Also, EPA moves Thursday's hydrofracking meeting from Binghamton to Syracuse, and per-capita income is up in the Utica-Rome area.
From the Los Angeles Times:
Even as Democratic Rep. Maxine Waters of California was warned by a colleague against interceding on behalf of a troubled bank with ties to her husband, her chief of staff, who also is her grandson, was "actively involved" in working to help the bank, according to a House Ethics Committee report released Monday that accuses the longtime Los Angeles political figure of three ethics violations.
Around the same time that Waters set up a September 2008 meeting between U.S. Treasury Department officials and representatives of minority-owned banks, her chief of staff, Mikael Moore, sent an e-mail to the staff of Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.), chairman of the House Financial Services Committee. According to the report, the subject of the e-mail was: "O[ne] U[nited] is in trouble.'"
Three months later, Boston-based OneUnited, with branches in Massachusetts, Florida and Los Angeles County, received $12 million in bailout funds.
» Read the story: California Rep. Maxine Waters accused of three ethics violations
» Ethics committee outlines charges against Rep. Waters [The Washington Post]
» Corruption is picking winners and losers [The Daily Caller]
» Waters, Rangel Seek to Downplay Race in Investigations [blackvoicesnews.com]
» NY Rep. Rangel 'not very' optimistic about a deal [The Associated Press]
In other news:
» EPA hydrofracking forum set for Thursday moved from Binghamton to Syracuse's Crouse Hinds Theater [pressconnects.com]
» Police identify man who died after falling through Rome roof [Utica Observer-Dispatch]
» Rome looking to tear down parts of building where teen died [Utica Observer-Dispatch]
» Facebook page for Ithaca officer creates controversy [CNYcentral.com]
» Group calls for action on Great Lakes 'sewage crisis' [The Buffalo News]
» Per capita personal income up in Utica-Rome [Central New York Business Journal]
» This week is National Health Center Week [centralny.ynn.com]
» Injured bald eagle looking for a home [Riochester Democrat and Chronicle]
» Apple Blocks Jailbreakme.com From Stores, Pranksters Undeterred [Wired magazine]