A growing number of watchdog groups are calling for an investigation into alleged ethics violations by Rep. Nick Rahall (D., W. Va.) following a report that he obtained a tax deduction by claiming Washington, D.C., as his primary residence.
Last week the Washington Times reported Rahall applied for and received a homestead tax deduction for his D.C. townhouse, saving him $573 on his annual D.C. property tax bill.
Submitted by NLPC Staff on Thu, 10/27/2011 - 09:58
Accusations of corruption directed against the late Congressman John Murtha (D-PA) look like they were true. Recently released files seem to confirm that the Federal Bureau of Investigation suspected that Murtha schemed to route federal dollars to bogus companies and other operations that would benefit his friends and former employees and ultimately his own campaigns.
Amazingly -- despite credible allegations of numerous violations of federal law -- Mollohan is still the Chairman of the House Appropriation Committee's Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies. That subcommittee, according to Cong. Mollohan's own website, "funds the departments of Justice and Commerce."
So let's get this straight: The highest-level legislator responsible for funding the Justice Department is himself the subject of a very serious Justice Department investigation. Was there ever a bigger conflict of interest?
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Accusations of corruption directed against the late Congressman John Murtha (D-PA) look like they were true. Recently released files seem to confirm that the Federal Bureau of Investigation suspected that Murtha schemed to route federal dollars to bogus companies and other operations that would benefit his friends and former employees and ultimately his own campaigns.
Rep. Alan Mollohan (D-WV) better watch out. It is not just 
