Federal Watchdog Report Faults DEA Handling Of Sex Party Allegations

An unidentified American Airlines employee, center, is detained by agents of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration during an operation at Puerto Rico's international airport in San Juan, Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2009. N... An unidentified American Airlines employee, center, is detained by agents of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration during an operation at Puerto Rico's international airport in San Juan, Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2009. Nine employees of American Airlines have been charged with participating in a smuggling ring that shipped at least 9,000 kilograms of cocaine over the past decade to destinations that include Miami, Orlando and New Jersey, said U.S. Attorney Rosa Emilia Rodriguez. (AP Photo/El Nuevo Dia, Angel Rivera) MORE LESS

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal watchdog faults the Drug Enforcement Administration over allegations that agents attended sex parties with prostitutes while stationed overseas.

A new report from the Justice Department’s inspector general found problems in the department’s handling of sexual harassment and misconduct allegations from 2009 through 2012.

The report cites allegations that DEA agents attended sex parties with prostitutes funded by local drug cartels, which several agents ultimately admitted. DEA is a unit of the Justice Department.

But it says internal affairs investigators erred by not referring the case to the office that evaluates the employees’ security clearances.

A prostitution scandal involving the Secret Service drew attention to questionable behavior by law enforcement officers while stationed overseas, prompting Congress to order a review of other agencies’ practices.

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  1. agents attended sex parties with prostitutes

    Strange…Department of Interior types prefer sex parties with lobbyists.
    Did they, at least, get the prostitutes high?

  2. “…prompting Congress to order…”

    Oh, that’s what it takes to make Congress move.

  3. Avatar for tao tao says:

    “DEA agents attended sex parties with prostitutes funded by local drug cartels”

    That explains a lot.

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