I refused to become an FBI informant, the government put me on the no fly list

Re:I refused to become an FBI informant, the government put ... by jungturk on Tuesday April 06, 2021 @04:06PM (#26716734)

Government agencies often have an inspector general's office responsible for reviewing misconduct complaints against the agency itself.

https://oig.justice.gov/hotline/submit_complaint

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Re:I refused to become an FBI informant, the government put ... by kelnos on Tuesday April 06, 2021 @04:09PM (#26716765)

How effective is it to report misconduct to the very agency that is committing the misconduct?

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Re:I refused to become an FBI informant, the government put ... by jungturk on Tuesday April 06, 2021 @04:23PM (#26716927)

I'm not aware of any summary reports on the effectiveness of the OIG, but I've read that its structured to try to minimize the most obvious types of corruption (for instance, by also reporting to Congress and not just to the agency head). I'm sure there's plenty of mileage variation depending on the circumstances and political environment.

This page suggests that the office does investigate misconduct claims and issue reports periodically: https://oig.justice.gov/reports/type/investigation

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Re:I refused to become an FBI informant, the government put ... by giantg2 on Tuesday April 06, 2021 @04:22PM (#26716917)

I can say that at the state police level, self-investigation is a joke.

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