Sanford Bishop steered scholarships to family

[Casino67]

Politico.com:

Rep. Sanford Bishop (D-Ga.) awarded three scholarships from the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation to his stepdaughter and wife’s niece between 2003 and 2005, according to records from the nonprofit group.

Bishop is the second Democrat found to have funneled CBC Foundation scholarship funds to relatives, threatening to turn the program into a larger political problem for the party. Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-Texas) recently paid back $31,000 to the foundation for scholarships that she improperly awarded to various relatives and children of a top staffer.

Rep. Donald Payne (D-N.J.), chairman of the CBC Foundation, has promised an "extensive audit of the scholarship program" run by the organization.

Bishop, though, also appears to have favored family members with CBC scholarships.


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[Argyle58]

The CBC should be outraged at the behavior of these two women, but I suspect that they will continue to play the race card instead.

[AceRimmer]

Way to go CBC! You're really helping Nancy drain the swamp!