Report: Homeland Security Official Used Improper Influence

ABC News ^ | 03/24/2015 | ALICIA A. CALDWELL

[E. Pluribus Unum]

The No. 2 official at the Homeland Security Department improperly intervened on behalf of foreign investors in three cases involving the U.S. government soliciting investments in exchange for American visas, the agency's inspector general said Tuesday.

Investigators said he helped secure the visas, and created the appearance of favoritism and special access. The investigation could not suggest a motive for the official's involvement.

[NEMDF]

Let me guess - he’s been put on paid administrative leave from now until retirement age, while this is “investigated”.

[EQAndyBuzz]

Jeh Johnson’s replacement?

[EQAndyBuzz]

Jeh Johnson’s replacement?

[DesertRhino]

Hey, there foreigners are cool, lighten up.

It’s not like they were making ebony wood guitar frets and not having all of the woodworking done in India, when it could have actually been wood from Madagascar, and them also contributing to the wrong political party,,,,, or something like that.

[exPBRrat]

It seems we’re becoming more like the typical sub-Saharan goverment each passing day. Transformation?

[tanknetter]

Iirc this came up during his confirmation hearings. But since the IG hadn’t ruled, and because Reid had nuked the appointee filibuster, he was still confirmed.

[txhurl]

Sounds like Hanen’s fixin to do something.. then the MSM will have this story to focus on, at the poor, overworked, beleagered agency.. that has been illegally issuing millions of DACA/DAPA IDs and SSNs.

[FLCowboy,]

The investigation could not suggest a motive for the official's involvement.

I think it's called graft

[Eva]

I guess that they are going to put Jeh out of reach for questions on immigration .

[txhurl]

Hopefully we’ll have an update on what Hanen’s doing today.

[M Kehoe]

Investigators said he helped secure the visas, and created the appearance of favoritism and special access. The investigation could not suggest a motive for the official's involvement.

Ok, what am I missing?

"Favoritism," and "special access," are a clue, don't ya think?

I go with graft for $100, Alex...

5.56mm

[thouworm]

Not surprisingly, this Washington Times account fleshes out the ABC report:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3271541/posts

Alejandro Mayorkas, who was elevated from head of the department’s legal immigration agency to be deputy secretary while the investigation was ongoing, also angered many of his colleagues by getting involved in the cases, and “created an appearance of favoritism and special access” for the wealthy immigrants, the inspector general concluded.

Inspector General John Roth said the cases involved major Democrats: former Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell, Nevada Sen. Harry Reid, Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe and Anthony Rodham, brother of former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton.

In each case, pressure from those individuals helped earn favorable treatment, Mr. Roth said.

The damning 99-page report also found problems with Homeland Security’s records-retention, reminiscent of the questions surrounding the IRS, the EPA and now the State Department and former Secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton’s email practices.

Investigators said it was striking how many whistleblowers came forward to complain about Mr. Mayorkas’s behavior — and how worried they were about maintaining their anonymity, fearing retribution.

[TurboZamboni]

Yep

[Bigg Red]

So sad to recall that, only a few years ago, this sort of corrupt behavior was what one read about as occurring in South America or in Mexico but not in the US.

[txhurl]

Thanks.