CIA IG Sex Descrimination, Targets
Ralph McGehee
IG -- Sex Discrimination & Targets
Frederick Hitz since 1990 has opened 400 cases to "shoot the
wounded." Now the DOJ is investigating case of Janine Brookner. one of main
witnesses in IG's case against Brookner proved bogus. newsweek 12/4/95 42
young case officers demanding housecleaning of top officials of
ops directorate. 12/94 CIA settled a lawsuit with Jamaican station chief
Janine Brookner for 410,000 plus lawyers fees. time 2/20/95 28
The Agency closed in on Douglas Groat by using the polygraph as a weapon.
In the past two years I have personally heard of several cases where the
time honored "National Security concerns"...have been invoked to terminate
agency employees. In all of these cases the victims had nasty run-ins with
incompetent and abrasive supervisors. I worry there will be more serious
incidents. It will take this before the Agency discards these antiquated
and barbaric methods of treating employees. (email from well-informed
individual).
Suit filed in 7/14/94 claims CIA IG used intimidation and other
improper tactics in investigating this female officer. she claims charges
against her made in retaliation for exposing misdeeds of a male deputy and
others on her staff - this when she was COS in a latin american country.
Janine Brookner case. About 100 female case officers are alleging agency's
clandestine service has discriminated against women. Washington Times
9/8/94 a6
DCI woolsey criticised in case of sex discrimination case of
Janine Brookner. The IG report critical of her relied on fabricated
testimony. Washington Times 12/29/94 a10
Presidential watchdog panel is investigating CIA IG frederick Hitz
for criminal wrongdoing in a probe he handled at CIA. president's council
on integrity and efficiency, a panel created to oversee adm's IGs, is
looking into Hitz's handling of the Janine Brookner case. Washington Times
5/23/97 a8
Janine Brookner, former Chief of Station (COS) Jamaica, asks dept
justice probe re criminal wrongdoing by CIA's IG. Complaint also names
deputy IG Bertram Dunn and chief IG investigator rick cinquegrana. letter
seeks criminal investigation for perjury, willful misrepresentation,
malfeasance and dereliction of duty. Washington Times 7/16/95 a4
Former CIA station chief settles law suit re sex discrimination.
Brookner's lawyer was victoria toensing. Brookner to receive $410,000.
Washington Post 12/24/94 a4
Department of Justice looking into charges of possible criminal conduct
by CIA investigators in sex discrimination case of Brookner. in memo to DOJ,
Brookner alleged that an official CIA investigation report contained false
statements and fabrication of material. u.s. news & world report 8/7/95 18
Former station chief in Jamaica, Janine Brookner, has asked for a
criminal investigation of actions by IG frederick Hitz, former deputy IG
bertram dumn and chief IG investigator rick cinquegrana, and four other
agency officials for possible perjury willful misrepresentation of facts,
malfeasance, and dereliction of duty. periscope vol. xx no. 5 9/6/9/95 3
Kessler on NPR discussed recent sexual discrimination case brought by CIA's
former station chief in Jamaica. a female officer who was station chief in
Jamaica had misfortune of having a subordinate who was beating his wife,
and she did the right thing, she reported him. and in CIA you don't rat on
your own people. she broke old boy tradition. so, they all ganged up on
her. subordinate made allegations against her. the IG investigated and
found against her and actually fabricated evidence. IG's report quoted
someone who claimed he was at a party with her and that she had made a
physical pass at him. it turned out that the person was boyfriend of a
subordinate and when Brookner's lawyer caught up with him - a DEA agent -
he said it never happened, he never saw her drunk, and CIA had never even
talked to him! so they actually fabricated info in the report. finally,
justice dept realized CIA had totally botched case and agreed to a
settlement of $410,000. woolsey's pr people issued a statement defending
original subordinate who had beaten his wife. so that's the kind of
dishonesty that has gone on under woolsey. npr
In 7/96, the "Los Angeles Times magazine" published David Wise's
article re Janine Brookner. after 20 years as a successful CIA operative,
Brookner was named COS in Jamaica. she had earned a master's degree in
russian studies at nyu before joining CIA in 1968. she first served in the
philippines where she was considered "amazingly successful". she then
served in thailand, venezuela and as chief of the CIA's united nations
branch in new york. in july 1988 she named cos in Jamaica at the 20-person
outPost. her first run-in was with CIA officer bob emerton for drunkenness
and disorderly conduct. officer jayna hill was also so disorderly in public
that a visiting nsa offiCIAl noticed it and Brookner had to intervene. in
9/90, lorraine hamilton, wife of Brookner's deputy, gerald hamilton, sought
her protection from her husband who had been beating her. Brookner also had
to reprimand officers jack spears for excessive use of an agency car for
personal affairs, and tom meehan for excessive expense accounts. in 11/91,
CIA inspector general, frederick porter Hitz, opened a secret
investigation, against Brookner. Brookner was not informed that bertram d.
dunn, a. r. "rick" cinquegrana and carter shannon were investigating her.
in 2/92, she was demoted. Hitz produced a "ludicrous document" in 1/93
accusing Brookner of drunkenness and sexual provocation, but the justice
department refused to prosecute Brookner for lack of evidence. on 7/14/94,
Brookner sued the CIA, naming dci woolsey, Hitz, dunn and the five
employees she had confronted in Jamaica. doj official, john a. rogovin, was
given the task of defending the CIA but asked to settle for $410,000. on
7/13/95, Brookner asked the doj to launch a criminal investigation of Hitz,
dunn, cinquegrana, shannon, hamilton, hill and emerton for possible
perjury. in october, the fbi began an investigation which is turning out to
be a frontal attack on the CIA "old boy network". intelligence - a
computerized intelligence newsletter published in france 8/26/96 13
CIA paid Janine Brookner $400,000 for unjust treatment, but the
former station chief will continue her campaign until exonerated. george
10/97
A 1992 study has found half of CIA's white female officers reported
sexual harassment and more than half of black respondents reported racial
harassment per court filing by a case officer. "glass ceiling" study which
never released said female case offices tolerated harassment to be
accepted. those who complain creating career problems. study by panel of
CIA female case officers who work in ddo. plaintiff uses pseudonym jane doe
thompson (Janine Brookner). she from 89-91, was cos in Jamaica and used
study to bolster claims of discrimination. conclusions of study listed. as
of 91, 40% of CIA work force women but only 9% were senior intel service
(sis) positions. harrington said that number now 12%. "thompson" said
percentages for operations directive worse. Washington Post 9/9/94 a25
CIA settled sex discrimination suit by Jamie Brookner. justice dept
received affidavit from one witness who denied the agency's description of
events ever occurred. Washington Post 12/8/94 a1,5 and Washington Times
12/8/94 a9
Nearly one-third of CIA's female case officers allege CIA's
directorate of ops (DDO) has discriminated against women in promotions,
country assignments and spying tasks. they plan to file a class action
suit. more than 100 women have joined suit. they have suffered and given
administrative assignments and reporting functions when assigned overseas,
rather than sent to develop agents. evaluation system rates men higher for
same accomplishments. CIA has given steptoe & johnson an office and special
hours for confidential interviews at hqs, and a secure telephone line to
call case officers overseas. a woman, "jane doe thompson" (true name Janine
Brookner) filed a separate discrimination suit last week. there is a "glass
ceiling for women." Washington Post 7/20/94 a1,6
"skirts and daggers," seeking to change the system, female
spies sue CIA for discrimination. photos of lynn larkin and Janine
Brookner. younger officers - male and female - call do veterans "dinosuars"
and knuckle-draggers - referring especially to pm specialists recruited for
the vietnam war. they don't have education or scientific background to
compete in the present. time 6/12/95 46-7
Jamaica, 80-94 female station chief tells of partying, debauchery and
sexism among spooks. in her suit, dane doe thompson (jamie Brookner)
against dci woolsey and CIA, claims CIA quick to discipline a woman but
condoned male drinking and debauchery. more than 100 women threatening to
file class action suit against CIA for discrimination. a 92 "glass
ceiling," study said half of female case workers sexually harassed.
Brookner had served in philippines, venezuela and in new york in 80s. in
89, she named first female station chief in latin american div. Brookner
claims it the good-old-boy culture that allowed aldrich ames to operate so
long. she notes that in 84, she warned superiors that ames was using a CIA
safe house in new york for liaisons with a foreign girlfriend compromising
its security. newsweek 9/26/94 43
Jamaica, 87-94 CIA denies sex bias in agent's suit. in july jane doe
thompson (true name Janine Brookner) filed suit against CIA and 7 of its
employees. complaint alleges discrimination, defamation and libel. Brookner
was in new york in 1984 and accused aldrich ames of taking his then-fiancee
rosario to a "safe-house." dci woolsey earlier said ames not reprimanded
for this - but changed testimony. he had been reprimanded by then division
chief, burton gerber. Washington Post 10/7/94 a23
Ralph McGehee
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