Congressional Staffer in Charge of Investigating Sexual Harassment Accused of Sexual Harassment BY: Alex Griswold Follow @HashtagGriswold December 14, 2017 5:22 pm A staffer in charge of investigating ethics complaints against members of Congress has been accused of sexually harassing women. Omar Ashmawy is the staff director and chief counsel of the Office of Congressional Ethics, the office that investigates allegations of misconduct in the House of Representatives, including allegations of sexual harassment like those levied against former Democratic Rep. John Conyers (Mich). Before joining the Office of Congressional Ethics, Ashmawy also represented victims of sexual assault in his role...