Posted on 12/19/2009 10:50:57 AM PST by opentalk
A key House investigating body has dropped its probe of Rep. John Murtha (D., Pa.) and two other members of the House’s defense-spending committee, according to people familiar with the matter.
The Office of Congressional Ethics has informed aides to Murtha as well as Reps. Norm Dicks (D., Wash.) and Jim Moran (D., Va.) that it is no longer looking into allegations that they traded government funding earmarks for campaign donations.
Dick’s chief of staff, George Behan, said the congressman received a phone call earlier this month from an official at the Office of Congressional Ethics informing him that he matter has been closed.
Dicks was told that the body “found no basis for further action and the matter was closed,” Behan said.
The Office of Congressional Ethics could still be looking into several other members of the defense-spending committee. It was already known that the Office of Congressional Ethics was examining the actions of Reps. Marcy Kaptur (D., Ohio), Todd Tiahrt (R., Kan.), Rep. Peter Visclosky (D., Ind.), and Bill Young (R., Fla.).
The Office of Congressional Ethics was created a few years ago to examine possible ethics violations by lawmakers and recommend action to the House Ethics Committee.
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Lemme guess! They are going to empanel a grand jury to determine what charges of corruption, bribery and embezzlement to bring against these crooks..?!
What? No..??
Crooks covering for crooks. They all belong in prison.
Sargeant Schultz reports on his investigation.
The Phone has been busier than The Teleprompter what with dropping investigations, threatening congress, and dictating newscasts.
I’m done commenting on congresscritters. Call me when the civil war starts.
Exactly!
Nothing to see here...move on.
One hell of a job draining the swamp Nancy.
What makes me so crazy is that the MSM will not cover any of this stuff unless to dismiss it.
Who at the big tv nets are on the DNC payroll? I suspect many are.
Who conducted the investigation? Rangel?
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