That became a question for sheriff's internal investigators, whose inquiry quickly pointed to the only person who had requested the document: Lillienfeld.
Bill Waddington, chairman of the CLSA, had requested the documents before the MoJ decision.
Then, in July, a researcher who had requested the same documents -- and submitted his FOIA request after GAP's -- reported that he had already received them, so GAP got them from him -- secondhand.
President Alejandro Toledo of Peru said he had requested the release of the documents because Mr. Montesinos remained a threat to Peru's fledgling democracy.
In lieu of providing Mitchell and Jessen with the documents they have requested, the government has proposed "alternative and creative options," the motion said.
The committee has requested documents from the Justice Department about those two cases.
The S.E.C. has requested documents from the companies and other oil and gas producers that have operations in Equatorial Guinea.
The S.E.C. has requested documents related to the $15 million contract with the consulting firm, Horton Investment, said Kai Nielsen, a spokesman for Statoil, based in Stavanger, Norway.
Mr. Hatch has requested all documents related to the Justice Department's surveillance of the home, the search and arrest warrants, the decision to enter the home and how it was entered, and the rules of engagement.
Manoel Alvim, the commission's secretary, said it has requested documents from the UK's Serious Fraud Office SFOO), which is conducting its own separate investigation into alleged corruption at Rolls-Royce.
