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Bush aide resigns for grant funds misuse


Published: March 28, 2008 at 5:01 PM
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WASHINGTON, March 28 (UPI) -- An aide to U.S. President George Bush resigned Friday after he told his superiors he misused grant funds, the White House said.

Felipe Sixto, a special assistant for intergovernmental affairs, came forward March 20 about improprieties concerning the U.S. Agency for International Development, CNN reported.

The improprieties also involved Sixto's former employer, the Center for a Free Cuba, a White House spokesman said.

The matter has been turned over to the Justice Department for investigation.

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