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Article: Fla. congressman seeks probe after affair reports
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- October 14, 2008
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Democratic U.S. Rep. Tim Mahoney, married with a child, declined to say Monday whether he had carried on an affair with a former aide and paid to keep her quiet, then called for an investigation by the House ethics committee into his own conduct.
Mahoney issued his statement hours after ABC News reported on its Web site that he had agreed to pay $121,000 in March to a former mistress and staff member after being threatened with a sexual harassment lawsuit. Mahoney said he would be vindicated.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi also called for an investigation.
The network, citing unnamed current and former Mahoney staff members, said the congressman began his affair with Patricia ...