▁of ▁his ▁credit ors ". ▁Further , ▁he ▁had ▁" made ▁false ▁representations ▁to ▁gain ▁the ▁extension ▁of ▁a ▁bank ▁loan ▁with ▁the ▁intent ▁to ▁def ra ud ▁the ▁bank ". ▁ ▁Investig ation ▁On ▁September ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁the ▁House ▁Jud ici ary ▁Committee ▁voted ▁un anim ously ▁to ▁proceed ▁with ▁an ▁investigation ▁of ▁the ▁b ri ber y ▁and ▁per j ury ▁alleg ations . ▁On ▁October ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁House ▁Jud ici ary ▁Chair ▁John ▁Con y ers ▁announced ▁that ▁Alan ▁I . ▁Bar ron ▁had ▁been ▁h ired ▁as ▁Special ▁Coun sel ▁to ▁lead ▁an ▁inqu iry ▁into ▁Por te ous ' ▁im pe achment . ▁Representatives ▁Adam ▁Schiff ▁( D - CA ) ▁and ▁Bob ▁Good lat te ▁( R - VA ) ▁were ▁designated ▁as ▁Chair ▁and ▁Rank ing ▁Member , ▁respectively , ▁to ▁lead ▁the ▁task ▁force ▁conduct ing ▁the ▁inqu iry . ▁ ▁Three ▁months ▁later , ▁the ▁House ▁passed ▁via ▁voice ▁vote ▁a ▁Con y ers - sp ons ored ▁resolution ▁author izing ▁and ▁direct ing ▁the ▁Committee ▁on ▁the ▁Jud ici ary ▁to ▁in quire ▁whether ▁the ▁House ▁should ▁im pe ach ▁Por te ous . ▁ ▁The ▁resolution ▁was ▁needed ▁because ▁the ▁previous ▁year ' s ▁investigation ▁had ▁ended ▁with ▁the ▁previous ▁Congress . ▁In ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁Re ps . ▁Con y ers ▁and ▁L amar ▁S . ▁Smith ▁introduced ▁a ▁resolution ▁asking ▁to