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ARTICLE IV 
In 1994, in connection with his nomination to be a 
judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern 
District of Louisiana, G. Thomas Porteous, Jr., knowingly 
made material false statements about his past to both the 
United States Senate and to the Federal Bureau of Inves-
tigation in order to obtain the office of United States Dis-
trict Court Judge. These false statements included the fol-
lowing: 
(1) On his Supplemental SF–86, Judge 
Porteous was asked if there was anything in his per-
sonal life that could be used by someone to coerce 
or blackmail him, or if there was anything in his life 
that could cause an embarrassment to Judge 
Porteous or the President if publicly known. Judge 
Porteous answered ‘‘no’’ to this question and signed 
the form under the warning that a false statement 
was punishable by law. 
(2) During his background check, Judge 
Porteous falsely told the Federal Bureau of Inves-
tigation on two separate occasions that he was not 
concealing any activity or conduct that could be used 
to influence, pressure, coerce, or compromise him in 
any way or that would impact negatively on his 
character, reputation, judgment, or discretion. 
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(3) On the Senate Judiciary Committee’s 
‘‘Questionnaire for Judicial Nominees’’, Judge 
Porteous was asked whether any unfavorable infor-
mation existed that could affect his nomination. 
Judge Porteous answered that, to the best of his 
knowledge, he did ‘‘not know of any unfavorable in-
formation that may affect [his] nomination’’. Judge 
Porteous signed that questionnaire by swearing that 
‘‘the information provided in this statement is, to 
the best of my knowledge, true and accurate’’. 
However, in truth and in fact, as Judge Porteous 
then well knew, each of these answers was materially false 
because Judge Porteous had engaged in a corrupt rela-
tionship with the law firm Amato & Creely, whereby Judge 
Porteous appointed Creely as a ‘‘curator’’ in hundreds of 
cases and thereafter requested and accepted from Amato 
& Creely a portion of the curatorship fees which had been 
paid to the firm and also had engaged in a corrupt rela-
tionship with Louis and Lori Marcotte, whereby Judge 
Porteous solicited and accepted numerous things of value, 
including meals, trips, home repairs, and car repairs, for 
his personal use and benefit, while at the same time taking 
official actions that benefitted the Marcottes. As Judge 
Porteous well knew and understood, Louis Marcotte also 
made false statements to the Federal Bureau of Investiga-
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tion in an effort to assist Judge Porteous in being ap-
pointed to the Federal bench. Judge Porteous’s failure to 
disclose these corrupt relationships deprived the United 
States Senate and the public of information that would 
have had a material impact on his confirmation. 
Wherefore, Judge G. Thomas Porteous, Jr., is guilty 
of high crimes and misdemeanors and should be removed 
from office. 
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House Calendar No. 170 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 1031 
[Report No. 111–427] 
RESOLUTION 
Impeaching G. Thomas Porteous, Jr., judge of the 
United States District Court for the Eastern 
District of Louisiana, for high crimes and mis-
demeanors. 
MARCH 4, 2010 
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
printed 
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