COLORADO SPRINGS, Feb. 5 (UPI) -- Marty Mankamyer resigned late Tuesday as president of the United States Olympic Committee in the wake of reports of new conflict of interest allegations.
Mankamyer stepped down after just six months on the job and was facing a no-confidence at a USOC board meeting scheduled for Saturday in Chicago.
The Denver Post reported Tuesday that she had demanded a commission on a piece of property sold through a real estate agent last year to Lloyd Ward, the committee's chief executive.
"Because there appeared to be no possibility for peace until I stepped aside, and with the thought that my actions could make positive difference for an organization to which I have devoted almost 20 years, I have decided to resign," said Mankamyer, who works as a real estate agent. "I wish the USOC the very best for the future."
Several members of the USOC executive committee previously claimed that Mankamyer inflated ethics charges against Ward in an attempt to oust him. The controversy stemmed from allegations that Ward directed USOC staff to try to steer business toward his brother's company.
The departure of the Mankamyer, 69, comes a week after USOC officials were asked to appear before a Senate Commerce Committee in Washington to discuss the future of the organization.
Mankamyer's predecessor, Sandy Baldwin, left her post in April after she admitted lying about her academic credentials.
