In a near-unanimous 413-2 rebuke, the House voted Tuesday to censure Rep. Chuck Edwards (R-N.C.) after a damning ethics probe found he targeted two young female staffers with lavish gifts, intimate notes and unwanted personal advances.
While Edwards avoided expulsion, the House Ethics Committee's four-month investigation exposed a disturbing pattern of behavior by the two-term Republican. Investigators found that Edwards showered his subordinates with designer purses, jewelry, shoes, and flowers; made frequent comments about their appearance; and badgered them with invitations to intimate dinners and vacations.
