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In a file photo, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and his wife, Susan Pompeo, arrive at Blaise Diagne International Airport in Senegal on February 15, 2020. (Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/POOL/AFP via Getty Images/TNS)
Pompeo, wife made more than 100 personal requests of State Department employees, report says
WASHINGTON Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and his wife, Susan Pompeo, repeatedly misused State Department resources and staff for personal business, violating the ethical standards of the department, according to a long-awaited inspector general’s report.
The report details more than 100 instances of misconduct that “had no apparent connection to the official business of the Department.”
Dog care, hair appointments and restaurant reservations: The odd jobs of State Dept. aides under Mike Pompeo.
Since Mike Pompeo is no longer in office, he “is not subject to the disciplinary or other corrective actions applicable to federal employees,” a report concluded.Credit.Pool photo by Andrew Harnik
April 16, 2021, 6:41 p.m. ET
Last year, when he was still secretary of state, Mike Pompeo dismissed accusations that he or his wife, Susan, had asked State Department staff to walk his dog or perform other personal tasks as “patently false” and “crazy stuff.”
On Friday, a State Department inspector general’s report concluded that the Pompeos had deployed government employees not just to take care of their dog, but to make restaurant reservations and hair salon appointments, deliver jewelry to their home, prepare their personal Christmas cards, order flowers for some friends, pick up others at hotels and, in one case, buy ingredients for what appeared to be a chocol
Dog care, hair appointments, restaurant reservations: Odd jobs of Pompeo s state dept. aides
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NYT News Service / Apr 17, 2021, 12:56 IST
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WASHINGTON: Last year, when he was still secretary of state, Mike Pompeo dismissed accusations that he or his wife, Susan Pompeo, had asked State Department staff to walk his dog or perform other personal tasks as “patently false” and “crazy stuff.”
On Friday, a State Department inspector general’s report concluded that the Pompeos had deployed government employees not just to take care of their dog, but to make restaurant reservations and hair salon appointments, deliver jewelry to their home, prepare their personal Christmas cards, order flowers for some friends, pick up others at hotels and, in one case, buy ingredients for what appeared to be a chocolaty mixed drink for a charity auction.
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.