The FBI is routinely denying federal investigators timely access to documents for audits and reviews, the Justice’s Inspector General Michael Horowitz complained to members of Congress on Tuesday.
The Associated Press reports that the FBI’s failure to cooperate has caused delays in investigations, so much so that Attorney General Eric Holder has had to intervene.
They only way to ensure compliance, he said, may be through congressional action.
Under a 1978 law, inspectors general are entitled to government records to investigate mismanagement and fraud.
The FBI denied delaying investigations.
