Wednesday, 22 April 2015, WASHINGTON, D.C. - In the wake of disclosures of widespread DEA agent abuses and illegal misconduct involving Colombian drug cartels detailed extensively in recent posted reports here and elsewhere followed by news of a disastrous grilling at a Congressional hearing last week resulting in the extraordinary issuance of a bipartisan statement of "no confidence" U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) Adminstrator Michele M. Leonhart who opposes marijuana legalization in contrast to her boss President Barack Obama even while effectively dismissing her own DEA agents' attendance at Colombian drug cartel hosted prostitute sex parties at which some DEA agents accepted bribes including cash, expensive gifts and weapons including at least one AK-47 was shown the door with an announcement of her "resignation" effective in three weeks by U.S. Attorney General Eric H. Holder, Jr. who called her a "good friend" despite the fact that the U.S. Department of Justice he heads oversees the DEA which under Ms. Leonhart has faced "accusations of mismanagement in recent years" according to The New York Times.
Readers interested in more information about the above can go to either or both of the links below.
Readers interested in more information about the above can go to either or both of the links below.
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/22/us/michele-leonhart-top-dea-official-is-expected-to-resign.html?_r=0
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/embattled-dea-chief-to-resign-following-sex-parties-scandal/2015/04/21/2f65108e-e853-11e4-9a6a-c1ab95a0600b_story.html
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