http://newsvote.bbc.co.uk/mpapps/pagetools/print/news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_ east/7144081.stm US Iraq fraud office investigated The office which investigates cases of waste and fraud surrounding reconstruction efforts in Iraq is being investigated itself, reports say.
Stuart Bowen, special inspector general for Iraq reconstruction, and his team are the focus of four probes, among them one by the FBI, US media reports. His office has been accused of waste and overspending, allegations now being presented to a US grand jury. Mr Bowen said no current member of his team was accused of acting illegally. The investigations focused on allegations of overspending and mismanagement, and claims that staff's e-mails had been monitored, the Washington Post reported, citing law enforcement sources and staff members from the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction (SIGIR). Both Mr Bowen and a spokeswoman for SIGIR sought to play down reports. "No current SIGIR official has been notified that he or she is the subject or target of any such investigation," Mr Bowen told the Post by e-mail. Mr Bowen's agency has been at the forefront of efforts to highlight inefficiencies and fraud in the $22bn (£11bn) project to rebuild Iraq since the US-led invasion in 2003. The office has been widely praised for its work. Among its key findings was a verdict, delivered in July, asserting that corruption and mismanagement in Iraq amounted to a "second insurgency". [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] -------------------------- Want to discuss this topic? Head on over to our discussion list, [EMAIL PROTECTED] -------------------------- Brooks Isoldi, editor [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.intellnet.org Post message: [email protected] Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** FAIR USE NOTICE. This message contains copyrighted material whose use has not been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. OSINT, as a part of The Intelligence Network, is making it available without profit to OSINT YahooGroups members who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information in their efforts to advance the understanding of intelligence and law enforcement organizations, their activities, methods, techniques, human rights, civil liberties, social justice and other intelligence related issues, for non-profit research and educational purposes only. We believe that this constitutes a 'fair use' of the copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Law. If you wish to use this copyrighted material for purposes of your own that go beyond 'fair use,' you must obtain permission from the copyright owner. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
