[governance] EFF Uncovers Widespread FBI Intelligence Violations

[Charity Gamboa]

Hi,

I am assuming that this was based on a CNN news report [
http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/01/27/siu.fbi.internal.documents/index.html]. I
saw the news report on TV on my way out of the office last week (actually
stopped and watched it). What struck me the most was the gravity of the
offense with only a suspension. Those people swore to uphold the law -
"*fidelity,
bravery and integrity*." FBI officials defended those offenses by saying
they're only humans and they make mistakes. A mistake is putting the wrong
number on the form and what they did was a deliberate violation of the rules
that they should follow. If regular people like me follow the speed limit
for instance, people who uphold the law should do the same thing. I'd hate
to pay $180 bucks for a speeding ticket. I don't think there are exceptions
to that rule. Shocking...Uncle Sam takes a lot of taxes from me and taxes
pay my wages, too,  but I'd like to think that people in that same situation
should at least work on that thing they call *integrity*...that is. Sure
hope Congress does something.

Btw Kati, the link for the final report does not seem to work. I would be
interested to read EFF's report but the link [
https://www.eff.org/files/EFF%20IOB%20Report_Final%20Version.pdf] says "*page
not found*."

Thanks!

Regards,
Charity

On Sun, Jan 30, 2011 at 2:33 PM, Katitza Rodriguez <katitza at eff.org> wrote:

>
>
> https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2011/01/eff-releases-report-detailing-fbi-intelligence
>
> EFF has uncovered widespread violations stemming from FBI intelligence
> investigations from 2001 - 2008. In a report<https://www.eff.org/pages/patterns-misconduct-fbi-intelligence-violations>released today, EFF documents alarming trends in the Bureau’s intelligence
> investigation practices, suggesting that FBI intelligence investigations
> have compromised the civil liberties of American citizens far more
> frequently, and to a greater extent, than was previously assumed.
>
> Using documents obtained through EFF's Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)
> litigation <https://www.eff.org/foia/intelligence-agencies-misconduct>,
> the report finds:
>
> • *Evidence of delays of 2.5 years, on average, between the occurrence of
> a violation and its eventual reporting to the Intelligence Oversight Board
> *
>
> • *Reports of serious misconduct by FBI agents including lying in
> declarations to courts, using improper evidence to obtain grand jury
> subpoenas, and accessing password-protected files without a warrant*
>
> • *Indications that the FBI may have committed upwards of 40,000 possible
> intelligence violations in the 9 years since 9/11*
>
> EFF's report stems from analysis of nearly 2,500 pages of FBI documents,
> consisting of reports of FBI intelligence violations made to the Intelligence
> Oversight Board<https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/President%27s_Intelligence_Advisory_Board#Intelligence_Oversight_Board>— an independent, civilian intelligence-monitoring board that reports to the
> President on the legality of foreign and domestic intelligence operations.
> The documents constitute the most complete picture of post-9/11 FBI
> intelligence abuses available to the public. Our earlier analysis of the
> documents showed the FBI's arbitrary disclosure practices<https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2010/12/fbi-arbitrarily-covers-evidence-misconduct>.
>
>
> EFF's report underscores the need for greater transparency and oversight in
> the intelligence community. As part of our ongoing effort<https://www.eff.org/issues/foia>to inform the public and elected officials about abusive intelligence
> investigations, we are distributing copies of the report to members of
> Congress.
>
> A pdf copy of the report can be downloaded here<https://www.eff.org/files/EFF%20IOB%20Report_Final%20Version.pdf>.
>
>
>
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