Legal Complaints

The U.S. Office of Personnel Management’s (OPM) Office of the Inspector General (OIG) must investigate potential conflicts of interest related to Director Scott Kupor’s financial interest in a company that he was promoting as a partner with OPM’s US Tech Force initiative, according to a complaint submitted by CREW.

Undersecretary of Agriculture for Natural Resources and Environment Michael Boren should be investigated following allegations that he pressured U.S. Forest Service officials to escalate resources and divert government aircraft to help contain a seven acre fire near his Idaho mega-ranch, according to a complaint filed with the Agriculture Department’s Office of Inspector General by CREW.

FCC commissioners may have violated their ethical duties when accepting gifts worth tens of thousands of dollars from Paramount.

Federal Reserve officer Michelle Bowman’s participation at a dinner may have violated FOMC policy and the Standards of Ethical Conduct for Executive Branch Employees.

The DOT's Office of Inspector General must investigate whether Secretary Sean Duffy violated ethics rules and federal law by using his official DOT social media account to promote his wife Rachel Campos-Duffy’s new book.

The Trump admin may have run afoul of federal contracting and ethics laws when it awarded contracts for renovations of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool and maintenance on Lafayette Park fountains to Trump associates. Interior IG should investigate the circumstances under which these contracts were approved.

White House and Department of Defense officials may have exerted preferential treatment in the awarding of a $620 million loan to Vulcan Elements, a rare earth company with links to Donald Trump Jr. CREW submitted a complaint to the White House Counsel’s Office and DoD Office of Inspector General urging them to investigate these allegations.

White House senior staffer Stephen Miller violated the Hatch Act when he attacked a United States Senate candidate in his official capacity.