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Monday, January 30, 2017

FREE BEACON: Rep. Gregory Meeks Pays Company Owned by Chief of Staff’s Wife With Campaign Funds

Dem aide's wife has collected more than $150,000 from campaign since 2008

Rep. Gregory Meeks (D., N.Y.), left, smiles as he has a friendly exchange with Rep. Charlie Rangel (D., N.Y.) in 2015 / AP

BY: Joe Schoffstall
January 30, 2017 4:58 am
Rep. Gregory Meeks (D., N.Y.) has paid more than $150,000 to a company owned by the wife of his New York chief of staff since 2008, a review of campaign finance records shows.
Meeks, who has been a member of the House of Representatives since 1998, has employed Robert Simmons in his New York office as chief of staff since 2006. Simmons is the second highest-paid staffer on Meeks' payroll, earning a yearly salary of around $95,000, according to data from Legistorm.