mr. charles edwards, states that mexican drug cartels attempt to corrupt dhs employees and this impacts our national security. the inspector general also reports that since 2004, there's been a 38% increase in the number of complaints against cbp employees, as recently as february 2012, an i.c.e. agent pled guilty to 21 counts to obstruction and corruption violations. these charges include illegally obtaining and disseminating government documents to individuals with ties to drug trafficking organizations. there have also been allegations of convictions of i.c.e. agents accepting thousands of dollars in bribes from immigrants seeking u.s. documentation. a former intelligence chief for u.s. immigrations and customs enforcement is accused of embezzling more than $180,000 stemming from a travel voucher fraud and kick-back scheme that defrauded the government of more than $500,000. four other i.c.e. employees pled guilty for involvement in a scheme to defraud the government. in the past year alone, there have been numerous incidents of alleged misconduct on the part of tsa officers and employee

mr. charles edward is acting inspector general of the department of homeland security. he is a frequent guest here before the subcommittee. he's assumed this position in february of 2011, served as deputy inspector general at the department of homeland security, has over 20 years of experience in the federal government. next, mr. thomas winkowski. mr. winkowski serves as chief operating officer, overseeing 60,000 employees and managing an operating budget of $11.5 billion. he began work with the u.s. customs service in 1975 as a student. we thank you for your service. next we have mr. james duncan, was appointed as assistant administrator in 2011. mr. duncan has more than 16 years of experience supervising and handling employee miskucondt cases, my alma mater as well. next, mr. tim winahan, the assistant director at the office of professional responsibility at the u.s. immigration and customs enforcement. he has more than 23 years of experience working for the u.s. government, has been in his current position since 2009, where he focuses on workforce, integrity, personn

mr. charles edward is that teen inspector general of the department of homeland security. he is a frequent guest here before the subcommittee. he has assumed the position of february 2011, served as deputy inspector general of the department of homeland security, has over 20 years experience in the federal government. next we have mr. thomas witkowski, the acting deputy commissioner of u.s. customs and border protection. in this capacity, mr. rutkowski serves as chief overseeing the daily operations of cbp 60,000 employees and manages operating budget of $11.5 billion. he began work with the u.s. customs service in 1975 as a student. we thank you for your service, mr. winkowski. next mr. james duncan administrator of tsa's office of professional responsibility in 2011. mr. duncan has more than 16 years of experience in supervising and handling employees, misconduct cases out of pr department of justice, my alma mater as well. max, mr. tan moynihan, assistant director at the opposite responsibility of u.s. immigration and customs enforcement. within 23 years of experience w

mr. charles edwards. >> thank you. i appreciate this opportunity to update you on the inspector general's actions regarding the incident in cartagena, colombia, involving secret service employees' traction with colombian nationals on april 11 and april 12. my role began almost immediately after the indeed when on april 13 director sullivan and i discussed the events. we have since remained in regular contact. director sullivan has repeatedly stated to me his commitment to conduct a thorough investigation. his actions so far have demonstrated that commitment and the secret service has been completely transparent and cooperated with inspectors and investigators since our team started its work. on april 26 i instructed our assistant ig for instructions and the acting director regarding the incident in cartagena. the next day our assistant ig and the acting deputy assistant ig for investigations met with officials from secret service's office of professional responsibility, also -- we have a nine-person team augmented by t

mr. charles edward is acting inspector general for the department of homeland security.e's a frequent guest here before the subcommittee. he has assumed this position in february 2011, served as deputy inspector general of the department of homeland security, has over 20 years of experience in the federal government. next we have mr. thomas winkowski, acting deputy commissioner of u.s. customs and border protection. in this capacity, mr. winkowski serves as chief operating officer overseeing daily operations of cbp 60,000 employees and manages operation -- operating budget of $11.5 billion. he began work at the u.s. customs service in 1975 as a student. we thank you for your service, mr. winkowski. next, mr. james duncan appointed as assistant administrator of tsa's office of professional responsibility and 2011. mr. duncan is more than 16 years of experience, supervise and handling employee misconduct cases that go pr and the department of justice, my alma mater as well. next, mr. tim moynihan can assistant director at the office of professional responsibility of the u.

mr. charles edwards. >> thank you. i appreciate this opportunity to update you on the inspector general's actions regarding the incident in cartagena, colombia, involving secret service employees' traction with colombian nationals on april 11 and april 12. my role began almost immediately after the indeed when on april 13 director sullivan and i discussed the events. we have since remained in regular contact. director sullivan has repeatedly stated to me his commitment to conduct a thorough investigation. his actions so far have demonstrated that commitment and the secret service has been completely transparent and cooperated with inspectors and investigators since our team started its work. on april 26 i instructed our assistant ig for instructions and the acting director regarding the incident in cartagena. the next day our assistant ig and the acting deputy assistant ig for investigations met with officials from secret service's office of professional responsibility, also -- known as res, briefing them. we have a ni