“While the reckless disregard for safety that took place in Operation Fast and Furious certainly merits changes within the Department of Justice, the Oversight and Government Reform Committee will continue its investigation to ensure that blame isn’t offloaded on just a few individuals for a matter that involved much higher levels of the Justice Department.
There are still many questions to be answered about what happened in Operation Fast and Furious and who else bears responsibility, but these changes are warranted and offer an opportunity for the Justice Department to explain the role other officials and offices played in the infamous efforts to allow weapons to flow to Mexican drug cartels.
I also remain very concerned by Acting Director Melson’s statement that the Department of Justice is managing its response in a manner intended to protect its political appointees. Senator Grassley and I will continue to press the Department of Justice for answers in order to ensure that a reckless effort like Fast and Furious does not take place again.”
Rep. Darrell Issa
Redacted Document from Department of Justice
August 30, 2011
Eric Holder
On Tuesday, the Justice Department announced it was shuffling Kenneth Melson, acting director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to Washington, D.C.
U.S. Attorney Dennis Burke in Phoenix resigned his position.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Emory Hurley in Phoenix, who helped oversee the straw gun purchase disaster. He's being transferred out of the U.S. Attorney's Office's criminal division and into the civil division.
Assistant ATF Special Agents in Charge George Gillett and Jim Needles. Moved to other positions.
BATF deputy director of operations in the West, William McMahon. Promoted to ATF headquarters.
ATF Phoenix field supervisors William Newell and David Voth. Promoted to new management positions in Washington.
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