Betsy DeVos' 'clerical error' dates back to nearly two decades
By Dan Merica, Aaron Kessler and Sara Ganim, CNN
Washington (CNN)
Betsy DeVos, President-elect Donald Trump's pick to lead the Education Department, is seeking to dismiss questions about donations to Focus on the Family from a foundation tied to her.
She said at her confirmation hearing Tuesday that a "clerical error" led to her being listed as an officer of her mother's multi-million-dollar foundation, which made the donations.
That error, however, dates back as early as 1999, when the Edgar & Elsa Prince Foundation filed its 1998 federal tax returns, according to IRS documents obtained by CNN. Edgar and Elsa Price are Betsy DeVos' parents.
DeVos was listed as a vice president of the charity for 17 consecutive years, including most recently in the organization's 2014 tax filing.
http://edition.cnn.com/2017/01/18/politics/betsy-devos-focus-on-the-family-foundation/-------------------
Yeah ... 'clerical error.' Suuuuuuuuure ...