Congressmen Threaten Legal Action if Documents Withheld or Destroyed
Washington D.C. (March 4, 2010) – Chairman Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) and Congressman John F. Tierney (D-MA) today demanded documents and answers for the record from Mr. Dale J. Jones, Director of the Office for Law Enforcement. Jones was a witness at a field hearing of Kucinich’s Domestic Policy Subcommittee held on March 2, 2010, in Gloucester, MA.
Kucinich and Tierney demanded specific information about potential improprieties relating to international travel, hiring practices, accreditation, and illegal destruction of documents.
The Domestic Policy Subcommittee field hearing on March 2 examined problems in National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Office of Law Enforcement identified by the Department of Commerce Office of Inspector General, and NOAA’s agency response to those findings.