The long-serving ethics officer for the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) retired late last year after admitting to visiting strip clubs and drinking on the job, according to an internal investigation.

The investigation by the NCUA’s Office of Inspector General found that Michael McKenna, who had been the general counsel and ethics officer for the NCUA for 30 years, visited strip clubs and drank heavily during the workday seven times between February 2017 and December 2018. The report, dated Feb. 10, was released last week.

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