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A Review of the Drug Enforcement Administration's Use of Administrative Subpoenas to Collect or Exploit Bulk Data

Submitting OIG: 
Department of Justice OIG
Report Description: 
To view a short video regarding this report, please click the link below.
Date Issued: 
Thursday, March 28, 2019
Agency Reviewed / Investigated: 
Department of Justice
Submitting OIG-Specific Report Number: 
19-01
Component, if applicable: 
Drug Enforcement Administration
Location(s): 
Agency-Wide
Type of Report: 
Review
Number of Recommendations: 
16
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Additional Details Link: 
https://oig.justice.gov/multimedia/video-03-28-19.htm

Related Open Recommendations

Recommendation Number Recommendation Status Significant Recommendation Additional Details
2 Open No https://oig.justice.gov/reports
[Description omitted; DOJ has determined that this recommendation contains information that is limited official use or classified.]
13 Open No https://oig.justice.gov/reports
Ensure that a comprehensive review is conducted of the DEA’s “parallel construction” policies and practices with respect to [REDACTED] investigative products to ensure that these policies and practices do not conflict with the government’s discovery and disclosure obligations in criminal cases, or Department policy on this subject.
14 Open No https://oig.justice.gov/reports
In the interim, and subject to the results of Recommendation #13, the Department’s and the DEA’s guidance and training materials regarding “parallel construction,” including SOD/ [REDACTED] investigative products and [REDACTED] investigative products, should be clarified to clearly state that “parallel construction” does not negate adherence to discovery and disclosure obligations in criminal cases, if applicable. These guidance and training materials should further make explicit that, if discovery requirements threaten disclosure of the program, prosecutors may seek to protect the program through appropriate process, such as protective orders or ex parte proceedings, and that, depending on the circumstances, the government may eventually be required to choose between disclosure or dismissal, but that “parallel construction” cannot be utilized as a substantive substitute for otherwise applicable discovery and disclosure requirements.
16 Open No https://oig.justice.gov/reports
Take steps to ensure that all changes to DEA policies, guidance, or procedures adopted as a result of implementing the foregoing recommendations are disseminated widely and readily available to DEA employees and other users of the programs, as appropriate [REDACTED]. All such changes should be incorporated into the DEA Agents Manual and periodic training provided to users of the relevant programs and to SOD and NS personnel, as appropriate.
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