A watchdog report released on Thursday criticized former Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer for allegedly fostering a "toxic, intimidating, and humiliating" workplace during her time leading the U.S. Department of Labor. The report, conducted by the Labor Department’s Office of Inspector General, outlined several concerns, including claims that Chavez-DeRemer regularly consumed alcohol during work hours, failed to report expensive gifts she received, and had an "inappropriately close and unprofessional relationship" with a member of her security team. The findings were released nearly five months after she left the Trump administration, following earlier allegations of misconduct and abuse of power. She was the third member of President Trump’s Cabinet to resign. According to the report, investigators interviewed at least 38 witnesses who consistently described her office environment as "toxic." Some accounts suggested that senior officials reprimanded staff in front of colleagues, discussed personal matters of an inappropriate nature, and threatened to fire employees. Additionally, the report detailed instances in which Chavez-DeRemer reportedly used government employees for personal tasks. For example, two employees claimed they used a Labor Department vehicle to travel to her home during the workday to hang her dry cleaning and organize her closet. Others said they were asked to retrieve her packages and make personal purchases on her behalf. Chavez-DeRemer resigned in April, one day before investigators were scheduled to interview her, according to the report. At the time, the White House stated she was leaving to take a job in the private sector and praised her leadership of the department. Earlier reports from the New York Times indicated that the Labor Department had been investigating Chavez-DeRemer and her top staff for months before her resignation. This probe occurred amid a separate criminal investigation into her husband, Shawn DeRemer, who was accused of sexually assaulting two staffers at the agency’s headquarters. The Times had previously highlighted similar allegations of workplace misconduct against Chavez-DeRemer, a former Republican congresswoman from Oregon. Chavez-DeRemer and her husband have denied the accusations against them. Her attorney, Nick Oberheiden, responded to the inspector general’s findings by stating that the report "confirms that Secretary Chavez-DeRemer did not violate any laws." Meanwhile, Keith Sonderling, who served as her deputy, took over the department on an acting basis after her departure. President Trump later nominated Sonderling to permanently fill the position in June.