More accusations against B. Todd Jones surface

More bad news for B. Todd Jones and his uphill battle to get the U.S. Senate confirm his appointment to lead the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.

Roll Call is reporting the U.S. Justice Department is investigating at least two complaints made against Jones while he was the U.S. Attorney for Minnesota.

The first allegations is that he improperly retaliated against a whistle blower at the U.S. Attorney’s Office. The employee alleges Jones suspended the employee and gave a lower performance review because the employee was a whistle blower.

The second complaint, made by the same attorney, alleges “gross mismanagement and abuses of authority in the Narcotics and Violent Crime Section of the U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of Minnesota.”

President Barack Obama nominated Jones to be the director of the ATF Jan. 16. The Senate has not confirmed a director of the ATF since 2006.

Source: http://minnlawyer.com/minnlawyerblog/2013/04/24/more-accusations-against-b-todd-jones-surface/

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