US EditionGOP Senators Accuse Biden ATF of Promoting Agents Linked to Controversial Pay Practices
- Two Iowa Republican senators have accused senior officials at the ATF, Lisa Boykin and Ralph Bittelari, of conducting an unlawful scheme that involved misclassifying administrative positions as law enforcement roles to improperly increase pay and benefits.
- The scheme entailed transferring approximately 100 field agents to administrative roles at ATF headquarters while improperly retaining their law enforcement status, a practice confirmed by internal investigations and audits conducted by federal oversight agencies.
- These actions caused the agency to misallocate resources from its mission and led to whistleblower retaliation amid warnings and pushback within ATF about improper classifications.
- Senator Grassley emphasized that those responsible for the wrongdoing within the ATF need to be held accountable, warning that without significant consequences, the problem will persist. Meanwhile, an OPM audit estimated that the fraudulent scheme cost taxpayers approximately $20 million over five years; however, whistleblowers argue that the actual losses could be far higher.
- The senators demand corrective action from Attorney General Pam Bondi and Justice Department leaders by May 23 to address the scheme, hold officials accountable, and prevent further waste of taxpayer funds.
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Grassley, Ernst Demand Answers and Action in Alleged ATF ‘Waste, Fraud, Abuse’
(Image from licensed Shutterstock account). U.S. Senators Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst, both Iowa Republicans, are leveling serious allegations about “gross and substantial waste, fraud and abuse, as well as potentially criminal false certification of government records and whistleblower retaliation” by two senior officials at the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), and they are demanding “immediate corrective action.” In…
GOP senators demand swift action against Biden-era ATF bureaucrats who allegedly ‘defrauded taxpayers’ of $20M — and still work for federal govt.
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