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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

Disbarred Attorney Sentenced To 51 Months In Prison For Stealing 9/11 Victim Compensation Funds

Disbarred Attorney Sentenced To 51 Months In Prison For Stealing 9/11 Victim Compensation Funds
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Former Bureau of Prisons Correctional Officer Sentenced for Sex Offense

Former Bureau of Prisons Correctional Officer Sentenced for Sex Offense
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Investigative Press Release
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Former FBI Employee Sentenced for Receiving Bribes and Tax Fraud

Former FBI Employee Sentenced for Receiving Bribes and Tax Fraud
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Investigative Press Release
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Former FBI Employee Sentenced for Receiving Bribes and Tax Fraud POCATELLO - Former Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) official James Heslep, 52, of Gainesville, Virginia, was sentenced to 39 months in federal prison followed by three years of supervised release for receiving a bribe by a public,,,

Jury convicts former chairwoman of Montana Native Women’s Coalition of stealing federal grant funds

Jury convicts former chairwoman of Montana Native Women’s Coalition of stealing federal grant funds
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Investigative Press Release
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Jury convicts former chairwoman of Montana Native Women’s Coalition of stealing federal grant funds BILLINGS — A federal jury on April 2 convicted the former chairwoman of the Montana Native Women’s Coalition of crimes related to unapproved spending of federal grant funds, including travel to Las,,,

Federal Correctional Officer Indicted In Connection With Plan To Smuggle Drugs Into Prison

Federal Correctional Officer Indicted In Connection With Plan To Smuggle Drugs Into Prison
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Investigative Press Release
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Federal Correctional Officer Indicted In Connection With Plan To Smuggle Drugs Into Prison Ocala, FL – Acting United States Attorney Karin Hoppmann announces the return of an indictment charging Wayne Grant, Jr. (27, Orlando) with receipt of a bribe by a public official. If convicted, Grant faces a,,,

Recommendations Issued by the Office of the Inspector General That Were Not Closed as of February 28, 2021

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21-060
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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 had fully implemented them. The list omits information that the...

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