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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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Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) and three other members of Congress appear to have violated federal law by filing late financial disclosures.

Reps. Stephanie Bice (R-OK) and Sean Casten (D-IL), along with Sen. Bill Hagerty (R-TN), were also tardy in reporting investment transactions.

Fetterman this week formally reported 30 corporate bond transactions and one stock sale made on behalf of his dependent children during 2023 — with the oldest transaction reported about 17 months after a federally mandated deadline....