What FOIA requests or public records exist regarding reported FBI or local-police contacts about Sascha Riley?
Executive summary
Available public records frameworks show where FOIA requests could surface information about contacts between the FBI or local police and an individual named Sascha (or Sasha/Bill/William) Riley, but the sources provided do not include any released FBI files or Riley County police records explicitly about Sascha Riley; reporting and community posts refer to alleged files and requests but do not constitute documented FOIA releases in the supplied material [1] [2] [3].
1. What federal FOIA infrastructure exists and where one would look for FBI records
The FBI operates a formal FOIA/Privacy Act process (FOIPA) and publishes many released records in an online “Vault,” including FOIA logs and guidance on submitting and checking requests; those systems are the appropriate federal avenues to search for—or to request—records that might document FBI contacts with a named individual [1] [2] [4] [5]. The Vault hosts searchable FOIA releases and FOIA logs for years such as 2020 and 2021, which is where a released file mentioning Sascha Riley would most likely appear if the bureau had produced responsive documents under FOIA [6] [7] [2]. The FBI also offers sample request letters and an electronic eFOIPA portal for filing new requests; appeals can be directed to DOJ’s Office of Information Policy when requesters dispute denials or redactions [8] [1] [5].
2. What the local public-records landscape looks like (Riley County example)
Riley County police and county offices publish procedures for public-records and criminal-history requests under Kansas open-records law (KORA); municipal records, arrest logs, and some minutes are routinely available but can be withheld if they would harm ongoing investigations or victims’ privacy, and requests for arrest reports are handled by records or RMS supervisors rather than the PIO [9] [10] [11]. The Riley County infrastructure allows in-person, mail, and electronic requests for criminal-history information and points requesters to the Kansas Bureau of Investigation for state-wide checks; that system is the local pathway to learn whether the county has investigative contact with an individual named Sascha Riley [10] [12].
3. What the reviewed reporting actually documents about FOIA requests mentioning Sascha Riley
The materials provided include claims and community posts asserting suppressed evidence—CPS reports, FBI reports, military court-martial documents, and even pornography evidence—some of which are alleged to be obtainable by FOIA, but those items in the supplied set are assertions of availability or calls for release rather than citations of specific FOIA requests or released records concerning Sascha Riley [13] [3]. There is no item in the provided sources that is a released FBI document, FOIA response, or Riley County records release that explicitly names Sascha Riley or documents formal FBI/local-police contact; therefore the existing reporting does not prove that FOIA requests have produced responsive records in these repositories [2] [6] [7] [3].
4. How to verify whether FOIA or local records about Sascha Riley exist (practical next steps)
To verify whether federal records have been released, search the FBI Vault and FOIA logs directly for “Sascha Riley,” “Sasha Riley,” or variant names and file a FOIA/Privacy Act request via the FBI’s eFOIPA portal if nothing appears; the FBI’s guidance and sample request templates explain how to craft queries and check status or appeal denials [2] [5] [8]. For Riley County contacts, submit a records request under KORA to the Riley County Police Department Records unit or the county clerk, or request a county or state criminal-history check via the KBI; the Riley County websites list contacts and procedures, and caution that certain records may be withheld for privacy or investigative reasons [9] [10] [12].
5. Limits of the current reporting and conflicts to watch for
The sources provided include strong allegations and social-media calls for release but lack authenticated FOIA disclosures or official local-records releases mentioning Sascha Riley, so any definitive claim that FOIA requests have produced files would exceed what this reporting supports; observers should also note possible name variants and third‑party background sites that aggregate public data but are not primary records [14] [15] [16]. Given law‑enforcement exemptions for ongoing probes and privacy protections under FOIA, even filed requests can yield redacted or withheld material—an important structural reason many activists urge appeals and persistent requests through official channels [1] [5] [6].