CREW filed ethics complaint against McCain on failure to disclose gambling winnings.

Let's not forget that CREW filed FEC complaint against Palin and RNC over $150,000 wardrobe purchase.

CREW:


On October 9th, CREW filed a complaint with the Senate Ethics Committee against Sen. John McCain (R-AZ), requesting an investigation into his failure to disclose gambling winnings on his Senate financial disclosure reports in violation of Senate rules and federal law. According to a recent article in The New York Times, Sen. McCain is an avid gambler who frequents casinos as often as once a month.

The article states that during a winter 2000 visit to Foxwoods Casino in Connecticut, "[Sen. McCain] and his entourage emerged with thousands of dollars in winnings." Time and The New Yorker have also reported on his gambling habits, detailing casino visits in New Orleans and on Mississippi riverboats.

The McCain campaign responded to the complaint, as reported on October 9 in Politico's blog, The Crypt, arguing that Senate rules do not require reporting of gambling winnings on personal financial disclosure reports. In fact, federal law and Senate rules require all income to be reported and the Senate Ethics Manual specifically lists winnings of any kind as reportable income. Knowingly filing a false report is a crime punishable by up to five years in jail.

addition, while Sen. McCain did not report any income derived from gambling on his personal financial disclosure reports between 2000 and 2007, several other members, including Sen. Judd Gregg (R-NH), House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-OH) and Rep. Paul Kanjorski (D-PA) did.