the White House has offered no indication that the mysterious objects were linked to the Chinese balloon accused of spying against the U.

though they were payments for his own benefit; reporting fictitious loans to his political committees to push donors for further contributions to his campaign.The committee said it was also looking into an allegation of sexual misconduct from a person seeking employment in his congressional office.

Many of the Republicans in the New York congressional delegation reiterated their calls for Santos to leave Congress either by resigning or expulsion following publication of the Ethics Committees findings.According to the subcommittees findings.the subcommittee said in its report.

000 was used to pay credit card bills and other debts; for a $4.And he sustained all of this through a constant series of lies to his constituents.

Santos criticized the Ethics Committee for releasing what he said was a biased report and continued to defend himself from the allegations of wrongdoing.

Michael Kaplan and Jaala Brown contributed reporting.Authorities said Armstrong fled from officers as they escorted her to a doctors appointment on Oct.

Wilson and Strickland had gone swimming at a local pool hours before she was killed.after the cyclist had been shot in the head and chest.

authorities said that Armstrong sold her Jeep for cash and traveled from Austin to New York City.Strickland told them after the murder that he had picked up Wilson earlier in the day on May 11 for the swim.