Jean Schmidt

Watchdog Says Rep. Schmidt Lied To Ethics Investigators

Susan Crabtree | October 26, 2011, 1:46PM

An ethics watchdog group has filed a complaint with a House ethics office, accusing Rep. Jean Schmidt (R-OH) of lying in an attempt to throw off a previous House ethics investigation into her failure to pay almost $500,000 in legal bills.

The group, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, filed its complaint with the Office of Congressional Ethics, a quasi-independent body charged with conducting preliminary reviews of allegations against lawmakers and furthering them on to the full Ethics Committee for further action. CREW also asked the FBI to investigate.

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Topics: House Ethics Committee, House of Representatives , Jean Schmidt, Office of Congressional Ethics