UPDATE:
Sen. Larry E. Craig (R-ID) announced on October 4, 2007 that he would retire at the end of his term in January 2009.
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Larry E. Craig (R-ID) is a third-term Senator from Idaho. His ethics issues stem from his conviction for disorderly conduct in the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport.
Interference with Privacy and Disorderly Conduct
On August 27, 2007, it was revealed that Senator Craig had pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct charges stemming from his June arrest by an undercover police officer in Minnesota. On June 11, 2007, undercover officers were monitoring a men’s restroom in the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport following complaints of sexual activity there. Sen. Craig was arrested and charged with interference with privacy and disorderly conduct. On August 8, 2007, his plea to one count of disorderly conduct was filed with the Hennepin County, Minnesota court clerk. Sen. Craig was sentenced to 10 days in jail and a fine of $1,000, but the jail time and $500 of the fine were stayed on the condition that he not commit the same or a similar offense for one year.
Despite his guilty plea, Sen. Craig now claims that he did not engage in any “inappropriate conduct” and that he should not have pleaded guilty. Nevertheless, Sen. Craig’s actions in the Minnesota airport, for which he was charged and pleaded guilty, constitute improper conduct that reflects upon the Senate.
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