Author Topic: Democratic Rep. Laura Richardson could face jail time for ethics violations  (Read 904 times)

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I found this by snooping around The Daily Caller.

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Democratic Rep. Laura Richardson could face jail time for ethics violations


Published: 1:40 PM 06/28/2011 | Updated: 2:04 PM 06/28/2011
 By Jonathan Strong
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New documents disclosed in a complaint from the watchdog group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW)  appear to show California 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.”


Another staffer, Daysha Austin, then a district scheduler, told staffers, “The Congresswoman is asking all staff that one has to wear their staff shirt to tomorrow’s event so we can be visible and easily identified.”

The “staff shirt,” pictured in CREW’s complaint, features a logo that says “California’s 37th Congressional District,” the district that Richardson represents.

The law in question is referrenced in the very next paragraph, at the link below.

Read more: http://dailycaller.com/2011/06/28/democratic-rep-laura-richardson-could-face-jail-time-for-ethics-violations/#ixzz1Qb3qJKvO

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Offline Mr Mannn

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One to watch. But I expect the prosecutors will not prosecute.