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ResolvedEthics Violation

failing to disclose a gift in 2007 and receiving a loan on terms not available to the general public in 2010

Gregory W. Meeks
Gregory W. Meeks
DemocratNY-5 · Representative
August 18, 2011
First Reported
December 20, 2012
Concluded
1 year, 4 months
Duration
2
Actions Taken

What Happened

In 2011 Meeks was investigated for failing to disclose a gift in 2007 and receiving a loan on terms not available to the general public in 2010. The House Committee on Ethics dismissed the loan allegation, but found the representative unknowingly failed to properly disclose the gifts.

Timeline

August 18, 2011House Office of Congressional Ethics

recommended that the Committee on Ethics further review the allegations

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December 20, 2012House Committee on Ethics

dismissed the loan allegation, but found the representative unknowingly failed to properly disclose the gifts

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