ST. LOUIS (KMOX) – U.S. Rep. Cori Bush, who represents Missouri first Congressional district, which is includes St. Louis City and part of northern St. Louis County like Ferguson and University City, is facing an investigation by the Department of Justice into whether she misuse money meant for personal security, including paying her husband who is a part of her security detail.
KMOX Legal Analyst Brad Young, a partner with Harris Dowell Fisher and Young, joined Total Information A.M. to discuss the investigation.
A big part of how this investigation was triggered according to Young would be if someone filed a complaint or notified the Department of Justice of potential laws being violated.
“What we saw on Monday this week was the DOJ file a subpoena to the House of Representatives to get the results of their investigation and review what the House Ethics Committee reviewed to determine if federal law was violated.”
Young says a big part of the investigation will be determined by whether Bush’s husband Cortney Merritts was paid by the campaign or as a federal staff member, the latter of which is illegal.