MEMORANDUM
From: Michael J. Merritt, USN Retired/Writer
PO BOX 187
Newton, IA 50208
cipher.hunter@cipherphoenix.com
To: Panora Cooperative Telephone Assoc., INC
114 East Main Street
Po Box 189
Panora, IA, 50216
Info: Federal Communications Commission
45 L Street NE
Washington, DC 20554
Federal Bureau of Investigation, Omaha Field Office
4411 South 121st Court
Omaha, NE 68137-2112
(402) 493-8688
Geoff Huff, Ames, IA Police Department, Chief of Police
515 Clark Avenue
Ames, IA 50010
(515)-239-5130
Chief Burdess, Newton, IA Police Department
101 W 4th St S
Newton, IA 50208
(641)-791-0850
Chief Tupper, Marshalltown, IA Police Department
909 S 2nd St
Marshalltown, IA 50158
(641)-754-5725
Marty Arganbright, Guthrie County Sheriff
200 North 5th Street
Guthrie Center, Iowa 50115
Iowa Public Information Board
Wallace Building, Third Floor
502 East 9th Street
Des Moines, IA 50319
Pressable Inc.
110 E Houston St 7th Floor #140
San Antonio, TX 78205
Subj: PANORA COOPERATIVE TELEPHONE ASSOC., INC – NETWORK BLOCK – INTERNET PROTOCOL ADDRESS POOL ***.***.**.* – ***.***.**.*** – EVIDENCE OF ABUSIVE/HARASSING BEHAVIOR
Ref: 1. Title XVI – Criminal Law and Procedure, Chapter 708 – Assault, Section 708.7(1.)(a.)(4)
2. Title XVI – Criminal Law and Procedure, Chapter 708 – Assault, Section 708.7(4.)(a.)
3. Freedom of Information Request to the City of Ames, Iowa – #001, 29 NOV 2021
4. Freedom of Information Request to the City of Guthrie Center, Iowa – #001, 03 DEC 2021
5. Freedom of Information Status Request to the City of Ames, IA – #001, 14 FEB 2022
6. Freedom of Information Status Request to the City of Guthrie Center, IA and Guthrie County, IA – #001, 14 FEB 2022
7. Electronic Mail Response – Guthrie County, IA – 15 FEB 2022
8. Freedom of Information Status Request to Guthrie County, IA/Sheriff’s Department – #002, 16 FEB 2022
9. Iowa Public Information Board – Alleged Violation of Iowa Code Chapter 22 – City of Ames, IA – #001, 01 MAR 2022
10. Iowa Public Information Board – Alleged Violation of Iowa Code Chapter 22 – Guthrie County, IA – #001
11. Iowa Open Records Request – City of Ames, IA – The Elimination of The Fog of War, 18 MAR 2022
1. Introduction
Internet protocol address pool ***.***.**.* – ***.***.**.*** managed by Panora Cooperative Telephone Assoc., INC has been blocked from the following domain due to behavior originating from this network evidence supports possibly violate Iowa Code Section 708.7:
68747470733a2f2f70686f656e6978686172626f722e636f6d0d0a0d0a0d0a – 50686f656e697820486172626f720d0a0d0a0d0a0d0a0d0a
4d69636861656c204a2e204d6572726974740d0a0d0a0d0a0d0a0d0a0d0a – 70797265626972644070686f656e6978686172626f722e636f6d0d0a
2. Phoenix Harbor Hosting Provider
Pressable Inc.
110 E Houston St 7th Floor #140
San Antonio, TX 78205
Physical Server Location: Amsterdam
3. Records Request in accordance with Iowa Code Chapter 22
A request for records in accordance with Iowa Code Chapter 22 was sent to the City of Ames, IA, Ames, IA Police Department, and the Guthrie County Sheriff’s Office requesting law enforcement incident reports this agency has communicated or executed actions indicating they exist. In conjunction with phoenixharbor.com web traffic logs, these records show evidence of abusive/harassing behavior of end-users originating from Panora Cooperative Telephone Assoc., INC. Iowa Code 22.7(5) indicates these Iowa Incident Reports are public records.
These records requests have been sent to the Ames, IA Police Department, and Guthrie County, IA Sheriff’s Department since December 2021. This harassment (known) originated from Panora Cooperative Telephone Assoc., INC on 23 NOV 2021 at approximately 1258 CST. As of 25 MAR 2022, the Ames, IA Police Department, and Guthrie County, IA Sheriff’s Department have failed to provide these records in accordance with Iowa Code Chapter 22.
This delay by the Ames, IA Police Department, and Guthrie County, IA Sheriff’s Department has prevented the reporting and presentation of consolidated evidence of this behavior to Panora Cooperative Telephone Assoc., INC and State of Iowa law enforcement. This delay has caused unnecessary expense and wasted resources monitoring this behavior while the Ames, IA Police Department, and Guthrie County Sheriff’s Department have shown evidence of an unreasonable delay providing these records.
A complaint against the Ames, IA Police Department, and Guthrie County Sheriff’s Department has been filed with the Iowa Public Information Board in accordance with Iowa Code Chapter 23. Upon receiving requested records from the Ames, IA Police Department and Guthrie County, IA Sheriff’s Department, Panora Cooperative Telephone Assoc., INC will receive a historical timeline of abusive/harassing behavior supported by evidence relating to traffic originating from internet protocol addresses managed by Panora Cooperative Telephone Assoc., INC. This correspondence will include a cease and desist agreement requesting specific internet protocol addresses and their end-users being blocked from accessing intellectual property hosted online published and maintained by 4d69636861656c204a2e204d6572726974740d0a0d0a0d0a0d0a0d0a0d0a at 70686f656e6978686172626f722e636f6d0d0a0d0a.
4. Conclusion
The originator of this correspondence currently has no grievance against Panora Cooperative Telephone Assoc., INC, but there is an expectation of future cooperation regarding the facilitation of healthy traffic from Panora Cooperative Telephone Assoc., INC infrastructure. Ames, IA Police Department’s delay in adhering to Iowa Code Chapter 22 has caused unnecessary hardship due to their failure to provide a response that reflects the spirit of Iowa Code Chapter 22 as articulated by the Iowa Supreme Court in Horsfield Materials, Inc. v. City of Dyersville, 834 N.W.2d 444 (Iowa 2013).
Respectfully,
Michael J. Merritt, USN Retired/Writer
Founder: cipherphoenix.com
Creative Writer/Musician
Information Warfare Specialist
Information Systems Manager
PO BOX 187
Newton, IA 50208
cipher.hunter@cipherphoenix.com
