DHS watchdog that accused agency of ‘obstruction’ is now looking into Noem’s $220M ad deal: report Office of Inspector General says DHS ‘systematically’ obstructing investigative work The Independent UK · Mar 11
Watchdog reveals depth of probes into ICE including its hiring spree, use of force and jail conditions Eight individual probes, most of which pertain to ICE operations, were revealed The Independent UK · Feb 6
Matt Gaetz Defends Embattled GHS Inspector Generarl After Report Detailing 'Substantial Misconduct' The Florida Rep. recalled that FBI Director Christopher Wray recommended Joseph Cuffari not be fired Latin Times · Oct 9, 2024
DHS Inspector General Embroiled in Controversy After Watchdog Report Reveals 'Substantial Misconduct' Joseph Cuffari is being accused of abuse of authority by the Council of Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency Latin Times · Oct 9, 2024
Is the Secret Service covering up January 6? Agency under scrutiny as questions pile up January 6 committee member Adam Kinzinger thinks something is amiss at the agency tasked with protecting US presidents. Andrew Feinberg looks at the evidence The Independent UK · Oct 22, 2022
Is the Secret Service covering up January 6? Agency under scrutiny as questions pile up January 6 committee member Adam Kinzinger thinks something is amiss at the agency tasked with protecting US presidents. Andrew Feinberg looks at the evidence The Independent UK · Oct 20, 2022
Is the Secret Service covering up January 6? Agency under scrutiny as questions pile up January 6 committee member Adam Kinzinger thinks something is amiss at the agency tasked with protecting US presidents. Andrew Feinberg looks at the evidence The Independent UK · Oct 19, 2022
Secret Service took phones from 24 agents involved in January 6 response – report Phones reportedly confiscated amid criminal investigation about missing text messages from January 5 and 6 The Guardian - US · Sep 28, 2022
Secret Service seizes 24 phones from agents in Jan. 6 probe, report says The Secret Service has reportedly seized 24 phones from agents in connection with a controversial investigation by the Department of Homeland Security inspector general into the storming of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. Tribune News Service · Sep 28, 2022
Democrats press for Secret Service records, hint at subpoena Top congressional Democrats are demanding that the Department of Homeland Security’s inspector general respond to their requests for information on deleted Secret Service texts The Independent UK · Aug 16, 2022
Secret Service watchdog suppressed memo on January 6 texts erasure Officials at the DHS’s office of inspector general said their attempts to inform Congress in April were thwarted The Guardian - US · Aug 11, 2022
Biden has not ruled out firing embattled DHS inspector general amid Secret Service texts scandal Sources tell The Independent that White House officials are reviewing newly discovered information about DHS Inspector General Joseph Cuffari’s handling of an investigation into missing Secret Service text messages The Independent UK · Aug 5, 2022
Report: DHS inspector general previously accused of misleading investigators The newly released 2013 report comes amid cover-up allegations over his probe into deleted Secret Service texts. Axios · Aug 4, 2022
House panels: DHS officials interfered in effort to get lost Secret Service texts After the inspector general’s office requested the Secret Service’s January 6 communications, the effort was shut down The Guardian - US · Aug 2, 2022
Salon · Aug 2, 2022 Dems accuse DHS IG of Jan. 6 "cover-up" DHS inspector general Joseph Cuffari's staff “may have taken steps to cover up the extent of missing records"
The Philadelphia Inquirer · Aug 2, 2022 Will Bunch: Are missing Homeland Security texts hiding the biggest secret of Jan. 6? You've probably heard the expression that the cover-up is always worse than the crime — a notion that was cemented by the mother of all U.S. political scandals, Watergate. Think about it — only five burglars were nabbed by D.C. cops inside the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate…
Axios · Aug 2, 2022 Read: Top Democrats accuse DHS inspector general's office of Secret Service texts cover-up House committee leaders say they have "grave new concerns" about Trump-appointed IG's "lack of transparency and independence."
Tribune News Service · Aug 2, 2022 House lawmakers seek to question DHS watchdog staff on missing Secret Service texts WASHINGTON — Leaders of two House panels want the Homeland Security Department’s Office of Inspector General to answer questions about what they say are possible attempts to cover up the loss of Secret Service texts tied to the attack on the U.S. Capitol.
The Independent UK · Aug 1, 2022 Dems allege cover-up on Secret Service texts, demand records Top congressional Democrats have requested sit-down interviews and internal documents from the Department of Homeland Security’s inspector general
Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 31, 2022 Failed backup plan? Why have so many Jan. 6 records gone missing? What was in the all these missing records that was worse than weathering criticism over their disappearance?
Tribune News Service · Jul 30, 2022 Secret Service’s own secrets come under scrutiny in Jan. 6 probe WASHINGTON — The name expresses it all — the Secret Service is supposed to operate in the shadows as an apolitical agency protecting U.S. officials and their families. Like oxygen, it should be vital but largely invisible.
Tribune News Service · Jul 30, 2022 Homeland Security watchdog halted text retrieval effort WASHINGTON — The Department of Homeland Security’s chief watchdog halted efforts to try to retrieve lost Secret Service text messages from other department phones, The Washington Post reported.
Salon · Jul 25, 2022 Secret Service agents refuse to testify Anonymous news reports said Tony Ornato and Bobby Engel were willing to testify under oath. Now, not so much
Salon · Jul 21, 2022 Trump watchdog knew agents deleted texts DHS Inspector General Joseph Cuffari, a former Republican advisor, previously quashed Secret Service probes
The Guardian - US · Jul 19, 2022 Secret Service told to begin an inquiry into erased January 6 text messages The National Archives asked the agency to report in a month on whether messages were ‘improperly deleted’