Scott Pruitt had staffers book hotels on their personal credit cards and then never paid them back

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• Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt reportedly asked his assistants to pay for his hotel reservations on their personal credit cards, and then refused to pay them back. 
• In one case, Pruitt failed to reimburse his 26-year-old former scheduling director for a $ 600 hotel reservation she made for Pruitt’s family vacation. 
• Pruitt is currently under a dozen investigations into possible ethical violations. 

Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt repeatedly asked his assistants to pay for his hotel reservations on their personal credit cards, and then refused to pay them back, a current and former EPA official told The Washington Post. 

In one case, Sydney Hupp, Pruitt’s 25-year-old former executive scheduler, personally paid for a $ 600 hotel reservation for Pruitt’s family vacation during the presidential transition, according to former deputy chief of staff Kevin Chmielewski.

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