House Ethics Committee to Investigate Democrat Rep. Newman for Bribing Possible Primary OpponentJordan Dixon-Hamilton 25 Jan 2022
The Board of the Office of Congressional Ethics (OCE) unanimously voted to refer an inquiry into Democrat Rep. Marie Newman (D-IL) to the House Ethics Committee after finding “substantial reason to believe” she bribed a possible primary opponent.
The Board wrote:
The Board recommends that the Committee further review the above allegation concerning Rep. Newman because there is substantial reason to believe that Rep. Newman may have promised federal employment to a primary opponent for the purpose of procuring political support.
According to the report, Newman allegedly promised Palestinian-American professor Iymen Chehade a job in her congressional office as a chief foreign policy adviser in exchange for his promise not to run for office against her during the 2020 campaign.
Newman, who unsuccessfully ran for Congress in 2018, offered Chehade the job soon after her failed campaign. The two signed an employment contract in December 2018, where Chehade’s annual salary would be around $140,000. Newman said she offered Chehade the job due to his vast wealth of knowledge on foreign policy.
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