More than one million secret searches of Americans conducted by the FBI were made erroneously, a watchdog testified to Congress on April 27. Around 30 percent of the approximately 3.4 million searches were done in error, Department of Justice Inspector General Michael Horowitz testified. “It’s obviously very concerning that there’s that volume of searches,” Horowitz…
Biden’s Policy on Private Prisons Produced Higher Costs, Less Control: DOJ Inspector General Report
March 23, 2023
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A Biden administration policy to end federal contracts with private prisons is having the opposite of its intended effect, according to a new report from the office of Department of Justice (DOJ) Inspector General Michael Horowitz. Signed during President Joe Biden’s first week in office on Jan. 26, 2021, the executive order on “Reforming Our…
Key House Panel Approves Bill to Help States Prosecute COVID Unemployment Fraud, Extends US Statute of Limitations
March 1, 2023
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House Ways and Means Committee members approved legislation on Feb. 28 that provides states new incentives to go after an estimated $400 billion in COVID-19 unemployment insurance (UI) fraud and extending the federal statute of limitations on prosecution of such crimes. The “Protecting Taxpayers and Victims of Unemployment Fraud Act” was introduced in the House…
Key House Panel Approves Bill to Help States Prosecute COVID Unemployment Fraud
March 1, 2023
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House Ways and Means Committee members approved legislation on Feb. 28 that provides states new incentives to go after an estimated $400 billion in COVID-19 unemployment insurance (UI) fraud and extending the federal statute of limitations on prosecution of such crimes. The “Protecting Taxpayers and Victims of Unemployment Fraud Act” was introduced in the House…
More Time Needed to Prosecute Pandemic Unemployment Fraud, Government Watchdogs Tell Congress
February 10, 2023
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Federal watchdog officials are asking Congress to extend the statute of limitations to prosecute COVID-19 pandemic-era unemployment fraud cases. During a House Ways and Means Committee hearing on Wednesday, Department of Labor Inspector General (DOL) Larry Turner testified (pdf) that he expects his department to be busy investigating pandemic-related fraud through at least September 2026…
Fraud Watchdog Promises Prosecution of Feds Who Got Pandemic Unemployment, Loans While Working for Government
February 2, 2023
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Federal employees who fraudulently applied for and received COVID-19 pandemic unemployment insurance benefits while also drawing government paychecks will be referred to the Department of Justice (DOJ) for prosecution, according to a waste, fraud, and abuse watchdog. Asked by Rep. Eric Burlison (R-Mo.) “how is it even possible that there is nothing in place to…
Durham Prosecutes FBI Informants, While Protecting Their Handlers
September 29, 2022
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Since being named special counsel in October 2020, John Durham has investigated or indicted several unscrupulous anti-Trump informants. But he has spared the FBI agents who handled them, raising suspicions he’s letting investigators off the hook in his waning investigation of misconduct in the Russiagate probe. In recent court filings, Durham has portrayed the G-men…
DOJ Internal Misconduct Shrouded in Veil of Secrecy
Commentary Department of Justice Inspector General Michael Horowitz was busy last week, releasing three separate reports on Monday alone. Each detailed misconduct by a different assistant U.S. attorney: One finds a federal lawyer trying to use his position to avoid a drunk driving charge; another finds a government attorney getting drunk and physically belligerent at a meeting with foreign…
EpochTV Review: OIG’s Horowitz Tangled Web
February 10, 2022
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Commentary In this episode of Truth Over News, “IG Who Reviewed Clinton Emails, FBI Investigations, and FISA Warrants Concealed Information From Durham” delves into the Durham investigation, the FBI Crossfire Hurricane investigation, and the report released on Carter Page. The video begins with the new filings released by special counsel John Durham, which reveal that the…
Durham’s Second Filing Exposes Lack of IG Cooperation, Growing Rift | Truth Over News
Late last week, special counsel John Durham filed new court documents confirming our previous reporting that DOJ Inspector General Michael Horowitz concealed crucial information from Durham in connection with two separate investigations: the ongoing prosecution of Clinton campaign lawyer Michael Sussmann and the criminal leak investigation of former FBI general counsel James Baker. The filing…
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