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Add Rep John Conyers to the list. And here's how Congress hides harassment settlements.

Posted by Ender Nov 20 '17, 21:40

"In this case, one of Conyers’ former employees was offered a settlement, in exchange for her silence, that would be paid out of Conyers’ taxpayer-funded office budget. His office would “rehire” the woman as a “temporary employee” despite her being directed not to come into the office or do any actual work, according to the document. The complainant would receive a total payment of $27,111.75 over the three months, after which point she would be removed from the payroll, according to the document."

https://www.buzzfeed.com/paulmcleod/she-complained-that-a-powerful-congressman-harassed-her?utm_term=.jxkxvk5o76#.bix0G2rY8O (www.buzzfeed.com)

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FWIW, that seems like an absurdly small payment. - Mop Nov 20, 23:01 1
- $9k per month seems high for just her average monthly salary... -- nm - Ender Nov 21, 05:04
Rumors going around (nothing specific, but they are persistent rumors) is that Congress is *RIFE* with this stuff -- nm - ty97 Nov 20, 21:59 3
- WHAT?! -- nm - Mop Nov 20, 22:11
- I'm hoping this is the start of that specific wall breaking. - ty97 Nov 20, 22:00 1
  - I suspect that Thanksgiving weekend will *NOT* be a slow news weekend. The dam is breaking as we speak. -- nm - Mop Nov 20, 22:14
What a dirtbag. -- nm - David Nov 20, 21:51 1
- ~I'm just a teenage dirtbag baby~ - Strongbad Nov 21, 05:44
I’m sure the employment and salary info is public. Someone could probably create a graph query in a few minutes to find other uses of that strategy. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 20, 21:51 1
- Bet you WaPo and NYT are racing to be the first. -- nm - Mop Nov 20, 22:11

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