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Wed Jan 7, 2026, 05:20 AM Wednesday

GOP lawmaker's staffer reportedly hired girlfriend for fake internship and paid her thousands

Source: msn/Huff Post

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The chief of staff for Republican Georgia Rep. Mike Collins is facing ethical concerns after a report from a nonpartisan congressional watchdog alleged the aide used congressional resources to hire and pay his girlfriend as an office intern, where she “did no work.”

Brandon Phillips’ romantic partner, Caroline Craze, was paid in 2023 and 2024 as a district intern for Collins, but “has never worked a day in the district office,” the Office of Congressional Conduct wrote in a report released Monday.

“The OCC received multiple submissions of information alleging that an individual paid by Rep. Collins’s office as a district intern did no work for the member’s district office,” the report states.

An attorney representing Collins and Phillips did not immediately respond to a request for comment from HuffPost. However, in a letter dated Dec. 31, 2025, the attorney requested the House Committee on Ethics vote to dismiss the allegations.

Read more: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/gop-lawmakers-staffer-reportedly-hired-girlfriend-for-fake-internship-and-paid-her-thousands/ar-AA1THfcW

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Under the TACO Administration MissouriDem47 Wednesday #1
Crooked GOP rep asks Ethics Comm. to "dismiss oasis Wednesday #2
Wow. OldBaldy1701E Wednesday #3
Well, there's always unsupervised access to public funds. bluedigger Wednesday #4
Maybe check under his desk. I bet she's working there quite often. Ziggysmom Wednesday #5
trump pardons forthcoming in 5, 4, 3, 2,.... (nt) Paladin Wednesday #6
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