News Alert: Rep. Bachus faces insider-trading investigation

	Thursday, February 9, 2012 9:43:21 PM NEWS ALERT House Financial Services Committee chairman under investigation over possible violations of insider-trading laws, sources say Office of Congressional Ethics opened the probe late last year after focusing on numerous suspicious trades on Rep. Spencer Bachus's (R-Ala.) annual financial disclosure form. The congressman, who oversees the nation's banking and financial services industries, said in a statement, "I welcome this opportunity to present the facts and set the record straight." Read more at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2012/02/09/gIQA21Ui2Q_story.html Or visit washingtonpost.com. SEND TO A FRIEND UNSUBSCRIBE E-MAIL CENTER GET HELP Washington Post Digital E-mail Customer Care 1150 15th Street NW Washington, D.C. 20071 ©2011 The Washington Post Privacy Policy