To: sylvester80 who wrote (1121077 ) 2/28/2019 8:17:04 AM From: puborectalis Respond to Cabinet Officials Who MisspentResigned under a cloud of ethics scandals, including alleged spending abuses, cozy relationships with lobbyists and enlisting aides to obtain special favors for him and his family. » Forced to cancel an order for $31,000 in furniture for his office, which was above the limit imposed on cabinet secretaries for redecorating their offices. He blamed his wife and staffers for ordering the furniture before finally admitting he was involved in the decision. » Used taxpayer dollars to pay for his wife to go on an official trip to Europe with him, spent a good part of the trip sightseeing and improperly accepted Wimbledon tickets as a gift, according to the Department of Veteran Affairs's inspector general. » Faulted by the Office of Government Ethics for continuing to maintain investments he was required to divest and entering into new ones. » Forced to resign after repeatedly violating government travel rules and wasting hundreds of thousands of dollars by using chartered jets and military aircraft. » Resigned after buying shares in a tobacco company one month into her tenure as the nation’s top public health official. » Violated the Hatch Act , according to the Office of Special Counsel, by retweeting Mr. Trump’s endorsement of a Republican congressional candidate. The law prohibits federal employees from engaging in government-funded political activity. » Forced to resign after domestic abuse accusations. » Violated the Hatch Act , according to the Office of Special Counsel, by posting a political message on a Twitter account that included a photo of him in the White House and identified him as a federal employee. » Violated ethics rules , according to the Office of Government Ethics, by endorsing Ivanka Trump’s product line during an interview to Fox News from the White House briefing room. » Violated the Hatch Act twice by advocating for and against candidates in the December 2017 Alabama special election for United States Senate, according to the Office of Special Counsel. » Escorted from the White House and forced to resign after an investigation into his finances caused his security clearance to be revoked. »
