{"id":300015,"date":"2026-05-05T00:50:10","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T00:50:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/300015\/"},"modified":"2026-05-05T00:50:10","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T00:50:10","slug":"valley-rep-jim-costa-was-investigated-by-house-ethics-panel-in-2023-report-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/300015\/","title":{"rendered":"Valley Rep. Jim Costa was investigated by House Ethics panel in 2023, report says"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Office of Congressional Conduct and the House Ethics Committee both dismissed the case, citing not enough evidence to proceed.<\/p>\n

\"KFSN<\/p>\n

Tuesday, May 5, 2026 12:02AM<\/p>\n

\"Valley<\/p>\n

WASHINGTON (KFSN) — A new report says a former U.S. House of Representatives staffer filed a complaint against Valley Rep. Jim Costa with the House Committee on Ethics back in 2023.<\/p>\n

The report from News of the United States (NOTUS)<\/a> says a woman, whose name is not mentioned in the report, came forward and filed the complaint after she had a more secure position in Congress and wasn’t concerned about losing her job.<\/p>\n

The woman claimed Costa repeatedly asked her to dance and made advances toward her during an event in February of 2020, while she worked with a different lawmaker.<\/p>\n

The woman also alleges she witnessed an incident involving Costa and a female intern in December of 2021.<\/p>\n

The Office of Congressional Conduct (OCC) and the House Ethics Committee both moved to dismiss the case, citing not enough evidence to proceed.<\/p>\n

In a statement on Monday, Costa’s office said he cooperated with the investigation and that the actions of the OCC and the Ethics Committee speak for themselves.<\/p>\n

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