HUD Inspector General Nominee Promises Independent Oversight, Cites Past Recoveries
Mr. Ledbetter, nominated for inspector general at HUD, pledged independent, nonpolitical oversight and said his career includes more than $100 million returned to the federal government; senators asked him to monitor delays in distributing congressionally appropriated housing funds and to report violations to Congress.
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Mr. Ledbetter, the nominee to be inspector general at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, told the committee he brings 36 years of federal law‑enforcement and IG experience and pledged to perform "timely, thorough, objective and independent oversight" if confirmed. He cited prior work supervising investigations that returned more than $100,000,000 to the federal government.
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