"In effect, Dr. Monnett has been placed under professional house arrest. "

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It's unclear why the IG is investigating Monnett at this particular moment. It’s even less clear after you read PEER’s transcript excerpts, which are f*cking bananas.

From PEER's complaint:

Then on July 18, 2011, Dr. Monnett received a notice from Deputy BOEM Regional Director Jeffery Loman that he was placed on administrative leave “effective immediately….pending the final results of an Office of Inspector General (OIG) investigation into integrity issues.”
Dr. Monnett was told to collect his personal effects from his office within the next two hours and was then escorted off the premises. During his indefinite administrative leave, Dr. Monnett is forbidden under threat of “disciplinary action” from entering any DOI facilities, attending any DOI functions or engaging in “any communication (including telephone, email, etc.)” with any scientific colleagues with whom he had been working whether inside or outside DOI.
In effect, Dr. Monnett has been placed under professional house arrest. His scientific work and career have been rudely interrupted. With each passing week, his ability to pick up the reins on multiple projects will lessen.
To add insult to injury, DOI officials have announced to his colleagues that “integrity issues” necessitated his immediate removal and suspension without identifying what those issues are or giving him a chance to answer.