Washington (CNN) The Department of Housing and Urban Development's inspector general is looking into the role HUD Secretary Ben Carson's family has played at the agency, a spokesman told CNN. Carson called earlier this month for the inspector general to "review" the role his family has played at the department after The Washington Post reported that HUD officials expressed ethics concerns about their role. Asked Tuesday by CNN whether HUD's Inspector General has opened an investigation into the role Carson's family has played at the department, HUD IG spokesman Darryl Madden said there is "an open matter." HUD spokesman Jereon Brown referred questions on the investigation's launch to the inspector general's office. To clear up any suspicion I am calling for the HUD inspector general to review this matter."

Source: CNN February 21, 2018 00:33 UTC