"I'm here on this panel today answering your questions as the inspector general. I hope if you are indeed doing this that you do resign. I am well aware of the Hatch Act. The inspector general is currently heading an investigation into both Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer, who is accused of committing travel fraud and having an affair with her bodyguard, and the secretary's husband Shawn DeRemer, who allegedly assaulted at least two female department employees."
"D'Esposito dodged questions from lawmakers and reporters when he appeared before the House Committee on Ways and Means about whether he is campaigning to retake New York's 4th Congressional District seat, which lies entirely within Nassau County on Long Island. He sat as a witness at a hearing Thursday about unemployment insurance funds that are tied up in financial institutions and potentially linked to fraud."
Anthony D'Esposito, the Department of Labor's inspector general, declined to answer questions about his potential congressional campaign during a House Ways and Means Committee hearing on unemployment insurance fraud. When pressed by Rep. Judy Chu about a Newsday report indicating his plans to resign and run for New York's 4th Congressional District, D'Esposito deflected, citing his role as inspector general. Chu reminded him of Hatch Act restrictions on political activities for federal employees. D'Esposito currently oversees investigations into Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer, accused of travel fraud and an affair with her bodyguard, and her husband Shawn DeRemer, allegedly involved in assaulting female department employees. D'Esposito also avoided discussing staffing cuts and budget constraints.
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