An ethics watchdog group is calling for the FBI to conduct a criminal investigation into Rep. Laura Richardson (D-Calif.)
Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington announced Tuesday that it has obtained internal e-mails from Richardson’s office that the group says shows the California Democrat forced her congressional staff to work on and contribute to her campaign. Richardson denies the allegations.
“Internal emails regarding a fundraising event dubbed ‘Democratic Idol’ show Richardson Chief of Staff Shirley Cooks told employees they were required to attend the event, wearing staff shirts embroidered with the phrase ‘37th Congressional District,’” CREW said in a statement Tuesday. “In an email from her official House account, Ms. Cooks stated that spouses and interns were expected to attend as well.”
The group also charges that Richardson routinely required her staff to go on personal errands for her, such as picking up her dry cleaning.
2 comments:
Too bad a stupidity panel checking into what people in Congress do would be more overworked than an ethics panel.
How stupid is this woman?
Richardson should have been gone long time ago. And the ethics panel is a joke.
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