By Steve Neavling
ticklethewire.com
The Justice Department’s Inspector General revealed the FBI was not reporting “high-risk security concerns” about some agents, concluding that “systemic” misconduct issues were not properly addressed.
The examination found “seriously allegations of misconducts” that were never reported or properly addressed, Newsweek reports.
“Despite these requirements, we identified several instances in which the FBI could not demonstrate that allegations of employee misconduct were referred either to the INSD or the OIG,” Inspector General Michael Horowitz wrote in a memo to FBI Director Christopher Wray.
In one case, an FBI agent who used bureau computers to download pornography was never disciplined.
Horowitz warned that the failure to properly address the misconduct is a national security issue.
“Allegations against employees with access to [sensitive information] are particularly important given the potential risk to U.S. national security,” the memo states.
