A watchdog group is demanding answers, and a name, after a new inspector general report called out a “high ranking” Commerce Department official for spending taxpayer dollars on luxury hotels and cars -- and even lavish office renovations that allegedly may have broken the law. The report said the official’s hotel choices were based on personal preference and not what was best for work. The IG also found the official had his office renovated at a cost 10 times the amount allowed by regulations. “Reports of taxpayer-funded lavish foreign travel, luxury car service, and ‘over the top’ office renovations raise serious concerns. “American taxpayers have the right to know the name and title of this high-ranking political appointee and whether such wasteful spending could be a more widespread problem at the agency,” he said.

Source: Fox News September 09, 2016 19:51 UTC