Category Archives: ethics investigations

“Report offers new details in campaign fund ethics probe of Rep. Rob Andrews”

September 1, 2012, 1:18 pmcampaign finance, campaigns, chicanery, conflict of interest laws, ethics investigationsRick Hasen

WaPo: “Rep. Rob Andrews (D-N.J.) may have violated House rules and federal law by using campaign funds to pay for personal trips to Scotland and Los Angeles and by using a graduation party for his daughter to raise… Continue reading

“Ethics panel says Rep. Laura Richardson broke federal law, obstructed probe”

August 1, 2012, 8:49 amcampaign finance, chicanery, conflict of interest laws, ethics investigations, legislation and legislaturesRick Hasen

WaPo reports.

“Prosser converts campaign account to legal defense fund”

July 23, 2012, 9:27 pmcampaign finance, ethics investigations, judicial electionsRick Hasen

Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel: “State Supreme Court Justice David Prosser has re-christened his campaign finance account as a defense fund, which he said he is considering using to fight allegations that he violated judicial ethics rules by putting his hands on… Continue reading

“House Ethics panel clears Rep. Buchanan”

July 10, 2012, 9:38 amchicanery, ethics investigationsRick Hasen

The Hill: “The House Ethics Committee on Tuesday cleared Rep. Vern Buchanan (R-Fla.) on charges that he violated House rules by intentionally misleading Congress about his finances.” But: “The Justice Department is reportedly investigating Buchanan separately on at least… Continue reading

“Shelley Berkley faces formal ethics investigation”

July 9, 2012, 3:50 pmchicanery, conflict of interest laws, ethics investigationsRick Hasen

WaPo: “The House Ethics Committee has voted unanimously to launch a formal investigation into allegations that Rep. Shelley Berkley (D-Nev.) used her position to benefit the financial interests of her husband — a blow to her candidacy in one… Continue reading

“Countrywide Loans Sought Favor With Fannie Mae, Report Says”

July 6, 2012, 8:37 amchicanery, ethics investigations, legislation and legislatures, lobbyingRick Hasen

Bloomberg: “Countrywide Financial Corp. gave discount loans to former and current members of the U.S. Congress and executives at Fannie Mae as it lobbied to scuttle legislation that would have diminished its sale of sub-prime mortgages, according to a… Continue reading

An Inside Look at the Most Dysfunctional Appellate Court in the U.S.

June 14, 2012, 7:55 amethics investigations, judicial electionsRick Hasen

The latest from Wisconsin.

“Ethics Case Against Congresswoman to Resume”

June 6, 2012, 5:07 pmchicanery, conflict of interest laws, ethics investigations, legislation and legislaturesRick Hasen

NYT: “Leaders of the House Ethics Committee said Wednesday that they would move ahead with a long-delayed inquiry into allegations of impropriety by Representative Maxine Waters after concluding that committee missteps had not denied Ms. Waters a fair hearing in… Continue reading

“Gov. Scott requests review of 3 justices’ action”

June 6, 2012, 7:31 amethics investigations, judicial electionsRick Hasen

The Orlando Sentinel reports.

“Sen. Tom Coburn admonished for helping former John Ensign aide”

May 26, 2012, 9:32 amchicanery, conflict of interest laws, ethics investigations, lobbyingRick Hasen

WaPo: “The ethics panel focused its ‘qualified admonition’ on Coburn for his role in helping Hampton’s work as a lobbyist during the one-year period after leaving Ensign’s office, when he was still legally forbidden from lobbying the Senate.”

“Congress ethics office clears Bachus of insider trading”

April 30, 2012, 9:17 pmconflict of interest laws, ethics investigationsRick Hasen

WaPo reports.

“STOCK Act to be Signed Today”

April 4, 2012, 7:31 amconflict of interest laws, ethics investigationsRick Hasen

Sunlight Foundation: “A few of us at Sunlight are excited to be going to the bill signing ceremony for the STOCK Act (S. 2038) in a few hours. While the ultimate form the bill took was weaker… Continue reading

“House ethics panel launches new probes of Reps. Shelley Berkley, Vern Buchanan”

March 24, 2012, 1:25 pmethics investigationsRick Hasen

WaPo reports.

“Study Shows House Members Profit”

March 22, 2012, 9:30 amconflict of interest laws, ethics investigationsRick Hasen

NYT: A nonprofit ethics group here spent the last nine months examining every member of the House — for campaign spending, budget earmarks, office accounts and lobbying by any relatives — and found that the families of more than half… Continue reading