U.S. inspector general for Iraq under investigation

[Barrett808]

Source: Reuters

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Stuart Bowen, the U.S. special inspector general for Iraq reconstruction whose office has uncovered abuse of both Iraqi and U.S. funds, is under investigation by a special White House office on integrity, a White House spokeswoman said on Wednesday.

"Complaints against Mr. Bowen are being looked at by the integrity committee of the PCIE (President's Council on Integrity and Efficiency), said spokeswoman Emily Lawrimore.

She gave no details about the investigation or the nature of the complaints against Bowen.

The White House council, created in 1992, is comprised of presidentially appointed inspectors general and headed by Clay Johnson, the deputy director for management of the Office of Management and Budget.

Several former employees of the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction, SIGIR, filed complaints about Bowen in 2006, focusing on charges that he failed to come to work for long periods at a time, and used SIGIR staff to work on a book about the broad lessons of Iraq reconstruction, said one former SIGIR employee, who asked not to be named.

Bowen's office declined comment.

Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070502/pl_nm/iraq_bowen_dc

[fooj]

1. "a special White House office on Integrity"...

BWAHAHAHA! That's laughable.

BTW- not laughing at your thread. Anything with the word "integrity" in it in reference to these war criminals is just unfrickingbelievable. Thanks for the post.

[Solly Mack]

2. "President's Council on Integrity and Efficiency"

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[Robbien]

3. Bowen must be getting too close to catching a Bush/Cheney money maker deal

So Cheney sicks the WH dogs on the guy.

Can't have anyone getting in the way of a GOPer and the taxpayers' treasury.

[TacticalPeek]

4. Two inspectors general in two days? Wheels coming off.

Johnnie Frazier, the inspector general of the U.S. Department of Commerce, is said to have rigged contract bids for cronies, fraudulently charged the government for improper travel, wasted tens of thousands of dollars on an erstwhile office remodeling and may have destroyed files that were proof of his wrongdoing, according to accounts given to lawmakers by current and former employees.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=3245791&mesg_id=3245791

[jody]

5. "special White House office on integrity" is an oxymoron for Dubya's administration. n/t

[maddezmom]

6. White House Panel Investigates Inspector General for Iraq

White House Panel Investigates Inspector General for Iraq

By Dana Hedgpeth
Washington Post Staff Writer
Thursday, May 3, 2007; Page A10

The inspector general who uncovered cases of waste, fraud and abuse in the U.S.-led reconstruction effort in Iraq is under investigation by a presidential panel, according to the White House.

Stuart W. Bowen Jr., the special inspector general for Iraq reconstruction, is under investigation after complaints were made by former employees about his work habits and work he required employees to perform. The investigation is headed by the integrity committee of the President's Council on Integrity and Efficiency, which is made up of inspectors general appointed by the president.

"Allegations have been made about Inspector General Bowen, and the integrity committee is investigating them to determine the validity of them," the council's chairman, Clay Johnson III, said yesterday. Johnson is also deputy director for management at the Office of Management and Budget.

Former employees filed complaints last year about Bowen not showing up for work for long periods of time in 2004, according to a former employee who spoke on condition of anonymity for fear of retaliation. Complaints were also made alleging that Bowen had employees work on a book that is to explain the lessons of Iraq reconstruction, which pulled them away from audits.

more:http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/05/02/AR2007050202714.html

[swag]

7. The White House wants to stop him in his tracks

so their cronies can steal a bit more in the time they have left.