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John Murtha: October 2009

House Ethics Committee

Leaked House Ethics Doc: Dozens Of Members Being Probed


Rep. Charlie Rangel (D-NY) and Rep. Alan Mollohan (D-WV)

A July House ethics committee report leaked to the Washington Post shows that over 30 members of Congress have caught the interest of the panel, including several top Democrats.

The 22-page weekly summary report, which the Post has not put online, was mistakenly put on a public computer network because a junior staffer was using software from home, the committee said in a statement (pdf).

Rep. Charlie Rangel (D-NY), an aide, and his son were interviewed by the committee as part of the investigation into his alleged financial misconduct, according to the document.

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Topics: Alan Mollohan, Charles Rangel, House Ethics Committee, Jane Harman, John Murtha, Laura Richardson, Maxine Waters, Zoe Lofgren

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