A bombshell inspector general report revealed that ousted former Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer had been up to a lot of shenanigans at her post.
Released on Thursday, the report from the Department of Labor (DOL) Office of Inspector General (OIG) revealed, among other things, that Chavez-DeRemer had visited a strip club and seemingly maintained an inappropriate relationship with one of her bodyguards.
The report was released five months after she departed her post:
Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer will be leaving the Administration to take a position in the private sector. She has done a phenomenal job in her role by protecting American workers, enacting fair labor practices, and helping Americans gain additional skills to improve their…
— Steven Cheung (@StevenCheung47) April 20, 2026
Citing 53 witnesses and over 500 documents, the report focused on misconduct allegations against Chavez-DeRemer and four associated individuals.
The DOL OIG in total found an abundance of evidence of multiple policy and ethics violations, including a hostile work environment, an unprofessional relationship, mixing personal and official travel, unauthorized alcohol on federal property, misuse of staff and resources for personal tasks, and unreported gifts.
One misuse of staff and resources occurred when, during an official trip to Oregon in April of 2025, Chavez-DeRemer reportedly requested an “off-the-record” stop at what turned out to be a strip club called Angels PDX.
During the visit to Angels PDX, the then-Labor Secretary “took money from her purse, gave the money to the driver [a member of her security detail], and directed him to give it to [a] performer.”
“When the [driver] resisted and sought guidance from [security guard Brian Sloan], [Sloan] instructed him to comply with Chavez-DeRemer’s requests,” the OIG report read. “Chavez-DeRemer then took additional money from her purse and asked the [driver] to drop the bills one by one onto the partially nude woman.”
“The agent again hesitated and sought intervention from [Sloan], who told him to follow Chavez-DeRemer’s instructions. The agent complied against his wishes,” the report continued.
The interviews have also uncovered a previously unreported incident involving Chavez-DeRemer allegedly taking subordinates to an Oregon strip club in April 2025, per three of those sources and records reviewed by The Post.
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FYI, Sloan is the bodyguard with whom the then-Labor Secretary seemingly had a relationship. The fact that he kept making the driver participate in her shenanigans was considered proof of him accommodating requests that departed from standard protective practices.
The report identified Sloan as ASAIC 1, short for Assistant Special Agent-in-Charge of the Diplomatic Protection Office. The report further concluded that Chavez-DeRemer and ASAIC 1 “developed and maintained an inappropriately close and unprofessional relationship” that violated federal impartiality and preferential-treatment standards.
According to the report, Chavez-DeRemer and Sloan sent regular Signal app messages to one another on their phones, including during after-hours. In addition, the text conversations concerned non-work topics.
Chavez-DeRemer and Sloan also referred to each other by their first name and used profanity in front of other agents. During an incident in Michigan, the then-Labor Secretary massaged Sloan’s shoulders in a vehicle and said he was as “solid as a rock.” The two also often walked arm-in-arm.
Hotel electronic lock records from two 2025 Las Vegas trips obtained by the DOL OIG showed the two also spending portions of nights in each other’s rooms. They also stayed at the same hotel on other trips while other agents stayed elsewhere.
“Chavez-DeRemer, a former GOP congresswoman from Oregon, is facing accusations she had an affair with her bodyguard. She and the bodyguard, Brian Sloan, allegedly went to Las Vegas together.”
“DeRemer is married to Shawn DeRemer, who himself was banned from the Labor… https://t.co/j1ADAp78ID pic.twitter.com/IDLbEPLykq
— Wendy Patterson (@wendyp4545) April 5, 2026
Unfortunately, the OIG was unable to conclude that the relationship between Chavez-DeRemer and Sloan was romantic and/or sexual. However, the agency did definitely argue that the pair’s closeness created operational problems and an appearance of favoritism inside the protective detail.
The report also cited demeaning treatment, intimidation, threats of termination, and failure to report or stop harassing conduct by Chavez-DeRemer, Sloan, and a few others. Some security agents were even reportedly sidelined based on age, fitness, or perceived political views.
The report also accused the then-Labor Secretary of combining personal trips with official travel, possessing and consuming alcohol on federal property, misusing resources, and failing to report gifts.
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V. Saxena is a staff writer with a decade of experience as a professional writer, and a lifetime of experience as an avid news junkie. He holds a degree in computer technology from Purdue University. Saxena also contributes to BizPac Review.
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