Sheriff Flying Pro-Trump Flag During Boat Parade Violated Hatch Act, Says US Agency

A boat parade in support of President Donald Trump starts at McCovey Cove by Oracle Park in San Francisco, Calif., on Oct. 10, 2020. Ilene Eng/The Epoch Times

A sheriff in upstate New York has been warned for allegedly violating federal law after flying a pro-Trump flag on a sheriff boat during a summer parade last year.

Oswego County Sheriff Don Hilton received the warning letter from the U.S. Office of Special Counsel (OSC), reported Syracuse.com, which obtained the letter.