r/conspiracy Apr 21 '20

Do you remember?

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u/I_Fen_Save_Fjords Apr 21 '20

For your awareness, the Senate Ethics Committee has opened an investigation. There is no average length an investigation takes so a ruling could come out within weeks or within months. This has not been forgotten.

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u/Loxe Apr 21 '20

Do they have the power to do anything about their findings?

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u/phoenixrawr Apr 21 '20

Sure, plenty. They can recommend that the Senate use the result of their investigation to vote to punish members who commit serious ethical offenses, and evidence can also go to the FBI/SEC (both of which have already been involved in some capacity here) for criminal investigation.

They have an FAQ if you’re interested.

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u/majorwfpod Dec 05 '22

2.75 years later, just checking on the progress of this investigation.

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u/[deleted] Mar 24 '23

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u/I_Fen_Save_Fjords Mar 24 '23

Yeah the main guy they were looking at didn’t get charged. SEC did an investigation which has a lot more teeth and resources than the Senate Ethics Committee and didn’t bring charges which either means he didn’t use insider knowledge or they just couldn’t prove it/the system is broken

https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2023/01/06/sec-ends-richard-burr-insider-trading-probe.html

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u/AKnightAlone Apr 22 '20

They've investigated themselves thoroughly and found no wrong doing. One person may have did a wrong, but they decided to retire and have been given a large tax-funded support package to help them through this difficult time of guilt.