Rangel gift$ to lawyers
By S.A. MILLER
WASHINGTON -- Embattled Rep. Charlie Rangel spent huge amounts of campaign cash in the last quarter of 2009 on lawyers to fend off congressional ethics investigations, campaign-finance reports show.
The Harlem Democrat dropped $575,000 on five teams of lawyers since Oct. 1 -- the lion's share of the $687,000 he spent that quarter.
It's twice the $235,000 he raised in that three-month span.
For the past year, the House ethics panel has been probing Rangel's use of congressional letterhead to raise money for a center that bears his name at City College; his failure to report or pay taxes on rental income from his villa in the Dominican Republic; and his deal for four rent-stabilized apartments at Lenox Terrace in Harlem.
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
Rangel spends campaign donations on lawyers - NYPOST.com
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