Gunwalking docs: Justice Dept. feared bad press
An e-mail exchange among Justice Department officials in 2010 shows some in the Department worried about bad press if reporters knew the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives let guns "walk" into the hands of drug cartels.
The e-mail exchange occurred in October 2010, almost four months before the gunwalking scandal broke publicly.
Continue »ATF audio: Border agent was "collateral damage"
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WASHINGTON - In secretly recorded conversations between two individuals deeply entwined in the ATF's controversial "Fast and Furious" operation, the murder of Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry is described as "collateral damage."
Continue »ATF whistleblower called 'toxic' on secret tapes
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In a series of secretly recorded audio tapes believe to have been recorded last March and obtained by CBS News, an Arizona gun dealer and an ATF agent involved with ATF's "Fast and Furious" operation worried about the unraveling scandal.
Continue »ATF denies promotions of controversial figures
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ATF says it did not "promote" three of its managers deeply involved with the "Fast and Furious" gunwalking scandal. A spokesman for the agency today issued a statement denying reports that claimed the men had been promoted.
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ATF promotes "Fast and Furious" supervisors
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ATF director tells Congress of "smoking gun"
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Gunwalker probe points to DOJ
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U.S. contractor ArmorGroup pays feds $7.5 million to resolve false payment allegations
There is new fallout from the turmoil surrounding the U.S. State Department's contract with a company providing guards for its Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan --- a story exposed by CBS News in 2009.
ATF head talks "gunwalking" to investigators
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ATF's acting director has told Congressional investigators his agency made mistakes in its "Fast and Furious" operation which allowed thousands of American guns to be delivered across the Mexican border into the hands of the drug cartels according to two members of Congress who have investigated the matter.
Continue »Issa subpoenas ATF over gunwalking allegations
The Federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) is facing a Congressional subpoena today over allegations that it allowed thousands of guns to be smuggled into the hands of Mexican drug cartels.
Those allegations first received national attention in a series of exclusive investigative reports filed by CBS News' Sharyl Attkisson.
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