news.yahoo.com - 30 days ago
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AP - The House ethics committee said Thursday it's investigating whether California Rep. Maxine Waters used her influence to help a bank in which her husband owned stock — and whether the couple benefited as a result.
thehill.com - 10/29/2009
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thehill.com —
The House ethics committee voted Thursday to launch
investigative subcommittees into separate charges against California Democratic Reps....
Maxine Waters and Laura Richardson. The move indicates that the panel believes there is enough evidence to ...
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Ethics to investigate Reps. Richardson, Waters; Graves ...
michellemalkin.com - 29 days ago
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California Rep. Waters is under investigation
Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News —
... financial regulations. Waters came under scrutiny after former Treasury Department officials said she helped arrange a meeting between regulators and executives at OneUnited Bank last year without mentioning her husband's financial ties to the institution. Her husband, Sidney Williams, holds at least $250,000 in its stock. He previously served on the bank's board. Waters' spokesman, Michael Levin, said Williams was no longer on the board when the meeting was arranged. Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091029/ap_on_go_co/us_wate...
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From NBC's Mike Viqueira The House ethics committee has just announced that it is going forward with investigations of allegations surrounding Reps. Maxine Waters and Laura Richardson .
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