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Questionable bills bring INS rebuke in auditing report
Washington Times ^ | 11/21/03 | Jerry Seper

Posted on 11/21/2003 12:26:32 AM PST by kattracks

Edited on 07/12/2004 4:10:44 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]

The Immigration and Naturalization Service billed the government nearly $7 million over a three-year period for agents the INS said were dedicated to drug cases but weren't, and for other costs the INS cannot document, according to a report.

PricewaterhouseCoopers, in an audit commissioned by the Justice Department's Office of Inspector General, said the INS between 1999 and 2002 billed the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force $3.1 million for agents who worked on non-task-force matters and $3.6 million in unsupported costs that had been billed by the INS, now a part of Homeland Security, and paid.


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TOPICS: Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: aliens; immigrantlist; ins; wod

1 posted on 11/21/2003 12:26:32 AM PST by kattracks
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To: kattracks
It is long overdue for a house cleaning at the INS...IMHO the FBI and CIA needs it also.
2 posted on 11/21/2003 12:58:16 AM PST by teldon30
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ping
3 posted on 11/21/2003 8:55:02 AM PST by gubamyster
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To: teldon30
It is long overdue for a house cleaning at the INS...IMHO the FBI and CIA needs it also.

I would also include the State Department as well and the EEOC.

4 posted on 11/21/2003 9:34:11 AM PST by usurper
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The Immigration and Naturalization Service billed the government nearly $7 million over a three-year period for agents the INS said were dedicated to drug cases but weren't, and for other costs the INS cannot document, according to a report.

PricewaterhouseCoopers, in an audit commissioned by the Justice Department's Office of Inspector General, said the INS between 1999 and 2002 billed the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force $3.1 million for agents who worked on non-task-force matters and $3.6 million in unsupported costs that had been billed by the INS, now a part of Homeland Security, and paid.

Well, this explains alot!

5 posted on 11/21/2003 10:05:48 AM PST by JustPiper (All 19 of the hijackers entered the U.S. on valid visas- 18 of 19 had State Driver's Licenses!!!)
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To: usurper
I would also include the State Department as well and the EEOC
We might as well take care of the BATF, OSHA and the EPA while we are at it.
6 posted on 11/21/2003 12:05:05 PM PST by wjcsux
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