FBI peers criticize discipline of agent who DID NO WRONG
FBI agent's name besmirched by Sen. Grassley and others
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Have to love the stupidity of some people who go rushing off to form conclusions without having all the facts in evidence. You know, people like shall we say Charles Grassley (Iowa Republican)??
The short version of the story below is that an upstanding FBI agent who was tasked with searching through the rubble from 9-11 for additional evidence was charged with mishandling the materials because he followed the very same laws that Grassley and his co-horts had put into place requiring some of the materials to be moved and all materials to be saved for historical value and placed in museums and other public venues. During an investigation into what had happened with some of the materials, unfortunately the agent (Mr. Richard Marx) was unable to provide satisfactory answers (including complete answers) on what happened to the materials, and for that he was charged with misconduct that warranted discipline.
The original story is well worth the entire read. It's a classic tale of people involving themselves into issues just to get a name for themselves or to show how misguided they may be.
Original headline below is linked. Again, please read entire original at linked source.
FBI peers criticize discipline of agent
9/11 cleanup probed
By Jerry Seper
THE WASHINGTON TIMES
November 28, 2005
FBI agent Richard B. Marx spent a year atop 1.8 million tons of debris from the World Trade Center towers, searching for September 11 evidence at the Fresh Kills Landfill in Staten Island, N.Y.
For his devotion to the grungy job, he earned the gratitude of victims' families, the respect of his peers, a nomination as the federal employee of the year -- and a 10-day suspension and letter of reprimand from his superiors. The reprimand bars him from a major part of his job -- collecting evidence for use in court.
The FBI suspended Mr. Marx after the Justice Department's Office of Inspector General said he "lacked candor" in answering questions during an investigation into whether agents took evidence from the Fresh Kills site as souvenirs. Evidence that the inspector general thought was missing, which led to the inquiry, turned out to have been sent to museums nationwide and to FBI headquarters in Washington, all on orders of Congress.
The disciplining of Mr. Marx has outraged many rank-and-file agents, and several current and former high-ranking FBI officials have demanded a criminal investigation into what they say was an "unprofessional and unethical" Justice Department investigation.
"The Department of Justice owes it to Richard Marx and others who may in the future fall prey to such a gross abuse of authority that this injustice be investigated," said Special Agent-In-Charge Jeffrey A. Lampinski, now retired after 25 years with the bureau. "In short, it became 'personal' to these investigators that they punish Agent Marx as well as slur the FBI."
FBI Supervisory Special Agent Michael Carbonell, who heads a violent crime task force in Philadelphia that includes Mr. Marx, said that during his 25 years with the bureau, he has never seen an agent "treated in such a horrendous manner."
... much more at original article (again, please check original article for entire story, it's well worth the read!)
The short version of the story below is that an upstanding FBI agent who was tasked with searching through the rubble from 9-11 for additional evidence was charged with mishandling the materials because he followed the very same laws that Grassley and his co-horts had put into place requiring some of the materials to be moved and all materials to be saved for historical value and placed in museums and other public venues. During an investigation into what had happened with some of the materials, unfortunately the agent (Mr. Richard Marx) was unable to provide satisfactory answers (including complete answers) on what happened to the materials, and for that he was charged with misconduct that warranted discipline.
The original story is well worth the entire read. It's a classic tale of people involving themselves into issues just to get a name for themselves or to show how misguided they may be.
Original headline below is linked. Again, please read entire original at linked source.
FBI peers criticize discipline of agent
9/11 cleanup probed
By Jerry Seper
THE WASHINGTON TIMES
November 28, 2005
FBI agent Richard B. Marx spent a year atop 1.8 million tons of debris from the World Trade Center towers, searching for September 11 evidence at the Fresh Kills Landfill in Staten Island, N.Y.
For his devotion to the grungy job, he earned the gratitude of victims' families, the respect of his peers, a nomination as the federal employee of the year -- and a 10-day suspension and letter of reprimand from his superiors. The reprimand bars him from a major part of his job -- collecting evidence for use in court.
The FBI suspended Mr. Marx after the Justice Department's Office of Inspector General said he "lacked candor" in answering questions during an investigation into whether agents took evidence from the Fresh Kills site as souvenirs. Evidence that the inspector general thought was missing, which led to the inquiry, turned out to have been sent to museums nationwide and to FBI headquarters in Washington, all on orders of Congress.
The disciplining of Mr. Marx has outraged many rank-and-file agents, and several current and former high-ranking FBI officials have demanded a criminal investigation into what they say was an "unprofessional and unethical" Justice Department investigation.
"The Department of Justice owes it to Richard Marx and others who may in the future fall prey to such a gross abuse of authority that this injustice be investigated," said Special Agent-In-Charge Jeffrey A. Lampinski, now retired after 25 years with the bureau. "In short, it became 'personal' to these investigators that they punish Agent Marx as well as slur the FBI."
FBI Supervisory Special Agent Michael Carbonell, who heads a violent crime task force in Philadelphia that includes Mr. Marx, said that during his 25 years with the bureau, he has never seen an agent "treated in such a horrendous manner."
... much more at original article (again, please check original article for entire story, it's well worth the read!)