Case Number: 19-3259

USDA Communications with Secretary Perdue’s Family Email Domain

October 29, 2020
Records from the U.S. Department of Agriculture in response to American Oversight's request for Secretary Perdue’s email communications with family members working for Perdue, Inc., and Perdue email domains. American Oversight seeks these records to shed light on Secretary Perdue’s actions and communications during his tenure as Secretary of Agriculture.

USDA Officials’ Communications with Entities Linked to Secretary Perdue’s Family Business

August 16, 2020
Communications from the U.S. Department of Agriculture responsive to American Oversight's request for emails between Rural Development and Farm Service Agency officials for Georgia, and entities associated with Secretary Sonny Perdue’s family business interests. These communications span 2017 to 2019.

USDA Records of Secretary Perdue’s Emails Sent to Non-Government Email Addresses

March 20, 2020
Records of Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue’s sent communications to non-government email addresses. American Oversight sought these records to shed light on Perdue’s actions and communications during his tenure as secretary. These records contain communications with Georgia Sen. Kelly Loeffler and Loeffler’s husband, Jeffrey Sprecher, as well as with Louise Linton (Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin’s wife), former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich, and Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Stephen Censky before his appointment to the agency.

News Roundup: Impeachment Votes and Sonny Perdue’s Georgia Connections

November 1, 2019
As the impeachment inquiry gears up for its more public phase, American Oversight is continuing to look into ethics and influence issues at agencies like the Department of Agriculture.
Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue

New Lawsuit: Secretary Perdue’s Ties to Georgia Industry Groups

October 30, 2019
American Oversight sued the USDA to investigate whether Perdue’s ties to Georgia agricultural-interest groups have had an impact on his policy decisions.

Complaint: American Oversight v. USDA — Perdue Emails and Georgia Industry Communications

October 30, 2019
Lawsuit filed by American Oversight against the U.S. Department of Agriculture for records of communications with Secretary Sonny Perdue’s family businesses and external agricultural interest groups, including those sent from a personal email account. American Oversight is seeking these records to learn whether Secretary Perdue’s ties to agricultural interest groups have had an impact on his policy decisions.

FOIA to USDA for Records of Secretary Perdue Meetings

August 28, 2019
FOIA to the U.S. Department of Agriculture for records of certain 2017 meetings attended by Secretary Sonny Perdue.

FOIA to USDA Seeking Secretary Perdue’s Personal Emails Concerning Agency Business

August 12, 2019
FOIA to U.S. Department of Agriculture seeking Secretary Perdue’s personal emails concerning agency business. American Oversight seeks these records to shed light on Secretary Perdue's actions and communications during his tenure as Secretary of Agriculture.

FOIA to USDA Seeking Secretary Perdue’s Communications with Family Email Domain

August 12, 2019
FOIA to U.S. Department of Agriculture seeking Secretary Perdue’s email communications with family members working for Perdue, Inc., and Perdue email domains. American Oversight seeks these records to shed light on Secretary Perdue's actions and communications during his tenure as Secretary of Agriculture.

FOIA to USDA Seeking Secretary Perdue’s Sent External Emails

August 12, 2019
FOIA to U.S. Department of Agriculture seeking Secretary Perdue’s sent email communications to non-governmental addresses. American Oversight seeks these records to shed light on Secretary Perdue's actions and communications during his tenure as Secretary of Agriculture.