ALSO: I obtained hundreds of other CIA IG via #FOIA & I'm sharing them all here. More than 3K pages covering a wide range of investigations such as an employee who used government computer systems to resell more than 700 items purchased at yard sales. documentcloud.org/documents/2111…
More recent reports show that a CIA employee was investigated in October 2018 for using agency computer systems and databases to conduct “unofficial searches” on her brother, and that the IG substantiated allegations that year that another CIA employee violated the Hatch Act
In the Hatch Act case, the CIA IG found the employee used their work computer to make donations to political campaigns
CIA worked w/the Office of Special Counsel. But OSC opted not to punish the employee
Here's where it gets meta: I FOIA'd OSC for docs abt it & they GLOMAR'd me
The 3K pages of CIA IG reports covers 2004 to 2019 & are investigations big and small such as millions of dollars in billing irregularities by contractors and a spy who expensed a visit to an overseas “gentleman’s club.”
Finally, there are CIA IG reports in this cache, some that I previously released & reported on, related to the torture of detainees held by the agency at black site prisons
And there are 100+ pages where CIA explains their rationale for w/h reports & what the reports relate to
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NEW from @a_cormier_ & me: CIA Docs Say Staff Committed Sex Crimes Involving Children. They Weren’t Prosecuted
Declassified CIA IG reports show a pattern of abuse & a repeated decision by federal prosecutors not to hold agency personnel accountable #FOIA buzzfeednews.com/article/jasonl…
I have spent a decade, literally, collecting hundreds of IG reports from the CIA via #FOIA. I've filed 13 requests and sued the agency 3 times since 2012. When @a_cormier_ & I started to review these docs earlier this year we spotted a disturbing pattern buzzfeednews.com/article/jasonl…
Only one of the individuals cited in these documents was charged with a crime. In that case, as in the only previously known case of a CIA staffer being charged with child sexual crimes, the employee was also under investigation for mishandling classified material.
BREAKING: @BuzzFeedNews and I won our appeal before the DC Circuit to further unredact the Mueller report, specifically passages pertaining to Donald Trump, Jr. et al.
This is a massive win and it's all thanks to the expert legal arguments by our attorney @mvtopic
Here's the link to the full 18 page DC Circuit opinion. Just a huge win for transparency and the public's right to know. documentcloud.org/documents/2111…
I'm VERY proud of this. From the appeals court opinion: “BuzzFeed has identified a significant public interest and demonstrated how disclosure will advance that interest.” #FOIA
NEW from @ZoeTillman and me. We obtained more than 100 pages of docs via #FOIA from DOJ about the lead up and response to Jan. 6.
One email shows 3 top DOJ officials were told there were “no credible threats” hours before the capitol riot buzzfeednews.com/article/zoetil…
On Jan 5, FBI's Norfolk field office disseminated this report stating it obtained credible info about the potential for violence the next day. The report was covered by WaPo on Jan 12 but it has not been released before (at least in redacted form) buzzfeednews.com/article/zoetil…
These are the Jan. 6 call logs from acting deputy attorney general Richard Donoghue and acting attorney general Jeffrey Rosen included in the cache of docs we obtained via #FOIA
#FinCENFiles whistleblower Natalie May Edwards is so appreciative and grateful to everyone who sent her books in prison over the past few months. She's devoured all of them and she is hoping people will send some new titles amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls…
I'm also going to share the GoFundMe link again. The generous financial support has really helped May's husband and her daughter. Please consider a donation. gofundme.com/f/treasury-whi…
May also loves receiving letters and she would love to hear from people. If you're in a writing mood and would be willing to send her a card or letter you can mail it to:
Abu Zubaydah is the 1st high value detainee captured by CIA after 9/11 & the guinea pig for the agency s torture program. Today, SCOTUS w/consider whether he can be told of his treatment and where he was held which the US has said is a state secret
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8 years ago, I exclusively obtained the FBI's translations his diaries, which reveal a fascinating story about Abu Zubaydah's journey from computer engineering student in India to mujahedeen fighting in Afghanistan