The Drug Enforcement Administration hired dozens of agents and analysts suspected of lying during their pre-employment polygraph test, the Justice Department’s watchdog said in a report released Wednesday.
The Justice Department Office of Inspector General found at least 77 employees, including 66 special agents and 11 intelligence research specialists, were hired by the agency despite receiving a “significant response” on their lie detector test.
“The DEA unnecessarily assumes the risk that inevitably comes with law enforcement officers potentially unsuitable for this important role, which could include the potential for intentional and unintentional compromise of sensitive DEA operations and jeopardize the public’s trust,” the Inspector General report said.
In March 2018, a candidate’s polygraph exam indicated deception to questions about providing classified information to unauthorized individuals and being involved in terrorist activities. A December 2017 polygraph test revealed a candidate lied on his application about not committing a serious crime. The application admitted during the test to “engaging in inappropriate behavior while a juvenile with a younger juvenile.” The examiners stopped the test before asking national security questions. Yet the DEA’s hiring panel was told the applicant passed the test with “no significant response” and the individual works as a DEA special agent.
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