Ethics Laws

In September 2016, DC lawmaker Jack Evans and Ronald D. Paul, then head of one of the largest community banks in the region, traded emails about a list. The list — obtained through a public records request and reported here for the…

While the expulsion of Jack Evans from the DC Council moved a step closer this week with the approval and submission of the ad hoc committee’s final report and recommendation, the ethics saga is not yet in the rearview mirror. The formal…

Around 9:30 Tuesday morning, as DC Council members ended their breakfast before the scheduled legislative meeting, some lawmakers seemed uncertain about what would happen when the special committee — created to examine the Jack Evans…

DC Council’s handling over the past year of allegations of ethics violations by Jack Evans has been a wholly messy affair. Legislators engaged in rash behavior, twice punishing the Ward 2 representative before conducting their own…

The District’s Board of Ethics and Government Accountability (BEGA) has opened a new investigation into Ward 2 DC Council member Jack Evans, three months after fining him $20,000 for using his public office for personal gain. The focus…

During one of his four interviews with investigators at the law firm O’Melveny & Myers, Ward 2 DC Council member Jack Evans was asked to identify the specific circumstances that would trigger a conflict of interest. He reportedly…

It isn’t just some handy cliché for which many of us reach when we can’t seem to precisely describe the potential danger inherent in a situation. In fact, there is such a place as the slippery slope. How and when did Ward 2 DC Council…