US Rep. Mike Kelly of Pennsylvania reprimanded by House ethics panel
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Source: WTAE-TV Pittsburgh, PA/AP
Updated: 8:47 PM EDT Jul 25, 2025
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House Ethics Committee issued a formal reproval Friday of Rep. Mike Kelly, R-Pa., following a yearslong investigation into an insider-trading allegation over his wife’s purchase of stock in a steel company in his Butler-area congressional district.
The panel also said Kelly and his wife, Victoria Kelly, should divest of any stock in the company, Cleveland-Cliffs, before the congressman takes any further official actions related to it.
While the committee said it “did not find evidence” that Kelly “knowingly or intentionally caused his spouse to trade based on insider information,” its report also said it “did not receive full cooperation from Mrs. Kelly and was therefore unable to determine whether her stock purchase was improper.”
However, the report said, “Representative Kelly’s failure to acknowledge the seriousness of the alleged misconduct” and of the investigation itself was a violation of the code of official conduct. The committee did “not find a clear violation” of conflict of interest.
Read more: https://www.wtae.com/article/pennsylvania-mike-kelly-house-ethics-committee/65513204
AP intentionally focused on AOC and completely ignored Mike Kelly (R) on their main web page. I wonder why?
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Friday, July 25, 2025 4:57 p.m.
The House Ethics Committee issued a formal reproval Friday of Rep. Mike Kelly, R-Pa., following a yearslong investigation into an insider-trading allegation over his wife’s purchase of stock in a steel company in his Butler-area congressional district.
The panel also said Kelly and his wife, Victoria Kelly, should divest of any stock in the company, Cleveland-Cliffs, before the congressman takes any further official actions related to it.
While the committee said it “did not find evidence” that Kelly “knowingly or intentionally caused his spouse to trade based on insider information,” its report also said it “did not receive full cooperation from Mrs. Kelly and was therefore unable to determine whether her stock purchase was improper.”
However, the report said, “Representative Kelly’s failure to acknowledge the seriousness of the alleged misconduct” and of the investigation itself was a violation of the code of official conduct. The committee did “not find a clear violation” of conflict of interest.
https://triblive.com/local/regional/rep-mike-kelly-reprimanded-by-house-ethics-panel-over-wifes-stock-purchase-tied-to-steel-company/
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AP preferred to go after AOC on their main page.
There are now other sources (I think the NYT had it last night but I am out of gift links).
