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Former U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) inspector general Phyllis Fong was not arrested after she was ousted from her role, a spokesperson for the USDA has said.
Inspector General Phyllis Fong, a 22-year veteran of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, wanted to stay, David Murray writes.
A post shared on Facebook claims the U.S. Navy Judge Advocate General’s (JAG) Corps purportedly arrested U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Inspector General Phyllis Fong. Verdict: False The ...
One of the plaintiffs, Fong, was serving as inspector general of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, a post she has held since being nominated by President George W. Bush in 2002.
WASHINGTON (WRGB) — A longtime federal prosecutor in Albany, Robert P. Storch, is among the eight inspectors general suing for their jobs back after they were fired in late January without ...
A group of federal inspectors general ousted by the White House last month sued the Trump administration on Wednesday, claiming that their firings were carried out illegally. By dismissing the ...
On Tuesday, Mr. Trump also fired another inspector general, Paul K. Martin of U.S.A.I.D., the day after he published a report on the impact of the president’s broad-brush freeze on foreign aid ...
USDA Inspector General Phyllis Fong ordered the mass extermination of healthy poultry in 2024, citing "mutating bird flu," in order to artificially inflate poultry and egg prices in the U.S.
One Inspector General challenged the order. Phyllis Fong, a 22-year veteran of the US Department of Agriculture, said she intended to stay because proper protocols had not been followed.
Phyllis Fong, the USDA inspector general, was escorted out of her office after disputing her dismissal by the Trump administration, citing improper procedures. The White House defended the move ...