Members of Congress and their families are frequently accused of illegal trading practices, allegedly using their knowledge of upcoming legislation to make informed decisions on the stock market.
Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif.
, was the most recent to face these accusations after her husband, Paul Pelosi, traded between $1 million and $5 million of stocks for semiconductors just days before Congress allocated $52 million to the industry. The Associated Press and FOX News contributed to this story. It was reported from Los Angeles.
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