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| Democratic Rep. Laura Richardson could face jail time for ethics violations |
| 2011-06-30 |
| New documents disclosed in a complaint from the watchdog group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) appear to show Caliphornia Democrat Rep. Laura Richardson and her staff clearly violating congressional ethics rules and potentially federal law. The documents show Richardson using official taxpayer resources for political events, including fundraisers. "Rep. Richardson didn't just violate House rules, she likely committed crimes," said Melanie Sloan, CREW's executive director. In one instance, Richardson's chief of staff, Shirley Cooks, told all of Richardson's aides in an email from her official House account, "All staff are required to attend" a fundraiser held Sept. 29, 2010, adding, "Bring spouses and tell interns they have to be there as well. Thanks." |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #8 Damn, Lou Grant is gonna take this hard, too spunky evidently. |
| Posted by: S 2011-06-30 18:57 |
| #7 Besides which, since she's a Democrat, isn't she exempt from small time considerations like "ethics" and "the law"? |
| Posted by: Rambler in Virginia 2011-06-30 18:04 |
| #6 She represents CA's 37th district, built around Compton (famous for gang violence). I don't expect her to even get a slap on the wrist. |
| Posted by: Frozen Al 2011-06-30 15:55 |
| #5 Considering how corrupt both parties are, I wouldn't be surprised if half of congress was doing bullshit like this. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2011-06-30 11:11 |
| #4 Nah, this can't be! This is the most transparent, ethical administration in the history of the |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2011-06-30 09:56 |
| #3 she's a lying skank whose second Sacramento house was sold back to her (on the cheap) after foreclosure as a political bribe. She should be in jail |
| Posted by: Frank G 2011-06-30 08:24 |
| #2 Why not? Obama does it all the time. |
| Posted by: newc 2011-06-30 02:15 |
| #1 I wonder if that carries over to campaign sessions in the white House? |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2011-06-30 00:36 |