U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., with U.S. Representatives Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., Steven Palazzo, R-Miss., Trent Kelly, R-Miss., and Michael Guest, R-Miss., sent a letter Friday to the Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) urging the agency to clear a large backlog of 2019 tax returns before the 2020 tax return deadline. The letter follows a surge in calls and correspondence with constituents in Mississippi who have had issues filing their 2020 taxes and receiving the refunds owed to them from 2019 and 2020.
âWe recognize the IRS is taking on additional responsibilities during this time, including processing the latest round of Economic Impact Payments and other COVID-19 relief measures. However, taxpayers continue to face financial uncertainty from the pandemic, and this should not be compounded by the federal governmentâs inability to return money lawfully owed to them,â the Mississippi lawmakers wrote to IRS Commis
Mississippi Congressman Faces Allegations of Misusing Campaign Funds
The House Ethics Committee is investigating Representative Steven M. Palazzo after a preliminary inquiry found he engaged in a “concerning pattern” of spending campaign funds on his waterfront house.
In 2018, Representative Steven M. Palazzo’s campaign committee entered into a lease with the congressman to rent his house as a campaign headquarters for $3,000 per month.Credit.J. Scott Applewhite/Associated Press
March 2, 2021
WASHINGTON The House Ethics Committee is investigating Representative Steven M. Palazzo, Republican of Mississippi, for potential misuse of funds, after a preliminary inquiry found that he engaged in what investigators called a “concerning pattern” of spending more than $80,000 in campaign money on a $1.2 million waterfront house that he was trying to sell.
Rep. Steven Palazzo of Mississippi is being investigated for using campaign funds on his waterfront house.
In 2018, Representative Steven M. Palazzo’s campaign committee entered into a lease with the congressman to rent his house as a campaign headquarters for $3,000 per month.Credit.J. Scott Applewhite/Associated Press
March 2, 2021
The Office of Congressional Ethics is investigating a Mississippi congressman for what it called a “concerning pattern” of potentially misusing campaign funds, including spending more than $80,000 on a $1.2 million waterfront house that he was trying to sell.
In a report published on Monday, the Board of the Office of Congressional Ethics said it had voted unanimously to recommend that the House Ethics Committee continue to investigate Representative Steven M. Palazzo, Republican of Mississippi, because there was “substantial reason to believe that Rep. Palazzo converted funds to personal use to pay expenses that were not legitimate.”