FEMA Executive Ousted Over 'Deeply Disturbing' Sexual Misconduct Allegations

Government Executive: The Federal Emergency Management Agency late Monday released the executive summary of a report outlining allegations of misconduct against its former top human resources official, including sexual harassment of multiple employees, retaliation and favoritism towards his friends and fraternity brothers.

While the redacted summary did not name the official, a FEMA spokesperson confirmed Monday that Corey Coleman was the chief human capital officer for FEMA until he resigned June 18, before he was to be interviewed by FEMA investigators. The investigation, which included interviews with 73 witnesses and 98 statements, found that Coleman had created a “toxic” workplace culture, where employees who questioned his decisions “feared being undermined, denied promotion, or terminated.”

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