WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 (UPI) -- The U.S. Postal Service inspector general has retired after a damning investigation, the Washington Post said Wednesday.
The federal probe found abuse of authority, wasted public money and questionable personnel practices, prompting Karla W. Corcoran to step down.
The Postal Service's board of governors announced David C. Williams, a former IG at four different agencies, would immediately take over. He will be only the second inspector general in the history of the agency.
The investigation by the President's Council on Integrity and Efficiency recommended "the most severe administrative sanctions available be taken against Ms. Corcoran," in a July 28 report cover letter to Clay Johnson III, chairman of the council and deputy director for management at the Office of Management and Budget.
In a telephone interview yesterday, Corcoran used an expletive to characterize the findings of the probe's 274-page report and said she had been made a scapegoat.
