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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 September 30, 2020

2021
21-008
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 had fully implemented them. The list omits information that the...

Former Big Sandy Prison Employee and Inmate Indicted for Methamphetamine Trafficking and Other Charges

Former Big Sandy Prison Employee and Inmate Indicted for Methamphetamine Trafficking and Other Charges
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Investigative Press Release
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Former Big Sandy Prison Employee and Inmate Indicted for Methamphetamine Trafficking and Other Charges LEXINGTON, Ky .- A former Cook Supervisor at United States Penitentiary Big Sandy, Hank Williams, 56, of Weeksbury, Kentucky, was indicted on Thursday in federal court for one count of conspiracy,,,

4 San Fernando Valley Residents Indicted for Fraudulently Obtaining Nearly $5 Million in COVID-Relief Loans for Fake Businesses

4 San Fernando Valley Residents Indicted for Fraudulently Obtaining Nearly $5 Million in COVID-Relief Loans for Fake Businesses
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Investigative Press Release
Publish Date

4 San Fernando Valley Residents Indicted for Fraudulently Obtaining Nearly $5 Million in COVID-Relief Loans for Fake Businesses LOS ANGELES – Two brothers and their wives have been charged in a federal grand jury indictment alleging a scheme to submit at least 35 fraudulent loan applications seeking,,,

Former CEO Charged in Schemes to Defraud U.S. Government Related to the Conflict in Afghanistan

Former CEO Charged in Schemes to Defraud U.S. Government Related to the Conflict in Afghanistan
Article Type
Investigative Press Release
Publish Date

Former CEO Charged in Schemes to Defraud U.S. Government Related to the Conflict in Afghanistan HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – The former Chief Executive Officer of a U.S. government contractor was charged today in connection with schemes to defraud the U.S. Department of Defense regarding contracts related to,,,

India-based VoIP provider and its director indicted for facilitating millions of scam robocalls to Americans

India-based VoIP provider and its director indicted for facilitating millions of scam robocalls to Americans
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Investigative Press Release
Publish Date

India-based VoIP provider and its director indicted for facilitating millions of scam robocalls to Americans ATLANTA – A first-of-its-kind indictment was unsealed today against Indian-based Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) provider, E Sampark, and its Director, Gaurav Gupta, who pushed out tens,,,

Investigative Summary: Findings of Misconduct by an Assistant United States Attorney for Sexually Inappropriate Comments to Multiple Individuals, Inappropriate Touching of an Intern’s Breast, and Lack of Candor to the OIG

2021
21-005
Investigation
Department of Justice OIG
Department of Justice
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