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Secret ATF Slush Fund Dispensed Millions
Loaded on Jan. 19, 2018
by Christopher Zoukis
published in Criminal Legal News
February, 2018, page 41
by Christopher Zoukis
An explosive investigation by The New York Times has revealed the existence of a secret account used by agents at the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (“ATF”) to dispense millions of untraceable private dollars to informants and agents for over seven years.
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