▁" ab sol utely ▁un pre ced ented ." ▁I RS ▁Professional ▁Manager ' s ▁Association ▁Ch ad ▁Ho oper ▁said ▁R ett ig ' s ▁decision ▁represented ▁an ▁ab use ▁of ▁government ▁resources ▁and ▁called ▁it ▁app alling . ▁ ▁Other ▁activities ▁R ett ig ▁is ▁active ▁in ▁numerous ▁civ ic ▁and ▁phil anth rop ic ▁activities . ▁He ▁co - f ounded ▁the ▁U CLA ▁Ext ension ▁V ets ▁Count ▁Sch olar ship ▁Fund , ▁designed ▁to ▁provide ▁scholar ships ▁for ▁active ▁duty ▁and ▁retired ▁military ▁personnel ▁who ▁are ▁working ▁to ▁realize ▁their ▁career ▁goals ▁in ▁tax , ▁account ing , ▁wealth ▁management , ▁and ▁other ▁areas ▁of ▁the ▁financial ▁services ▁industry ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁basic ▁course work ▁for ▁personal ▁growth ▁in ▁budget ing , ▁financial ▁liter acy , ▁and ▁invest ing . ▁Also , ▁according ▁to ▁his ▁official ▁I RS ▁bio , ▁he ' s ▁" active ▁in ▁the ▁W ounded ▁War rior ▁Project , ▁Adv ance ▁Guard ." ▁The ▁Adv ance ▁Guard ▁is ▁a ▁char itable ▁" month ly ▁giving ▁program " ▁in ▁which ▁participants ▁don ate ▁a ▁minimum ▁of ▁$ 1 9 ▁per ▁month ▁by ▁check ▁or ▁credit ▁card . ▁According ▁to ▁R ett ig ' s ▁law ▁firm ▁bi ography ▁on ▁the ▁website ▁of ▁his ▁former ▁firm , ▁he ' s ▁an ▁associate ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Academy ▁of ▁Mag ical ▁Arts . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 5 6 ▁birth s ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : Univers ity ▁of ▁California , ▁Los ▁Angeles