Whistleblower: 665 FBI employees under misconduct investigations left prior to ruling | Federal News Network (federalnewsnetwork.com)

Hundreds of FBI employees under investigation for alleged misconduct either retired or left the agency over nearly two decades before the Justice Department made a final ruling in their case…

It’s been alleged to my office that the data involved an element of sexual misconduct … The committee welcomes any clarity the Justice Department is able to provide,” [Senator] Grassley wrote.

The FBI employees in question left the agency between 2004 and December 2020, before the DOJ’s Office of Professional Responsibility issued a final disciplinary letter in their case.

The DOJ data doesn’t include resignations or retirements that occurred prior to the initiation of a misconduct investigation or during an ongoing investigation.

The FBI said in a statement that “employees who commit gross misconduct and sexual harassment have no place in the FBI,” and that it prioritizes the investigation and adjudication of sexual harassment and misconduct cases.