DALLAS — Dallas' newly-hired inspector general, tasked with investigating fraud and corruption and ensuring the city complies with ethics rules, isn't an attorney, as is required by city charter following a voter-approved charter amendment passed in November.

Timothy Menke, who is a former federal official who worked as a federal agent specializing in fraud investigations at the U.S. Department of State and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, was appointed Dallas' Inspector General effective June 30.

Before he was appointed Dallas' inspector general, Menke spent 26 years with the United States Department of State and United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), where he served as deputy inspector general. Since he retired from his federal roles in 2015, Men

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