Raskin Alleges $1M in Illegal FBI Bonuses Under Patel's Leadership
Raskin says the payments may have exceeded federal salary caps and could have been used to reward agents in Patel’s inner circle.
- On Tuesday, Democratic Representative Jamie Raskin sent a letter to FBI Director Kash Patel alleging the bureau chief used agency funds as a "personal slush fund" to pay unlawful bonuses to loyalists.
- The payments, totaling more than $1 million, went to agents on the "Director's Advisory Team," a group critics call a "Payback Squad" tasked with building politically motivated cases.
- Raskin alleges agents received payments approaching $8,000 every two weeks, circumventing federal salary caps, with some recipients totaling nearly $40,000 and other payments bouncing back from exhausted accounts.
- The FBI has not responded to the letter, and Patel has not formally addressed the claims, which remain unproven allegations rather than established findings regarding the bureau's leadership.
- Supporters argue these reforms address long-standing political bias, while opponents view the alleged program as evidence of political retaliation taking root within federal law enforcement.
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Fresh allegations surrounding FBI Director Kash Patel have ignited a political firestorm in Washington after claims emerged that more than $1 million (approximately £740,000) in taxpayer funds may have been used to reward a handpicked group of loyal FBI agents. At the centre of the controversy is a letter from senior congressional Democrat Jamie Raskin, who accuses Patel of directing substantial bonus payments to members of an internal advisory …
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