Ms. Tomczak: Thank you for the clarification.
Wishing you all the best. Warm regards, Gunnar Gunnar Larson xNY.io - Bank.org 646-454-9107 On Wed, Feb 22, 2023, 11:01 AM Tomczak, Christine (DFS) < [email protected]> wrote: > Dear Mr. Larson, > > > > The NYDFS is the regulator of Goldman Sachs Bank, not Goldman Sachs > Investment Company that has established the One Million Black Women > program. The DFS generally does not possess records pertaining to > investments made by Goldman Sachs Investment Company unless there was some > involvement by Goldman Sachs Bank which in this case, there was not. > Therefore, the DFS does not possess any records concerning the One Million > Black Women program. The DFS may only speak about records in the DFS’s > possession and not any other NYS agency. > > > > Sincerely, > > > > > > Christine M. Tomczak > > Assistant Counsel > > > > New York State Department of Financial Services > > 1 State Street, New York, New York 10004 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > *From:* Gunnar Larson <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Wednesday, February 22, 2023 9:47 AM > *To:* Tomczak, Christine (DFS) <[email protected]> > *Cc:* cypherpunks <[email protected]> > *Subject:* Re: FOIL # 2022-090627 Appeal > > > > *ATTENTION: This email came from an external source. Do not open > attachments or click on links from unknown senders or unexpected emails.* > > > > Ms. Tomczak: > > > > We have not heard from NY-DFS on the matter of One Million Black Women > below. > > > > Would you be so kind to respond today? > > > > We are working up against a deadline as Black History Month ends next > Tuesday. > > > > Warm regards, > > > > Gunnar > > > > Gunnar Larson > > xNY.io - Bank.org > > 646-454-9107 > > > > On Tue, Jan 31, 2023, 7:51 PM Gunnar Larson <[email protected]> wrote: > > Dear Ms. Tomczak: > > > > Thank you for your email. > > > > Concerning the statement, "Nevertheless, I conducted a de novo search of > the Department’s records and found that the Department does not possess any > records regarding the Goldman Sachs’s investment in the One Million Black > Women project." > > > > However, the New York City Small Business Opportunity Fund lists Goldman > Sachs and One Million Black Women as a funding sponsor: > https://sbsopportunityfund.nyc/ > <https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsbsopportunityfund.nyc%2F&data=05%7C01%7Cchristine.tomczak%40dfs.ny.gov%7Cccacb7a7907e433ed11d08db14e39dac%7Cf46cb8ea79004d108ceb80e8c1c81ee7%7C0%7C0%7C638126740521688181%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C2000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=wy80i1eg2Ucg6jRSb5%2BwRc%2FpnJ5GYLGuJbPLSpr3Fxc%3D&reserved=0> > . > > > > The $75M fund is the largest in New York City's history. The website > states, "The Fund was created specifically for NYC small business owners, > developed and administered by local partners – including the NYC Department > of Small Business Services (SBS), Goldman Sachs’ One Million Black Women, > Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth, local Community Development > Financial Institutions (CDFIs – non-profit community-based financial > institutions), and local small business centers that understand your > community and customers." > > > > How would New York City know of One Million Black Women but New York State > would have no records associated? > > > > Warm regards, > > > > Gunnar > > > > Gunnar Larson > > xNY.io - Bank.org > > 646-454-9107 > > On Mon, Jan 30, 2023, 3:28 PM Tomczak, Christine (DFS) < > [email protected]> wrote: > > Dear Mr. Larson, > > > > See attached letter. > > > > > > Christine M. Tomczak > > Assistant Counsel > > > > New York State Department of Financial Services > > 1 State Street, New York, New York 10004 > > > > > >
