![]() ![]() Dobyns was out of town, and the arson case remains unsolved. His wife and children were asleep in the home at the time, but escaped unharmed. Monday marked the seventh anniversary of the fire that destroyed Dobyns’ house. Facciola submitted his findings in batches this year in April, May and July, but they remained sealed until late Wednesday.ĭobyns served 27 years with ATF, often as an undercover agent, including a nearly two-year stint during which he infiltrated Hells Angels by posing as a gun-running thug. ![]() 27 to formally respond to the recommendation.įacciola took seven months to investigate whether DOJ and ATF committed fraud or other misconduct before and during the 2013 civil trial of Dobyns’ suit. The legal system provides other venues to address wrongdoing by government officials, Facciola said.īoth sides have until Aug. RELATED: Judge's aide in ATF inquest challenged government beforeĪTF officials reopened the arson investigation regardless of the attorney’s effort to stall it, and the Internal Affairs agent provided strong evidence that supported Dobyns after the reported threats, according to Facciola. After the Internal Affairs agent reported the threat to ATF and DOJ higher-ups, they withheld the information from the federal judge who was hearing the case.ĭespite those irregularities, among many others, the trial’s outcome was unaffected, according retired U.S. An ATF Internal Affairs agent who investigated the agency’s flawed arson investigation was threatened by an ATF official mid-trial, ostensibly as a warning not to testify on Dobyns’ behalf. Justice Department attorney Valerie Bacon asked top ATF officials not to reopen a failed investigation into an arson attack at Dobyns’ house in Tucson because it could interfere with the government’s defense against Dobyns’ lawsuit. The unsealed documents include witness statements, investigative reports and e-mails detailing a web of alleged threats, lies and cover-ups that reach deep within the Department of Justice and ATF. ![]() Campbell-Smith can accept or reject the investigator’s recommendation, or restart the investigation into possible fraud and misconduct. Court of Federal Claims Chief Judge Patricia E. MORE: The curious case of ex-ATF agent who infiltrated Hells Angels Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, for failing to properly investigate the arson of his home in Tucson and neglecting to protect him against death threats. The investigator’s recommendation is contained in thousands of pages of documents unsealed this week in the case of retired undercover agent Jay Dobyns.ĭobyns sued his former employer, the U.S. Department of Justice personnel, a federal court investigator says. Watch Video: "Trial within a trial' of ATF agent case to standĪ judge’s decision to award $173,000 to a former ATF agent who infiltrated the Hells Angels should stand despite numerous judicial irregularities involving U.S. ![]()
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