FBI agents who say that they were punished after exposing wrongdoing in the department during the administration of former President Joe Biden are asking new FBI Director Kash Patel to review their cases.
In early March the group, Empower Oversight sent letter to Samuel Ramer, who serves as the FBI general counsel, in which is asked for assistance related to the alleged improper treatment of the whistleblowers, which included FBI agents and employees Garret O’Boyle, Marcus Allen, Stephen Friend, Zach Schofftsall, Monica Shillingburg, and Michael Zummer, Just The News reported.
Another four clients mentioned in the letter had their names redacted, including one who wants to share information on his time working under the infamous Peter Strzok.
One of the whistleblowers, staff operations specialist Marcus Allen, had his security clearance suspended “for questioning whether Director (Christopher) Wray had testified truthfully to Congress and other allegations based on SOS Allen’s political beliefs and concerns about the COVID-19 vaccine.”
The agent, who was assigned to the FBI’s Charlotte Division, “was suspended indefinitely without pay.”
The group said that the FBI reached a settlement with Allen but that it did not completely fulfill its obligations under the agreement. It said that the FBI still needs to fix its client’s W2 tax forms and pay him the correct amount of leave he is owed.