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LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Senate Ethics Committee is seeking records concerning U.S. Sen. John Ensign's relationship with former top aide Doug Hampton.
Hampton left the Nevada Republican's staff in April 2008, four months after discovering Ensign was having an affair with his wife, Cindy.
The New York times reported that Ensign later helped Hampton find work as a lobbyist for some Nevada companies and that Hampton lobbied Ensign on behalf of his clients.
Hampton told the newspaper that he and Ensign were aware of a ban on Hampton's lobbying his former boss or Ensign's staff, but chose to ignore it.
A spokesman for one of the companies, NV Energy, confirmed it has received a request for information on the subject by the Senate and plans to comply.
Hampton left the Nevada Republican's staff in April 2008, four months after discovering Ensign was having an affair with his wife, Cindy.
The New York times reported that Ensign later helped Hampton find work as a lobbyist for some Nevada companies and that Hampton lobbied Ensign on behalf of his clients.
Hampton told the newspaper that he and Ensign were aware of a ban on Hampton's lobbying his former boss or Ensign's staff, but chose to ignore it.
A spokesman for one of the companies, NV Energy, confirmed it has received a request for information on the subject by the Senate and plans to comply.
