Laura Richardson Foreclosure

Richardson Lays out Finances

SOURCE: John Canalis // Long Beach Press-Telegram

3 Nov 2008 // LONG BEACH - Rep. Laura Richardson provided documentation Friday showing that she is up to date on the previously delinquent home loans that earned her national attention over the summer.

"What I wanted to show you is everything is currently in order and has been resolved," Richardson said during a meeting with a reporter and editor at the Press-Telegram.

Richardson's Rival Wants House Probe

SOURCE: John Canalis // Long Beach Press-Telegram

31 Oct 2008 // LONG BEACH - Democratic challenger Peter Mathews on Thursday called for a congressional investigation into issues related to Rep. Laura Richardson's Sacramento home.

Richardson's Sacramento Code Violation Case is Dropped

SOURCE: // (Los Angeles) Daily Breeze

3 Oct 2008 // The Sacramento Code Enforcement Department has dropped its case against Rep. Laura Richardson after determining that her yard has been adequately cleaned up.

The South Bay Democrat nearly lost the house in May after failing to pay the mortgage for nearly a year.

Would you pay $1,300/mo. to lease a car? You already do

SOURCE: Peter Viles // The Los Angeles Times Blog

30 Jun 2008 // Off topic but irresistible to those following the saga of U.S. Rep. Laura Richardson (pictured), the triple-default and single-foreclosure Democrat of Long Beach: the car she leases for official use is the most expensive lease of any member of the House of Representatives, according to Gene Maddaus of the Daily Breeze.

Driving a `gold- plated' bargain

SOURCE: Gene Maddaus // The Press Telegram

30 Jun 2008 // When she arrived in Congress last fall, Rep. Laura Richardson sought out a vehicle that would match her newfound status.

She settled on a 2007 Lincoln Town Car - the choice of many representatives who lease their vehicles at taxpayers' expense. But hers was distinct: At $1,300 a month, it was the most expensive car in the House of Representives.

Melanie Sloan on CNN discussing Rep. Laura Richardson

25 June 2008 // Source: Kara Finnstrom // CNN

ASSOCIATED PRESS: CALIF. CONGRESSWOMAN UNDER SCRUTINY GETS SUPPORT

SOURCE: Erica Werner // Associated Press

25 Jun 2008 // The majority leader of the House of Representatives is co-hosting a fundraiser for Long Beach Democratic Rep. Laura Richardson despite recent reports about Richardson's history of defaulting on home loans and failing to pay off debts.

Calif. congresswoman under scrutiny gets support

SOURCE: Erica Werner // Associated Press

24 Jun 2008 // The majority leader of the House of Representatives is co-hosting a fundraiser for Long Beach Democratic Rep. Laura Richardson despite recent reports about Richardson's history of defaulting on home loans and failing to pay off debts.

Hoyer supporting troubled Democrat

SOURCE: Matthew Hay Brown // Tribune's The Swamp Blog

24 Jun 2008 // House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer today defended a California Democrat facing ethics questions over her personal finances, while appearing to downplay his involvement in a fundraiser for her this week.

Pelosi views Democratic ethics problems differently than Republican “culture of corruption”

SOURCE: Scott Shepard // Austin American-Statesman Blog

24 Jun 2008 // The reason Nancy Pelosi is Speaker of the House is the Democrats won back their congressional majority in 2006 after a dozen years in the minority. And one of the main reasons the Democrats won back that majority is they campaigned against the “culture of corruption” under Republican rule.