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felony or misdemeanor crimes committed while in office.
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Entries are arranged by date, from most current to less recent, and by state.
State Representative
Micky Hammon (R) was convicted of fraud (2017).[1]
State Representative
Oliver Robinson (D) was convicted of bribery. (2017)[2]
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)[3]
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)[5]
State Representative
Terry Spicer (D) pleaded guilty to accepting more than $3,000 per month in bribes. (2011)[6]
State Representative
Suzanne L. Schmitz (D) was found guilty on 7 out of 8 counts of federal fraud charges. (2009)[7][8]
Governor of AlabamaDon Siegelman (D) was found guilty of bribery, mail fraud and obstruction of justice on June 29, 2006, and sentenced to 88 months. (2006)[11]
Local
Mayor of BirminghamLarry Langford (D) was sentenced on March 5, 2010, to 15 years in prison for
conspiracy, bribery, fraud,
money laundering, and filing false tax returns in connection with a long-running bribery scheme. (2010)[12] He was also fined more than $119,000.[13]
Alaska
Alaska political corruption probe in which
VECO Corporation 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
Internal Revenue Service.[14] The charges involved bribing Alaska lawmakers who came to be known as the "Corrupt Bastards Club"[15] to vote in favor of an oil tax law favored by VECO that was the subject of vigorous debate in 2006,[16] 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.[17]
State Representative
Pete Kott (R), found guilty on three charges of bribery and sentenced to six years in prison and fined $10,000. (2007)[18]
State Representative
Vic Kohring (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.[19]
State Representative
Bruce Weyhrauch (R), main charges dismissed by Supreme Court, given probation on state charges.[20][21]
State Senator
John Cowdery (R), pleaded guilty to lesser charges on 3/10/09.[22] Sentenced to six months' house arrest and a $25,000 fine.
State Representative
Beverly Masek (R), was sentenced to six months on September 23, 2009.
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State Representative
Hudson Hallum (D) pleaded guilty to voter bribing. (2012)[48]
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)[49][50][51]
Mayor of San DiegoBob Filner (D) given three months of house arrest, three years' probation, and partial loss of his mayoral pension after pleading guilty to state charges of
false imprisonment and battery. (2013)[53]
State Representative
Timothy J. Leonard (R) was found guilty of Contempt of Court and sentenced to 14 days in jail. (2016)[55][56]
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)[57][58][59]
State Representative
Douglas Bruce (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)[60][61]
Secretary of State
Scott Gessler (R) was found guilty of violating Colorado's ethics laws by using state money to attend a Republican event in Florida (2012)[62]
Connecticut
State Representative
Victor Cuevas (D) convicted of bank fraud. (2016)[63]
State Senator
Ernie Newton (D) was sentenced to six months in prison for three counts of illegal practices in campaign financing.[64] 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)[65]
State Representative Christina Ayala (D) convicted of election fraud. (2014)[66]
Governor of ConnecticutJohn G. Rowland (R) Rowland resigned from office during a corruption investigation, and later pleaded guilty to one-count of deprevation of honest services. (2004)[68][69] He served ten months in a federal prison followed by four months'
house arrest, ending in June 2006.[70]
Local
Mayor of
Hartford, ConnecticutEddie 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)[71]
Mayor of BridgeportJoseph 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.[72] (2003)
Mayor of WaterburyPhilip Giordano (R) While investigating municipal corruption,[73][74] the
FBI 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.[75] He was arrested on July 26, 2001, and, in March 2003, was convicted of 14 counts of using an interstate device,[76] his cellphone, to arrange
sexual contact with children.[77] He was also convicted of violating the girls'
civil rights. He was sentenced to 37 years in prison.
District of Columbia Councillor
Harry Thomas, Jr. (D) was convicted of felony counts of theft of government funds and falsifying tax returns. (2012)[80]
Florida
State Representative
Daisy Baez (D) convicted of perjury. (2017)[81]
State Representative
Erik Fresen (R) convicted of tax evasion. (2017)[82]
State Senator
Alberto Gutman (R), was convicted of corruption in a Medicare fraud scheme. Gutman, his wife and 23 others were sentenced to 5 years in federal prison, 3 years' probation and fined $50,000. (2000)[86][87]
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)[89][90]
Georgia
State Representative
Tyrone Brooks (D) convicted of tax fraud. (2015)[91]
State Senator
Charles Walker (D) convicted of charges including tax evasion, mail fraud and conspiracy (127 counts, in all),[93] He was sentenced to 10 years. (2005)[94][95]
Schools Superintendent
Linda Schrenko (R) sentenced to eight years in prison for embezzlement of federal education funds. (2004)[96]
State Representative
Robin L. Williams (R) was convicted of campaign fraud. (2004)[97]
Hawaii
State Senator Rod Tam (D) convicted of theft. (2011)[98]
State Representative
Galen Fox (R) was convicted of sexual misconduct when he improperly touched a woman flying next to him. (2006)[99]
State Representative
Nathan Suzuki (D) was found guilty of tax fraud. (2004)[100]
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.[102] 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)[103]
Illinois
State Representative
Keith Farnham (D) convicted of distributing child pornography. (2014)[104]
State Representative
Derrick Smith (D) was arrested and convicted of accepting a $7,000 bribe. (2014)[105]
State Representative
Ron Stephens (R) was found guilty of repeated drug abuse and DUI (2010)[108][109]
Governor of IllinoisRod Blagojevich (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.[110] On August 17, 2010, he was convicted on just one of 24 federal charges.[111] In a retrial in 2011, he was found guilty on 17 other counts and sentenced to 14 years in prison.[112][113][114][115] (2011)
Governor of Illinois
George H. Ryan (R) was convicted of 18 counts of corruption and sentenced to 6 years and six months. (2006)[116]
State Representative
Patricia Bailey (D) was convicted of perjury and fraud. (2005)[117]
Alderman of
ChicagoSandi Jackson (D) pleaded guilty to one count of filing false tax returns. (2013)[119]
Comptroller and Treasurer of
Dixon,
Rita Crundwell (D)[120] was sentenced to 19 years and 7 months in prison for fraud, having embezzled $53 million. (2013)[121]
Mayor of Cicero,
Betty Loren-Maltese (R) was coinvicted of an insurance scam costing the village 412 million. She was sentenced to 8 years in prison (2002)[124]
State Representative
Dennie Oxley (D) convicted of impersonating a public servant. (2009)[126]
Local
Mayor of
East ChicagoGeorge Pabey (D) was convicted by a federal court jury on September 24, 2010, of conspiracy and theft of government funds. (2010)[127]
Iowa
State Senator
Kent Sorenson (R) pleaded guilty to one count of falsely reporting expenditures and one count of obstruction of justice. (2013)[128]
Kansas
State Representative
Trent K. LeDoux (R) pleaded guilty to one count of bank fraud. He was sentenced Monday to 18 months in federal prison for defrauding Farmers and Merchants Bank of Colby, Kan., of more than $460,000. (2014)[129]
State Representative
Phil Hermanson (R) while being investigated, Hermanson pled guilty to a charge of driving under the influence of prescription drugs. (2009)[130][131]
Kentucky
State Representative
Keith Hall (D) was convicted of bribery and sentenced to 7 years in prison. (2016)[132]
State Representative Ben Waide (R) convicted of campaign violations. (2016)[133]
Commissioner of Agriculture
Richie Farmer (R) was convicted of corruption and sentenced to 27 months in prison. (2014)[134]
State Senator
Nathaniel T. Oaks (D) was convicted of corruption and sentenced to 3 1/2 years. (2018)[147]
State Delegate
Richard K. Impallaria (R) was convicted of driving while impaired with an open container. He served 2 days in jail with 58 days suspended.(2017)[148][149][150]
State Delegate
Tiffany Alston (D) was convicted of embezzlement. (2013)[151]
State Delegate
Don H. Dwyer Jr. (R) was operating a motorboat when it collided with another vessel injuring 5 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)[152][153][154]
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.[155] (2007)
State Delegate
Robert A. McKee (R) pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography and was sentenced to a 37-month term.[156][157] (2006)
State Representative
Carlos Henriquez (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.[162] (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.[163] (2012)
Speaker of the HouseSalvatore DiMasi (D) was found guilty of using his position to secure multimillion-dollar state contracts for
Cognos, a business intelligence software company, in exchange for kickbacks.[164] (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)[165]
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.[166][167] (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)[168]
Speaker of the House
Thomas Finneran (D) pleaded guilty to one count of obstruction of justice and received 18 months' probation.[169](2004)
Local
Boston Councillor
Chuck Turner (Green Party) was expelled from the Boston City Council on December 1, 2010, following his conviction on federal bribery charges. (2010)[170]
State Representative
Brian Banks (D) was convicted of fraud for filing false financial statements (2017)[172]
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)[173]
Mayor of DetroitKwame Kilpatrick (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)[176]
State Senator
Chris Massey (R) was arrested for aggravated assault with a shovel for an argument with two maintenance workers. He was found guilty and given 6 months' probation. (2016)[179][180][181]
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)[182][183]
Judge
Bobby DeLaughter (D) pleaded guilty of one count of lying to the FBI and was sentenced to 18 months in prison. (2010)[184]
Missouri
State Representative Steve Webb (D) convicted of theft. (2013)[185]
Governor of MissouriRoger B. Wilson (D) was fined $2,000 by the Missouri Ethics Commission.[186] In July he was sentenced to two years of probation on the money laundering charge.[187] (2012)
State Representative Ray Salva (D) convicted of fraud. (2011)[188]
Speaker of the Missouri House of Representatives
Rod Jetton (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)[189][190]
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)[191]
State Representative
Nathan Cooper (R) convicted on two felony counts of immigration fraud. (2007)[192][193]
Montana
State Senator
Jason Priest (R) pleaded guilty to two counts of assault and resisting arrest. (2014)[194][195]
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)[196]
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)[200][201]
State Senator
Scott Sales (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)[202][203]
State Treasurer
Lorelee Byrd (R) pleaded guilty to one misdemeanor charge of misconduct. (2003)[206]
State Senator
Ray Mossey (R) was found guilty and pled no contest to prescription drug charges and was sentenced to 2 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)[207]
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 5 years' probation and fined $654,000 (2005)[208][209][210][211]
Nevada
State Assemblyman
Steven Brooks (D) convicted of making threats to kill. (2013)[212]
State Controller
Kathy Augustine (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)[213]
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).[214]
Local
Operation G-Sting 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:[215]
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)[218]
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)[219]
State Assemblyman
Neil M. Cohen (D) jailed for child pornography. (2010)
State Assemblyman
Anthony Chiappone (D) jailed for filing false campaign finance reports. (2010)
New Jersey
Operation Bid Rig: 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:
State Senator
Joseph Coniglio (D) indicted for abusing state grants, mail fraud and extortion. (2008)[225]
State Senator
Sharpe James (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.[226]
State Senator
John A. Lynch, Jr. (D) convicted of mail fraud and tax evasion. (2006)
Mayor of TrentonTony F. Mack (D) was indicted for bribery, fraud, extortion and money laundering on February 7, 2014, he was convicted on all counts. (2014)[227] He was sentenced to nearly five years in prison.[228]
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)[234]
Mayor of Marlboro
Matthew Scannapieco (R) pled guilty to tax evasion and corruption involving $245K in bribes paid by a real estate developer (2005)[236][237]
New Hampshire
State Representative Thomas Katsiantonis (D) convicted of tax evasion. (2018)[238]
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)[239][240][241][242][243]
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)[244][245]
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).[246][247]
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)[248]
New Mexico
State Senator
Phil Griego (D) was convicted of corruption. (2017)[249]
State Senator
Manny Aragon (D) was found guilty of three counts of conspiracy to defraud 4.4 million from the State of New Mexico. (2009)[251]
State Treasurer
Robert Virgil (D) was found guilty of corruption and sentenced to 37 months in prison and fined $97,000. (2007)[252]
State Treasurer
Michael Montoya (D) was found guilty of corruption and sentenced to 40 months in prison and a $40,000 fine. (2007)[252]
New York
State Senator
George D. Maziarz (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)[253]
State Senator
Marc Panepinto (D) convicted of sexual harassment. (2018)[254]
State Assemblywoman
Pamela Harris (D) pleaded guilty to two counts of wire fraud, one count of making false statements to the
Federal Emergency Management Agency, and one count of witness tampering. Sentenced to $10,000 restitution, 6 months in jail followed by three years of supervised release, 400 hours of community service, and restitution of $70,400. (2018)[255][256][257][258][259]
State Senator
Tom Libous (R) was convicted of lying to FBI. (2015)[262]
Minority Leader of the State Senate
John L. Sampson (D) was convicted of obstructing justice and making false statement. (2015)[263]
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)[264]
State Assemblywoman
Gabriela Rosa (D) sentenced to a year in jail for entering into a sham marriage in order to gain U.S. citizenship. (2014)[265]
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)[272]
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)[275]
New York State ComptrollerAlan Hevesi (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)[276]
State Senator
Carl Kruger (D) resigned his seat and pleaded guilty to charges of corruption and bribery. (2011)[277]
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)[278]
State Health Commissioner
Antonia Novello (R) pleaded guilty to depriving the taxpayers of $48,000 by making her staff do personal chores for her, such as taking her shopping and picking up her dry cleaning. Her plea deal called for 250 hours of community service at an Albany health clinic, $22,500 in restitution and a $5,000 fine. (2009)[279][280]
State Senator
Kevin Parker (D) was charged with felony assaulting and menacing and two misdemeanor counts of criminal mischief for attacking a
New York Post photographer. He was found guilty and served three years probation for the misdemeanors but was acquitted of the felony charge. (2009)[281][282]
State Assemblyman
Anthony Seminerio (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)[283][284]
Supreme Court JusticeThomas 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)[285][286]
State Senator
Efrain Gonzalez (D) was sentenced to 84 months (7 years) in prison, followed by two years' supervised release, following pleading guilty to two
conspiracy counts and two
wire fraud counts. (2009)[287]
State Assemblyman
Brian McLaughlin (D) was arrested in 2008 and sentenced to ten years in prison for racketeering. (2009)[288]
State Senator
Hiram Monserrate (D), convicted of one count of misdemeanor assault, and acquitted of two counts of felony assault and one other count of misdemeanor assault. (2009)[289][290][291]
State Senator
Diane Gordon (D) was convicted of receiving bribes. (2008)[292]
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)[293][294][295]
Supreme Court JusticeGerald Garson (D) was sentenced to 3.5 to 10 years in prison for accepting expensive gifts in exchange for fixing divorce cases. (2005)[296]
State Assemblyman
Clarence Norman Jr. (D) was sentenced to 9 years in jail for falsifying records. (2005)[292]
State Assemblywoman
Gloria Davis (D) was sentenced to 90 days in jail and five years' probation for bribery. (2003)[297]
State Senator
Guy Velella (R) was indicted for
bribery and
conspiracy for accepting at least $137,000 in exchange for steering public-works contracts to the paying parties.[298] He ultimately pleaded guilty to one count and received a year in jail.[299] He served 182 days. (2002)
New York City Council member
Dan Halloran (R) convicted of taking bribes and orchestrating payoffs. (2014)
New York City Council member
Larry Seabrook (D) On February 9, 2010, a federal
grand jury indicted Seabrook on 13 counts of money laundering, extortion, and fraud.[301] Seabrook was convicted on 9 charges (2012).[302]
President of the New York City Council
Andrew Stein (D) was convicted of tax evasion regarding a Ponzi scheme (2010).[303]
New York City CouncillorMiguel Martinez (D) pleaded guilty to three counts of
conspiracy two days later. He admitted to stealing $106,000 that was for children's art programs and low-income housing.[304] He was convicted on three felonies, and was sentenced to five years in prison. (2009)[305]
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)[306]
North Carolina
State Senator
Fletcher L. Hartsell, Jr. (R) convicted of fraud for misusing campaign contributions and falsely labeling them as expenses. Sentenced to 8 months. (2016)[307][308]
State Representative Deb McManus (D) resigned her State House seat and plead guilty to a tax charge. (2013)[309][310]
State Representative
Stephen LaRoque (R) convicted on 12 counts including theft, money laundering and filing false tax returns. (2013)[311][312]
Governor
Mike Easley (D) was convicted of a federal campaign law felony. (2010).[313]
State Representative
Paul Miller (D), was sentenced to a year's probation and fined $1,000 for fraud. (2006)[315][315][316]
Commissioner of Agriculture
Meg Scott Phipps (D) pleaded guilty to campaign finance charges and served three years in prison. (2003)[317]
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)[315][315][316]
State Representative Thomas Wright (R), was found guilty of three counts of felony fraud. He was sentenced to 6 to 8 years(2007)[318][319][320]
Northern Marianas Islands Commerce Secretary
James A. Santos (R) was sentenced to 87 months in prison for misuse of government funds. (2009)[324][325]
Ohio
State Representative
Ron Gerberry (D) found guilty of charge of unlawful compensation of a public official. (2015)
State Representative
Steve Kraus (R) convicted of a fifth-degree felony. (2015)[326]
State Representative
Peter Beck (R) convicted of perjury. (2015)[327]
State Representative
Dale Mallory (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)[328]
State Representative
Sandra Williams (D) convicted of filing a false report. (2014)[329]
State Representative
Clayton Luckie (D) convicted of corruption. (2013)[330]
State Representative
W. Carlton Weddington (D) was convicted on bribery charges and sentenced to three years in prison. (2012)[331]
Governor of OhioBob Taft (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)[332]
Local
Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Judge
Lance Mason (D) convicted of domestic abuse and assault. He was sentenced to two years in prison.(2015)[333][334]
Oklahoma
State Senator
Ralph Shortey (R) convicted of child sex trafficking. (2018)[335]
State Representative Gus Blackwell (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)[336][337]
State Senator Kyle D. Loveless (R) was sentenced to three years of probation and restitution after pleading guilty to embezzling campaign funds. (2017)[338][339]
State Representative
Rick Brinkley (R) was convicted of fraud. (2015)[340]
State Senator
Gene Stipe (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)[345]
Oregon
State Representative
Dan Doyle (R) resigned from office and was sentenced to 15 months in jail for finance violations. (2005)[346][347][348][349]
State Senator John Mabrey (R) was convicted of insurance fraud. (2002)[350][351][352]
Turnpike Commission CEO
Joe Brimmeier (D) pleaded guilty to felony conflict of interest charges. (2014)[363]
Turnpike Commission Chief Operating Officer George Hatalowich (D) pleaded guilty to felony conflict of interest charges. (2014)[261]
Turnpike Commission Chairman
Mitchell Rubin (D) was sentenced to 24 months of probation for his plea to commercial bribery. (2014)[364]
State Representative
Jose Miranda (D) was convicted of fraud. (2013)[365]
Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice
Joan Orie Melvin (R) was convicted in February 2013, on six of seven corruption charges including theft of services, criminal conspiracy, and misappropriation of state property. (2013)[366]
State Senator and Republican
Majority WhipJane Orie (R) was convicted in March 2012, of 14 counts of forgery, conflict of interest and theft of services, which included five felonies. (2012)[367]
State Senator and Democratic Minority Floor Leader of the
Pennsylvania SenateBob Mellow (D) pleaded guilty to using Senate staffers for campaigns. (2012)[368]
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.[369] He was later convicted on both the DUI and assault charges.[370] (2012)
State Representative
John M. Perzel (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)[372][373]
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)[374]
State Senator
Vince Fumo (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)[375]
State Representative
Linda Bebko-Jones (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)[377]
State Representative and Democratic Leader of the
Pennsylvania House of RepresentativesBill DeWeese (D) found guilty of five of the six felony counts with which he was charged and sentenced to 30–60 months.[379] (2007)
State Representative
Jeffrey Habay (R) was convicted of 21 counts of harassment, solicitation for perjury and intimidation. (2007).[380][381][382][383]
State Representative
R. Tracy Seyfert (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)[391]
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.[393] (2000)
State Representative
Jeffrey Habay (R) was found guilty on December 12, 2005, of conflict of interest.[394][395] he resigned and was sentenced to 6 to 12 months of prison followed by four years of probation.[396]
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.[397][398] He resigned his senate seat on December 31, 2000,[399] and was later released from federal prison at
Fort Dix, New Jersey, after serving 6 months.[400](2000)
President Judge of the Luzerne County Court of Common Pleas
Mark Ciavarella (D) sentenced to 28 years in federal prison for his involvement in the
kids for cash scandal. (2009)[410]
Speaker of the House
Edison Misla Aldarondo (R) was convicted of extortion, money laundering and witness tampering and sentenced to 71 months in prison. See sex scandals. (2007)[411]
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.[412]
Deputy Secretary of State Angel Ocasio Ramos received 18 months in prison for making illegal payments to Rangel in exchange for government contracts.[413]
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)[414]
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)[415][416][417][418]
State Representative
Gordon Fox (D) and Speaker of the House, plead 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)[421]
State Representative
Joseph Almeida (D) was given a $1,000 fine and a year on probation for mis-using funds. (2015)[422]
State Senator Patrick McDonald (D) convicted of embezzlement. (2014)[423]
State Representative John McCauley Jr (D) convicted of tax evasion. (2013)[423]
State Representative
Leo Medina (D) convicted of stealing life insurance. (2013)[424]
State Representative and House Majority Leader
Gerard M. Martineau (D) was given 37 months in prison for influence peddling in Operation Dollar Bill. (2008)[426]
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)[427][428]
State Representative
Leo Medina (D) was found guilty of unlawful appropriation of funds and sentenced to three years in prison for stealing a life insurance settlement from its rightful recipient. (2012)[429]
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)[430][431][432]
Local
Mayor of Providence
Buddy Cianci (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
Operation Plunder Dome served four years in federal prison.[433]
State Representative
Rick Quinn (R) convicted of corruption. (2018)[435]
State Representative
Jim Merrill (R) convicted of corruption. (2017)[436]
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)[437][438][439]
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)[441][442][443]
State Representative
Thad Viers (R) convicted of money laundering, sentenced to 3 years in federal prison. (2015)[444][445] 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
South Carolina's 7th congressional district, citing "personal reasons." He was sentenced in 2014 to 60 days in jail for second-degree harassment.[444][446][447]
Lieutenant Governor of South CarolinaKen Ard (R) resigned his position and pleaded guilty to 7 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)[448]
State Representative
Kris Crawford (R) from Florence County, was charged with seven counts of willfully failing to pay taxes and found guilty.(2010)[449][450][451][452]
State Treasurer
Thomas Ravenel (R) convicted on cocaine charges. (2007)[453]
Agriculture Commissioner
Charles Sharpe (R) was found guilty of charges of extortion, money laundering and lying to federal investigators, stemming from an illegal
cockfighting ring. He served two years in prison. (2004)[456][456][457]
South Dakota
State Representative
Ted Klaudt (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)[458]
Tennessee
State Representative
Joe E. Armstrong (D) convicted of falsifying tax returns. (2016)[459]
Operation Tennessee Waltz: an FBI sting operation between 2003 and 2007 in which a number of state and local representatives were arrested including;[460]
State Senator
John Ford (D) Sentenced to 66 months for bribery.
State Senator
Kathryn Bowers (D) pleaded guilty to one count of bribery.
State Senator
Roscoe Dixon (D) pleaded guilty to bribery
State Representative
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)[462][463]
Local
Mayor of NashvilleMegan Barry (D) pleaded guilty to felony theft related to an affair she had with the police officer who ran her security detail. (2018)[464]
State Representative
Carlos Uresti (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)[468]
State Representative
Joe Driver (R) pleaded guilty to using tens of thousands of taxpayer dollars to reimburse himself for travel expenses that his campaign had already funded. (2011)[469][470]
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)[472][473][473][474]
Utah
State Representative
Brent Parker (R) pleaded guilty to soliciting sex from a male undercover police officer. (2003)[475][476]
Ray M. Harding Jr. (R) Judge of the 3rd State District was found guilty of possession of cocaine and heroin and sentenced to 120 days in jail, probation, community service and fined (2002)[477][478]
Virginia
State Delegate
Phil Hamilton (R) sentenced to 9½ years in prison for federal bribery and extortion.[479] (2010)
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)[480][481]
State Delegate
Fenton Bland (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)[482]
State Republican Party Director Edmund Matricardi III (R) pleaded guilty to one count of interception of a wire communication. During sentencing Matricardi was forced to resign, spend three years on probation and fined $10,000.(2003)[483][484]
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.[488]
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)[489][490]
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)[491]
State Assemblyman
Scott Jensen (R) convicted of misuse of public workers. (2006)[492]
State Assemblyman
Steven Foti (R) convicted of ethics violations. (2006)[492]
State Senator
Gary George (D) was convicted of fraud. (2004)[493]
State Assemblywoman
Bonnie Ladwig (R) convicted of ethics violations. (2004)[492]
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.[494] (2003)
State Senator
Charles Chvala (D) sentenced to serve 9 months in prison for campaign violations including coordination violations.
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Entries are arranged by date, from most current to less recent, and by state.
State Representative
Micky Hammon (R) was convicted of fraud (2017).[1]
State Representative
Oliver Robinson (D) was convicted of bribery. (2017)[2]
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)[3]
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)[5]
State Representative
Terry Spicer (D) pleaded guilty to accepting more than $3,000 per month in bribes. (2011)[6]
State Representative
Suzanne L. Schmitz (D) was found guilty on 7 out of 8 counts of federal fraud charges. (2009)[7][8]
Governor of AlabamaDon Siegelman (D) was found guilty of bribery, mail fraud and obstruction of justice on June 29, 2006, and sentenced to 88 months. (2006)[11]
Local
Mayor of BirminghamLarry Langford (D) was sentenced on March 5, 2010, to 15 years in prison for
conspiracy, bribery, fraud,
money laundering, and filing false tax returns in connection with a long-running bribery scheme. (2010)[12] He was also fined more than $119,000.[13]
Alaska
Alaska political corruption probe in which
VECO Corporation 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
Internal Revenue Service.[14] The charges involved bribing Alaska lawmakers who came to be known as the "Corrupt Bastards Club"[15] to vote in favor of an oil tax law favored by VECO that was the subject of vigorous debate in 2006,[16] 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.[17]
State Representative
Pete Kott (R), found guilty on three charges of bribery and sentenced to six years in prison and fined $10,000. (2007)[18]
State Representative
Vic Kohring (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.[19]
State Representative
Bruce Weyhrauch (R), main charges dismissed by Supreme Court, given probation on state charges.[20][21]
State Senator
John Cowdery (R), pleaded guilty to lesser charges on 3/10/09.[22] Sentenced to six months' house arrest and a $25,000 fine.
State Representative
Beverly Masek (R), was sentenced to six months on September 23, 2009.
[123]
State Representative
Hudson Hallum (D) pleaded guilty to voter bribing. (2012)[48]
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)[49][50][51]
Mayor of San DiegoBob Filner (D) given three months of house arrest, three years' probation, and partial loss of his mayoral pension after pleading guilty to state charges of
false imprisonment and battery. (2013)[53]
State Representative
Timothy J. Leonard (R) was found guilty of Contempt of Court and sentenced to 14 days in jail. (2016)[55][56]
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)[57][58][59]
State Representative
Douglas Bruce (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)[60][61]
Secretary of State
Scott Gessler (R) was found guilty of violating Colorado's ethics laws by using state money to attend a Republican event in Florida (2012)[62]
Connecticut
State Representative
Victor Cuevas (D) convicted of bank fraud. (2016)[63]
State Senator
Ernie Newton (D) was sentenced to six months in prison for three counts of illegal practices in campaign financing.[64] 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)[65]
State Representative Christina Ayala (D) convicted of election fraud. (2014)[66]
Governor of ConnecticutJohn G. Rowland (R) Rowland resigned from office during a corruption investigation, and later pleaded guilty to one-count of deprevation of honest services. (2004)[68][69] He served ten months in a federal prison followed by four months'
house arrest, ending in June 2006.[70]
Local
Mayor of
Hartford, ConnecticutEddie 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)[71]
Mayor of BridgeportJoseph 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.[72] (2003)
Mayor of WaterburyPhilip Giordano (R) While investigating municipal corruption,[73][74] the
FBI 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.[75] He was arrested on July 26, 2001, and, in March 2003, was convicted of 14 counts of using an interstate device,[76] his cellphone, to arrange
sexual contact with children.[77] He was also convicted of violating the girls'
civil rights. He was sentenced to 37 years in prison.
District of Columbia Councillor
Harry Thomas, Jr. (D) was convicted of felony counts of theft of government funds and falsifying tax returns. (2012)[80]
Florida
State Representative
Daisy Baez (D) convicted of perjury. (2017)[81]
State Representative
Erik Fresen (R) convicted of tax evasion. (2017)[82]
State Senator
Alberto Gutman (R), was convicted of corruption in a Medicare fraud scheme. Gutman, his wife and 23 others were sentenced to 5 years in federal prison, 3 years' probation and fined $50,000. (2000)[86][87]
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)[89][90]
Georgia
State Representative
Tyrone Brooks (D) convicted of tax fraud. (2015)[91]
State Senator
Charles Walker (D) convicted of charges including tax evasion, mail fraud and conspiracy (127 counts, in all),[93] He was sentenced to 10 years. (2005)[94][95]
Schools Superintendent
Linda Schrenko (R) sentenced to eight years in prison for embezzlement of federal education funds. (2004)[96]
State Representative
Robin L. Williams (R) was convicted of campaign fraud. (2004)[97]
Hawaii
State Senator Rod Tam (D) convicted of theft. (2011)[98]
State Representative
Galen Fox (R) was convicted of sexual misconduct when he improperly touched a woman flying next to him. (2006)[99]
State Representative
Nathan Suzuki (D) was found guilty of tax fraud. (2004)[100]
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.[102] 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)[103]
Illinois
State Representative
Keith Farnham (D) convicted of distributing child pornography. (2014)[104]
State Representative
Derrick Smith (D) was arrested and convicted of accepting a $7,000 bribe. (2014)[105]
State Representative
Ron Stephens (R) was found guilty of repeated drug abuse and DUI (2010)[108][109]
Governor of IllinoisRod Blagojevich (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.[110] On August 17, 2010, he was convicted on just one of 24 federal charges.[111] In a retrial in 2011, he was found guilty on 17 other counts and sentenced to 14 years in prison.[112][113][114][115] (2011)
Governor of Illinois
George H. Ryan (R) was convicted of 18 counts of corruption and sentenced to 6 years and six months. (2006)[116]
State Representative
Patricia Bailey (D) was convicted of perjury and fraud. (2005)[117]
Alderman of
ChicagoSandi Jackson (D) pleaded guilty to one count of filing false tax returns. (2013)[119]
Comptroller and Treasurer of
Dixon,
Rita Crundwell (D)[120] was sentenced to 19 years and 7 months in prison for fraud, having embezzled $53 million. (2013)[121]
Mayor of Cicero,
Betty Loren-Maltese (R) was coinvicted of an insurance scam costing the village 412 million. She was sentenced to 8 years in prison (2002)[124]
State Representative
Dennie Oxley (D) convicted of impersonating a public servant. (2009)[126]
Local
Mayor of
East ChicagoGeorge Pabey (D) was convicted by a federal court jury on September 24, 2010, of conspiracy and theft of government funds. (2010)[127]
Iowa
State Senator
Kent Sorenson (R) pleaded guilty to one count of falsely reporting expenditures and one count of obstruction of justice. (2013)[128]
Kansas
State Representative
Trent K. LeDoux (R) pleaded guilty to one count of bank fraud. He was sentenced Monday to 18 months in federal prison for defrauding Farmers and Merchants Bank of Colby, Kan., of more than $460,000. (2014)[129]
State Representative
Phil Hermanson (R) while being investigated, Hermanson pled guilty to a charge of driving under the influence of prescription drugs. (2009)[130][131]
Kentucky
State Representative
Keith Hall (D) was convicted of bribery and sentenced to 7 years in prison. (2016)[132]
State Representative Ben Waide (R) convicted of campaign violations. (2016)[133]
Commissioner of Agriculture
Richie Farmer (R) was convicted of corruption and sentenced to 27 months in prison. (2014)[134]
State Senator
Nathaniel T. Oaks (D) was convicted of corruption and sentenced to 3 1/2 years. (2018)[147]
State Delegate
Richard K. Impallaria (R) was convicted of driving while impaired with an open container. He served 2 days in jail with 58 days suspended.(2017)[148][149][150]
State Delegate
Tiffany Alston (D) was convicted of embezzlement. (2013)[151]
State Delegate
Don H. Dwyer Jr. (R) was operating a motorboat when it collided with another vessel injuring 5 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)[152][153][154]
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.[155] (2007)
State Delegate
Robert A. McKee (R) pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography and was sentenced to a 37-month term.[156][157] (2006)
State Representative
Carlos Henriquez (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.[162] (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.[163] (2012)
Speaker of the HouseSalvatore DiMasi (D) was found guilty of using his position to secure multimillion-dollar state contracts for
Cognos, a business intelligence software company, in exchange for kickbacks.[164] (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)[165]
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.[166][167] (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)[168]
Speaker of the House
Thomas Finneran (D) pleaded guilty to one count of obstruction of justice and received 18 months' probation.[169](2004)
Local
Boston Councillor
Chuck Turner (Green Party) was expelled from the Boston City Council on December 1, 2010, following his conviction on federal bribery charges. (2010)[170]
State Representative
Brian Banks (D) was convicted of fraud for filing false financial statements (2017)[172]
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)[173]
Mayor of DetroitKwame Kilpatrick (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)[176]
State Senator
Chris Massey (R) was arrested for aggravated assault with a shovel for an argument with two maintenance workers. He was found guilty and given 6 months' probation. (2016)[179][180][181]
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)[182][183]
Judge
Bobby DeLaughter (D) pleaded guilty of one count of lying to the FBI and was sentenced to 18 months in prison. (2010)[184]
Missouri
State Representative Steve Webb (D) convicted of theft. (2013)[185]
Governor of MissouriRoger B. Wilson (D) was fined $2,000 by the Missouri Ethics Commission.[186] In July he was sentenced to two years of probation on the money laundering charge.[187] (2012)
State Representative Ray Salva (D) convicted of fraud. (2011)[188]
Speaker of the Missouri House of Representatives
Rod Jetton (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)[189][190]
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)[191]
State Representative
Nathan Cooper (R) convicted on two felony counts of immigration fraud. (2007)[192][193]
Montana
State Senator
Jason Priest (R) pleaded guilty to two counts of assault and resisting arrest. (2014)[194][195]
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)[196]
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)[200][201]
State Senator
Scott Sales (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)[202][203]
State Treasurer
Lorelee Byrd (R) pleaded guilty to one misdemeanor charge of misconduct. (2003)[206]
State Senator
Ray Mossey (R) was found guilty and pled no contest to prescription drug charges and was sentenced to 2 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)[207]
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 5 years' probation and fined $654,000 (2005)[208][209][210][211]
Nevada
State Assemblyman
Steven Brooks (D) convicted of making threats to kill. (2013)[212]
State Controller
Kathy Augustine (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)[213]
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).[214]
Local
Operation G-Sting 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:[215]
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)[218]
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)[219]
State Assemblyman
Neil M. Cohen (D) jailed for child pornography. (2010)
State Assemblyman
Anthony Chiappone (D) jailed for filing false campaign finance reports. (2010)
New Jersey
Operation Bid Rig: 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:
State Senator
Joseph Coniglio (D) indicted for abusing state grants, mail fraud and extortion. (2008)[225]
State Senator
Sharpe James (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.[226]
State Senator
John A. Lynch, Jr. (D) convicted of mail fraud and tax evasion. (2006)
Mayor of TrentonTony F. Mack (D) was indicted for bribery, fraud, extortion and money laundering on February 7, 2014, he was convicted on all counts. (2014)[227] He was sentenced to nearly five years in prison.[228]
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)[234]
Mayor of Marlboro
Matthew Scannapieco (R) pled guilty to tax evasion and corruption involving $245K in bribes paid by a real estate developer (2005)[236][237]
New Hampshire
State Representative Thomas Katsiantonis (D) convicted of tax evasion. (2018)[238]
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)[239][240][241][242][243]
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)[244][245]
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).[246][247]
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)[248]
New Mexico
State Senator
Phil Griego (D) was convicted of corruption. (2017)[249]
State Senator
Manny Aragon (D) was found guilty of three counts of conspiracy to defraud 4.4 million from the State of New Mexico. (2009)[251]
State Treasurer
Robert Virgil (D) was found guilty of corruption and sentenced to 37 months in prison and fined $97,000. (2007)[252]
State Treasurer
Michael Montoya (D) was found guilty of corruption and sentenced to 40 months in prison and a $40,000 fine. (2007)[252]
New York
State Senator
George D. Maziarz (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)[253]
State Senator
Marc Panepinto (D) convicted of sexual harassment. (2018)[254]
State Assemblywoman
Pamela Harris (D) pleaded guilty to two counts of wire fraud, one count of making false statements to the
Federal Emergency Management Agency, and one count of witness tampering. Sentenced to $10,000 restitution, 6 months in jail followed by three years of supervised release, 400 hours of community service, and restitution of $70,400. (2018)[255][256][257][258][259]
State Senator
Tom Libous (R) was convicted of lying to FBI. (2015)[262]
Minority Leader of the State Senate
John L. Sampson (D) was convicted of obstructing justice and making false statement. (2015)[263]
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)[264]
State Assemblywoman
Gabriela Rosa (D) sentenced to a year in jail for entering into a sham marriage in order to gain U.S. citizenship. (2014)[265]
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)[272]
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)[275]
New York State ComptrollerAlan Hevesi (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)[276]
State Senator
Carl Kruger (D) resigned his seat and pleaded guilty to charges of corruption and bribery. (2011)[277]
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)[278]
State Health Commissioner
Antonia Novello (R) pleaded guilty to depriving the taxpayers of $48,000 by making her staff do personal chores for her, such as taking her shopping and picking up her dry cleaning. Her plea deal called for 250 hours of community service at an Albany health clinic, $22,500 in restitution and a $5,000 fine. (2009)[279][280]
State Senator
Kevin Parker (D) was charged with felony assaulting and menacing and two misdemeanor counts of criminal mischief for attacking a
New York Post photographer. He was found guilty and served three years probation for the misdemeanors but was acquitted of the felony charge. (2009)[281][282]
State Assemblyman
Anthony Seminerio (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)[283][284]
Supreme Court JusticeThomas 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)[285][286]
State Senator
Efrain Gonzalez (D) was sentenced to 84 months (7 years) in prison, followed by two years' supervised release, following pleading guilty to two
conspiracy counts and two
wire fraud counts. (2009)[287]
State Assemblyman
Brian McLaughlin (D) was arrested in 2008 and sentenced to ten years in prison for racketeering. (2009)[288]
State Senator
Hiram Monserrate (D), convicted of one count of misdemeanor assault, and acquitted of two counts of felony assault and one other count of misdemeanor assault. (2009)[289][290][291]
State Senator
Diane Gordon (D) was convicted of receiving bribes. (2008)[292]
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)[293][294][295]
Supreme Court JusticeGerald Garson (D) was sentenced to 3.5 to 10 years in prison for accepting expensive gifts in exchange for fixing divorce cases. (2005)[296]
State Assemblyman
Clarence Norman Jr. (D) was sentenced to 9 years in jail for falsifying records. (2005)[292]
State Assemblywoman
Gloria Davis (D) was sentenced to 90 days in jail and five years' probation for bribery. (2003)[297]
State Senator
Guy Velella (R) was indicted for
bribery and
conspiracy for accepting at least $137,000 in exchange for steering public-works contracts to the paying parties.[298] He ultimately pleaded guilty to one count and received a year in jail.[299] He served 182 days. (2002)
New York City Council member
Dan Halloran (R) convicted of taking bribes and orchestrating payoffs. (2014)
New York City Council member
Larry Seabrook (D) On February 9, 2010, a federal
grand jury indicted Seabrook on 13 counts of money laundering, extortion, and fraud.[301] Seabrook was convicted on 9 charges (2012).[302]
President of the New York City Council
Andrew Stein (D) was convicted of tax evasion regarding a Ponzi scheme (2010).[303]
New York City CouncillorMiguel Martinez (D) pleaded guilty to three counts of
conspiracy two days later. He admitted to stealing $106,000 that was for children's art programs and low-income housing.[304] He was convicted on three felonies, and was sentenced to five years in prison. (2009)[305]
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)[306]
North Carolina
State Senator
Fletcher L. Hartsell, Jr. (R) convicted of fraud for misusing campaign contributions and falsely labeling them as expenses. Sentenced to 8 months. (2016)[307][308]
State Representative Deb McManus (D) resigned her State House seat and plead guilty to a tax charge. (2013)[309][310]
State Representative
Stephen LaRoque (R) convicted on 12 counts including theft, money laundering and filing false tax returns. (2013)[311][312]
Governor
Mike Easley (D) was convicted of a federal campaign law felony. (2010).[313]
State Representative
Paul Miller (D), was sentenced to a year's probation and fined $1,000 for fraud. (2006)[315][315][316]
Commissioner of Agriculture
Meg Scott Phipps (D) pleaded guilty to campaign finance charges and served three years in prison. (2003)[317]
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)[315][315][316]
State Representative Thomas Wright (R), was found guilty of three counts of felony fraud. He was sentenced to 6 to 8 years(2007)[318][319][320]
Northern Marianas Islands Commerce Secretary
James A. Santos (R) was sentenced to 87 months in prison for misuse of government funds. (2009)[324][325]
Ohio
State Representative
Ron Gerberry (D) found guilty of charge of unlawful compensation of a public official. (2015)
State Representative
Steve Kraus (R) convicted of a fifth-degree felony. (2015)[326]
State Representative
Peter Beck (R) convicted of perjury. (2015)[327]
State Representative
Dale Mallory (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)[328]
State Representative
Sandra Williams (D) convicted of filing a false report. (2014)[329]
State Representative
Clayton Luckie (D) convicted of corruption. (2013)[330]
State Representative
W. Carlton Weddington (D) was convicted on bribery charges and sentenced to three years in prison. (2012)[331]
Governor of OhioBob Taft (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)[332]
Local
Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Judge
Lance Mason (D) convicted of domestic abuse and assault. He was sentenced to two years in prison.(2015)[333][334]
Oklahoma
State Senator
Ralph Shortey (R) convicted of child sex trafficking. (2018)[335]
State Representative Gus Blackwell (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)[336][337]
State Senator Kyle D. Loveless (R) was sentenced to three years of probation and restitution after pleading guilty to embezzling campaign funds. (2017)[338][339]
State Representative
Rick Brinkley (R) was convicted of fraud. (2015)[340]
State Senator
Gene Stipe (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)[345]
Oregon
State Representative
Dan Doyle (R) resigned from office and was sentenced to 15 months in jail for finance violations. (2005)[346][347][348][349]
State Senator John Mabrey (R) was convicted of insurance fraud. (2002)[350][351][352]
Turnpike Commission CEO
Joe Brimmeier (D) pleaded guilty to felony conflict of interest charges. (2014)[363]
Turnpike Commission Chief Operating Officer George Hatalowich (D) pleaded guilty to felony conflict of interest charges. (2014)[261]
Turnpike Commission Chairman
Mitchell Rubin (D) was sentenced to 24 months of probation for his plea to commercial bribery. (2014)[364]
State Representative
Jose Miranda (D) was convicted of fraud. (2013)[365]
Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice
Joan Orie Melvin (R) was convicted in February 2013, on six of seven corruption charges including theft of services, criminal conspiracy, and misappropriation of state property. (2013)[366]
State Senator and Republican
Majority WhipJane Orie (R) was convicted in March 2012, of 14 counts of forgery, conflict of interest and theft of services, which included five felonies. (2012)[367]
State Senator and Democratic Minority Floor Leader of the
Pennsylvania SenateBob Mellow (D) pleaded guilty to using Senate staffers for campaigns. (2012)[368]
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.[369] He was later convicted on both the DUI and assault charges.[370] (2012)
State Representative
John M. Perzel (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)[372][373]
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)[374]
State Senator
Vince Fumo (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)[375]
State Representative
Linda Bebko-Jones (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)[377]
State Representative and Democratic Leader of the
Pennsylvania House of RepresentativesBill DeWeese (D) found guilty of five of the six felony counts with which he was charged and sentenced to 30–60 months.[379] (2007)
State Representative
Jeffrey Habay (R) was convicted of 21 counts of harassment, solicitation for perjury and intimidation. (2007).[380][381][382][383]
State Representative
R. Tracy Seyfert (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)[391]
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.[393] (2000)
State Representative
Jeffrey Habay (R) was found guilty on December 12, 2005, of conflict of interest.[394][395] he resigned and was sentenced to 6 to 12 months of prison followed by four years of probation.[396]
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.[397][398] He resigned his senate seat on December 31, 2000,[399] and was later released from federal prison at
Fort Dix, New Jersey, after serving 6 months.[400](2000)
President Judge of the Luzerne County Court of Common Pleas
Mark Ciavarella (D) sentenced to 28 years in federal prison for his involvement in the
kids for cash scandal. (2009)[410]
Speaker of the House
Edison Misla Aldarondo (R) was convicted of extortion, money laundering and witness tampering and sentenced to 71 months in prison. See sex scandals. (2007)[411]
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.[412]
Deputy Secretary of State Angel Ocasio Ramos received 18 months in prison for making illegal payments to Rangel in exchange for government contracts.[413]
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)[414]
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)[415][416][417][418]
State Representative
Gordon Fox (D) and Speaker of the House, plead 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)[421]
State Representative
Joseph Almeida (D) was given a $1,000 fine and a year on probation for mis-using funds. (2015)[422]
State Senator Patrick McDonald (D) convicted of embezzlement. (2014)[423]
State Representative John McCauley Jr (D) convicted of tax evasion. (2013)[423]
State Representative
Leo Medina (D) convicted of stealing life insurance. (2013)[424]
State Representative and House Majority Leader
Gerard M. Martineau (D) was given 37 months in prison for influence peddling in Operation Dollar Bill. (2008)[426]
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)[427][428]
State Representative
Leo Medina (D) was found guilty of unlawful appropriation of funds and sentenced to three years in prison for stealing a life insurance settlement from its rightful recipient. (2012)[429]
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)[430][431][432]
Local
Mayor of Providence
Buddy Cianci (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
Operation Plunder Dome served four years in federal prison.[433]
State Representative
Rick Quinn (R) convicted of corruption. (2018)[435]
State Representative
Jim Merrill (R) convicted of corruption. (2017)[436]
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)[437][438][439]
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)[441][442][443]
State Representative
Thad Viers (R) convicted of money laundering, sentenced to 3 years in federal prison. (2015)[444][445] 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
South Carolina's 7th congressional district, citing "personal reasons." He was sentenced in 2014 to 60 days in jail for second-degree harassment.[444][446][447]
Lieutenant Governor of South CarolinaKen Ard (R) resigned his position and pleaded guilty to 7 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)[448]
State Representative
Kris Crawford (R) from Florence County, was charged with seven counts of willfully failing to pay taxes and found guilty.(2010)[449][450][451][452]
State Treasurer
Thomas Ravenel (R) convicted on cocaine charges. (2007)[453]
Agriculture Commissioner
Charles Sharpe (R) was found guilty of charges of extortion, money laundering and lying to federal investigators, stemming from an illegal
cockfighting ring. He served two years in prison. (2004)[456][456][457]
South Dakota
State Representative
Ted Klaudt (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)[458]
Tennessee
State Representative
Joe E. Armstrong (D) convicted of falsifying tax returns. (2016)[459]
Operation Tennessee Waltz: an FBI sting operation between 2003 and 2007 in which a number of state and local representatives were arrested including;[460]
State Senator
John Ford (D) Sentenced to 66 months for bribery.
State Senator
Kathryn Bowers (D) pleaded guilty to one count of bribery.
State Senator
Roscoe Dixon (D) pleaded guilty to bribery
State Representative
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)[462][463]
Local
Mayor of NashvilleMegan Barry (D) pleaded guilty to felony theft related to an affair she had with the police officer who ran her security detail. (2018)[464]
State Representative
Carlos Uresti (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)[468]
State Representative
Joe Driver (R) pleaded guilty to using tens of thousands of taxpayer dollars to reimburse himself for travel expenses that his campaign had already funded. (2011)[469][470]
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)[472][473][473][474]
Utah
State Representative
Brent Parker (R) pleaded guilty to soliciting sex from a male undercover police officer. (2003)[475][476]
Ray M. Harding Jr. (R) Judge of the 3rd State District was found guilty of possession of cocaine and heroin and sentenced to 120 days in jail, probation, community service and fined (2002)[477][478]
Virginia
State Delegate
Phil Hamilton (R) sentenced to 9½ years in prison for federal bribery and extortion.[479] (2010)
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)[480][481]
State Delegate
Fenton Bland (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)[482]
State Republican Party Director Edmund Matricardi III (R) pleaded guilty to one count of interception of a wire communication. During sentencing Matricardi was forced to resign, spend three years on probation and fined $10,000.(2003)[483][484]
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.[488]
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)[489][490]
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)[491]
State Assemblyman
Scott Jensen (R) convicted of misuse of public workers. (2006)[492]
State Assemblyman
Steven Foti (R) convicted of ethics violations. (2006)[492]
State Senator
Gary George (D) was convicted of fraud. (2004)[493]
State Assemblywoman
Bonnie Ladwig (R) convicted of ethics violations. (2004)[492]
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.[494] (2003)
State Senator
Charles Chvala (D) sentenced to serve 9 months in prison for campaign violations including coordination violations.
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