Adams' Ethics Probe: No Misconduct Found

0:00It's April 24th. This is Durham News Today, local news powered by AI. Congresswoman Alma Adams, the 79-year-old Democrat from the Charlotte area, got hit with a House Ethics Committee investigation back in. 2023 The probe looked into claims she had a romantic relationship with her deputy chief of staff, Sandra Brown, who's been on her team since 20-14. This story just wrote publicly after flying under the radar for a year. Those came out strong, saying she fully cooperated and denied any wrongdoing. The committee wrapped it up, finding no-house rule violations and no improprietize. They even advised her to make sure no staffer gets special treatment and everyone feels safe speaking up. Were from a former staffer, pants a rough picture in the office, preferential treatment for Brown supposedly mess with everything from constituent, helped a folks mental health. That year Adams had the second highest staff turnover in all of Congress. Her name didn't show up on the Ethics Committee's new list of 28 members, probe for sexual

1:02misconduct. The staff director wouldn't say why, staying tight-lift on details. This drops amid a wave of congressional ethics cases on staff relationships, with a few lawmakers already stepping down. Keeps the spotlight on how these offices run behind closed doors.