“Former Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin broke federal statutes and ethics rules when he allowed his personal security detail to transport his wife without him, an investigation by the VA Office of Inspector General found.”
“Shulkin, who President Donald Trump fired by tweet in March 2018, had been warned not to allow his wife, Merle Bari, to be driven by security detail without him in the vehicle. Regardless, his personal driver transported her – in some instances leaving official events where Shulkin was present to pick her up.”
“In an inspector general report released Thursday, investigators wrote…” Read the full article here.
Source: Report: Former VA secretary Shulkin violated ethics rules, allowed security to chauffeur his wife – By Nikki Wentling, January 17, 2019. Stars and Stripes.
