House Ethics Committee
Lawsuit by 2 women accuses ex-Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz of sex trafficking
Two women filed a lawsuit Thursday against former U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz, saying they were sexually exploited by him and other men in violation of a federal anti-trafficking law. The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Orlando, comes nearly two years after the House Ethics Committee said the Florida Republican had regularly paid for sex, […]
House ethics panel calls for Rep. Mandy Lindsay reprimand over caucus cash mismanagement
This story was first published at Colorado Newsline. DENVER | The House Ethics Committee voted Friday to recommend that Rep. Mandy Lindsay be reprimanded over her mismanagement of Democratic caucus money, asked to step down as caucus co-chair and removed from most of her leadership and committee assignments. “Ethical violations are a large umbrella of […]
House censures Rep. Chuck Edwards for conduct toward former female staffers
WASHINGTON | The House voted Tuesday to censure Rep. Chuck Edwards, R-N.C., following a House Ethics Committee investigation that concluded he engaged in persistent unprofessional and inappropriate conduct toward two young female staffers in his office. A censure registers the House’s deep disapproval of a lawmaker’s conduct that does not meet the threshold for expulsion […]