INVESTIGATIVE SUMMARY

Findings of Misconduct by an FBI Deputy Assistant Director for Unauthorized Contacts with the Media, Disclosing Law Enforcement and Other Sensitive Information to the Media, and Accepting a Gift from the Media

The Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of the Inspector General (OIG) initiated this investigation upon the receipt of information from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), alleging that a then FBI Deputy Assistant Director (DAD) had numerous contacts with members of the media in violation of FBI policy. Additionally, it was alleged that the DAD may have disclosed law enforcement or other sensitive information to the media without authorization. This matter is among the OIG investigations referenced on page 430 of the OIG’s Review of Allegations Regarding Various Actions by the Department and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in Advance of the 2016 Election (June 2018; https://www.justice.gov/file/1071991/download ).
The OIG investigation concluded that the DAD engaged in misconduct when the DAD: (1) disclosed to the media the existence of information that had been filed under seal in federal court, in violation of 18 USC § 401, Contempt of Court; (2) provided without authorization FBI law enforcement sensitive information to reporters on multiple occasions; and (3) had dozens of official contacts with the media without authorization, in violation of FBI policy.
The OIG also found that the DAD engaged in misconduct when the DAD accepted a ticket, valued at approximately $225, to attend a media-sponsored dinner, as a gift from a member of the media, in violation of federal regulations and FBI policy.
Prosecution of the DAD was declined.
The OIG has completed this investigation and is providing this report to the FBI for appropriate action.
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Unless otherwise noted, the OIG applies the preponderance of the evidence standard in determining whether Department of Justice (DOJ) personnel have committed misconduct.

Posted to oig.justice.gov on May 29, 2019

What a surprise! I’m just Strzoked!

So why is the perp not locked up? And what is his/her name?

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Originally posted by Elk Hunter:
So why is the perp not locked up? And what is his/her name?

Don't know why the name wasn't released. The cash value of the dinner - $225 - is well below prosecutorial guidelines. Nobody gets prosecuted by the Feds for $225. But on top of that we have the unauthorized disclosure to the press. That I don't understand. That would seem to me to be well within the guidelines for prosecution. I do know that if the guy got fired, sometimes that's enough for the DOJ. But not sure if that's what happened.

Fed161, are you here to discuss firearms? It doesn't appear so. Every time I see you post a thread, it's something about government. This is a firearms discussion forum and I'm curious what brought you here if you have no interest in discussing firearms.

All of this stuff- the Lounge, The Lair, etc- these sections of the board are secondary to the firearms sections, and when a new member comes in and appears to have no interest on the primary subject matter of this forum, I am curious.

People coming into this forum, with an agenda- that's never a good thing. Do you have some hangup with government?

I saw an article on this late last week that appeared to be from the Washington Post that claimed multiple agents in the FBI were found to have accepted bribes from the media in exchange for information surrounding the corruption and other investigations. I couldn't remember where I saw it and couldn't find it in a search. The information was similar but cited multiple agents.