Review of the FBI's Response to John Roberts' Statements on 60 Minutes

Describes the Dept. of Justice's Office of the Insp. Gen. (OIG) invest. of allegations that officials in the FBI retaliated against John Roberts, a Unit Chief in the FBI's Office of Prof'l. Respon., for comments he made on the TV program 60 Minutes.Ó On the Oct. 27, 2002, broadcast, Roberts made statements critical of the FBI's invest. & adjud. of employee misconduct, suggesting that there was a continuing double standard of discipline in the FBI. After the broadcast, allegations arose that senior FBI officials passed over him for a promotion by someone else who had less experience. On Nov. 8, 2002, Sen. Leahy & Grassley wrote to the FBI expressing their concern. The FBI referred the allegations to the OIG; their invest. is described in this report.Fine, Glenn A. is the author of 'Review of the FBI's Response to John Roberts' Statements on 60 Minutes', published 2005 under ISBN 9780756749729 and ISBN 0756749727.