Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) is in the crosshairs of a sticky situation after a review of fiscal responsibility found that he could be using government funds for personal gain.

Whitehouse is the subject of an ethics complaint after it was discovered he was voting in favor of laws that funded millions of dollars worth of grants that would go to a nonprofit climate group, according to Fox News.

His move wouldn't be too unusual, especially for a lifelong Democrat, but it became more suspicious when it was discovered that NGO pays his wife's consulting fund as part of their yearly budget.

Previous Complaint

The Senate's bipartisan Ethics Committee has already dismissed a similar complaint filed by the conservative "Judicial Watch" last year.

The new complaint has similar issues, claiming that the senator could be working more in the interest of his own family than in that of his constituents and the people of the United States.

The complaint asserted that, "Not only has Senator Whitehouse not abstained from voting on environmental legislation that directly benefits his wife's clients (and thus, his wife), but he has repeatedly sponsored legislation" that authorizes "federal environmental programs that fund activities undertaken by his wife's clients."

After an investigation, the committee said they had "carefully evaluated the allegations" and "concluded that Senator Whitehouse's actions did not violate federal law …"

Recent Complaint

Just days ago, the Foundation for Accountability and Civic Trust (FACT) called for an ethics investigation into some of his voting.

Particularly of concern is legislation that enabled the non-profit Ocean Conservancy to pay his wife, Sandra Whitehouse's firm, Ocean Wonks LLC, as a consultant to apply for and win federal grants.

The National Review published a write-up on the complaint under the title "Watchdog Flags Sheldon Whitehouse for Potential Ethics Violation in Backing Bill That Enriched Wife’s Employer."

"It’s always the spouse …" Musk wrote on X, refrencing the senator's actions.

Who are the Whitehouses

The senator is a Yale graduate, as is his wife, and she went on to earn a master's from the Graduate School of Oceanography at the University of Rhode Island.

The pair were married in 1986, the year she began her degree at U of RI and the couple lived in Newport.

They were blessed with two children; Molly and Alexander. They also now have two grandchildren, according to the senator's folksy website facts.

The non-politician Whitehouse has advised nonprofits and NGOs throughout her career, even working with state and legislative groups, as well as private companies.