ICE chief of staff resigns after allegations of lewd conduct By Judson Berger Published September 01, 2012 FoxNews.com
ICE Chief of Staff, Suzanne Barr, left, is seen here with Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano. Barr is resigning from her post amid allegations of inappropriate sexual behavior toward employees, according to a letter obtained by FoxNews.com. (Reuters/ICE) A top official at Immigration and Customs Enforcement has resigned following allegations by several subordinates of lewd behavior. ICE Chief of Staff Suzanne Barr submitted her resignation in a letter, obtained by FoxNews.com, to ICE Director John Morton. She rejected the allegations against her as "unfounded" but said she didn't want to distract from the agency's mission. "In recent weeks, I have been the focus of unfounded allegations designed to destroy my reputation, but of greater concern however, is the threat these allegations represent to the reputation of this agency and the men and women who proudly serve their country by advancing ICE's mission," Barr wrote. "As such, I feel it is incumbent upon me to take every step necessary to prevent further harm to the agency and to prevent this from further distracting from our critical work. Therefore, it is with great regret that I submit my resignation as Chief of Staff for Immigration and Customs Enforcement." The resignation comes nearly three weeks after Barr went on leave over the allegations. The questions about Barr's conduct were first raised in a lawsuit filed by an ICE official against Department of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano -- the lawsuit, which alleged discrimination and retaliation, listed among the complaints that Barr cultivated a "frat-house"-style work environment. That accusation was supplemented by two affidavits recounting incidents allegedly involving Barr in 2009. In the affidavits, one of the ICE employees claimed that in October 2009, while in a discussion about Halloween plans, the individual witnessed Barr turn to a senior ICE employee and say: "You a sexy" (expletive deleted). "She then looked at his crotch and asked, 'How long is it anyway?'" according to the affidavit. "Several employees laughed nervously," the affidavit said. The names of the workers making the claims were redacted. The other account recalled a trip to Colombia in late 2009, attended by Morton, Barr and Ray Parmer, who is ICE special agent in charge for Homeland Security Investigations in New Orleans. The account said Parmer and Barr were "drinking heavily" at the house of the deputy chief of mission for the U.S. Embassy there. It said Parmer took the BlackBerry of another employee, Peter Vincent, and sent "lewd messages" to Barr. The affidavit went on to say: "During this party, Suzanne Barr approached me and offered to" perform oral sex. ..................>>>>....................>>>>...............Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/politic.....nduct/#ixzz25H1lAULD
The affidavit went on to say: "During this party, Suzanne Barr approached me and offered to" perform oral sex.
My God, the Obama Administration is counter striking the war on women with their own war on men. It looks like he's sending in the biggest and ugliest annoying drunk sorority girls in an effort to destroy men's libido's. If successful, this could destroy population growth in America for the next 50 year. It would be quite a devistating blow.(pun intended)
I'll tell ya, this Obama is one ruthless politician.
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