Glenn Fine

Glenn Fine
Chair of the Pandemic Response Accountability Committee
In office
March 30, 2020 – April 6, 2020
PresidentDonald Trump
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byMichael E. Horowitz (Acting)
Acting Inspector General of the Department of Defense
In office
January 14, 2016 – April 6, 2020
President
Preceded byJon Rymer
Succeeded bySean O'Donnell (Acting)
Inspector General of the Department of Justice
In office
August 10, 2000 –
  • January 28, 2011
  • Acting: August 10, 2000 – December 15, 2000
President
Preceded byRobert Ashbaugh (Acting)
Succeeded byCynthia Schnedar (Acting)
Personal details
Born
Glenn Alan Fine

(1956-03-22) March 22, 1956 (age 68)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
SpouseBeth Heifetz
Education

Glenn Alan Fine (born March 22, 1956)[1] is the former principal deputy Inspector General of the Department of Defense and former Acting IG of the Department of Defense. Fine previously served as the Inspector General of the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) from 2000 until January 2011. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on December 15, 2000. Prior to his appointment as the DOJ Inspector General, Fine served as Special Counsel to the DOJ Inspector General from January 1995 until 1996, when he was made Director of the OIG's Special Investigations and Review Unit.[2]

He joined the Department of Defense Office of Inspector General in June 2015. Immediately prior to joining the OIG office at the Department of Justice, Fine had been in a private law practice in Washington, D.C. Before entering private practice, Fine served as an Assistant United States Attorney for the Washington, D.C. United States Attorney's Office from 1986 to 1989, during which he prosecuted more than 35 criminal jury trials and handled numerous grand jury investigations.[2]

On March 30, 2020, Fine was named chair of the Pandemic Response Accountability Committee, to oversee the $2 trillion stimulus funds signed into law by President Donald Trump in response to the coronavirus outbreak.[3] On April 7, 2020, Fine was removed from his position as acting inspector general by President Trump, which made him ineligible to serve on the pandemic oversight committee.[4][5] On May 26, 2020, Fine submitted his resignation as principal deputy inspector general effective June 1, 2020.[6]

Fine currently is a non-resident fellow at the Brookings Institution and an adjunct professor of law at Georgetown Law School.[7][8]

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  2. ^ a b "Glenn Fine (United States Department of Justice)". USDoJ.gov. Archived from the original on October 15, 2009. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
  3. ^ Hirsch, Lauren (March 30, 2020). "Department of Defense watchdog will lead Inspector General committee for $2 trillion coronavirus stimulus package". CNBC. Archived from the original on November 9, 2021. Retrieved April 7, 2020.
  4. ^ Cheney, Kyle; O'Brien, Connor (April 7, 2020). "Trump Removes Independent Watchdog for Coronavirus Funds, Upending Oversight Panel". Politico. Archived from the original on May 19, 2020. Retrieved April 7, 2020.
  5. ^ Rem Rieder; Eugene Kiely (April 8, 2020). "Trump's Claims on IG, Wisconsin Election". FactCheck.org. Archived from the original on July 12, 2021. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
  6. ^ Cohen, Zachary; Starr, Barbara (May 26, 2020). "Pentagon Deputy Inspector General Resigns, Becomes Latest Watchdog to Exit Administration". CNN. Archived from the original on May 26, 2020. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
  7. ^ "Glenn Fine". Brookings. Archived from the original on August 14, 2023. Retrieved August 14, 2023.
  8. ^ "Glenn Fine". Archived from the original on August 14, 2023. Retrieved August 14, 2023.