Personnel Controversy
In June 2007, Schlozman was questioned by Democrats on the U.S. Sentate Judiciary Committee regarding allegedly inappropriate politicized hiring policies during his tenure in the Civil Rights Division, charges which Schlozman denied. The Department of Justice's Inspector General and Office of Professional Responsibility subsequently conducted an investigation and issued a report on Jan. 13, 2009, concluding that Schlozman violated the Civil Service Reform Act by hiring attorneys on the basis of their political affiliation and later made false statements in his sworn testimony to Congress about his hiring decisions. Some conservative commentators who served with Schlozman, including Hans A. von Spakovsky, have criticized the OIG/OPR report as inaccurate. Federal prosecutors later declined to prosecute Schlozman.
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