ResolvedCriminal ChargesEthics Violation

failure to report stock trades

John H. Rutherford
John H. Rutherford
RepublicanFL-5 · Representative
February 28, 2022
First Reported
August 24, 2022
Concluded
6 months
Duration
4
Actions Taken

What Happened

In 2022, the House Committee on Ethics announced an investigation into the representative. In May 2022, the House Committee on Ethics published the Office of Congressional Ethics Report and Findings and Rutherford's response. It appears that the allegation relates to a failure to report stock trades in 2021. In August of 2022, the Committee unanimously voted to dismiss the referral.

Timeline

February 28, 2022Office of Congressional Ethics

recommended further review by the House Committee on Ethics

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April 14, 2022House Committee on Ethics

extended the matter regarding the representative

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May 31, 2022House Committee on Ethics

published the Office of Congressional Ethics Report and Findings and Rutherford's response

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August 24, 2022House Committee on Ethics

dismissed the referral

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