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DOJ
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Department of Justice
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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

Audit of the Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance Fiscal Year 2018 Second Chance Act Comprehensive Community-Based Adult Reentry Program Grant to LOC Family Services LLC, Farmville, Virginia

2022
22-090
Audit
Department of Justice OIG
Department of Justice

Federal Correctional Officer Indicted and Arrested for Use of Excessive Force Against an Inmate

Federal Correctional Officer Indicted and Arrested for Use of Excessive Force Against an Inmate
Article Type
Investigative Press Release
Publish Date

Federal Correctional Officer Indicted and Arrested for Use of Excessive Force Against an Inmate SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – On Thursday, June 30, a federal grand jury in the District of Puerto Rico returned an indictment charging Emilio Rodríguez-Arroyo with deprivation of rights under color of law and,,,

Prison guard charged with accepting bribes to allow inmate to receive smuggled items

Prison guard charged with accepting bribes to allow inmate to receive smuggled items
Article Type
Investigative Press Release
Publish Date

Prison guard charged with accepting bribes to allow inmate to receive smuggled items DUBLIN, GA: A federal prison guard faces the possibility of substantial time as an inmate after being charged with multiple counts of accepting bribes to allow smuggled material into a prison. Tiffany Fletcher, 35,,,

Recommendations Issued by the Office of the Inspector General that were Not Closed as of May 31, 2022

2022
22-085
Other
Department of Justice OIG
Department of Justice

This report contains information about recommendations from the OIG's audits, evaluations, reviews, and other reports that the OIG had not closed as of the specified date because it had not determined that the Department of Justice (DOJ) or a non-DOJ federal agency had fully implemented them. The...

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