WASHINGTON, Oct 26 (Reuters) - Former U.S. Food and Drug Commissioner Lester Crawford or his wife owned stock in companies regulated by the agency as late as 2004, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday.
Crawford, who abruptly resigned his post in September, filed a financial disclosure form in June 2005 stating that he held shares in four companies until 2004 that ethics officers believed he had sold in early 2002, the report said.
The stocks in question are $15,001 and $50,000 holdings in Teleflex Inc. (TFX.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , Sysco Corp. (SYY.N: Quote, Profile, Research) Kimberly-Clark Corp. (KMB.N: Quote, Profile, Research) and Embrex Inc. (EMBX.O: Quote, Profile, Research) and a $50,001 and $100,000 holding in PepsiCo Inc. (PEP.N: Quote, Profile, Research)
The paper obtained the disclosure forms under the Freedom of Information Act.
Unlike prior disclosures, the June form lacks an ethics official's signature. A signature would indicated that the information complied with laws and regulations, the paper reported.
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