Stock Trade by Lawmaker's Wife Fuels Insider Information Concerns
In the report, committee officials said Kelly violated the House's code of conduct 'by failing to meet his duty of candor' as they investigated his wife's decision to buy stock in a company that operated a local steel plant that was at risk of closing. Releasing the details of the report publicly is meant to serve as reproval for those actions, the report said.
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