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https://oig.justice.gov/
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DOJ
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Department of Justice
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United States

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

Twenty-two defendants charged in connection with alleged $11.1 million Paycheck Protection Program fraud scheme

Twenty-two defendants charged in connection with alleged $11.1 million Paycheck Protection Program fraud scheme
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Twenty-two defendants charged in connection with alleged $11.1 million Paycheck Protection Program fraud scheme ATLANTA – Seventeen more individuals have been charged in connection with a fraudulent scheme to obtain approximately $11.1 million in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans and to use,,,

Former Bureau of Prisons Corrections Officer Pleads Guilty to Sexually Abusing an Inmate and Witness Tampering

Former Bureau of Prisons Corrections Officer Pleads Guilty to Sexually Abusing an Inmate and Witness Tampering
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Former Bureau of Prisons Corrections Officer Pleads Guilty to Sexually Abusing an Inmate and Witness Tampering BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Eric Todd Ellis, 32, a former Bureau of Prisons (BOP) corrections officer at the FCI-Aliceville facility in Aliceville, Alabama, pleaded guilty today in federal court to,,,

Correctional Officer, Two Inmates Among Five Charged in Scheme to Smuggle Contraband Into Wyatt Detention Center

Correctional Officer, Two Inmates Among Five Charged in Scheme to Smuggle Contraband Into Wyatt Detention Center
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Correctional Officer, Two Inmates Among Five Charged in Scheme to Smuggle Contraband Into Wyatt Detention Center PROVIDENCE, R.I. – A Donald W. Wyatt Detention Facility correctional officer, two detainees, a defendant released from the Wyatt due to the Covid-19 pandemic, and another person have been,,,

Former Police Detective And FBI Task Force Officer Convicted Of Bribery And Other Offenses

Former Police Detective And FBI Task Force Officer Convicted Of Bribery And Other Offenses
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Former Police Detective And FBI Task Force Officer Convicted Of Bribery And Other Offenses HARRISBURG – Acting United States Attorney Bruce D. Brandler for the Middle District of Pennsylvania; Acting Assistant Attorney General Nicholas L. McQuaid of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division,,,

Former bookkeeper of federally funded Washington Court House domestic violence shelter pleads guilty to misusing shelter funds for personal expenses

Former bookkeeper of federally funded Washington Court House domestic violence shelter pleads guilty to misusing shelter funds for personal expenses
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Former bookkeeper of federally funded Washington Court House domestic violence shelter pleads guilty to misusing shelter funds for personal expenses CINCINNATI – The former bookkeeper of My Sister’s House, a now-shuttered domestic violence shelter in Washington Court House, pleaded guilty in U.S,,,

Southwest Georgia Resident Criminally Charged with CARES Act PPP Fraud

Southwest Georgia Resident Criminally Charged with CARES Act PPP Fraud
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Southwest Georgia Resident Criminally Charged with CARES Act PPP Fraud ALBANY, Ga. – A federal grand jury has returned a 12-count indictment charging a Sycamore, Georgia, resident with bank fraud, money laundering and making false statements related to the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic,,,

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