White will present her findings in writing. This is because Snyder’s allegation was made in public, Brian McCarthy, an NFL spokesperson, said Friday.
McCarthy stated that Commissioner Roger Goodell would take “any appropriate action against Snyder,” who was last year fined $10m for sexual harassment and abuse of women by top-ranking team members. Snyder temporarily gave the day-to-day operation of the franchise over to Tanya, his wife.
The House Committee on Oversight and Reform demanded that the league hand over the documents from the investigation. Goodell claimed that the investigation was kept secret to preserve the anonymity team employees who spoke with Beth Wilkinson.
Tiffani Johnston , a former Washington employee, told Congress earlier this month that Snyder had rubbed her thigh during a team dinner. He then pushed her towards his limousine with his hand on the lower back. Johnston was a cheerleader and a marketing manager for the team during the 2000s. Snyder dismissed Johnston’s claims, calling them “outright lies”.
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FILE – Mary Jo White speaks at a Columbus, Ohio news conference on Aug. 22, 2018. White, a former chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission, has been hired by the NFL to investigate allegations that Dan Snyder, Washington Commanders owner, sexually harassed an employee more than a decade back. (AP Photo/Paul Vernon, File)
Mary Jo White, a former chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission, has been hired by the NFL to investigate allegations that Dan Snyder, owner of Washington Commanders, sexually harassed an employee of the team more than a decade prior.
White will present her findings in writing. This is because Snyder’s allegation was made in public, Brian McCarthy, an NFL spokesperson, said Friday.
McCarthy stated that Commissioner Roger Goodell would take “any appropriate action against Snyder,” who was last year fined $10m for sexual harassment and abuse of women by top-ranking team members. Snyder temporarily gave the day-to-day operation of the franchise over to Tanya, his wife.
The House Committee on Oversight and Reform demanded that the league hand over the documents from the investigation. Goodell claimed that the investigation was kept secret to preserve the anonymity team employees who spoke with Beth Wilkinson.
Tiffani Johnston , a former Washington employee, told Congress earlier this month that Snyder had groped her at a team dinner. He then pushed her towards his limousine with his lower back and hand. Johnston was a cheerleader and a marketing manager for the team during the 2000s. Snyder dismissed Johnston’s claims, calling them “outright lies.”
The Commanders were renamed the team this month. They then announced that they had hired investigators in order to investigate Johnston’s claims. This prompted the league to intervene and declare it would supervise the investigation. Goodell stated at the Super Bowl news conference, that a team cannot investigate itself. He stated that NFL owners have the power to expel another owner from the league. However, it was unclear what kind of misconduct Snyder might prompt the owners.
Johnston’s attorneys Lisa Banks and Debra Katz, representing her, stated that they would prefer Wilkinson to lead the new investigation. They claimed that the NFL’s decision to hire an investigator who is not familiar with the previous probe “makes no sense” and they would talk with Johnston about whether they wanted to take part.
White was formerly the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, and she served as SEC chair under President Barack Obama. Now, she is a partner at the New York law firm Debevoise & Plimpton.
White conducted an NFL investigation into claims against Jerry Richardson, former Carolina Panthers owner.
