```

[House Report 112-203]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]

                                                  House Calendar No. 71
112th Congress 
 1st Session            HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES                 Report
                                                                 112-203
________________________________________________________________________

                                                  

                      IN THE MATTER OF TODD POOLE

                               __________

                              R E P O R T

                                 of the

                          COMMITTEE ON ETHICS

 September 9, 2011.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
                                printed

                          COMMITTEE ON ETHICS

JO BONNER, Alabama                   LINDA T. SANCHEZ, California
  Chairman                             Ranking Member
MICHAEL T. McCAUL, Texas             JOHN A. YARMUTH, Kentucky
K. MICHAEL CONAWAY, Texas            DONNA F. EDWARDS, Maryland
CHARLES W. DENT, Pennsylvania        PEDRO R. PIERLUISI, Puerto Rico
GREGG HARPER, Mississippi            JOE COURTNEY, Connecticut

                              Report Staff

            DANIEL A. SCHWAGER, Chief Counsel/Staff Director
             DEBORAH SUE MAYER, Director of Investigations
              KELLE A. STRICKLAND, Counsel to the Chairman
            DANIEL J. TAYLOR, Counsel to the Ranking Member
                     MIGUEL TORUNO, Senior Counsel
                  BRITTANY BOHREN, Investigative Clerk
                         LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL

                              ----------                              

                          House of Representatives,
                                       Committee on Ethics,
                                 Washington, DC, September 9, 2011.
Hon. Karen L. Haas,
Clerk, House of Representatives,
Washington, D.C.
    Dear Ms. Haas: Pursuant to Rule 18(e)(2) of the Committee 
on Ethics, we herewith transmit the attached Report, ``In the 
Matter of Todd Poole.''
            Sincerely,
                                   Jo Bonner,
                                           Chairman.
                                   Linda T. Sanchez,
                                           Ranking Member.

112th Congress                                                   Report                     1st Session                HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES             112-192                                        
======================================================================

                          COMMITTEE ON ETHICS

 
                      IN THE MATTER OF TODD POOLE

                                _______
                                

                             August 5, 2011

                                _______
                                

   Mr. Bonner, from the Committee on Ethics, submitted the following

                              R E P O R T

    In accordance with rule 18(e)(2) of the Committee on Ethics 
(Committee), the Committee hereby submits the following report 
to the House of Representatives.

                      I. FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS

    On September 8, 2011, the Committee convened for the 
purpose of considering criminal charges filed in North Carolina 
District Court against Todd Poole, an employee of the House, on 
August 10, 2011, for allegedly driving while impaired and 
resisting a public officer.\1\ Mr. Poole was released and 
ordered to return to court on September 13, 2011, to respond to 
these charges.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
    \1\Mr. Poole was also charged with a traffic infraction. This 
charge is not covered by the reporting requirements of Committee Rule 
18(e)(2), which relates only to charges of criminal conduct.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
    The Committee has not voted on whether to empanel an 
investigative subcommittee regarding this matter. The Committee 
has made a preliminary inquiry regarding the charges filed 
against Mr. Poole and the status of his court case and expects 
to obtain additional information regarding this matter. When 
the Committee obtains more information about the events 
surrounding this case, it will determine what, if any, further 
action is appropriate.\2\ The Committee notes that the mere 
fact of conducting a review, and any mandatory disclosure of 
such review, does not itself indicate that any violation has 
occurred, or reflect any judgment on behalf of the Committee.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
    \2\The Committee has jurisdiction over the conduct of Members, 
officers, and employees of the House. See House Rule X, clause 1(g); 
House Rule XI, clauses 3(a)(2) and 3(b); and Committee Rule 18.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

 II. STATEMENT UNDER RULE 13, CLAUSE 3(c) OF THE RULES OF THE HOUSE OF 
                            REPRESENTATIVES

    The Committee made no special oversight findings in this 
Report. No budget statement is submitted. No funding is 
authorized by any measure in this Report.

                                  

```