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Gonzales Alerted to FBI Misdeeds

AG told of violations before testimony that no abuses occurred

By M. Morris,  Newser Staff

Posted Jul 10, 2007 9:33 AM CDT
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(Newser) – The FBI alerted Alberto Gonzales that agents had violated privacy regulations at least six times in the weeks before he told a Senate committee that no abuses had occurred, the Washington Post reports. The 2005 and 2006 internal reports detailed numerous problems with FBI activities under the Patriot Act, but DoJ says it doesn't know whether the AG read them.

The violations—some of department regulations, some of federal law—include improper use of national security letters, illegal searches and surveillance, and unauthorized data collection. Six days after one notification, the AG appeared before the intelligence committee in support of the Patriot Act and testified that "There has not been one verified case of civil liberties abuse."

U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales gestures as he speaks during a news conference Monday, June 11, 2007, in Miami after addressing a luncheon at the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism International Law Enforcement Conference. The U.S. Senate is considering voting on a no confidence resolution on Gonzales...
U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales gestures as he speaks during a news conference Monday, June 11, 2007, in Miami after addressing a luncheon at the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism International...   (Associated Press)
U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales gestures during a meeting with attorneys general from the United States, Mexico, Central America and Colombia, in Jiutepec, Mexico, Friday, June 8, 2007. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)
U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales gestures during a meeting with attorneys general from the United States, Mexico, Central America and Colombia, in Jiutepec, Mexico, Friday, June 8, 2007. (AP Photo/Eduardo...   (Associated Press)
Attorney General Alberto Gonzales speaks during a news conference Monday, June 11, 2007, in Mobile, Ala., after meeting with members of the Mobile Project Safe Childhood Task Force at the Child Advocacy Center, a counseling center for sexually abused children. (AP Photo/Press-Register, John David Mercer)
Attorney General Alberto Gonzales speaks during a news conference Monday, June 11, 2007, in Mobile, Ala., after meeting with members of the Mobile Project Safe Childhood Task Force at the Child Advocacy...   (Associated Press)
U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales responds to a question during a news conference, as Executive Director of the Mobile Project Safe Childhood Task Force Patrick Guyton, right, looks on, Monday, June 11, 2007, in Mobile, Ala. after meeting with members of the task force at the Child Advocacy Center,...
U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales responds to a question during a news conference, as Executive Director of the Mobile Project Safe Childhood Task Force Patrick Guyton, right, looks on, Monday, June...   (Associated Press)
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Press release from the nonprofit that filed the FOIA request
Electronic Frontier Foundation

US • Politics

 
Alberto Gonzales • Department of Justice • FBI • Senate • national security letters • Senate Intelligence Committee • Patriot Act

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