May 12, 1982:
The House ethics committee announces it has begun an investigation into the activities of Rep. Fred Richmond. The Brooklyn Democrat is alleged to have asked his staff to purchase marijuana and cocaine for his personal use and to have used improper funds to help with his re-election campaign.
In August Richmond will resign his House seat and, in a deal with prosecutors, plead guilty to three counts of drug possession and income tax evasion. His seat will be won in November by Ed Towns (D), a deputy Brooklyn borough president who still holds the seat today.
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