FBI RAPPED

WASHINGTON - An internal FBI report kept under wraps for three years
details dozens of cases of agents fired for egregious misconduct and
crimes, including drug trafficking, attempted murder, theft, misuse of
informants and consorting with prostitutes.

The Report, released Wednesday by Sen. Charles Grassly, R-Iowa, found
that about 1 in 1,000 agents was dismissed for serious misconduct or
criminal offenses by the FBI during the period examined, from 1986 to
1999. The average was between eight and nine per year.

Although the numbers were small, the FBI's attempts to prevent the
report's disclosure from the public and Congress since its completion
in June 2000 is raising questions among FBI critics about an attempt
to avoid embarrassment.

Grassly said in a letter to FBI Director Robert Mueller that he was
concerned about " a lack of response to the findings and
recommendations."