Fired head of U.S. election agency got unauthorized $31,000 raise, investigation finds

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Steven Frid, former executive director of the U.S. Election Assistance Commission, obtained a substantial pay increase without the knowledge of EAC commissioners, an investigation by another agency’s inspector general found.

The investigator’s report, released last week, said Frid...