ResolvedEthics Violation
failing to report positions he held with outside companies and to report unearned income from 2007 to 2010
Vern Buchanan
RepublicanFL-16 · Representative
November 8, 2011
First Reported
July 10, 2012
Concluded
8 months
Duration
2
Actions Taken
What Happened
In 2011 Buchanan was investigated for failing to report positions he held with outside companies and to report unearned income from 2007 to 2010. The House Committee on Ethics concluded that the representative unknowingly failed to disclose positions in outside companies and unearned income. They were satisfied when the representative amended his forms.
Timeline
November 8, 2011House Office of Congressional Ethics
recommended that the Committee on Ethics further review the allegations
Source →July 10, 2012House Committee on Ethics
concluded that the representative unknowingly failed to disclose positions in outside companies and unearned income They were satisfied when the representative amended his forms
Source →Data: GovTrack.us Misconduct Database (CC0 public domain)