I guess using firearms to intimidate teenagers isn't limited to BATF supervisors. And they are upset becaue he didn't get a seven day suspension? I'm upset that he still carries a badge and firearm.
Justice Dept. criticizes DEA discipline
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
01/13/2004
Agency is sometimes
too lenient, report says
WASHINGTON - The Drug Enforcement Administration's disciplinary system sometimes is overly lenient, Justice Department investigators said Monday. They cited a case in which a supervisory agent was not punished for holding his stepdaughter's boyfriend at gunpoint for bringing her home late.
In that case, a disciplinary official rejected internal agency recommendations for a seven-day suspension.
Details about the investigation were not disclosed until the Justice Department's inspector general cited it as "especially problematic" in an audit of the DEA's disciplinary system. It said that because of the agent's status as a supervisor, the case "raises a concern that he was given special consideration."
Earlier reports by the Justice Department's inspector general found broad perceptions of unfair discipline within the FBI but no evidence of systematic favoritism of senior managers over rank-and-file employees.
The inspector general's latest audit said the drug agency performed well overall in investigating employees and described most such investigations as "thorough and well-documented." It also said punishments usually are reasonable and consistent.
Still, the report identified some problems, including the case of the outraged stepfather. Investigators said tougher penalties should have been administered in that and eight other of the 70 disciplinary cases reviewed.
The supervisory agent, whose name was not included in the report, did not deny the incident but maintained he had acted properly. He was accused of holding his stepdaughter's 17-year-old boyfriend at gunpoint in early 2002 after the teens pulled into the family's driveway at 5:30 a.m.
The agent's stepdaughter, who was 15, had sneaked out of the house earlier that night, the audit said. The agent took away the boy's car keys, forced him to lie face down in the grass for 15 minutes and called local police.
"The police refused to take action against the boy, because the stepdaughter had gone out with him voluntarily, so no crime was committed," the report said.
The DEA supervisor did not tell police he had pointed his weapon at the teenager, investigators said. The boy's mother later called police and the DEA to lodge a formal complaint.
A disciplinary board reviewed the case and charged the agent with poor judgment and conduct unbecoming a DEA special agent, recommending a seven-day suspension. It said his decision not to disclose to police that he had pointed his weapon at the teenager "could have called your integrity and the integrity of the agency into question."
But a DEA disciplinary official threw out all charges in April and told Justice Department investigators that he found no evidence the agent was less than candid with local police. The disciplinary official, who also was not identified, cited his own experience of a dangerous run-in with a teenager in an unrelated case and said he could understand the agent's actions, investigators said.
Justice Dept. criticizes DEA discipline
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
01/13/2004
Agency is sometimes
too lenient, report says
WASHINGTON - The Drug Enforcement Administration's disciplinary system sometimes is overly lenient, Justice Department investigators said Monday. They cited a case in which a supervisory agent was not punished for holding his stepdaughter's boyfriend at gunpoint for bringing her home late.
In that case, a disciplinary official rejected internal agency recommendations for a seven-day suspension.
Details about the investigation were not disclosed until the Justice Department's inspector general cited it as "especially problematic" in an audit of the DEA's disciplinary system. It said that because of the agent's status as a supervisor, the case "raises a concern that he was given special consideration."
Earlier reports by the Justice Department's inspector general found broad perceptions of unfair discipline within the FBI but no evidence of systematic favoritism of senior managers over rank-and-file employees.
The inspector general's latest audit said the drug agency performed well overall in investigating employees and described most such investigations as "thorough and well-documented." It also said punishments usually are reasonable and consistent.
Still, the report identified some problems, including the case of the outraged stepfather. Investigators said tougher penalties should have been administered in that and eight other of the 70 disciplinary cases reviewed.
The supervisory agent, whose name was not included in the report, did not deny the incident but maintained he had acted properly. He was accused of holding his stepdaughter's 17-year-old boyfriend at gunpoint in early 2002 after the teens pulled into the family's driveway at 5:30 a.m.
The agent's stepdaughter, who was 15, had sneaked out of the house earlier that night, the audit said. The agent took away the boy's car keys, forced him to lie face down in the grass for 15 minutes and called local police.
"The police refused to take action against the boy, because the stepdaughter had gone out with him voluntarily, so no crime was committed," the report said.
The DEA supervisor did not tell police he had pointed his weapon at the teenager, investigators said. The boy's mother later called police and the DEA to lodge a formal complaint.
A disciplinary board reviewed the case and charged the agent with poor judgment and conduct unbecoming a DEA special agent, recommending a seven-day suspension. It said his decision not to disclose to police that he had pointed his weapon at the teenager "could have called your integrity and the integrity of the agency into question."
But a DEA disciplinary official threw out all charges in April and told Justice Department investigators that he found no evidence the agent was less than candid with local police. The disciplinary official, who also was not identified, cited his own experience of a dangerous run-in with a teenager in an unrelated case and said he could understand the agent's actions, investigators said.
