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Republican lawmaker from Texas violates financial disclosure law with 5-year delay

Republican lawmaker from Texas violates financial disclosure law with 5-year delay

A Republican congressman was as much as five years late reporting his spouse’s stock trades, violating a federal financial disclosure law, according to a Raw Story review of congressional financial records.

Rep. Roger Williams (R-TX) failed to properly report 16 stock trades and one bond transaction from two of his wife’s brokerage accounts, some going back as far as February 2019.

Each stock trade was in the $1,001 to $15,000 range involving a variety of companies such as tech conglomerate Alphabet, artificial intelligence company NVIDIA, pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly and Company and media and entertainment conglomerate Walt Disney and Company. ...

Michigan congresswoman with health and tech oversight bought stock in medical device giant

Michigan congresswoman with health and tech oversight bought stock in medical device giant

A Michigan congresswoman has purchased stock in a medical devices technology company while serving on House subcommittees with oversight on health and technology, according to a Raw Story analysis of federal financial records.

Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-MI) purchased on Dec. 5 between $15,001 and $50,000 worth of stock in Medtronic, one of the largest medical device companies with products used for a range of procedures and treatments from general surgery to cardiovascular to diabetes. Her 2022 annual report filed May 15 also noted $1,001 to $15,000 worth of Medtronic stock in a retirement account.

Dingell serves on the House Committee on Energy and Commerce and its subcommittees on communications and technology; health; and innovation, data and commerce. She is the third ranking member of the innovation, data and commerce subcommittee and fifth ranking member of the health subcommittee, according to legislation tracker BillTrack50....

Oops, I did it again: This Democratic congresswoman violated a federal law for a second time

Oops, I did it again: This Democratic congresswoman violated a federal law for a second time

A Democratic congresswoman from North Carolina with a history of more than 50 late stock disclosures appears to have violated a decade-old federal transparency and conflicts-of-interest law.

Again.

Rep. Kathy Manning (D-NC) reported purchasing $29,122 worth of stock in investment management company Blackstone Inc. on June 10, 2022, jointly with her husband — more than a year late, according to an Aug. 2 federal filing reviewed by Raw Story....