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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

Recommendations Issued by the Office of the Inspector General That Were Not Closed as of March 31, 2022

2022
22-080
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...

Former DEA Supervisory Agent Sentenced to 135 Months in Prison for Accepting Bribes from Drug Kingpin

Former DEA Supervisory Agent Sentenced to 135 Months in Prison for Accepting Bribes from Drug Kingpin
Article Type
Investigative Press Release
Publish Date

Former DEA Supervisory Agent Sentenced to 135 Months in Prison for Accepting Bribes from Drug Kingpin LITTLE ROCK—A former Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agent was sentenced today for accepting bribes from a drug trafficker. Nathan Koen, 45, now of Auburn, Illinois, was sentenced to 135,,,

Southern California Center for Autistic Children Pays $650,000 to Resolve Allegations of Fraudulent Billing

Southern California Center for Autistic Children Pays $650,000 to Resolve Allegations of Fraudulent Billing
Article Type
Investigative Press Release
Publish Date

Southern California Center for Autistic Children Pays $650,000 to Resolve Allegations of Fraudulent Billing Assistant U. S. Attorney Dylan M. Aste (619) 546-7621 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – May 9, 2022 SAN DIEGO – Prism Behavioral Solutions has paid $650,000 to resolve allegations that it billed the,,,

3 Found Guilty of Participating in Scheme to Submit Millions of Dollars in Fraudulent Bills for Substance Abuse Treatment for Teens

3 Found Guilty of Participating in Scheme to Submit Millions of Dollars in Fraudulent Bills for Substance Abuse Treatment for Teens
Article Type
Investigative Press Release
Publish Date

3 Found Guilty of Participating in Scheme to Submit Millions of Dollars in Fraudulent Bills for Substance Abuse Treatment for Teens LOS ANGELES – A federal jury today convicted three defendants who participated in an $18.5 million scheme that submitted fraudulent claims to California’s Drug Medi-Cal,,,

Findings of Misconduct by a then Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of the Inspector General (OIG) Employee for Unauthorized Disclosure of Sensitive, Non-Public Information to the Media, including Information from a Draft DOJ OIG Report

2022
22-073
Investigation
Department of Justice OIG
Department of Justice

Correctional Officer Charged with Providing Contraband to Inmates

Correctional Officer Charged with Providing Contraband to Inmates
Article Type
Investigative Press Release
Publish Date

Correctional Officer Charged with Providing Contraband to Inmates Acting U.S. Attorney Michelle M. Baeppler announced that a federal grand jury returned a four-count indictment charging Milton Williams, 27, of Austintown, Ohio, with participating in a conspiracy that sold contraband to inmates at a,,,

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