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Department of Justice (DOJ) officials won’t prosecute a National Park Service (NPS) executive who knowingly violated federal travel regulations by taking $17,000 worth of tax-funded vacations, according to a new Department of the Interior (DOI) Office of Inspector General (IG) report.
NPS Regional Director Michael Caldwell told federal investigators he knew he was violating federal travel regulations with the “fraudulent and tainted” travel vouchers he used to extend work trips into personal vacations from 2011 to 2015, saying he deserved a suspension at minimum.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania subsequently declined to prosecute him, leaving any punishment up to NPS. – READ MORE