FBI Probes Iraq IG on Misconduct Claims

Dec 14, 2:17 AM (ET)

By LARA JAKES JORDAN and LOLITA C. BALDOR

WASHINGTON (AP) - The FBI is investigating the special inspector general for Iraq reconstruction, Justice Department officials said Thursday, following allegations of misconduct from former employees.

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In May, the White House confirmed that Bowen's office, whose revelations of waste and corruption in Iraq have repeatedly embarrassed the Bush administration, was being investigated by the President's Council on Integrity and Efficiency after complaints from former employees. The executive branch organization was created to investigate allegations of misconduct by inspectors general at federal agencies.