House Ethics Committee Closes Investigations Into Alleged Campaign Finance Violations

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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,CAMPAIGN FINANCE,ETHICS COMMITTEE

The bipartisan House Ethics Committee closed several investigations into alleged campaign finance violations by three Republicans and one Democrat, a move criticized by some as a 'New Year's Eve Ethics Massacre'. The committee found evidence of non-compliance with campaign finance standards but not intentional misuse of funds. It also issued updated guidance for House members and dropped other confidential matters under review.

The bipartisan House Ethics Committee announced earlier this week that it unanimously opted to close several investigations involving alleged campaign finance violations by three Republicans and one Democrat, a move that one expert characterized as a 'New Year's Eve Ethics Massacre.'The decision to close the investigations into Reps.

Republicans have repeatedly targeted the OCE and are currently trying to drop 'ethics' from its name.In the case of Mooney, Schuman wrote, the OCE found in October 2021 that he 'used campaign funds to purchase more than $17,000 in gift cards in violation of FEC rules and had the effect of concealing the ultimate recipient of those funds .

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