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The Congressman, the Donor and the Tax Break

The Congressman, the Donor and the Tax Break

Representative Charles B. Rangel has helped raise $11 million for a City College of New York school of public service to be named in his honor. In recent months, as questions have emerged about his fund-raising, he has insisted that he has kept his efforts to attract donors scrupulously separate from his official duties in [...]

Charles Rangel Hires Accountant in Ethics Mess

Charles Rangel Hires Accountant in Ethics Mess

New York Rep. Charles Rangel has hired an accountant to pore over his personal finances as he faces an ethics committee investigation. Rangel, a powerful Democrat who heads the tax writing Ways and Means Committee, has been under fire for months over issues surrounding his personal finances. He failed to report $75,000 in rental income [...]

Charles Rangel pays big money for legal muscle in tax mess

Charles Rangel pays big money for legal muscle in tax mess

A newspaper says New York Rep. Charles Rangel paid more than $100,000 in campaign funds to a law firm to represent him as he continues to face ethical questions over his tax records. The New York Post reported Sunday that the powerful chairman of the tax-writing House Ways and Means Committee had hired the law [...]

Congressman Pays Back Tax on Dominican Republic Villa

Congressman Pays Back Tax on Dominican Republic Villa

Representative Charles B. Rangel has delivered six checks, totaling $10,800, to New York State and to the I.R.S. to pay the back taxes he owes from rental income on his Dominican villa, his legal team announced on Friday Mr. Rangel acknowledged this month that he had failed to declare $75,000 in rental income from his [...]

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