The Office of Congressional Ethics has sent letters to several residents of the C Street Christian fellowship house informing them that there is no “probable cause” to believe legislators are getting improper gifts in the form of below-market rent, Roll Call reports.
The house has been the target of more than one allegation that the reported rent of $950 for a furnished room amounts to an unreported gift or income.
Roll Call reports:
Aides to Reps. Bart Stupak (D-Mich.), Heath Shuler (D-N.C.), Mike Doyle (D-Pa.) and Zach Wamp (R-Tenn.) said Friday that each lawmaker received a letter from the OCE informing him that it closed the investigation.
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