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FOIA News: Marine veteran loses FOIA suit in effort to prove murder plot

FOIA News (2025)Kevin SchmidtComment

Marine veteran loses FOIA suit in effort to prove murder plot

By Jonathan Ellis, The Dakota Scout, June 17, 2025

A retired Marine Corps officer who sought records related to what he claims is a 40-year-old murder attempt lost his case when a federal judge dismissed his lawsuit Friday.

Rory Walsh had sought letters of censure and reprimand he claimed were issued against two Marine Corps general officers. Walsh filed a request for the letters under the federal Freedom of Information Act. He then sued the Department of the Navy in 2023 when the letters were not produced.

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