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US. Department of Justice Federal Bureau of Investigation ALL INFO _ HEREIN I DATE 03-01 bé -1 bic -1 + Office of the General Counsel Washington, 0.C. $0555 . October 7, 2003 Re: Request to Preserve Evidence Sr . This follows up the September 19th FBI letter from our New York Office © directing you, pursuant to Section 2703(f) of Title 18, United States Code, to preserve records and materials pertaining to Adrian Lamo. After consultation with our New York Office, we have determined that Section 2703(f) does not apply to you under the circumstances presented in this case. We regret this misunderstanding and any inconvenience that it may have caused you. We ask, however, that you voluntarily take appropriate action to preserve relevant records and materials. Notwithstanding the incorrect reliance on Section 2703(f), the New York letter was an earnest effort to alert you that any materials pertaining to Adrian Lamo in your possession might be of evidentiary value. Since Mr. Lamo allegedly targeted several computer networks belonging to the news media during the course of his illegal activities, records and materials probative of this activity may be of significant assistance in bringing Mr. Lame to justice. Mr. Lamo's victims, including members of the media, share with the-FBI a common interest in ensuring that no investigative avenue is foreclosed by the inadvertent destruction or loss of relevant materials. Hence, we seek your continued cooperation in our investigative-effort. FBI personnel will be in further communication with you to determine whether we can reach a mutual agreement on how best to serve the respective professional obligations of you and the FBI while advancing the investigation, In the interim, again, we regret any inconvenience that the original: preservation letter may have caused. . : , Sincerely yours, Dep. Dit, Chlet ot Stati, Gt, of Gen. Counsel Ass\. Diz Gaim toed cas 1 Finan: fnfo. Res. 1 inep, ub atonal Sec. Porsonnet Training Off. of EEO, ‘Ott, of Public : FOO, FBI(19-cv-1495)-904