Ryan Zinke , Donald Trump s first scandal-plagued head of the Interior Department, violated ethics rules and misused his office with his ongoing involvement in a real estate project in his hometown of Whitefish, Montana, the departments internal watchdog concluded in a new report .

The report from Interiors Office of Inspector General is yet another scathing rebuke of Zinkes repeated false claims that internal probes against him were B.S. and that he was cleared of all wrongdoing a drum that he continues to pound as he campaigns for Montanas new congressional seat.

The real estate project, known as 95 Karrow, is financially backed by David Lesar, who was the chairman of oil giant Halliburton at the time. A foundation Zinke started and was president of before resigning to take over Interior The Great Northern Veterans Peace Park owns a 14-acre lot adjacent to the project site and initially agreed to allow developers to build a parking lot on the foundations land. Zinke also had hopes of opening a microbrewery on the site.

While in office and after stepping down as the foundations president, Zinke stayed in constant contact with project developers and played an extensive, direct, and substantive role in representing the Foundation during negotiations on the project, according to the inspector general report.

The inspector general concluded Zinkes actions violated the department ethics agreement that he signed upon being confirmed as secretary. Investigators also concluded that Zinke knowingly provided incorrect and incomplete information when Interior ethics officials questioned him about his involvement, a violation of his duty of candor, and misused his official government position by directing Interior staff to assist him with matters related to the project and the foundation.

Investigators, however, did not find that Zinke violated federal conflict-of-interests laws since he did not participate in any Interior matters involving the real estate project. They also did not find that Zinke acted in his official capacity to specifically benefit Halliburton.

The inspector general referred its findings to the Justice Department, which last summer declined to prosecute Zinkes actions, according to the report.

Todays report shows us yet again that former President Trumps appointees didnt view their positions at the highest level of our government as an opportunity to serve our country, but as an opportunity to serve the interests of their personal pocketbooks, Rep. Ral M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.), chair of the House Natural Resources Committee, said in a statement Wednesday. Grijalva is one of three House Democrats who called on the Interiors internal watchdog to investigate the matter back in 2018.