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CDC director resigns in wake of report she bought shares in tobacco company
By Theresa Seiger, Cox Media Group National Content Desk
Jan 31, 2018The director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention resigned Wednesday in the wake of a report that she traded stock in a tobacco company after taking her position.
Politico reported Tuesday that CDC Director Brenda Fitzgerald bought shares in a tobacco company one month into her role.
Trump's top health official traded tobacco stock while leading anti-smoking efforts https://t.co/jnNls158Tt pic.twitter.com/Ytb3E0kZPf
— POLITICO (@politico) January 31, 2018
