Citizens For Responsibility And Ethics In Washington

IRS complaint filed against Norm Coleman’s American Action Network

By Andy Birkey | 03.08.11 | 11:42 am

Citizens for Ethics in Washington filed an IRS complaint against former Sen. Norm Coleman’s American Action Network Tuesday alleging that the group violated its 501(c)4 status by working to elect Republicans. CREW posits that AAN used its tax status to protect Republican donors from disclosure and spent the majority of its resources on political campaigns instead of educational activities, as required under the law.

Rep. Michele Bachmann. Photo: Bachmann for Congress, Facebook

Bachmann makes ‘most-embarrassing’ list, again

By Andy Birkey | 12.06.10 | 12:36 pm

Rep. Michele Bachmann made Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington’s 2010 Most Embarrassing Re-elects list, along with 10 other members of Congress. The rankings, released Monday, include an even split between Democrats and Republicans who, according to CREW, have violated the public trust.

Coleman bid to have campaign pay personal lawyers draws formal objection

By Chris Steller | 05.19.09 | 1:26 pm

Norm Coleman shouldn’t be able to use campaign funds to pay lawyers for work related to cases in which he’s not a defendant and hasn’t even been called as a witness. That’s what Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics…

CREW: Coleman makes list of most corrupt legislators

By Paul Demko | 09.11.08 | 10:26 am

Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington has awarded Sen. Norm Coleman a “dishonorable mention” on its annual list of the country’s most corrupt legislators. The watchdog group cites Coleman’s seemingly sweetheart deal on a Capitol Hill…