Finally, the committee appeared to have discounted Torricelli's contention that he was not responsible for expensive earrings that Chang had given as Christmas gifts to his sister, Stern and Balaban. The senator's belief " that such items were of little value or were not gifts to you under the circumstances " displayed poor judgment and violated Senate gift rules, the panel found.
The committee appeared to have discounted Torricelli's contention that he was not responsible for expensive earrings that Chang had given as Christmas gifts to his sister. His belief that such items were of little value violated Senate gift rules.