After ‘Buckwheat’ Comment Cost HUD $1M Racism Settlement, Offender Cashed In With Minority Firm
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After ‘Buckwheat’ Comment Cost HUD $1M Racism Settlement, Offender Cashed In With Minority Firm

LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Luke Rosiak Mary Kinney quietly retired last year as Ginnie Mae’s chief operating officer after officials there paid $900,000 to settle a subordinate’s racism complaint against her, then cashed in on her public service experience to land a position in a firm that uses minority status to win non-competitive…

HUD Paid Nearly $1M For Top Exec’s Single ‘Buckwheat’ Reference
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HUD Paid Nearly $1M For Top Exec’s Single ‘Buckwheat’ Reference

By Luke Rosiak Taxpayers wrote a $900,000 settlement check to a federal employee to compensate her for once being likened to a “Little Rascals” character by her boss, The Daily Caller News Foundation’s Investigative Group (TheDCNF)  has learned. The settlement appears to be the largest-ever such payment to an individual federal employee. The payment came after…