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By Bridger Dansereau - Investigative Reporter and David Burger, Founder and Director, True Signal Media
Published: January 9, 2026 Reading Time: 17 Min Read
Investigation Series: Abandoned
Agencies Involved: Bureau of Consular Affairs, Department of State
Location: Federal Level, International (Non-US), Togo, West Africa
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THE INADEQUACY APPEAL

Agencies Involved

  • Bureau of Consular Affairs
  • Department of State

Location

  • Federal Level
  • International (Non-US)
  • Togo
  • West Africa

David Burger appealed the inadequate response, pointing out:

  1. Inadequate Search: The State Department provided emails he already had while failing to produce any internal communications
  2. Wrong Personal Information: The W/W summary contained wrong name and wrong age
  3. Suspicious Timing: The document appeared to be created shortly before FOIA delivery
  4. Non-Responsive Records: The W/W summary was never requested and didn’t address the actual FOIA scope
  5. Missing Critical Records: No incident logs, no reports, no internal emails

The appeal demanded production of responsive records and correction of the fabricated information.


THE COVER-UP TIMELINE

The State Department’s response to being caught wasn’t correction—it was burial.

December 8, 2025: The Mass Purge

On December 8, 2025, the State Department closed nine FOIA requests simultaneously including two separate closures of F-2025-28917.

First closure: November 27, 2025 (delivery of fabricated records)
Second closure: December 8, 2025 (appeal buried by reclosing same FOIA)

By closing the same FOIA twice, the State Department attempted to erase the appeal from the record. The administrative system treated the December 8 closure as final, effectively canceling the pending appeal.

December 8, 2025: The Complaint Converted to “Duplicate”

On December 8, 2025—the same day as the mass FOIA closures—David Burger filed FOIA F-2026-05989 specifically addressing the factual errors in the Welfare & Whereabouts summary: the wrong name, wrong age, and blank Activity Log.

On December 17, 2025, the State Department closed F-2026-05989 as “duplicative” of F-2025-28917—the original FOIA that had delivered the fabricated records in the first place.

The circular logic was complete: A complaint about fabricated records was deemed “duplicative” of the request that produced the fabricated records.

January 8, 2026: The Forensic Trap

Having been blocked from challenging the fabrication through administrative appeals, True Signal Media filed a new FOIA specifically targeting the evidence of fraud.

FOIA Request: Production of all records associated with system IDs shown in the fabricated W/W summary:

  • Service Id: LOM2025167241400037
  • Service Created By: LOM20250702369587

This forensic verification request forces the State Department into an impossible position:

If the system IDs don’t exist: Complete fabrication proven—they invented the numbers to create fake official appearance

If the system IDs exist but records don’t match: Backdating and alteration proven—real system shows different creation dates, names, or details

If they refuse to respond: Obstruction of fraud investigation proven—can’t claim privacy or national security on administrative system records

The State Department must now either admit fabrication, produce contradictory records, or refuse to respond—all of which prove fraud.

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Table of Contents

Page 1 Abandoned: Part 4 - The Fictitious Veteran Who Got Assaulted: State Department Caught Manufacturing Evidence File Metadata Catches State Department Red-Handed: Backdated Creation, Wrong Name, Zero Welfare Checks Page 2 WHAT WAS ACTUALLY REQUESTED Page 3 THE INADEQUACY APPEAL Page 4 THE "ROMANCE SCAM" DESIGNATION Page 5 THE ACCOUNTABILITY QUESTION Page 6 THE FORENSIC TRAP Page 7 WHAT HAPPENS NEXT
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Investigation Series: Abandoned
Agencies Involved: Bureau of Consular Affairs, Department of State
Location: Federal Level, International (Non-US), Togo, West Africa

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