J. Brett Blanton used government SUVs for personal affairs and misrepresented himself as law enforcement official, inspector general alleges
″Blanton misled and provided false information to investigators on multiple occasions. Blanton used taxpayer dollars to fund an additional personal vehicle for his family...Blanton’s actions have violated every pillar the Office of the Inspector General operates under including theft, fraud, waste and abuse against not only the Architect of the Capitol but also the taxpayer."Messages left on Wednesday morning for Blanton and his wife were not returned.
In one instance, the report said Blanton used his government Jeep Cherokee in June 2020 to chase a car that struck his daughter’s boyfriend’s vehicle near their home. The suspect’s lawyer said that Blanton made “an affirmative action” when asked if he was “law enforcement” while the hit-and-run was under investigation, according to the report. The Fairfax County police report identified Blanton as an “off-duty D.C.
Each vehicle that Blanton received was equipped with law enforcement lights and sirens, a satellite phone and a U.S. Capitol Police radio, according to the report. His status as a Capitol Police Board member gives him access to police information and secured areas. But the report notes that these credentials do not endow him with “law enforcement authority.”
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