A Democratic congressman s legal defense fund appears to have unlawfully received thousands of dollars from a registered lobbyist, according to an ethics watchdog.
California Democratic Rep. Tony C?rdenas accepted thousands of dollars from a registered lobbyist to his legal defense fund long after the alleged victim dismissed a lawsuit against him, according to a government watchdog group. On Friday, the Foundation for Accountability and Civic Trust (FACT) filed a complaint to the Office of Congressional Ethics calling for
A legal defense fund established by California Democratic Rep. Tony Cárdenas took in lobbyist contributions and now faces an ethics complaint over the matter from a watchdog group.