A federal watchdog is criticizing the DEA for failing to promptly report human rights violations committed by its Latin American law enforcement partners, who admitted to torturing crime suspects through waterboarding, suffocation, and other brutal methods.
The Justice Department’s watchdog admonished Attorney General William Barr for a “chaotic and disorganized” handling of the protests following George Floyd’s murder in 2020, though it concluded he did not order the forced removal of protesters from a park near the White House.
Six FBI officials working abroad sought or engaged in sexual activities with prostitutes and withheld information when questioned by investigators, according to a document released by the Justice Department’s internal watchdog.
An FBI supervisor is accused of making “an inappropriate sexual and religious joke” to a subordinate, according to the Justice Department’s internal watchdog.
Homeland Security’s internal watchdog criticized Border Patrol for releasing an undocumented migrant before ensuring he had known ties to terrorism and implicated the FBI for sending an email to the wrong account.
The Justice Department’s watchdog concluded that negligence, misconduct, and faulty resources contributed to the suicide of Jeffrey Epstein, the wealthy financier who was jailed on child-sex trafficking charges.
Four FBI agents hired prostitutes while working overseas and lied to internal investigators about it, according to the Justice Department’s Office of Inspector General.
Five senior FBI officials who attended a Los Angeles Dodgers playoff following a security briefing violated the bureau’s gift policies, the Justice Department’s Office of Inspector General said.
