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ResolvedEthics Violation

travel funded or organized by one or more entities prohibited from providing congressional travel

Gregory W. Meeks
Gregory W. Meeks
DemocratNY-5 · Representative
May 8, 2015
First Reported
July 31, 2015
Concluded
3 months
Duration
2
Actions Taken

What Happened

In 2015 Meeks was investigated for travel funded or organized by one or more entities prohibited from providing congressional travel. The House Committee on Ethics concluded implicated House members did not intentionally accept gifts from prohibited entities.

Timeline

May 8, 2015House Office of Congressional Ethics

recommended that the Committee on Ethics further review the allegation

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July 31, 2015House Committee on Ethics

concluded implicated House members did not intentionally accept gifts from prohibited entities

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