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| Government Corruption |
| Operation Whistle Pig |
| 2021-12-15 |
| [MAIL] A secretive unit within US Customs and Border Patrol peered into the personal and financial records of government staff, nonprofit workers and up to 20 journalists from outlets like the New York Times and the Associated Press. Some of the searches were part of a probe into media leaks during the Trump administration. One investigation, dubbed 'Operation Whistle Pig' in reference to a brand of whiskey, ensnared a Senate staffer who was having an affair with a reporter. 'When a name comes across your desk, you run it through every system you have access to, that's just status quo, that's what everyone does,' CBP agent Jeffrey Rambo told the department's inspector general in a 500-page report obtained by Yahoo News and published Saturday. Earlier this year, a prosecutor declined to press charges against Rambo, who continues to work for CBP. News of the searches spurred immediate backlash from media outlets and privacy advocates. CBP says its actions were governed by 'well-established protocols.' |
| Posted by:Besoeker |