A senior FEMA official responsible for overseeing the agency’s continuity programs has been suspended as part of an ongoing probe of FEMA Administrator Brock Long’s reportedly excessive use of FEMA vehicles, staff time, and taxpayer dollars, Politico reported Tuesday.
John Veatch, assistant administrator of National Continuity Programs at FEMA, was informed of the suspension without pay last Friday, Politico reported, citing two unnamed government officials, just as the agency dealt with Hurricane Florence’s landfall.
In addition to the Department of Homeland Security’s inspector general’s investigation, the Wall Street Journal reported Monday that the investigation had been referred to prosecutors for possible criminal charges. Long has reportedly used government vehicles and drivers on frequent, lengthy trips between Washington, D.C. and his home in North Carolina. He also reportedly used taxpayer dollars to pay for staffers’ hotel rooms in North Carolina. “Maybe some policies were not developed around these vehicles that we will get cleared up and push forward,” he said Sunday of the probe. “So, yeah.”
I am totally perplexed by the systemic culture of corruption in the swamp-draining administration. I mean, surely they can’t all be from Chicago, can they?
He still has Donald’s ultimate trust as he hasn’t spoken out against Donald yet.
Brock Long is guilty of illegal use of his agency’s vehicles to travel to his home in North Carolina and for paying for staff to come to North Carolina from Washington DC with him and stay at a hotel.
Because, in this day and age there aren’t like a million fucking ways to speak instantly or via email.
And Long illegally used the vehicles, but some Long underling is being suspended. Makes total fucking sense.
No these crooks are being led by a NY mobster!
Was this the guy that OK’ed Brock’s (love that preppy name!) use of the cars?
As a fed, I was told the fastest ways to get kicked out were misuse of car, falsifying travel costs, and misusing your badge. Since these were all objective measures, it went quick compared to subjective performance measures.