Criminal Investigation Underway in Death of Mitch McConnell’s Sister-in-Law

A criminal investigation is underway after Foremost Group CEO Angela Chao, sister-in-law of Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky), was found dead in a vehicle submerged in a pond in a small Texas town near Austin.

“This incident was not a typical accident,” the Blanco County Sheriff’s Office reportedly wrote in a letter to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Thursday. “Although the preliminary investigation indicated this was an unfortunate accident, the Sheriff’s Office is still investigating this accident as a criminal matter until they have sufficient evidence to rule out criminal activity.”

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