The “Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington” committee released their list of the 15 most corrupt politicians in Washington this week, citing transgressions among these members of Congress that are unethical and illegal, and represent the most “egregious betrayal of the public’s trust”.
“New to this year’s list are Senators Roland Burris and John Ensign, and Representatives Nathan Deal, Jesse Jackson, Jr. and Pete Visclosky,” CREW said in a report announcing the updated list.
“Of this year’s list of 15, at least 12 are under investigation: Reps. Ken Calvert, Jerry Lewis, Alan Mollohan, John Murtha, Pete Visclosky and Don Young are under Department of Justice (DOJ) investigations, while Sens. Roland Burris and John Ensign and Reps. Charles Rangel and Laura Richardson are under congressional ethics committee investigations. Rep. Jesse Jackson, Jr. is under investigation by both the DOJ and the Office of Congressional Ethics and Rep. Vern Buchanan is being investigated by the Federal Election Commission.”
The 15 most corrupt politicians, according to CREW, are:
- Rep. Vern Buchanan (R-FL)
- Sen. Roland Burris (D-IL)
- Rep. Ken Calvert (R-CA)
- Rep. Nathan Deal (R-GA)
- Sen. John Ensign (R-NV)
- Rep. Jesse Jackson, Jr. (D-IL)
- Rep. Jerry Lewis (R-CA)
- Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY)
- Rep. Alan Mollohan (D-WV)
- Rep. John Murtha (D-PA)
- Rep. Charles Rangel (D-NY)
- Rep. Laura Richardson (D-CA)
- Rep. Pete Visclosky (D-IN)
- Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA)
- Rep. Don Young (R-AK)
You may read the entire report through a web site that CREW setup for the release of this list.
Specific transgressions include unreported financial ties to banking institutions, using government projects for personal profit, pressuring individuals into making financial contributions to government committees, altering or changing statements in official congressional inquiries, illegal land purchasing and abusing positions of power for personal benefit.
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