Scott Bloch

Despite Criminal Probe, Ex-Bushie Got Law License After Blunder By DC Court

Justin Elliott | September 18, 2009, 12:50PM

Ex-Bush official Scott Bloch was granted a law license last year after the staff of a DC court didn't notice that he is under criminal investigation by the FBI -- and failed to flag that fact to the Committee on Admissions, despite extensive documentation provided by Bloch.

He now practices at a business law firm in the District he joined several months ago. The clerk of the court for the D.C. Court of Appeals revealed the error to TPMmuckraker today after we inquired about the case.

In October 2008, Bloch ended a rocky tenure leading the Office of Special Counsel during the Bush Administration that was marked by charges of retaliation against his employees and politicization of the agency in charge of protecting the rights of federal workers.

But one scandal refused to go away: while being probed for the alleged retaliation, he allegedly destroyed evidence and, investigating Bloch for obstruction of justice, the FBI raided his home and office.

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Scott Bloch

Scandal-Plagued Ex-Bush Official's Law Firm Bio Brags He 'Attained Notoriety'

Justin Elliott | September 14, 2009, 6:05PM

Nice catch by the Legal Times: Looks like Scott Bloch is putting out an interesting spin on the five scandal-plagued years he spent as chief of the Office of Special Counsel.

Bloch's bio page at D.C.-based Tarone & McLaughlin LLP, the business law firm where he now works, says "he attained notoriety as the head of the U.S. Office of Special Counsel."

Indeed.

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