This list includes American politicians at the state and local levels who have been convicted of

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crimes committed while in office. At the bottom of the article are links to related articles which deal with politicians who are involved in federal scandals (political and sexual), as well as differentiating among federal, state and local convictions. Also excluded are crimes which occur outside the politician's tenure in office unless they specifically stem from acts during his time of service. Entries are arranged by date, from most current to less recent, and by state.

2020–present

Arkansas

* State Senator Jeremy Hutchinson (R) sentenced to 46 months of prison after pleading guilty to bribery, tax fraud, wire fraud, and conspiracy. He was previously sentenced to 19 days in jail for making false statements. (2022)

California

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Mitchell Englander Mitchell Englander (born July 25, 1970) is an American former politician who served as a member of the Los Angeles City Council, representing District 12 in the San Fernando Valley, until he resigned December 31, 2018. While serving in City Council ...

(R) was sentenced to one year and one day in prison for obstructing a probe into his alleged corruption. (2021) * Los Angeles Councilman Jose Huizar (D) plead guilty to one count of conspiracy to violate the

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(RICO) Act and one count of

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. (2023)

Connecticut

* State Representative Michael DiMassa (D) pleaded guilty to conspiracy for stealing COVID relief funds. (2022)

Delaware

* Auditor of Delaware Kathy McGuiness (D) convicted of conflict of interest and official misconduct. (2022)

Hawaii

* State Senator J. Kalani English (D) convicted of bribery. (2022) * State Representative

Ty Cullen Ty J.K. Cullen is an American politician and a former Democratic member of the Hawaii State House of Representatives who represented District 39 from January 16, 2013 until his resignation on February 8, 2022. Cullen served in the D ...

(D) convicted of bribery. (2022)

Georgia

* Insurance Commissioner of Georgia Jim Beck (R) convicted of fraud. (2021)

Idaho

* State Representative Aaron von Ehlinger (R) convicted of rape. (2022) * State Representative

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(R) convicted of fraud. (2020)

Illinois

* State Representative

Luis Arroyo Luis Enrique "Tite" Arroyo, (February 18, 1927 – January 13, 2016) was a Major League Baseball pitcher from 1955 to 1963. Arroyo was the first Puerto Rican player to appear for the New York Yankees and was a key part of their pennant winning s ...

(D) convicted of fraud. (2022) * State Senator

Tom Cullerton Tom Cullerton was a member of the Illinois Senate representing the 23rd district from 2013 to 2022. The 23rd district spans northern DuPage County and includes all or parts of Addison, Bloomingdale, Bartlett, Carol Stream, Glendale Heights, Ha ...

(D) convicted of embezzlement. (2022) * State Representative Eddie Acevedo (D) convicted of tax evasion. (2021) * State Senator

Terry Link Terry Link (born March 20, 1947) is an American politician who represented the 30th district in the Illinois Senate from 1997 until his resignation in 2020. The 30th district includes all or part of the municipalities of Beach Park, Buffalo Gro ...

(D) was convicted of tax evasion. (2020) * State Senator

Martin Sandoval Martin A. Sandoval (January 12, 1964 – December 5, 2020) was an American Democratic politician and senator for Illinois who admitted guilt to corruption charges in 2020.. Contains PDF and text links to the plea agreement and charges against ...

(D) convicted of bribery. (2020).

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Patrick Daley Thompson Patrick Daley Thompson (born July 8, 1969) is an American politician who most recently served as an alderman from Chicago's 11th ward and was previously a commissioner of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago. A member o ...

(D) convicted of fraud. (2022) * Alderman of

Ricardo Muñoz Ricardo Muñoz is a former member of the Chicago City Council, having served as alderman for the 22nd ward, which includes Little Village and Archer Heights. Muñoz was appointed to this position by Mayor Richard M. Daley in 1993 and served un ...

(D) convicted of fraud. (2021) * Alderman of

Proco Joe Moreno Proco Joe Moreno III (born May 19, 1972) is an American politician who served as alderman from the 1st ward in the Chicago City Council starting in 2010 when he was appointed to replace Manny Flores on March 26, 2010. His term ended on May 20 ...

(D) convicted of filing a false report. (2021)

Indiana

* State Senator Brent Waltz (R) convicted of campaign violations. (2022)

Louisiana

* State Senator Karen Carter Peterson (D) pleaded guilty to gambling with campaign funds. (2022) * State Senator

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(D) pleaded guilty to making false statements. (2020)

Maryland

* State Secretary of Information Technology Isabel Fitzgerald (D) convicted of bribery. (2022) * State Delegate

Cheryl Glenn Cheryl Diane Glenn (born May 27, 1951) is an American politician. She was a member of the Maryland House of Delegates, representing Maryland's 45th legislative district which is situated in northeast Baltimore. She resigned in December 2019 in ...

(D) pleaded guilty to accepting $33,000 in bribes. (2020). * State Delegate Tawanna P. Gaines (D) pleaded guilty to misuse of campaign funds (2020)

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(D) convicted of fraud and perjury. (2020)

Massachusetts

* State Representative

David Nangle David M. Nangle (born December 18, 1960) was an American state legislator that served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1999 to 2020. He is a Lowell resident and a member of the Democratic Party. While a member of the House, h ...

(D) convicted of wire fraud. (2020)

Michigan

* State Representative

Jewell Jones Jewell Jones (born April 11, 1995) is an American politician from the state of Michigan. He served on the city council of Inkster, Michigan, and was elected to represent the 11th district of the Michigan House of Representatives as the younges ...

(D) convicted of driving under the influence of alcohol. (2022) * State Representative

Bryan Posthumus Bryan Richard Posthumus (born 1984) is an American politician serving as a member of the Michigan House of Representatives from the 73rd district. Elected in 2020, he assumed office on January 1, 2021. Early life and education Bryan Posthumus ...

(R) was sentenced to 15 days in jail for "operating while intoxicated". (2021)

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* Flint Township Clerk Kathy Funk (D) convicted of misconduct (ballot tampering). (2023) *

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lor Andre Spivey (D) convicted of bribery. (2022) *

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Gabe Leland Gabriel Leland (born September 28, 1982) is a convicted criminal and former Democratic politician from the state of Michigan. In 2004, Leland was elected to the Michigan State House of Representatives, representing the 10th District, which is ...

(D) convicted of misconduct. (2021)

Missouri

* State Representative Tricia Derges (R) convicted of fraud. (2022). * State Representative Courtney Allen Curtis (D) convicted of fraud. (2020)

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* Alderman of St. Louis

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(D) convicted of bribery. (2022)

New Hampshire

* State Senator

Jeff Woodburn Jeffrey R. Woodburn (born June 1965) from Dalton, New Hampshire is a former Democratic member of the New Hampshire Senate for the 1st district, elected in 2012. He was the minority leader of the Senate Democratic caucus. Woodburn served on the ...

(D) convicted of domestic violence and criminal mischief. (2021) * State Representative Robert Forsythe (R) pleaded guilty to two counts of assault. (2021)

New York

* State Assemblyman Luis Diaz (D) convicted of corruption. (2022)

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(R) convicted of corruption. (2021) *

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Chaim Deutsch Chaim M. Deutsch is an American politician who served as a New York City Council Member for the 48th district from 2014 to 2021. He is a Democrat. The district includes Brighton Beach, Gerritsen Beach, Gravesend, Manhattan Beach, Marine Park, ...

(D) convicted of fraud. (2021)

North Carolina

* State Representative David R. Lewis (R) convicted of making false statements to a bank. (2020) *Chair of the North Carolina Republican Party

Robin Hayes Robert Cannon "Robin" Hayes (born August 14, 1945) is an American politician and businessman from North Carolina. A member of the Republican Party, he represented North Carolina's 8th congressional district in the House of Representatives from 1 ...

, was convicted of lying to the FBI (2019).

Ohio

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(D) convicted of corruption. (2022) *

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or Kenneth Johnson (D) convicted of tax violations and federal conspiracy to defraud the government. Johnson's aide, Garnell Jamison, was convicted of 11 charges as well. (2021)

Oregon

* State Representative

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(R) pleaded guilty to

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for allowing rioters to enter the

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through a locked door. (2021)

Pennsylvania

* State Representative Margo L. Davidson (D) convicted of theft. (2021) * State Senator Mike Folmer (R) was convicted of possession of

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and served one year in prison. (2020)

Puerto Rico

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Eduardo Cintrón Suárez (PPD) pleaded guilty to corruption for his part in a bribery scheme. (2022)

Tennessee

* State Senator

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(R) pleaded guilty to conspiracy to defraud the Federal Election Commission, and aiding and abetting the acceptance of excessive contributions on behalf of a federal campaign. (2022) * State Representative Robin Smith (R) pleaded guilty to fraud. (2022) * State Senator

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(D) convicted of fraud. (2021)

Wisconsin

* State Senator Kevin Shibilski (D) convicted of fraud. (2022)

West Virginia

* State Delegate Derrick Evans (R) convicted of civil disobedience due to participating in the

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. (2022)

2010–2019

Alabama

* State Senator Zeb Little (D) convicted of theft of client funds. (2019) * State Representative

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(R) convicted of fraud. (2019) * State Representative

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(D) was convicted of bribery. (2017) * Governor of Alabama Robert J. Bentley (R) resigned after pleading guilty to two misdemeanor charges: failing to file a major contribution report, in violation of Code of Alabama § 17-5-8.1(c); and knowingly converting campaign contributions to personal use, in violation of Code of Alabama § 36-25-6." (2017) * Speaker of the

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Mike Hubbard (R) was convicted on 12 of 23 felony charges. (2016) * State Representative Greg Wren (R) pleaded guilty to an ethics violation. He resigned from the Alabama Legislature as a condition of his plea deal and was given a 12-month suspended sentence and ordered to pay $24,000. (2014) * State Representative Terry Spicer (D) pleaded guilty to accepting more than $3,000 per month in bribes. (2011)

Arizona

* State Senator

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(R) convicted of trespassing. (2016) * State Representative Ceci Velasquez (D) was convicted of theft. (2016) * State Representative Richard Miranda (D) pleaded guilty to wire fraud and tax evasion. (2012) * State Representative Ben Arredondo (D) was charged with bribery, fraud and extortion. He was sentenced to 18 months of house arrest. (2012) * State Senator Scott Bundgaard (R) agreed to participate in domestic violence classes for six months after assaulting his girlfriend. (2011)

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(R) was convicted of contempt of court. He was pardoned by President

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before his sentencing. (2017)

Arkansas

* State Senator Jeremy Hutchinson (R) convicted of bribery. (2019) * State Representative Hank Wilkins (D) convicted of bribery. (2018) * State Senator

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(R) was convicted of fraud. (2018) * State Representative Jon Woods (R) convicted of bribery. (2018) * State Representative Eddie Cooper (D) convicted of embezzlement. (2018) * State Representative

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(R) was convicted of bribery. (2017) * State Representative Steven B. Jones (D) convicted of bribery. (2015) * State Senator Paul Bookout (D) pleaded guilty to mail fraud. (2014) *

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(D) convicted on the charges of extortion and bribery and sentenced to 30 months. (2014) * State Representative Hudson Hallum (D) pleaded guilty to voter bribing. (2012)

California

* State Senator

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(R) pleaded

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and was sentenced to two days in prison. (2010) * State Senator

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(D), brother of Tom, was convicted of money laundering. (2016) * State Assemblyman

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(D), brother of Ron, was convicted of money laundering. (2016) * State Senator

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(D) pleaded guilty to one count of racketeering (2015) and was sentenced to five years in prison. (2016) * State Senator Roderick Wright (D) was convicted of eight counts of perjury and voter fraud. He was sentenced to 90 days and barred him from ever holding public office again and will be required to perform 1,500 hours of community service and three years' probation under the terms of his conviction. (2014) Wright was pardoned in 2018. * State Assemblywoman

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(D) was charged with

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after being caught on video surveillance allegedly shoplifting $2,445 worth of merchandise from San Francisco's

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store. She was sentenced to $180 fine and three years' probation and was ordered to stay more than 50 feet from the store. (2011)

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Mark Peterson (D) convicted of perjury. (2017) *

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of Los Angeles

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(D) convicted of obstructing the FBI. (2017) * Mayor of Gardena Paul Tanaka (R) convicted of civil rights abuses. (2016) *

of San Francisco

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(D) convicted of false imprisonment. (2013) *

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(D) given three months of house arrest, three years' probation, and partial loss of his mayoral pension after pleading guilty to state charges of

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and battery. (2013)

Colorado

* State Representative Timothy J. Leonard (R) was found guilty of Contempt of Court and sentenced to 14 days in jail. (2016) * State Senator Steve King (R) pleaded guilty to embezzlement of public property and misdemeanor first-degree official misconduct. Sentenced to serve two years' probation and complete 80 hours of useful public service. (2015) * State Representative

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(R), was convicted on four counts of felony criminal activity including, money laundering, attempted improper influence of a public official, and tax fraud. He was sentenced on February 13, 2012, to a total of 180 days in jail, $49,000 in fines, and six months of probation which included extensive disclosure requirements. (2011) * Secretary of State

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(R) was found guilty of violating Colorado's ethics laws by using state money to attend a Republican event in Florida (2012)

Connecticut

* State Representative Victor Cuevas (D) convicted of bank fraud. (2016) * State Senator Ernie Newton (D) was sentenced to six months in prison for three counts of illegal practices in campaign financing. Newton had also been sentenced to four years for federal charges of accepting a $5,000 bribe, evading taxes and pilfering campaign contributions to pay for personal expenses. (2015) * State Representative Christina Ayala (D) convicted of election fraud. (2014) * State Senator Thomas Gaffey (D) convicted of larceny. (2011)

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* Mayor of

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Eddie Perez (D), was sentenced to eight years, suspended after three years, with three years in prison, to be followed by three years of probation for corruption. (2010)

Florida

* State Representative

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(D) convicted of perjury. (2017) * State Representative

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(R) convicted of tax evasion. (2017) * State Representative Dwayne L. Taylor (D) convicted of fraud. (2017) * State Representative

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(D) convicted of fraud. (2016) * State Senator M. Mandy Dawson (D) convicted of fraud. (2011)

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(D) convicted of corruption. (2019)

Georgia

* State Representative Tyrone Brooks (D) convicted of tax fraud. (2015)

Hawaii

* State Senator Rod Tam (D) convicted of theft. (2011)

Idaho

* State Senator John McGee (R) pleaded guilty to probation violation and a disturbing the peace charge related to sexual harassment that had occurred at the Idaho State Capital Building and was jailed for 44 days. (2012) He had previously been arrested for grand theft auto and driving under the influence. McGee pleaded guilty to DUI and was sentenced to 180 days, serving 5 in jail, plus community service, 175 days' probation, plus fines and restitution. (2011)

Illinois

* State Representative Keith Farnham (D) convicted of distributing child pornography. (2014) * State Representative Derrick Smith (D) was arrested and convicted of accepting a $7,000 bribe. (2014) * State Representative

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(D) convicted of mail fraud. (2013) * State Representative La Shawn Ford (D) convicted of fraud. (2012) * State Representative Ron Stephens (R) was found guilty of repeated drug abuse and DUI (2010)

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(D) convicted of fraud. (2019) * chief executive officer of

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(D) convicted of bribery. (2015) * Alderman of Chicago William Beavers (D) convicted of tax fraud. (2013) * Alderman of Chicago

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(D) pleaded guilty to one count of filing false tax returns. (2013) * Comptroller and Treasurer of Dixon,

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(D) was sentenced to 19 years and 7 months in prison for fraud, having embezzled $53 million. (2013) * Alderman of Chicago Isaac Carothers (D) convicted of corruption. (2010)

Indiana

* Secretary of State Charlie White (R) was convicted on 6 of 7 felony charges including perjury, theft and voter fraud. (2012)

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* Mayor of

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George Pabey (D) was convicted by a federal court jury on September 24, 2010, of conspiracy and theft of government funds. (2010)

Iowa

* State Senator

Kent Sorenson Kent Sorenson (born March 29, 1972) is a former Iowa state legislator who resigned after pleading guilty to obstruction of justice and other felonies related to campaign finances. Sorenson graduated from Indianola High School in 1990. He was ...

(R) pleaded guilty to one count of falsely reporting expenditures and one count of obstruction of justice. (2013)

Kansas

* State Representative

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(R) pleaded guilty to one count of bank fraud. He was sentenced to 18 months in federal prison for defrauding Farmers and Merchants Bank of Colby, Kan., of more than $460,000. (2014)

Kentucky

* State Representative Keith Hall (D) was convicted of bribery and sentenced to seven years in prison. (2016) * State Representative Ben Waide (R) convicted of campaign violations. (2016) * Commissioner of Agriculture

Richie Farmer Richard Dwight Farmer (born August 25, 1969) is an American former collegiate basketball player and Republican Party politician from the U.S. state of Kentucky. He served as the Kentucky Agriculture Commissioner from 2004 to 2012 and was the ...

(R) was convicted of corruption and sentenced to 27 months in prison. (2014)

Louisiana

* State Representative Girod Jackson, III (D) convicted of tax evasion. (2013)

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* Mayor of

New Orleans New Orleans ( , ,New Orleans
Merriam-Webster. ; french: La Nouvelle-Orléans , es, Nuev ...

Ray Nagin Clarence Raymond Joseph Nagin Jr. (born June 11, 1956) is an American former politician who was the 60th Mayor of New Orleans, Louisiana, from 2002 to 2010. A Democrat, Nagin became internationally known in 2005 in the aftermath of Hurricane K ...

(D) was found guilty on 20 counts of bribery and was sentenced to ten years in federal prison. (2014) * Mayor of Mandeville

Eddie Price III Edward Joseph Price, III (born 1953 in New Orleans, Louisiana), is the former mayor of Mandeville in St. Tammany Parish, who resigned from office in 2009 amidst a federal plea agreement. Price was initially elected in April 1996 to succeed his ...

(R) was sentenced to 60 months on charges of income tax evasion and corruption. (2010)

Maine

* State Representative David R. Burns (R) pleaded guilty to misdemeanor forgery and theft charges and was sentenced to six months. (2012) * State Representative Frederick Wintle (R), pleaded guilty to a concealed weapons charge (2011)

Maryland

* State Delegate

(D) convicted of fraud. (2019) * State Senator Nathaniel T. Oaks (D) was convicted of corruption and sentenced to years. (2018) * State Delegate

Michael L. Vaughn Michael L. Vaughn (born November 12, 1957) is an American politician who represented District 24 as a Democrat in the Maryland House of Delegates beginning in 2003 until his resignation in 2017. Background Vaughn was born in Tuskegee, Alabama a ...

(D) was convicted of bribery. (2017) * State Delegate Will Campos (D) was convicted of bribery. (2015) * State Delegate Tiffany T. Alston (D) was convicted of embezzlement. (2013) * State Delegate Don H. Dwyer Jr. (R) was operating a motorboat when it collided with another vessel injuring five others. Dwyer pleaded guilty, but appealed his 30-day jail sentence. The sentence was ultimately upheld after another incident in which Dwyer was stopped and arrested for a DUI and received an additional 30-day sentence, for a total of 60 days. (2012)

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* Police Commissioner of

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Darryl De Sousa (D) convicted of tax crimes. (2019) *

Anne Arundel County Anne Arundel County (; ), also notated as AA or A.A. County, is located in the U.S. state of Maryland. As of the 2020 United States census, its population was 588,261, an increase of just under 10% since 2010. Its county seat is Annapolis, whi ...

Executive John R. Leopold (R) convicted of misconduct in office. (2013) *

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Executive

Jack B. Johnson Jack Bruce Johnson (born April 3, 1949) is a former American politician and lawyer. He was a Maryland state's attorney and was, from 2002 to 2010, the county executive of Prince George's County, Maryland. He was elected state's attorney in Novembe ...

(D) pleaded guilty to extortion and, witness and evidence tampering. He was sentenced to seven years and three months in Butner federal prison in North Carolina. He was also fined $100,000. (2011) * Prince George's County Councillor Leslie Johnson (D), was sentenced to one year and one day in prison for political corruption. (2011) *

Sheila Dixon Sheila Ann Dixon (born December 27, 1953) is an American politician who served as the forty-eighth mayor of Baltimore, Maryland. When the former mayor, Martin O'Malley, was sworn in as governor on January 17, 2007, Dixon, the president of the Bal ...

(D) was convicted of fraudulent misappropriation and was sentenced to four years of probation. (2010)

Massachusetts

* State Representative

Carlos Henriquez Carlos Tony Henriquez is an American Democratic politician who represented the 5th Suffolk district in the Massachusetts House of Representatives prior to his expulsion from office in 2014. He was the first house member to be expelled from offi ...

(D) was convicted of two counts assault and battery charges and sentenced to 2½ years, with six months to be served in the Middlesex County House of Correction and Jail in Billerica, Massachusetts and the remaining two years to be spent on probation. (2014) * State Representative Stephen Stat Smith (D) pleaded guilty to two misdemeanor counts of deprivation of rights under color of law for his role in a voter fraud scheme. (2012) *

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Salvatore DiMasi Salvatore Francis "Sal" DiMasi (born August 11, 1945) is a former Democratic state representative in Massachusetts. The former Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives originally joined the state legislature in 1979, as a member of ...

(D) was found guilty of using his position to secure multimillion-dollar state contracts for

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, a business intelligence software company, in exchange for kickbacks. (2011) * State Senator Anthony D. Galluccio (D) was given one year in prison after failing a sobriety test and violating his probation from a previous hit and run accident. (2010)

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Boston Boston (), officially the City of Boston, is the state capital and most populous city of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, as well as the cultural and financial center of the New England region of the United States. It is the 24th- mo ...

Councillor

Chuck Turner Charles Turner (June 10, 1940 – December 25, 2019) was an American politician and activist, who served on the Boston City Council representing District 7. Turner was a member of the Green-Rainbow Party Massachusetts affiliate to the national G ...

(G) was expelled from the Boston City Council on December 1, 2010, following his conviction on federal bribery charges. (2010)

Michigan

* State Senator Bert Johnson (D) was convicted of fraud. (2018) * State Representative Brian Banks (D) was convicted of fraud for filing false financial statements (2017) * State Senator Virgil Smith, Jr. (D) was convicted of assault and was sentenced to 10 months in jail, five years of probation and not be allowed to hold public office. (2015) * Justice of the

Michigan Supreme Court The Michigan Supreme Court is the highest court in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is Michigan's court of last resort and consists of seven justices. The Court is located in the Michigan Hall of Justice at 925 Ottawa Street in Lansing, the state ...

Diane Hathaway Diane Marie Hathaway (born February 1954) is a former Justice of the Michigan Supreme Court. Hathaway, a Democrat, was elected on November 4, 2008 to an 8-year term which commenced in January, 2009. Hathaway retired from the court effective Janua ...

(D) was sentenced to 366 days in prison for criminal mortgage fraud. (2013)

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* Detroit City Councillor Charles Pugh (D) was sentenced to 5 1/2 to 15 years for sex with a teenage boy under the age of 16. (2016) * Flint City Councilman Eric Mays was sentenced to 28 days in jail for impaired driving. (2016) * Ingham County Prosecutor

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(D) convicted of misconduct. (2016) *

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Kwame Kilpatrick Kwame Malik Kilpatrick (born June 8, 1970) is an American former politician who served as the 72nd mayor of Detroit from 2002 to 2008. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously represented the 9th district in the Michigan House of Represen ...

(D) was sentenced to 18 months to 5 years in prison for violating his probation in 2010. In 2013 he was sentenced to 28 years in prison for federal charges including racketeering and extortion. (2013) *

lor

Monica Conyers Monica Ann Conyers (née Esters; October 31, 1965) is an American politician in Detroit, Michigan. Elected to the Detroit City Council in 2005, she was elected by its members to serve as ''president pro tempore'' of the council for the four-year ...

(D) pleaded guilty to conspiring to commit bribery and served just over 27 months at the

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in West Virginia. (2010)

Mississippi

* State Senator

Chris Massey Christopher Todd Massey (born November 21, 1979) is a former American football long snapper. He was drafted by the St. Louis Rams in the seventh round of the 2002 NFL Draft. He played college football at Marshall University. He has also played ...

(R) was arrested for aggravated assault with a shovel for an argument with two maintenance workers. He was found guilty and given six months' probation. (2016) * State Representative Greg Davis (R) was indicted on state charges of embezzlement, false pretense and making fraudulent statements. He was convicted and sentenced to serve 2½ years in state prison. (2012) * Judge

Bobby DeLaughter Robert Burt DeLaughter Sr. (born February 28, 1954 in Vicksburg, Mississippi) is a former state prosecutor and then Hinds County Circuit Judge. He prosecuted and secured the conviction in 1994 of Byron De La Beckwith, charged with the murder of th ...

(D) pleaded guilty of one count of lying to the FBI and was sentenced to 18 months in prison. (2010)

Missouri

* State Representative Steve Webb (D) convicted of theft. (2013) *

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Roger B. Wilson Roger Byron Wilson (born October 10, 1948) is an American politician who briefly served as the 52nd Governor of Missouri from October 16, 2000 to January 8, 2001. Wilson was serving his second four-year term as lieutenant governor and was prepa ...

(D) was fined $2,000 by the Missouri Ethics Commission. In July he was sentenced to two years of probation on the money laundering charge. (2012) * State Representative Ray Salva (D) convicted of fraud. (2011) * State Representative Talibdin El-Amin (D) convicted of bribery. (2010) * Speaker of the Missouri House of Representatives

Rod Jetton Rod Jetton (born September 9, 1967) is an American politician, author, and businessman. He was a Republican member of the Missouri House of Representatives who represented Missouri's 156th District from 2001 to 2009 and was Speaker of the Missour ...

(R) was arrested for "recklessly causing serious physical injury" to an unnamed woman during sadomasochistic sex and pleaded guilty to misdemeanor assault. He was sentenced to probation and fined. (2010)

Local

* County Executive of St. Louis County Steve Stenger (D) convicted of bribery. (2019) * County Executive of

Jackson County, Missouri Jackson County is located in the western portion of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 census, the population was 717,204. making it the second-most populous county in the state (after St. Louis County). Although Independence retains ...

Mike Sanders (D) convicted of fraud. (2018)

Montana

* State Senator

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(R) pleaded guilty to two counts of assault and resisting arrest. (2014) * State Representative Tony Belcourt (D) was convicted of four federal corruption charges involving projects on the Rocky Boy Indian Reservation. He was sentenced to 7½ years in prison. (2014) * State Representative Joel Boniek (R) was found guilty of "quid pro quo corruption" in taking $9,060 in contributions from the Western Tradition Partnership. (2010) * State Representative Mike Miller (R) admitted to accepting "unlawful corporate contributions" from Western Tradition Partnership, was found guilty, was fined $4K and agreed not run for public office for four years. (2010) * State Senator

Scott Sales Scott Sales (born July 26, 1960) is an American politician of the Republican Party. He is a state senator in the Montana Senate and also serves as the president of that body. He previously served in the Montana House of Representatives, includin ...

(R) from Bozeman, was accused of accepting unlawful contributions from Western Traditions Partnership. He pled guilty, was fined and forced to "express regret" in settling the accusations. (2010) * State Senator

Art Wittich Art Wittich (born 1957) was a Republican member of the Montana Legislature. He was elected from State Senate District 35, representing Bozeman, Montana, in 2010 to 2016. He graduated from Utah State University with a BS in Economics/Environm ...

(R) was found guilty of campaign violations by coordinating with and taking illegal corporate contributions from, the Western Tradition Partnership. (2014)

Nevada

* State Senator

Kelvin Atkinson Kelvin Atkinson (born April 8, 1969) is a former Democratic Party (United States), Democratic member of the Nevada Senate, representing Nevada's 4th Senate district, District 4. He previously served in the Nevada Assembly, representing Clark Count ...

(D) convicted of fraud. (2019) * State Assemblyman Steven Brooks (D) convicted of making threats to kill. (2013)

New Jersey

* Deputy Executive Director of the

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Bill Baroni William E. Baroni Jr. (born December 10, 1971) is an American Republican Party politician and law professor. He represented the 14th legislative district in the New Jersey Senate and General Assembly. In 2010, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie ...

(R) convicted over the

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(2016) * State Assemblyman

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(D) convicted of theft and falsifying records. (2013) * State Assemblyman Bob Schroeder (R) pled guilty to misconduct and theft (2012) * State Assemblyman Neil M. Cohen (D) jailed for child pornography. (2010) * State Assemblyman

Anthony Chiappone Anthony Chiappone (born November 13, 1957, Brooklyn, New York) is an American Democratic Party politician who served in the New Jersey General Assembly, where he represented the 31st Legislative District from 2004 to 2006 and again from 2008 unti ...

(D) jailed for filing false campaign finance reports. (2010)

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Mayor of Atlantic City Atlantic City, New Jersey was incorporated on May 1, 1854. It is governed within the Faulkner Act (formally known as the Optional Municipal Charter Law) under the Faulkner Act (Mayor-Council), Mayor-Council system of municipal government (Plan D), ...

Frank Gilliam (D) was convicted of wire fraud (2019) * Mayor of Trenton Tony F. Mack (D) was indicted for bribery, fraud, extortion and money laundering on February 7, 2014, he was convicted on all counts. (2014) He was sentenced to nearly five years in prison. * Mayor of Hamilton John Bencivengo (R) was sentenced to 38 months in prison for corruption (2013) * Mayor of Perth Amboy

Joseph Vas Joseph Vas (born January 18, 1955) is an American Democratic Party politician, who has served in the New Jersey General Assembly from 2004 to 2010, where he represented the 19th Legislative District. He did not seek re-election to the assembl ...

(D) and his longtime top mayoral aide, Melvin Ramos, were indicted by a federal grand jury for

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, misapplication of funds, and

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to the

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. sentenced to six-and-a-half years for federal corruption. (2011)

New Hampshire

* State Representative Thomas Katsiantonis (D) convicted of tax evasion. (2018) * State Representative Kyle Tasker (R) was charged with three drug offenses and one count of using a computer to lure a teen. The teen was actually a police officer working undercover. He was sentenced to 3–10 years. (2016) * State Representative Albert 'Max' Abramson (R) was found guilty of one felony count of reckless conduct for shooting a firearm. He received a suspended jail sentence and was ordered to pay a fine and complete community service. (2012) * State Representative Gary Wheaton (R) was arrested for a second offense of speeding and driving on a suspended license. He pled guilty to recklessly endangerment. (2011) * State Representative James E. Ryan (D) stole checks from contributors that were intended for the committee to Elect House Democrats. He pled guilty to felony charges of theft, forgery and issuing bad checks. (2009)

New Mexico

* State Senator Phil Griego (D) was convicted of corruption. (2017) * Secretary of State Dianna Duran (R) was convicted of fraud. (2015)

New York

* State Senator

George D. Maziarz George D. Maziarz (born May 25, 1953) is a Republican Party (United States), Republican politician from New York State. From 1995 to 2015, Maziarz represented the New York's 62nd State Senate district, 62nd District in the New York State Senate, ...

(R) pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor for offering a false instrument for filing to avoid five felony counts and a trial for filing false campaign expenditure reports. (2018) * State Senator

Marc Panepinto Marc C. Panepinto is an American attorney and Democratic politician from New York State. Panepinto graduated from The University at Buffalo School of Law. He is a founding partner at the Buffalo law firm of Dolce Panepinto. Panepinto was convic ...

(D) convicted of sexual harassment. (2018) * State Assemblywoman Pamela Harris (D) pleaded guilty to two counts of wire fraud, one count of making false statements to the

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, and one count of witness tampering. Sentenced to $10,000 restitution, six months in jail followed by three years of supervised release, 400 hours of community service, and restitution of $70,400. (2018) *

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Dean Skelos Dean George Skelos (born February 16, 1948) is an American former politician from Long Island, New York. A Republican, Skelos served in the New York State Assembly and later represented the Ninth District in the New York State Senate from 1985 t ...

(R) convicted of federal corruption. (2018) * Minority Leader of the State Senate John L. Sampson (D) was convicted of obstructing justice and making false statement. (2015) * Speaker of the New York State Assembly

Sheldon Silver Sheldon Silver (February 13, 1944 – January 24, 2022) was an American Democratic Party politician, attorney, and convicted felon from New York City who served as speaker of the New York State Assembly from 1994 to 2015. A native of Manhattan' ...

(D) was convicted on federal corruption charges. (2015) * Majority Leader of the State Senate Malcolm Smith (D) was found guilty in federal court of conspiracy, wire fraud, bribery and extortion for trying to bribe a Republican Party official to let him onto the Republican ballot in the 2013 New York City mayoral race. (2014) * State Assemblywoman

Gabriela Rosa Gabriela Rosa (born October 12, 1966) is a Dominican-American former politician. After being elected to the New York State Assembly in 2012, Rosa resigned her office in June 2014 as part of a federal plea deal. A native of the Dominican Republ ...

(D) sentenced to a year in jail for entering into a sham marriage to gain U.S. citizenship. (2014) * State Assemblyman

William Boyland, Jr. William Frank Boyland Jr. is an American convicted felon and former politician from the state of New York. A Democrat, Boyland represented District 55 (Brooklyn) in the New York State Assembly and was first elected in a 2003 special election. ...

(D) convicted of bribery (2014) * State Assemblyman Eric Stevenson (D) found guilty of bribery, conspiracy and other related charges. (2014) * State Assemblyman Nelson Castro (D) convicted of perjury (2013) * State Senator

Shirley Huntley Shirley L. Huntley (born June 29, 1938) is an American politician who is formerly a New York State Senator, serving from 2007 to 2012. Huntley represented Senate District 10 in Queens County, which included Jamaica, South Jamaica, Springfield ...

(D) convicted of

. She was sentenced to one year and a day in prison. (2013) * Majority Leader of the State Senate Pedro Espada Jr. (D) On May 14, 2012, a federal jury found Espada guilty of embezzling money from federally funded healthcare clinics, after 11 days of deliberation he was sentenced to five years in prison. (2012) * State Senator Vincent Leibell (R) found guilty of felony bribery,

, and

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charges related to $43,000 in cash kickbacks he took from 2003 to 2006. (2012) * State Senator Nicholas Spano (R), Spano pleaded guilty to a single count of tax evasion. He was sentenced to 12 to 18 months in federal prison. (2012) *

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Alan Hevesi Alan G. Hevesi (born January 31, 1940) is a former American politician and convicted felon who served as a New York State Assemblyman from 1971 to 1993, as New York City Comptroller from 1994 to 2001, and as New York State Comptroller from 2003 t ...

(D), was convicted on charges surrounding a "pay to play" scheme regarding the New York State Pension Fund, and was sentenced to 1–4 years. (2011) * State Senator

Carl Kruger Carl Kruger (born December 3, 1949) is an American convicted felon and politician from New York. A Democrat from Brooklyn, he represented District 27 in the New York State Senate. Kruger was first elected to the State Senate in 1994 and later bec ...

(D) resigned his seat and pleaded guilty to charges of corruption and bribery. (2011) * State Senator Efrain Gonzalez Jr. (D) was convicted of fraud and embezzling $400,000 from the West Bronx Neighborhood Association Inc. and was sentenced to seven years in federal prison (2010)

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of Nassau County

Ed Mangano Edward P. Mangano (born March 24, 1962) is an American politician from the state of New York. A Republican, he was the Nassau County Executive from January 2010 to December 2017, and a former legislator in Nassau County, New York. He was electe ...

(R) convicted of bribery and fraud. (2019) *

member

Ruben Wills Ruben W. Wills (born August 9, 1971) is a former member of the New York City Council, serving the 28th district from 2011 until he was convicted of a felony in August 2017. After serving a 2 - 6-year prison sentence, the New York Supreme Court ...

(D) convicted of fraud. (2017) * New York City Council member

Dan Halloran Daniel J. Halloran III (born March 16, 1971) is a former member of the New York City Council. He was indicted on corruption charges in 2013, did not run for reelection, was convicted in July 2014, and is currently back in the private sector on ...

(R) convicted of taking bribes and orchestrating payoffs. (2014) * New York City Council member

Larry Seabrook Larry B. Seabrook is a former New York City Councilman from District 12 in New York City which covers the Co-op City, Williamsbridge, Wakefield, Edenwald, Baychester, and Eastchester sections of the Northeast Bronx, from 2002 until 2012. A D ...

(D) On February 9, 2010, a federal

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indicted Seabrook on 13 counts of money laundering, extortion, and fraud. Seabrook was convicted on nine charges. (2012) * President of the New York City Council

Andrew Stein Andrew Stein (born Andrew J. Finkelstein; March 4, 1945) is an American Democratic Party (United States), Democratic politician who served on the New York City Council and was its last president, and as Manhattan Borough President. Early life St ...

(D) was convicted of tax evasion regarding a Ponzi scheme. (2010)

North Carolina

* State Representative

Rodney W. Moore Rodney W. Moore (born July 12, 1963) is an American politician from the state of North Carolina. He is a member of the Democratic Party, and served in the North Carolina House of Representatives, representing the 99th district, until 2019. Moor ...

(D) pleaded guilty to making false statements (2019) * State Senator Fletcher L. Hartsell, Jr. (R) convicted of fraud for misusing campaign contributions and falsely labeling them as expenses. Sentenced to eight months. (2016) * State Representative Deb McManus (D) resigned her State House seat and pleaded guilty to a tax charge. (2013) * State Representative Stephen LaRoque (R) convicted on 12 counts including theft, money laundering and filing false tax returns. (2013) * Governor

Mike Easley Michael Francis Easley (born March 23, 1950) is an American lawyer and politician who served as the 72nd governor of North Carolina from 2001 to 2009. He is the first governor of North Carolina to have been convicted of a felony. A member of ...

(D) was convicted of a federal campaign law felony. (2010)

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Mayor of Charlotte The office of the Mayor of Charlotte, North Carolina Charlotte ( ) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of North Carolina. Located in the Piedmont region, it is the county seat of Mecklenburg County. The population was 874,579 a ...

Patrick Cannon Patrick DeAngelo Cannon (born November 27, 1966) is an American politician and member of the Democratic Party who served on the City Council of Charlotte, North Carolina from 1994 through 2013 and was subsequently elected the city's 56th Mayo ...

(D) charged with accepting bribes. (2014) * Mayor of High Point Bernita Sims (D) convicted of a worthless check charge. (2014)

Ohio

* State Representative

Ron Gerberry Ron Gerberry is a former Democratic Party (United States), Democratic member of the Ohio House of Representatives for the 59th district. Gerberry was first appointed to the House to represent the 65th district in 1982, to fill the term of Tom Car ...

(D) found guilty of charge of unlawful compensation of a public official. (2015) * State Representative

Steve Kraus Steven W. Kraus (born July 28, 1959) was the Representative of the 89th district of the Ohio House of Representatives until his felony conviction on July 27, 2015. He attended the Community College of the Air Force of Air University before receiv ...

(R) convicted of a fifth-degree felony. (2015) * State Representative

Peter Beck Peter Joseph Beck is a New Zealand entrepreneur and founder of Rocket Lab, an aerospace manufacturer and launch service provider. Before founding the company, Beck worked in various occupations and built rocket-powered contraptions. Early lif ...

(R) convicted of perjury. (2015) * State Representative

Dale Mallory Dale Mallory (born November 2, 1964) is an American politician and former Democratic Party (United States), Democratic member of the Ohio House of Representatives, representing the 32nd District from 2007 to 2014. Career Mallory formerly served ...

(D) found guilty to a first-degree misdemeanor count of filing a false disclosure form and a fourth-degree misdemeanor charge of improper gratuities and was sentenced to a total of $600 in fines and a year of probation. (2014) * State Representative Sandra Williams (D) convicted of filing a false report. (2014) * State Representative Clayton Luckie (D) convicted of corruption. (2013) * State Representative

W. Carlton Weddington W. Carlton Weddington is a former member of the Ohio House of Representatives for the 27th District. He resigned his Ohio House seat after his indictment on bribery and ethics charges in March 2012, the first sitting state legislator in Ohio ind ...

(D) was convicted on bribery charges and sentenced to three years in prison. (2012)

Local

* Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Judge Lance Mason (D) convicted of domestic abuse and assault. He was sentenced to two years in prison. (2015)

Oklahoma

* State Senator Ralph Shortey (R) convicted of child sex trafficking. (2018) * State Representative

Gus Blackwell Gus Blackwell (born November 4, 1955) is an American politician from Laverne who served in the Oklahoma House of Representatives from the 61st district from 2002 to 2014. Blackwell was accused of using state funds and campaign funds to pay for ...

(R) was accused of perjury and embezzlement for using both state funds and campaign funds to pay for the same trips. In a plea bargain he pled guilty and agreed to pay restitution. (2017) * State Senator Bryce Marlatt (R) convicted of sexual battery and was sentenced to 90 days' probation, fined $500, plus court costs. (2017) * State Senator Kyle Loveless (R) was sentenced to three years of probation and restitution after pleading guilty to embezzling campaign funds. (2017) * State Representative

Rick Brinkley Rick Brinkley (born July 25, 1961), is a minister and former Republican politician from Oklahoma. He was a member of the Oklahoma Senate. He resigned his seat effective August 20, 2015 after he pled guilty to federal charges related to the alle ...

(R) was convicted of fraud. (2015) * State Senator Debbe Leftwich (D) was found guilty of bribery in connection with the

2010 Oklahoma political corruption investigation The 2010 Oklahoma political corruption investigation was a criminal investigation that focused on whether Oklahoma State Representative Randy Terrill (R-Moore), State Representative Mike Christian (R-Oklahoma City), and State Senator Debbe Leftwic ...

. (2013) * State Representative

Randy Terrill Randy Terrill (born September 29, 1969) is an American politician. A Republican, he is a former member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives from Moore, Oklahoma. Early life and education Terrill was born in Alva, Oklahoma on September 29, 1 ...

(R) was found guilty of bribery in connection with the

. Terrill was sentenced to one year in prison. (2013) *

President pro tempore of the Oklahoma Senate The President ''pro tempore'' of the Oklahoma Senate is the second-highest-ranking official of the Oklahoma Senate and the highest-ranking state senator. The Oklahoma Constitution designates the Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma as the highest-r ...

Mike Morgan (D) was found guilty of accepting $12,000 in bribes (2012)

Pennsylvania

* State Representative Movita Johnson-Harrell (D) convicted of felony theft. (2019) * State Representative

Vanessa L. Brown Vanessa Lowery Brown (born December 16, 1965) is a former Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from the 190th District. She is a member of the Pennsylvania Legislative Black Caucus. In 2018 she was convicted on sev ...

(D) convicted of bribery. (2018) * Treasurer of Pennsylvania

Barbara Hafer Barbara Hafer (born August 1, 1943) is an American politician and convicted felon from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. She served as a member of the Allegheny County Board of Commissioners from 1984 to 1989, as the Auditor General of Pennsylvan ...

(D) convicted of lying to the FBI. (2017) * State Representative

Marc Gergely Marc J. Gergely (born October 17, 1969) was a Democratic Party member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives representing the 35th District and was elected in 2002. He was the Deputy Whip and was the only Democrat from Allegheny County to ...

(D) convicted of conspiracy. (2017) * State Representative

Leslie Acosta Leslie Acosta (born July 7, 1971) is a former Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives representing the 197th House district in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She is the daughter of former state representative Ralph Acosta ...

(D) convicted of embezzlement. (2016) *

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Kathleen Kane Kathleen Granahan Kane (born Kathleen Margaret Granahan; June 14, 1966) is an American former politician and lawyer who served as the 48th Attorney General of Pennsylvania from 2013 until her resignation in 2016 following her conviction for per ...

(D) was convicted of perjury. (2016) * State Representative Louise Bishop (D) was convicted of corruption. (2016) * State Representative Michelle Brownlee (D) was convicted of a conflict of interest. (2015) * State Representative Harold James (D) was convicted of corruption. (2015) * State Representative Ronald Waters (D) was convicted of bribery. (2015) * Treasurer of Pennsylvania

Rob McCord Robert Maxwell McCord (born March 5, 1959) is an American former politician and convicted felon. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as the Treasurer of Pennsylvania from 2009 to 2015. He was an unsuccessful candidate for the Democratic n ...

(D) pleaded guilty to two counts of extortion. (2015) * State Senator

LeAnna Washington LeAnna M. Washington (born July 28, 1945) is an American politician from Pennsylvania who served as a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania State Senate for the 4th district from 2005 to 2014. She served as a member of the Pennsylvania House o ...

(D) was convicted of conflict of interest. (2014) * Turnpike Commission CEO Joe Brimmeier (D) pleaded guilty to felony conflict of interest charges. (2014) * Turnpike Commission chief operating officer George Hatalowich (D) pleaded guilty to felony conflict of interest charges. (2014) * Turnpike Commission chairman Mitchell Rubin (D) was sentenced to 24 months of probation for his plea to commercial bribery. (2014) * State Representative Jose Miranda (D) was convicted of fraud. (2013) * Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice

Joan Orie Melvin Joan Orie Melvin is a former justice of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. In 2013, Melvin was convicted of several criminal counts related to her use of legislative and judicial staff to perform campaign work. She is a member of the Republican Party. ...

(R) was convicted in February 2013, on six of seven corruption charges including theft of services, criminal conspiracy, and misappropriation of state property. (2013) * State Senator and Republican

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Jane Orie (R) was convicted in March 2012, of 14 counts of forgery, conflict of interest and theft of services, which included five felonies. (2012) * State Senator and Democratic Minority Floor Leader of the

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Bob Mellow (D) pleaded guilty to using Senate staffers for campaigns. (2012) * State Representative Joseph F. Brennan (D) announced that he was withdrawing his reelection bid after allegations that he assaulted his wife and then drove drunk from the scene of the incident. He was later convicted on both the DUI and assault charges. (2012) * Secretary of Revenue of Pennsylvania

Stephen Stetler Stephen Hays Stetler (born July 5, 1949) is a Democratic politician from Pennsylvania who served as Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Revenue from March 2009 until his resignation in December of that year. He stepped-down hours befo ...

(D) convicted of using state resources. (2012) * State Representative

John M. Perzel John Michael Perzel (born January 7, 1950) is an American politician and member of the Republican Party. Perzel represented 172nd Legislative District (Northeast Philadelphia) in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 1978 until 2010. ...

(R), pleaded guilty to eight criminal charges, including two counts of conflict of interest, two counts of theft, and four counts of conspiracy, concerning a scheme to spend millions of taxpayer dollars on computer technology from Aristotle, Inc. for the benefit of Republican political campaigns. (2011) * State Representative Brett Feese (R) sentenced to 4 to 12 years in state prison, an additional 2 years of probation, a $25,000 fine, and $1 million in restitution for his role in the Computergate state government corruption scandal. (2011)

Local

* Sheriff of

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John Green (D) convicted of bribery. (2019) * Mayor of Allentown

Ed Pawlowski Edwin Everett Pawlowski is an American politician who served as the 41st Mayor of Allentown, Pennsylvania. He held the office from 2006 until his resignation in 2018, following his election to a fourth term in 2017. He resigned after being convic ...

(D) convicted of corruption. (2018) *

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Vaughn Spencer (D) convicted of corruption, bribery, wire fraud and conspiracy. (2018) * Upland Borough

City Councilman A municipal council is the legislative body of a municipality or local government area. Depending on the location and classification of the municipality it may be known as a city council, town council, town board, community council, rural council ...

Edward M. Mitchell (R) convicted of bribery, conspiracy, theft by deception, and restricted activities. (2018) * Assistant

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Dale Wiles convicted of conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud. (2018) *

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R. Seth Williams Rufus Seth Williams (born January 2, 1967) is a former district attorney of the city of Philadelphia. He began his term January 4, 2010. He formerly served as an assistant district attorney. Williams was the first African-American district attorn ...

(D) convicted of bribery. (2017) * Mayor of Harrisburg Steven R. Reed (D) pleaded guilty to theft of public funds. (2017) *

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, York County Melissa Ann Arnold convicted of theft of public funds. (2015) *

, Delaware County, Robert Henry Park (R) pleaded guilty to theft. (2014) *

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, Jodie Mae Keller pleaded guilty to two counts of theft. (2013) * Mayor of

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, John H. Nacrelli convicted on federal bribery and racketeering charges. (1979)

Rhode Island

* State Senator James Doyle II (D) from the 8th district, was being investigated for a check kiting scheme to defraud three local banks of more than $74 million. He was charged and pled guilty to 31 counts of bank fraud and tax evasion. (2018) * State Representative John Carnevale (D) convicted of perjury. (2018) * State Representative Raymond Gallison (D) was convicted of fraud. (2017) * State Representative Gordon Fox (D) and Speaker of the House, pleaded guilty to wire fraud, bribery and filing a false tax return. Fox used $108,000 from his campaign account for personal expenses, accepted a $52,000 bribe to push for the issuance of a liquor license for a Providence restaurant in his role as a member of the Board of Licenses, and failed to declare these illegal sources income on his tax returns. (2015) * State Representative Joseph Almeida (D) was given a $1,000 fine and a year on probation for mis-using funds. (2015) * State Senator Patrick McDonald (D) convicted of embezzlement. (2014) * State Representative John McCauley Jr (D) convicted of tax evasion. (2013) * State Representative Leo Medina (D) convicted of stealing life insurance. (2013) * State Senator Christopher Maselli (D) convicted of bank fraud. (2010)

South Carolina

* State Senator John E. Courson (R) was convicted of misconduct and illegal use of campaign funds. Courson had paid Richard Quinn & Associates $247,829 of campaign money over six years and got back $132,802 for personal use. (2017) * State Representative James "Jim" Harrison (R) convicted of corruption. (2018) * State Representative Rick Quinn (R) convicted of corruption. (2018) * State Representative Jim Merrill (R) convicted of corruption. (2017) * State Representative Chris Corley (R) pled guilty to first-degree domestic violence for beating his wife and threatening to kill her with a gun. (2017) * Speaker of the

South Carolina House of Representatives The South Carolina House of Representatives is the lower house of the South Carolina General Assembly. It consists of 124 representatives elected to two-year terms at the same time as U.S. congressional elections. Unlike many legislatures, seati ...

Bobby Harrell (R) pleaded guilty to illegally using campaign funds for his own use. He was sentenced to a one-year prison term. (2014) * State Representative Nelson Hardwick (R) pled guilty to assault and battery in the third degree for sexual harassment of a female employee. He was ordered to resign and fined. (2015) * State Representative

Thad Viers Thad T. Viers (born March 13, 1978) is a former Republican South Carolina State Representative for District 68. He lives in Myrtle Beach. Early life, education, and early political career Viers was born in 1978 to Brenda and Carson Viers. T ...

(R) convicted of money laundering, sentenced to three years in federal prison. (2015) Previously arrested in 2012 on charges of harassing a 28-year-old woman described as an ex-girlfriend. He subsequently withdrew his bid for GOP nomination to the US Congress from

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, citing "personal reasons". He was sentenced in 2014 to 60 days in jail for second-degree harassment. * State Secretary of the Department of Transportation, Robert St. Onge (R) arrested and convicted of having twice the legal limit of alcohol in his system. He was forced to resign due to the state's no tolerance laws. (2014) *

Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina The lieutenant governor of South Carolina is the second-in-command to the governor of South Carolina. Beyond overseeing the Office on Aging and the responsibility to act or serve as governor in the event of the office's vacancy, the duties of th ...

Ken Ard (R) resigned his position and pleaded guilty to seven counts of misuse of campaign funds. He was sentenced to five years' probation, fined $5,000 and required to work 300 hours of community service. (2011) * State Representative Kris Crawford (R) from Florence County, was charged with seven counts of willfully failing to pay taxes and found guilty. (2010)

Tennessee

* State Representative Joe E. Armstrong (D) convicted of falsifying tax returns. (2016) * State Representative

Curry Todd Curry Todd is a Republican member of the Tennessee House of Representatives for the 95th District, encompassing part of Shelby County. Biography Curry Todd was born on December 31, 1947, in Juno, Tennessee. He is a graduate of the University o ...

(R) from Collierville, pled guilty to possessing a loaded gun while DUI. He was sentenced to 48 hours in jail, one year of probation, fined, given community service, alcohol training, alcohol car locking device and ordered to participate in MADD. (2011)

Local

Mayor of Nashville The Mayor of Nashville is the chief executive of Nashville Tennessee's government. The current mayor is John Cooper, a member of the Democratic party. Each mayor serves a term of four years, with a limit of two terms, unless this is interrupte ...

Megan Barry Megan Christine Barry (née Mueller; born September 22, 1963) is an American businesswoman and politician who served as the seventh mayor of the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County from 2015 until March 6, 2018, when she resi ...

(D) pleaded guilty to felony theft related to an affair she had with the police officer who ran her security detail. (2018) * Sheriff of Rutherford County Robert F. Arnold (R) pleaded guilty to wire fraud, honest services fraud, and extortion in a scheme to distribute cigarettes to jailed prisoners. (2016)

Texas

* State Representative

Carlos Uresti Carlos "Charlie" Uresti (born September 18, 1963) is an American attorney and Democratic politician from San Antonio, Texas. From November 2006 until his resignation in June 2018, he served as a member of the Texas State Senate representing S ...

(D) convicted of fraud and money laundering. (2017) * State Representative Ron Reynolds (D) was convicted of battery and was sentenced to one year in jail. (2015) * State Representative

Joe Driver Joe Driver (born September 29, 1946 in Rockwall, Texas) is a Republican politician from the U.S. state of Texas. From 1993 to 2013, he represented the 113th district in the Texas House of Representatives, a seat that he initially won in the 199 ...

(R) pleaded guilty to using tens of thousands of taxpayer dollars to reimburse himself for travel expenses that his campaign had already funded. (2011)

Local

Mayor of Dallas The Mayor of the City of Dallas is the head of the Dallas City Council. The current mayor is Eric Johnson (Texas politician), Eric Johnson, who has served one term since 2019 Dallas mayoral election, 2019 and is the 62nd mayor to serve the posit ...

Dwaine Caraway Dwaine R. Caraway (born April 30, 1952) is a former American politician and convicted felon who served as the 60th mayor of Dallas in 2011, in an interim capacity. He pleaded guilty in 2018 for taking bribes while serving as mayor pro tem. He serve ...

(D) convicted of corruption (2019) * City Councillor of Dallas Carolyn Davis (D) was convicted of bribery. (2019) * State District Judge Angus Kelly McGinty (R) was arrested because he solicited and accepted bribes in exchange for favorable rulings. He pleaded guilty to a charge of honest services fraud and was given a two-year prison sentence (2014)

Vermont

* State Senator

Norman McAllister Norman H. McAllister (born 1951) is an American politician who was a member of the Vermont Senate. He represented the Alburgh, Vermont, Alburgh-Franklin County, Vermont, Franklin district in Northwest Vermont. He was elected to the state legisla ...

(R) pleaded guilty to a violation of a prohibited act of prostitution. He was sentenced to a work crew for 25 days and served nine to twelve months on probation. (2015)

Virginia

* State Delegate

Ron Villanueva Ron A. Villanueva (born March 30, 1970) is a former member of the Virginia House of Delegates for the 21st district, serving from 2010 to 2018. He is a Republican who first won election in 2009, defeating incumbent Democratic Delegate Bobby Ma ...

(R) was convicted of fraud and sentenced to two and a half years in federal prison. (2019) * State Delegate Phil Hamilton (R) sentenced to 9½ years in prison for federal bribery and extortion. (2010)

Washington, D.C.

* District of Columbia Councillor Michael Brown (D) was convicted of bribery and sentenced to 39 months. (2013) * Chairman of the

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Kwame R. Brown Kwame R. Brown (born October 13, 1970) is an American politician in Washington, D.C., who was an at-large member of the council from 2005 to 2011 and chairman of the Council of the District of Columbia from 2011 until his resignation in June 2012 ...

(D) was convicted of bank fraud. (2012) * District of Columbia Councillor

Harry Thomas, Jr. Harry Thomas Jr. (born October 21, 1960), is a Democratic politician in Washington, D.C. In 2006 he was elected to represent Ward 5 on the Council of the District of Columbia and served until his resignation in 2012, several hours after fede ...

(D) was convicted of felony counts of theft of government funds and falsifying tax returns. (2012)

Washington

* Auditor of Washington

Troy Kelley Troy Xavier Kelley (born 1964) is an American attorney, businessman, and politician who served as the 10th Washington State Auditor from 2013 to 2017, and is a member of the Democratic Party. He is a lieutenant colonel JAG officer in the Washin ...

(D) was convicted of fraud. (2018)

Wisconsin

* State Representative Bill Kramer (R) was sentenced to five months in jail, after pleading no contest to two charges of sexual assault with three years' probation. (2014) * State Representative Jeff Wood, (R), has pleaded no contest to fifth-offense OWI charge which is a felony. He has been sentenced to spend nine months in jail, with three years' probation. (2011)

West Virginia

* Justice of the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia Allen Loughry (R) pleaded guilty to fraud. (2019) * Justice of the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia

Menis Ketchum Menis E. Ketchum II (born January 31, 1943, in Wayne County, West Virginia) is an American politician and jurist who served as a justice of the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia. He was elected as a Democrat to a twelve-year term on the C ...

(D) pleaded guilty to

wire fraud Mail fraud and wire fraud are terms used in the United States to describe the use of a physical or electronic mail system to fraud, defraud another, and are Federal crime in the United States, federal crimes there. Jurisdiction is claimed by the ...

. (2018)

2000–2009

Alabama

* State Representative Suzanne L. Schmitz (D) was found guilty on 7 out of 8 counts of federal fraud charges. (2009) * State Senator Edward McClain (D) was convicted on 48 counts of

money laundering Money laundering is the process of concealing the origin of money, obtained from illicit activities such as drug trafficking, corruption, embezzlement or gambling, by converting it into a legitimate source. It is a crime in many jurisdictions ...

, mail fraud, bribery and conspiracy. (2009) *

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Don Siegelman Donald Eugene Siegelman ( ; born February 24, 1946) is a former American politician, lawyer and convicted felon who was the 51st governor of Alabama from 1999 to 2003. A member of the Democratic Party, as of , Siegelman is the last Democrat, as ...

(D) was found guilty of bribery, mail fraud and obstruction of justice on June 29, 2006, and sentenced to 88 months. (2006)

Local

* Mayor of Birmingham

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(D) was sentenced on March 5, 2010, to 15 years in prison for

conspiracy A conspiracy, also known as a plot, is a secret plan or agreement between persons (called conspirers or conspirators) for an unlawful or harmful purpose, such as murder or treason, especially with political motivation, while keeping their agree ...

, bribery, fraud,

, and filing false tax returns in connection with a long-running bribery scheme. (2010) He was also fined more than $119,000.

Alaska

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in which

VECO Corporation VECO Corporation was an American oil pipeline service and construction company until its purchase in September 2007 by CH2M Hill. As of that date, the VECO Corporation ceased to exist. Founded in 1968 as Veltri Enterprises by Wayne Ray Veltri, ...

an oilfield service corporation, was investigated by the IRS, FBI and Department of Justice. Veco executives Bill Allen and VP Rick Smith pleaded guilty to federal charges of extortion, bribery, and conspiracy to impede the

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.D'Oro, Rachel. (May 7, 2007)
"Oil service execs plead guilty to bribing Alaska lawmakers."
Associated Press. ''Anchorage Daily News''. Retrieved May 7, 2007. The charges involved bribing Alaska lawmakers who came to be known as the "Corrupt Bastards Club" to vote in favor of an oil tax law favored by VECO that was the subject of vigorous debate in 2006,Burke, Jill. (May 4, 2007)
"Kott, Weyhrauch and Kohring arrested for corruption."
KTUU Channel 2 News, Anchorage. Retrieved May 7, 2007. and were part of a larger probe of political corruption in Alaska by federal authorities. *# State Representative Thomas Anderson (R), Found guilty of seven felony counts of extortion, bribery, conspiracy, and money laundering. Sentenced on October 15, 2007, to a term of 60 months in prison. *# State Representative

Pete Kott Peter Kott (born 1949) is a former Republican state representative for District 17 serving Eagle River, Alaska, in the Alaska Legislature for seven terms, from 1993 until 2007. He was Speaker of the House during his sixth term in 2003–2004. On ...

(R), found guilty on three charges of bribery and sentenced to six years in prison and fined $10,000. (2007) *# State Representative

Vic Kohring Victor H. Kohring (August 2, 1958 – September 6, 2022) was an American politician who was a member of the Alaska House of Representatives. A Republican, he was elected to seven consecutive two-year terms beginning in 1994. Kohring represented W ...

(R), convicted on November 1, 2007, of three counts of bribery by the Veco Corporation. In May 2008, he was sentenced to three-and-a-half years in prison. *# State Representative

Bruce Weyhrauch Bruce Weyhrauch is an attorney in Juneau, Alaska, United States. He is also a former representative in the Alaska State House representing Juneau's District 4. Weyhrauch has practiced at his own law office in Juneau for nearly three decades. ...

(R), main charges dismissed by Supreme Court, given probation on state charges *# State Senator

John Cowdery John Joe Cowdery (February 11, 1930 – July 13, 2013) was a Republican member of the Alaska Senate, representing the O District from 2001 through 2008. He was previously a member of the Alaska House of Representatives from 1982 through 1984, an ...

(R), pleaded guilty to lesser charges. (2009) Sentenced to six months' house arrest and a $25,000 fine. *# State Representative

Beverly Masek Beverly L. "Bev" Masek (née Jerue) (born September 30, 1963) is an Alaska Native and an American former dog sled racer, and businesswoman. She was a Republican politician who served in the state legislature for several terms. Early life, educ ...

(R), was sentenced to six months on September 23, 2009.

Arizona

* Corporation Commissioner Jim Irvin (R) was found guilty of trying to influence a corporate bidding war and fined $60K. (2003)

California

* State Senator Tom Berryhill (R) was found guilty of money laundering by Judge Jonathan Lew and the California Fair Practices Commission of deliberately trying to conceal, deceive or mislead the transfer of $40,000 to the Republican Central Committee of Stanislaus County and the Republican Central Committee of San Joaquin County, which then passed it to the campaign of Bill Berryhill, his brother, thus circumventing California's contribution limits of $3,600 per donation. (2008)

Local

Mike Carona Michael S. Carona (born May 23, 1955) is a convicted felon and former sheriff- coroner of Orange County, California. He gained national prominence during the hunt for the killer of Samantha Runnion. After the quick capture of her murderer, Ale ...

(R) convicted of witness tampering. (2008) * Member of the

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Ed Jew Edmund Jew (born 1960) is an American former politician and businessman, who was convicted of extortion, bribery, and perjury in 2008. He graduated from San Francisco State University with a degree in economics and later earned a master's degree ...

(D), was sentenced to 64 months in federal prison for extortion, and a year in county jail for perjury. (2008) * Member of

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Ralph Inzunza Ralph Inzunza (born c. 1969) is a former city councilman from San Diego. He was elected in March 2001 to represent City Council District 8. He resigned in July 2005 along with Councilman Michael Zucchet after both were convicted on federal corrupt ...

(D) was convicted of corruption. (2005)

Connecticut

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John G. Rowland John Grosvenor Rowland (born May 24, 1957) is an American politician, author, and convicted felon who served as the 86th Governor of Connecticut from 1995 to 2004. He served two nonconsecutive prison terms on various corruption charges. A Repu ...

(R) was convicted of one-count of deprevation of honest services. (2004) He served ten months in a federal prison followed by four months'

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, ending in June 2006. * State Treasurer of Connecticut Paul J. Silvester (R) was convicted of fraud. (2004)

Local

* Mayor of Bridgeport Joseph Ganim (D), was convicted of leveraging his position to receive kickbacks from city contractors for more than $500,000 in cash, meals, clothing, wine and home renovations. (2003) * Mayor of Waterbury

Philip Giordano Philip Anthony Giordano (born March 25, 1963) is the former Republican mayor of Waterbury, Connecticut, and a convicted sex offender. He was born in Caracas, Venezuela, to Italian parents and his family moved to the United States when he was two ...

(R) While investigating municipal corruption, the

FBI The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is the domestic Intelligence agency, intelligence and Security agency, security service of the United States and its principal Federal law enforcement in the United States, federal law enforcement age ...

discovered phone records and pictures of Giordano with a prostitute, as well as with her 10-year-old niece and her eight-year-old daughter. He was arrested on July 26, 2001, and, in March 2003, was convicted of 14 counts of using an interstate device, his cellphone, to arrange sexual contact with children. He was also convicted of violating the girls'

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. He was sentenced to 37 years in prison.

Florida

* State Representative Bob Allen (R) was convicted of

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a sex act from an undercover police officer. (2007) * State Senator

Alberto Gutman Alberto Gutman (January 4, 1959 – February 16, 2019) was a Cuban-American politician. Born to a Jewish family in Havana, Cuba, he moved to the United States when he was 6 years old. Early life He lived and went to school in Miami Beach, F ...

(R), was convicted of corruption in a Medicare fraud scheme. Gutman, his wife and 23 others were sentenced to five years in federal prison, three years' probation and fined $50,000. (2000)

Local

* Sheriff of Broward County

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(D) convicted of fraud. (2007) * Mayor of Orlando Ernest Page (D) was convicted of bribery and official misconduct during a temporary stint as mayor. He was subsequently sentenced to 42 months in prison. (2006)

Georgia

* State Senator Walter Ronnie Sailor Jr. (D) pled guilty to laundering money (2007) * State Senator Charles Walker (D) convicted of charges including tax evasion, mail fraud and conspiracy (127 counts, in all). He was sentenced to 10 years. (2005) * Schools Superintendent

Linda Schrenko Linda Schrenko is a former superintendent of schools in the U.S. state of Georgia who was convicted on an embezzlement scheme and sentenced to 8 years in federal prison. Biography Schrenko was born on July 24, 1949, in Millen, Georgia. She r ...

(R) sentenced to eight years in prison for embezzlement of federal education funds. (2004) * State Representative

Robin L. Williams Robin L. Williams is an American businessman and former member of the Georgia House of Representatives. Early years and education Born December 8, 1961, he is the youngest child of Joseph and Joyce Williams. After attending Harlem High School ...

(R) was convicted of campaign fraud. (2004)

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Bill Campbell (D) convicted of tax evasion. (2006)

Hawaii

* State Representative Galen Fox (R) was convicted of sexual misconduct when he improperly touched a woman flying next to him. (2006) * State Representative

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(D) was found guilty of tax fraud. (2004) * State Senator Marshall Ige (D) convicted of corruption. (2002)

Illinois

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Rod Blagojevich Rod Blagojevich ( , born December 10, 1956), often referred to by his nicknames "Blago" or "B-Rod", is an American former politician, political commentator, and convicted felon who served as the 40th governor of Illinois from 2003 to 2009, when ...

(D) was charged with conspiracy to commit mail, wire fraud and solicitation of bribery. He was impeached and removed from office by 59–0 votes of the Illinois Senate. On August 17, 2010, he was convicted on just one of 24 federal charges.Chicago Tribune, August 18, 2010, pg 1, "Several panelists dissatisfied, point to lack of smoking gun' by Annie Sweeney, Vikki Ortiz Healy and Noreen S. Ahmed-Uilah. In a retrial in 2011, he was found guilty on 17 other counts and sentenced to 14 years in prison. (2011) * Governor of Illinois George H. Ryan (R) was convicted of 18 counts of corruption and sentenced to six years and six months. (2006) * State Representative

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(D) was convicted of perjury and fraud. (2005)

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* Alderman of Chicago Arenda Troutman (D) was convicted of bribery. (2005) * Alderman of Chicago

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(D) was convicted of fraud. (2008) *

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(D) was convicted of fraud. (2006) * Mayor of Cicero, Betty Loren-Maltese (R) was convicted of an insurance fraud. She was sentenced to eight years in prison (2002)

Indiana

* State Representative

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(D) convicted of impersonating a public servant. (2009)

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* City Clerk of Gary Katie Hall (D) pleaded guilty to mail fraud. (2003)

Kansas

* State Representative

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(R) while being investigated, Hermanson pled guilty to a charge of driving under the influence of prescription drugs. (2009)

Louisiana

* State Senator Derrick Shepherd (D), sentenced to 37 months for corruption. (2008) *

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Edwin Edwards Edwin Washington Edwards (August 7, 1927 – July 12, 2021) was an American politician and member of the Democratic Party who served as the U.S. representative for from 1965 to 1972 and as the 50th governor of Louisiana for four terms (1972– ...

(D) convicted of extortion, mail fraud and money laundering. (2000) * Insurance Commissioner James H. "Jim" Brown (D) convicted of lying to FBI investigators. (2000)

Massachusetts

* State Senator J. James Marzilli, Jr. (D) pleaded guilty to all charges against him, including resisting arrest and disorderly conduct and was sentenced to three months in prison. (2008) * State Senator Dianne Wilkerson (D) was video taped by the FBI stuffing bribe money into her bra. Wilkerson pleaded guilty to eight counts of attempted extortion. (2008) * Speaker of the House Thomas Finneran (D) pleaded guilty to one count of obstruction of justice and received 18 months' probation. (2004)

Maryland

* State Senator Thomas L. Bromwell (D) was sentenced to seven years in prison for racketeering, corruption and fraud to benefit construction company Poole and Kent. (2007) * State Delegate

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(R) pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography and was sentenced to a 37-month term. (2006)

Michigan

* State Representative Kevin Green (R) pleaded guilty to driving while impaired by alcohol. (2008)

Missouri

* State Senator Jeff Smith (D) convicted of two counts of obstruction of justice. He was sentenced to one year and a day of prison and was fined $50,000. (2009) * State Representative Nathan Cooper (R) convicted on two felony counts of immigration fraud. (2007)

Nebraska

* State Treasurer Lorelee Byrd (R) pleaded guilty to one misdemeanor charge of misconduct. (2003) * State Senator Ray Mossey (R) was found guilty and pled no contest to prescription drug charges and was sentenced to two years' probation. He was also sentenced to one year's probation for drunken driving when Mossey's blood-alcohol level tested at twice the legal limit. In addition, he was fined $14,000 for using campaign finance funds to pay an online dating service and a tattoo parlor. (2005) * Regent David Hergert (R) of the University of Nebraska was arrested soon after his election for violating campaign finance laws. He pled guilty to false reporting and obstruction and was sentenced to five years' probation and fined $654,000 (2005)

Nevada

* State Controller

Kathy Augustine Kathy Marie Alfano Augustine (May 29, 1956 – July 11, 2006) was an American politician from Nevada. A Republican, Augustine served in the Nevada Assembly (1993–1995) and in the Nevada Senate (1995–1999). She was Nevada's first femal ...

(R) was impeached and convicted of using state personnel and property for her re-election campaign, but not removed from office. She was fined $15,000. (2004) * State Representative Brent Parker (R) pleaded guilty to soliciting sex from a male undercover police officer. He was ordered to attend a 10-week therapy class or face up to 180 days in jail. (2003)

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Operation G-Sting Operation G-Sting, also called Strippergate, and referencing the G-String costume often worn by strippers and showgirls, was an FBI investigation into bribes and unreported campaign contributions taken by Clark County Commissioners in Clark County ...

or Strippergate was an FBI probe into bribes taken by County Commissioners in Clark County, Nevada and City Council members in San Diego, California. It was the result of strip club owners Rick Rizzolo and Mike Galardi trying to remove a "no touch" law affecting the girls in their clubs. The investigation resulted in the convictions of 17 defendants including: #

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er Lynette Boggs McDonald (R) pled no contest to filing a false statement and campaign funding irregularities (2009) # Clark County Commissioner Mary Kincaid-Chauncey (D) was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison, fined $7,600 and ordered to forfeit $19,000 in assets (2006) # Clark County Commissioner Dario Herrera (D) was sentenced to 50 months in federal prison, fined $15,000 and ordered to forfeit $60,000 in assets (2006) # Clark County Commissioner Erin Kenny (D) was sentenced to 2½ years in prison (2006) # Clark County Commissioner Lance Matthew Malone (R) pleaded guilty to violating federal racketeering laws for bribing commissioners(2006)

New Jersey

* New Jersey

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: An FBI sting operation indicted 44 New Jersey officials and several Rabbis, mainly for bribery, counterfeiting of intellectual property, money laundering, organ harvesting, and political corruption. Arrested were: *# Assemblyman Daniel M. Van Pelt (R) Resigned after indictment for bribery. *# State Senator

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(D) was convicted of bribery. (2007) *# State Senator Joseph Coniglio (D) indicted for abusing state grants, mail fraud and extortion. (2008) *# State Senator

Sharpe James Sharpe James (born February 20, 1936) is an American Democratic politician from New Jersey, who served as State Senator for the 29th Legislative District and was 37th Mayor of Newark, New Jersey. James was the second African American Mayor of ...

(D) On April 16, 2008, James was convicted of five counts of fraud by a federal jury. On July 29, 2008, he was sentenced by Judge William J. Martini to 27 months in prison. * State Senator John A. Lynch, Jr. (D) convicted of mail fraud and tax evasion. (2006) * Assemblyman

Anthony Impreveduto Anthony Neil Impreveduto (April 11, 1948 – August 6, 2009) was an American educator and Democratic Party politician who served in the New Jersey General Assembly from 1988 until 2004, when he resigned following a guilty plea to corruption ...

(D) convicted of corruption. (2004)

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: *# Mayor of Hoboken

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(D) was convicted of corruption. (2009) *# Mayor of

Secaucus Secaucus ( ) is a town in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States census, the town's population was 16,264,Dennis Elwell (D) was convicted of corruption. (2009) *#

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and Chairwoman of the

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(D) was convicted of corruption. (2009) * Mayor of Passaic

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(D) convicted of bribery. (2008) Rivera was sentenced to 21 months in prison. *

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Robert C. Janiszewski Robert Charles Janiszewski (born September 18, 1945) is an American former Democratic Party politician who served as County Executive of Hudson County, New Jersey from 1988 to 2001. In 2002 he pleaded guilty to taking more than $100,000 in br ...

(D) was convicted of bribery. (2005) * Chief Executive of Essex County James W. Treffinger (R) was convicted of corruption and fraud and ordered to pay $30,000 in restitution and serve 13 months in jail. (2003) * Mayor of Camden

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(D) was convicted of corruption. (2000) * Mayor of Marlboro Matthew Scannapieco (R) pled guilty to tax evasion and corruption involving $245K in bribes paid by a real estate developer (2005)

New Mexico

* State Treasurer Robert Virgil (D) was found guilty of corruption and sentenced to 37 months in prison and fined $97,000. (2007) * State Treasurer Michael Montoya (D) was found guilty of corruption and sentenced to 40 months in prison and a $40,000 fine. (2007)

New York

* State Health Commissioner

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(R) pled guilty to misuse of staff by spending $48,000 of public money making them carry out her personal chores, such as taking her shopping and picking up her dry cleaning. She was convicted and ordered to perform 250 hours of community service, pay $22,500 in restitution plus a $5,000 fine. (2009) * State Senator Kevin Parker (D) was charged with felony assaulting and menacing and two misdemeanor counts of criminal mischief for attacking a

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photographer. He was found guilty and served three years' probation for the misdemeanors but was acquitted of the felony charge. (2009) * State Assemblyman

Anthony Seminerio Anthony S. Seminerio (February 15, 1935 – January 6, 2011) was an American politician from New York. Life Seminerio graduated from the New York Institute of Technology with a Bachelor's degree. Then he became a corrections officer. He was an ...

(D) pleaded guilty to taking large sums of money from hospitals through a consulting firm while still a member of the New York State Assembly. His appeal was never heard but his conviction was abated due to death. (2009) *

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Thomas J. Spargo (R), was convicted by a federal jury of attempted extortion and attempted soliciting of a bribe for pressuring a lawyer to give $10,000 to his defense fund. (2009) * State Senator

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(D) was sentenced to 84 months (7 years) in prison, followed by two years' supervised release, following pleading guilty to two

counts and two

counts. (2009) * State Assemblyman Brian McLaughlin (D) was arrested in 2008 and sentenced to ten years in prison for racketeering. (2009) * State Senator

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(D), convicted of one count of misdemeanor assault, and acquitted of two counts of felony assault and one other count of misdemeanor assault. (2009) * State Senator

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(D) was convicted of receiving bribes. (2008) * State Assemblyman Chris Ortloff (R) while serving on the State Parole Board, pleaded guilty to a felony charge of online enticement of minors. He was sentenced to 150 months in federal prison (2008) *

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(D) was sentenced to 3.5 to 10 years in prison for accepting expensive gifts in exchange for fixing divorce cases. (2005) * State Assemblyman

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(D) was sentenced to nine years in jail for falsifying records. (2005) * State Assemblywoman Gloria Davis (D) was sentenced to 90 days in jail and five years' probation for bribery. (2003) * State Senator

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(R) was indicted for bribery and

for accepting at least $137,000 in exchange for steering public-works contracts to the paying parties. He ultimately pleaded guilty to one count and received a year in jail. He served 182 days. (2002)

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lor Miguel Martinez (D) pleaded guilty to three counts of

two days later. He admitted to stealing $106,000 that was for children's art programs and low-income housing. He was convicted on three felonies, and was sentenced to five years in prison. (2009) * NY City Councilman Dennis P. Gallagher (R) resigned from office and pleaded guilty to sexually abusing a woman in his district office while he was intoxicated. (2007)

North Carolina

* State Representative

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(D) pleaded guilty to a

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charge of

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and was sentenced to five years in prison. (2007) * State Representative Paul Miller (D), was sentenced to a year's probation and fined $1,000 for fraud. (2006) * Commissioner of Agriculture Meg Scott Phipps (D) pleaded guilty to campaign finance charges and served three years in prison. (2003) * State Representative Michael P. Decker (R) pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit extortion, honest services mail fraud, and money laundering. Decker, a Republican, solicited Democrats and agreed to accept $50,000 and other gifts in return for switching parties. (2002) * State Representative Thomas Wright (R), was found guilty of three counts of felony fraud. He was sentenced to 6 to 8 years(2007)

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* Cabarrus County Commissioner Coy C. Privette, (R) pled guilty to aiding and abetting prostitution. (2007)

Northern Marianas Islands

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(CP) was sentenced to 87 months in federal prison for misuse of government funds. (2009) * Northern Marianas Islands Commerce Secretary James A. Santos (R) was sentenced to 87 months in prison for misuse of government funds. (2009)

Oklahoma

* State Auditor and Inspector Jeff McMahan (D) convicted of accepting bribes. (2008) *

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Carroll Fisher (D) convicted for corruption and sentenced to 14 months. (2006) * State Senator

Gene Stipe Eugene E. "Gene" Stipe (October 21, 1926 – July 21, 2012) was an American politician from Oklahoma. He was a member of the Democratic Party. Early life and career Gene Stipe was born in Blanco, Oklahoma, the son of Jacob Irvin Stipe, a farme ...

(D) pleaded guilty to federal charges of perjury, conspiracy to obstruct a Federal Election Commission investigation, and conspiracy to violate the Federal Election Campaign Act. (2003)

Ohio

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Bob Taft Robert Alphonso Taft III (born January 8, 1942) is an American politician and attorney, who served as the 67th governor of Ohio from 1999 to 2007 as a member of the Republican Party. A member of the Taft political dynasty, Taft served first i ...

(R) pleads no contest and is convicted on four misdemeanor ethics violations. He was fined $4,000 and ordered to apologize to the people of Ohio. (2005)Taft: 'I have failed' Governor fined $4,000 for ethics violations, ordered to issue apology"
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Oregon

* State Representative Dan Doyle (R) resigned from office and was sentenced to 15 months in jail for finance violations. (2005) * State Senator John Mabrey (R) was convicted of insurance fraud. (2002)

Pennsylvania

* State Senator

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(D) was found guilty of 139 counts of mail fraud, wire fraud, conspiracy, obstruction of justice and filing a false tax return. Two staffers were also arrested and indicted on charges of destroying electronic evidence, including e-mail related to the investigation. (2009)Ex-Pa. senator convicted of 137 corruption counts
* Secretary of Revenue of Pennsylvania

(D) sentenced to 1½–5 years in prison, fined $35,000, order to pay $466,621 restitution for multiple corruption convictions. (2009) * State Representative

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(D) convicted of tax evasion and was sentenced to serve 30 months in prison. (2008) Street appealed, but his conviction was affirmed by the Third Circuit Court of Appeals. * State Representative

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(D) and her chief-of-staff were charged with forging some of the signatures on their nominating petitions. They were both sentenced to 12 months' probation and fined $1,500 with community service. (2007) * State Representative & Democratic Whip of the

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(D), convicted of misusing state funds and sentenced to 6–14 years in jail. (2007) * State Representative and Democratic Leader of the

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(D) found guilty of five of the six felony counts with which he was charged and sentenced to 30–60 months. (2007) * State Representative Jeffrey Habay (R) was convicted of 21 counts of harassment, solicitation for perjury and intimidation. (2007) * State Representative

Frank LaGrotta Frank LaGrotta (November 25, 1958) is a former Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from the 10th District from 1987 to 2006. Personal life LaGrotta was born in Ellwood City.2006 Pennsylvania General Assembly bonus controversy. Sentenced to six months' house arrest, probation, and fines. (2007) * State Representative Thomas W. Druce (R) was convicted in 2000 of a 1999

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that killed a man. (2000) * State Representative

R. Tracy Seyfert R. Tracy Seyfert (born December 2, 1941) is a former Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, representing the 5th District from 1997 through her resignation in 2000. Seyfert attended Mountain View Joint Schools. She earn ...

(R) pleaded guilty to Theft of Federal Property by acquiring a $160,000-dollar, 10 ton generator for her own use if the power grid had failed on the Millennium. She was sentenced to five years in federal prison and assessed a $5,000 fine. (2001) * State Senator

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(R) pleaded guilty to six criminal misdemeanor charges for filing false reports to the

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and discharging 3.5 million gallons of raw sewage into

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while he was a sewage plant manager in

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. (2000) * State Representative Frank Gigliotti (D) was convicted and sentenced in 2000 to 46 months' incarceration for extortion, mail fraud, and filing a false income tax return. (2000) * State Representative Jeffrey Habay (R) was found guilty on December 12, 2005, of conflict of interest. he resigned and was sentenced to 6 to 12 months of prison followed by four years of probation. * State Senator F. Joseph Loeper (R) pleaded guilty in federal court of falsifying tax-related documents to conceal more than $330,000 in income he received from a private consulting firm while serving in the Senate. He resigned his senate seat on December 31, 2000, and was later released from federal prison at

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, after serving six months. (2000)

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* President Judge of the Luzerne County Court of Common Pleas

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(D) sentenced to 28 years in federal prison for his involvement in the

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. (2009) * Senior Judge Michael Conahan (D) sentenced to 17½ years in federal prison for his involvement in the

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. (2009) * Wrightsville Borough Councillor Fred Smeltzer (R) pleaded no contest to rape and was sentenced to six months in prison. (2005)

Puerto Rico

* Speaker of the House

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(R) was convicted of extortion, money laundering and witness tampering and sentenced to 71 months in prison. See sex scandals. (2007) *# Jose Omar Cruz-Mercado was the Associate Secretary of the Puerto Rico Department of Education when he aided an extortion and kickback scheme that involved fraudulent payments of more than $4.3 million in cash and property from PRDE contractors. *# Deputy Secretary of State Angel Ocasio Ramos received 18 months in prison for making illegal payments to Rangel in exchange for government contracts. * Puerto Rico Senator Freddy Valentin, Puerto Rican was sentenced to 33 months in prison for money laundering and extortion in a corruption case involving public-housing contracts in the U.S. territory, a former pro-statehood senator, pleaded guilty in March to the two charges. (2002)

Rhode Island

* State Representative and House Majority Leader

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(D) was given 37 months in prison for influence peddling in Operation Dollar Bill. (2008) * State Senator John A. Celona (D) was found guilty of accepting $320,000 in bribes from the Roger Williams Medical Center and Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island. He was sentenced to 30 months in prison. (2007) * State Representative Thomas W. Pearlman (R) was charged with fee-gouging and providing incompetent counsel. He was found guilty of misconduct, suspended and ordered to pay restitution. (2004)

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* Mayor of Providence

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(R). His first administration ended in 1984 when he pleaded guilty to assault. His second stint as mayor ended when he was forced to resign following his conviction for racketeering conspiracy named

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served four years in federal prison.

South Carolina

* State Treasurer

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(R) convicted on cocaine charges. (2007) * State Senator Charles Tyrone "Ty" Courtney (R) was convicted of bank fraud, mail fraud and making false statements on a loan application. (2000) * Agriculture Commissioner Charles Sharpe (R) was found guilty of charges of extortion, money laundering and lying to federal investigators, stemming from an illegal

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ring. He served two years in prison. (2004)

South Dakota

* State Representative

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(R) was found guilty on all four counts of second-degree rape as well as witness tampering. He was sentenced to 54 years in prison. (2008)South Dakota Lawmaker Gets 44 Years for Raping Foster Daughters in Egg Donor Scam
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Tennessee

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: an FBI sting operation between 2003 and 2007 in which a number of state and local representatives were arrested including; *# State Senator

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(D) Sentenced to 66 months for bribery. *# State Senator Kathryn Bowers (D) pleaded guilty to one count of bribery. *# State Senator

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(D) pleaded guilty to one count of bribery. *# State Senator

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(D) pleaded guilty to bribery *# State Representative J. Chris Newton (R) pleaded guilty to bribery. * State Representative Ronald 'Ronnie' Davis (R) pled guilty to four felony charges of conspiring to sell fake passports and to supplying drugs to his girlfriend (2002)

Local

* Tax Assessor of Putnam County

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(R), was convicted of the murder of State Senator

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(D). (2000) * Juvenile Court Judge, Darrell Catron (R) was found guilty of corruption and sentenced to 18 months' probation. (2007)

Utah

* State Representative Brent Parker (R) pleaded guilty to soliciting sex from a male undercover police officer. (2003) * Judge of the 3rd State District Ray M. Harding Jr. (R) was found guilty of possession of cocaine and heroin and sentenced to 120 days in jail, 2 years' probation, community service and fined. (2002)

Virginia

* State Secretary of Finance John Forbes (R) was sentenced to 10 years in prison after he admitted embezzling $4 million in tobacco-region economic development money. He was sentenced to 120 months in prison (2009) * State Delegate

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(D) pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit bank fraud; sentenced to 57 months in prison and ordered to pay $1.2 million in restitution (2005) * State Republican Party Director Edmund Matricardi III (R) pled guilty to one count of interception of a wire communication by illegally eavesdropping on a protected Democratic phone call. During sentencing Matricardi was forced to resign, spend three years on probation and fined $10,000. (2003)

West Virginia

* State Representative Lisa D. Smith (R) pleaded guilty to one count of mail fraud and one count of mail fraud. She was sentenced to two years in prison, three years of probation and fined $1,000,000.

Wisconsin

* State Assemblyman Scott Jensen (R) convicted of misuse of public workers. (2006) * State Assemblyman

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(R) convicted of ethics violations. (2006) * State Senator Gary George (D) was convicted of fraud. (2004) * State Assemblywoman

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(R) convicted of ethics violations. (2004) * State Senator Brian Burke (D) was sentenced to six months in county jail for misconduct in office and obstructing an officer for using state workers for his campaign. (2003) * State Senator

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(D) sentenced to serve nine months in prison for campaign violations including coordination violations. (2002)

Local

* Member of the

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Common Council Michael McGee, Jr. (D) was convicted of corruption. (2008)John Diedrich
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1990–1999

Alabama

H. Guy Hunt (R) was convicted of improperly using campaign money and was sentenced to five years' probation and fined $211,000. (1993)

Alaska

* State Senator George Jacko (D) was found guilty of sexual harassment of a 17-year-old page (1993)

Arizona

* State Representative Sue Laybe (D) was found guilty of bribery and given six months during the AZSCAM investigation (1990) * State Representative Donald Kenney (R), was convicted in the AZSCAM investigation for taking a bribe of $55,000 in a gym bag and was sentenced to five years in prison. (1990) * State Representative James Hartdegen (R), pleaded guilty to violating three campaign laws and was forced to resign as part of the AZSCAM investigation. (1990) * State Representative James Meredith (R), was found guilty of making false campaign contributions during the AZSCAM investigation (1990) * State Representative Bobby Raymond (D), investigated in the AZSCAM investigation, stated his favorite line was, "What's in it for me?" Found guilty of conspiracy and bribery and sentenced to two years in prison, with seven years of probation (1990) * State Senator Jesus "Chuy" Higuera (D), guilty of taking a $4,000 bribe and demanding a shrimp and fax concession in all future casinos. Sentenced to two months in prison and four years' probation (1990)

Arkansas

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. (D) As part of the Whitewater investigation run by

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, Tucker was convicted of fraud and conspiracy and sentenced to four years' probation. (1996) * Secretary of State Bill McCuen (D) pleaded guilty to bribery, kickbacks, tax evasion and trading in public office. He was sentenced to 17 years in prison and fined (1996) * State Senator

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(D) was convicted of accepting payoffs for pledging to support gambling legislation as part of the AZSCAM Investigation. Sentenced to four years in prison (1991)

California

* State Representative Brian Setencich (R) was convicted of tax evasion connected to his 1996 re-election campaign. (2000) * The FBI's Bribery and Special Interest sting operation ( BRISPEC, or "

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") targeted corruption in the California legislature. Five convictions were obtained. *# State Senator

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(D) resigned on November 21, 1991, in advance of pleading guilty to federal racketeering charges in connection with insurance-industry bribes. *# State Senator

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(D) was convicted in April 1990 of rackeetering, extortion and money laundering and was sentenced to 6½ years in prison. *# State Senator

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(R) and his aid were found guilty of corruption and money laundering and sentenced to 46 months in prison. (1994) *# California Board of Equalization member Paul B. Carpenter (D) was found guilty of 11 counts of obstruction of justice and money laundering. (1993) *# State Assemblyman

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(R) served 29 months for bribery in the FBI's BRISPEC sting operation.

Local

* Treasurer-Tax Collector of

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(D) convicted of fraud. (1995)

Connecticut

* State Treasurer Paul J. Silvester (R) was sentenced to 21 months in prison for racketeering and money laundering. (1999)

Local

* Mayor of Waterbury Joseph J. Santopietro (R) was found guilty of taking a $25,000 payoff in return for $1 million in city pension funds. (1991)

Florida

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(D) was convicted of tax evasion. (1999) * State Representative Marvin Couch (R) was arrested in Orlando for soliciting sex and pled guilty to unnatural or lascivious acts and exposure of his sexual organs. (1996)

Local

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(D) convicted of bribery. (1991)

Georgia

* State Senator

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(D) convicted of fraud. (1997)

Guam

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(D) was convicted on ten counts of corruption and was sentenced to nine years in prison and fined more than $100,000, but committed suicide the day before he was scheduled to begin serving his prison sentence (1990)

Illinois

* State Senator Bruce A. Farley (D) sentenced to 18 months in prison for mail fraud (1999) * State Senator John A. D'Arco, Jr. (D) served about three years in prison for bribery and extortion (1995) * State Representative James DeLeo (D) caught in the "Operation Greylord" investigation of corruption in Cook County. He was indicted by a federal grand jury for taking bribes and negotiated guilty plea on a misdemeanor tax offense, and was placed on probation (1992) * State Representative Joe Kotlarz (D) convicted and sentenced to jail for theft and conspiracy for pocketing in about $200,000 for a sale of state land to a company he once served as legal counsel (1997) *

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(D) was convicted of bank fraud and sentenced to nine months' home confinement. (1991)

Local

* Mayor of

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, Roger Agpawa (D) was convicted of mail fraud (1999) * Alderman of Chicago Percy Giles (D) convicted of bribery. (1999) * Alderman of Chicago Virgil Jones (D) convicted of bribery. (1998) * Alderman of Chicago Lawrence Bloom (D) convicted of fraud. (1998) * Alderman of Chicago John Madryzk (D) convicted of fraud. (1998) * Alderman of Chicago Jesse Evans (D) convicted of racketeering. (1997) * Alderman of Chicago Joseph Martinez (D) convicted of fraud. (1997) * Alderman of Chicago Alan Streeter (D) convicted of bribery. (1996) * Alderman of Chicago Ambrosio Medrano (D) convicted of bribery. (1996) * Alderman of Chicago Fred Roti (D) convicted of bribery. (1996) * Mayor of Chicago Heights

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(R) guilty of racketeering, bribery and extortion. Sentenced to 10 years. (1992)

Hawaii

* State Representative Daniel J. Kihano (D) was sentenced to one year for one count of mail fraud. (1992)

Kentucky

* FBI

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was an investigation into bribery and the horse racing industry. Approximately 10% of Kentucky's legislature, both the house and senate, was implicated in this scandal, some taking bribes for as little as $100. (1992) Legislators convicted as a result of Operation Boptrot included: # House Speaker Don Blandford (D) pleaded guilty after 1992 indictment on charges of extortion, racketeering and lying. He was sentenced to 64 months in prison and was fined $10,000. # State Representative Jerry Bronger (D) was indicted in 1992 and later pleaded guilty to charges that he accepted $2,000 in exchange for blocking legislation that would hurt harness race tracks. He was sentenced to 10 months in prison. # State Representative Clay Crupper (D) pleaded guilty after 1992 indictment and was fined $10,000 on charges of interstate travel in aide of racketeering. # State Senator Helen Garrett (D) was charged in 1992 with taking a $2,000 bribe from a track in exchange for helping pass legislation. She pleaded guilty and received four years' probation. # State Senator John Hall (D) pleaded guilty to

and other charges stemming from 1992 indictment in Operation BopTrot. # State Representative Ronny Layman (R) was indicted in 1992 on charges of conspiracy to commit extortion and

to the FBI. He pleaded guilty and was sentenced to three months of home detention and community service. # State Senator David LeMaster (D) was indicted in 1993, and acquitted of

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and

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, but convicted of lying. He was sentenced to a year in prison and fined $30,000, but served just one day after resigning from the legislature. # State Representative Bill McBee (D) was sentenced to a 15-month prison term for his role in Operation BopTrot. # State Senator Virgil Pearman (D) pleaded guilty after 1993 indictment charging that he took an illegal $3,000 campaign contribution. He was sentenced to three months in a halfway house, probation and was fined $5,000. # State Senator John Rogers (R), then the Minority Leader in the Kentucky Senate, was sentenced in 1994 to 42 months in prison after conviction on charges of extortion, conspiracy, attempted extortion,

and lying to the FBI. # State Senator Art Schmidt (R) pleaded guilty to a 1993 indictment for withholding the fact that he took a $20 cash payment from another senator tied to Operation BopTrot. He was sentenced to

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and fined $2,500. # State Senator Landon Sexton (R) pleaded guilty after 1994 indictment charging that he took an illegal $5,000 cash campaign contribution. He was sentenced to 15 consecutive weekends in jail, home detention for two months and probation for two years. In addition he was fined $5,000. # State Representative Bill Strong (D) pleaded guilty after 1993 indictment charges that he took an illegal $3,000 campaign contribution and did not deposit the money into his campaign fund. He was sentenced to three months in a

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, probation and was fined $3,000. # State Representative Richard Turner (R) pleaded guilty to a 1993 charge that he filed a false campaign finance report. Charges that he took an illegal $3,000 cash campaign contribution were dropped. # State Senator Patti Weaver (D) pleaded guilty after 1993 indictment charging that she was promised help finding a job in exchange for support of legislation. She was sentenced to weekend incarceration, probation and

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and was fined $10,000.

Louisiana

* State Senator

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(D) convicted of bribery. (1991) * Insurance Commissioner Doug Green (D) convicted of fraud and money laundering. (1991)

Massachusetts

* State Representative Charles Flaherty (D) pleaded guilty to felony tax evasion for submitting false receipts regarding his business expenses and to violations of the state conflict of interests law. (1996)

Local

* Middlesex County

John P. McGonigle (D) was convicted of tax evasion and pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit racketeering for demanding kickbacks from two of his deputies. (1994) * Essex County

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(D) pleaded guilty to taking kickbacks from process servers. (1996)

Minnesota

* State Representative

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(R) was convicted of three drunk driving arrests in a seven-week period. He was sentenced to a year in prison. (1995) * State Representative

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(DFL) pled guilty to writing bad checks and was given a suspended sentence of 90 days, then probation. (1986) * State Senator Harold Finn (DFL) was found guilty of stealing $1KK from the Leech Lake Band of Chippewa. Sentenced to five years. (1995)

Missouri

* Secretary of State Judith Moriarty (D) was impeached for misconduct involving back-dating of her son's election paperwork to hide a missed filing deadline, and convicted by the state supreme court. *

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(D), Griffin pleaded guilty on the second day of the second trial, to two counts of bribery and mail fraud in conjunction with the original highway scheme. He was sentenced to 48 months in prison, a $7,500 fine, and a $100 special penalty assessment. (1995) *

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(R) pleaded guilty to embezzlement charges and was sentenced to two years in prison. (1993)

Nebraska

* State Treasurer Frank Marsh (R) was convicted of misdemeanor charges for making personal, long-distance telephone calls. (1991)

New York

* Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals

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(R), was investigated for extortion and harassment. He pleaded guilty to one charge of threatening to kidnap a teenage girl and served 15 months. (1993) * State Senator Andrew Jenkins (D) was convicted of illegal banking, sentenced to one year and one day. (1990)

North Carolina

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(D), was convicted of income tax fraud and was sentenced to 33 months of house arrest. (1997)

Ohio

* State Senator Jeff Johnson (D), was convicted of three counts of extortion. (1990)

Oklahoma

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David Lee Walters (D) pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor election law violation. (1993)

Pennsylvania

* State Representative Frank Serafini (R), was convicted of perjury (1999) *

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(D) convicted of conspiracy. (1992) * Attorney General Ernie Preate (R) pleaded guilty to mail fraud. (1995) * State Senator William G. Stinson (D) was found guilty of voter fraud and his election was reversed. (1994) * State Senator William Lee Slocum, Jr. (R) pleaded guilty to federal charges of violating the Clean Water Act between 1983 and 1995, when he operated the Youngsville Sewage Treatment Plant and allowed repeated pollution discharges of raw sewage. Sentenced to one month in jail, five months of home detention, and fined $15,000. * State Senator Dan S. Delp (R), pleaded guilty to buying a 19-year-old prostitute liquor and food using state money (1998)

Rhode Island

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Edward Daniel DiPrete (R) pleaded guilty to bribery and racketeering charges and served one year in prison. (1998)

South Carolina

* State Representative Paul Wayne Derrick (R) was convicted of accepting $1,000 in cash for his support of a gambling proposal being investigated in the FBI Operation, Lost Trust. (1991) * State Representative Rick Lee (R) pleaded guilty to violating the Hobbs Act during the FBI Operation, Lost Trust. (1990) * State Representative Daniel E. Winstead (R) from Charleston, pled guilty to accepting bribes. (1990) * State Senator Robert Albert Kohn (R) State Senator from Charleston, pleaded guilty to conspiracy and bribery, and served seven months in prison.

Texas

* Attorney General of Texas

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(D) pleaded guilty to mail fraud and tax evasion in relation to a $17 million tobacco industry settlement with the State of Texas in 1998. He was sentenced to four years in a federal prison for mail fraud and tax evasion in a case involving Texas' $17 billion settlement with the tobacco industry in 1998. He was released in 2007. * State Senator Drew Nixon (R) was arrested on a charge of soliciting sex from an undercover Austin police officer which led to another charge of carrying an unlicensed, loaded gun for which he did not have a proper permit. The jury recommended probation on the prostitution charge, but jail time on the weapons charge. He was sentenced to six months in prison and fined $6,000. (1997)

Vermont

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Brian D. Burns (D), was convicted of three counts of fraud for having claimed to be working full-time for a public policy association while he also claimed to be attending

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full-time. He appealed but his conviction was affirmed. (1995)

Virginia

* State Senator Robert E. Russell Sr. (R) was convicted of embezzling $6,750 from a nonprofit cycling club. (1995)

West Virginia

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Arch A. Moore Jr (R) guilty of mail fraud, tax fraud, extortion and obstruction of justice. (1990)

District of Columbia

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(D) caught on videotape using drugs in an FBI sting (1990)

1980–1989

Alaska

* State Senator Paul Fischer (R), pled guilty to misuse of state funds and taking illegal campaign contributions from an oil-field construction company. (1989) * State Senator

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(D) State Senator, bribed to obtain a water-bomber aircraft for the state. Sentenced to 3 years and fined $30,000. (1982)

Arizona

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(R) was found guilty of obstruction of justice and misuse of government funds. (1988)

Arkansas

* State Representative

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(R) convicted of bribery. (1980)

California

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of San Francisco Roger Boas (D) convicted of rape. (1988)

Florida

* State Representative

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(D) convicted of extortion. (1989)

Hawaii

* State Representative Clifford Uwaine (D) convicted of conspiracy. (1982)

Illinois

* Governor of Illinois Dan Walker (D) was convicted of improprieties stemming from loans from a Savings and Loan. He served 18 months in prison. (1987)The Associated Press. William C. Hidlay. Former Governor Sentenced to Seven Years in Prison. November 20, 1987. * State Senator Edward Nedza (D) convicted of fraud. (1987) * Attorney General of Illinois William J. Scott (R) was convicted of tax fraud and sentenced to a year in prison. (1980)

Local

* Alderman of Chicago Marian Humes (D) convicted of bribery. (1989) * Alderman of Chicago Perry Hutchinson (D) convicted of bribery. (1988) * Alderman of Chicago Chester Kuta (D) convicted of bribery. (1987) * Alderman of Chicago Wallace David Jr (D) convicted of bribery. (1987) * Alderman of Chicago Clifford Kelley (D) convicted of corruption. (1987) * Alderman of Chicago Louis Farina (D) convicted of extortion. (1983) * Alderman of Chicago Tyrone Kenner (D) convicted of bribery. (1983) * Alderman of Chicago William Carothers (D) convicted of extortion. (1983) * Alderman of Chicago Stanley Zydlo (D) convicted of extortion. (1980)

Louisiana

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Michael Hanley O'Keefe, Sr. (D) jailed for mail fraud. (1983) In February 1983, he was convicted of

and two counts of

. * State Agriculture Commissioner

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(D) was convicted of extortion and racketeering and jury tampering. (1982) * State Senator Gaston Gerald (D) convicted of bribery. (1981)

Maine

* State Representative Donald F. Sproul (R) was sentenced to 10 days in prison for ballot tampering.

Massachusetts

* Transportation Secretary

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(D) was convicted of conspiring to take payoffs as part of a kickback scheme at the MBTA. (1982)

Michigan

* State Senator Jerry C. Diggs (D) accepting bribes to kill taxes on race track revenue; He was tried, convicted, and sentenced (1983)

Nebraska

* Attorney General Paul L. Douglas (R) was convicted of perjury and resigned. (1984) * State Senator James Pappas (R) from North Platte was charged with circulating a petition in a county in which he was not qualified and lying about it. He was found guilty, fined and placed on probation for two years. (1986)

New Hampshire

* State Representative Vincent Palumbo (R) pled guilty to bank fraud and tax evasion. He was sentenced to more than a year (1989)

New Jersey

Local

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Kenneth A. Gibson (D) was convicted of bribery and for stealing funds from a school construction. (1986)

New York

* State Senator Richard E. Schermerhorn (R) was convicted of income-tax evasion, obstruction of justice and filing a false statement. Sentenced to 18 months in prison. (1989) * State Senator William C. Brennan (D) convicted of bribery. (1984) * State Senator Joseph R. Pisani (R) was convicted of multiple counts of fraud and tax evasion, most of which were overturned on appeal. The Appeals Court upheld one conviction for taking money from an escrow account from his client. (1983) In 1986, Pisani pleaded guilty to other charges of tax evasion, and was sentenced to one year in prison.

Oregon

* State Senator

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(R) pleaded guilty to second-degree sex abuse with a 13-year-old female. (1988)

Pennsylvania

* Pennsylvania Auditor General Al Benedict (D) convicted of racketeering. (1988) * State Treasurer R. Budd Dwyer (R) was convicted of bribery. (1987)

Local

* President of the

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(D) was convicted of taking bribes. (1985) * Member of the

Harry Jannotti (D) was convicted of taking bribes. (1985) * Member of the

Louis Johanson (D) was convicted of taking bribes. (1985)

Tennessee

* FBI investigation

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concerned the illegal sale of charity bingo licenses which resulted in over 50 convictions.Tom Humphrey
Humphrey: Waltz – Don't leave with those who bribed you
''

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'' (opinion column), July 22, 2007. Two targets of the investigation committed suicide:

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(D) (in December 1989, just before he was scheduled to testify for a third time before a federal

) and long-time State Representative

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(D) (after being charged with bribery). (1986) *

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Ray Blanton Leonard Ray Blanton (April 10, 1930 – November 22, 1996)Fred Rolater"Leonard Ray Blanton" ''Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture'', 2009. Retrieved: December 31, 2012.Emmitt Ford Emmitt H. Ford (December 13, 1943 – November 10, 2014) was an American politician from Tennessee. He represented the 86th district encompassing Shelby County from 1975–1981. He was also an uncle of former United States Congressman Harold For ...

(D) was convicted of fraud. (1981) * State Representative

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(D) jailed for 10 months for tax evasion. (1983) * State Representative

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(R), was convicted of soliciting a $1,000 bribe from Carter County Sheriff George Papantoniou to kill a state bill the sheriff opposed. Fisher was given a $500 fine and a 30-day suspended sentence and was expelled from the State Senate by a vote of 92–1 (1980)

Texas

* State Representative Mike Martin (R) from Longview, hired his cousin to shoot him as a publicity stunt. He pleaded guilty to perjury and paid a $2,000 fine on the condition that he also resign. (1982)

Vermont

Local

* Assistant Judge Jane Wheel of Chittenden County was convicted of three counts of falsifying court records so she could claim pay for days she had not actually worked. She was sentenced to one to three years in prison on each count, with all but 45 days suspended, plus 1,500 hours of community service. (1987) Wheel's investigation was part of a larger investigation into possible corruption among members of the

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. (1988) (See also ''Vermont vs Hunt'' (1982).)

Washington

* State Senator

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(D) convicted of violating the Travel Act during the investigation called GAMSCAM. (1980) * State Representative John A. Bagnariol (D) was convicted of racketeering charges during the investigation called GAMSCAM. (1980

Wisconsin

* State Senator

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(D) convicted of receiving illegal money. (1988) * State Assemblyman Walter L. Ward, Jr. (D) convicted of sexual assault. (1980)

West Virginia

* State Senator Dan R. Tonkovich (D) pleaded guilty to extorting $5,000 from gambling interests. He was sentenced to five years in prison. (1989) * State Senate Larry Tucker (D) extorted $10,000 from a lobbyist, resigned and pleaded guilty. (1989)

1970–1979

Alabama

* State Treasurer Melba Till Allen (D) was convicted of using her office to obtain bank loans to build a theme park and of failing to make full disclosure of her personal finances. She was sentenced to six years in jail and three-and-a-half years of probation. (1978)

Arkansas

* State Senator

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(D) convicted of tax evasion in 1973, he was expelled from the senate in 1974.

Illinois

* State Representative Walter C. McAvoy (R) convicted of taking a bribe. (1978) * The Illinois concrete industry was investigated for bribery and six politicians were found guilty. (1976) *# State Rep. Pete Pappas (R), the chief conspirator who turned government informant and pleaded guilty; got probation. *# State Rep. Louis F, Capuzi (R) – (Chicago) guilty *# State Rep, Robert Craig (D), guilty, 3-year sentence, $5,000 fine. *# State Sen. Kenneth W. Course (D), guilty, 3-year sentence, $5,000 fine. *# State Rep. Frank P. (Pat) North (R), guilty, 3-year sentence, $5,000 fine. *# State Sen. Jack E. Walker (R), guilty, 3-year sentence, $5,000 fine. *# State Sen. Donald D. Carpentier (R), guilty, 3-year sentence, $5,000 fine. * State Representative John Wall (R) was convicted of conspiracy to extort money from employees of Crown Personnel, Inc., connected with the labor department's program to find jobs for Vietnam veterans through private employment agencies. (1971) * Governor

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(D) After serving two terms, Kerner was appointed to the Seventh District Court when he was convicted on 17 counts of bribery, conspiracy, perjury and related charges. He was sentenced to three years in federal prison. (1973) * Secretary of State Edward Barrett (D) was convicted of bribery, mail fraud, and income tax evasion. (1973)

Local

* Alderman of Chicago Edward Scholl (D) convicted of bribery. (1975) * Alderman of Chicago Donald Swinarski (D) convicted of bribery. (1975) * Alderman of Chicago Paul Wigoda (D) convicted of bribery. (1974) * Alderman of Chicago Thomas Keane (D) convicted of fraud. (1974) * Alderman of Chicago Frank Kuta (D) convicted of bribery. (1974) * Alderman of Chicago Joseph Potempa (D) convicted of bribery. (1973) * Alderman of Chicago Casimir Staszcuk (D) convicted of bribery. (1973) * Alderman of Chicago Joseph Jambrone (D) convicted of bribery. (1973) * Alderman of Chicago Fred Hubbard (D) convicted of embezzlement. (1972)

Louisiana

* Attorney General

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(D) was sentenced to three years in prison for perjury for covering up his dealings with a failed savings and loan. (1972)

Maryland

* State Representative George Santoni (D) was convicted of extortion and served 43 months in prison. (1977) * Governor

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(D) was convicted of mail fraud and racketeering. (1977) He served nineteen months of his sentence in a federal prison before being pardoned by President Ronald Reagan. On November 12, 1987, Judge Frederic N. Smalkin overturned Mandel's conviction. * Anne Arundel County Executive Joseph Alton Jr. (R) pleaded guilty to charges of conspiracy to commit extortion. He served seven months of an eighteen-month sentence in

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. (1974)

Massachusetts

* State Senator George Rogers (Massachusetts politician), George Rogers (D) was convicted of conspiracy to steal and bribe. He was sentenced to two years in prison and fined $5,000. (1978) * State Senators Joseph DiCarlo (D) and Ronald MacKenzie (R) were convicted of violating the Hobbs Act, which forbids extortion by public officials, and the Travel Act, which forbids crossing state lines for the purpose of extortion. They were sentenced to one year in prison and fined $5,000. (1977) * State Representative David J. O'Connor (D) was convicted of willful failure to file Federal income tax returns. He was sentenced five months in jail and fined $10,000. (1970)

Michigan

* State Representative Monte Geralds (D) was expelled from the State House of Representatives, after he was convicted of embezzling $24,000 from a client. (1978)

New Jersey

* State Assemblyman Arnold D'Ambrosa (D) sentenced to nine months in jail after admitting to charges of embezzlement, bribery, perjury and official misconduct. (1976) * State Senator Jerome Epstein (R) was convicted of stealing $4 million worth of oil between 1969 and 1975 while he was in office. He was sentenced to nine years in prison (1975) * Secretary of the Treasury Joseph H. McCrane Jr. (R) was convicted of four counts of preparing false and fraudulent tax returns to hide political donations (1974) * State Senator James Turner (New Jersey politician), James Turner (R) was convicted on charges of planting drugs in the home of his Democratic opponent, Assemblyman Kenneth Gewertz in an attempt to frame and ruin him. Senator Turner got five years in prison. (1974) * Secretary of State Robert J. Burkhardt (D) convicted of accepting $30,000 in bribes to 'fix' a bridge construction contract in 1964. He was given a suspended sentence and three years' probation. (1972) * Secretary of State Paul J. Sherwin (D) was convicted of trying to fix a $600,000 state highway contract for a contractor who then kicked back $10,000 to Republican fund-raisers (1971) * State Assemblyman Peter Moraites (R) pleaded guilty to two misdemeanor counts of fraud and was given a 16-month sentence. (1970)

Local

* Mayor of Jersey City, Thomas J. Whelan (mayor), Thomas J. Whelan (D) was indicted as a member of the "Hudson County Eight", and convicted of conspiracy and extortion concerning kickbacks for city and county contracts. (1971) * Mayor of Jersey City, John V. Kenny (D) In 1971, he was prosecuted by the United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey, U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of New Jersey and convicted, along with the then-mayor Whelan and former City Council president Thomas Flaherty, in federal court of conspiracy and extortion in a multimillion-dollar political Kickback (bribery), kickback scheme on city and county contracts.

New York

* State Assemblyman Martin S. Auer (R) was convicted of a kickback scheme with insurance agencies (1979) * State Senator Lloyd H. Paterson (R) convicted of 20 counts of grand larceny and five counts of falsifying business records, having embezzled more than $68,000 from private estates. He was forced to give up his seat, sentenced to five years' probation and fined $18,500 (1978)

Local

* New York City Councilman Matthew Troy (D) pleaded guilty to a federal charge of filing a 1972 income tax return that failed to include $37,000 stolen from clients of his law practice (1976)

Oklahoma

* Governor David Hall (Oklahoma governor), David Hall (D), was convicted of extortion and conspiracy and served 19 months of a three-year sentence. (1975)

Pennsylvania

* State Senator William E. Duffield (D) was sentenced to six months in prison for 11 counts of mail fraud. (1975) * State Senator Henry Cianfrani (D) convicted on federal charges of

and

, Cianfrani was sentenced to five years in federal prison. After serving for twenty-seven months, he was released in 1980.

Local

* Mayor of Chester, Pennsylvania John H. Nacrelli convicted of federal bribery and racketeering. (1979)

Wisconsin

* State Representative James R. Lewis (legislator), James Lewis (R) attempted to persuade scientist Myron Muckerheide to create a laser gun "designed to blind people", and to sell it to Guatemalan Colonel Federico Fuentes. Lewis pleaded guilty to perjury for lying to a federal grand jury investigating the scheme and was removed from office. (1979) * State Senator James Devitt (R) was found guilty of giving felony false testimony by attempting to conceal a campaign contribution. He was also removed from office. (1974)

West Virginia

Wally Barron (D) was convicted of jury tampering. (1971)

1960–1969

Alabama

* Attorney General of Alabama Richmond Flowers, Sr. (D) In 1969, Flowers was sentenced to eight years in prison for conspiring to extort payments from companies.

California

Local

* Mayor of Oakland John C. Houlihan (R) was sent to prison for more than two years after pleading guilty to stealing nearly $100,000 from an estate he was handling as an attorney. (1966)

Maryland

* State Delegate A. Gordon Boone (D) served 13 months in federal prison after his conviction on charges of mail fraud in connection with the state's savings and loan scandal. (1967)

Massachusetts

* Governor's Councilors Joseph Ray Crimmins (D) and Raymond F. Sullivan (D) and former councilors Michael Favulli (D) and Ernest C. Stasiun (D) were found guilty of conspiracy for requesting bribes from Governor Foster Furcolo in exchange for their votes in favor of reappointing state public works commissioner Anthony N. DiNatale. (1965)

Michigan

Local

Louis Miriani (R) convicted of tax evasion. (1969)

New Jersey

* State Senator Jerome Epstein (R) was found guilty and sentenced to nine years for stealing fuel oil, worth $4 million. (1968)

New York

* State Assemblyman Hyman E. Mintz (R) was convicted of bribery and perjury charges for trying to get insider information on a grand jury probe of the Finger Lakes Race Track. Mintz was sentenced to one year in prison. (1965) * State Assemblyman Stanley J. Bauer (R) pleaded guilty to one count of tax evasion and was fined $5,000. (1962)

Oklahoma

* Associate Justice of the Oklahoma Supreme Court N. S. Corn (D) accepted bribes of $150K delivered in $100 bills in an armored car and was sentenced to 18 months in prison. (1964)

1950–1959

Illinois

* State Auditor Orville Hodge (R) embezzled more than $6 million and was indicted on 54 counts including conspiracy, forgery and embezzling. He was sentenced to 12 to 15 years in prison. (1956)

Maine

* State Senator Earle Albee (R), was found guilty of accepting money under false pretenses for working to have a drunk driving charge dismissed. He was sentenced to prison and an appeal was dismissed. (1957)

Texas

* Texas Land Commissioner Bascom Giles (D) convicted of fraud and bribery and served three years of a six-year prison term.

1940–1949

Massachusetts

Local

* List of mayors and city managers of Lowell, Massachusetts, Mayor of Lowell George T. Ashe (D) was convicted by a jury on charges of conspiracy involving city purchases. (1942) He was sentenced to a year in prison. * Suffolk County Sheriff's Department, Sheriff of Suffolk County John F. Dowd (D) pleaded guilty to charges of conspiracy and soliciting and accepting gratuities. He was sentenced to two concurrent sentences of six to eight years in prison. (1941) * Marlborough, Massachusetts city solicitor John J. Ginnetti pled guilty to bribery for selling two jobs in the Marlborough Fire Department. Mayor Louis Ingalls, who was indicted alongside Ginnetti, committed suicide before the trial began. Ginnetti was sentenced to six months in jail and resigned from the bar. (1940)

Michigan

* State Representative Carl F. DeLano (R) was convicted of accepting bribes from naturopathic physicians, sentenced to three to five years in prison (1945) * State Senator William C. Birk (R) was convicted of accepting a bribe and sentenced to four years in prison. (1945) * State Senator Jerry T. Logie (R) was tried, convicted, and sentenced to 3–5 years in prison for bribery. (1944) * State Representative William Green (Michigan politician), William Green (R) indicted on bribery charges, tried in 1945 and convicted; sentenced to three to five years in prison (1945) * State Representative Warren Green Hooper (R) pleaded guilty to taking bribes and was given immunity from prosecution in return for turning state's evidence. Four days later he was shot and killed. (1945)

New Jersey

Local

* Atlantic County Treasurer Enoch L. Johnson "Nucky" (R) was involved in racketeering, gambling, prostitution and bootlegging. He was arrested for failure to file income taxes. He was found guilty and sentenced to 10 years. (1941)Learn, Paul. "Boss 'Nucky' Johnson is dead at 85 – Unconscious 25 Hours Before 'Time Took Him'", ''Atlantic City Press'', December 10, 1968, p. 1

New York

* Assemblyman Lawrence J. Murray, Jr. (D) was charged with embezzling over some time a total amount of $49,102 from the accounts of a mentally incompetent client which he subsequently lost betting on horses. On April 4, 1940, he was convicted of theft, and the next day sentenced to 5 to 10 years in prison.

1930–1939

Connecticut

* State Senator Nathan Spiro (R), pleaded guilty to accepting a bribe and was fined $1,500 (1938)

Louisiana

* Governor Richard W. Leche (D) sentenced to 10 years in prison for fraud. (1939)

Michigan

* State Representative Miles M. Callaghan (R) resigned his seat after pleading guilty to charges of legislative graft and conspiracy. (1939)

Pennsylvania

* State Senator John J. McClure (R) was convicted of vice and rum running but was overturned on appeal.

1920–1929

Indiana

* Governor of Indiana Warren McCray (R) convicted of mail fraud and served three years. (1924)Gugin, p. 270

Local

* Mayor of Indianapolis John Duvall (mayor), John Duvall (R) was convicted of bribery and jailed. (1928) * Mayor of Indianapolis Claude E. Negley (R) pled guilty to accepting bribes, fined. (1927)

Massachusetts

* State Representative C. F. Nelson Pratt (R) was found guilty of simple assault after being charged with attempted felonious assault. He was fined $100. (1928)

Oklahoma

Wisconsin

* State Assemblyman Clark M. Perry (R) pleaded guilty to a charge of liquor conspiracy and was sentenced to three years in prison. (1926)

1910–1919

Arkansas

* State Senator Samuel C. Sims (D) was paid a bribe of $900 about legislation to regulate trading stamps and coupons. He was arrested, charged with bribery and convicted, and then expelled from the Senate. (1917) * State Senator Ivison C. Burgess (R) introduced legislation to regulate trading stamps and coupons and then accepted a bribe of $2,000 from trading-stamp interests. Guilty of bribery, then expelled from the Senate. (1917)

California

* State Senator Marshall Black, (R) was convicted for embezzlement of funds (1918)

Illinois

Local

* Mayor of Rock Island, Harry M. Schriver (R) was convicted of vice protection and conspiracy. (1923)

Massachusetts

* Lawrence, Massachusetts Mayor William P. White (mayor), William P. White (R) was found guilty of bribery. (1910) * State Representative Harry C. Foster (R) was found guilty of conduct unbecoming a representative for collecting money for pending legislation (1916)

Local

New Hampshire

* State Representative Clifford L. Snow (R) found guilty of selling his votes to other legislators(1913)

Oklahoma

* State Insurance Commissioner Perry A. Ballard (D) was found guilty of moral turpitude and corruption. (1913)

Pennsylvania

* Auditor General of Pennsylvania William Preston Snyder (R) was convicted of conspiracy to defraud and was given a sentence of two years in jail. (1909) * State Superintendent of Public Grounds and Buildings James M. Shumaker (R) was convicted of conspiracy to defraud. Sentenced to two years in prison. (1908)

Vermont

* Horace F. Graham (R) State Auditor, had just been elected governor, when he was accused of having embezzled $25,000. At trial, he was found guilty and sentenced to prison. A new governor was elected, Republican Percival W. Clement. Though Graham still denied the crime, he repaid the missing funds. He was then pardoned by Governor Clement. (1917)

Wisconsin

* State Assemblyman Edmund J. Labuwi (R) was convicted of obtaining money under false pretenses. (1916)

1900–1909

Kentucky

* State Auditor Henry Eckert Youtsey (R) State Auditor, was found guilty of conspiracy in the assassination of Governor William J. Goebel (D) and was sentenced to life in prison (1900) * Secretary of State Caleb Powers (R) was convicted as an accessory to the assassination of Democratic Governor William J. Goebel. Powers served eight years in jail. (1900) He was pardoned in 1908.

Massachusetts

Local

* Boston Alderman George H. Battis (R) was convicted of larceny for overcharging the city of Boston $334.25 for trophies he purchased for the East Boston's Fourth of July celebrations in 1906 and 1907. He received a three-year sentence, but was pardoned by Governor Eben Sumner Draper and the Massachusetts Governor's Council after a year-and-a-half. (1909)

Michigan

* State Representative D. Judson Hammond (R) from Oakland County, convicted of soliciting a bribe of $500 to defeat a bill opposed by wholesale grocers; sentenced to two years in prison. (1903) * State Treasurer Frank Porter Glazier (R) convicted of embezzlement; served two years in prison (1908)

Missouri

* State Senator William P. Sullivan (R) convicted of accepting a bribe concerning his vote on the "pure food law" and fined $100. (1905)

New York

* State Assemblyman Max Eckmann (R) found guilty of conspiracy to manufacture false voting petitions, fined $500 (1906)

Pennsylvania

* Pennsylvania Treasurer, Treasurer of Pennsylvania, William L. Mathues (R) Mathues was convicted in connection to the Pennsylvania State Capitol Political corruption#Graft, graft scandal and sentenced to two years in prison. He died before incarceration. (1908)

1890–1899

Maryland

* State Treasurer Stevenson Archer (1827–1898), Stevenson Archer (D) was found guilty of embezzling $132,000 and sentenced to five years. (1890)

Missouri

* State Treasurer Edward T. Noland (D), following reports of his drunkenness and gambling, an investigation found a shortage in state funds of about $32,000. He was suspended from office and resigned. He was then arrested, charged with embezzlement, tried, convicted and sentenced to two years in prison. (1890)

1880–1889

Kentucky

* State Treasurer James "Honest Dick" Tate (D) was convicted of fraud and theft. (1888)

Louisiana

* State Treasurer Edward A. Burke (D) was convicted of fraud and theft. (1888)

1870–1879

Mississippi

* Lieutenant Governor Alexander K. Davis (R) was found guilty of accepting a bribe for aid in obtaining a pardon. (1876)

Nebraska

* Governor David C. Butler (R) was found guilty of using $16,000 from the sale of public lands for his own private use. He was then impeached and removed from office. (1871)

North Carolina

Governor William Woods Holden (R) was convicted of "unlawful" arrests and recruitment of troops to quell the activities of the Ku Klux Klan in what became known as the Kirk-Holden war. Impeached, found guilty and removed from office. (1870)

South Carolina

* State Treasurer Francis Lewis Cardozo (R) was convicted of fraud, and spent seven months in prison. (1876)

1850–1859

Illinois

* Governor of Illinois Joel Aldrich Matteson (D), was found to have redeemed Michigan and Illinois Canal script, which had already been redeemed. He was found guilty and forced to repay $238K. (1859)

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