Breuer Says He Knew About Gun ‘'Walking,’ But Failed to Inform Others
November 1, 2012
Lanny Breuer, head of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, conceded Tuesday that he had been informed in April 2010 that the department during the George W. Bush administration, allowed guns to ‘’walk’’ into Mexico, but did not inform his bosses about the controversial tactic. ...
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‘Operation Wide Receiver’
'Wide Receiver' gun-walking records released by Justice Department 'Wide Receiver' gun-walking records released by Justice Department The Justice Department delivered the documents in response to a subpoena. | Reuters
By TIM MAK | 1/5/12 4:58 PM EST Updated: 1/6/12 8:30 AM EST
The Justice Department released documents Thursday on the Bush-era Wide Receiver gun-walking operation that suggest the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives was aware that guns were likely flowing into Mexico but allowed it to continue in the hopes of penetrating deeply into U.S.-Mexico gun trafficking networks.
DOJ’s documents were delivered in response to House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa’s subpoena on Operation Fast and Furious and were also made available to the press.
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An August 2006 briefing memo on Wide Receiver, which was conducted from 2006 to 2007, shows that “there is currently sufficient documentation to conclude” a criminal case from the investigation.
In addition, the memo suggests that it was “highly unlikely,” due to the limited recovery of firearms, that weapons had not already entered gun trafficking conduits to Mexico.
Regardless, ATF decided to forge ahead with the investigation. Additional documents indicate that they did so in an attempt to infiltrate deeper into criminal gun trafficking organizations operating along the U.S.-Mexico border.
By the end of 2006, the targets of the investigation had purchased 181 firearms. Hundreds of firearms were sold to the targets of the investigation before it ended in 2007.
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