Sanford Bishop

Sanford Bishop is a member of the United States House of Representatives from Georgia and represent district 2 since 1993. According to Associated Press (AP), Bishop directed scholarships and awards funded by the Congressional Black Caucus to ineligible persons, including his stepdaughter, Aayesha Owens Reese; his niece, Emmaundia J. Whitaker; and other people with close ties to his family, threatening to turn the program into a political problem for the party. In 2020 Office of Congressional Ethics eleased a report alleging Bishop misused over $90,000 of campaign funds to cover personal expenses[43] like fuel, golf expenses, meals, travel, tuition and entertainment. A full House Ethics Committee investigation was subsequently launched. He is considered as most corrupt members in congress from Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington in 2011.