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Watchdog Finds No Wrongdoing in Kodak Deal

A government watchdog agency found no wrongdoing in the process that created a now-halted U.S. loan to Eastman Kodak Co. to produce drug ingredients for the Covid-19 response, according to a copy of the assessment reviewed by The Wall Street Journal.

The inspector general of the agency that brokered the deal, the U.S. International Development Finance Corp., provided his assessment last week to Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D., Mass.), who had called for the investigation after the one-time photo giant landed a potential $765 million government loan in July.

In his response, the DFC’s inspector general, Anthony Zakel, said he found no evidence that employees of the agency had any conflicts of interest in the plans, nor did he find “any evidence of misconduct on the part of DFC officials.”

The review follows a high-profile period for the DFC, which President Trump…

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