Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington has released its list of the 20 most corrupt members of the United States Congress.

None other than Mitch McConnell found himself as one of only four senators on the list. Fortunately for Kentucky, McConnell is one of just a few who aren’t under investigation for some wrongdoing.

Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) is a fourth-term member of the senate. He is the Minority Leader in the 110th Congress and sits on the Senate Appropriations Committee. Sen. McConnell’s ethics issues stem from earmarks he has inserted into legislation for clients of his former chief of staff, lobbyist Gordon Hunter Bates, in exchange for campaign contributions as well as the misuse of his nonprofit The McConnell Center for Political Leadership at the University of Louisville. Sen. McConnell was profiled in CREW’s 2007 congressional corruption report.

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If Sen. McConnell accepted donations to his campaign and political action committees in direct exchange for earmarking federal funds to clients of Bates Capitol, he may have violated the bribery statute and House rules. In addition, by using his position as a member of Congress to financially benefit clients of a lobbying firm owned by his former staff member, Sen. McConnell may be depriving his constituents, the United States Senate and the United States of his honest services.

Go read the full 12-page report. It’s pretty interesting.