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Ethics Committee finds Rep. Laura Richardson(D-CA) guilty on seven counts
The House Ethics Committee issued a blistering report on Wednesday finding Rep. Laura Richardson guilty of improperly pressuring her official staff to campaign for her, destroying evidence and tampering with witness testimony.
In an unusually scathing 16-page report, the ethics panel painted the California Democrat as acting with “utter disdain” for the secretive committee, which Richardson has previously accused of harboring racist undertones in its investigation of black members.
The ethics committee recommended that the House adopt its report and approve a formal reprimand of Richardson, who agreed to pay a fine of $10,000 within four months and require staffers who work on her campaign to sign a waiver stating that they haven’t been pressured to do so.
The punishment comes just three months before Richardson faces off against fellow Democrat Rep. Janice Hahn (Calif.) in one of the toughest member-on-member elections this year.
Many of Richardson’s staff painted a “horrendous picture” when speaking of their employment experience, which was fraught with “attempts to intimidate them on a regular basis,” according to the committee’s report issued by chairman, Rep. Jo Bonner (R-Ala.), and ranking member Rep. Linda Sanchez (D-Calif.).
grayscape
August 1st, 2012
Save time and indict all Demshits….and make them pay reparations for slavery and the KKK.
Ann Barnhardt
August 1st, 2012
They’re all psychopaths.
66chevelle
August 1st, 2012
How did this one get passed up for an Obama diplomatic appointment? She’s got the mad job skilz of Scott Gration and Cynthia Stroum. I guess she did everything right but the number of zeroes on her checks to Obama.
Bad Brad
August 1st, 2012
Whooo! I just googled her. I’m 6’2 265 and she’d intimidate me. She must be a damn good campaigner to get elected with that mug.
Chuck U Farley
August 1st, 2012
Wow! A ‘formal reprimand’. That’s really telling her!
Almost (not quite) as bad as ‘Double Secret Probation’.
Those House of Representatives representatives really mean business!
Corona
August 2nd, 2012
Call me when there’s an “R” up there. Otherwise. I dinna give a shit.
Chuck O
August 2nd, 2012
Hello, this is California we’re talking about so what did you really expect? If you’re going to keep voting in democrat after democrat after democrat, then you deserve the representation you get.
Honest Politicians 4 Sale
August 2nd, 2012
Typical democrapper. Only difference is this one got caught.
Bob M.
August 2nd, 2012
Expect now, a mild slap on the wrist from CONgress…
muddjuice
August 2nd, 2012
Ummmm…..
ethics violations = kicked out of congress
Are you kidding me? This is who we want in congress? They should be above reproach. Pillars of the community. The best and brightest. If any of this crap is discovered, out you go!!!
Snowball the Sourpuss
August 2nd, 2012
I hear she’s a shoe-in for Obama’s new Ethics Czar.
uncivil & right
August 2nd, 2012
Is this the scrunt who kept buying properties and declaring bakruptcy or some real estate scam?