Congressional panel expresses ‘no confidence’ in DEA chief over Colombia sex parties
Congressional panel expresses ‘no confidence’ in DEA chief over Colombia sex parties
Reuters
16 Apr 2015 at 10:50 ET
Members of a key U.S. congressional panel said on Wednesday they have no confidence in Drug Enforcement Administration chief Michele Leonhart, a day after grilling her about DEA agents accused of engaging in sex parties with prostitutes in Colombia.
The bipartisan group of 22 members of the House of Representatives Oversight and Government Reform Committee, including Republican Chairman Jason Chaffetz of Utah and top Democrat Elijah Cummings of Maryland, issued a statement criticizing Leonhart.
They said Leonhart “has lost the confidence of this committee to initiate the necessary reforms to restore the reputation of a vital agency.”
Leonhart was questioned by committee members on Tuesday after the disclosure of a DEA report finding that agents were taking part in the sex parties funded by drug cartels as early as 2001, years earlier than previously known.
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