Paying The Price Talk about ethics charges! Breaking the rules will cost Newt Gingrich $300,000. By Richard Lacayo/TIME Newt's Day Of Deliverance But an intercepted cellular call gives him and the Democrats more ethical problems. By George J. Church/TIME Newt's Influence Slips Away Gingrich worked the phone hard to save his job, but no matter what the outcome of the vote for Speaker, his influence is already greatly diminished. By Richard Lacayo/TIME
Ethics Committee Hearing Transcript, Jan. 17, 1997 Download or read special counsel James Cole's full report. The House Ethics Committee Report Newt Gingrich's Dec. 21, 1996 Statement Newt Gingrich's Sixth District Home Page The Official Friends of Newt Gingrich
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Gingrich's Ethics
Of more than 70 complaints filed against Gingrich, two are still pending:
The ethics committee did not find that Gingrich broke the law, but said he should have sought legal advice on the propriety of using tax-exempt funds for his courses, which the committee found supported GOPAC's goals. Plus, the committee noted Gingrich provided "inaccurate, incomplete, and unreliable" information to the committee, while not accusing him of lying. The committee found Gingrich guilty of House ethics violations which "did not reflect creditably on the House of Representatives." The speaker is not off the hook yet legally, however, as the Internal Revenue Service is conducting its own investigation.
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