She asked Chartwells for $100,000 to support a gala.

“Please. The last time we checked, neither Ms. Bonds nor Mr. Grosso had run afoul — as have both Mr. Orange and Mr. Graham — of any ethics rules.”

Although Barry tried to avoid censure, he later seemed resigned to it. “I’m ready to get this behind me,” he said. “I’m ready to get this behind the Council.”

At a press briefing before the D.C. Council’s meeting tomorrow, Council Chairman Phil Mendelson said that he’ll urge the rest of the council to censure Marion Barry.

The District’s ethics board censured and fined D.C. Councilmember Marion Barry for accepting gifts from two construction firms.

Marion Barry has finally been forced to face some consequences for some of the many misdeeds he’s been accused of over the last 30 years. The D.C. Council has voted to censure Barry (D-Ward 8) and refer possible public corruption charges against him to the U.S. Attorney’s office. Those findings were presented last week in a report prepared by independent attorney Robert Bennett. Twelve Council members voted Tuesday to formally censure Barry, as well…