Nancy Mace under investigation for padding expense reimbursements

Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) has been accused of inflating her housing expenses in an over-billing scheme, according to a new report.

Axios reported on Monday that the House Ethics Committee is investigating Mace for allegedly inflating expenses for her congressional office to maintain her home in Washington, D.C. In a press release, the committee said it began the investigation after reviewing a report from the Office of Congressional Conduct that "identified discrepancies between the amounts requested and received by Rep. Mace ... and the total of these associated bills," according to the report.

Mace's lawyer told Axios that the charges are "fundamentally flawed."

In all, Mace is accused of receiving less than $10,000 in total excess payments.

"Rep. Mace may have engaged in improper reimbursement practices under the House reimbursement program by seeking reimbursements that exceeded her reimbursable expenses incurred," the OCC report reads in part. "If Rep. Mace engaged in improper reimbursement practices, then she may have violated House rules, standards of conduct, and federal law."

Read the entire OCC report by clicking here.