Politics News Alert: Ethics panel says Rep. Laura Richardson (D-Calif.) broke federal law, obstructed probe

	Wednesday, August 1, 2012 12:14:07 PM POLITICS NEWS ALERT Ethics panel says Rep. Laura Richardson (D-Calif.) broke federal law, obstructed probe The House Ethics Committee called for the full chamber to reprimand Rep. Laura Richardson (D-Calif.) on Wednesday, accusing her of breaking federal law, violating House rules and obstructing the committee's investigation. In an unusually harsh report, the panel found that Richardson flouted the law by "improperly using House resources for campaign, personal, and nonofficial purposes; by requiring or compelling her official staff to perform campaign work; and by obstructing the investigation of the Committee ... through the alteration or destruction of evidence, the deliberate failure to produce documents responsive to requests for information and a subpoena, and attempting to influence the testimony of witnesses." Read more at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/2chambers/post/ethics-panel-says-rep-laura-richardson-broke-federal-law-obstructed-probe/2012/08/01/gJQAf0FNPX_blog.html Or visit washingtonpost.com/politics. SEND TO A FRIEND UNSUBSCRIBE E-MAIL CENTER GET HELP Washington Post Digital E-mail Customer Care 1150 15th Street NW Washington, D.C. 20071  ©2011 The Washington Post Privacy Policy