Another Democrat Used Secret Congressional 'Slush Fund' to Settle Sexual Harassment Allegations

Evidence reveals that another Democrat used a secret congressional “slush fund” to settle sexual harassment allegations, according to a report.

Although Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-NY) was not accused of sexual harassment himself, a former staffer accused him of firing her in 2006 for reporting alleged sexual harassment by someone who worked for one of Meeks’s donors.

Andrea Payne, who worked out of the New York Democrat’s district office in Queens, sued Meeks after she said she was fired for filing a complaint with the Office of Compliance.

The agency within Congress has drawn bipartisan criticism for using taxpayer funds to settle sexual harassment, discrimination, and other workplace violations during the past two decades.

More