The U.S. Division of Homeland Safety is investigating whether or not Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell employed an undocumented immigrant as a nanny, the division introduced on X.
The announcement got here simply hours earlier than Swalwell stated he was suspending his marketing campaign for California governor Sunday. He has not commented on the pending investigation.
On Saturday, the New York Publish reported two complaints concerning the nanny’s employment had been filed to federal authorities. One claimed Swalwell employed a Brazilian nationwide as a babysitter and lied to federal authorities as her non permanent work authorization was about to run out in 2022. The opposite accuses Swalwell of utilizing marketing campaign funds to pay her for 2 years when she didn’t have authorization to work.
“Nobody is above the regulation, together with a member of Congress,” the division wrote on X.
The developments got here as Swalwell’s marketing campaign for governor unraveled, days after the consultant, as soon as a frontrunner within the race, was accused of sexual assault and misconduct.
A girl who labored for the congressman stated he sexually assaulted her twice when she was too inebriated to consent, in response to a report by the San Francisco Chronicle. Three different girls accused him of sexual misconduct, together with sending unsolicited nude pictures and nonconsensual touching, in response to CNN.
The Manhattan district lawyer’s workplace stated it’s investigating allegations of 1 2024 encounter that the sufferer stated occurred in a New York Metropolis lodge, and the Alameda County district lawyer’s workplace stated it was within the strategy of evaluating “whether or not any alleged felony conduct occurred” in its jurisdiction.
Swalwell continues to disclaim the allegations. “I’ll combat the intense, false allegations which were made — however that’s my combat, not a marketing campaign’s,” he wrote on social media Sunday.
In a letter printed Sunday by CNN, greater than 50 of Swalwell’s former staffers referred to as on him to resign and drop out of the governor’s race, describing the misconduct allegations as “credible.” Previous to that, a number of of his political advisers give up, and lots of outstanding political figures and organizations pulled their endorsements.
