Associated Press correspondent Jesse J. Holland reports. Excerpt:
April 9, 2002 | WASHINGTON (AP) — While two U.S. citizens have been arrested for espionage since July, increased FBI lie detector tests have uncovered several lesser security transgressions among FBI employees, the agency’s security chief said Tuesday.
None of the information gained from the 700 polygraph examinations since the arrest of FBI spy Robert Hanssen has turned up a security breach as serious, Kenneth Senser, head of the agency’s new security division, told a Senate committee.
Hanssen has pleaded guilty to selling secrets to the Soviet Union and Russia over two decades in exchange for $1.4 million.
“The process has identified lesser security transgressions and other behavior that has resulted in referrals to the FBI’s Office of Professional Responsibility for appropriate disciplinary considerations,” Senser said.
In addition, “we are continuing to work with slightly more than 1 percent of the tested population to resolve anomalies,” Senser said.
He did not elaborate on what actions resulted from the referrals.