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Story highlights Attorney General Holder reiterates Justice Department policy on prostitutes Soliciting prostitutes is banned, even in places where it's legal, Holder says His memo comes weeks after a report involving DEA agents and prostitutes

No ifs, ands or buts -- and yes, that includes when and where prostitution is perfectly legal.

That was the message Friday from Attorney General Eric Holder to members of the U.S. Justice Department, which includes the FBI, U.S. Marshals Service, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and other agencies.

"The solicitation of prostitution threatens the core mission of the department," Holder wrote in a memo to all personnel in the department he heads. "... Regardless of whether prostitution is legal or tolerated in a particular jurisdiction, soliciting prostitutes creates a greater demand for human trafficking and a consequent increase in the number of minor and adult persons trafficked into commercial sex slavery."

Holder doesn't mention specific cases of federal agents and prostitution in his memo. Nor is he dictating a new policy; the attorney general said only that he wanted "to reiterate to all department personnel, including attorneys and law enforcement officers, that they are prohibited from soliciting, procuring or accepting commercial sex."

Agents behaving badly overseas

The directive comes a few weeks after a Justice Department inspector general report found DEA agents in foreign postings attended sex parties with prostitutes paid for by drug cartels, among other indiscretions.

That report, by department Inspector General Michael Horowitz, cited light punishments and poor handling of sexual misconduct cases at DEA and other Justice Department agencies.

Justice Department employees don't have a monopoly on such stories: In 2012, a group of agents and officers in the Secret Service -- which is part of the Department of Homeland Security -- and officers sent to Colombia ahead of President Barack Obama were relieved of duty and returned home amid allegations of misconduct that involved prostitution. That prostitute visit was arranged for by a DEA agent stationed in Colombia, according to Horowitz's office.

If someone from the ATF, FBI, Federal Bureau of Prisons or a federal prosecutor is caught with a prostitute they'll be suspended or fired, according to Holder's memo.

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No hookers, attorney general tells feds

The Department of Justice sent a memo to its employeesFridayto remind them that soliciting prostitutes on- or off-duty is a violation of department policy.

U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder sent the memo to his department personnel. The memo, obtained by The Washington Post, shows the federal leader urging everyone on the department payroll including attorneys and law enforcement officers to consider the ramifications of their off-duty actions.

The Department of Justice is measured by the conduct of those who work on its behalf, Mr. Holder said in the memo. The solicitation of prostitution threatens the core mission of the Department, not simply because it invites extortion, blackmail, and leaks of sensitive or classified information, but also because it undermines the Departments efforts to eradicate the scourge of human trafficking.

Regardless of whether prostitution is legal or tolerated in a particular jurisdiction, soliciting prostitutes creates a greater demand for human trafficking victims and a consequent increase in the number of minor and adult persons trafficked into commercial sex slavery, Mr. Holder said.

The memo comes just as the House Judiciary Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations Subcommittee prepares to hold a hearing on misconduct in federal enforcement law and recent behavioral problems exhibited by members of the Secret Service, who were caught soliciting prostitutes while off-duty.

Drug Enforcement Administration agents who engaged in sex parties with prostitutes that may have been provided to them by the Colombian drug cartels are also high on the subcommittees agents gone wild watch list.

Justice officials say they will review the security clearances of those DEA agents accused of engaging in sexual misconduct while working in Colombia to ensure that they do not present a security risk to the agency, The Post reported. The memo shows that those agents could be suspended or fired.

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Eric Holder to Justice Dept. employees: Just say no to sex parties

Attorney General Eric Holder sent out a memo to Justice Department employees today reminding them, in case they werent already aware, that they shouldnt be soliciting prostitutes.

Yes, apparently they needed to be reminded of this.

In the memo, obtained by The Washington Post, Holder actually has to explain that DOJ employees soliciting prostitutes goes against what the department stands for, because 1) it invites extortion, blackmail, and leaks of sensitive or classified information, and 2) it undermines the Departments efforts to eradicate the scourge of human trafficking.

And so, Holder reminds every single DOJ employee that it is not okay:

This rule applies at all times during an individuals employment, including while off duty or on personal leave, and applies regardless of whether the activity is legal or tolerated in a particular jurisdiction, foreign or domestic.

So that happened.

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Holder's letter follows a report from the DOJs internal oversight office released last month that contains allegations of sexual misconduct at a number of agencies. | AP Photo

Attorney General Eric Holder had a friendly reminder for Justice Department employees before the weekend: dont solicit prostitutes.

In a letter released to all department staff on Friday, Holder wrote that he want[ed] to reiterate to all Department personnel, including attorneys and law enforcement officers, that they are prohibited from soliciting, procuring, or accepting commercial sex.

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Holder wrote that, despite prostitution being legal in parts of Nevada and abroad, department employees are expected to refrain, not simply because it invites extortion, blackmail, and leaks of sensitive or classified information, but also because it undermines the Departments efforts to eradicate the scourge of human trafficking.

The letter follows a report from the DOJs internal oversight office released last month that contains allegations of sexual misconduct at a number of agencies within the Department of Justice.

The report contained specific allegations that ten agents within the Drug Enforcement Agency hired sex workers overseas for parties at an agents quarters, leased for him by the U.S. government. According to the Washington Post, these parties took place in Colombia.

Also included in the report are accusations from Colombian officials of DEA agents frequent[ing] a brothel and receiving money, gifts, and weapons from drug cartel members.

Seven of the ten agents accused of attending the parties admitted to their involvement, and the DEA imposed penalties of between two and ten-day suspensions.

As an excuse for his actions, one DEA agent told investigators that prostitution is considered a part of the local culture Holder dismissed this line of reasoning outright in his letter.

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Holder's Friday memo to DOJ staff: Don't hire prostitutes

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