This crap keeps creeping up, even in mainstream media.
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2013/08/dea-and-nsa-team-intelligence-laundering
NSA, in it's limited-scope mission of anti-terrorism, passes info to the DEA with the understanding that DEA comes up with a lie regarding where they found out critical information. (DEA has to "recreate" a scenario, independent of the NSA, that explains where they got their evidence.)
It makes for some interesting reading. These guys are so good about talking out of both sides of their mouths, they are officially bilingual!
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/08/08/us-dea-irs-idUSBRE9761AZ20130808
http://news.yahoo.com/obamas-lawman-pressed-explain-dea-hidden-data-evidence-231120364.html
http://www.eurasiareview.com/08082013-parallel-construction-us-government-term-for-lying-about-its-investigations-oped/
http://whtc.com/news/articles/2013/aug/26/obamas-lawman-pressed-to-explain-dea-use-of-hidden-data-evidence/