One DEA Acting Assistant Regional Director had sex with hookers at his own office farewell party – and taxpayer dollars may have paid for it . At least 7 agents admitted sleeping with prostitutes while on overseas assignments – while they had Top Secret security clearances . Encounters left them open to 'coercion , extortion , and blackmail , ' the FBI 's inspector general concluded . Three supervisors allegedly also received 'money , expensive gifts and weapons from drug cartel members ' Instead of firing or prosecuting agents , the DEA treated prostitution cases as 'local management issue ' and suspended them for no more than 14 days . An DOJ agent also spent 7 years on the job sleeping with prostitutes , strippers , students in his classes , and foreign law enforcement officers .
One DEA Acting Assistant Regional Director had sex with hookers at his own office farewell party – and taxpayer dollars may have paid for it . At least 7 agents admitted sleeping with prostitutes while on overseas assignments – while they had Top Secret security clearances . Encounters left them open to 'coercion , extortion , and blackmail , ' the DOJ 's inspector general concluded . Three supervisors allegedly also received 'money , expensive gifts and weapons from drug cartel members ' Instead of firing or prosecuting agents , the DEA treated prostitution cases as 'local management issue ' and suspended them for no more than 14 days . An FBI agent also spent 7 years on the job sleeping with prostitutes , strippers , students in his classes , and foreign law enforcement officers .