U.S. Rep. Tim Mahoney (D) Under Investigation

[Gan]

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) - The FBI is investigating whether Democratic U.S. Rep. Tim Mahoney broke any laws or misused federal money when he hired a mistress to work in his office, a senior federal law enforcement official told The Associated Press.

Federal agents also are examining whether a second affair Mahoney was having with a high-level official in his Florida district was the reason behind his decision to push for federal emergency funds for her county, the official said.

The person spoke to The Associated Press only on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the investigation.

The FBI is looking into whether Mahoney hired the first mistress—and put her on the federal payroll—so she would not reveal their affair, the person said. The woman, Patricia Allen, has not returned calls for comment.

The agency also wants to know whether any sexual favors were exchanged for Mahoney helping Martin County secure a $3.4 million reimbursement from the Federal Emergency Management Agency for hurricane damage there while having a second affair with a high-level county manager.

The second affair was confirmed by a person close to Mahoney's campaign. Mahoney has not returned calls for comment and repeated attempts to reach the manager have been unsuccessful.

Mahoney won his seat two years ago while promising to return morals and family values to Washington after former Republican U.S. Rep. Mark Foley resigned amid revelations that he sent lurid Internet messages to male teenage pages on Capitol Hill. Foley was later cleared of criminal wrongdoing.

Mahoney is embroiled in a tough re-election challenge in a district that traditionally leans slightly Republican.

Though Mahoney has not directly addressed the affairs, he said in a statement earlier this week he takes "full responsibility for my actions and the pain I have caused my wife Terry and my daughter Bailey."

http://www.breitbart.com/article.php...show_article=1
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Not good timing for Florida Democrats.

[Parkbandit]

Mahoney won his seat two years ago while promising to return morals and family values to Washington after former Republican U.S. Rep. Mark Foley resigned amid revelations that he sent lurid Internet messages to male teenage pages on [/FONT] Capitol Hill.[FONT=Verdana] Foley was later cleared of criminal wrongdoing.

My favorite part of the story. My other favorite part of the article was that he was never called a Democrat or have a D by his name. In contrast, another AP story (same source) with Mark Foley:

WASHINGTON (AP) - Rep. Mark Foley, R-Fla., resigned from Congress on Friday, effective immediately, in the wake of questions about e-mails he wrote a former male page.
"I am deeply sorry and I apologize for letting down my family and the people of Florida I have had the privilege to represent," he said in a statement issued by his office.

The two-sentence statement did not refer to the e-mails and gave no reason for Foley's decision to abruptly abandon a flourishing career in Congress.

Foley, 52, had been a shoo-in for a new term until the e-mail correspondence surfaced in recent days.

His resignation comes less than six weeks before the elections. It was not clear how Republicans would fill his spot on the November ballot.

[RainyDay2080]

My favorite part of the story. My other favorite part of the article was that he was never called a Democrat or have a D by his name. In contrast, another AP story (same source) with Mark Foley:

WASHINGTON (AP) - Rep. Mark Foley, R-Fla., resigned from Congress on Friday, effective immediately, in the wake of questions about e-mails he wrote a former male page.

What are you talking about? They called him a Democrat in the first sentence, just like in the Foley article.

Agreed the best part was about claiming return to morals and family values though. If you can't do the walk, don't do the talk.

RD

[Parkbandit]

What are you talking about? They called him a Democrat in the first sentence, just like in the Foley article.

Agreed the best part was about claiming return to morals and family values though. If you can't do the walk, don't do the talk.

RD

I didn't even see that.. and I read it twice. Daddy needs coffee.....

(you should give me bad rep imo.. I deserve it :O )

[DeV]

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) - The FBI is investigating whether Democratic U.S. Rep. Tim Mahoney broke any laws or misused federal money when he hired a mistress to work in his office, a senior federal law enforcement official told The Associated Press.

Depends on what kind of work she was doing and the architectual design of his desk. That's the first thing I would look into, hidden cubicles, specially designed openings, etc.

First rule of having a mistress work for you. Oh wait, you already broke it.

[TheEschaton]

I read about this the other day, what a fucking idiot.

I wonder if power is really all that intoxicating that you have to bone everything in sight.

[Gan]

Depends on what kind of work she was doing and the architectual design of his desk. That's the first thing I would look into, hidden cubicles, specially designed openings, etc.

First rule of having a mistress work for you. Oh wait, you already broke it.

I would check the area directly under his desk for trap doors so she can just pop up whenever needed.

Start with interrogating the building maint. dept. first. I'm sure they have come in weekly and unstick it.

[ElanthianSiren]

I read about this the other day, what a fucking idiot.

x2. Wow let's run on morals then show we're unscrupulous! It's like a bad eddie izzard politics routine.

[Parkbandit]

It's just PB wearing his usual, delusional right-wing fruitcake glasses that hide uncomfortable truths from him.

LOL.

Look at Twinkles saying others wear fruitcake glasses. Oh the irony.

Look in the mirror Twinkles... look in the mirror. No wonder you come to the internet to pretend you are something you are not.

[Keller]

What are you talking about? They called him a Democrat in the first sentence, just like in the Foley article.

Agreed the best part was about claiming return to morals and family values though. If you can't do the walk, don't do the talk.

RD

Is this the part where PB quotes himself in his own signature and stalks himself posting those two quotes over and over and over?