FDA's top crime investigator retires following whistleblower's accusations (office Mistress, more)

[The Straight Story]

FDA's top crime investigator retires following whistleblower's accusations

By Althea Fung National Journal November 24, 2010 Terry Vermillion is retiring from his post as the Food and Drug Administration's top criminal investigator following allegations that he used company services for personal work and used government funds to pay for advanced training for his "office mistress," among other claims of misconduct.

According to the Wall Street Journal, Vermillion, who has led the Office of Criminal Investigations for 18 years, stepped down Tuesday in the wake of a whistleblower's complaints to Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa.

A Government Accountability Office report on the agency earlier this year, requested by Grassley, found the OCI suffered from lax oversight despite increased funding over the past few years. In September, after receiving the whistleblower's letter, Grassley wrote to the GAO calling the report on the OCI "less than stellar."

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