On 17 December, the US DoJ Office of the Inspector General has published a redacted public version of the audit report.  It found that the FBI does not maintain an FBI-wide dark web strategy. Instead, the FBI relies on its operational units to execute individual dark web investigative strategies.  The report contains 5 recommendations to assist the FBI in improving its investigative and planning efforts related to the dark web.

https://oig.justice.gov/sites/default/files/reports/21-014.pdf

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Chartered Legal Executive and former senior manager with Isle of Man Customs and Excise, where I was (amongst other things) Sanctions Officer (for UN/EU sanctions), Export Licensing Officer and Manager of the Legal-Library & Collectorate Support Section View all posts by raytodd2017