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Mr. Rangel, a Harlem Democrat, was one of five members of the Black Caucus who accepted trips to attend business seminars in resort areas. There were several other complaints filed with the Ethics commitee by conservative groups.
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Charlie Rangel Dodges A Bullet
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Congressman will not be ejected following an investigation
The House Ethics committee has "admonished" Rep. Charles Rangel for violating Congressional gift rules by accepting corporate-sponsored trips to the Caribbean in 2007 and 2008. His fellow congressmen avoided addressing other issues that might have resulted in Rangel losing his job in the House of Representatives where he chairs the powerful Ways and Means committee which,among other things, handles tax issues and hands out money to House members for their home districts.
The ethics panel, the House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, did not issue findings in its continuing inquiries into more serious matters concerning Mr. Rangel’s fund-raising, his failure to pay federal taxes on rental income from a Dominican villa, and his use of four rent-stabilized apartments provided by a Manhattan real estate developer.
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