Labor Secretary Nominee Accused of 'Quid Pro Quo' Deal
Thomas Perez, President Obama’s nominee for Labor secretary, “manipulated” federal law as assistant attorney general by negotiating a so-called “quid pro quo” deal in which he persuaded a Minnesota city to drop a Supreme Court lawsuit in exchange for the Justice Department staying out of whistleblower cases brought against the city, according to a joint congressional Republican report.
In the report obtained by Fox News, Republican investigators conclude Perez “manipulated the rule of law and pushed the limits of justice to make this deal happen.”
The 67-page report also states that the Justice Department opting out of the cases resulted in taxpayers paying nearly $200 million in un-recouped damages.
The cases dropped by the agency were against the city of St. Paul and alleged the city received millions in Department of Housing and Urban Development fund, but failed to file the requisite paperwork regarding the hiring of low-income workers.
In exchange, St. Paul dropped its appeal to the Supreme Court in an unrelated case in which property owners said the city made extraordinary efforts, through strict code enforcement, to condemn their properties.
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