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January 23, 2010 - Stop lavish foreign travel on taxpayers’ dime, lawmaker says
January 19, 2010 - Deal, Oxendine credit raise questions
January 16, 2010 - Money
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January 16, 2010 - Will Ethics Matter in 2010?
January 14, 2010 - Rep. Nathan Deal’s Birtherism, Investigated
January 7, 2010 - Gold Dome Live Updated: Handel rips ’sex, lies and lobbyists’ at Capitol
January 5, 2010 - Ethics and fundraising in the Gov's race
December 23, 2009 - GOP Rep In Ethics Scrap Over Auto Salvage Business
December 18, 2009 - Scandals' domino effect shakes Ga. GOP leaders
December 16, 2009 - Deal Acknowledges Ethics Probe Related to Auto-Salvage Business
December 15, 2009 - Deal: ‘I've done nothing wrong'
December 15, 2009 - Investigators Probe Deal Ethics Complaint
December 15, 2009 - Congressional ethics committees inquire about Deal's business
December 14, 2009 - Ga. Dems target Republican ‘corruption'
October 21, 2009 - Leadership PACs let cash flow to congressmen from lobbyists, special interests
October 12, 2009 - Deal’s partner says they ditched lucrative business over safety, moral concerns
October 8, 2009 - Nathan Deal Responds To Criticisma in Governor's Race
October 7, 2009 - Congressman Deal Ends Business with State
October 7, 2009 - Deal apologizes for ‘ghetto' remark
October 6, 2009 - Georgia GOP Rep. Deal cites ‘ghetto grandmothers’ to promote his proof-of-citizenship legislation
October 5, 2009 - 15 Most Corrupt Members of Congress
September 17, 2009 - 'Most Corrupt' List Includes McConnell, Rangel
September 17, 2009 - Mollohan calls corruption report ‘nonsense’
September 16, 2009 - Vern Buchanan makes watchdog group's list of "Most Corrupt" members of Congress
September 15, 2009 - Deal accused of ethics breach in watchdog group complaint
August 27, 2009 - CREW Asks Ethics to Investigate Rep. Deal
August 26, 2009 - Agreement with state benefits Deal’s firm
August 23, 2009
The 15 most corrupt members of Congress
- Rep. Vern Buchanan (R-FL)
- Sen. Roland Burris (D-IL)
- Rep. Ken Calvert (R-CA)
- Rep. Nathan Deal (R-GA)
- Sen. John Ensign (R-NV)
- Rep. Jesse Jackson, Jr. (D-IL)
- Rep. Jerry Lewis (R-CA)
- Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY)
- Rep. Alan B. Mollohan (D-WV)
- Rep. John P. Murtha (D-PA)
- Rep. Charles B. Rangel (D-NY)
- Rep. Laura Richardson (D-CA)
- Rep. Pete Visclosky (D-IN)
- Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA)
- Rep. Don Young (R-AK)
Dishonorable mentions
Rep. Nathan Deal (R-GA)

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Representative Nathan Deal (R-GA) is a nine-term member of Congress, representing Georgia’s 9th congressional district. His ethics violations stem from his abuse of his position for his personal financial benefit.
Recovery Services, Inc. a/k/a Gainesville Salvage & Disposal
Rep. Deal, along with his business partner Ken Cronan, owns a lucrative business, Recovery Services, Inc., that – through a no-bid contract – provides inspection stations to the state for the inspection of salvaged vehicles. The business earned $1.4 million between 2004-2008 and Rep. Deal personally took home $150,000 a year.
In 2008, Georgia Revenue Commissioner Bart Graham took over responsibility for the inspection system and found the operational costs and locations of the inspection stations to be too costly and restrictive. Comm. Graham decided the best course of action was to reform the system and award contracts through a competitive bidding process.
Rep. Deal and his staff, with assistance from Georgia Lieutenant Governor Casey Cagle, arranged meetings with Comm. Graham at which Rep. Deal and his chief of staff were present, to persuade him to reconsider his decisions, including the proposed elimination of $1.7 million that has been allocated for the program. After Comm. Graham’s plan was passed by the Georgia House, Rep. Deal’s chief of staff used his House email to contact Georgia state officials in an effort to stop the plan from passing the state Senate. The money for the program was eventually kept in the budget.
Rep. Deal’s abuse of his position and taxpayer resources to maintain a personally lucrative business deal does not reflect creditably on the House.
