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US DEPARTMENT OF STATE
OFFICE OF THE SPOKESMAN
TAKEN QUESTION OF NOVEMBER 10, 1993
OIG REPORT ON WHITE HOUSE LIAISON OFFICE
Q: Under what circumstances does the IG refer a case to the Department
of Justice?
A: WHEN THE IG HAS REASONABLE GROUNDS TO BELIEVE THAT THERE HAS BEEN A
VIOLATION OF FEDERAL CRIMINAL LAW, HE MUST REPORT THAT MATTER TO THE
ATTORNEY GENERAL. THE IG MAKES SUCH A REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION
4(d) OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL ACT OF 1978, U.S.C. APPENDIX 3, AND 28
U.S.C. 535(b).
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