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ResolvedEthics Violation

keeping the difference between his requested travel per diems and the amount he actually spent

Joe Wilson

RepublicanSC-2 · Representative

July 30, 2010

First Reported

December 31, 2010

Concluded

5 months

Duration

2

Actions Taken

What Happened

In 2010 Wilson was investigated for keeping the difference between his requested travel per diems and the amount he actually spent. The House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct recommended no further action.

Timeline

July 30, 2010House Office of Congressional Ethics

recommended that the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct further review the allegations

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December 31, 2010House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct

recommended no further action

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Data: GovTrack.us Misconduct Database (CC0 public domain)