Graves Racks Up $35k Legal Tab For 2009 Ethics Inquiry

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Rep. Sam Graves (R-Mo.) racked up more than $35,000 in legal bills in the final quarter of 2009, the result of an ethics inquiry that was ultimately dropped, according to his most recent campaign finance report...

The inquiry had focused on Graves’ involvement in inviting a witness with business ties to his spouse to testify at a Small Business Committee hearing. The ethics committee found Graves did not violate House rules.

For more on the Graves inquiry: 

• Independent Ethics Board Fires Back In Graves Dispute
• Graves Ethics Inquiry Still A Source of Conflict: "There Are Grounds To Be Very Worried Indeed"
• Watchdog Groups Weigh In On Ongoing Graves Ethics Inquiry
• Ethics Panels Clash Over Graves Inquiry -- "A Substantive Violation May Have Occurred"
• House Ethics Committee Reveals Investigation of Sam Graves