Rep. Charlie Rangel Found Guilty Of Ethics Violations

Posted by | November 16, 2010 12:25 | Filed under: Top Stories


Harlem Congressman Charlies Rangel was convicted by the House of Representatives on 11 of 13 counts of ethics violations.

The panel will recommend a punishment, then the full ethics panel will have to convene a sanctions hearing to decide whether to agree to the recommended censure or determine another punishment. Serious sanctions — including formal reprimand, censure or expulsion — require a vote on the House floor. Expulsion requires a two-thirds vote, while a reprimand, which Rangel refused to agree to in July, or a censure would need just a simple majority.

Among the charges:

…improperly using his office to solicit donations for a school of public policy in his name at the City College of New York, using a residential apartment in Harlem for his campaign office, failing to report more than $600,000 on his financial disclosure report and failing to pay taxes on rental income from a villa he owns in the Dominican Republic.

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