Rep. Laura Richardson (D-CA) has money troubles. She's had her homes fall into default five times in the last 13 months (seven times total), all while lending over $175,000 to her campaigns.

Maybe that's why the ethics watchdog group, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW), called her a "deadbeat Congresswomen," and filed a request yesterday for a congressional investigation into shady looking mortgages and foreclosures.

Richardson responded through her spokesperson, who called the investigation request slim-pickings. From the LA Times:

William Marshall, a spokesman for Richardson, called the complaint "pretty mean-spirited. It rehashes old news." He said the House ethics counsel last week met with the congresswoman and said her ethics statement met House rules.