His case is being reviewed now by the state's office of professional conduct.
Gonzales first tried to assign this internal investigation to the office of professional responsibility (OPR).
An Immigration and Customs Enforcement spokeswoman, Kelly A. Nantel, said the agency's inspector general and office of professional responsibility were looking into whether there was a violation of confidentiality policy.
When it passes on an investigation, the case is picked up by either the Immigration and Customs Enforcement's office of professional responsibility or the Customs and Border Protection internal affairs unit.
"In the Burge torture cases, the city – from Mayor Daley to State's Attorney Dick Devine to the police board to the office of professional standards – denied that torture was taking place".
The DOJ's own office of professional responsibility concluded that Yoo "put his desire to accommodate the client above his obligation to provide thorough, objective and candid legal advice and … therefore committed intentional professional misconduct".
The investigation, conducted by the department's inspector general and its office of professional responsibility, is the fourth and last in a series of reports since last year detailing the use of improper political considerations in hiring decisions at the department.
In the ordinary course, the Justice Department's office of professional responsibility investigates the behavior of lawyers who have been subject to accusations such as those made by Judges Bates and Walton.
Investigators from the APD's office of professional standards this week are planning to speak with Cook and Thyme to determine if they broke operating procedures, as they took Christian into custody.
The secret service's office of professional responsibility, which handles that agency's internal affairs, is investigating, and the homeland security department's inspector general also has been notified.
