Washington, D.C. —Today, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) filed a complaint with the Office of Congressional Ethics against ![\"\"](\"http://www.citizensforethics.org/page/-/images/user_uploads/Louie_Gohmert.jpg\")
Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) for violating House ethics rules by using campaign funds to pay for a trip to England last fall unrelated to any campaign activities.
Click here to read CREW\’s complaint against Rep. Gohmert.
In its most recent report to the Federal Election Commission (FEC), Rep. Gohmert’s campaign committee listed expenses related to a trip the congressman took to England in November and December of 2014, including $5,451.39 to the five-star Andaz Liverpool Street hotel in London, $396.12 to the Old Bank Hotel in Oxford, and $234.54 for a taxi ride in Cambridgeshire. While in England, Rep. Gohmert held speaking engagements with groups including the Cambridge Union Society, the Rothermere American Institute, the Federalist and Henry Jackson Societies, and a joint group from the U.K. House of Lords and House of Commons.
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