NEW: The FBI did not closely follow the rules for verifying claims when its agents applied for court permission to conduct secret surveillance, according to a preliminary audit by the Justice Department's inspector general.
"We do not have confidence that the FBI has executed its Woods Procedures in compliance with FBI policy," he wrote.
Horowitz said he made no judgement about whether the mistakes were material or whether the necessary backup information could be found in the case files or elsewhere.
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