From pet care to salon bookings: Pompeo ethics abuses reported aljazeera.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from aljazeera.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
A federal watchdog has found that former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo
The report from the State Department Office of Inspector General (OIG) found that both the former secretary and his wife requested a political appointee and other employees in the Office of the Secretary to carry out personal tasks, such as picking up personal items; mailing Christmas cards; taking care of pets; and planning events unrelated to the State Department’s mission. Politico first reported on the watchdog s findings.
The investigation was launched in October 2019 in response to a whistleblower complaint that Pompeo and his wife were misusing State Department’s funds for personal purposes.
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Pompeo violated ethics rules by asking State Dept employees to do personal tasks -watchdog
04/16/2021 20:22
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo violated federal ethics rules governing the use of taxpayer-funded resources when he, and his wife, asked State Department employees to carry out personal tasks more than 100 times, a government watchdog said in a report cited by Politico on Friday.
Pompeo and his wife asked a political appointee and other employees in his office to carry out tasks such as picking up personal items, planning events unrelated to the Department s mission, and conducting such personal business as pet care and mailing personal Christmas cards, the State Department s Office of Inspector General said in the report.
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