Atf blocking fast and furious book citing morale of agents. The federal agent who blew the whistle on the fast and furious scandal is suddenly unwelcome at the very border patrol agency he sought to. As a knowledgeable and informed insider who was directly involved in operation fast and furious. Oct 07, 20 former bureau of alcohol tobacco and firearms agent john dodson is expected to publish a book titled the unarmed truth. Voth moved dodson out of group 7 shortly before border patrol agent brian terry was shot by weapons traced to fast and furious. Doj to allow atf agent to publish a fast and furious. Atf blocks agents fast and furious book cnnpolitics. The atf doesnt want you to read the fast and furious whistle. Oct 07, 20 the atf agent who blew the whistle on the agencys failed fast and furious gun tracking operation told fox news hell publish a book about his experiences over the agencys objections. The atf s controversial fast and furious operation allowed thousands of weapons to be smuggled into mexico. John dodson current atf agent and the man who blew the. In 2011, dodson told congress that atf bosses told agents monitoring these illegal guns to stand down and let the guns walk.
He had been at odds with atf management since he filed a complaint over tactics in an unrelated case in 2005. Atf fast and furious secret audio recordings reveal. The bureau of alcohol, tobacco, firearms and explosives is currently blocking the main whistleblower in the fast and furious case from publishing a book, not because of classified information, but rather because it will hurt morale of agents in the agency. This effectively marked the end of operation fast and furious. Border patrol agent brian terry stands behind atf whistleblower john dodson and supports his. While other scandals involve money, fast and furious involves lives, including that of border patrol agent brian terry, gunned down with a weapon that the federal government put in the hands of mexicos narcoterrorists.
Atf blocks whistleblower in fast and furious scandal from. Oct 06, 20 atf tries to block whistleblowing agents fast and furious book. Oct 16, 20 a federal agent will be allowed to write a book with an insiders account of operation fast and furious, but not profit from it, a government official says. A hardhitting inside account of the fast and furious scandalthe. Dec 03, 20 a hardhitting inside account of the fast and furious scandalthe governmentsponsored program intended to win the drug war by providing and tracking gun sales across the border to mexicofrom whistleblower and atf agent john dodson. Oct 07, 20 atf agent john dodson blew the cover off fast and furious in 2011, and the atf is actively preventing him from publishing a tellall book on the operation now. A federal agent s attempt to write a book with an insiders account of operation fast and furious is being blocked by superiors because it could have. Atf explains award to fast and furious agent cbs news. Oct 07, 20 the bureau of alcohol, tobacco, firearms and explosives is blocking the main whistleblower in the fast and furious case from publishing a book, claiming his retelling of the mexico gunwalking scandal will hurt morale inside the embattled law enforcement agency, according to documents obtained by the washington times.
Jul 07, 2011 according to the congressional report, the atf had known that most of the indicted straw purchasers were in fact straw purchasers before operation fast and furious began. Aclu says atf blocks whistleblower book on fast and furious scandal. The amazing claim is the result of documents obtained by the washington times, which. Sep 20, 2011 hope macallister, the atf agent heard in the conversations, was the lead case agent. According to atf field agents involved in operation fast and furious, a part of project gunrunner, atf agents were. Key atf agents in fast and furious case blame prosecutors.
A border patrol agent was killed in the arizona desert, and two ak47s found at. An atf agent will be able to publish his book about operation fast and furious, a u. Mar 17, 2011 atf agent says fast and furious program let guns walk into hands of mexican drug cartels with aim of tracking and breaking a big case. Apr 16, 2012 a bloody scandal and its shameless coverup. Oct 08, 20 theres still plenty that the american public doesnt know about the fast and furious scandalor so says agent john dodson, one of the whistleblowers who exposed the botched operation. Oct 07, 20 the american civil liberties union aclu has stepped up to represent bureau of alcohol, tobacco, firearms and explosives atf special agent john dodson, the whistleblower who first publicly unearthed the operation fast and furious scandal, against the agencys efforts to keep him from publishing a book on his account of the scandal.
Read cnns fast facts about operation fast and furious, the atf. Aclu says atf blocks whistleblower book on fast and furious. Obamas bloodiest scandal reemerges as mexico demands an. Aclu enters atf fray to block book by fast and furious whistleblower 10 7 20 11. Atf tries to block whistleblowing agents fast and furious. Theres still plenty that the american public doesnt know about the fast and furious scandalor so says agent john dodson, one of the. Oct 08, 20 atf tries to block fast and furious whistleblower from publishing book the atf agent who blew the whistle on operation fast and furious has been denied permission to write a book on the botched antigun trafficking sting because it would have a negative impact on morale, according to the very agency responsible for the scandal. A federal agent s attempt to write a book with an insiders account of operation fast and furious is being blocked by superiors because it could have a negative impact on morale, the american. Two years ago, federal agent john dodson turned whistleblower and exposed a botched gun operation in phoenix that led to seniorlevel resignations, 18 months of congressional investigations and the first vote in history by the house to hold a sitting attorney general in contempt of congress. My fight to blow the whistle and expose fast and furious. Oct 07, 20 a federal agent s attempt to write a book with an insiders account of operation fast and furious is being blocked by superiors because it could have a negative impact on morale, the american. Apr 16, 2012 key atf agents in fast and furious case blame prosecutors by. Atf blocks agents fast and furious book the denver post. The atf is attempting to block the whistleblower in the operation fast and furious scandal, john dodson, from writing a book on the gun trafficking scandal, because it would have a negative.
Atf tries to block fast and furious whistleblower from. Atf attempts to quash agents fast and furious book patrol. Guns in the shootout were involved in the fast and furious operation, it was later learned. Agent can now write book on fast and furious 101720 8. The atf agent who blew the whistle on operation fast and furious has been denied permission to write a book on the botched antigun trafficking sting because it would have a negative impact on. Phoenix special agent in charge william newell held a press conference announcing the indictment of the 20 people as a result of operation fast and furious. No scandal is more threatening to the obama administration than operation fast and furious. In june, atf agent vince cefalu, who helped to publicize fast and furious, was served with termination papers, in a move by the agency he described as politically motivated retaliation. The atf agent who blew the whistle on operation fast and furious has been denied permission to write a book on the botched antigun trafficking sting because it. Atf, dea, eric holder, fast and furious, obama administration, president. Oct 07, 20 atf rejects agents fast and furious book. However, john dodson, an agent with the bureau of alcohol, tobacco, firearms and explosives, wont be allowed to make money on the book. Dec 29, 20 alcohol, tobacco, and firearms atf special agent john dodson has been a whistleblower in the fast and furious scandal and has testified before congress about what took place.
Documents show that the atf is doing this based on their claim that the release of such a book would hurt morale inside the the embattled law enforcement agency. On june 7, 2012, under the threat of being held in contempt of congress for not turning over additional. The gunwalking strategy part of an undercover case called fast and furious violated atf s longstanding policy to interdict weapons from straw buyers. However, he has been told that his manuscript doesnt meet atfs outside employment guidelines. A federal agent will be allowed to write a book with an insiders account of operation fast and furious, but not profit from it, a government official says. Jul 27, 2011 during yesterdays oversight hearing, a senior atf special agent in charge revealed that he had shared info on operation fast and furious with the white house.
John dodson, the operation fast and furious whistleblower whose account has been publicly doubted, is writing a book. Obama administration blocking atf agents fast and furious book october 7, 20 at 2. Agent john dodson had attempted to stop the operation internally and then went to congress and eventually the media after the death of border patrol agent brian. Some atf agents became concerned the weapons were being used for crimes. Obamas bloodiest scandal reemerges as mexico demands an apology for operation fast and furious. Atf agent can write fast and furious book, cant profit. Fast and furious whistleblowers struggle six months. Atf agent who started fast and furious defends operation. Reporter covering the justice department and criminal justice issues for the washington posts national security team. Jun 27, 2012 fast and furious is the worst crisis for the atf since the deadly 1993 confrontation with the branch davidians in waco, tex. Atf rejects agents fast and furious book the washington post. A hardhitting inside account of the fast and furious scandalthe governmentsponsored program intended to win the drug war by providing and tracking gun sales across the border to mexicofrom whistleblower and atf agent john dodson. My fight to blow the whistle and expose fast and furious in january 2014. Border patrol agent brian terry killed on december 14, 2010, and let mexican criminals get enough guns that they were found at over 150 crime scenes where mexican citizens were either killed or maimed.
Atf tries to block whistleblowing agents fast and furious book. Barack obamas bloodiest scandal and its shameless coverup, townhall news editor katie pavlich offers up a number of false and misleading claims about the atf s. Eventually, atf agent john dodson contacted senator chuck grassley of iowa, ranking member of the senate judiciary committee, who was the major force behind investigating the atfs practice of gunwalking. Washington ap the obama administration is blocking a federal law enforcement agent from publishing a book about the failed fast and furious gunsmuggling sting operation because of concerns that the book would negatively affect morale, the american civil liberties union said monday. A federal agent will be allowed to write a book with an insiders account of operation fast and furious, reversing an earlier government attempt to block publication for morale reasons. Katie pavlichs book fast and furious details the conspiracy by the obama administration, atty. Border patrol agent brian terry was killed during a gunfight. Agent who started fast and furious defends guntracking. Atf blocks agents fast and furious book the mercury news. Oct 07, 20 the atf agent who blew the whistle on operation fast and furious has been denied permission to write a book on the botched antigun trafficking sting because it would have a negative impact on. Newell, gillette and voth began to cover up their tracks. Border patrol agent brian terry and others were patrolling peck canyon, santa cruz county, arizona, 11 miles 18 km from the mexican border. Oct 16, 20 washington cnn a federal agent will be allowed to write a book with an insiders account of operation fast and furious, reversing an earlier government attempt to block publication for morale reasons.
It was agent dodson s disclosures that helped bring the operational failures at the phoenix field division to light, wrote the aclu in a letter to atf deputy director thomas brandon. Mexico captures third man linked to fast and furious slaying 91420 8. Atf blocks agents fast and furious book new day cnn. As guns traced to fast and furious began turning up at violent crime scenes in mexico, atf agents stationed there also voiced opposition.
During yesterdays oversight hearing, a senior atf special agent in charge revealed that he had shared info on operation fast and furious with the white house. Earlier this year, following the inspector generals report on fast and furious, dodson sought to have a smear campaign at fortune magazine against him retracted, which followed. The atf agent who blew the whistle on fast and furious said tuesday that its absurd that the agency is blocking his book on the operation by claiming it. Oct 16, 20 the bureau of alcohol, tobacco, firearms and explosives has approved publication of a book by an agent who told congress about the agencys failed gun smuggling sting operation fast and furious. Dec 02, 20 former atf agent john dodson was one of the chief whistleblowers on operation fast and furious, a covert program that channeled over 2000 u. Eric holder and the atf to promote their antigun agenda. Jun 24, 2011 on the cbs early show this morning, we told you that atf had just given a national award to the phoenix atf agent in charge of the controversial fast and furious case. In fact, they had a policy of letting illegal gun purchases go between 2006 and 2011. Obama administration blocking atf agent s fast and furious book october 7, 20 at 2.
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