RANGEL SCANDAL UPDATE: Rep. Rangel Pays $450,000 To Combat Ethics Allegations. “According to campaign records filed Wednesday with the Federal Elections Commission, Rangel (D-N.Y.) paid Zuckerman Spaeder nearly $350,000 and Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe $100,000 in January. Rangel is under investigation by the House ethics committee for allegedly failing to pay taxes and misusing office letterhead for fund raising.”