is this why they pulled Stefanik UN nomination? Do they expect to lose Mills? seems so cut and dry that I am shocked he even tried to do it Ethics watchdog says Congressman Cory Mills may have lied about finances and isn't cooperating Cory Mills, whose military background and fortune from a grenade-manufacturing business helped him win a Florida congressional seat in 2022, is being investigated by Congress for possibly lying on his personal financial disclosures and campaign finance filings, according to records released Thursday. The board of the Office of Congressional Conduct, formerly called the Office of Congressional Ethics, said that Mills's inconsistent financial statements raised questions about how he got $1.8 million to fund his campaign in 2021 and 2022. The report was prepared in August 2024 and kept confidential until now because the House Ethics Committee is continuing to investigate. The office also said Mills, who has consistently disclosed a large ownership stake in Pacem Defense and related businesses called ALS and Pacem Solution International, appeared to be violating federal laws and House rules that prohibit members of Congress from contracting with the government. "The OCE found that from January 2023 to present, Pacem Defense/ALS, has been actively contracting with the federal government, securing close to $1,000,000 in federal contracts for munitions and weapons, distributed to prisons across the country," the report said. "Specifically, since January 9, 2024, 94 contracts have been awarded to entities owned by Rep. Mills."
more on the best of the best MAGA is so proud of. him and Donalds were front row for trump's conviction and pleas to the press about how unfair, how very unfair, the press is to the world's biggest victim stolen valor..who signed the recommendation? neither act ever occurred A GOP rep was awarded a Bronze Star for his bravery in Iraq. Those he reportedly saved can’t remember him being there But Heit told NOTUS that Mills “didn’t save” his life, and that he didn’t even suffer life-threatening injuries. “I don’t recall him being there either,” he added.Henry Barbe, a medic who flew in via helicopter to help evacuate Babin, also told NOTUS he doesn’t remember Mills being there. “From what I understand about Mills is he might have been in the unit. I don’t remember him being involved in the medevac,” Barbe said. “To be fair, I was worried about the patients. I don’t remember him, and from what I understand, other people don’t remember him.” Chris Painter, the platoon sergeant, said he can “pretty much confirm 100% Cory Mills was not up at the bridges at the location of everything.” Army documents recommending Mills for the award also state he saved Joe Ferrand, a sergeant who had been “grabbed by an enemy insurgent” in a separate incident, according to NOTUS. But Ferrand previously claimed Mills’ involvement in the incident was a “fabrication” and said that the act “never took place,” in a written statement to government officials. ......................................... The questions around his Bronze Star have been relayed to the Office of Congressional Ethics, Department of Justice, a U.S. attorney’s office in Florida and the FBI, the source told NOTUS.
I'm not familiar with the process for awarding bronze stars. Why wouldn't this have been identified sooner? Wouldn't they at least check with the people he claimed to save to confirm that his story is true?