
据福克斯新闻数字频道获得的信件,明尼苏达州民主党众议员安吉·克雷格在2019年将一名明尼苏达州州议员引导至国会道德投诉程序,此前该州议员敦促她寻求对明尼苏达州民主党众议员伊尔汗·奥马尔进行调查。
Rep. Angie Craig, D-Minn., directed a Minnesota state lawmaker to the congressional ethics complaint process in 2019 after he urged her to seek an investigation into Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., according to correspondence obtained by Fox News Digital.
在2019年的一封信中,克雷格告诉时任明尼苏达州众议员的史蒂夫·德拉兹科夫斯基,如果他想推动对奥马尔的调查,他可以自行向国会道德办公室(OCE)提交投诉。
In a 2019 letter, Craig told Steve Drazkowski, then a Minnesota state representative, that he could submit a complaint himself to the Office of Congressional Ethics (OCE) if he wanted to pursue an investigation into Omar.
国会道德办公室网站称,公众成员、倡导组织和国会议员可以向该机构的国会行为办公室(OCC)提交有关涉嫌不当行为的信息。投诉也可以提交给众议院道德委员会。
The Office of Congressional Ethics website states that members of the public, advocacy organizations and members of Congress can submit information regarding alleged misconduct to the agency's Office of Congressional Conduct (OCC). Complaints may also be submitted to the House Committee on Ethics.
克雷格写道:“关于你要求对奥马尔众议员进行道德调查一事,美国众议院国会道德办公室(OCE)是独立、无党派的机构,负责审查针对美国众议院议员、官员和工作人员的不当行为指控,并在适当时候将事项移交众议院道德委员会。”“OCE接受并审查公众成员就其管辖范围内的指控所提供的信息,”克雷格的信中继续写道。
Craig wrote, "With respect to your request for an ethics inquiry into Rep. Omar, the Office of Congressional Ethics (OCE) of the U.S. House of Representatives is the independent, non-partisan entity charged with reviewing allegations of misconduct against Members, officers, and staff of the U.S. House of Representatives and, when appropriate, referring matters to the House Committee on Ethics." "The OCE accepts and reviews information concerning allegations within its jurisdiction from members of the public," Craig’s letter continued.
克雷格的回复是在德拉兹科夫斯基给她写信两天后作出的,后者在信中敦促她将其关切转交众议院道德委员会,该委员会当时由前佛罗里达州民主党众议员特德·多伊奇担任主席。
Craig's response came two days after Drazkowski sent her a letter urging her to refer his concerns to the House Ethics Committee, then chaired by former Rep. Ted Deutch, D-Fla.
德拉兹科夫斯基的指控之一是,奥马尔在2014年和2015年与艾哈迈德·阿卜迪萨兰·希尔西联合申报纳税,尽管两人当时并未合法结婚。
Among Drazkowski’s accusations was that Omar filed joint tax returns with Ahmed Abdisalan Hirsi in 2014 and 2015, despite the two not being legally married at the time.
福克斯新闻数字频道获得了一份明尼苏达州竞选财务与公共披露委员会的报告副本,该报告显示奥马尔和希尔西在2014年和2015年联合申报了纳税。
Fox News Digital obtained a copy of a report by the Minnesota Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board indicating that Omar and Hirsi jointly filed their tax returns in 2014 and 2015.
据《新闻周刊》报道,奥马尔于2009年2月12日在明尼苏达州亨内平县与艾哈迈德·努尔·赛义德·埃尔米合法结婚。奥马尔与埃尔米的合法离婚程序于2017年12月结束。福克斯新闻数字频道获得的一份2017年离婚案文件显示,奥马尔声称自2011年以来未与埃尔米有过联系。
Omar legally married Ahmed Nur Said Elmi on Feb. 12, 2009, in Hennepin County, Minn., according to Newsweek. Omar and Elmi’s legal divorce proceeding concluded in December 2017. In a 2017 filing from her divorce case obtained by Fox News Digital, Omar stated she had not been in contact with Elmi since 2011. "Representative Craig, I am your constituent.
“克雷格众议员,我是您的选民。在此身份下,我正式要求您立即转交附件材料,并就伊尔汗·奥马尔众议员在2018年大选前采取的行动,在美国众议院启动一项道德调查,”德拉兹科夫斯基写道。
In that capacity, I formally request that you immediately forward the attached material, and open an ethics investigation in the United States House of Representatives regarding actions taken by Rep. Ilhan Omar leading up to the 2018 election," Drazkowski wrote.
“本月,明尼苏达州竞选财务委员会发布了一份关于奥马尔众议员的报告,认定她违反了多项明尼苏达州竞选财务法律,”德拉兹科夫斯基写道。
"This month, the Minnesota Campaign Finance Board issued a report on Rep. Omar, who found that she broke multiple Minnesota campaign finance laws," Drazkowski wrote.
德拉兹科夫斯基告诉福克斯新闻数字频道,他最初之所以请求明尼苏达州竞选财务委员会对奥马尔展开调查,是因为他注意到她未向该委员会提交规定的经济利益声明。
Drazkowski told Fox News Digital that he was first prompted to seek an investigation from the Minnesota Campaign Finance Board into Omar after noticing that she had not filed a required statement of economic interest with the board.
该委员会在给福克斯新闻数字频道的一份声明中证实,在得知德拉兹科夫斯基的投诉触发了调查后,奥马尔提交了经济利益声明。
The board confirmed in a statement to Fox News Digital that Omar submitted the statement of economic interest after she was made aware that Drazkowski’s complaint triggered an investigation.
德拉兹科夫斯基表示,他在向委员会提交的两份投诉中包含的信息,最终促成了委员会认定奥马尔违反了州竞选财务法律的决定。
Drazkowski said the information he included in two complaints to the board ultimately contributed to the board's determination that Omar had violated state campaign finance laws.
2019年6月6日,在德拉兹科夫斯基提交两份单独投诉后,委员会发布了调查结果。委员会认定,奥马尔不当使用了1500美元竞选资金,支付与她2014年和2015年与希尔西联合报税相关的个人税务服务费用。
On June 6, 2019, the board issued findings after Drazkowski filed two separate complaints. The board found that Omar had improperly used $1,500 in campaign funds to pay for personal tax-related services concerning the tax returns she filed jointly with Hirsi in 2014 and 2015.
委员会还要求奥马尔偿还她用于支付前往波士顿、纽约和华盛顿特区差旅费用的竞选资金。
The board also required Omar to repay campaign funds she had used to pay for travel to Boston, New York, and Washington, D.C.
在竞选团队对违规行为进行2019年评估后,奥马尔在一份声明中表示,她对该过程结束感到“高兴”,并为委员会未认定她有罪——即未认定她将资金用于个人用途(这是最初的指控)——感到“高兴”。
After the campaign's 2019 assessment of the violations, in a statement, Omar stated that she was "glad" the process was over, and was "glad" to know that the board did not find her guilty of having used the money for personal use, as was first alleged.
在收到克雷格的回复后,居住在奥马尔国会选区的德拉兹科夫斯基提交了自己的投诉,要求对奥马尔进行道德调查。
After receiving Craig's response, Drazkowski, who lived in her congressional district, submitted his own complaint seeking an ethics investigation into Omar.
“请查收我对国会议员伊尔汗·奥马尔(民主党-明尼苏达州)活动进行调查的正式请求,”德拉兹科夫斯基写给道德委员会,并将该信函共享给了OCE(国会道德办公室)。
"Please find below my formal request for an investigation into the activities of Congresswoman Ilhan Omar (D-MN)," Drazkowski wrote to the Ethics Committee, which he also shared with the OCE. "The United States of America is a nation of law and order.
信中继续写道:“美利坚合众国是一个法治国家。无人凌驾于法律之上,我们的民选官员必须始终接受问责。我们要求每一位国会议员都遵守最高的道德标准。”
No one is above the law, and our elected officials must always be held accountable. We demand the highest of ethical standards from every member of Congress," the letter continued.
尽管提交了关切,德拉兹科夫斯基告诉福克斯新闻数字版,他在国会道德程序中难以获得实质性回复。
Despite submitting his concerns, Drazkowski told Fox News Digital that he struggled to obtain a substantive response through the congressional ethics process.
他说,在道德程序和克雷格办公室均未给出实质性回复后,他随后将指控提交给了联邦调查局明尼阿波利斯办事处。
He said he subsequently brought his allegations to the FBI's Minneapolis office after receiving no substantive response from the ethics process or Craig's office.
“我去了联邦调查局,向他们倾倒了我掌握的所有信息,包括相关人员的姓名和电话号码,”德拉兹科夫斯基告诉福克斯新闻数字版。
"I went to the FBI and unloaded all the information I had to them, including names and phone numbers of people," Drazkowski told Fox News Digital.
德拉兹科夫斯基表示,他未从联邦调查人员那里得到有意义的回复,并对该局处理信息的方式表示沮丧。
Drazkowski said he received no meaningful response from federal investigators and expressed frustration with the bureau's handling of the information.
众议院道德委员会和联邦调查局均拒绝了福克斯新闻数字版的置评请求。奥马尔和克雷格未回应福克斯新闻数字版的置评请求。
The House Ethics Committee and FBI declined Fox News Digital's requests for comment. Omar and Craig did not respond to Fox News Digital's requests for comment.