D.C. human resources director Judy Banks admitted that hiring a campaign supporter who hid her felony conviction was a mistake.

“I would say in hindsight that was probably not the best placement,” Banks said Thursday at a D.C. Council hearing on Cherita Whiting, who was appointed by Mayor Vince Gray to a special assistant position in January in the Parks and Recreation department despite his knowledge that she lied about having a criminal past.

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