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(2) concealing assets; 
(3) concealing preferential payments to certain 
creditors; 
(4) concealing gambling losses and other gambling 
debts; and 
(5) incurring new debts while the case was pending, 
in violation of the bankruptcy court’s order. 
In doing so, Judge Porteous brought his court into scan-
dal and disrepute, prejudiced public respect for and con-
fidence in the Federal judiciary, and demonstrated that he is 
unfit for the office of Federal judge. 
Wherefore, Judge G. Thomas Porteous, Jr., is guilty of 
high crimes and misdemeanors and should be removed from 
office. 
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 ma-
terial false statements about his past to both the United 
States Senate and to the Federal Bureau of Investigation in 
order to obtain the office of United States District Court 
Judge. These false statements included the following: 
(1) On his Supplemental SF–86, Judge Porteous 
was asked if there was anything in his personal life that 
could be used by someone to coerce or blackmail him, or 
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if there was anything in his life that could cause an em-
barrassment to Judge Porteous or the President if pub-
licly known. Judge Porteous answered ‘‘no’’ to this ques-
tion 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 Investigation on two 
separate occasions that he was not concealing any activ-
ity or conduct that could be used to influence, pressure, 
coerce, or compromise him in any way or that would im-
pact negatively on his character, reputation, judgment, 
or discretion. 
(3) On the Senate Judiciary Committee’s ‘‘Ques-
tionnaire for Judicial Nominees’’, Judge Porteous was 
asked whether any unfavorable information existed that 
could affect his nomination. Judge Porteous answered 
that, to the best of his knowledge, he did ‘‘not know of 
any unfavorable information that may affect [his] nomi-
nation’’. Judge Porteous signed that questionnaire by 
swearing that ‘‘the information provided in this state-
ment is, to the best of my knowledge, true and accu-
rate’’. 
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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 relationship with 
the law firm Amato & Creely, whereby Judge Porteous ap-
pointed Creely as a ‘‘curator’’ in hundreds of cases and there-
after 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 relationship with Louis and 
Lori Marcotte, whereby Judge Porteous solicited and accept-
ed numerous things of value, including meals, trips, home re-
pairs, 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 Investigation in an effort to assist Judge Porteous 
in being appointed 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. 
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Wherefore, Judge G. Thomas Porteous, Jr., is guilty of 
high crimes and misdemeanors and should be removed from 
office. 
NANCY PELOSI, 
Speaker of the House of Representatives. 
Attest: 
LORRAINE C. MILLER, 
Clerk. 
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