U.S. Rep. Andy Ogles of Tennessee’s 5th Congressional District has accrued more than $120,000 in unpaid legal bills since October, continuing the money woes that have dogged the Republican congressman since he took office in 2022. The bills, owed to four separate D.C.-area law firms, are ledger items on a special-purpose account opened by Ogles on Oct. 1, 2024, under congressional rules and governed by Tennessee law.

The House of Representatives’ Ethics Committee allows for legal defense funds where members can fundraise and spend for matters related to legal costs incurred by their office. Ogles has faced FEC violations and investigations into campaign finances since being elected.

Last summer, during the previous presidential administration, the FBI executed a search warrant agains

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