Wednesday, June 12, 2024

US_ House committee finds ‘corruption’ at federal media agency

THE WASHINGTON TIMES

House committee finds ‘corruption’ at federal media agency

Biden team rehired VOA Persian service manager who had been fired for lying on resume, misusing funds


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By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times - Wednesday, June 12, 2024


The federal agency in charge of nearly $1 billion in funding for government broadcasting sought to cover up improper activities by a fired Voice of America manager who was rehired under the Biden administration, according to a three-year investigation by a House oversight panel.

The House Foreign Affairs Committee stated in a new report that the U.S. Agency for Global Media, known as USAGM, engaged in corrupt practices related to the vetting of Setareh Derakhshesh Sieg, a director of the Voice of America’s Persian news network.

Ms. Sieg was fired in the closing days of the Trump administration but rehired a day after President Biden took office.

The report accuses USAGM of attempting to cover up its mishandling of the case but failing as a result of persistent congressional oversight.

The report stated that the media agency failed to investigate internal VOA whistleblowers’ complaints that Ms. Sieg, who remains a manager, lied about receiving a doctorate from France’s Sorbonne and misspent VOA funds.

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