False Buttigieg Accusation Came From Unstable Source: Report
Michigan’s attorney general opened a review after records showed the false tip lacked a caller name or contact information, officials said.
- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is investigating a false child-abuse report that led authorities to separate former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg from his 4-year-old twins in June.
- Indiana child welfare officials received a hotline call containing "very limited information" about Buttigieg, then referred the tip to Michigan without sharing the caller's identity, per state agency policy.
- Police records show the accuser was an Alabama woman later deemed "mentally unstable," and investigators found she had urged people not to vote for Buttigieg on social media weeks before contacting authorities.
- Buttigieg described the 24-hour separation as "among the darkest hours of my life" in a June Substack post, noting Child Protective Services found nothing to substantiate the claims.
- Indiana State Police are investigating the origins of the false report, while child advocacy experts warn the case exposes critical breakdowns in how multi-state jurisdictions vet welfare tips.
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Police vetted dubious allegation only after Buttigieg was separated from children
“This has been a painful and infuriating situation for the family,” Buttigieg spokesman Sean Manning said in a statement to The Post. “They are in touch with Michigan authorities, seeking answers and accountability for what happened.”
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False CPS report that separated Buttigieg from his children now under AG investigation
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel’s office has opened an investigation into the false Child Protective Services report that led to former U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg being temporarily separated from his children in June, with a spokesperson for the department…
Michigan AG Dana Nessel Launches Investigation Into False Child Welfare Report Against Pete Buttigieg
On Monday, the office of Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced it was investigating a false child welfare claim levied against former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg last month, which briefly separated him from his twin children.
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