Michael Horowitz

February 10, 2023 | Ryan Morgan

More Time Needed to Prosecute Pandemic Unemployment Fraud, Government Watchdogs Tell Congress

Federal watchdog officials are asking Congress to extend the statute of limitations to prosecute COVID-19 pandemic-era unemployment fraud cases. During a House Ways and Means Committee hearing on Wednesday, Department of Labor Inspector General (DOL) Larry Turner testified (pdf) that he expects his department to be busy investigating pandemic-related fraud through at least September 2026 […]

May 27, 2022 | Katabella Roberts

DOJ OIG Publishes Memo Expressing Concern Over Lack of FBI Policy on Sharing Child Sexual Abuse Material

Department of Justice (DOJ) Inspector General Michael E. Horowitz on May 26 published a “management advisory memorandum” highlighting concerns it had identified over the lack of Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) policy regarding child sexual abuse material (CSAM) and other contraband material being shared among employees. The advisory (pdf) is titled: “notification of concerns with the absence […]

February 12, 2020 | Zachary Stieber

Pelosi, Schumer Call for Investigation Into Reduced Sentencing Recommendation for Roger Stone

The Democratic leaders of the House and Senate called for an investigation into the decision to reduce the sentencing recommendation for Roger Stone, a former adviser to President Donald Trump. Prosecutors asked a judge this week to sentence Stone, 67, to seven to nine years in prison for making false statements to Congress, obstructing a congressional […]

December 18, 2019 | Jack Phillips

IG Michael Horowitz: ‘Text Messages’ Contained Evidence of ‘Political Bias’ at FBI

Department of Justice Inspector General Michael Horowitz on Wednesday left the door open to the possibility that political bias played a role when FBI officials launched a probe—codenamed Crossfire Hurricane—into a Trump campaign aide in 2016. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), the head of the Senate Homeland Security Committee, questioned Horowitz about his probe into the […]

December 13, 2019 | Paula Liu

Horowitz Reveals False FBI Claim That Trump Campaign Was Briefed on Russia Probe

Horowitz revealed that the FBI had lied to congress about giving a defensive briefing to the Trump campaign.

December 11, 2019 | Ivan Pentchoukov

Justice Watchdog Testifies in Congress About Report on Surveillance of Trump Campaign

Department of Justice Inspector General Michael Horowitz told Senate lawmakers on Dec. 11 that the FBI’s applications to surveil a Trump campaign associate included significant errors that implicated the bureau’s entire chain of command in serious performance failures.

December 11, 2019 | Jack Phillips

IG Horowitz Doesn’t Rule Out Political Bias May Have Played Role in FISA Abuse

Department of Justice Inspector General Michael Horowitz appeared to admit during Wednesday’s Senate Judiciary hearings that political bias could have played a role in the abuse of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) process to surveil President Trump campaign staffer Carter Page. Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) pressed Horowitz on the role political bias could have […]

December 11, 2019 | Jack Phillips

IG Horowitz Says FISA Surveillance Without Legal Foundation Is ‘Illegal Surveillance’

Inspector General Michael Horowitz told a Senate Judiciary hearing that surveillance without a legal foundation is “illegal surveillance.” His comment came after he accused top officials in the FBI of mishandling a flawed effort via a Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) court to get authority to surveil Carter Page, an American foreign policy adviser who […]

December 9, 2019 | Zachary Stieber

Trump: IG Report Shows FBI ‘Fabricated Evidence,’ Tried to ‘Overthrow’ Him

President Donald Trump said that the report from the Department of Justice’s inspector general showed the FBI “fabricated evidence” and “lied to the courts.” Inspector General Michael Horowitz found 17 “significant errors or omissions” in the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) applications to surveil Trump campaign associate Carter Page. “It’s a disgrace what’s happened with the […]

December 9, 2019 | Ivan Pentchoukov

Inspector General Finds ’17 Significant Errors’ in Applications for Spying on Trump-Campaign Associate

Inspector General Michael Horowitz found that the four warrant applications to spy on Trump campaign associate Carter Page contained 17 significant errors, according to a report released on Dec. 9. “We identified at least 17 significant errors or omissions in the Carter Page FISA applications, and many additional errors in the Woods Procedures,” the report […]

November 18, 2019 | Janita Kan

Inspector General Horowitz to Testify Next Month on Alleged FISA Abuses: Graham

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) announced on Nov. 18 that the Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz will be testifying next month on the alleged Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) abuses by the department (DOJ) and the FBI during the 2016 presidential election. Graham, who is the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, said Horowitz will appear publicly on […]

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