Sweetchuck
08-02-2010, 07:49 PM
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/08/02/ethics-panel-charges-filed-rep-waters/
WASHINGTON -- California Democrat Maxine Waters faces a House trial this fall on three charges of ethical wrongdoing, setting the stage for a second election-season public airing of ethics problems for a longtime Democratic lawmaker.
The charges focus on whether Waters broke the rules in requesting federal help for a bank where her husband owned stock and had served on the board of directors. She denied the charges Monday.
Persons familiar with the case said Waters is accused of violating:
--A rule that House members may not exert improper influence that results in a personal benefit.
--The government employees' ethics code, which prohibits granting or accepting special favors, for the employee or family members, that could be viewed as influencing official actions.
--A rule that members' conduct must reflect creditably on the House.
The persons were not authorized to be quoted by name on allegations not yet made public.
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WASHINGTON -- California Democrat Maxine Waters faces a House trial this fall on three charges of ethical wrongdoing, setting the stage for a second election-season public airing of ethics problems for a longtime Democratic lawmaker.
The charges focus on whether Waters broke the rules in requesting federal help for a bank where her husband owned stock and had served on the board of directors. She denied the charges Monday.
Persons familiar with the case said Waters is accused of violating:
--A rule that House members may not exert improper influence that results in a personal benefit.
--The government employees' ethics code, which prohibits granting or accepting special favors, for the employee or family members, that could be viewed as influencing official actions.
--A rule that members' conduct must reflect creditably on the House.
The persons were not authorized to be quoted by name on allegations not yet made public.
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