- Authorities have launched a “criminal investigation” into the death of Foremost Group CEO Angela Chao.
- Chao was found dead in a car that had entered a pond on a ranch in Texas.
- Her sister Elaine Chao is the wife of Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell.
Texas authorities said they are conducting a “criminal investigation” into the death of Foremost Group CEO Angela Chao.
The 50-year-old man was found dead on February 11th in a car that had entered a pond on a ranch in Johnson City, Texas, outside Austin.
“This incident was not a typical accident,” the local sheriff's office said in a letter to the attorney general obtained by Business Insider.
“Although preliminary investigation indicates this was an unfortunate accident, the Sheriff's Office continues to investigate this incident as a criminal matter until sufficient evidence is obtained to rule out criminal activity,” the letter said. it is written like this.
As a result, a spokesperson for the Blanco County Sheriff's Office told Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton that media requests for 911 call records and video evidence should be denied for now. CNBC first reported on the criminal investigation.
Chao and her husband, Jim Breyer, owned large tracts of land in Blanco County, according to property records. CNBC reported. The private ranch where the incident occurred is connected to Chao's husband, Breyer, a venture capitalist.
Chao took over shipping company Foremost Group from his father, James S.C. Chao, in 2018.
“Angela Chao was a formidable executive and shipping industry leader, as well as a proud and loving daughter, sister, aunt, wife and mother,” the company said in a statement.
“She was also a precocious young man, lovingly following her father's days of 'taking his daughter to work' on his ship and learning about the shipping trade from an early age.”
Her sister, Elaine Chao, is a former U.S. Secretary of Transportation and the wife of Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell.
