[governance] EFF Uncovers Widespread FBI Intelligence Violations
Katitza Rodriguez
katitza at eff.org
Mon Jan 31 23:07:12 EST 2011
Hi Charity,
This work is based on what we have found as a result of our litigation
under the in our Freedom of Information Act. The report "Patterns of
Misconduct: FBI Intelligence Violations from 2001 - 2008" is available
here.
https://www.eff.org/pages/patterns-misconduct-fbi-intelligence-violations
On 1/31/11 7:37 PM, Charity Gamboa wrote:
> 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
> <mailto: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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