OCE Referral Regarding Rep. Silvestre Reyes (PDF 700KB)
On August 30, 2012, the Office of Congressional Ethics transmitted a referral to the Committee on Ethics of the United States House of Representatives regarding Representative Silvestre Reyes.
Nature of Review
Representative Silvestre Reyes may have held campaign meetings on House property. If Representative Reyes solicited or received campaign funds or held meetings that were political in nature while on House property, he may have violated House rules, standards of conduct, and federal law.
Representative Reyes may have improperly used campaign funds to pay for certain expenses related to his daughter’s residence. If Representative Reyes used campaign funds for personal use, he may have violated House rules, standards of conduct, and federal law.
OCE Recommendation
The Board of the Office of Congressional Ethics further review the above allegation concerning whether Representative Reyes solicited or received campaign funds or held meetings that were political in nature while on House property because there is a substantial reason to believe that a violation of House rules, standards of conduct, or federal law occurred.
The Board of the Office of Congressional Ethics further review the above allegation concerning whether Representative Reyes improperly used campaign funds to pay for certain expenses related to his daughter’s residence because there is a substantial reason to believe that a violation of House rules, standards of conduct, or federal law occurred.
Committee Conclusion
On November 28, 2012, the Committee on Ethics published the OCE report and findings.
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