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Exclusive: An unreported investigation of a veteran House Democrat. House Ethics Committee investigators spent months in 2023 interviewing then-current and former staffers of North Carolina Rep. Alma Adams about accusations she was engaged in an “inappropriate” relationship with staffer Sandra Brown in violation of House rules. Brown is now Adams’ deputy chief of staff, working out of her district office in the Charlotte area.
NOTUS’ Kadia Goba has a ton of details on the investigation into the now 79-year-old Adams. The committee declined to comment.
- The exact nature of Adams’ relationship with Brown is unclear, but a high-ranking staffer filed a complaint with the committee after they were told the congresswoman was in a relationship with an aide. Multiple former aides testified that Brown appeared to spend long stretches at Adams’ one-bedroom apartment in D.C.
- “I got asked a very direct question about whether or not they were having an inappropriate relationship,” said one person who spoke with the committee, referring to Adams and Brown.
- Former staff alleged that Brown’s extremely close relationship with Adams resulted in a hostile work environment in an office known for very high staff turnover. “Your standing with Sandra impacted your standing with Alma,” one former aide told NOTUS.
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Truth is stranger than fiction? Kadia reports that Ethics investigators asked people in Adams’ orbit about “BossLady: The Legend of Sydney Donovan Begins,” a novel written and self-published by Brown that tells the story of a woman who clashes with her lover’s husband. Brown told at least one aide that the story was loosely based on her life.