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Updated Thursday, July 29, 2010 10:59 am TWN, AP

FBI probed over possible test cheating by agents

WASHINGTON -- The Justice Department is investigating whether hundreds of FBI agents cheated on a test of new rules allowing the bureau to conduct surveillance and open cases without evidence that a crime has been committed.

In some instances, agents took the open-book test together, violating rules that they take it alone. Others finished the lengthy exam unusually quickly, current and former officials said.

In Columbia, S.C., agents printed the test in advance to use as a study guide, according to a letter to the inspector general from the FBI Agents Association that summarized the investigation. The inspector general investigation also was confirmed by current and former officials who spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the case.

Depending on the outcome of the investigation, agents could be disciplined or even fired. The FBI had no comment on the investigation late Tuesday.

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