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20 Feb 2010, 2:12 am by Julian Ku
”  The lead investigator was the Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR) which issued a report recommending referring John Yoo and Jay Bybee to their state bars for disciplinary proceedings. [read post]
2 Mar 2020, 9:05 pm by Allie Gottlieb
Right now, it appears that the only plausible way for the Department to investigate the controversy over interference in the Stone prosecution—or similar allegations of misconduct—could be through its Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR), an office that Barr controls. [read post]
22 Feb 2013, 12:45 pm by Nate Anderson
Thanks to the FBI's Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR), which rounds up accounts of these infractions and distributes the cautionary tales to employees each quarter, we get glimpses of the seedier side of life inside the agency. [read post]
25 Aug 2009, 6:24 am
It is an attorney-investigator from the Office of Professional Responsibility, (or OPR), of the Department of Justice.Each year, OPR investigates ethics complaints made against federal prosecutors around the country. [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]
20 Feb 2010, 8:55 am by pfriedman
An internal ethics investigation by the Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR) concluded that Yoo had committed “intentional professional misconduct when he violated his duty to exercise independent legal judgment and render thorough, objective and candid legal advice. [read post]
8 May 2012, 4:48 pm by LindaMBeale
  Karen Hawkins, the Director of the Office of Professional Responsibility (fondly known by its acronym of OPR) indicated today in a Tax Talks session that OPR has become aware that contingent fees continue to be charged for filing amended returns, particularly in the case of refundable tax credits, such as the R&D credit. [read post]
3 Mar 2010, 1:22 pm by Suzanne Ito, ACLU
In the wake of the release of the Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR) report (PDF) and the Justice Department's decision to reject OPR's findings (PDF), it's even more crucial that Americans take action and demand accountability for the torture that was done in our name. [read post]
20 Feb 2010, 7:17 am by Betsy McKenzie
" (from http://abcnews.go.com story about a Congressional hearing scheduled on the report for next week)Here are the original reports from the Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR) that Margolis overturned with that report. [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]
2 May 2019, 6:53 am by Joy Waltemath
The Amtrak police subsequently reported the two incidents to the USCP Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR). [read post]
24 May 2012, 10:06 am by Mike Scarcella
The department's Office of Professional Responsibility investigation unfolded simultaneously with a criminal probe of the Stevens prosecution team. [read post]
11 Nov 2008, 9:28 pm
  Here is an excerpt  from  a  recently issued  statement of the  IRS Office or Professional Responsibility (”OPR”)  titled Professional Responsibility and the Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR): We understand that FBAR non-filers are blaming their preparers for their failure to file - stating that they have reasonable cause… [read post]
9 Mar 2009, 6:36 am
  One reason this debate is in the headlines again is that the report of an internal Justice Department investigation, conducted by the Office of Professional Responsibility, has been forwarded to Attorney General Eric Holder. [read post]
13 Apr 2009, 6:07 am
  He also took strong aim at the department's Office of Professional Responsibility, which had been investigating the prosecutors, and wondered aloud whether the office was up to the job of policing Justice. [read post]
24 Mar 2007, 2:39 am
"* * *High-ranking Justice Department officials said there was no political meddling in the case, and the department's Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR) concurred after an investigation.Thanks: Day on Torts. [read post]
4 Aug 2009, 9:07 am
Check out their practice areas: Civil Tax Audits Tax Litigation & Controversy IRS Collection Actions Offshore Accounts Employment Tax Disputes White Collar Defense Complex Civil Litigation International Disputes Business Tax Issues IRS Whistleblower Actions IRS Criminal Tax Investigations Office of Professional Responsibility [read post]
6 Jun 2012, 10:30 am by Mike Scarcella
The department’s Office of Professional Responsibility concluded that two prosecutors, Joseph Bottini and James Goeke, assistant U.S. attorneys in Alaska, committed reckless professional misconduct by failing to follow rules that control the disclosure of evidence to defense lawyers. [read post]
31 Oct 2020, 12:51 pm by Scott R. Anderson, Benjamin Wittes
It consisted of five summary “precedent reports” from a database that appears to have been maintained by the FBI’s Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR). [read post]