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After Feinstein's unsuccessful Gubernatorial race in 1990, she was fined $190,000 for failure to properly report campaign contributions. In 2003, she was ranked the fifth wealthiest senator, with an estimated net worth of $26 million. By 2005 her net worth had increased up to $99 million. Her 347-page financial disclosure statement draws clear lines between her assets and those of her husband, with many of her assets in blind trusts. While on the MILCON subcommittee, Feinstein voted for appropriations worth billions of dollars to firms owned by her husband. In April of 2007 she resigned from the committee even though her office denied any ethical conflict. The scandal has largely been ignored by the media.

After Feinstein's unsuccessful Gubernatorial race in 1990, she was fined $190,000 for failure to properly report campaign contributions. In 2003, she was ranked the fifth wealthiest senator, with an estimated net worth of $26 million. By 2005 her net worth had increased up to $99 million. Her 347-page financial disclosure statement draws clear lines between her assets and those of her husband, with many of her assets in blind trusts. While on the MILCON subcommittee, Feinstein voted for appropriations worth billions of dollars to firms owned by her husband. In April of 2007 she resigned from the committee even though her office denied any ethical conflict. The scandal has largely been ignored by the media.

In January 2009, Feinstein violated Senate ethics rules to avoid conflicts of interest and the the appearance of a conflict of interest, when she introduced legislation that  

In January 2009, the issue was raised whether Feinstein violated Senate ethics rules to avoid appearances of conflicts of interest when she introduced legislation that indirectly gave $25 billion to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. to help finance an FDIC proposal to avoid home foreclosures by promoting loan workouts and increasing federal loan guarantees. Just before the FDIC had signed a contract with CBRE, her husband's firm, to unload foreclosed properties for prices higher than industry averages. Spokesmen for the FDIC, Feinstein and CBRE said there was no connection between the legislation and the contract and that the couple didn't know about CBRE's business with FDIC until after it was awarded. <ref>http://www.newsmax.com/insidecover/feinstein_fdic_husband/2009/04/21/205455.html</ref>

indirectly gave $25 billion of taxpayer money to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. to help finance an FDIC proposal to avoid home foreclosures by promoting loan workouts and increasing federal loan guarantees. Just before the FDIC had signed a contract with her husband's firm to unload foreclosed properties for prices higher than industry averages. <ref>http://www.newsmax.com/insidecover/feinstein_fdic_husband/2009/04/21/205455.html</ref>

 

==External links==

==External links==

*[http://feinstein.senate.gov/public/ Official Website]

*[http://feinstein.senate.gov/public/ Official Website]