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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)

Wylie, Texas Man Sentenced After Admitting to Distributing Child Pornography and Communicating with Suspected Minors

Wylie, Texas Man Sentenced After Admitting to Distributing Child Pornography and Communicating with Suspected Minors
Article Type
Investigative Press Release
Publish Date

Wylie, Texas Man Sentenced After Admitting to Distributing Child Pornography and Communicating with Suspected Minors PLANO, Texas – A 35-year-old Wylie, Texas man has been sentenced for child exploitation violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Stephen J. Cox today,,,

Former Boston Police Clerk Arrested for Overtime Fraud and Aggravated Identity Theft

Former Boston Police Clerk Arrested for Overtime Fraud and Aggravated Identity Theft
Article Type
Investigative Press Release
Publish Date

Former Boston Police Clerk Arrested for Overtime Fraud and Aggravated Identity Theft BOSTON – A former clerk for Boston Police Department’s (BPD) District A-1 Detectives Unit was arrested and charged today in connection with an investigation of overtime fraud at the Boston Police Department. Marilyn,,,

Federal COVID-19 Testing Report: Data Insights from Six Federal Health Care Programs

2021
PRAC-2021-01
Review
Pandemic Response Accountability Committee
Department of Health & Human Services
Pandemic

This report examines COVID-19 testing efforts for six federal health care programs during the first seven months following the declaration of a public health emergency in the United States. Published by the PRAC Health Care Subgroup, the report takes a detailed look at testing data in each of the...

Former NYPD Sergeant Charged With 9/11 Benefits Fraud

Former NYPD Sergeant Charged With 9/11 Benefits Fraud
Article Type
Investigative Press Release
Publish Date

Former NYPD Sergeant Charged With 9/11 Benefits Fraud Audrey Strauss, the Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Dermot Shea, Police Commissioner of the City of New York (“NYPD”), and Russell W. Cunningham, Special Agent in Charge of the Department of Justice Office of,,,

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