Federal records released recently indicate that U.S. Department of Homeland Security and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officials were conducting an internal investigation into former Border Patrol commander Greg Bovino shortly before he retired in March.
CBS News reports that CBP notified Bovino by email on March 2 that the agency was “conducting an official Inquiry into allegations of misconduct reported to CBP.” According to the report, Bovino initiated his retirement 16 days later, on March 18. The Hill similarly states that the investigation began before his retirement announcement and that records show he was under scrutiny at the time he left the agency.
While both outlets focus on the timing of the investigation relative to Bovino’s retirement, they rely on different presentations of the same federal documentation. Neither source in the excerpts provided describes the specific allegations or the outcome of the inquiry.
