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Pentagon Spokesperson Investigated for Misusing Staff

August 14, 2018 at 4:22 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Pentagon chief spokesperson Dana White “is being investigated by the Defense Department Office of Inspector General for allegedly retaliating against staff members after she used some of them to conduct her personal errands and business matters,” CNN reports.

“White is alleged to have misused support staff, asking them, among other things, to fetch her drycleaning, run to the pharmacy for her and work on her mortgage paperwork. Staffers also charge that she inappropriately transferred personnel after they filed complaints about her.”

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