Ex-EPA Official Who Impersonated CIA Agent Discusses Widespread Fraud, Personal Project to "Modify" Capitalism in Transcripts Released by House

Sentenced to 32 months in prison

The top Republican on the Senate environment committee said Thursday that newly released transcripts showing an ex-EPA official discussing his widespread fraud against the government—as well as a pet "project" to "modify" capitalism—are likely "the first layer of a very big onion" at the EPA. 

Sen. David Vitter, R-La., is continuing to call for a hearing before the Environment and Public Works Committee on the case of John Beale. The former EPA official was sentenced in December to 32 months in prison for bilking taxpayers out of nearly $1 million by pretending to be a CIA agent