Mr. Dodd’s troubles escalated in 2008 when he was one of two Democratic senators — the other was Kent Conrad of North Dakota — who had been accused of receiving improper discounts from Countrywide Financial. In August, the Senate Select Committee on Ethics ruled that it had found “no credible evidence” that the senators had violated gift rules in accepting the loans.
But the committee criticized Mr. Dodd and Mr. Conrad for not avoiding the appearance of impropriety.
Both Mr. Dodd and Mr. Conrad had been members of the “Friends of Angelo” V.I.P. program at the bank, named after Angelo R. Mozilo, the chief executive of Countrywide.
COUNTRYWIDE ... “FRIENDS OF ANGELO”
Nope. None. Couldn't find any.
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