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“In the course of its inquiry, the committee discovered information giving it reason to believe that Sen. Ensign and others violated laws that fall within the Department of Justice's jurisdiction.” — letter to the Justice Department, Chairman Barbara Boxer (D., Calif.) and Vice Chairman Johnny Isakson (R., Ga.)
It is rare for a legislative ethics committee to pursue matters after the member has resigned but in the face of the egregious and garish acts of Senator Ensign and others, some still members of the U.S. Senate, this committee has felt compelled to act in dramatic fashion.
Excerpted from �“Senate Panel Finds Wrongdoing By Ensign; Refers Case To DOJ” By Siobhan Hughes and Brody Mullins, The Wall Street Journal, MAY 12, 2011, 5:57 P.M. ET
[SIZE="+2"]T[/SIZE]he U.S. Senate Select Committee on Ethics concluded Thursday that former Sen. John Ensign (R., Nev.) may have violated federal laws and Senate rules in his handling of an affair with a former campaign aide, and referred the matter to the Justice Department and the Federal Election Commission.
The committee has been investigating Ensign for almost two years, after the former senator admitted having an extramarital relationship with Cindy Hampton, his ex-campaign treasurer and the wife of Doug Hampton, his former aide, both of whom were good friends. Ensign resigned from the Senate effective May 3, the day before he was to be deposed by the committee. …