NCLA Challenges IG Committee’s Structure and Illegal Interference with Inspector General Operations

For three years, Joseph V. Cuffari, a Presidentially-appointed and Senate-confirmed Inspector General (IG) has been endlessly harassed and had his office’s resources drained by a series of baseless inquiries headed by the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency’s (CIGIE) Integrity Committee (IC). IGs are designed by law to be independent, and the agencies they oversee are not permitted to interfere with their investigations. But the IC and its persecutory approach are unlawfully interfering with Plaintiffs’ legal responsibilities. NCLA has filed a Complaint in Fredricks, et al. v. Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency, et al. in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia challenging CIGIE/IC's investigations, which have had a chilling effect on the Plaintiffs’ work and actions.

Mark and Vec discuss NCLA’s Complaint in Fredricks, et al. v. CIGIE, et al.

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