Top Ethics Watchdog Rejects Ross's Financial Disclosure Form
- Federal agency cites Ross’s late sale of BankUnited shares
- Ross says $3,700 holding too small for conflict of interest
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The top federal ethics watchdog has rejected U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross’s 2017 financial disclosure form.
The Office of Government Ethics declined to certify Ross’s latest financial disclosure because after reporting that he had sold off his shares in BankUnited Inc. that year, he actually sold the stock in October 2018. According to a later filing, he said he mistakenly believed that the shares had been sold earlier.