Former Transportation Sec. Elaine Chao Used Department Resources & Staff For Personal Gain, Inspector General Finds
A report from the Department of Transportation’s inspector general determined that former Secretary Elaine Chao used her position and staff to personally enrich herself and her family. The inspector general’s report demonstrates “that Secretary Chao used her official position and taxpayer resources for the benefit of herself and her family,” said Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-New York), chair of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform, in a statement Wednesday. “Secretary Chao’s flagrant abuse of her office provides further evidence that additional ethics and transparency reforms are needed.” Th...