The U.S. Office of Special Counsel (OSC) has issued a letter stating that it “found no evidence that [Director Cordray had] engaged in any of the preliminary activities directed toward candidacy that would violate the Hatch Act.”

According to the OSC letter, which was written by the Deputy Chief of the OSC’s Hatch Act Unit, the OSC conducted an investigation after receiving complaints alleging that Director Cordray had violated the Hatch Act by engaging in preliminary activities in connection with a candidacy for Ohio governor. … Continue Reading