House members under ethics scrutiny

(AP) - The following House members have come under scrutiny from the House ethics committee for a wide range of issues. In some cases, there was only was a preliminary review, but in others a full investigation by a subcommittee with subpoena powers. In each case, there has been no finding that the member has violated standards of conduct.

The partial list of names came from public announcements by the ethics committee and from a snapshot of the committee's work last July in a document leaked to the Washington Post. The names are followed with a brief description of the investigative subject.

Maxine Waters, D-Calif., improper use of influence with banking regulators, helping a bank in which her husband owned stock.

Laura Richardson, D-Calif., information missing from financial reports, preferential treatment from a lender.

Charles Rangel, D-N.Y., assets missing from financial reports, fundraising for a college center named after Rangel, apartment leases in New York, ownership interest in a Dominican Republic resort, storage of a vehicle in a House parking area.

Jesse Jackson Jr., D-Ill., fundraising in return for Illinois Senate seat.

Sam Graves, R-Mo., inviting a longtime friend and business partner of his wife to testify before a committee. Case dismissed.

Donald Payne, D-N.J., Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., Charles Rangel, Del. Donna Christensen, D-V.I., privately paid travel to the Caribbean.

Zack Space, D-Ohio, operating a vehicle with an expired license. Ethics case dismissed.

John Murtha, D-Pa., Jim Moran, D-Va., Peter Visclosky, D-Ind., Norm Dicks, D-Wash.; Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, C.W. Bill Young, R-Fla., Todd Tiahrt, R-Kan., receiving contributions from recipients of their government funding earmarks and a lobbying company representing them.

Rep. Alan Mollohan, D-W.Va., financial dealings.

Rep. Jane Harman, D-Calif., seeking favorable treatment for indicted pro-Israel lobbyists prior to dismissal of the charges.