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Thursday, May 8, 2014

House ethics extends probe of Rep. Luis Gutierrez over consulting fees

By Susan Ferrechio | MAY 5, 2014 AT 4:37 PM

whether Rep. Luis Gutierrez, D-Ill., improperly used congressional office money to pay a former employee for consulting work.  The House ethics Republican chair and ranking Democrat, Reps. Michael Conaway of Texas and Linda Sanchez of California, announced they would extend the panel's probe, “in order to gather additional information necessary to complete its review” of Gutierrez.

The investigation was triggered by the House's external and independent ethics panel, the Office of Congressional Ethics, which submitted a report Dec. 4, 2013, that suggested Gutierrez may have violated the rules of the House….To Read More…..

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