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What to Report to the OIG Hotline

If you know about waste, fraud, abuse, misconduct, or whistleblower reprisal relating to a Department of Justice (DOJ) employee, program, contract, or grant you may report it to the DOJ OIG Hotline.  The DOJ OIG has jurisdiction over disclosures involving DOJ employees, programs, contracts, and grants, including disclosures concerning these DOJ components:

  • Federal Bureau of Investigation
  • Drug Enforcement Administration
  • Federal Bureau of Prisons
  • U.S. Marshals Service
  • Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives
  • United States Attorneys Offices
  • employees who work in other Divisions or Offices in the Department of Justice

The DOJ OIG also has jurisdiction to investigate allegations of whistleblower retaliation involving:

  • Employees of the Federal Bureau of Investigation
  • Employees of DOJ contractors, subcontractors, grantees, and subgrantees
  • DOJ employees who believe their security clearance or access to classified information has been taken in retaliation for whistleblowing
What Not to Report to the OIG Hotline

The following matters are NOT generally investigated by the DOJ OIG.

  • 911 emergencies
  • EEO Complaints (For such matters, please refer to the DOJ Equal Employment Opportunity Office.)
  • Misconduct by judges at the federal, state, or local level.  (For more information on judicial misconduct by federal judges, please refer to the U.S. Courts.)
  • State and local police departments (unless the misconduct concerns DOJ grant funds)
  • State and Local prisons (unless the complaint involves a U.S. Marshals Service inmate)
Hotline Page
https://oig.justice.gov/hotline/index.htm
Whistleblower Protection Page
https://oig.justice.gov/hotline/whistleblower-protection

Investigative Summary: Finding of Misconduct by an FBI Then-Acting Deputy Assistant Director for Harassing a Subordinate in Violation of the Department’s Zero Tolerance Policy on Harassment and FBI Policy and Engaging in Unprofessional Conduct on Duty in

2024
24-021
Investigation
Department of Justice OIG
Department of Justice

Investigative Summary: Findings of Misconduct by a then Drug Enforcement Administration Assistant Special Agent in Charge for Having an Inappropriate, Intimate Relationship with a Subordinate, Obstruction, Lack of Candor, and Related Misconduct

2024
24-017
Investigation
Department of Justice OIG
Department of Justice

Redondo Beach Woman Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Leading $24 Million Scam that Billed Medicare for Unneeded Wheelchair Fixes

Redondo Beach Woman Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Leading $24 Million Scam that Billed Medicare for Unneeded Wheelchair Fixes
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Redondo Beach Woman Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Leading $24 Million Scam that Billed Medicare for Unneeded Wheelchair Fixes

Former Correctional Officer Sentenced To More Than Five Years In Prison For Sexual Abuse Of Two Female Inmates

Former Correctional Officer Sentenced To More Than Five Years In Prison For Sexual Abuse Of Two Female Inmates
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Former Correctional Officer Sentenced To More Than Five Years In Prison For Sexual Abuse Of Two Female Inmates

Former Petersburg FCI Bureau of Prisons Lieutenant Sentenced for Violating Civil Rights of an Inmate Resulting in the Inmate’s Death

Former Petersburg FCI Bureau of Prisons Lieutenant Sentenced for Violating Civil Rights of an Inmate Resulting in the Inmate’s Death
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Former Petersburg FCI Bureau of Prisons Lieutenant Sentenced for Violating Civil Rights of an Inmate Resulting in the Inmate’s Death

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