Posted on 03/06/2023 3:45:53 PM PST by Libloather
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The latest situation earning the ire of watchdogs is Rep. Cori Bush's (D-MO) newly announced marriage to a security guard for her campaign, despite her husband, Cortney Merritts, reportedly not holding a St. Louis private security license. Bush's marriage, which was quietly inked in January, is part of a string of alleged ethics issues for Squad members, which include the likes of Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), and five other Democrats, watchdogs say.
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Ocasio-Cortez is being investigated by the House Ethics Committee, per a December 2022 government press release.
While it's unclear what the committee is looking into, the congresswoman notably faced multiple ethics complaints in 2021 after appearing at the Met Gala. The National Legal and Policy Center, Foundation for Accountability and Civic Trust, and American Accountability Foundation filed complaints to the Office of Congressional Ethics - which refers alleged misconduct to the House Ethics Committee.
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Omar has long come under fire for shelling out roughly $3 million combined to a consultant firm called E Street Group, which is co-owned by her husband, Tim Mynett. During the 2020 election cycle, Mynett was the largest vendor to receive funds from Omar's campaign - pulling in half of her total expenditures.
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Tlaib's ethics issue dates back to 2020 when the House Ethics Committee ordered her to pay a $10,800 fine for illegally using campaign money for personal purposes.
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonexaminer.com ...
A fine?
Why wasn't she prosecuted for embezzlement?
Another ethics issue might be marrying her brother.
But maybe I am just being prudish.
The Snake Women Squawd Squaws are “copulating with horses”. - Old Lodge Skins.
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