 On December 16 , 1927 , after the publication of his New York World article , Forbes testified before a grand jury in Kansas City that concerned his statement in the article that alleged narcotics was easily obtained at USP Leavenworth . Forbes had also stated in the article that Leavenworth warden , E.B. White , was understaffed and that in turn allowed the purchase of narcotics to be readily available in the prison . After Forbes ' lengthy several @-@ hour testimony before the grand jury , he said he was sworn to secrecy and would not make a statement to the press . 
