Arizona Republican Rep. David Schweikert admits 11 ethics violations, will pay $50K fine

Arizona Republican Rep. David Schweikert reached a deal announced Thursday to end a longstanding House Ethics Committee investigation by admitting to 11 rules violations, accepting a reprimand, and agreeing to pay a $50,000 fine.

The committee found “substantial evidence” of violations by the five-term congressman stretching from 2010 into 2018.

Those violations include undisclosed loans and campaign contributions; misuse of campaign funds for personal purposes; improper spending by his office; and an environment where office staffers were pressured to do political work.

At: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2020/07/30/schweikert-arizona-republican-admits-11-ethics-violations-fined/5547002002/

Arizona Rep. David Schweikert

A former rising star in state GOP politics, an ongoing corruption investigation has cast a shadow over Schweikert’s political career since late 2017, when allegations of misspending first surfaced.