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F.B.I. Is Harsher to Underlings Than to Bosses, Report Says November 17, 2002 By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 - The Federal Bureau of Investigation has an uneven punishment system for employees, with senior managers receiving minor sanctions for misconduct that would bring stronger penalties for lower-level workers, the Justice Department inspector general said on Friday. Among the examples cited in a report: Several F.B.I. officials under investigation in the fatal shootings at Ruby Ridge, Idaho, received promotions or bonuses, and seven senior officials who submitted false travel vouchers went unpunished. "We believe that in these cases, F.B.I. senior managers were afforded different and more favorable treatment than less senior F.B.I. employees would have received," the inspector general, Glenn A. Fine, said in the report. The findings echo contentions of unequal treatment by John Roberts, unit chief of the agency's Office of Professional Responsibility. Mr. Roberts made those charges in Congressional testimony and repeated them last month on "60 Minutes" on CBS. Lawmakers said Mr. Roberts's superiors retaliated against him. The F.B.I. said in a statement that the incidents in the report occurred before August 2000, when it overhauled its procedures. "These reforms seek to achieve the F.B.I.'s goal of giving all employees and the American public complete confidence in the F.B.I.'s disciplinary system," the agency said. In one section of the report, the inspector general focused on the 1992 Ruby Ridge siege, in which the white supremacist Randy Weaver's wife, Vicki Weaver, was killed by an agency sharpshooter. A federal marshal and the Weavers' teenage son were also killed. Six F.B.I. officials who were involved in the incident received promotions or bonuses while their actions were under investigation. The Justice Department later found that in the Ruby Ridge inquiry crucial witnesses were not interviewed, and later performance evaluations "appeared to reward agents for `correctly' concluding that F.B.I. officials had acted properly," the report said. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/11/17/politics/17FBI.html?ex=1038506425&ei=1&en=92e18d6538ff18e5 HOW TO ADVERTISE --------------------------------- For information on advertising in e-mail newsletters or other creative advertising opportunities with The New York Times on the Web, please contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] or visit our online media kit at http://www.nytimes.com/adinfo For general information about NYTimes.com, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Copyright 2002 The New York Times Company <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/";>www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance—not soap-boxing—please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'—with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds—is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html";>Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/";>ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
