Government transparency has been a cornerstone of Rep. Tom Malinowski’s congressional tenure.
But the two-term New Jersey Democrat failed to publicly disclose dozens of personal stock trades, an apparent violation of the federal STOCK Act, according to an Insider review of US House financial documents and interviews with Malinowski’s congressional office.
Malinowski’s stock trades in 2020 included more than two-dozen purchases and sales during the first several weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a five-page spreadsheet Malinowski’s office provided Insider on Wednesday after a reporter asked about his stock activity. The spreadsheet contains stock trade information that does not appear publicly on the US House’s website, as required by law.
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Rep. Tom Malinowski s office blamed an oversight on his failure to disclose stock trades.
By law, members of Congress must publicly disclose their personal stock trades within 45 days.
Failure to publicly report such stock trades may result in investigations or fines.
Government transparency has been a cornerstone of Rep. Tom Malinowski s congressional tenure.
But the two-term New Jersey Democrat failed to publicly disclose dozens of personal stock trades, an apparent violation of the federal STOCK Act, according to an Insider review of US House financial documents and interviews with Malinowski s congressional office.
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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.