Interior Department Watchdog Faults Zinke for Wife's Travel
- Lolita Zinke rode in U.S. government vehicles, report finds
- Security detail on an overseas vacation cost taxpayers $25,000
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Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke broke department policy by allowing his wife, Lolita, to travel with him in U.S. government vehicles, the agency’s inspector general concluded in a report.
The inspector general said in the -- which was obtained by Bloomberg News on Thursday night -- that department lawyers had approved of travel by Lolita Zinke “and other individuals” in government vehicles, in spite of Interior Department policy. The report has not been released publicly.