Ethics committee has 'substantial reason to believe' two GOP reps broke campaign finance rules

The Office of Congressional Ethics on Thursday announced that it has “substantial reason to believe” two Republican House members potentially violated campaign finance regulations, Politico reports.

Per the report, the committee found that Rep. Andy Ogles (R-TN) "may have 'omitted or misrepresented required information in his financial disclosure statements or FEC candidate committee reports' and that his campaign committee 'may have accepted excessive contributions that were reported as personal loans and contributions from the candidate.'"

Additionally, the committee "released findings from a watchdog report into allegations against" Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL)."

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Politico reports, "Some of the allegations were already known after the ethics panel released the summary of the watchdog report last fall, but Thursday’s release expanded on the allegations."

According to a press release published Thursday, the committee "is reviewing the matter."

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Politico's full report is available here.