American DEA under investigation: Where did over 5 million USD go, suspicions about employment!

2023-04-20 12:26:01Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX

American DEA under investigation: Where did over 5 million USD go, suspicions

Even the famous American Drug Enforcement Agency , DEA, has not escaped corruption scandals , which is being investigated by the Inspector General of the Department of Justice if it signed contracts worth millions of dollars in violation of the rules and without competitors, in order to hiring former associates of her boss, Anne Milgram.

The news was conveyed by "Associated Press", which quotes sources close to the investigation for its assertions. The Office of the Inspector General is investigating the $4.7 million spent by the DEA on "strategic planning and communications," with suspicions that it actually targeted the hiring of individuals Milgram knew from her time as New Jersey Attorney General and professor of law enforcement. law at New York University.

Some of the contracted people are part of her inner circle, responsible for data analysis, community outreach and public relations, and are paid much more than government officials.

Investigators are also looking into a $1.4 million contract awarded to a Washington law firm to look into the US DEA's operations in scandal-plagued foreign countries, a report that is widely criticized for not analyzing in detail the violations by its agents.

The co-author of the report was exactly Boyd Johnson, the former right-hand man of the former Manhattan prosecutor, Preet Bharara, one of Miligram's close friends.

If at the end of the investigations it turns out that there was a violation, the Inspector General can recommend any measure, from administrative sanctions to criminal prosecution.


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