"Why aren't these people in jail?"
That question, raised by Gloucester-based attorney Steve Ouellette in reaction to the new audit spotlighting wrongdoing by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's law enforcement wing, may sound like an over-the-top response.
But Ouellette, who has documented and challenged wrongdoing on the part of NOAA enforcement for years, is asking a legitimate question. And it's just the latest that deserves an answer from NOAA chief administrator Jane Lubchenco in the wake of the audit report made public last week by the Department of Commerce's Inspector General's Office.
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