FBI not investigating Republican skinny-dipping, drinking in Israel

[Baitball Blogger]

WASHINGTON -- FBI officials said they are not investigating any criminal wrongdoing in a late-night swim last summer in Israel involving drinking and several Republican congressmen, including one who skinny dipped in the Sea of Galilee and has since apologized.

The incident, which occurred during a fact-finding congressional trip for mostly freshmen GOP lawmakers and was paid for by the American Israel Educational Foundation, occurred during a night of revelry that eventually led to a late-night dip by congressmen and some of their aides.

Separately, FBI agents are inquiring about allegations of illegal campaign contributions to Rep. Michael Grimm (R-N.Y), who was on the trip. While agents have spoken to some staff aides and others, no formal investigation has been opened into Grimm either. Ofer Biton, an Israeli who helped raise hundreds of thousands of dollars for Grimm in 2010, has been charged in Brooklyn, N.Y on immigration fraud charges.

Grimm was one of six congressmen who reportedly took part in the swim. The others included Rep. Steve Southerland (R-Fla.), Rep. Tom Reed (R-N.Y.), Rep. Ben Quayle (R-Ariz.), Rep. Jeff Denham (R-Calif.) and Rep. Kevin Yoder (R-Ka.), who disrobed before he entered the lake.


http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/nationworld/sns-la-pn-fbi-not-investigating-republican-skinnydipping-drinking-in-israel-20120820,0,1930416.story

[Blue Owl]

1. Ben Quayle ditched his yacht attire?

Wow -- that must've been some party!

[Blue_Tires]

2. I'm just glad that this 'fact-finding' trip gets exposed for the

debauched lobbyist junket that it is...

[Dkc05]

3. does the FBI have jersidiction in another country?

This whole issue is crazy. one year after it happens. In a forign land? Was the congressman just getting a baptism in the water like Jesus did? Any pictures like our Congressman Weiner? This is pretty silly and petty compared to what Todd Akin did. evidently they guy is unopposed. So lets put energy on Akin.

Quayle is a hotdog like his pappy. I don't know anthing about the others.

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[TexasProgresive]

4. Why would the FBI investigate?

Were laws broken U.S., Israeli or international?

[Baitball Blogger]

5. After 9/11 the responsibilities between the CIA and FBI began to cross?

[nanabugg]

6. Not much outcry about this. Had it been Dems...a whole different story would emerge.

Interesting that the FBI is investigating a Congressman for illegal campaign contributions and "Ofer Biton, an Israeli who helped raise hundreds of thousands of dollars for Grimm in 2010, has been charged in Brooklyn, N.Y on immigration fraud charges. " They are all an embarrassment.

[Blue_Tires]

9. +1

[spanone]

8. where's darrell issa????

[NNN0LHI]

10. I knew this was smoke and mirrors to obscure something worse soon as I seen the original headline

Quick, look at this shiny thing over here.

Don