{"id":9211,"date":"2011-07-28T22:47:54","date_gmt":"2011-07-29T07:17:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dmzhawaii.org\/?p=9211"},"modified":"2011-07-28T22:47:54","modified_gmt":"2011-07-29T07:17:54","slug":"former-hawaii-official-and-veteran-accused-of-wrongdoing-in-washington","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dmzhawaii.org\/?p=9211","title":{"rendered":"Former Hawaii official and veteran accused of wrongdoing in Washington"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dmzhawaii.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/L-09-08-18-A-RAY-JEFFERSON-OFFICIALPORTRAIT-web.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9212\" title=\"L-09-08-18-A-RAY-JEFFERSON-OFFICIALPORTRAIT-web\" src=\"http:\/\/www.dmzhawaii.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/L-09-08-18-A-RAY-JEFFERSON-OFFICIALPORTRAIT-web-240x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dmzhawaii.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/L-09-08-18-A-RAY-JEFFERSON-OFFICIALPORTRAIT-web-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.dmzhawaii.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/L-09-08-18-A-RAY-JEFFERSON-OFFICIALPORTRAIT-web.jpg 312w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.staradvertiser.com\/news\/breaking\/126347263.html\">AP reports<\/a> that Raymond Jefferson, a former Army officer, White House fellow under President Bush and a deputy director at the\u00a0 Hawai&#8217;i Department of Business Economic Development and Tourism under Governor Lingle, resigned as head of the U.S. Veterans Employment and Training Service after he was accused of procurement abuses:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>A former deputy director at the Hawaii Department  of Business Economic Development and Tourism resigned his post as an  assistant secretary at the Department of Labor after an internal  investigation found that he improperly steered federal contracts to  friends and former colleagues.<\/p>\n<p>Raymond Jefferson, who headed the department\u2019s  Veterans Employment and Training Service since 2009, used his position  to coerce or intimidate other employees to make the awards without open  competition, according to a July 21 report by the agency\u2019s acting  inspector general, Daniel Petrole.<\/p>\n<p>Jefferson resigned his post on Tuesday, Labor Department spokesman Carl Fillichio said.<\/p>\n<p>A former Army officer who lost all five fingers on  his left hand when a hand grenade detonated prematurely during Special  Forces training, Jefferson was tapped by President Barack Obama to head  the office that helps veterans find jobs and employment training  programs.<\/p>\n<p>The report said that Jefferson and other lower  ranking officials engaged in conduct \u201cwhich reflects a consistent  disregard of federal procurement rules and regulations, federal ethics  principles and the proper stewardship of appropriated dollars.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.staradvertiser.com\/news\/breaking\/126347263.html\">READ THE FULL ARTICLE<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The AP reports that Raymond Jefferson, a former Army officer, White House fellow under President Bush and a deputy director at the\u00a0 Hawai&#8217;i Department of Business Economic Development and Tourism under Governor Lingle, resigned as head of the U.S. Veterans Employment and Training Service after he was accused of procurement abuses: A former deputy director &hellip; 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