Ethics Group Files Complaint Against Former Pence Chief of Staff

Ethics Group files Complaint against former Vice-President, Mike Pence, Chief-of-Staff, Marc Short.

Citizens for Responsible Ethics in Washington (CREW), filed an Ethics Complaint, Thursday, against Short, over Failing to File, a Financial Disclosure Report, when he left Office.

CREW alleges that Short Violated the Ethics in Government Act (EIGA), and Regulations from the Office of Government Ethics (OGE), when he Failed to File a so-called "Termination Report."

CREW said it was looking for the Report, because Short played a Key Role in the Trump Administration's Coronavirus Response and had previously Disclosed holding Stocks totaling upward of $1.6 Million, in Companies that later became Integral to the Country's Pandemic Response.

Because of this, CREW said "review of his termination report is critical to maintaining transparency and trust in the federal government."

The EIGA requires Officials, like Short, to file such Disclosures, and allows the OGE to refer Individuals who willfully Fail to File theRreport to the Department of Justice (DOJ).

"Mr. Short's failure to file appears to be knowing and willful," CREW asserts in its Complaint.

CREW noted that Short previously, Worked as a Senior Adviser in the Trump Administratio,n before returning to Work in Pence's Office as Chief-of-Staff, in 2019.

CREW is asking the OGE to Confirm whether or Not Short filed, and take "appropriate corrective action, including but not limited to referral of the matter to DOJ." If Short did file, CREW asked the Agency to Release it to them.

The Group further asked for the OGE to Conduct a "comprehensive review" to ensure that such Reports do Not get Lost in Presidential Transitions.










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