DeFazio, Maloney Release 2020 DOT OIG Report on Chao railwayage.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from railwayage.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The lawmakers requested the probe into Chao, who is married to Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell
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The OIG referred its findings to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia, which declined to open a criminal investigation. The Justice Department’s Public Integrity Section also declined to open an investigation.
DeFazio said in a statement that he was “disappointed” that the OIG didn’t finish the investigation while Chao was in office, and that DOJ declined to take up the investigation.
“Public servants, especially those responsible for leading tens of thousands of other public servants, must know that they serve the public and not their family’s private commercial interests,” he said.
DOT watchdog faults Elaine Chao in ethics probe politico.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from politico.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
IG report finds evidence of ethics violations against former Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao upi.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from upi.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
A federal grand jury has indicted eight people in connection with a complex international drug trafficking operation that included registering aircraft to a fictional airport in Onalaska.