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Democratic Rep. Laura Richardson could face jail time for ethics violations
daily caller ^ | 6/28/11 | Jonathan Strong

Posted on 06/28/2011 11:06:43 AM PDT by Nachum

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.”

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: 112th; california; corruptdems; democratic; dncheldstate; ethics; laura; probe; rep; richardson; thosepeople
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To: Nachum

Of course this will be HEAVILY featured on MSNBC!!!

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA


21 posted on 06/28/2011 1:08:52 PM PDT by Oldpuppymax
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To: Nachum

A BLACK, FEMALE, DEMOCRAT face jail time for ethics violations in the house!! What a sense of HUMOR this author has!!


22 posted on 06/28/2011 1:12:58 PM PDT by Oldpuppymax
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