By The Associated Press
Wednesday May 30, 2007
House members recently under scrutiny by federal authorities:
Republicans:
--Ken Calvert of California, 8th term. The FBI reviewed copies
of Calvert's financial disclosure reports after a newspaper
reported that he steered federal money to a planned freeway
interchange that's 16 miles from property he sold for a large
profit. Calvert says the FBI has not contacted him and he did
nothing wrong.
--John Doolittle of California, 9th term. The FBI in April
searched his Oakton, Va., home, where his wife Julie, ran a
bookkeeping and event-planning business. Among her clients
was now-jailed GOP lobbyist Jack Abramoff.
--Jerry Lewis of California, 15th term. Prosecutors are examining
Lewis' dealings with lobbyists and contractors during the time
he chaired the House Appropriations Committee.
--Gary Miller of California, 5th term. FBI agents have interviewed
officials in two towns that purchased property from Miller
about the nature of the transactions and the tax implications.
The lawmaker denies any wrongdoing and says FBI agents have
not contacted him.
--Tim Murphy of Pennsylvania, 3rd term. Murphy would not comment
on reports that authorities are investigating whether his congressional
aides performed campaign work on government time.
--Rick Renzi of Arizona, 3rd term. FBI agents recently raided
his wife's insurance business amid reports that Renzi paid
substantial back taxes to settle charges that his businesses
improperly paid for his first congressional campaign.
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Democrats:
--William J. Jefferson of Louisiana, 9th term. FBI agents,
pursuing a bribery probe, raided Jefferson's congressional
office and his home, where they found $90,000 in a freezer.
The case remains open.
--Alan Mollohan of West Virginia, 13th term. Mollohan stepped
down from the House ethics committee after federal agents began
a probe of federal funds he helped steer to nonprofit groups
he founded.
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