The investigators addressed the letter to various authorities, saying the City Council prohibited them from further conducting criminal investigations.
ATLANTA — Five employees in Atlanta's Office of the Inspector General (OIG) sent a letter to federal and state authorities and city officials this week seeking whistleblower protections after outlining eight investigations concerning "potential criminal wrongdoing" and "fraud, waste and abuse" launched by the government watchdog office in 2023 and 2024.
In response, the city's attorney is asking the U.S. attorney's office, the FBI, state attorney general and state Inspector General to "disregard" that communication, characterizing the city employees who sent the letter as "disgruntled" employees who "disagree with the City's actions to amend the legislation governing the Office of the Inspector General."
In the staffers' March 3 letter, two OIG investigators, two senior staff and an additional staff member request whistleblower protections against any retaliation from the City of Atlanta officials. The letter also cites legislation passed by the Atlanta City Council on Feb. 17 that prohibits the office from further investigating criminal activity, resulting in their open letter to state and federal authorities.
The letter refers to eight ongoing investigations opened by the OIG on a range of allegations against various city leaders and employees. The letter does not indicate if the allegations across the different...
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