Another member of Congress has been accused of violating the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s anti-nepotism rules by awarding college scholarships provided by the foundation to family members. According to Politico, Rep. Sanford D. Bishop Jr., a nine-term Georgia Democrat, arranged for his stepdaughter and his wife’s niece to receive scholarships — an unspecified amount, but probably several thousands of dollars — from 2003 to 2005. In recent weeks, Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson, a Texas Democrat, has drawn similar accusations, and after initially blaming her staff for inadvertent errors, she recently returned $31,000 to the foundation that had been improperly awarded to relatives and friends, Politico reported.
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3 Responses to Georgia Congressman Accused of Awarding Scholarships to Relatives
fergbutt - September 11, 2010 at 7:28 pm
The entitlement mentality is addictive. Once you decide you’re down for the struggle, it’s easy to be blind to ethics.
22280998 - September 13, 2010 at 10:14 am
Like many government-sponsored nonprofits, the Foundation receives its funding from “donations” from companies that have “business” before its members. This is, in itself, suspect. This just adds to the equation the failure to fulfill its social mission.
willynilly - September 13, 2010 at 10:51 am
This is news???????????????? Why, this is business as usual in all 50 states. I thought the definition of news was that event, incident, occurrance, statement, etc. that was not expected by anyone or was shocking to the publics consciousness. This activity does not come close to meeting that criteria.