Waters ' husband had been a board member of the bank from 2004 to 2008 and , at the time of the meeting , was a stock holder of the bank , '' the report said . Rep. John Waters refutes charges of ethical violations . Waters has been charged with helping a bank linked to her husband . Waters says she refuses to go to trial . She is one of two prominent African - American House Democrats facing ethic charges .
Rep. John Waters refutes charges of ethical violations . Waters has been charged with helping a bank linked to her husband . Waters says she refuses to go to trial . She is one of two prominent African - American House Democrats facing ethic charges .