone without my consent or a court order. I did one of those free online background checks and there were 0 records on me. So my question will a legit background check show that a I was investigated and provide whoever with what the FBI reported? And is it possible that the person has a friend in the police or something that can provide that information to them? Or are they just bluffing..

-Many thanks

**A: chances are they are bluffing.

 

[FlyingRon]

You can make a Privacy Act (not FOIA) request. Info here: http://www.fbi.gov/foia/requesting-fbi-records

 

[swalsh411]

Why do you care? You were cleared of any wrongdoing. People are investigated all the time (usually without their knowledge). Nobody would half a brain would think that you were guilty of something just because you were the subject of an investigation.

 

[thrive65]

Why do you care? You were cleared of any wrongdoing. People are investigated all the time (usually without their knowledge). Nobody would half a brain would think that you were guilty of something just because you were the subject of an investigation.

Well, I'm not worried at all about being guilty or not. I'm just worried about the kind of personal information that person has access to. Phone records, emails, bank stuff...I'm sure the FBI has something on record that might be of some value to them.

 

[swalsh411]

No FOIA response is going to contain any of that. The most it would say, if anything, is that you were the subject of an investigation which is now closed.