Labor IG says former Secretary Chavez-DeRemer charged 18 personal trips to the department

Political Guyentist · September 5, 20261 min read

An Inspector General report found former Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer drank on the job and told a security-detail agent to throw cash at a stripper during a personal trip to Oregon. She led the department from March 2025 until she resigned in April 2026. Her attorney says the report confirms she broke no laws.

13 trips to visit family or personal residences were billed to the department
5 separate trips to Las Vegas were identified
38 of 53 interviewed witnesses described a toxic workplace

What we’re less sure of2 of 8 claims

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Her attorney says the report confirms she broke no laws
Explicitly attributed to her attorney (Politico carries the attorney statement); it is the lawyer's characterization, and NBC reports only that the OIG did not determine unlawful conduct.
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38 of 53 interviewed witnesses described a toxic workplace
Specific interview tally sourced to the IG report as relayed by the Guardian/PBS coverage; the precise 38-of-53 breakdown is not corroborated across the other named outlets.