In response to allegations from Republicans that CFPB Director Richard Cordray may have violated federal election law by dipping his toes in the electoral waters of Ohio gubernatorial politics while still at the helm of the bureau, the U.S. Office of Special Counsel has investigated the nation’s top consumer regulator and cleared him of any wrongdoing. The disclosure was made in a letter sent last month by the special counsel to Cordray. “The U.S. Office of Special Counsel (OSC) completed its investigation into allegations that you violated the Hatch Act by being a candidate in the 2018 Ohio gubernatorial election while employed as the director of the CFPB,” said OSC Deputy Chief Erica Hamrick. “OSC found no evidence that you ...