There have been 2,527 Department of Homeland Security (DHS) employees
and co-conspirators convicted of corruption and other criminal
misconduct since 2004, according to a federal auditor.
Charles Edwards, the acting inspector general (IG) at DHS, made that revelation in written testimony prepared
for an Aug. 1 hearing held by the House Oversight and Government Reform
Subcommittee on Government Organization, Efficiency, and Financial
Management.
In his remarks, Edwards added that as of July 15, the DHS OIG (Office
of the Inspector General) was dealing with 1,591 open criminal cases
involving DHS employees and some accomplices. Some cases date back to
fiscal year 2004 (Oct. 1, 2003 thru Sept. 30, 2004) although the
majority of the open investigations were initiated in the last three
fiscal years. The DHS started operating in March 2003.
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Deep down, is anyone really surprised?
ReplyDeleteThis agency, along with a few others, including EPA, TSA, et al, needs to be shut down.
And from what I have been hearing and reading about our border patrol, it needs a serious overhaul, at the very least.
This is not the country I grew up in. How far must we decline before someone puts the brakes on?