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IG: ‘Equity’ Official Used Gov Job To Boost Her ‘Entirely Duplicative’ For-Profit Firm

Investigators say Leah Dozier-Walker used her government job promoting ‘equity’ to instead boost her ‘entirely duplicative’ for-profit firm.

Chrissy Clark
IG: ‘Equity’ Official Used Gov Job To Boost Her ‘Entirely Duplicative’ For-Profit Firm
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The Virginia Department of Education’s director of equity and community engagement allegedly used state resources to establish an equity consulting business, according to a report from the Office of the State Inspector General (IG). 

In September 2019, the IG received two complaints alleging that Leah Dozier-Walker violated state and Education Department policies. The first alleged that Dozier-Walker used state resources and office time for her personal consulting business.

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