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Lawmakers Call for Probe of CIA-NYPD Ties

HeadlineDec 22, 2011

Over two dozen members of Congress are calling for an investigation into the ties between the Central Intelligence Agency and the New York Police Department. Lawmakers want the Department of Justice and House Judiciary Committee to look at how and why the CIA has been involved in the department’s monitoring of Muslim communities. Over the summer, the Associated Press revealed a number of disclosures about the NYPD, including its incorporation of a senior CIA official into its ranks, its infiltration and mapping of ethnic communities in New York City and surrounding areas, and its surveillance of numerous institutions, including mosques and universities.

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