CFPB’s Cordray Used Gov’t Email to Handle Message Offering Campaign Help

Watchdog says actions could potentially be in violation of the Hatch Act

Joe Schoffstall
October 6, 2017 12:15 PM

Richard Cordray, the Obama-appointed director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), received a message on his government email address with an offer to help with his potential campaign for governor of Ohio, which Cordray then forwarded to a redacted address, an email obtained by the Washington Free Beacon shows.

OSC Report: Postal Service Prioritized Union’s Hillary Campaigning Over Operations

Watchdog said that USPS granted extended leave for campaign volunteers to preserve 'goodwill'

Bill McMorris
July 19, 2017 1:30 PM

The U.S. Postal Service allowed some workers to take months off of work to campaign for Hillary Clinton, according to a government watchdog.

Watchdog: USPS Allowed Employees to Work for Clinton Campaign, Breaking the Law

Jack Heretik
July 19, 2017 11:20 AM

The United States Postal Service violated federal law by letting employees do union-funded campaign work for Hillary Clinton and other Democrats during the 2016 election cycle, according to an Office of Special Counsel report.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo Accused of Violating the Hatch Act

Natalie Johnson
July 25, 2016 12:35 PM

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D.) has been accused of violating a federal law that prohibits government employees from engaging in political activity while on the job after allegedly using tax dollars to pay for ads in North Carolina that attempted to “interfere” with the state’s gubernatorial and legislative races.

Recordings Reveal Former Labor Secretary Violated Hatch Act

Solicited donations for President Obama’s reelection campaign

Bill McMorris
July 16, 2014 12:18 PM

A former top Obama appointee solicited donations for the president’s reelection campaign on the job, according to audio recordings released by the House Oversight Committee on Wednesday.

An Unethical Solicitation

Sebelius under fire for asking health care execs for Obamacare advertising money

Alana Goodman
May 17, 2013 9:00 AM

The former chief ethics lawyer for President George W. Bush said that Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius appears to have violated federal ethics rules when she asked health care executives to contribute to the campaign to implement Obamacare.

Acting with Impunity

Watchdog group seeks answers to questions around Secretary Sebelius’s campaign activities in 2012

Andrew Evans
April 12, 2013 11:30 AM

A government watchdog group is seeking clarity into how an election regulation is enforced on government employees.

Hatch Act Follies

FEC complaint filed regarding DNC reimbursement to HHS

Lachlan Markay
January 31, 2013 11:00 AM

A legal complaint filed on Tuesday alleges the Democratic National Committee violated federal election law by failing to report independent expenditures that directly supported President Barack Obama’s reelection effort.

EPA Employee Demoted for Prison Telephone Scheme

Another retires in Hatch Act investigation

CJ Ciaramella
December 5, 2012 2:40 PM

One Environmental Protection Agency employee had his salary decreased and was reassigned “due to involvement in a telephone calling scheme” involving prison inmates, another was fired but is likely receiving a federal pension.

More Accusations in Hatch Act Case

Andrew Evans
September 12, 2012 10:05 AM

The government watchdog group that last week requested an investigation into two FAA employees for potential Hatch Act violations has discovered more potential violations of election laws by one of the individuals, the Washington Free Beacon has learned.