Former Chief Of The National Archives Arrested

A former chief of the National Archives audio-visual holdings is being charged with stealing what he was supposed to be protecting, according to the Associated Press. Leslie Waffen has been formally charged with filching nearly 1,000 sound recordings from the archives over a decade. Federal agents raided his home earlier this year, recovering dozens of boxes full of Archives property. The Archives have been criticized by its inspector general and government auditors for lax security and failing to safeguard sensitive information.