Driven to deceive

A United States Environmental Protection Agency regional administrator wore a fake nose and sunglasses to try to help her daughter pass a driving test after she failed her initial attempt. Cathy Stepp had her daughter, Hannah, introduce her when she addressed her staff for the first time on January 11. During the introduction, Hannah Stepp said her mother wore the fake nose and sunglasses so she could follow someone taking the Wisconsin driver’s test in 2011. She said her mother wanted to learn the route to help her practice for her second attempt, which she passed. Cathy Stepp said it was ‘‘an exaggerated, humorous story to poke a little fun at me’’ and ‘‘it surprises me that anyone would take it otherwise’’.