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Massa Probe Focusing On Dems' Responses

Zachary Roth | April 22, 2010, 1:28PM


Former Rep. Eric Massa (D-NY)

The House Ethics committee's probe into the Eric Massa affair appears to be focused on whether other members or Hill staffers acted appropriately after receiving complaints about Massa's behavior.

After Majority Leader Steny Hoyer's office was made aware of the allegations against Massa in February, Massa aides were given 48 hours to notify the ethics committee. Hoyer met yesterday with investigators for the panel and released a statement noting that he has "moved to strengthen protections for staff in the wake of this incident."

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Topics: Eric Massa, House Ethics Committee, Joe Racalto, Nancy Pelosi, Sex, Steny Hoyer

Eric Massa

Harassment And Fraud Charges Fly Between Massa, Former Top Aide

Zachary Roth | April 19, 2010, 11:39AM


Former Rep. Eric Massa (D-NY)

What a mess...

The accusations are flying thick and fast between ex-congressman Eric Massa and his former chief of staff. Last Friday the aide, Joe Racalto, accused Massa of sexually harassing him. For his part, Massa has said that Racalto tricked other aides into approving a $40,000 payment to Racalto from Massa's campaign funds -- a charge Racalto has denied.

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Topics: Eric Massa, Joe Racalto, Sex

Eric Massa

Massa Aide Got $40K Days Before Boss Resigned

Zachary Roth | April 16, 2010, 6:07PM


Former Rep. Eric Massa (D-NY)

Eric Massa used a campaign account to pay $40,000 to his then-chief-of-staff just days before resigning from Congress according to campaign finance records, Politico reports.

Joe Racalto, who received the payment, has been a key figure in the sexual assault allegations that drove Massa, a western New York Democrat, to step down last month.
Racalto reportedly confronted Massa about allegations of sexual harrassment after hearing them from junior staffers, but Massa denied doing anything improper.

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Eric Massa

Barney Frank: Massa Took My Staffer To Dinner

Justin Elliott | March 11, 2010, 2:34PM


Representative Barney Frank (D-MA)

Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA) has released a statement confirming that former Congressman Eric Massa took a member of his staff to dinner, following a Washington Post report on the "date."

Frank says that a member of his personal staff believed that, "although this was not an ethical violation," she thought "it should be called to the attention of former Congressman Massa's Chief of Staff, Joe Racalto, a former colleague."

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Topics: Barney Frank, Democrats, Diego Sanchez, Eric Massa, Joe Racalto, Maria Giesta

Eric Massa

Aide: Massa Apologized To Staff For Bad Language In October

Justin Elliott | March 9, 2010, 10:45AM


Former Rep. Eric Massa (D-NY)

In October, former Congressman Eric Massa wrote a memo to his staff apologizing for "chronic use of inappropriate language and pledging to hold himself to a higher standard," his chief of staff tells the Elmira Star-Gazette.

Massa, a Democrat from New York, sent the memo after Chief of Staff Joe Racalto told Massa he "needed to keep himself, you know, to less colorful language," Racalto told the Star-Gazette.

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Topics: Eric Massa, Joe Racalto

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