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:

Reporters have been poring over the indictments against Kyle "Dusty" Foggo and Brent Wilkes. They are looking for clues about other members of Congress. The Hill thinks it has found some interesting information about the direction in which prosecutors are heading:

Indictments handed down to two major allies of former Rep. Randy “Duke” Cunningham (R-Calif.) earlier this week provide clues about other evidence and material federal prosecutors are seeking from Congress and which members could face more legal trouble in the wide-ranging bribery investigation.

In between the more lurid details about prostitutes, hundreds of thousands in cash payments and luxurious trips to Hawaii and Coeur d’Alene, Idaho included in the indictments of defense contractors Brent Wilkes and his longtime friend, former top-ranking CIA official Kyle “Dusty” Foggo, are eight references to letters Cunningham sent members of the Appropriations, Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and Armed Services committees requesting tens of millions of dollars in contracts for Wilkes’ companies. Cunningham served on each of the panels.

The indictments do not include the panels’ responses to these requests; and that is, in all likelihood, because prosecutors were having a difficult time convincing Congress to hand over the relevant records – until recently. In December, the U.S. Attorneys office in San Diego issued a series of subpoenas for records to the three committees. Also late in the year, prosecutors served subpoenas for testimony to two key staffers: one who worked as Cunningham’s executive assistant and another who worked for the Appropriations Defense subcommittee, which was chaired by Rep. Jerry Lewis (R-Calif.) during many of the time periods in question.

21.

According to the ABC News blog, The Blotter, that's how many members of the 109th Congress are facing investigations with the revelation that former Nevada Congressman, now Nevada Governor, Jim Gibbons is under investigation.

The ethics news of the past couple weeks has been tough on the House GOP leadership. There are investigations swirling around several members of the GOP caucus. In the past, the leaders basically ignored the ethical scandals. The Hill reports on the "challenges on ethics" and the "critical test" facing Minority Leader John Boehner:

House Republicans are engaged in a two-front war. One is the public relations battle over how to proceed in Iraq. But even closer to home, they are facing new challenges on ethics—the other major issue that plagued them during the 2006 campaign and lead to the loss of their majority.

Tuesday’s indictments of two allies of former Rep. Randy “Duke” Cunningham (D-Calif.) on an array of fraud, conspiracy and money laundering charges could ensnare more GOP lawmakers as prosecutors negotiate the terms of their cases. Coupled with new and ongoing Justice Department investigations into the land deals of two other House Republicans from California, Gary Miller and Ken Calvert, Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) is facing a critical test on how to tackle the ethics front while maintaining a cohesive conference.

The House doesn't have a great history of policing itself on ethics issues. The GOP caucus -- and the Democrats -- will be well-served by a new Office of Public Integrity.

Melanie Sloan was on Air America with the Young Turks earlier today. You can listen to the interview here.

Over in the War Room at Salon, Tim Grieve took a look at CREW's new report on the most corrupt officials in the Bush Administration. The headline: Why stop at 25?

The CREW report covers everything from "sexual misconduct to theft to immigration fraud" and runs, alphabetically speaking, from Claude "Caught Stealing From Target" Allen to Kenneth "Ran a Horse Racing-Business From His Government Office" Tomlinson.

From the WSJ Online: 

An ethics watchdog group identified 25 “criminals and scoundrels” from the ranks of the Bush administration, a rogue’s gallery ranging from the former chief of the Food and Drug Administration to officials of the Interior, Defense and Education departments and the Central Intelligence Agency.

The catalog of criminal and civil charges varies widely, from personal pecadillos to serious violations of public trust. Claude Allen, a White House official, admitted to shoplifting and resigned. Lester Crawford, the FDA chief, pleaded guilty to conflicts of interest in his stock portfolio and will be sentenced later this month. Robert Schofield, a top immigration official, sold residency cards to more than 100 illegal aliens, including his nanny. David Safavian, a former White House and government procurement officer, was sentenced for obstruction and false statements in the Abramoff scandal.

As we explained in a footnote to the Executive Summary of our latest report, there's a reason why some people aren't named in our report on the most corrupt officials in the Bush administration:

Lewis "Scooter" Libby, though a high-level administration official under indictment, was not included in the report because CREW serves as counsel to Joseph and Valerie Wilson and, in a December 21, 2006 order, U.S. District Court Judge Reggie Walton strictly prohibited CREW from commenting on the Libby matter for the duration of the criminal case. For the same reason, we have not included anyone else involved in publicly disclosing the identity of former CIA covert officer Valerie Wilson.

Enough said.

Anyone know Andrea Grimsley, John Korsmo, Kevin Marlowe, Jose Miranda, Robert Schofield, Jeffrey Stayton or Roger Stillwell?  CREW named them in our report on the 25 most corrupt Bush Administration officials.  We know their stories, but we don't have their pictures.

We want to add their faces to our report. If you have any pictures of the missing faces of corruption, send them to: info@citizensforethics.org.  We appreciate the help.

Today, CREW released a new report, "Criminals and Scoundrels: The 25 Most Corrupt Members of the Bush Administration." The full report with exhibits can be found here.

CREW found and documented more than more than 160 cases of misconduct over the last six years and then narrowed the list based on type of offense, the official’s level of responsibility and the impact on the public trust. The majority of the officials in the report have been convicted of crimes, are currently under criminal investigation, or are being investigated by the inspector generals of their respective agencies.

The 25 Most Corrupt Members of the Bush Administration are:

Claude Allen, White House

Eric Andell, U.S. Department of Education

Margaret Burnette, Food and Drug Administration

Lester Crawford, Food and Drug Administration

Lurita Doan, General Services Administration

Brian Doyle, U.S. Department of Homeland Security

Darleen Druyun, U.S. Air Force

Frank Figueroa, U.S. Department of Homeland Security

Kyle "Dusty" Foggo, Central Intelligence Agency

J. Steven Griles, U.S. Department of the Interior

Andrea Grimsley, U.S. Department of Homeland Security

Donald Keyser, U.S. Department of State

John Korsmo, Federal Housing Finance Board

Kevin Marlowe, U.S. Department of Defense

Jose Miranda, Broadcasting Board of Governors

William Myers, U.S. Department of Interior

Janet Rehnquist, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

David Safavian, White House and General Services Administration

Robert Schofield, U.S. Department of Homeland Security

Thomas Scully, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

David Smith, Department of Interior

Jeffrey Stayton, U.S. Department of the Army

Robert Stein, Coalition Provisional Authority

Roger Stillwell, U.S. Department of the Interior

Kenneth Tomlinson, Corporation for Public Broadcasting