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For Immediate Release
STATEMENT OF COMMISSIONER JESSICA ROSENWORCEL 
ON FCC REFUSAL TO ASSIST LAW ENFORCEMENT 
INVESTIGATION 
WASHINGTON, December 8, 2017 —  Following news that the FCC has refused a 
request to assist New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman’s investigation into 
identity theft in the FCC’s net neutrality record, FCC Commissioner Jessica 
Rosenworcel released the following statement: 
“In a letter dated yesterday that was handed to press but is unavailable on the FCC’s 
website, the agency refuses to assist New York Attorney General Schneiderman’s 
investigation into the identity theft of a million consumers in the FCC’s net neutrality 
record.  This letter shows the FCC’s sheer contempt for public input and unreasonable 
failure to support integrity in its process.  To put it simply, there is evidence in the 
FCC’s files that fraud has occurred and the FCC is telling law enforcement and victims 
of identity theft that it is not going to help.  Moreover, the FCC refuses to look into 
how nearly half a million comments came from Russian sources.  Failure to investigate 
this corrupted record undermines our process for seeking public input in the digital age.  
This is unacceptable.  Until we get to the bottom of this mess with a proper 
investigation, no vote should take place.”
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Office of Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel
Twitter: @JRosenworcel
This is an unofficial announcement of Commission action.  Release of the full text of a Commission order constitutes 
official action.  See MCI v. FCC, 515 F.2d 385 (D.C. Cir. 1974).