GOP congressman admits to 11 ethics violations he denied just last year

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By Josh Israel -July 30, 2020 3:57 PM

Rep. David Schweikert said in 2019, 'I believe we've come out clean.'

A report issued by the House Committee on Ethics on Thursday contains the announcement that Rep. David Schweikert (R-AZ) has admitted that he misused campaign and congressional funds and illegally pressured his office staff to do campaign work. The report notes that he will receive a reprimand and will be fined $50,000.

The committee, a bipartisan panel of five Democrats and five Republicans, launched an investigation in 2018, after the independent Office of Congressional Ethics referred a series of allegations against Schweikert. Months later, it added expanded the investigation to examine additional allegations.

The 11 charges against Schweikert included that he "misused campaign funds for personal purposes by accepting personal items from staff that were reimbursed by campaign funds"; that he used his congressional office's resources, "including official funds, staff time, and congressional office space," improperly "for unofficial and campaign purposes"; and that his congressional staff was "pressured to perform campaign work."

Published with permission of The American Independent Foundation.

https://americanindependent.com/david-schweikert-admits-ethics-violations-campaign-funds-staff-house-gop-arizona-congress/

[Faux pas]

1. It's

all fun and games until they get caught

[louis-t]

2. Off to jail with ya, Davy.

[gopiscrap]

3. crooked fucker all republicans are like that

even the ones who aren't elected

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

4. Pay up fothermucker

[flotsam]

5. Isn't that 11 felonies (lying to congress)? N/T

[RussBLib]

6. they could see Trump getting away with it

so they figure, why not?

so many "public servants" abusing the public's trust

[gratuitous]

7. A reprimand and a $50,000 fine

I wonder how much money he "misused" and if it was more or less than $50,000 and the price of a postage stamp?