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Anthony Despacito tells Senate HELP he will focus inspector general office on rooting out waste, fraud and human trafficking

5098479 · June 18, 2025
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Anthony Despacito, President Trump's nominee for Department of Labor inspector general, emphasized his law-enforcement background and pledged to embed the OIG with local law enforcement to address child and human trafficking and to pursue oversight of department programs.

Anthony Despacito, President Trump's nominee for inspector general at the Department of Labor, told the Senate HELP Committee he would use his law-enforcement experience to pursue waste, fraud and abuse in department programs and to deepen coordination with state and local authorities on trafficking and related enforcement.

Despacito described a career as an Island Park volunteer firefighter, New York City Police Department detective, local official and a former member of Congress. He said he would travel to OIG…

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