House Panel Finds Arizona Congressman Violated 11 Ethics Rules

The House Ethics Committee said on Thursday that it had ordered Representative David Schweikert, Republican of Arizona, to pay a $50,000 fine and face a reprimand by the House after finding that he violated 11 House ethics rules.

The committee said Mr. Schweikert had agreed to the penalty as part of an agreement to end a two-year investigation that found “substantial reason to believe” that he violated House rules, the Code of Ethics for Government Service, federal laws and other standards.

The panel cited Mr. Schweikert for campaign finance violations and errors in reporting by his campaign committees; the misuse of his congressional allowance; pressuring official staff members to perform campaign work; and his “lack of candor and due diligence” during the investigation.

House investigators found that Mr. Schweikert’s campaign had violated campaign finance laws by accepting more than $270,000 from his then-chief of staff. The former chief of staff also testified that he was pressured to raise money for the congressman’s campaign, a committee report said.