Lawmaker Steered Money to Relatives

Patricia J. Harned, ERC President quoted.

Dallas - A longtime Texas congresswoman pledged to return more than $20,000 in donated funds meant for needy students after disclosures that she gave the scholarships to her relatives and those of her staff.

Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson, a Democrat whose district represents a swath of central and southern Dallas, said late Monday that she would return the money by week's end to the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, which runs the scholarship program.

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