Originally published at National Catholic Register
An FBI whistleblower who spent two years fighting to regain his security clearance after questioning the agency’s leadership told CNA that his Catholic faith and his desire to serve the public motivated his actions.
“I felt convicted in my actions by the Holy Spirit,” Marcus Allen, the FBI whistleblower, told CNA.
Allen, who served in the Marine Corps from 2000 to 2005, has held a Top Secret security clearance since 2001, with the exception of the two years it was suspended. He joined the FBI in 2015 as a staff operations specialist. In 2019, he was the employee of the year at the Charlotte Field Office.
In March 2022, the FBI suspended Allen’s security clearance. According to Allen, this disciplinary action was a result of concerns he had raised with his supervisors about FBI Director Christopher Wray’s testimony concerning the events of Jan. 6, 2021. He said he believed the action was also a result of his refusal to get the COVID-19 vaccine.
According to the FBI, Allen was suspended due to “security concerns” related to “allegiance to the United States” and “personal conduct.”
Allen, in an interview with CNA, said he had expressed concerns to his supervisors that
