On top of his indictment and the Abramoff connection, he was reprimanded three times by the House Ethics Committee for misusing his post when he was majority leader.

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Later he was reprimanded by party leader David Cameron over an interview with the BBC in which he said people were jealous of his "very very large house".

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He was reprimanded after that match for breaking team rules by drinking alcohol while recovering from injury.

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