How do we know it wasn't DEA agents that assassinated the President of Haiti? The OIG report said the DEA doesn't screen for criminals.
|DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL
February 17, 2021
Management Advisory Memorandum To: John Carlin Acting Deputy Attorney General Darrell C. Evans Acting Administrator Drug Enforcement Administration From: Subject: Michael E. Horowitz Inspector General Notification of Insider Threat Risk at the Department of Justice and the Drug Enforcement Administration The purpose of this memorandum is to advise you of an insider threat risk examined by the Department of Justice (DOJ or the Department) Office of the Inspector General (OIG). The OIG identified this risk in connection with an investigation of a former Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) contract employee, who had access to DEA law enforcement sensitive (LES) information while also having suspected ties to individuals or entities involved in criminal activity. The OIG found that DEA contracts contain an On-Site Contractor Responsibilities document, which prohibits contract employees from engaging in personal and business associations with persons known to be convicted felons or associated with criminal activity. However, the OIG found that the DEA does not ensure that contract employees review and sign this document. The OIG further found that the On-Site Contractor Responsibilities are not as demanding as the Standards of Conduct that apply to DEA personnel. In addition, during the course of this investigation the OIG learned that applicants for both regular and contract employee positions Department-wide are not routinely asked about associations with individuals known or suspected to be involved in illegal drug trafficking or other criminal activity during background investigations or suitability reviews. In this memorandum, the OIG makes two recommendations to the DEA and one recommendation to the Department to address the concerns we identified.
https://oig.justice.gov/sites/default/files/reports/21-040.pdf