SEC Lawyer Revealed Identity of FBI Informant, IG Says

WASHINGTON — The Inspector General for the Securities and Exchange Commission discovered a big no no: A lawyer for the SEC allegedly disclosed the name of a confidential source in an FBI probe to a witness in the case, the Washington Post reported.
The Post’s David Hilzenrath reports that a SEC lawyer also disclosed that the informant was recording conversations for the government.
That information was included in a report to Congress submitted by the Inspector General.
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Posted: 6/1/11 at 10:06 AM under FBI, News Story.
Tags: FBI, SEC
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