Former Sen. Kennedy staffer Ngozi T. Pole was indicted today in an alleged scheme to defraud the U.S. Senate of more than $75,000. The Department of Justice’s press release is here.
Category: Senate
How will ethics issues play in the 2010 elections?
Politico surveys the ethics landscape ahead of the 2010 elections here. This wave of ethics problems for Capitol Hill Democrats makes GOP strategists optimistic that they can do to Democrats what was done to Republicans in 2006: paint a picture of a majority party corrupted by its own power.
New issues surrounding former Sen. Baucus aide Melodee Hanes
Politico reports on new disclosures in issues related to Sen. Baucus and Melodee Hanes. Sen. Max Baucus (D-Mont.), chairman of the powerful Senate Finance Committee, gave a nearly $14,000 pay raise to a female staffer in 2008, at the time he was becoming romantically involved with her, and later that year took her on a […]