FBI agents Tuesday raided and temporarily shut down the offices of a
federal watchdog agency charged with protecting the rights of
government whistle-blowers that has been accused of retaliating against
whistle-blowers in its own ranks.
The raid on the Office of Special Counsel and another at the home of
its director, Scott Bloch, followed accusations that Bloch had
destroyed evidence on government computers that might demonstrate
wrongdoing.
He has been under investigation since 2005 by the inspector general of
the Office of Personnel Management, after a complaint filed by some
employees of the counsel's office.