OIG Audit Report 07-18

The Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Control Over Weapons and Laptop Computers Follow-Up Audit

NO.	FD‑500 REPORT DATE	LOCATION	DESCRIPTION OF LOSS⁷⁹
1⁸⁰	08/10/01	Los Angeles	Special Agent’s rental vehicle was burglarized. Weapon and other items in the trunk were stolen.
2	12/18/01	Washington	Special Agent’s FBI vehicle was stolen. The weapon was inside the vehicle.
3	01/11/02	Los Angeles	Unexplained Loss.
4	01/11/02	Los Angeles	Special Agent retired. No record of having returned his weapon.
5	01/25/02	New York City	Weapon stolen from Special Agent’s residence. Issuance of letter of censure.
6	01/25/02	New York City	Weapon stolen from Special Agent’s FBI vehicle.
7	01/25/02	New York City	Weapon stolen from Special Agent’s FBI vehicle.
8	01/31/02	Pittsburgh	The weapon was reported as stolen from the Special Agent's desk.
9	02/11/02	New York	Special Agent mugged and weapon was stolen.
10	02/20/02	Milwaukee	Special Agent retired from the FBI on 11/30/93. Special Agent stated that he surrendered his bureau weapon to an individual in the Milwaukee office.
11	02/26/02	Miami	Special Agent who resigned from the FBI claimed that he had turned in the weapon to a Principal Firearms Instructor at an unknown time. However, records reflected that the missing pistol was still listed as assigned to the Special Agent.
12	02/26/02	Miami	Before the Special Agent retired, his home was burglarized and his Bureau issued weapon was stolen.
13	02/28/02	Albany	Unable to find weapon during the inventory.
14	02/28/02	Albany	Unable to find weapon during the inventory.
15	02/28/02	Albany	Unable to find weapon during the inventory.
16	02/28/02	Albany	Unable to find weapon during the inventory.
17	02/28/02	Albany	Unable to find weapon during the inventory.
18	02/28/02	Birmingham	Unable to find weapon during the inventory.
19	02/28/02	Los Angeles	Weapon Stolen from Special Agent’s FBI vehicle.
20	02/28/02	Dallas	Unexplained loss.
21	03/05/02	Dallas	Weapon Stolen from Special Agent’s FBI vehicle. Issuance of letter of censure.
22	03/12/02	Washington	Unknown
23	03/12/02	Washington	Unknown
24	03/12/02	Washington	Unknown
25	03/12/02	Unknown	No explanation.
26	03/12/02	Washington	Unknown
27	03/13/02	Albany	Unable to find weapon during the inventory.
28	03/13/02	Albuquerque	Weapon Stolen from Special Agent’s residence.
29	03/15/02	New York	While in a restaurant, Special Agent’s briefcase was stolen containing the weapon.
30	03/20/02	Richmond	Unable to find weapon during the inventory.
31	04/03/02	Boston	Special Agent stated that he never took possession of the weapon having only signed it out to take advantage of the buyback program that was being proposed at the time. The missing weapon is considered lost.
32	04/03/02	Salt Lake City	Weapon was not returned by terminated employee.
33	04/03/02	Tampa	Weapon stolen from rental car.
34	04/03/02	Oklahoma City	The retired Special Agent stated that during his undercover assignment, his desk was cleaned out by other agents. The Special Agent also stated that the weapon was returned to the WMF at Quantico.
35	04/03/02	New York City	Special Agent retired. No record of having returned his firearm.
36	04/04/02	Phoenix	Special Agent’s car was stolen. When the vehicle was recovered, the weapon was missing.
37	04/6/02	Unknown	Weapon stolen from Special Agent’s FBI vehicle. 3-day suspension without pay.
38	04/25/02	Unknown	Weapon stolen from Special Agent’s FBI vehicle.
39	05/09/02	New York City	Weapon stolen from a locked drawer located in secure Bureau space.
40	05/13/02	Washington	Special Agent’s fanny pack containing gun was stolen from a storage room.3-day suspension.
41	05/14/02	Oklahoma City	The property has not been located during the Oklahoma City Division's physical inventory. A thorough review of OC's Administrative files failed to locate any documentation concerning the property.
42	05/23/02	Washington	Weapon stolen from Special Agent’s POV. 3-day suspension.
43	06/20/02	Knoxville	Special Agent stated he returned the weapon into the gun vault at FBI Headquarters in 2000. However, there is no documentation as to the weapon being returned. 3-day suspension without pay.
44	06/20/02	Unknown	Special Agent was mugged and weapon stolen.
45	07/10/02	Atlanta	Stolen from FBI vehicle. 3-day suspension without pay.
46	07/22/02	Oklahoma City	Retired Special Agent turned in his revolver in approximately 1986, when he was issued a semi-automatic pistol. The property has not been located during an Oklahoma City Division's physical inventory.
47	08/12/02	Oklahoma City	Weapon was stolen during a burglary of his residence.
48	08/19/02	Sacramento	Weapon was stolen from hotel burglary.
49	08/19/02	Minneapolis	Weapon was stolen from Special Agent’s FBI vehicle. 5-day suspension without pay.
50	08/21/02	Salt Lake City	No explanation
51	08/21/02	Salt Lake City	Weapon was stolen from hotel burglary. Letter of censure was issued to the Special Agent.
52	08/26/02	Jackson	Special Agent advised the FBI during an interview that he returned his weapon to the gun vault on 5/7/91. Weapon could not be found during the inventory.
53	08/27/02	Baltimore	Weapons stolen from Special Agent’s FBI vehicle. Letter of censure
54	09/09/02	Miami	No explanation
55	09/16/02	Miami	Weapons stolen from Special Agent’s FBI vehicle. 5-day suspension without pay.
56	09/23/02	Charlotte	Weapons stolen from Special Agent’s FBI vehicle. 3-day suspension without pay.
57	10/11/02	New Orleans	Weapons stolen from Special Agent’s FBI vehicle. 3-day suspension without pay.
58	10/15/02	Washington	Weapons stolen from Special Agent’s FBI vehicle. 3-day suspension.
59	10/17/02	Los Angeles	Weapons stolen from Special Agent’s FBI vehicle. 3-day suspension without pay.
60	10/31/02	San Francisco	Weapons stolen from Special Agent’s FBI vehicle. 3-day suspension.
61	11/22/02	New York City	Weapons stolen from Special Agent’s FBI vehicle.
62	12/02/02	Houston	Weapons stolen from Special Agent’s FBI vehicle.
63	12/11/02	Albuquerque	Fanny pack containing weapon was left and lost in shopping cart at a grocery store. 3-day suspension without pay.
64	01/06/03	Albuquerque	Weapons stolen from Special Agent’s residence.
65	01/08/03	San Francisco	Weapon was stolen from FBI vehicle parked at the Special Agent’s residence. 3-day suspension without pay.
66	01/09/03	Cleveland	Weapons stolen from Special Agent’s FBI vehicle.
67	01/13/03	Houston	Weapons stolen from Special Agent’s FBI vehicle. 3-day suspension without pay.
68	02/03/03	Albuquerque	Weapons stolen from Special Agent’s FBI vehicle.
69	02/03/03	Albuquerque	Weapons stolen from Special Agent’s FBI vehicle.
70	02/10/03	Michigan	Weapons stolen from Special Agent’s FBI vehicle.
71	02/27/03	Honolulu	Weapons stolen from Special Agent’s FBI vehicle. 3-day suspension without pay.
72	03/03/03	Chicago	Weapons stolen from agent's residence.
73	03/13/03	Miami	Weapons stolen from Special Agent’s FBI vehicle.
74	03/25/03	Boston	Weapon could not be located during the inventory.
75	03/25/03	Boston	Weapon could not be located during the inventory.
76	03/25/03	Boston	Weapon could not be located during the inventory.
77	03/26/03	Miami	Weapons stolen from Special Agent’s FBI vehicle.
78	05/14/03	Los Angeles	Weapons stolen from Special Agent’s FBI vehicle.
79	05/16/03	Unknown	Weapon could not be located during the inventory.
80	06/05/03	Unknown	Weapon could not be located during the inventory.
81	06/06/03	Houston	Weapons stolen from Special Agent’s FBI vehicle. 3-day suspension without pay.
82	06/20/03	Unknown	No explanation.
83	06/26/03	New York	Special Agent’s residence was burglarized and the weapon stolen. 3-day suspension without pay.
84	06/30/03	Phoenix	Weapon stolen from Special Agent’s FBI vehicle.
85	07/08/03	Boston	Weapon stolen from Special Agent’s FBI vehicle. Issuance of letter of censure.
86	07/08/03	Richmond	Weapon stolen from Special Agent’s FBI vehicle. 3-day suspension without pay.
87	07/10/03	Omaha	Paint gun may have been stolen from a SWAT vehicle parked inside Special Agent's garage.
88	07/10/03	Omaha	Paint gun may have been stolen from a SWAT vehicle parked inside Special Agent’s garage.
89	07/11/03	Detroit	Weapon could not be located during a physical inventory.
90	07/11/03	Mobile Vault	No explanation.
91	07/11/03	Mobile Vault	No explanation.
92	07/11/03	Mobile Vault	No explanation.
93	07/11/03	Mobile Vault	No explanation.
94	07/11/03	Mobile Vault	No explanation.
95	07/11/03	Mobile Vault	No explanation.
96	07/11/03	Mobile Vault	No explanation.
97	07/11/03	Mobile Vault	No explanation.
98	07/14/03	Salt Lake	Weapon could not be located during a physical inventory.
99	07/15/03	Tampa	POV was stolen while the weapon was inside. The vehicle was recovered; however, the weapon was not in the vehicle. 3-day suspension without pay.
100	07/16/03	Chicago	No explanation.
101	07/16/03	Boston	Weapon could not be located during the inventory.
102	07/16/03	Cleveland	Weapon could not be located during the inventory. Case was closed without an OPR inquiry.
103	07/21/03	Richmond	Weapon stolen from a locked vehicle owned by a Bedford County Sheriff's Office Investigator.
104	07/25/03	Sacramento	Special Agent’s weapon was stolen while traveling on official business in San Francisco. No other details available. 3-day suspension without pay.
105	08/13/03	New York City	Weapon stolen from burglarized residence.
106	08/26/03	Denver	Weapon stolen from FBI vehicle. 5-day suspension without pay.
107	09/26/03	Philadelphia	Special Agent misplaced his personally-owned gunny sack containing his duty weapon. 3-day suspension.
108	09/30/03	Philadelphia	Weapon stolen from FBI vehicle. 3-day suspension without pay.
109	11/26/03	Tampa	Weapon stolen from FBI vehicle. 3-day suspension.
110	12/30/03	Phoenix	Weapon stolen from FBI vehicle. 3-day day suspension without pay.
111	01/15/04	Los Angeles	Weapon stolen from FBI vehicle. 5-day suspension without pay.
112	03/03/04	Washington	Weapon stolen from FBI vehicle.
113	03/30/04	Columbia	Weapon stolen from rental car. 3-day suspension without pay.
114	04/08/04	San Francisco	Weapon stolen from FBI vehicle.
115	04/08/04	San Francisco	Stolen from FBI vehicle.
116	04/16/04	San Antonio	Weapon stolen from office desk. 7-day suspension.
117	04/26/04	Salt Lake	Weapon stolen from FBI vehicle.
118	05/20/04	Indianapolis	Weapon stolen from FBI vehicle. Vehicle was locked and trunk chained.
119	06/24/04	New York	Rented vehicle was burglarized and weapon was stolen.
120	07/16/04	San Antonio	Special Agent was unable to produce weapon when terminated as an employee. Agent was terminated for cause unrelated to loss of firearm.
121	09/10/04	Dallas	No explanation.
122	10/04/04	San Juan	Weapon stolen from Special Agent’s POV. 3-day suspension. FBI reported weapon found.⁸¹
123	10/26/04	Los Angeles	Fanny pack containing weapon was stolen at a restaurant 5-day suspension without pay.
124	11/04/04	Seattle	Special Agent’s vehicle stolen from a parking lot with the weapon in the trunk. The vehicle was later recovered but had been completely destroyed by fire.
125	11/19/04	San Juan	Special Agent did not know whether weapon was stolen from FBI vehicle or restaurant 5-day suspension without pay.
126	01/04/05	Dallas	Weapon stolen from Special Agent’s FBI vehicle
127	01/05/05	New York	No explanation.
128	01/05/05	El Paso	Purse containing weapon was stolen from a Restaurant. 3-day suspension without pay.
129	01/19/05	San Juan	Weapon stolen from Special Agent’s FBI vehicle. 7-day suspension.
130	01/19/05	San Juan	Weapon stolen from Special Agent’s FBI vehicle.
131	01/24/05	Washington, DC	Weapon stolen from Special Agent’s FBI vehicle.
132	03/01/05	San Antonio	No explanation.
133	03/03/05	New York	Weapon stolen from residence.
134	03/15/05	Philadelphia	Weapon stolen from residence. 7-day suspension.
135	04/01/05	San Diego	Weapon stolen from POV. The weapon was a fanny bag which was secured in the trunk of the vehicle. No disciplinary action. Agent retired on 4/3/2002. Loss occurred on 1/26/2002.
136	04/01/05	New Orleans	Weapon stolen from Special Agent’s FBI vehicle FBI reported weapon found.
137	04/28/05	Miami	Weapon could not be located by the NFPU while conducting the FY 2005 physical inventory.
138	05/05/05	Little Rock	No explanation.
139	05/06/05	Washington Field Office	Weapon could not be located during the inventory. FBI reported weapon found.
140	05/10/05	Jacksonville	Weapon was unaccounted for during a property inventory.
141	05/10/05	Atlanta	One of eight weapons stolen from the Atlanta Division SWAT van during the Super Bowl, held in Jacksonville, Florida on February 6, 2005.
142	05/10/05	Atlanta	One of eight weapons stolen from the Atlanta Division SWAT van during the Super Bowl, held in Jacksonville, Florida on February 6, 2005.
143	05/10/05	Atlanta	One of eight weapons stolen from the Atlanta Division SWAT van during the Super Bowl, held in Jacksonville, Florida on February 6, 2005.
144	05/10/05	Atlanta	One of eight weapons stolen from the Atlanta Division SWAT van during the Super Bowl, held in Jacksonville, Florida on February 6, 2005.
145	05/10/05	Atlanta	One of eight weapons stolen from the Atlanta Division SWAT van during the Super Bowl, held in Jacksonville, Florida on February 6, 2005.
146	05/10/05	Atlanta	One of eight weapons stolen from the Atlanta Division SWAT van during the Super Bowl, held in Jacksonville, Florida on February 6, 2005.
147	05/10/05	Atlanta	One of eight weapons stolen from the Atlanta Division SWAT van during the Super Bowl, held in Jacksonville, Florida on February 6, 2005.
148	05/10/05	Atlanta	One of eight weapons stolen from the Atlanta Division SWAT van during the Super Bowl, held in Jacksonville, Florida on February 6, 2005.
149	05/25/05	Salt Lake	Special Agent did not return the issued weapon to NFPU following his retirement on April 30, 2002.
150	06/07/05	Dallas	Purse containing weapon was stolen from a Sports Bar. FBI reported weapon found. 7-day suspension without pay.
151	06/17/05	Seattle	Special Agent stopped at a coffee shop for a restroom break and inadvertently left the store leaving his gun behind in a fanny pack.
152	07/01/05	Washington, DC	Weapon was stolen from POV glove compartment. 5-day suspension without pay.
153	08/01/05	Richmond	Weapon stolen from Special Agent’s FBI vehicle.
154	08/05/05	El Paso	Weapon stolen from Special Agent’s FBI vehicle. FBI reported weapon found.
155	08/09/05	Omaha	Special Agent left duty sidearm in gas station restroom and upon returning the weapon was missing. FBI reported weapon found.
156	08/25/05	Milwaukee	Special Agent was found deceased in his residence. His weapon could not be found. FBI reported weapon found.
157	NA	FBI did not provide FD-500	No explanation.
158	NA	FBI did not provide FD-500	No explanation
159	NA	FBI did not provide FD-500	No Explanation
160	NA	FBI did not provide FD-500	No Explanation

Footnotes

In the Description of Loss column, we added in bold the result of OPR’s adjudication of the loss.
While weapon losses 1 through 8 occurred prior to our audit period beginning February 1, 2002; we included them in our audit because they were reported during the period of our review.
After completion of our fieldwork, the FBI reported to us that seven weapons had been recovered.