U S Department of Justice Federal Bureau of In vestigati on

ashington

D C 20535

August 25, 2011

MR .

ERIK LARSON

Subject:

PTECH, INC.

FOIPANo.

1160974-000

Dear

Mr. Larson: The enclosed documents were reviewed under the Freedom of Information/Privacy Acts (FOIPA),

Title

5, United States Code, Sectio n 552/552a. Deletions have been made to protect information

which

is exempt from disclosure, with the appropriate exemptions noted on the page ne xt to the excisi on. In add ition, a deleted page information sheet was inserted in the

file

to

indicate

where pages were withhe ld entirely. The exemptions used to withhold information ar e marked

below

and explained on the enclosed Form OPCA-16a:

Section

5 5

Section 55 a

D(d)(5)

D b 2

D b 3 _

D(b)(7)(B) D(b)(7)(D)

n(b)(7)(E) a(b)(7)(F)

Q b) 8) Q b) 9)

90

page(s)

were reviewed and 62

page(s)

are being released.

n(b)(4)

Q b) 5)

D k 2 D k 3 D k 4

n(k)(5)

D(k)(6)

n(k)(7) E

Document( s) were located which originated with, or contained information concerni ng other Government agency(i es) [OGA]. This information has been:

referred to the OGA for review and direct response to you.

is

referred to the OGA for consultation. The FBI will correspond with you regarding t his information when the consultation is finished.

In

acco rdance with standard

FBI

practice,

this

response neither confirms

nor

denies

t he

existence of your subject's name on any watch lists.

E

You have the right to appe al any denials in this rel ease. Appeals shoul d be direct ed in writing to the Director, Office of Information Policy, U.S. Department of Justice,1425 New

York

Ave., NW , Suite

11050,

Washington, D.C. 20530-0001. Your appeal must be received by OI P within

sixty

(60) days

from

the date of this letter in order to be considered timely. The envelope and the letter should be clearly marked Freedom of Information Appeal. Please cite the

FOIPA