The GAO says about 4,500 registered sex offenders received U.S. passports in fiscal year 2008 . At least 30 federal employees who are registered sex offenders obtained U.S. passports . TL;DR A new report from the Government Accountability Office finds that more than half of all convicted felons have been granted a passport by their home countries. `` There are no facts in the report which show that any of the thirty individuals included in the case studies used his passport to travel to a foreign country to commit a sex crime . '' The State Department says GAO report has `` more 'shock value ' than factual accuracy ''
The GAO says about 4,500 registered sex offenders received U.S. passports in fiscal year 2008 . At least 30 federal employees who are registered sex offenders obtained U.S. passports . TL;DR A new report from the Government Accountability Office finds that more than half of all convicted felons have been granted a passport by their home countries. The State Department says GAO report has `` more 'shock value ' than factual accuracy ''