It would be an abyssmal joke on the tax payers if he does.
Here are the rules, but I can't decipher if this means "yes" or "no".
:shrug: :banghead:
Thoughts?
http://www.senate.gov/reference/resources/pdf/RL30631.pdfForfeiture of Annuity
Section 8312 of Title 5 provides that a federal employee, including a Member
of Congress, may not receive a retirement annuity for any period of federal service
if that individual is convicted of certain offenses that were committed during the
period of service when the annuity was earned. In general, the crimes that would lead
to forfeiture of a federal retirement annuity under this provision of law are limited to
acts of treason and/or espionage.
On January 12, 2007, the Senate approved an amendment to S. 1, the Legislative
Transparency and Accountability Act of 2007, by a vote of 87-0. The amendment
would expand the list of offenses under §8312 that would result in forfeiture of a
federal pension by a Member of Congress to include
! bribery of public officials and witnesses,
! conspiracy to commit an offense or to defraud United States, and
! perjury or subornation of perjury committed in relation to such acts.On January 23, 2007, the House of Representatives passed by a vote of 431-0
H.R. 476, which would amend Title 5 of the U.S. Code to make Members of
Congress who are convicted of certain offenses committed during their period of
service ineligible for a federal retirement annuity based on that period of service.
The bill would exclude from federal service creditable toward a retirement annuity
under either CSRS or FERS any service as a Member of Congress of an individual
convicted of a felony involving (1) bribery of public officials and witnesses; (2)
acting as an agent of a foreign principal while a federal public official; (3) conspiracy
to commit an offense or to defraud the United States; (4) perjury; or (5) subornation
of perjury.