Rep. Alcee Hastings Accused of Violating House Rule With Congressional Staff Relationship

Rep. Alcee Hastings (D-Fla.) (C) speaks about black judicial nominees, while flanked by (L-R) Rep. Fredrica Wilson (D-Fla.), Rep. Marc Veasey (D-Texas), Rep. Marcia Fudge, during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington on July 17, 2013. Mark Wilson/Getty Images

Rep. Alcee Hastings (D-Fla.) has been accused of violating the House Code of Ethics by employing his girlfriend on his congressional staff.

Just days after Democratic congresswoman Rep. Katie Hill (D-Calif.), 32, resigned amid an ethics probe and revelations of an affair with a campaign staffer, Hastings has come under fire for employing a disbarred lawyer, Patricia Williams, since at least 2000, reported the Palm Beach Post.