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Congressional ethics investigators concluded there ?is substantial reason to believe? that Florida?s Rep. Vern Buchanan, one of the top Republicans in the House, violated ethics laws by failing to report his position with a half-dozen firms, according to records released Monday. Read full article >>An ethics committee looking into Rep. Laura Bradford's traffic stop the night Denver police believe she was intoxicated today debated how much information they could get from the department, considering an internal affairs investigation is underway.A Logan County commissioner will get the guidance he requested from a Colorado ethics panel about doing business with the government he leads.WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 (UPI) -- The House ethics committee said Monday it would extend its investigation of U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan's financial disclosure forms.A house ethics committee is set to meet today ? in the fourth ethics probe in four years ? to examine circumstances around a Mesa County lawmaker's traffic stop after a legislative happy hour.There won't be a special investigative subcommittee to look into allegations against the congressman.An intense war of words between Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich is focusing fresh attention on the House investigation of Mr. Gingrich in the 1990s. In January 1997, Gingrich, then House speaker, received a ?reprimand? and was required to pay $300,000 to the House Ethics Committee after admitting wrongdoing. Recently, on the campaign trail, Gingrich has made a number of forceful claims about his ...The U.S. House ethics committee disclosed Monday that it is reviewing allegations of irregularities in financial disclosure statements filed by Republican U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan of Sarasota.Congressman defends actions amid probe linked to Blagojevich scandal U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. said Monday that he did not violate House ethics rules when he had a fundraiser buy a plane ticket for a woman who had a secret relationship with the congressman.Ethics Commission members said Monday they hope legislation recently filed to fund the Office of Ethics, Compliance and Oversight will restart discussion of the confirmation appointment of its chosen director.Ethics - Yahoo! News Search Results
