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GAO-02-189R 1 (2001-12-21)

handle is hein.gao/gaocrptanvu0001 and id is 1 raw text is: SGAO Accountability * Integrity Reliability United States General Accounting Office Washington, DC 20548 December 21, 2001 The Honorable Patrick J. Leahy Chairman Committee on the Judiciary United States Senate The Honorable Charles E. Grassley United States Senate Subject: Joint FBI and Justice Investigation of Alleged Misconduct by Senior FBI Personnel in 1997 and Our Queries About the Possibility of Similar Misconduct in 2001 This letter responds to your July 10, 2001, request and our subsequent discussions with your offices concerning allegations of improper conduct by senior Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) personnel in connection with an October 9, 1997, retirement dinner for former FBI Assistant Director Larry Potts. Your request letter referred to allegations that a conference was scheduled at the FBI Training Academy in Quantico, Virginia, to provide a reason for senior FBI personnel from around the country to travel to Mr. Potts' retirement dinner in Arlington, Virginia, at government expense. Specifically, you asked that we determine (1) whether the joint investigation conducted by the FBI's Office of Professional Responsibility and the Department of Justice's Office of Professional Responsibility was thorough, (2) what disciplinary action resulted from the investigation and whether the FBI addressed a concern that a double standard existed in how the FBI's Senior Executive Service (SES) and non-SES employees were disciplined, and (3) the cost to the government associated with individuals who attended Mr. Potts' retirement dinner. You subsequently requested that we determine how many FBI employees traveled to Washington, D.C., at government expense to attend retirement events for former FBI Director Louis Freeh on or about June 20, 2001, and the cost of any such travel. We conducted our investigation between August and September 2001 in accordance with investigative standards established by the President's Council on Integrity and Efficiency. We interviewed knowledgeable Justice and FBI officials, including cognizant investigators, and reviewed relevant documentation, including the investigative file. In summary, we determined that the October 1997 investigation of the alleged improper scheduling of a training conference was thorough. The FBI and Justice GAO-02-189R FBI Investigation of Alleged Improper Conduct

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