A report released June 5 by the Department of Homeland Security’s acting inspector general highlights major problems across the agency, from “significant deficiencies” in financial reporting to employees taking bribes for smuggling drugs or approving citizenship applications.
In the first six months of the fiscal year, from October through March, DHS’s Office of Inspector General opened 647 new investigations and referred 523 matters for prosecution. Investigations by the 676-person office resulted in 149 arrests, 90 indictments and 94 convictions, and led to the recovery of $40.7 million in disallowed costs, plus $14.5 million in fines.
