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At least 62 members of 118th Congress have violated a federal insider trading and conflicts-of-interest law, a Raw Story analysis of congressional financial disclosures reveals.

Most of these violations involve failures to properly disclose stock trades as required by the Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge (STOCK) Act of 2012. Some involve not abiding by the transparency and personal financial disclosure requirements first outlined in the STOCK Act's post-Watergate predecessor, the Ethics in Government Act of 1978.

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Since Jan. 1, at least 37 members of Congress have violated a federal insider trading and conflicts-of-interest law, a Raw Story analysis of congressional financial disclosures reveals.

Most of these violations involve failures to properly disclose stock trades as required by the Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge (STOCK) Act of 2012. Some involve not abiding by the transparency and personal financial disclosure requirements first outlined in the STOCK Act's post-Watergate predecessor, the Ethics in Government Act of 1978.

The most significant violator clocked in as much as six-and-a-half years late when reporting up to $8.5 million in stock transactions — Rep. Rick Allen (R-GA). Another lawmaker was just a couple days late but still logged up to $165,000 in late stock disclosures — Rep. John Curtis (R-UT). Between them are numerous other Republicans and Democrats alike who have consistently failed to abide by the STOCK Act....

Four Republican members of Congress have blown past a federal deadline for disclosing personal stock trades, with some more than a year late, a Raw Story analysis of congressional financial documents reveals.

Reps. John Curtis (R-UT), Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY), Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Rob Wittman (R-VA) are among the lawmakers who violated the decade-old Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge (STOCK) Act with tardy financial disclosures.

Together, the four members of Congress’ improperly disclosed trades are worth as much as $555,000 collectively, Raw Story’s analysis indicates....