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 accused of 3 ethics violations, according to findings detailed in report Mississippi Rep. Steven Palazzo committed three ethics violations, according to the findings of a report by the Office of Congressional Ethics. (Source: WDAM) By Lindsay Knowles | March 2, 2021 at 9:15 AM CST - Updated March 3 at 7:27 AM
BILOXI, Miss. (WLOX) - Mississippi Rep. Steven Palazzo is accused of committing three ethics violations, according to the findings of a report released this week by the Office of Congressional Ethics.
The 47-page report from the OCE released on Monday says the Board found through a unanimous vote of 6-0 that there is substantial reason to believe that Palazzo converted funds to personal use to pay expenses that were not legitimate and verifiable campaign expenditures attributable to bona fide campaign or political purposes.
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.”