News released late on a Friday afternoon that the House Ethics Committee will be looking at the complaints against Rep. Mahoney.  (While they're meeting, we have a list of several other cases they should investigate):

And the House Ethics Committee announced late Friday afternoon that it is “reviewing” the matter and will interview Mahoney and others allegedly involved. The committee has yet to launch an investigative subcommittee and name its members, a step it usually takes when the allegations are serious or complex.

“The Committee is aware of media reports alleging that Representative Mahoney engaged in improper conduct related to personal relationships he may have had with one or more individuals,” Rep. Gene Green (D-Texas), the ethics panel’s acting chairman, said in a statement. “We are reviewing this matter with Committee Rules and intend to interview Representative Mahoney and other parties who may have information about this matter.”

ABC News reported Monday that Mahoney paid a former aide $121,000 in hush money after the two engaged in an affair and he subsequently fired her from his campaign after she ended the relationship.

Earlier this week, the Associated Press reported that Mahoney, who is married, was having an affair with another woman, a Martin County official, whom he helped win a federal grant from FEMA to reimburse the county in its cleanup efforts after hurricanes in 2004.

The FBI has begun its own preliminary investigation into the $121,000 payment, the FEMA grant and surrounding facts.

Mahoney and Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) Monday called on the House ethics committee to investigate the matter.