DeVos Archives - Checks and Balances Project

Hatch Act Unit: C&BP Complaint Against Former Ed. Sec. DeVos Still Under Investigation

2021-02-23

On Feb. 16, Hatch Act Unit Chief Ana Galindo-Marrone responded to our inquiry and affirmed the case against Betsy DeVos was still open. She promised to send us a letter with her determination once the investigation was complete.

U.S. Education Sec. DeVos Subject of Public Records Inquiry into Potential Misuse of Pandemic Relief Funds

2020-10-22

Did DeVos try to divert taxpayers dollars from the CARES Act to wealthy, private schools or schools in swing states to benefit the Trump re-election effort?

Sec. Betsy DeVos’s $40M Yacht Flies a Cayman Islands Flag, Yet Summers on Lake Michigan

2020-10-11

A tracking service reveals the “Seaquest” often summers in Lake Michigan, winters in the Caribbean. Is it tax avoidance or tax evasion?

U.S. Special Counsel to Investigate Our Complaint that Education Secretary Betsy DeVos Violated Federal Law

2020-09-24

An attorney with the U.S. Office of Special Counsel was quick to respond to C&BP’s complaint alleging Secretary DeVos broke the law, saying we “will open a file to address this matter.”

Checks and Balances Project Files Complaint Against DeVos for Violating Federal Law

2020-09-14

The 1937 Hatch Act is clear: Officials of the U.S. government must not use their authority or influence for the purpose of interfering with or affecting the result of an election. Nor may they engage in political activity while on duty.

Watchdog Group: DeVos Alleged Tax Avoidance Scheme Could Fund School Nurses for 263,000 Children

2020-09-1

By registering their $40M, 164-foot “Seaquest” yacht in the Caymans, the DeVos family appears to save an estimated $2.4M in Michigan taxes annually that could fund more school nurses.