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更新于2026年10月22日，美国东部时间下午2:58
发布于2026年10月22日，美国东部时间下午2:38
科里·勒万多夫斯基2024年7月向媒体发表讲话。（安德鲁·哈尼克/盖蒂图片社 摄）
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据多名了解此次调查的人士透露，美国司法部检察官正在调查国土安全部涉嫌存在的合同不当行为，其中包括曾在前部长克里斯蒂·诺姆麾下担任事实上幕僚长的科里·勒万多夫斯基所扮演的角色。
其中一位知情人士表示，此次调查源于国土安全部监察长办公室对勒万多夫斯基提起的刑事转介，该办公室一直在调查诺姆和勒万多夫斯基任职期间该机构的合同采购行为。
美国司法部拒绝就此事置评。
勒万多夫斯基的律师亚当·特里格告诉CNN：“勒万多夫斯基先生尚未接到司法部就任何调查事宜的联系，他否认在以志愿身份自豪地为国家服务期间存在任何不当行为。”
国土安全部未立即回复置评请求。
此次转介对于特朗普政府而言是不同寻常的举动，该政府一直不愿对其自身成员提起刑事调查。
批评人士则大多指责美国司法部不当 targeting 总统的政治对手，并指责国土安全部保护其雇员免受审查。（注：原文为improperly targeting，此处按中文新闻表达调整为“不当针对总统的政治对手”）
据第二位熟悉调查的消息人士透露，近几个月来，随着可能存在腐败的指控浮出水面，美国华盛顿特区联邦检察官让妮娜·皮罗曾告知其办公室官员，她希望调查人员查清与国土安全部合同采购相关的回扣指控。
目前仍不清楚是哪一个美国检察官办公室牵头此次调查。
一位了解调查情况的人士表示，检察官一直在等待国土安全部监察长调查的结果。
相关报道 科里·勒万多夫斯基（左）与克里斯蒂·诺姆。盖蒂图片社 国土安全部内部监察机构启动调查，审查诺姆、勒万多夫斯基任职期间的合同处理情况 阅读时长3分钟
共和党幕僚勒万多夫斯基在唐纳德·特朗普总统第二任期初期就成为国土安全部的核心人物，担任诺姆的首席顾问。但从名义上讲，他最初是以特殊政府雇员的身份履职——这一特殊角色的设定服务天数原本有限。
多名接受CNN采访的人士表示，勒万多夫斯基同时身兼国土安全部高级政府职务与特殊政府雇员，这一情况前所未闻。
国土安全部官员最终将这位特朗普盟友视为诺姆的“看门人”。特朗普罢免诺姆后，勒万多夫斯基也离开了该部门。
诺姆在国土安全部的合同管理是今年早些时候特朗普将其罢免的主要诱因之一，尤其是她曾声称特朗普知晓一项以该部长为主角的价值2.2亿美元的广告宣传活动。
在诺姆任职期间，她还收紧了对部门财政的掌控，要求所有金额超过10万美元的合同和拨款都必须经她签字批准——诺姆多次为这一举措辩护，称其旨在减少浪费，但多名国土安全部官员认为此举反常且无必要。
监察长约瑟夫·卡法里今年3月初曾向国会抱怨，国土安全部领导层一直在阻挠他的部分调查工作。
Justice Department investigating Republican operative Corey Lewandowski over alleged contract misconduct at DHS, sources say
2026-10-22T18:38:31.502Z / CNN
By Hannah Rabinowitz, Evan Perez, Kaitlan Collins, Priscilla Alvarez, Holmes Lybrand
Updated Oct 22, 2026, 2:58 PM ET
PUBLISHED Oct 22, 2026, 2:38 PM ET
Corey Lewandowski speaks to the press in July 2024..(Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
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Justice Department prosecutors are investigating allegations of contract misconduct at the Department of Homeland Security, including the role of Corey Lewandowski who worked as de facto chief of staff to former Secretary Kristi Noem,according to multiple people familiar with the investigation.
The probe follows a criminal referral for Lewandowski from the DHS Inspector General’s office, which has been examining contracting practices at the agency during Noem’s and Lewandowski’s tenure, according to one of the people familiar.
The Justice Department declined to comment on the matter.
“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,” Lewandowski’s attorney Adam Trigg told CNN.
The Department of Homeland Security didn’t immediately return a request for comment on the matter.
The referral is an unusual move for the Trump administration, which has been hesitant to criminally investigate its own members.
Critics have instead largely accused the Justice Department of improperly targeting the president’s political enemies and accused DHS of protecting their own employees from scrutiny.
In recent months, as the allegations of possible corruption emerged, Washington, DC, US Attorney Jeanine Pirro told officials in her office that she wanted investigators to look into claims of kickbacks connected to contracting at DHS, according to a second source familiar with the investigation.
It’s still not clear which US Attorney’s office is leading the investigation.
Prosecutors have been awaiting results from the DHS inspector general probe, the person familiar with the probe said.
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Lewandowski, a Republican operative, became a fixture at DHS early in President Donald Trump’s second term, serving as Noem’s chief adviser. But on paper, he was originally tapped to serve as a special government employee — a unique role meant to span a limited number of days.
Lewandowksi’s straddling of senior government functions at DHS and service as a special government employee was uncharted territory, according to multiple people who spoke with CNN.
Homeland Security officials ultimately viewed Lewandowski, a Trump ally, as Noem’s gatekeeper. He left the department when Trump fired Noem.
Noem’s handling of contracts within DHS was one of the main catalysts for her ouster by Trump earlier this year, notably when she claimed that Trump knew of a $220 million ad campaign prominently featuring the secretary.
During her tenure, Noem also tightened her grip on her department’s purse strings, ordering that every contract and grant over $100,000 had to cross her desk for approval — a move that Noem frequently defended as intended to cut down on waste but that multiple Homeland Security officials found unusual and unnecessary.
The inspector general, Joseph Cuffari, complained to Congress in early March that Homeland Security leadership had been obstructing some of his work.
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