An FBI agent was dismissed by his own director, Kash Patel, after being found guilty of soliciting prostitutes while out in the field on assignment, the FBI announced.
The special agent held a position of authority over other agents at the Bureau and rendezvoused with prostitutes during foreign and domestic operations, according to a watchdog within the FBI who said an agency-issued device was used to pay for the encounters.
In doing so, he exposed himself to the potential for extortion, a one-page summary adds.
The findings by the FBI’s Office of the Inspector General are a damning rebuke of the culture that Patel inherited, which President Donald Trump has railed against since his first administration. Contained in a full report are other instances of agents soliciting sex from prostitutes while stationed overseas or traveling for work.
A one-page summary by the watchdog states that the agent “solicited and used prostitutes on numerous occasions” and misused a government phone, all in violation of policies by the FBI and U.S. Department of Justice. The special agent also failed to report interactions with foreigners they were dating and paid for sex,…
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