Salon.com > Bill Owens http://www.salon.com Fri, 24 May 2013 17:47:33 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Ethics probe: Congressman’s Taiwan trip likely broke the law http://www.salon.com/2013/02/08/ethics_probe_congressmans_taiwan_trip_likely_broke_the_law_partner/ http://www.salon.com/2013/02/08/ethics_probe_congressmans_taiwan_trip_likely_broke_the_law_partner/#comments Fri, 08 Feb 2013 19:07:00 +0000 http://www.origin.railrode.net/?p=13195276 ProPublica A congressional ethics investigation into a Democratic representative’s trip to Taiwan found “substantial reason to believe” the trip violated federal law because it was paid for by the Taiwanese government.

The investigation was launched following a ProPublica story on the 2011 trip by Rep. Bill Owens, D-N.Y., and his wife. The probe was conducted by the Office of Congressional Ethics, an independent body made up of former members of Congress and other citizens that can make recommendations to the official House ethics committee.

Along with releasing the independent report, the official committee said Wednesday it is still reviewing the matter to determine whether to launch its own full-blown investigation. The committee could ultimately recommend penalties to the full House.

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