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5 Aug 2018, 5:28 pm by Allan Blutstein
.) -- ruling that: (1) Office of Professional Responsibility had "not come close to showing" that records of allegations of misconduct against senior prosecutor were compiled for law enforcement purposes, reversing  district's decision concerning OPR's Exemption 7(C) "Glomar" response; (2) OPR "dropped the ball" in withholding investigatory records concerning plaintiff pursuant to Exemptions 6 and… [read post]
3 Aug 2018, 12:30 pm by John K. Ross
In the course of prosecuting and convicting a financial scammer, federal prosecutors commit such egregious discovery abuses that the Fourth Circuit refers the matter to the DOJ's Office of Professional Responsibility. [read post]
19 Mar 2018, 4:48 am by Jon Hyman
After an extensive and fair investigation and according to Department of Justice procedure, the Department’s Office of the Inspector General (OIG) provided its report on allegations of misconduct by Andrew McCabe to the FBI’s Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR). [read post]
17 Mar 2018, 7:51 am by Quinta Jurecic, Benjamin Wittes
After investigating McCabe, Horowitz’s office provided a report on McCabe’s conduct to the FBI’s Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR), which investigates allegations of misconduct against bureau employees. [read post]
4 Jan 2018, 6:08 pm by lennyesq
FREE CLE from the IRS Topic: The Office of Professional Responsibility: What you need to Know about Practicing before the IRS (rebroadcast)Date: Wednesday January 17, 2018Times: 2:00 p.m. [read post]
6 Apr 2017, 8:53 am by Dennis N. Brager
The IRS Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR) regulates tax practitioners, including tax lawyers, CPAs, and enrolled agents. [read post]
21 Jul 2016, 10:48 am by John Floyd
  Instances of Federal Prosecutorial Misconduct   What types of misconduct did the DOJ’s own Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR) find its post-Ted Stevens investigation? [read post]
21 Jul 2016, 7:15 am
” But in a Justice Department Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR) report containing a secret 2003 email, Rizzo revealed his disdain for international human rights treaties like the Geneva Conventions as well as his confidence that the Justice Department’s Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) would find a way to undermine them: It’s hard to read Rizzo’s email as anything other than a cynical acknowledgment of government… [read post]
18 Jul 2015, 4:19 am by SHG
Justice Department’s Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR) seems to view its mission as cleaning up the reputation of prosecutors who have gotten themselves into trouble. [read post]
17 Jul 2015, 11:05 am
Attorneys’ offices and the countless District Attorneys’ offices across the country. [read post]
27 Apr 2015, 6:00 am by Dennis N. Brager
Therefore any tax professional potentially facing an investigation or referral to the IRS Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR) should immediately retain tax counsel. [read post]
29 Nov 2014, 8:43 pm by Solomon Wisenberg
He was the original head of DOJ's Office of Professional Responsibility ("OPR") and served in that capacity under eight Attorneys General. [read post]
3 Nov 2014, 10:42 am by Paul Caron
In press reports last month, Karen Hawkins, Director of the IRS Office of Professional Responsibility ("OPR"), was quoted as saying that although she first "laughed" at the argument in Sexton v. [read post]
4 Sep 2014, 1:33 pm by Wetenkamp
   The debacle this week in the Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR) is ridiculous enough to cause poor Johnnie Walters to turn over in his grave. [read post]
22 Mar 2014, 4:44 pm by Nonprofit Blogger
On March 19, 2014, the IRS issued a press release announcing that its Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR) had entered into a settlement agreement with a group of appraisers from the same firm accused of aiding in the understatement of... [read post]
10 Mar 2014, 7:47 am by WIMS
<> Whitehouse Would Veto Two Anti-Regulatory Bills - The OMB Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) has issued two policy memos recommending a veto of H.R.2641 & H.R.2824 H.R.2641 - Responsibly and Professionally Invigorating Development Act of 2013 H.R.2824 - Preventing Government Waste and Protecting Coal Mining Jobs in America<> Handbook Issued on NEPA and CEQA: Integrating Federal and State Environmental … [read post]
19 Sep 2013, 1:56 pm by Ken White
Brad Heath, a reporter from USA Today, was following up on FOIA requests that sought to determine whether the Department of Justice's Office of Professional Responsibility (which polices and disciplines the lawyers of the Department of Justice) undertook proceedings against any government lawyers when the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court ruled government attorneys had lied to it. [read post]
10 Jun 2013, 8:31 am by Soroush Seifi
”[12] There is no doubt that in Canada public lawyers are the individuals entrusted with a public prosecutorial role funded by the taxpayers of this country and this adds strength to the argument for an independent office of professional responsibility for public lawyers such as prosecutors. [read post]