New Report Finds That A Senior FBI Official Accepted Bribes From The Media

This isn’t good.

According to a new OIG report, a senior FBI official accepted bribes from reporters in the form of sports tickets and lied about it to investigators.

New OIG report about DOJ: Investigative Summary: Findings of Misconduct by an FBI Official for Accepting Gifts From Members of the Media and for Lack of Candor https://t.co/cFhb8squWY

— Oversight.gov (@OversightGov) October 16, 2018

Via The Daily Caller:

The text messages showed that the FBI official “accepted two tickets to a professional sports game as a gift from a television news correspondent who regularly covered the FBI and DOJ, in violation of federal regulations,” according to the OIG report.

The official initially told the OIG under oath that the official paid for the tickets. The official reversed course five days later, admitting to inspectors that the reporter had purchased the tickets.

“The OIG found that the senior FBI official lacked candor with the OIG in several respects about the tickets,” according to the report.

The official also previously accepted a ticket from the same reporter to another sporting event. A second reporter gave the official a ticket to another sports event, according to the OIG.

The official claimed to have paid the TV correspondent and reporter for the tickets, but the OIG found no evidence to substantiate the claim.

Oh. And the worst part? The individual will not be referred for criminal prosecution.

Just lovely.

The FBI official, who is not named, will not be referred for criminal prosecution, as Andrew McCabe has been. The official resigned during the course of the IG investigation. Note two big resignations during this time period were Lisa Page and James Baker.

— Chuck Ross (@ChuckRossDC) October 16, 2018

But please. Tell me more about how there’s no corruption within the FBI. I’ll wait.

h/t Daily Caller