The independent Office of Congressional Ethics concluded in October that "there is substantial reason to believe that Representative Buchanan violated House rules, standards of conduct and federal law" in failing to disclose in Congressional filings his positions in 17 different business entities.
The board overseeing the Office of Congressional Ethics, which investigates allegations of wrongdoing by House members, found in the newly released report that there was "substantial reason to believe" that Mr. Buchanan violated federal law and Congressional rules by attempting to influence the testimony of a witness in a federal inquiry.
Gable also hired a private investigator who determined that there was "substantial reason" to suspect that foul play was involved in the death of Wilkinson's business partner, Jerome Jernigan.
Last year, the nonpartisan Office of Congressional Ethics found "substantial reason to believe" that Honda used official taxpayer resources to benefit his campaign, which is against House rules.
A nonpartisan congressional investigation found "substantial reason to believe" that Rep. Mike Honda and his congressional staff used taxpayer resources to benefit his campaign, according to a report released Thursday afternoon.
Moreover, even if there was, there is substantial reason to doubt that such ads would influence an election's actual outcome.
The OCE can only probe or punish sitting members of Congress.In early 2010 the OCE found "substantial reason to believe" that Nathan Deal, then a congressman from northern Georgia, had used his position to enrich himself.
WASHINGTON — A House investigative panel has found "substantial reason to believe" that Representative Charles B. Rangel violated a range of ethics rules, dealing a serious blow to Mr. Rangel, a Harlem Democrat, in the twilight of his political career.
A more substantial reason for thinking that the archonship mattered less after 508 than it had, for instance, under the Peisistratids lies in the "seesaw" argument that the rise of the stratēgia must have led to a fall in the power and prestige of the archonship.
The report also said "there is substantial reason to believe that Rep. Honda improperly tied official events" to potential donations for his campaign.
