Legal Opinion
Bernard T. Halloran v. Veterans Administration
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 6, 1989No. 88-6180, 89-2055PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JERRY E. SMITH, Circuit Judge:
During an investigation into alleged fraud by a United States government contractor, Veterans Administration (VA) officials surreptitiously taped a series of conversations among undercover government agents, employees of the contractor, and third parties. In response to a request under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. § 552, for transcripts of the tapes, the government released copies of the transcripts from which it deleted (1) identifying information regarding the suspects and third parties and (2) medical information about one particular third…
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