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D.C.’s 88-year-old congressional delegate scammed at home

Rob Beschizza
Oct 28, 2025
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Eleanor Holmes Norton. Photo: Stephanie Kenner / Shutterstock

Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton, Washington D.C.’s nonvoting representative in the U.S. House, was scammed out of $4,400 by a fake cleaning crew at her home.

An internal police report obtained by NBC4 Washington details how suspects were able to enter Norton’s home on Thursday and access her cre…

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