Corey Coleman, who started out as deputy personnel chief when he joined FEMA in 2011 and ascended quickly to personnel chief, resigned in June. He is being investigated by the government agency for fostering years of alleged sexual harassment.
William "Brock" Long, FEMA Administrator, notes that a seven-month internal probe revealed a "systemic problem going back for years," and that some of the allegations could amount to criminal activity.
"Starting in 2015, investigators said, Coleman hired many men who were friends and college fraternity brothers and women he met at bars and on online dating sites," The Washington Post reports. "He then promoted some of them to roles throughout the agency without going through proper federal hiring channels."
The Washington Post also reports that "Coleman then transferred some of the women in and out of departments, some to regional offices, so his friends could try to have sexual relationships with them, according to employees' statements during interviews with investigators."