Reports: Rangel Cuts Deal, Avoids Trial Embattled Representative Reportedly To Admit Ethical Wrongdoing NEW YORK (CBS) ― New York Congressman Charles Rangel has reportedly cut a deal to admit to ethical wrongdoing and avoid a potentially humiliating public trial. Harlem friends of Rangel tell CBS 2 they have been told that the details could be unveiled when the House Ethics Committee meets Thursday afternoon.