The Department of Justice (DOJ) declined to investigate former Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao after it received a case referral from the Transportation Department’s internal watchdog that faulted her for four potential kinds of ethics violations, according to documents released this week.
The Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Office of Inspector General (OIG) report (pdf), which was made public by House Oversight and Reform Committee Chairwoman Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.) and Transportation Committee Chairman Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.) on March 3, reviewed allegations of potential misuse of office.
