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U.S. to review DEA unit that hides use of intel in crime cases
Source: Reuters
U.S. to review DEA unit that hides use of intel in crime cases
By John Shiffman and David Ingram
WASHINGTON | Mon Aug 5, 2013 7:16pm EDT
(Reuters) - The Justice Department is reviewing a U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration unit that passes tips culled from intelligence intercepts, wiretaps, informants and a large telephone database to field agents, White House Press Secretary Jay Carney said Monday.
Reuters reported Monday that agents who use such tips are trained to "recreate" the investigative trail to effectively conceal the DEA unit's involvement from defense lawyers, prosecutors and even judges, a policy many lawyers said could violate a defendant's right to a fair trial. Federal drug agents call the process of changing the true genesis of an arrest "parallel construction," according to a training document.
Although the DEA program may use legal means to collect and distribute the tips, critics say that by hiding the origin of a case, defendants may not know about potentially exculpatory evidence.
"It's my understanding… that the Department of Justice is looking at some of the issues raised in the story," Carney said during his daily briefing at the White House on Monday.
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By John Shiffman and David Ingram
WASHINGTON | Mon Aug 5, 2013 7:16pm EDT
(Reuters) - The Justice Department is reviewing a U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration unit that passes tips culled from intelligence intercepts, wiretaps, informants and a large telephone database to field agents, White House Press Secretary Jay Carney said Monday.
Reuters reported Monday that agents who use such tips are trained to "recreate" the investigative trail to effectively conceal the DEA unit's involvement from defense lawyers, prosecutors and even judges, a policy many lawyers said could violate a defendant's right to a fair trial. Federal drug agents call the process of changing the true genesis of an arrest "parallel construction," according to a training document.
Although the DEA program may use legal means to collect and distribute the tips, critics say that by hiding the origin of a case, defendants may not know about potentially exculpatory evidence.
"It's my understanding… that the Department of Justice is looking at some of the issues raised in the story," Carney said during his daily briefing at the White House on Monday.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/08/05/us-dea-sod-reaction-idUSBRE97412S20130805
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