# Fed watchdog finds renovation failures, but no grounds for criminal referral

https://mins.news/en/item/80797

- CNBC, 2026-09-30 17:15 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/30/fed-inspector-general-report-powell-trump.html

> A long-awaited report from the Fed’s inspector general found failures in the renovation project but said there were no reasonable grounds to believe federal criminal law had been violated.

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