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" ! HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

112TH CONGRESS

1st Session 

REPORT

2011

112–203 

House Calendar No. 71 

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 

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COMMITTEE ON ETHICS 

JO BONNER, Alabama 

Chairman 

MICHAEL T. MCCAUL, Texas 

K. MICHAEL CONAWAY, Texas 

CHARLES W. DENT, Pennsylvania 

GREGG HARPER, Mississippi 

LINDA T. SA ́ NCHEZ, California 

Ranking Member 

JOHN A. YARMUTH, Kentucky 

DONNA F. EDWARDS, Maryland 

PEDRO R. PIERLUISI, Puerto Rico 

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 TORUN ̃ O, Senior Counsel 

BRITTANY BOHREN, Investigative Clerk 


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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. SA ́ NCHEZ, 

Ranking Member. 


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1Mr. 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. 2The 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. 

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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. 

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. 


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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. 

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