An independent federal agency recommends the House Ethics Committee open a full-scale investigation into U.S. Rep. Andy Ogles over discrepancies on his campaign finance disclosures. Ogles refused to cooperate with the federal review of his finances,

A recent release from the U.S. House Ethics Committee points to a worsening legal situation for Tennessee Congressman Andy Ogles.

There was no guarantee that a long-awaited House Ethics Committee report on former Rep. Matt Gaetz would ever see the light of day, especially once the Florida GOP lawmaker abruptly quit his job last month in Congress.

An independent congressional watchdog wants to dig deeper into separate campaign finance allegations against two lawmakers, Reps. Andy Ogles (R-Tenn.) and Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-Fla.). The Office of Congressional Ethics (OCE),

Ogles did not cooperate with preliminary inquiries, which found he may have intentionally misrepresented the amount of money loaned to his campaign.

The Office of Congressional Ethics on Thursday announced that it has “substantial reason to believe” two Republican House members potentially violated campaign finance regulations, Politico reports. Per the report,

The ethics committee said existing law and guidance from the Federal Election Commission is “often ambiguous” and provides gray areas of spending.