Representative Charles B. Rangel has earned more than $75,000 in rental income from a villa he has owned in the Dominican Republic since 1988, but never reported it on his federal or state tax returns, according to a lawyer for the congressman and documents from the resort.

Mr. Rangel, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, which writes the federal tax code, bought the beachfront villa at the Punta Cana Yacht Club and has received twice-yearly payments from the resort, which rents the property for $500 or more per night.

Records from the development, now called the Punta Cana Resort and Club, indicated that Mr. Rangel’s rental profits varied from year to year, from $2,700 in 2004 to $7,600 in 1994.

A lawyer for Mr. Rangel, Lanny Davis, said on Thursday that the congressman would most likely file amendments to his tax returns for the years in question.

http://michellemalkin.com/2008/09/10/rangel-tangle/

Now Charlie, and Nancy Pelosi, don't think anything is wrong with have a tax cheat running the committee that writes tax laws.

This is not the only case of Rangel breaking the law...how about the following;

http://www.nlpc.org/view.asp?action=viewArticle&aid=2602

FEC filings that he was using rent-controlled apartments for a campaign office (illegally) while people were being thrown out on the streets for inability to obtain such apartments for living.

Of course, nothing will come of it. Charlie will pay a few fines and stay as Chairman of the House Ways and Means committee. He will not be charged..he has friends in high places.