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NY Times profiles the members and former members of Congress currently under investigation

Today's New York Times has an article about the members (and former members) of Congres currently under federal investigation.

More than a dozen current and former lawmakers are under scrutiny in cases involving their work on Capitol Hill.

And that number may be less extraordinary than the number of separate corruption investigations into which they have been drawn. In earlier Congressional scandals, like those that resulted from the Abscam bribery sting in the 1980s and disclosure of financial abuses at the House post office in the 1990s, several members came under scrutiny together in a single investigation. Now, however, there are several seemingly unrelated criminal inquiries, from here in Washington, where federal prosecutors are continuing to pursue the Abramoff investigation, to Alaska, where two of the three members of that state’s Congressional delegation are being investigated over accusations that they accepted illegal gifts from an oil services company.

In addition, the Times provided this handy chart, which identifies all the members and their related scandals:

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