John A. Jenkins

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MMTLP Investors Question SEC’s FOIA Denials

FOIAengine: SEC’s$2.5 Billion Outsourcing Contract Explained  The Securities and Exchange Commission, which signed a staffing contract potentially worth $2.5 billion with a Texas-based Alaska Native corporation, appears to have relied...

Crypto Pardon Doesn’t End Troubles for Zhao, Binance

FOIAengine: Tort Lawyers, Watchdogs Continue the Fight The October 21 presidential pardon that wiped away Changpeng Zhao’s criminal history may have erased the felony conviction of the Binance founder, but...

FOIA Requests Presaged Trouble for Trump Nemesis Bolton

FOIAengine: A Paper Trail of Forewarnings When the Justice Department unsealed its indictment of John R. Bolton two weeks ago, it wasn’t the first time his name had surfaced in...

A Grassroots FOIA Campaign Swarms the SEC

FOIAengine: How Obscure MMTLP Became a Cause Célèbre  At the Securities and Exchange Commission, the inbox has been filling up with hundreds of near-identical Freedom of Information Act requests about...

Fed and Treasury in FOIA Spotlight

FOIAengine Highlights the Latest Media and Watchdog Requests The latest batch of Freedom of Information Act requests to the Treasury Department and Federal Reserve Board offers a window into what...

1789 Capital Raises $861 Million for MAGA Investments

FOIAengine: Wall Street Journal Seeking SEC Emails and Texts Involving the Trump-Affiliated Venture Capital Firm The Wall Street Journal is pressing the Securities and Exchange Commission for records involving Trump-affiliated...