D.C.’S IG: Missing in action — Part 2

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When D.C. Inspector General Charles J. Willoughby received a complaint on Feb. 18 about the “illegal transfer” of Unity Park in Adams Morgan from the Department of Parks and Recreation to the Office of Latino Affairs, he pushed it off his plate. “I am referring the matter to your attention for action as you determine is appropriate with no response to this Office requested,” Willoughby wrote in a March 17 letter to acting Attorney General Irvin B. Nathan, a copy of which was obtained by The Washington Examiner under the Freedom of Information Act.

Willoughby closed the file — without ever interviewing the complainant. Interestingly, he sent that individual an email, also dated March 17, advising “future inquiries” be directed to the OAG.

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