Most of the charges relate to a 2011 ethics complaint by a former business associate of Scales who alleged that the councilwoman, who is also an event promoter, used police and city equipment for ...

The House Ethics Committee won’t move forward with full-scale investigations into four lawmakers — Reps. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.), Peter Roskam (R-Ill.), John Tierney (D-Mass.) and Tim ...

Birmingham City Councilwoman Lashunda Scales turned herself in to the Jefferson County Jail on Tuesday, June 4, 2013, on ethics violation and voter intimidation charges.

The House Ethics Committee won’t move forward with full-scale investigations into four lawmakers — Reps. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.), Peter Roskam (R-Ill.), John Tierney (D-Mass.) and Tim ...