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citizensforethics.org - 7/9/2009

CREW ASKS DOJ FOR CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION INTO ENSIGN SEVERANCE PAYMENT TO FORMER MISTRESS | Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington

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John Ensign 9 Jul 2009 // Washington, D.C. - Today, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW), called on Attorney General Eric Holder to order a criminal investigation into payments made by Sen. John Ensign (R-NV) to his former mistress, Cynthia Hampton, when he fired her from ...

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Coburn On Hampton Claims: "Ask What's the Motivation Here"
TPMMuckraker — ... Meanwhile, the good-government group Citizens for Ethics and Responsibility in Washington (CREW) has called on the Justice Department to open a criminal investigation into Hampton's allegation that Ensign paid Cindy Hampton a severance package of over $25,000 when she left his political committee during the affair. That would be an in-kind contribution to the committee -- a felony violation of campaign-finance law if Ensign was not reimbursed. CREW had ...

Ensign Still Bringing Dirty Laundry Home To Be Washed
TPMMuckraker — ... The statement is a response to Doug Hampton's claim that Ensign paid a severance package of over $25,000 to Cindy Hampton when she left his political committee -- which would be a felony violation of campaign finance law if he wasn't reimbursed. A good government group called today for a criminal probe into the matter. ...

Ensign Votes Yes For a Personal Stimulus From His Parents
Buzz Tok — ... On Wednesday, Doug Hampton who is the husband of the woman that Ensign had the affair with, told a Las Vegas Sun television station that Ensign had paid more than $25,000 to his wife Cindy in severances.  If this is true, it should have been reported as a campaign contribution to Ensign's Political Action Committee since she was an employee of his campaign staff.  A Washington watchdog group - Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW), has asked the Justice Department to open an investigation into the alleged $25,000 payment to Cindy Hampton. ...

Sunday Talk - Money Can't Buy You Love
Daily Kos — Severance package for your mistress: $25,000 Hush money for her family (paid by your parents): $96,000 FedEx shipping charges + gas money for your religious buddies: Unknown ... Your recent trip to Iowa: Priceless ...

Hampton Didn't Disclose Payment From Ensign's Parents As Gift
TPMMuckraker — ... as such? The danger for Ensign here, as the Sun makes clear, is that Hampton's failure to disclose the payments could mean they'll be seen as severance paid by Ensign, not as gifts. And if they're severance, then Ensign could have criminally violated campaign-finance law by not having himself reimbursed by the political committee for which Cindy Hampton worked. With calls for investigations by the Senate Ethics committee, the FEC, and even the Justice Department, this could get even more interesting... ...

CREW: DOJ Integrity Unit "Punted" On Ensign Complaint
TPMMuckraker — ... The Justice Department has responded to a formal complaint filed by a good-government group over the John Ensign matter by saying in a ...

Senate Guru: How Has John Ensign Not Resigned in Disgrace Yet?
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com — ... The watchdog group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington questioned whether the payments from the Ensigns to the Hamptons were really "gifts" or actually severance, as Doug Hampton referred to the money in his interview with Ralston. ...

Senate Guru: Does John Ensign Think David Vitter Should Resign?
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com — ... John Ensign is arguing that President Clinton should have resigned because his marital infidelity broke the law, while Ensign's own infidelity didn't (which is arguable if you follow the $96,000 in hush money that the Ensign family sent to the family of his mistress). ...