Under Investigation
CREW has compiled a list of Congress members likely under investigation by the Department of Justice (DOJ), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the House Ethics Committee, the Senate Select Committee on Ethics (Senate ethics committee),the Office of Congressional Ethics (OCE), and in some cases, the Federal Election Commission (FEC). Due to the secrecy surrounding these investigative bodies, the list is compiled from press reports. On October 30, 2009, The Washington Post revealed a leaked House Ethics Committee memo documenting the investigative activities surrounding House members by the House Ethics Committee and/or the OCE. The OCE was created in 2008 to review allegations of misconduct against members of the House and refers matters to the House Ethics Committee for further action. As a result, it is not always clear which body is investigating the member.
Updated May 3, 2012
Members of Congress Currently Under Investigation || Members of Congress Formerly Under Investigation
- Representative Shelley Berkley (D-NV)
- Representative Vern Buchanan (R-FL)
- Representative Ken Calvert (R-CA)
- Representative Elton Gallegly (R-CA)
- Representative Alcee Hastings (D-FL)
- Representative Jesse Jackson, Jr. (D-IL)
- Representative Howard McKeon (R-CA)
- Representative Gregory Meeks (D-NY)
- Representative Gary Miller (R-CA)
- Representative Timothy Murphy (R-PA)
- Representative Laura Richardson (D-CA)
- Representative David Rivera (R-FL)
- Representative Pete Sessions (R-TX)
- Representative Cliff Stearns (R-FL)
- Representative Edolphus Towns (D-NY)
- Representative Pete Visclosky (D-IN)
- Representative Maxine Waters (D-CA)