Former Amtrak Inspector General
Fred Weiderhold was pushed out,
a congressional probe says.
Posted on 09/12/2010 6:45:04 PM PDT by GOP_Lady
Amtrak officials pushed the agency's longtime inspector general to resign — without telling Congress — after the watchdog official exposed wrongdoing, mismanagement and criminal activity inside the taxpayer-funded rail service, a congressional probe has found.
The finding is among the key disclosures in a joint staff report by ranking Republicans of the Senate Finance and House Oversight and Government Reform committees into the sudden departure last year of Amtrak Inspector General Fred Weiderhold.
"Because of his expertise, the [Amtrak] Board viewed Weiderhold as a threat," concluded a draft copy of the report, which was reviewed by The Washington Times.
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtontimes.com ...
Have you noticed that Inspector Generals aren’t popular in the Obama administration? The Americorps IG got the bum’s rush, just like this guy. And for the same reason: he caught them cheating.
Weiderhold looks a lot like Willie Green . . . I wonder if they’ve ever been spotted together?
Willie, this is why so many of us remain so skeptical about the claims made about high speed rail.
If you don’t have faith in the auditors then the investment claims can’t be trusted.
Willie, this is why so many of us remain so skeptical about the claims made about high speed rail.
If you don’t have faith in the auditors then the investment claims can’t be trusted.
Willy may be PO’d that he wasn’t an addressee.
I keep wondering what old Willie’s stake the whole railroad lie is and how much in Federal money he stands to pocket.
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