OT: OFFICE OF SPECIAL COUNSEL RAIDED BY FBI

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MAY 6, 2008

OFFICE OF SPECIAL COUNSEL RAIDED BY FBI

Agency Head and Staff Suspected of Obstructing Justice

Washington, DC -- In a notably ironic turn of events, FBI

agents raided the office of Special Counsel Bloch

this morning, seizing computers and documents as part of an

ongoing obstruction of justice investigation. Bloch, who is

charged with protecting federal whistleblowers, has been

under investigation for, among other things, whistleblower

retaliation within his own agency.

Marshall Chriswell, Communications Director of the National

Whistleblower Center issued the following statements on

this issue:

" It is shocking that the individual who is primarily

responsible for investigating federal whistleblower

complaints would be the target of an investigation in which

he and his staff are suspected of obstructing justice. "

" The Bush administration must take whistleblower protection

seriously, relieve Mr. Bloch of his position, and appoint a

Special Counsel who possesses the necessary qualifications

and integrity to do the job right. "

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