SAN FRANCISCO - Salesforce’s annual Dreamforce conference wrapped up this week, but CEO Marc Benioff is facing new controversy following a report that he offered to help the federal government hire immigration enforcement agents.

The New York Times reported Thursday that Benioff communicated with federal officials about using artificial intelligence to help the administration accelerate hiring for mass deportations. The paper cited screenshots of the conversations.

Salesforce did not dispute the authenticity of the materials that the Times reported, but said it could not comment on them.

The report comes amid a turbulent week for the San Francisco-based software giant.

Longtime Salesforce Foundation board member Ron Conway resigned earlier in the week, saying his values "no longe

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