NPS Superintendent Misused His Position

We investigated allegations that a superintendent with the National Park Service (NPS) promoted his personal real estate business when performing official duties as a park superintendent.We found that the superintendent violated relevant standards of conduct and the Code of Federal Regulations by misusing public office for private gain and by creating an appearance that the Government endorsed the superintendent’s real estate business. We determined that the superintendent attended a board of directors meeting of an NPS partner group while in the official capacity as an NPS superintendent. According to a board member who attended the meeting, the superintendent, wearing an official NPS uniform, gave a member and other attendees his personal business card. The business card listed the superintendent as a real estate agent. The superintendent also used the NPS superintendent title on a personal Twitter account that promoted his real estate business.This is a summary of an investigative report we issued to the NPS regional director.