The officers were white agents of the State.

The agent was given a two-week suspension without pay, but other white agents chipped in to replace his salary.

Newsweek reports that black athletes are shunning white agents for black ones.

Mr. Kairys said he hoped that further investigation would show both letters were written by the white agents.

In Chicago, the reaction of white agents to the suspension of a colleague appeared to increase racial tension.

But he offered white agents a lease, the suit charges.

And more recently, complaints by white agents over the similar issues have prompted the Justice Department to review hiring practices at the bureau.

He said that some white agents interpret the procedure as a minority hiring quota.

The five agents said that criticism was not directed at white agents.

Both sides said the agreement represented a significant step for both minorities and white agents.