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United States House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

Aug 30, 2011

US Attorney for Arizona Dennis Burke resigns amid Fast and Furious scandal

U.S. Attorney for Arizona Dennis Burke resigned today with praise from Washington D.C. and no mention of Operation Fast and Furious, the disastrous and deadly gunrunning scandal that has plagued his office for months.

Burke’s resignation letter was vague in his reasoning to step down and so was his final message to his staff.

Jul 26, 2011

ATF official apologizes for mistakes in Fast and Furious probe

An official of the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives has apologized and told Congress he shares responsibility for mistakes in carrying out a controversial law enforcement operation in Arizona that resulted in high-powered weapons flowing into Mexico.

Jun 15, 2011

ATF agents: Border weapons operation a disaster

Three federal firearms investigators told a House committee on Wednesday that they were repeatedly ordered to step aside while gun buyers in Arizona walked away with AK-47s and other high-powered weaponry headed for Mexican drug cartels in a risky U.S. law enforcement operation that went out of control.

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