FBI

Report: High-Ranking FBI Official Under Investigation After Alleged Affair

Justin Elliott | March 19, 2010, 10:37AM

Joseph Demarest

The head of the FBI's New York office is under investigation by the Justice Department's internal watchdog in connection with an alleged affair with a lower-level employee, ticklethewire.com reports.

The Web site, which covers federal law enforcement, reports that investigators from the Office of Professional Responsibility are looking at whether Joseph Demarest lied when asked internally about an alleged affair with another employee.

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