The CIA appears to have reported dozens of employees to the Department of Justice (DOJ) over potential conflicts of interest during the Biden administration, according to records reviewed by the Daily Caller.
The CIA filled out 32 Form 202 Conflict of Interest Inquiry Notices with the Biden administration's Office of Government Ethics (OGE) between January 2021 and May 2023, according to records obtained by the Daily Caller. (Related: Exclusive: Heritage Foundation sues CIA for refusing to hand over coronavirus records)
Form 202 submissions:
The agency is to submit shape 202 Seconds to Report Suspected Ethics Violations to OGE, Department of Justice, OGE Website state.
The OGE records were provided to the Daily Caller by the conservative Heritage Foundation's Monitoring Project. Heritage received information about the Form 202 filing through a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) public records request.
OGE advised the Heritage Oversight Project that multiple forms may be submitted for a single inquiry, meaning that the total number of Form 202s may not equal the total number of Department of Justice referrals. I have notified you of this.
Oge Feuer's reply:
“In response to your request, we are enclosing a one-page response record. Please note that multiple forms may be submitted for a single referral for various reasons. “The numbers listed are the number of forms received by OGE during that period and not necessarily the number of referrals,” OGE said.
It is unclear whether the Justice Department has taken any action regarding the conflict of interest allegations reported by the CIA. OGE and the Department of Justice declined to comment. The CIA did not provide details about the reported conflicts of interest within the agency.
This inquiry covers potential violations under sections 203, 205, 207, 208, and 209 of Title 18, United States Code. Sections of Chapter 11 of Title 18 cover bribery, graft, and conflicts of interest.
November 18, 2022 on the North Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC. Naomi Biden (28), granddaughter of US President Joe Biden, will marry Peter Neal (25) on the South Lawn on November 19, 2022. (Photo by Mandel NGAN/AFP) (Photo: MANDEL NGAN/AFP, Getty Images)
In fiscal year 2023, OGE made hundreds of ethics recommendations to federal agencies to improve their ethics programs and ensure they meet statutory requirements. report Indicates from the fourth quarter of 2023 onwards. OGE report Recommendations Agency-specific ethics reports are It has been published.
OGE announces 2022 Ethics review The CIA conducted the inspection in January, and the number of CIA employees required to submit financial disclosures is not included in the inspection because it is classified. The section on ethics inspections with compliance requirements does not indicate whether the CIA's internal ethics training addressed conflicts of interest.
The CIA did not respond to multiple requests for comment.
