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Ethics committee expands Rangel probe

The House ethics committee said today that it’s expanding its investigation of Rep. Charlie Rangel’s finances.

The announcement came a day after a Republican effort to oust him as Ways and Means Committee chairman failed. A resolution aimed at unseating him was instead sent to the ethics committee by the full House.

Among otther things, ethics committee already is looking into questions over Rangel’s use of a rent-stabilized apartment and taxes related to a vacation home in the Dominican Republic.

Now, it has added Rangel’s restatements to his financial disclosure forms, which The Post first reported. He had to include assets that he previously failed to make public.

The committee also disclosed it has authorized nearly 150 subpoenas in the investigation of Rangel, has interviewed some 34 witnesses and reviewed more than 12,000 pages of documents.

The committee has expanded the investigation several times, concentrating previously on alleged financial improprieties and fundraising irregularities.

With Post Wire Services