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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 ACCOUNTABILITY QUESTION

Agencies Involved

  • Bureau of Consular Affairs
  • Department of State

Location

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

Who created this fabrication?
The W/W summary shows:
Service Created By: LOM20250702369587 (appears to be user ID, but contains July 2, 2025 date stamp—see Indicator #8)
Last Edited By: [REDACTED (b)(6)]

The State Department redacted the name of the person who last edited this document—using a privacy exemption to hide the identity of whoever fabricated official government records.

The forensic verification FOIA filed January 8, 2026 demands:

  1. Whether user ID LOM20250702369587 exists and who it belongs to
  2. Who the (b)(6) redacted editor is
  3. Why a privacy exemption was used to hide the fabricator’s identity
  4. What the actual system records show for creation and edit history

These are not privacy-protected facts. These are official actions by government employees creating government records. The public has a right to know who manufactured false documentation.


THE FEDERAL LAW VIOLATIONS

This fabrication violates multiple federal statutes:

18 U.S.C. § 1519 – Destruction, Alteration, or Falsification of Records

“Whoever knowingly alters, destroys, mutilates, conceals, covers up, falsifies, or makes a false entry in any record, document, or tangible object with the intent to impede, obstruct, or influence the investigation… shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 20 years, or both.”

Creating a backdated W/W case summary with false information to obstruct a FOIA investigation is falsification of records.

18 U.S.C. § 1001 – False Statements

“Whoever, in any matter within the jurisdiction of the executive… branch of the Government of the United States, knowingly and willfully… makes any materially false, fictitious, or fraudulent statement or representation… shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 5 years or… both.”

Providing false official records in response to a FOIA request is a false statement to the federal government.

5 U.S.C. § 552 – Freedom of Information Act

FOIA requires agencies to conduct adequate searches and provide responsive records. Manufacturing non-responsive fake records while withholding responsive real records violates FOIA’s fundamental purpose.

Federal Records Act

Government agencies must maintain accurate records and may not falsify documentation. Creating a W/W case summary with wrong name, wrong age, and backdated creation is falsification of federal records.

THE IMPOSSIBLE POSITION

The State Department now faces three positions—all of them damaging, all of them illegal:

Position 1: The Records Are Authentic

If the W/W case is authentic, then the State Department officially designated a U.S. Army combat veteran as “fictitious” based on wrong personal information, conducted zero welfare checks over five years, and used wrong letterhead suggesting no actual embassy involvement: while simultaneously allowing an embassy guard to physically assault this supposedly fictitious person.

This position proves: Systematic abandonment, negligent case management, and racial discrimination (designating a Black veteran as a scammer).

Position 2: The Records Are Fabricated

If the W/W case was manufactured in November 2025 to close the FOIA, then the State Department created false official documentation with backdated creation dates, wrong personal information, and fake system IDs to obstruct a legitimate FOIA request.

This position proves: Evidence fabrication, FOIA obstruction, and federal records falsification.

Position 3: Silence

If the State Department refuses to address these allegations or respond to the forensic verification FOIA, then they’re demonstrating consciousness of guilt and obstruction of fraud investigation.

This position proves: Cover-up and institutional accountability failure.

All three positions violate federal law. All three positions are now matters of public record.

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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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