HHS Secretary Tom Price Resigns After $1 Million Private Jet Scandal

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corruptionethics-violationhealthcarerevolving-doorinsider-tradingresignationmisuse-of-fundshhscabinet-scandalprivate-jets
Regulatory CaptureIntelligence Penetration
Actors:Tom Price, Donald Trump, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
2017-09-29 · Washington, D.C. · 1 min read

Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price resigned after revelations he spent over $1 million in taxpayer funds on private jets and military aircraft for travel that included personal business. Price took at least 26 private charter flights costing over $400,000, often to places where he had personal business or could have flown commercially for a fraction of the cost. His resignation marked the first Cabinet-level departure due to corruption scandal in the Trump administration, setting a pattern of ethical violations that would plague multiple Cabinet members.

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  1. Tom Price resigns as HHS secretary after criticism for taking charter flights at taxpayer expenseThe Washington Post(2017-09-29)
  2. Tom Price Resigns as Health Secretary After Drawing Ire for Chartered FlightsThe New York Times(2017-09-29)
  3. Price's travel cost over $1 millionPolitico(2017-09-28)
  4. Tom Price resigns as HHS secretary after private jet scandalPolitico(2017-09-29)
  5. Tom Price's stock trades under scrutinyCNN(2017-01-16)
  6. Price's private travel cost more than $1 millionThe Washington Post(2017-10-05)