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A federal appeals court is wrestling with the powers of House investigators to get accurate information when pursuing ethics investigations into members of Congress and their staff.
The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments Monday stemming from the prosecution of David Bowser, a longtime former chief of staff to Rep. Paul Broun (R-Ga.), on charges of misleading investigators about the hiring of a House-paid employee to do political work for Broun.
A jury in Washington convicted Bowser in 2018 on five felony counts, deadlocked on one charge and acquitted him on two others.
The Broun employee in question, Brett O’Donnell, pleaded guilty in 2015 to a false-statement charge. He was sentenced to two years’ probation and a $10,000 fine.
Judges wrestle with power of House ethics office
That's ridiculous. There are no malleable interpretations of spending.
The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments Monday stemming from the prosecution of David Bowser, a longtime former chief of staff to Rep. Paul Broun (R-Ga.), on charges of misleading investigators about the hiring of a House-paid employee to do political work for Broun.
A jury in Washington convicted Bowser in 2018 on five felony counts, deadlocked on one charge and acquitted him on two others.
The Broun employee in question, Brett O’Donnell, pleaded guilty in 2015 to a false-statement charge. He was sentenced to two years’ probation and a $10,000 fine.
Judges wrestle with power of House ethics office
That's ridiculous. There are no malleable interpretations of spending.
