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<p><span style="font-weight:400">The Justice Department has opened a criminal investigation into former Homeland Security adviser Corey Lewandowski over allegations that he improperly profited from his influential position at the department.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400">The inquiry follows a criminal referral from the Department of Homeland Security’s inspector general, who investigated Lewandowski’s conduct during the tenure of former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, according to the </span><a href="https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/corey-lewandowski-doj-investigation-a6ccde19" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="font-weight:400">Wall Street Journal</span></a><span style="font-weight:400">.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400">The inspector general’s investigation initially focused on the awarding of a roughly $220 million advertising contract featuring Noem, according to </span><a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/trump-administration/dhs-watchdog-corey-lewandowski-investigation-justice-department-rcna605049" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="font-weight:400">NBC News</span></a><span style="font-weight:400">. The inquiry subsequently expanded after reporting that Lewandowski allegedly sought compensation from a company seeking government business.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400">Sources previously told NBC that Lewandowski met with representatives of GEO Group, a private prison and detention company, and asked to be paid in exchange for protecting and expanding its interests. One source characterized the requested payment as a “success fee.” The company declined the requests, according to the reporting.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400">A Lewandowski representative denied that account in March, saying he had never demanded payment or compensation from GEO Group.</span></p>
<p>Lewandowski served as an unpaid special government employee but allegedly wielded substantial authority over departmental spending. <span style="font-weight:400">People familiar with the reviews told the Journal that he or close associates signed off on nearly all departmental spending decisions above $100,000. Investigators also found that Lewandowski personally signed certain contract documents.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400">Lewandowski, who managed Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign, served as Noem’s top adviser before both left the department in March.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400">Trump said Thursday that he would not interfere with prosecutions of dishonest officials. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400">“All I know is I want my people to be honest, and if they’re not going to be honest, they have to be prosecuted,” Trump </span><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/doj-opens-investigation-trump-ally-corey-lewandowski" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="font-weight:400">told reporters.</span></a></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400">“I will never do anything to stop the prosecution of someone who’s dishonest,” Trump <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/trump-administration/dhs-watchdog-corey-lewandowski-investigation-justice-department-rcna605049" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400">Lewandowski’s attorney, Adam Trigg, </span><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/10/22/doj-reviewing-accusations-contracting-misconduct-involving-corey-lewandowski/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="font-weight:400">said:</span></a><span style="font-weight:400"> </span><span style="font-weight:400">“Mr. Lewandowski has not been contacted by the Justice Department regarding any investigation, and he denies any wrongdoing when he was proudly serving his country in a voluntary capacity.” </span></p>
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DOJ Investigates Whether Corey Lewandowski Cashed In On Homeland Security Role
