Post by Deleted on Aug 1, 2020 13:34:16 GMT
"The House on Friday voted unanimously to reprimand Rep. David Schweikert (R-Ariz.), who has admitted to 11 ethics violations related to improper spending and other financial rulebreaking and has agreed to a $50,000 fine.
Lawmakers agreed on the sanction by voice vote, dealing a major blow to the reelection campaign of Schweikert, who represents a competitive district and has been under investigation since June 2018. The congressman, who was elected in the 2010 tea party class, had previously blamed some of the alleged violations on an unintended “clerical screw-up,” but his campaign later shifted course and said Schweikert’s trust in his former chief of staff, whose finances had also come under investigation, had been “grossly misplaced.”...
In its report released Thursday, the investigative subcommittee found that between July 2010 and December 2017, Schweikert “erroneously disclosed or failed to disclose” at least $305,000 in loans or loan repayments. During that time, Schweikert’s campaign also failed to disclose at least $25,000 in spending and more than $140,000 in donations, and falsely reported $100,000 in expenditures, the panel said.
Additionally, Schwab was found to have spent $270,000 on Schweikert’s campaign, an alleged violation of federal law. And Schweikert also spent official funds on unofficial and campaign purposes and used campaign funds to reimburse his congressional staffers for personal items, “including food and babysitting services,” over the course of seven years, the ethics report said....
Schweikert is running unopposed in next week’s Republican primary in Arizona’s 6th District. Four candidates are seeking the Democratic nomination to face him in November; among them, Hiral Tipirneni had a $1 million cash-on-hand advantage over Schweikert as of mid-July, according to the Arizona Republic....
In its report, the House Ethics Committee said that its investigative subcommittee had unanimously concluded that there was “substantial reason to believe” Schweikert had “violated House Rules, the Code of Ethics for Government Service, federal laws and other applicable standards.”"
www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/house-votes-to-reprimand-gop-rep-schweikert-for-11-ethics-violations/2020/07/31/2490303e-d327-11ea-9038-af089b63ac21_story.html
Yeah, first he tries to get away with it. Then finally admits it's a little more than "clerical error".
At least they fined him $50K for the hundreds of thousands in mishandled and illegal funds. Who wouldn't take that offer?!?
Lawmakers agreed on the sanction by voice vote, dealing a major blow to the reelection campaign of Schweikert, who represents a competitive district and has been under investigation since June 2018. The congressman, who was elected in the 2010 tea party class, had previously blamed some of the alleged violations on an unintended “clerical screw-up,” but his campaign later shifted course and said Schweikert’s trust in his former chief of staff, whose finances had also come under investigation, had been “grossly misplaced.”...
In its report released Thursday, the investigative subcommittee found that between July 2010 and December 2017, Schweikert “erroneously disclosed or failed to disclose” at least $305,000 in loans or loan repayments. During that time, Schweikert’s campaign also failed to disclose at least $25,000 in spending and more than $140,000 in donations, and falsely reported $100,000 in expenditures, the panel said.
Additionally, Schwab was found to have spent $270,000 on Schweikert’s campaign, an alleged violation of federal law. And Schweikert also spent official funds on unofficial and campaign purposes and used campaign funds to reimburse his congressional staffers for personal items, “including food and babysitting services,” over the course of seven years, the ethics report said....
Schweikert is running unopposed in next week’s Republican primary in Arizona’s 6th District. Four candidates are seeking the Democratic nomination to face him in November; among them, Hiral Tipirneni had a $1 million cash-on-hand advantage over Schweikert as of mid-July, according to the Arizona Republic....
In its report, the House Ethics Committee said that its investigative subcommittee had unanimously concluded that there was “substantial reason to believe” Schweikert had “violated House Rules, the Code of Ethics for Government Service, federal laws and other applicable standards.”"
www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/house-votes-to-reprimand-gop-rep-schweikert-for-11-ethics-violations/2020/07/31/2490303e-d327-11ea-9038-af089b63ac21_story.html
Yeah, first he tries to get away with it. Then finally admits it's a little more than "clerical error".
At least they fined him $50K for the hundreds of thousands in mishandled and illegal funds. Who wouldn't take that offer?!?
