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ResolvedEthics Violation

receiving impermissible travel gifts

Bennie G. Thompson
Bennie G. Thompson
DemocratMS-2 · Representative
June 8, 2009
First Reported
February 26, 2010
Concluded
9 months
Duration
2
Actions Taken

What Happened

In 2009 Thompson was investigated for receiving impermissible travel gifts. The House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct concluded Thompson did not knowingly accept impermissble travel gifts.

Timeline

June 8, 2009House Office of Congressional Ethics

recommended the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct further review the allegations

Source →
February 26, 2010House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct

concluded Representative Thompson did not knowingly accept impermissble travel gifts

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Data: GovTrack.us Misconduct Database (CC0 public domain)