Hi,
Once again, it looks like Postmaster General Louis DeJoy may have abused
his public office to secure deals that would profit him personally.^1
We're calling for the Justice Department and the USPS Inspector General to
investigate DeJoy now. [ [link removed] ]Click here to join us.
Reports indicate that DeJoy may have broken federal conflicts of interest
law in how he handled the at-home COVID-19 test distribution program that
the USPS administered beginning last year. The program was one of the
largest-scale disaster relief projects in the history of USPS, and DeJoy
was “intensely involved” in its rollout.^2
Since January, the federal government has awarded one company, Abbott
Laboratories, a billion-plus dollar contract for supplying the COVID
tests. Guess what? Louis DeJoy is a stockholder in that company — and
records show he was actively trading Abbott stock as the deal was being
negotiated.
If DeJoy did in fact make Abbott stock trades while administering the test
distribution program, that'd be illegal. We need an investigation to make
sure DeJoy is held accountable!
[ [link removed] ]Sign the petition: We demand the Department of Justice and the Post
Office Inspector General investigate Louis DeJoy for potential violations
of federal conflicts of interest law!
[ [link removed] ]ADD YOUR NAME
This isn't the first time DeJoy has used his position to broker deals. In
August 2021, DeJoy was called out when his former company, XPO Logistics,
was awarded a new $120 million contract with the postal service. DeJoy and
his family still have ties the company — and could profit as much as $23.7
million from the deal over the next decade.^3
DeJoy's self-dealing must be stopped now. It's no secret that the American
people have already suffered considerably from DeJoy prioritizing his
personal profits over the public interest. We demand a full investigation
immediately!
[ [link removed] ]Sign the petition: Public office isn't a private venture! Investigate
Louis DeJoy's conflicts of financial interest immediately!
Thanks for taking action,
Izzi and the team at Demand Progress
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Sources:
1. POGO, "COVID-19 Test Giveaway a Potential Conflict for USPS' DeJoy,:"
[ [link removed] ]March 31, 2022.
2. Washington Post, "Biden plan to ship 500 million coronavirus test kits
transforms Postal Service into relief agency," [ [link removed] ]January 21, 2022.
3. Daily Kos, "DeJoy Still Under a Cloud of Corruption but also
Inexplicably Still Heading the Postal Service," [ [link removed] ]August 6, 2021.</p?
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