Q: Census bureau agent made false statements to my dad saying I had spoken with him when I had not. Is this legal?
I received a census bureau letter at my second home right b4 my week long vacation. I figured I would fill it out when I got back. When I made it back I had one letter in the mail and one on the door. I plan on filling it out tonight. My dad called me telling me that the census agent had contacted him. I asked how he got his information and he told my dad that he got it from me... which was lie number one because I never spoke to the man. He then tells my dad that he spoke with the neighbor and he had received my information from him and that he had called me and that I had told him I didn’t own the property but that my dad did and to call him... another lie. Found out the neighbor gave him my dad’s information. My dad thought the whole thing was weird so he got the guy’s information. I have a real problem with a Federal employee making false statements and saying I said things that I never did. I have never spoken with this employee. Is this legal? What do I do?
A: You may contact the census bureau, discover the supervisor of the agent in question and lodge your complaint with the agency. No criminal offense, however, has taken place from what you describe.
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