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Jul 13, 2009
Press Advisories
The Office of Congressional Ethics, established by the House of Representatives, is an independent, non-partisan entity charged with receiving and reviewing allegations of misconduct concerning House Members and staff and, when appropriate, referring matters to the Committee on Ethics.
Apr 15, 2009
News Article
The Office of Congressional Ethics has authorized preliminary or “second phase” reviews of 10 different ethics matters, although it has not made any formal recommendations to the House ethics committee for full-scale investigations, according to its first publicly released report.
Apr 14, 2009
Press Advisories
The Office of Congressional Ethics, established by the House of Representatives, is an independent, non-partisan entity charged with receiving and reviewing allegations of misconduct concerning House Members and staff and, when appropriate, referring matters to the Committee on Ethics.
Jan 23, 2009
News Article
The Office of Congressional Ethics moved closer to its first investigations on Friday, approving a package of rules and procedures, including how the panel will accept allegations against lawmakers.
Jan 21, 2009
Press Advisories
PRESS ADVISORY: OFFICE OF CONGRESSIONAL ETHICS BOARD TO HOLD PUBLIC MEETING ON DRAFT RULES AND CODE OF CONDUCT. The press release is posted on the OCE’s website http://oce.house.gov.
Nov 20, 2008
Press Advisories
The Board of the Office of Congressional Ethics (OCE) has named Leo J. Wise, a former a trial
attorney at the United States Department of Justice (DOJ), as the office’s first Staff Director and
Chief Counsel.The press release is posted on the OCE’s website http://oce.house.gov.
Nov 20, 2008
News Article
The Office of Congressional Ethics has tapped a former Justice Department attorney as its top staffer.
Leo Wise will serve as staff director and chief counsel.
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