Tuesday, August 30, 2011

ATF Head "Demoted" In Wake of Gun-Trafficking Scandal

ATF Head Kenneth Melson Reassigned Amid Gun-Trafficking Probe -- Washington Post



The head of the ATF has been reassigned amid an investigation into a controversial U.S. gun-trafficking operation, the Justice Department announced Tuesday.



Kenneth E. Melson, acting director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, will become a senior advisor on forensic science in the department’s Office of Legal Policy. He will be replaced at ATF by B. Todd Jones, the U.S. attorney in Minnesota.





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More News On The Reassignment Of ATF Chief Kenneth Melson



ATF Director Reassigned; Sources Say U.S. Attorney Out Amid 'Fast and Furious' Uproar -- FOX News

Gunwalker scandal: ATF director out of top job -- CBS News

ATF chief ousted amid gun trafficking probes -- USA Today

Kenneth Melson, acting ATF chief, steps down -- Politico

Kenneth Melson, who oversaw ATF's Fast and Furious, steps down -- Chicago Tribune News

ATF head reassigned in wake of 'Fast and Furious' controversy -- CNN

Under Scrutiny For 'Fast And Furious,' ATF Announces New Leader -- NPR

ATF chief reassigned after botched sting -- Reuters

Acting head of alcohol, tobacco and firearms taskforce is reassigned -- Government Executive



My Comment:
Will Ex-ATF Head Kenneth Melson be the last "demotion" as a result of this scandal .... or is Attorney General Holden next? Hmmmm .... we shall see.

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