Ex-Im Bank Watchdog Pursuing 40 Fraud Cases: Lawmaker
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The U.S. Export-Import Bank’s internal watchdog has at least 40 active investigations into allegations of fraud by employees or agency beneficiaries, the chairman of a House investigating panel said.
“Apparently, the bank employees need regular reminders that it is wrong to accept bribes,” Representative Jim Jordan, an Ohio Republican who heads a House Oversight and Government Reform subcommittee, said today at a hearing. Jordan cited a briefing provided to the panel by the acting inspector general.