Queens Rep. Joseph Crowley has spent nearly $40,000 in campaign cash on lawyers over the past three months to beat back an ethics investigation.
New federal campaign finance records show Crowley handed $39,592 in donors' dollars to the Washington-based Brand Law Group on Sept. 18.
The Office of Congressional Ethics is looking into a fund-raiser for the Democrat hosted by lobbyists ahead of a vote on a major financial regulatory reform bill in the House. He voted in favor of it.
Crowley has denied wrongdoing, saying through a spokesman he "always complied with the letter and spirit of all rules."
While Crowley forked over campaign cash to his lawyers, Long Island Democratic Rep. Carolyn McCarthy donated to charity $53,700 in contributions from a dirty lobbyist.
"Congresswoman McCarthy is proud of the broad array of grassroots supporters funding her campaign and felt this money would be best used by local charities," said spokesman Shams Tarek.
She gave the money to Island Harvest, Long Island Cares and Mineola Youth and Family Services.
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