Ethics office says Reps. Newman, Lamborn may have broken law

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Rep. Marie Newman of Illinois and Rep. Doug Lamborn of Colorado may have violated federal law. The House Ethics Committee said in a statement Monday that it would review the reports and investigate further. The allegations against Newman surfaced out of a legal dispute involving an employment contract between the Illinois Democrat and Iymen Chehade, a former foreign policy advisor during her successful House campaign.

4 months ago·Washington, United States

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Ethics Office Says Reps. Newman, Lamborn May Have Broken Law

A congressional ethics watchdog has concluded that U.S. Reps. Marie Newman of Illinois and Doug Lamborn of Colorado may have violated federal law, prompting reviews from the House Ethics Committee.

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Ethics Office Says Colorado Congressman Doug Lamborn May Have Broken Law

WASHINGTON (AP) — A congressional ethics watchdog has concluded that U.S. Reps. Marie Newman of Illinois and Doug Lamborn of Colorado may have violated federal law, prompting reviews from the House Ethics Committee. Separate investigative reports from the Office of Congressional Ethics released Monday detailed a “substantial reason to believe” that Newman, a Democrat, promised federal employment to a political opponent and that Lamborn, a Republ…

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Ethics office says Reps. Marie Newman, Doug Lamborn may have broken federal law

A congressional ethics watchdog has concluded that U.S. Reps. Marie Newman of Illinois and Doug Lamborn of Colorado may have violated federal law, prompting reviews from the House Ethics Committee.

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