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===2009–present Obama Administration===

====Executive Branch====
* [[ATF gunwalking scandal]] – Attorney General [[Eric Holder]] was held in Contempt of Congress after refusing to release all documents which the [[United States House of Representatives|House of Representatives]] had demanded concerning the [[Operation Fast and Furious|Fast and Furious]] gun walking operation. (2012)<ref>{{cite news |publisher=ABC News |date=June 28, 2012 |title=House Holds Eric Holder in Contempt |author=John Parkinson and Chris Good |url=http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2012/06/house-prepares-for-holder-contempt-vote/ |accessdate=February 3, 2013}}</ref>
* [[Terence Flynn]], an appointee of Barack Obama to the [[National Labor Relations Board]], resigned in May 2012 after being accused of serious ethical violations by leaking information to the [[National Association of Manufacturers]].<ref name="www.nytimes.com">{{May 27, 2012, "Labor Board Member Resigns Over Leak to GOP Allies" by Steven Greenhouse, [http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/28/business/gop-labor-board-member-terence-flynn-quits-over-leak.html]}}</ref>
* [[Martha N. Johnson]], head of the [[General Services Administration]], fired two top GSA officials and then resigned herself after it was revealed that $822,000 had been spent in Las Vegas on a four-day training conference for 300 GSA employees. (2010)<ref>{{cite web|date =April 2, 2012 |url=http://dcrealestate.citybizlist.com/5/2012/4/2/GSA-Statement-on-Resignation-of-Martha-Johnson-Ouster-of-Bob-Peck.aspx |title=GSA Statement on Resignation of Martha Johnson, Ouster of Bob Peck | location=Washington DC |publisher= Citybizlist.com| accessdate= 2012-04-04}}</ref><ref name="www.cnn.com">{{April 3, 2012, "GSA chief gone, but fallout continues in wake of lavish convention expense" by Paul Courson [http://articles.cnn.com/2012-04-03/politics/politics_gsa-fallout_1_gsa-employees-training-conference-gsa-inspector?_s=PM:POLITICS]}}</ref><ref>[http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/46931908#.T3uIvNWiYoo ]{{dead link|date=May 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.federalnewsradio.com/?nid=447&sid=2814682 |title=Former GSA head faults regional commissioners in spending scandal |publisher=FederalNewsRadio.com |date=2012-04-04 |accessdate=2013-05-14}}</ref>
* [[2013 IRS scandal|IRS admitted to inappropriate investigation of conservative political groups]] associated with the Tea Party.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/ticket/top-senate-republican-calls-irs-investigation-175210457.html |title=White House calls for IRS investigation &#124; The Ticket - Yahoo! News |publisher=News.yahoo.com |date=2011-06-21 |accessdate=2013-05-14}}</ref> President Obama labeled the IRS’s actions "inexcusable."<ref>Acting director of IRS forced to resign amid furor over targeting of conservative groups by Zachary A. Goldfarb and Juliet Eilperin, May 15, 2013 [http://articles.washingtonpost.com/2013-05-15/business/39279337_1_benghazi-president-obama-white-house]</ref> He demanded and accepted the resignation of [[Steven T. Miller]] Acting Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service. Other retirements arising from the scandal included:
#[[Joseph H. Grant]], commissioner of the IRS Tax-exempt and Government entities division, resigned on May 16.<ref>Second IRS official resigns after scandal by Aamer Madhani and Gregory Korte, USA TODAY, May 16, 2013 [http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2013/05/16/obama-new-irs-commisioner/2165901/]</ref> 
#[[Lois Lerner]], head of the IRS Office of Exempt Organizations, stated she had not done anything wrong and then took the Fifth before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.<ref>I.R.S. Suspends Official at Center of Storm by JONATHAN WEISMAN, May 23, 2013, [http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/24/us/politics/irs-official-who-refused-to-testify-is-put-on-leave.html?_r=0]</ref> She retired after an internal investigation found that she neglected her duties and was going to call for her ouster.<ref>Lois Lerner, IRS official in tea party scandal, forced out for ‘neglect of duties’ by STEPHEN DINAN, September 23, 2013 [http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/sep/23/lois-lerner-irs-official-tea-party-scandal-retires/#ixzz2kXV8x3Hb]</ref>

====Legislative Branch====
*Michael Grimm (R-NY), who had previously threatened to kill a reporter during an interview,  was indicted on 20 felony counts unrelated to the death threats. On April 28, prosecutors unsealed a 20-count indictment charging that Grimm and others concealed over a million dollars of his healthfood restaurant's sales and wages from both the federal government and New York state.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/29/nyregion/representative-michael-grimm-is-indicted-on-fraud-charges.html|title=Grimm, Staten Island Congressman, Is Indicted on Fraud Charges|last=Clifford|first=Stephanie|publisher=[[New York Times]]|date=2014-04-29}}</ref>

*Vance McAllister (R-LA), who publicly professes a deep faith in his Baptist religion, was caught passionately kissing one of his female staffers. On April 7, 2014, the ''[[Ouachita Citizen]]'' newspaper of [[West Monroe, Louisiana|West Monroe]], posted [[online]] a copy of a [[surveillance video]] from an [[anonymous source]] which shows McAllister kissing a woman in his Monroe district office.<ref>{{cite news
|url = http://theadvocate.com/columnists/8863663-55/stephanie-grace-hypocrisy-on-mcallister 
|first = Stephanie 
|last = Grace
|title = Hypocrisy on McAllister predictable 
|date = 2014-04-13 
|accessdate = 2014-04-15 7B
|newspaper = Advocate 
|location = Baton Rouge  
|page = 7B
}}</ref> The video was recorded in McAllister's Monroe congressional office on December 23, 2013.<ref>McAllister's aide Leah Gordon was alleged to have leaked the video to the ''Ouachita Citizen''. The staff member who kissed McAllister was Melissa Anne Hixon Peacock. Both aides resigned 
in 2014. {{cite news
|url = http://www.hammondstar.com/eedition/page_281a5e06-709e-5dbb-a72c-6d338e32f3bd.html#page_5a 
|title = Staffer accused of video leak quits 
|location = Hammond, Louisiana
|newspaper = Daily Star 
|date = 2014-04-17 
|accessdate = 2014-04-17 
|page = 5A 
}}</ref> McAllister is shown turning off the lights and then kissing a woman for approximately 30 seconds.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hannapub.com/ouachitacitizen/news/article_dce7369e-be77-11e3-9b86-0017a43b2370.html|title=UPDATED: McAllister caught in extramarital encounter, issues apology (video)|publisher=''The Ouachita Citizen''|date=April 7, 2014|accessdate=April 7, 2014}}</ref> The woman was subsequently identified as a married, longtime employee of McAllister.<ref>{{cite news |url = http://theadvocate.com/news/acadiana/8853463-123/monroe-voters-feel-letdown-by
|newspaper = Advocate|location = Baton Rouge, Louisiana|pages = 1A, 5A|first = Jim|last = Mustian|date = 2014-04-09|accessdate = 2014-04-09|title = Voters let down by 'kissing congressman'}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|date=April 8, 2014|title=http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2014/04/mcallister_gawker_leak_affair_staffer.html |title=McAllister district manager leaked kissing video, staffer's husband says it 'has wrecked my life'|newspaper=New Orleans Times-Picayune|location=New Orleans, LA|accessdate=April 8, 2014}}</ref>

*[[Rick Renzi]] (R-AZ) on June 12, 2013 was found guilty of 17 counts against him, which included wire fraud, conspiracy, extortion, racketeering, money laundering and making false statements to insurance regulators.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/11/rick-renzi-convicted_n_3424403.html | work=Huffington Post | title=Former GOP Rep Convicted On Corruption Charges | date=June 11, 2013}}</ref>

*Senator [[Mike Crapo]] (R-ID) was arrested on December 23, 2012 and later pled guilty to drinking and driving in a Virginia court. The court fined him 250 dollars.  He was sentenced to 180 days in prison, but served no time.<ref>http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2013/01/04/179031/idaho-sen-mike-crapo-pleads-guilty.html#.UgXE2WQae0w</ref><ref>http://guardianlv.com/2013/01/idaho-senator-joe-crapo-convicted-in-a-virginia-court/</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=http://articles.washingtonpost.com/2013-01-04/politics/36209171_1_mormon-alcohol-larry-e-craig | work=The Washington Post | first1=Jason | last1=Horowitz | title=Sen. Mike Crapo pleads guilty to drunken driving | date=January 5, 2013}}</ref>

*[[Trey Radel]] (R-FL) who was supported by the Tea Party, was arrested on October 29, 2013 in Washington, D.C. for possession of cocaine after purchasing the drug from an undercover law enforcement officer.  As a first time offender, he pled guilty to a misdemeanor in a Washington, D.C. court, and was sentenced to one year probation and fined $250.  Radel took a leave of absence from office to undergo substance abuse treatment following his conviction. Following treatment, he initially returned to office with the intent of finishing his term, but eventually resigned on January 27, 2014.<ref>November 19, 2013, Florida Rep. Trey Radel Charged With Cocaine Possession by Scott Neuman [http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2013/11/19/246215030/florida-rep-trey-radel-charged-with-cocaine-possession]</ref><ref>[http://news.yahoo.com/florida-congressman-radel-gets-probation-cocaine-charge-160555489.html]</ref><ref>abc.news, November 11, 2013, ‘Florida Rep. Trey Radel to Take Leave of Absence After Cocaine Charge by MIKE LEVINE and MARYALICE PARKS [http://gma.yahoo.com/florida-rep-trey-radel-leave-absence-cocaine-charge-052129155--abc-news-topstories.html]</ref>

*[[Jesse Jackson, Jr.|Jesse L. Jackson Jr.]] (D-IL) pled guilty to one felony count of fraud for using $750,000 of campaign money to buy personal items such as stuffed animals, elk heads and fur capes. His wife, [[Sandi Jackson]], who is a Chicago City Alderman, pled guilty to filing false income tax statements at the same time.<ref>nytimes.com, February 20, 2013, Jesse Jackson Jr. Pleads Guilty: ‘I Lived Off My Campaign’ by MICHAEL S. SCHMIDT, [http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/21/us/politics/jesse-l-jackson-jr-pleads-guilty-to-wire-and-mail-fraud.html?_r=0]</ref>

* [[Laura Richardson]] (D-CA) was found guilty on seven counts of violating US House rules by improperly using her staff to campaign for her, destroying the evidence and tampering with witness testimony. The House Ethics Committee ordered Richardson to pay a fine of $10,000. (2012)<ref>{{cite news|last=Yager|first=Jordy|title=Ethics Committee finds Rep. Laura Richardson guilty on seven counts|url=http://thehill.com/homenews/house/241573-ethics-panel-finds-rep-laura-richardson-guilty-on-seven-counts|publisher=THe Hill|accessdate=1 August 2012}}</ref><ref name="wp20120801">{{cite news|last=Pershing|first=Ben|title=Ethics panel says Rep. Laura Richardson broke federal law, obstructed probe|url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/2chambers/post/ethics-panel-says-rep-laura-richardson-broke-federal-law-obstructed-probe/2012/08/01/gJQAf0FNPX_blog.html?wpisrc=al_politics_p|accessdate=August 1, 2012|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|date=August 1, 2012}}</ref>

* [[John Ensign]] (R-NV) resigned his Senate seat on May 3, 2011, just before the Senate Ethics Committee could examine possible fiscal violations in connection with his extramarital affair with Cynthia Hampton. (2011)<ref>{{cite news |url=http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/04/21/senator-ensign-to-resign-amid-inquiry/?hp |title=Senator Ensign to Resign Amid Inquiry |publisher=The New York Times Caucus blog |date=April 21, 2011 |accessdate=April 21, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42711091/ns/politics-capitol_hill/ |title=Nevada senator, facing ethics probe, says he'll resign |publisher=[[MSNBC]] |date=April 21, 2011 |accessdate=April 21, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/06/17/ensign-quits-senate-gop-l_n_216842.html |title=Ensign Quits Senate GOP Leadership Post After Admitting Affair |author=David Espo |date=17 June 2009 |publisher=The Huffington Post |accessdate=9 June 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2009/09/30/us/politics/20091001-NEVADA.html |title=Timeline: An Affair and Its Aftermath |accessdate=9 June 2011 | work=The New York Times |first1=Elisabeth |last1=Goodridge |first2=Eric |last2=Lipton/ |date=October 1, 2009}}</ref> (see [[List of federal political sex scandals in the United States|Federal sex scandals]]) In May 2012, aide Doug Hampton (R) in what became the [[John Ensign scandal]] reached a plea deal with prosecutors, the details of which have not yet been released.<ref>http://www.lvrj.com, May 15, 2012, Doug Hampton reaches plea deal in illegal lobbying charges" by Steve Tetreault [http://www.lvrj.com/news/doug-hampton-reaches-plea-deal-on-illegal-lobbying-charges-151615365.html]</ref>

====Judicial Branch====
* [[G. Thomas Porteous]] Federal Judge for Eastern Louisiana was unanimously impeached by the US House of Representatives on charges of bribery and perjury in March 2010. He was convicted by the US Senate and removed from office. He had been appointed by Democrat [[Bill Clinton]]. (2010)<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/09/us/politics/09judge.html |date=December 9, 2010 |page=A27 |newspaper=The New York Times |title=Senate, for Just the 8th time, Votes to Oust a Federal Judge |authorlink=Jennifer Steinhauer|first=Jennifer |last=Steinhauer|accessdate=February 3, 2013}}</ref><ref name="nolaimpeach">{{cite news
  |author = Alpert, Bruce
  | title = Judge Thomas Porteous impeached by U.S. House of Representatives
  | newspaper = New Orleans Times-Picayune
  | date = 2010-03-11
  | url = http://www.nola.com/crime/index.ssf/2010/03/judge_thomas_porteous_impeache.html
  | accessdate = 2010-04-24
  | quote = }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/09/us/politics/09judge.html |title=Senate, for Just the 8th Time, Votes to Oust a Federal Judge |first=Jennifer |last=Steinhauer |date=8 December 2010 |accessdate=12 June 2011 |work=The New York Times}}</ref>
* [[Samuel B. Kent]] Federal District Judge of [[Galveston, Texas]], was sentenced to 33 months in prison for lying about sexually harassing two female employees. He had been appointed to office by Republican [[George H. W. Bush]] in 1990. (2009)<ref>Powell, Stewart (2009-06-19). "U.S. House impeaches Kent". Houston Chronicle. http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/front/6488310.html. Retrieved 2009-06-19. (Archived by WebCite at http://www.webcitation.org/5hfRJRw37)</ref><ref name="latimes">{{cite news
  |author = Michael A. Memoli
  | title = Senate convicts Louisiana federal judge in impeachment trial
  | publisher = ''Los Angeles Times''
  | date = 2010-12-09
  | url = http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-pn-senate-impeachment-20101209,0,1851163.story
  | accessdate = 2010-12-09
  | quote = The Senate also voted to bar him from ever holding public office in the future... The vote on the first count was unanimous, 96-0. On subsequent counts, the votes were 69–27, 88–8, and 90–6. Impeachment required a vote of two-thirds of the Senate. }}</ref>

===2001–2009 George W. Bush Administration===
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====Executive Branch====
*[[PRISM (surveillance program)]] was signed into law on Sept. 11, 2007, by President [[George W. Bush]] after he signed the [[Protect America Act]] allowing the [[National Security Agency]] to start a massive domestic surveillance program known as [[PRISM]] on Sept. 11, 2007.<ref>How Congress unknowingly legalized PRISM in 2007, By Timothy B. Lee, Published: June 6, 2013 [http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2013/06/06/how-congress-unknowingly-legalized-prism-in-2007/]</ref> “I put that program in place to protect the country”, he said.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/07/01/george-bush-prism_n_3528249.html | work=Huffington Post | title=Bush Defends Internet Spying | date=July 1, 2013 | first=Luke | last=Johnson}}</ref>
* Felipe Sixto was appointed by President George W. Bush to be his Special Assistant for Intergovernmental Affairs as well as Duty Director at the Office of Public Liaison.  He resigned a few weeks later on March 20, 2008 because of his misuse of grant money from the [[U.S. Agency for International Development]] when he had worked for the [[Center for a Free Cuba]].<ref>Bush aide resigns over misuse of money in Cuban democracy organization by The Associated Press, Friday, March 28, 2008 [http://www.nydailynews.com/latino/bush-aide-resigns-misuse-money-cuban-democracy-organization-article-1.290778#ixzz2LKGRPOWi][http://www.nydailynews.com/latino/bush-aide-resigns-misuse-money-cuban-democracy-organization-article-1.290778]</ref>  He was sentenced to 30 months in prison for stealing almost $600,000 for personal use.<ref>{{cite news|last=Associated |first=The |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/latino/bush-aide-30-months-prison-stealing-center-free-cuba-article-1.370267 |title=Former Bush aide gets 30 months in prison after stealing from Center for Free Cuba |publisher=NY Daily News |date=2009-03-18 |accessdate=2013-05-14 |location=New York}}</ref>
* [[Timothy Goeglein]], Special Assistant to President Bush resigned when it was discovered that more than 20 of his columns had been plagiarized from an Indiana newspaper. (2008)<ref>http://www.christianitytoday.com, January 7, 2012, "Q & A; Timothy Goeglein on Redemption After plagiarism" by Sarah Pulliam Baily, [http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2011/novemberweb-only/timothy-goeglein.html]</ref>
*[[Scott Bloch]] was appointed by President George W. Bush to head the [[United States Office of Special Counsel]]. On April 27, 2010 Bloch pleaded guilty to criminal [[contempt of Congress]] for "willfully and unlawfully withholding pertinent information from a House committee investigating his decision to have several government computers wiped ...."<ref>{{cite web| last = Elliott| first = Justin  | title = Ex-Bush Official Pleads Guilty To Contempt In Geeks On Call Case| publisher = Talking Points Memo| date = April 27, 2010| url = http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2010/04/ex-bush_official_pleads_guilty_in_geeks_on_call_ca.php| accessdate = 2010-04-27}}
</ref>  On February 2, Magistrate Judge Deborah A. Robinson ruled that Bloch faces a mandatory sentence of at least one month in prison.<ref>Hsu, Spencer. [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/03/AR2011020303180.html Bush whistle-blower protector faces jail]. [[Washington Post]], 2010-02-03.</ref><ref>[http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/former-federal-official-sentenced-to-probation-and-a-day-in-jail/2013/06/24/435d0de8-dd02-11e2-9218-bc2ac7cd44e2_story.html Marimow, Ann E.  "Former federal official sentenced to probation with a day in jail," ''The Washington Post'', 24 June 2013], accessed 10 November 2013.</ref>

* [[Lewis Libby]], Chief of Staff to Vice President [[Dick Cheney]] (R). 'Scooter' was convicted of perjury and obstruction of justice in the [[Plame Affair]] on March 6, 2007. He was sentenced to 30 months in prison and fined $250,000. The sentence was commuted by [[George W. Bush]] on July 1, 2007. The felony remains on Libby's record, though the jail time and fine were commuted.<ref>Michael J. Sniffen and Matt Apuzzo (Associated Press),"Libby Found Guilty in CIA Leak Trial: Ex-Cheney Aide Libby Found Guilty of Obstruction, Perjury, Lying to the FBI in CIA Leak Case", ABC News, March 6, 2007</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2007/03/06/libby_guilty_of_4_out_of_5_charges/ |title=Libby found guilty in CIA leak trial |author=Michael J. Sniffen and Matt Apuzzo, Associated Press Writers |date=6 March 2007 |work=boston.com |publisher=The Boston Globe |accessdate=31 August 2011}}</ref>
* [[Alphonso Jackson]] The Secretary of [[Housing and Urban Development]] resigned while under investigation by the Justice Department for alleged cronyism and favoritism <ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.bizjournals.com/dallas/stories/2006/05/08/story1.html |title=HUD secretary's blunt warning Alphonso Jackson says deal was scuttled after contractor admits not liking Bush |author= Christine Perez, Staff Writer, Dallas Business Journal |date=7 May 2006 |accessdate=31 August 2011}}</ref>
* [[Karl Rove]] Senior Adviser to President [[George W. Bush]] was investigated by the Office of Special Counsel for "improper political influence over government decision-making", as well as for his involvement in several other scandals such as [[Dismissal of U.S. attorneys controversy|Lawyergate]], [[Bush White House e-mail controversy]] and [[Plame affair]]. He resigned in April 2007. (See [[Karl Rove in the George W. Bush administration]])<ref name="Hamburger">Tom Hamburger, [http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2003678550_investigate24.html "Inquiry of Rove Brings Unit Out of Obscurity"], ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' April 24, 2007, rpt. in ''[[The Seattle Times]]''. Retrieved April 26, 2007.</ref>
*[[Richard J. Griffin]] Assistant Secretary of State for Diplomatic Security appointed by [[George W. Bush]] who made key decisions regarding the department's oversight of private security contractor Blackwater USA, resigned in November 2007, after a critical review by the House Oversight Committee found that his office had failed to adequately supervise private contractors during the [[Blackwater Baghdad shootings]] protecting U.S. diplomats in Iraq.<ref>washingtonpost.com, October 24, 2007, State Dept. Ousts Its Chief of Security by Karen DeYoung [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/10/24/AR2007102401429.html]</ref>
*[[Howard Krongard]], Republican contributor<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newsmeat.com/washington_political_donations/Howard_Krongard.php |title=NEWSMEAT ▷ Howard Krongard's Federal Campaign Contribution Report |publisher=Newsmeat.com |date= |accessdate=2013-05-14}}</ref> was appointed Inspector General of the US State Department by President [[George W. Bush]] in 2005.<ref>{{cite web|last=Hess |first=Amanda |url=http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/hot_document/features/2007/the_ballad_of_cookie_and_buzzy/_2.html |title=Slate Magazine |publisher=Slate.com |date= |accessdate=2013-05-14}}</ref> After he was accused by the House Oversight Committee of improperly interfering with investigations into private security contractor Blackwater USA, concerning the [[Blackwater Baghdad shootings]]. Krongard resigned in December 2007.<ref>{{cite news |date=December 8, 2007 |title=State Dept.'s chief watchdog resigns |author=Paul Richter |url=http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-krongard8dec08,0,2205571.story?coll=la-home-center |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |accessdate=February 3, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/09/18/AR2007091800799.html?hpid=topnews |title=State IG Accused of Averting Probes |publisher=Washingtonpost.com |date= September 19, 2007|accessdate=2013-05-14 |first1=Glenn |last1=Kessler |first2=Karen |last2=DeYoung}}</ref>
* "[[Dismissal of U.S. attorneys controversy|Lawyergate]]"<ref>{{cite news |author=NewsHour with Jim Lehrer |url=http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/law/jan-june07/attorneys_03-13.html |title=Online NewsHour: Analysis &#124; Gonzalez Admits 'Mistakes' |publisher=PBS |date=March 13, 2007 |accessdate=2010-08-31}}</ref> Or the [[Dismissal of U.S. attorneys controversy]] refers to President Bush firing, without explanation, eleven Republican federal prosecutors whom he himself had appointed. It is alleged they were fired for prosecuting Republicans and ''not'' prosecuting Democrats.<ref>
{{cite news |title=Charges may result from firings, say two former U.S. attorneys |first=David |last=Bowermaster |publisher=The Seattle Times |date=2007-05-09 | url=http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2003699882_webmckayforum09m.html| accessdate=2007-05-16}}
</ref><ref name = "WashingtonPost-20070513">
{{cite news |title=Voter-Fraud Complaints by GOP Drove Dismissals |first=Dan |last=Eggen |author2=Amy Goldstein |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=2007-05-14 |url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/05/13/AR2007051301106.html |accessdate=2007-05-18}}
</ref> When Congressional hearings were called, a number of senior [[United States Department of Justice|Justice Department]] officials cited executive privilege and refused to testify under oath and instead resigned, including:
:# [[Michael A. Battle]] Director of Executive Office of US Attorneys in the [[United States Department of Justice|Justice Department]].<ref name="usnews.com">Hartley, Allegra (2007-03-21). "Timeline: How the U.S. Attorneys Were Fired". US News & World Report. http://www.usnews.com/usnews/news/articles/070321/21attorneys-timeline.htm. Retrieved 2007-03-26.</ref>
;# [[Bradley Schlozman]] Director of Executive Office of US Attorneys who replaced Battle<ref>Totenberg, Nina (2007-08-24). "Schlozman Leaves Justice Dept. Amid Questions". National Public Radio. http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=13920444#. Retrieved 2009-01-14.</ref>
:# [[Michael Elston]] Chief of Staff to Deputy Attorney General Paul McNulty<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/16/washington/16elston.html |newspaper=The New York Times |date=June 16, 2007 |title=Another Justice Department Official Resigns |author=David Johnston |accessdate=February 3, 2013}}</ref>
:# [[Paul McNulty]] Deputy Attorney General to William Mercer<ref>Dan Eggen (May 15, 2007). "Justice Dept.'s No. 2 to Resign: McNulty Is 4th to Quit Since Disputed Firings". ''The Washington Post''. p. A01. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/05/14/AR2007051401071.html.</ref>
:# [[William W. Mercer]] Associate Attorney General to Alberto Gonzales<ref>Eggen, Dan (June 23, 2007). "Third-in-Command at Justice Dept. Resigns: Mercer to Leave Washington Job but Keep U.S. Attorney's Position in Montana". ''The Washington Post'': pp. A04. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/22/AR2007062201291.html?nav=rss_print/asection. Retrieved 2007-06-25.</ref>
:# [[Kyle Sampson]] Chief of Staff to Attorney General Alberto Gonzales<ref name="usnews.com"/>
:# [[Alberto Gonzales]] Attorney General of the United States<ref>Jordan, Lara Jakes; (Associated Press) (2007-09-15). "Attorney general bids farewell to Justice: Praises work of department". Boston Globe. http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2007/09/15/attorney_general_bids_farewell_to_justice/. Retrieved 2007-09-19.</ref>
:# [[Monica Goodling]] Liaison between President Bush and the Justice Department<ref>Jordan, Lara Jakes (2007-04-06). "Gonzales aide Goodling resigns". Associated Press.</ref>
:# [[Joshua Bolten]] Deputy Chief of Staff to President Bush was found in Contempt of Congress<ref name="npr.org">Ari Shapiro (2007-07-25). "Bush Aides in Contempt; Will They Be Prosecuted?". All Things Considered (National Public Radio). http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=12234115.</ref>
:# [[Sara M. Taylor]] Aide to Presidential Advisor Karl Rove<ref>Michael A. Fletcher (May 28, 2007). "Another Top Bush Aide Makes an Exit". ''The Washington Post''. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/05/27/AR2007052700896.html.</ref>
:# [[Karl Rove]] Advisor to President Bush<ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/politics, August 13, 2007, "Bush Advisor Karl Rove to Resign at End of Month" by Mike Emanuel and AP]</ref>
;# [[Harriet Miers]] Legal Counsel to President Bush, was found in Contempt of Congress<ref name="npr.org"/>
* [[Bush White House e-mail controversy]]&nbsp;– During the Lawyergate investigation it was discovered that the Bush administration used Republican National Committee (RNC) web servers for millions of emails which were then destroyed, lost or deleted in possible violation of the [[Presidential Records Act]] and the [[Hatch Act of 1939|Hatch Act]]. [[George W. Bush]], [[Dick Cheney]], [[Karl Rove]], [[Andrew Card]], [[Sara Taylor]] and [[J. Scott Jennings|Scott Jennings]] all used RNC webservers for the majority of their emails. Of 88 officials investigated, 51 showed no emails at all.<ref>"Advisers' E-Mail Accounts May Have Mixed Politics and Business, White House Says" by Sheryl Gay Stolberg, ''The New York Times'', April 12, 2007</ref> As many as 5 million e-mails requested by Congressional investigators were therefore unavailable, lost, or deleted.<ref>CREW Releases New Report&nbsp;– "Without A Trace: The Missing White House Emails and The Violations of The Presidential Records Act" by Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, April 13, 2006</ref>
* [[Lurita Alexis Doan]] Resigned as head of the [[General Services Administration]]. She was under scrutiny for conflict of interest and violations of the Hatch Act.<ref>Stout, David "Federal Contracting Chief Is Forced Out". ''The New York Times''.(2008-04-03)</ref> Among other things she asked GSA employees how they could "help Republican candidates".<ref>Report: Contracting head illegally political&nbsp;– USATODAY.com</ref>
* [[John Korsmo]] chairman of the [[Federal Housing Finance Board]] pled guilty to lying to congress and sentenced to 18 months of unsupervised probation and fined $5,000. (2005)<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.bismarcktribune.com/articles/2005/03/23/news/update/upd06.txt |title=Former Housing Board Chairman Agrees to Plead Guilty |date=Mar 23, 2005 |newspaper=''[[The Bismarck Tribune]]'' |agency=Associated Press |archiveurl = http://www.webcitation.org/5vDksNhV3 |archivedate = 2010-12-24 |deadurl=no}}</ref>
*[[Darleen A. Druyun]] was Principal Deputy Undersecretary of the Air Force nominated by [[George W. Bush]].<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.govexec.com/magazine/2004/02/the-rise-and-fall-of-a-maverick/15941/ | title=The Rise And Fall of A Maverick | work=Government Executive | date=1 February 2004 | accessdate=March 31, 2013}}</ref> She pled guilty to inflating the price of contracts to favor her future employer, Boeing. In October 2004, she was sentenced to nine months in jail for corruption, fined $5,000, given three years of supervised release and 150 hours of community service.  She began her prison term on January 5, 2005.<ref>[http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B04EEDB1339F936A35752C0A9639C8B63 NY Times]</ref>  CBS News called it "the biggest Pentagon scandal in 20 years" and said that she pleaded guilty to a felony.<ref>[http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/01/04/60II/main664652.shtml CBS News]</ref>
* [[Philip Cooney]] Bush appointee to chair the [[Council on Environmental Quality]] was accused of editing government climate reports to emphasize doubts about [[global warming]].<ref>{{cite web|author=Rick S. Piltz|title=On Issues of Concern about the Governance of the Climate Change Science Program|url=http://pubs.acs.org/subscribe/journals/esthag-w/2005/jun/policy/figures/Piltz_Memo.pdf|format=PDF|date=June 1, 2005|pages=10–11|accessdate=2007-06-08}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> Two days later, Cooney announced his resignation<ref>{{cite news|author=[[Andrew Revkin]]|title=Editor of Climate Report Resigns|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/10/politics/11cooney.long.html|date=June 10, 2005|accessdate=2008-04-23 | work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref> and later conceded his role in altering reports. Stating "My sole loyalty was to the President and advancing the policies of his administration," .<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,21418971-2703,00.html|title=Climate science was doctored|author=Robert Lusetich|date=March 21, 2007|publisher=[[The Australian]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.whistleblower.org/content/press_detail.cfm?press_id=838&keyword=|title=House Probe Turns to Role of Cheney's Office|date=March 20, 2007|accessdate=2007-06-08 |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20070927222003/http://www.whistleblower.org/content/press_detail.cfm?press_id=838&keyword= <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archivedate = 2007-09-27}}</ref>
* [[Jack Abramoff]] Scandal in which the prominent lobbyist with close ties to Republican administration officials and legislators offered bribes as part of his lobbying efforts. Abramoff was sentenced to 4 years in prison.<ref name="US lobbyist jailed for corruption">[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7599249.stm "US lobbyist jailed for corruption"], ''[[BBC News]]'', September 4, 2008.</ref><ref name="wapost-sentence">{{cite news |url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/04/AR2008090402321.html?hpid=topnews |title=Abramoff Sentenced to 4 Years in Prison for Corruption |work=[[The Washington Post]] |author=Wilber, Del Quentin |author2=Carrie Johnson |date=2008-09-04 |accessdate=2008-09-04}}</ref> See Legislative scandals.
:# [[David Safavian]] GSA (General Services Administration) Chief of Staff,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/2008/December/08-crm-1138.html |title=#08-1138: Former GSA Chief of Staff David Safavian Convicted of Obstruction, Making False Statements (2008-12-19) |publisher=Justice.gov |date=2008-12-19 |accessdate=2013-05-14}}</ref> found guilty of blocking justice and lying,<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/06/20/AR2006062001626.html | work=The Washington Post | title=Ex-Aide To Bush Found Guilty | first=Jeffrey H. | last=Birnbaum | date=June 21, 2006}}</ref> and sentenced to 18 months<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15446565/ |title=Safavian sentenced to 18 months in jail - politics &#124; NBC News |publisher=MSNBC |date=2006-10-27 |accessdate=2013-05-14}}</ref>
:# [[Roger Stillwell]] Staff in the [[United States Department of the Interior|Department of the Interior]] under President [[George W. Bush]] (R). Pleaded guilty and received two years suspended sentence. [http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/politics/4110839.html]
:# [[Susan B. Ralston]] Special Assistant to the President and Senior Advisor to [[Karl Rove]], resigned October 6, 2006, after it became known that she accepted gifts and passed information to her former boss [[Jack Abramoff]].<ref>http://www.washingtonpost.com, October 7, 2006, "Rove Aid Linked to Abramoff Resigns" by Peter Baker and James V. Grimaldi</ref>
:# [[J. Steven Griles]] former Deputy to the [[United States Secretary of the Interior|Secretary of the Interior]] pleaded guilty to obstruction of justice and was sentenced to 10 months.<ref>http://www.nytimes.com, March 24, 2007, "Former Aide Pleads Guilty to Lying" by Edmund L. Andrews</ref>
:# [[Italia Federici]] staff to the [[United States Secretary of Interior|Secretary of Interior]], and President of the [[Council of Republicans for Environmental Advocacy]], pled guilty to tax evasion and obstruction of justice. She was sentenced to four years probation.<ref>{{cite news
|url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2007/06/06/national/w145234D83.DTL
|title=New Charges Filed in Abramoff Probe
|author=Matt Apuzzo
|agency=Associated Press
|date=June 6, 2007
|work=The San Francisco Chronicle}}</ref><ref name="guilty">{{cite news
|url=http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2007-06-08-1376100897_x.htm
|title=GOP fundraiser pleads guilty in probe
|author=Mark Heilprin
|agency=Associated Press
|date=June 8, 2007
|work=USA Today}}</ref><ref name="sentence">{{cite news
|url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/12/14/AR2007121402008_pf.html
|title=Republican With Links to Abramoff Is Sentenced
|author=Susan Schmidt
|newspaper=The Washington Post
|date=December 15, 2007}}</ref>
:# Jared Carpenter Vice-President of the [[Council of Republicans for Environmental Advocacy]], was discovered during the Abramoff investigation and pled guilty to income tax evasion. He got 45 days, plus 4 years probation.<ref>{{cite news
|url=http://thehill.com/leading-the-news/abramoff-investigation-leads-to-another-guilty-plea-2007-07-14.html
|title=Abramoff investigation leads to another guilty plea
|publisher=The Hill
|author=Mike Soraghan
|date=July 14, 2007
}}</ref>
:# [[Mark Zachares]] staff in the [[United States Department of Labor|Department of Labor]], bribed by Abramoff, guilty of conspiracy to defraud.<ref name="wapost-sentence"/>
:# [[Robert E. Coughlin]] Deputy Chief of Staff, Criminal Division of the Justice Department pleaded guilty to conflict of interest after accepting bribes from [[Jack Abramoff]]. (2008)<ref name="'guilty'">{{cite news
|title=Ex-Official Linked to Abramoff Pleads Guilty
|url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/04/22/AR2008042202430_pf.html
|date=2008-04-23
|newspaper=The Washington Post
|first=James
|last=Grimaldi
|accessdate=2008-12-04}}</ref>
* [[Kyle Foggo]] Executive director of the CIA was convicted of [[honest services fraud]] in the awarding of a government contract and sentenced to 37 months in federal prison at [[Pine Knot, Kentucky]]. On September 29, 2008, Foggo pleaded guilty to one count of the indictment, admitting that while he was the CIA executive director, he acted to steer a CIA contract to the firm of his lifelong friend, [[Brent R. Wilkes]].<ref name="signonsandiego.com">[http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/politics/cunningham/20080929-1220-bn29foggo.html ''San Diego Union-Tribune'', September 29, 2008]</ref>
* [[Julie A. MacDonald|Julie MacDonald]] Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Department of the Interior, resigned May 1, 2007, after giving government documents to developers (2007)<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/05/01/AR2007050101920.html |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=May 2, 2007 |title=Interior Dept. Official Facing Scrutiny Resigns |author=Elizabeth Williamson |accessdate=February 3, 2013}}</ref>
* [[Claude Allen]] Appointed as an advisor by President [[George W. Bush]] (R) on Domestic Policy, Allen was arrested for a series of felony thefts in retail stores. He was convicted on one count and resigned soon after.<ref>[http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/03/10/AR2006031002328_pf.html ''[[The Washington Post]]'' - March 10, 2006 ]</ref>
* [[Lester Crawford]] Commissioner of the [[Food and Drug Administration (United States)|Food and Drug Administration]], resigned after 2 months. Pled guilty to conflict of interest and received 3 years suspended sentence and fined $90,000 (2006)<ref>"Ex-FDA Chief Gets Probation, Fine for Lying About Stocks". The Associated Press. February 28, 2007.</ref>
* [[2003 Invasion of Iraq]] depended on intelligence that Saddam Hussein was developing "weapons of mass destruction" (WMDs) meaning nuclear, chemical and/or biological weapons for offensive use. As revealed by The (British) Downing Street memo "Bush wanted to remove Saddam, through military action, justified by the conjunction of terrorism and WMD. But the intelligence and the facts were being fixed around the policy" The press called this the 'smoking gun."(2005)<ref>[http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article387374.ece ]{{Dead link|date=August 2010}}</ref>
* [[Niger uranium forgeries|Yellowcake forgery]]: Just before the 2003 invasion of Iraq, the Bush administration presented evidence to the UN that Iraq was seeking material (yellowcake uranium) in Africa for making nuclear weapons. Though presented as true, it was later found to be not only dubious, but outright false.<ref>"Fake Iraq documents 'embarrassing' for U.S."by David Ensor, CNN Washington Bureau, Friday, March 14, 2003</ref>
* [[Coalition Provisional Authority]] Cash Payment Scandal: On June 20, 2005, the staff of the Committee on Government Reform prepared a report for Congressman [[Henry Waxman]].<ref name="Waxman2005">{{cite web
| url=http://www.democrats.reform.house.gov/story.asp?ID=873&Issue=Iraq+Reconstruction
| title=U.S. Mismanaged Iraqi Funds
| work=[[United States House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform]]
| accessdate=2007-02-08
}}</ref> It was revealed that $12 billion in cash had been delivered to Iraq by [[C-130 Hercules|C-130 planes]], on shrinkwrapped [[pallet]]s of US $100 bills.<ref name="Pallister2007">{{cite news
|date=2007-02-08
|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/Iraq/Story/0,,2008189,00.html
|title=How the US sent $12bn in cash to Iraq. And watched it vanish
|publisher=The Guardian
|accessdate=2007-02-08
|author=[[David Pallister]]
|location=London}}</ref> The [[United States House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform]], concluded that "Many of the funds appear to have been lost to corruption and waste.... Some of the funds could have enriched both criminals and insurgents...." [[Henry Waxman]], commented, "Who in their right mind would send 363 tons of cash into a war zone?" A single flight to Iraq on December 12, 2003, which contained $1.5 billion in cash is said to be the largest single Federal Reserve payout in US history according to Henry Waxman.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/iraq/article720217.ece|title=How US lost billions in Wild West gamble to rebuild Iraq - Times Online|work=[[The Times]]|accessdate=16 April 2011|location=London|date=January 26, 2006|first=Anushka|last=Asthana}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-434557/363-tonnes-US-cash-sent-Baghdad-handover.html|title=363 tonnes of US cash sent to Baghdad before handover|work=[[Mail Online]]|accessdate=16 April 2011|location=London|date=February 7, 2007}}</ref>
* [[Bush administration payment of columnists]] with federal funds to say nice things about Republican policies. Illegal payments were made to journalists [[Armstrong Williams]], [[Maggie Gallagher]] and [[Michael McManus (columnist)|Michael McManus]] (2004–2005)<ref>WashingtonPost.com, Wednesday, January 26, 2005, "Writer Backing Bush Plan Had Gotten Federal Contract" by Howard Kurtz</ref>
* [[Bernard Kerik]] nomination in 2004 as [[United States Secretary of Homeland Security|Secretary of Homeland Security]] was derailed by past employment of an illegal alien as a nanny, and other improprieties. On Nov 4, 2009, he pled guilty to two counts of tax fraud and five counts of lying to the federal government and was sentenced to four years in prison.<ref name="New York Times 2009">Dolnick, Sam, "Kerik Pleads Guilty in Corruption Case", ''The New York Times'', November 5, 2009.</ref>
* [[Plame affair]] (2004), in which CIA agent Valerie Plame's name was supposedly leaked by [[Richard Armitage (politician)|Richard Armitage]], [[Deputy Secretary of State]], to the press in retaliation for her husband's criticism of the reports used by [[George W. Bush]] to legitimize the Iraq war.<ref>Michael J. Sniffen and Matt Apuzzo, "Libby Found Guilty in CIA Leak Trial", Associated Press, March 6, 2007</ref> Armitage admitted he was the leak<ref name="wp-ArmitageSays">{{cite news
  | first = R. Jeffrey
  | last = Smith
  | url = http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/09/07/AR2006090701781.html
  | title = Armitage Says He Was Source of CIA Leak
  | newspaper = [[The Washington Post]]
  | page = A03
  | date = September 8, 2006
  | accessdate = 2007-01-27
}}</ref> but no wrongdoing was found.
* [[Thomas A. Scully]], administrator of the [[Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services]] (CMS), withheld information from Congress about the projected cost of the [[Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act]], and allegedly threatened to fire Medicare's chief actuary, Richard Foster, if Foster provided the data to Congress. (2003)<ref>Boehlert, Eric (2004-04-05). "Lies, bribes and hidden costs". Salon.com. http://dir.salon.com/story/news/feature/2004/04/05/medicare/index.html.</ref> Scully resigned on December 16, 2003.
* [[NSA warrantless surveillance controversy|NSA warrantless surveillance]] – Shortly after the [[September 11 attacks]] in 2001, President [[George W. Bush]] (R) implemented a secret program by the [[National Security Agency]] to eavesdrop on domestic telephone calls by American citizens without warrants, thus by-passing the [[Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act|FISA]] court which must approve all such actions. (2002)<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.nytimes.com/2005/12/16/politics/16program.html |newspaper=The New York Times |date=December 16, 2005 |title=Bush Lets U.S. Spy on Callers Without Courts |author=James Risen and Eric Lichtblau |accessdate=February 3, 2013}}</ref> In 2010, Federal Judge Vaughn Walker ruled this practice to be illegal.<ref>http://www.ap.org, March 31, 2010, "Bush wiretapping program takes a hit in Calif ruling" by Paul Elias</ref>
* [[Janet Rehnquist]] (daughter of former [[Chief Justice]] [[William Rehnquist]]) appointed [[Inspector General]] of the [[Department of Health and Human Services]] by [[George W. Bush]]. In 2002, Governor [[Jeb Bush]]'s (R-FL) Chief of Staff Kathleen Shanahan asked Rehnquist to delay auditing a $571 million federal overpayment to the [[State of Florida]]. Rehnquist ordered her staff to delay the investigation for five months until after the Florida elections. When Congress began an investigation into the matter, Rehnquist resigned in March 2003, saying she wanted to spend more time with her family.<ref>[http://www.phillyburbs.com/pb-dyn/news/53169.html Phillyburbs.com]</ref><ref>[http://oig.hhs.gov/ Oig.hhs.gov]</ref><ref name="cbsnews.com">[http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/01/22/eveningnews/main537492.shtml "Janet Rehnquist Under The Microscope. Inspector General Accused Of Using Her Office For Personal Gain." CBS News, Jan. 22, 2003. Retrieved April 22, 2008]</ref><ref name="cbsnews.com"/><ref>[http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/03/04/politics/main542782.shtml Janet Rehnquist Resigns: Daughter Of Chief Justice To Quit As Health Department Inspector], Associated Press article, CBS News, March 4, 2003 (Accessed 21 April 2008)</ref><ref>[http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/story/17138667 Dickinson, Tim, "Bush's Lap Dogs: What Happened to DC's Watchdogs?." [[Rolling Stone (magazine)]], Posted Nov 15, 2007. Retrieved April 22, 2008]</ref>
* [[John Yoo]] An attorney in the [[Office of Legal Counsel]] inside the Justice Department who, working closely with vice president [[Dick Cheney]] and [[The Bush Six]],<ref>Golden, Tim (December 23, 2005). "A Junior Aide had a big role in Terror Policy". ''The New York Times''. http://www.nytimes.com/2005/12/23/politics/23yoo.html. Retrieved April 21, 2009.</ref> wrote memos stating the right of the president to&nbsp;–
:# suspend sections of the [[Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty|ABM Treaty]] without informing Congress<ref name="usdoj.gov">"Memorandum regarding status of Certain OLC Opinions Issued in the Aftermath of the Terrorist Acts of September 11, 2001" (PDF). US Department of Justice, Office of Legal Counsel. 2009-01-15. http://www.usdoj.gov/opa/documents/memostatusolcopinions01152009.pdf. Retrieved 2009-03-02.</ref>
:# bypass the [[Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act]] allowing warrentless wiretapping of US Citizens within the United States by the [[National Security Agency]].<ref name="usdoj.gov"/>
:# state that the [[First Amendment to the United States Constitution|First Amendment]] and [[Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution|Fourth Amendment]]s and the [[Takings Clause]] do not apply to the president in time of war as defined in the [[USA PATRIOT Act]]<ref name="usdoj.gov"/>
:# allow [[Enhanced Interrogation Techniques]] (torture) because provisions of the [[War Crimes Act of 1996|War Crimes Act]], the [[Third Geneva Convention]], and the [[United Nations Convention Against Torture|Torture convention]] do not apply.<ref name="usdoj.gov"/>
::Many of his memos have since been repudiated and reversed.<ref name="usdoj.gov"/><ref>Eggen, Dan (June 27, 2008). "Bush Policy authors defend their actions". ''The Washington Post''. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/06/26/AR2008062601966_pf.html. Retrieved April 22, 2009.</ref> Later review by the Justice Department reported that Yoo and [[Jay Bybee]] used "poor judgement" in the memos, but no charges were filed.<ref>http://www.chicagotribune.com, February 20, 2010, Section 1, p. 7, "Waterboard memo 'poor judgement' by Richard A. Serrano</ref>

====Legislative Branch====
* [[Ted Stevens]] Senator (R-AK) was convicted of seven counts of bribery and tax evasion October 27, 2008. He then lost re-election. Newly appointed US Attorney General [[Eric Holder]] dismissed the charges "in the interest of justice" stating that the Justice Department had illegally withheld evidence from defense counsel.<ref name="meyer14">''Chicago Tribune'', Section 1, p. 14, 'US to shelve Holder case' by Josh Meyer, April 2, 2009</ref>
* [[Charles Rangel]] (D-NY) failed to report $75,000 income from the rental of his villa in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic and was forced to pay $11,000 in back taxes.(September 2008)<ref>Kocieniewski, David, "House Ethics Panel Expands Rangel Inquiry", ''The New York Times'', December 10, 2008</ref>
* [[Rick Renzi]] (R-AZ) Announced he would not seek another term.<ref>"Republican Arizona Congressman Rick Renzi indicted on multiple federal charges", AP, February 22, 2008</ref>* He was later sentenced to three years in prison after conviction on federal corruption charges of extortion, bribery, insurance fraud, money laundering and racketeering related to a 2005 money-laundering scheme that netted the Flagstaff Republican more than $700,000. (2005) <ref>http://www.CNN.com, October 28, 2013, Ex-U.S. Rep. Rick Renzi of Arizona sentenced to three years for corruption by Kevin Conlon and Bill Mears, CNN [http://www.cnn.com/2013/10/28/justice/arizona-congressman-sentenced/]</ref>
* [[Frank Ballance]] (D-NC) admitted to a federal charge of [[money laundering]] and [[mail fraud]] in October 2005 and sentenced to 4 years in prison.<ref>http://www.abclocal.go.com, October 12, 2005, "Former Congressman Frank Ballamce Sentenced" by AP and Eyewitness News, [http://abclocal.go.com/wtvd/story?section=triangle&id=3529023]</ref>
* [[Jack Abramoff]] Scandal, (R) lobbyist found guilty of conspiracy, tax evasion and corruption of public officials in three different courts in a wide ranging investigation. Currently serving 70 months and fined $24.7 million.<ref>^ Schmidt, Susan and Grimaldi, James V. (2005-11-26). "Lawmakers Under Scrutiny in Probe of Lobbyist". ''The Washington Post''. p. A01. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/11/25/AR2005112501423.html.</ref> See Scandals, Executive Branch. The following were also implicated:
:# [[Tom DeLay]] (R-TX) The House Majority Leader was reprimanded twice by the House Ethics Committee and his aides indicted (2004–2005); eventually DeLay himself was investigated in October 2005 in connection with the Abramoff scandal, but not indicted. DeLay resigned from the House 9 June 2006.<ref>''Chicago Tribune'', August 26, 2010, Section 1, p. 19, "Delay trial to be held in Austin, judge rules," by News Services</ref> Delay was found to have illegally channeled funds from [[Americans for a Republican Majority]] to Republican state legislator campaigns. He was convicted of two counts of money laundering and conspiracy in 2010.<ref>http://www.yahoo.com, November 24, 2010, "Jury convicts Tom Delay in money laundering trial" by Juan A. Lozano, AP</ref>
:# [[Michael Scanlon]] (R) former staff to Tom DeLay: working for Abramoff, pled guilty to bribery.<ref name="US lobbyist jailed for corruption"/><ref name="wapost-sentence"/>
:# [[Tony Rudy]] (R) former staff to Tom DeLay, pleaded guilty to conspiracy.<ref name="wapost-sentence"/>
:# [[James W. Ellis]] executive director of Tom DeLay's political action committee, [[Americans for a Republican Majority]] (ARMPAC), was indicted by Texas for money laundering.<ref name="washingtonpost.com">[http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A39563-2004Sep21.html "3 DeLay Workers Indicted in Texas. Aides Charged in Fundraising Probe,"] ''The Washington Post'', September 22, 2005.</ref>
:# [[John Colyandro]] executive director of Tom DeLay's political action committee, [[Texans for a Republican Majority]] (TRMPAC), was indicted by Texas for money laundering<ref name="washingtonpost.com"/>
:# [[Bob Ney]] (R-OH) pleaded guilty to conspiracy and making false statements as a result of his receiving trips from Abramoff in exchange for legislative favors. Ney received 30 months in prison.<ref name="wapost-sentence"/><ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/01/19/AR2007011900162.html | work=The Washington Post | first1=Susan | last1=Schmidt | first2=James V. | last2=Grimaldi | title=Ney Sentenced to 30 Months In Prison for Abramoff Deals | date=January 20, 2007}}</ref>
:# [[Neil Volz]] former staff to Robert Ney, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy in 2006 charges stemming from his work for Bob Ney. In 2007 he was sentenced to two years probation, 100 hours community service, and a fine of $2,000.<ref>{{cite news
|url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/05/08/AR2006050800521.html
|title=Former Aide to Rep. Ney Pleads Guilty
|last=Yost
|first=Pete
|agency=Associated Press
|date=May 8, 2006
|work=The Washington Post}}</ref>
:# [[William Heaton]], former chief of staff for [[Bob Ney]] (R), pleaded guilty to a federal conspiracy charge involving a golf trip to Scotland, expensive meals, and tickets to sporting events between 2002 and 2004 as payoffs for helping Abramoff's clients.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.hillnews.com/thehill/export/TheHill/News/Frontpage/022707/ney.html |title=Ney's former chief of staff agrees to plead guilty | author = Jackie Kucinich |author2=Susan Crabtree | date=February 27, 2007}}</ref>
:# [[Vito Fossella (R-NY) - As a result of a [[DUI]] arrest in [[Alexandria, Virginia]] on May 1, 2008, followed by the public disclosure a week later that he had had an affair with Laura Fay, a retired [[US Air Force]] [[lieutenant colonel]], that had resulted in a three-year-old child while Fossella was married,<ref>http://www.silive.com/news/index.ssf/2008/05/staten_islands_fossella_admits.html Staten Island's Fossella admits child from affair, May 08, 2008</ref> he announced on his official website on May 20 that he had chosen to serve out the remainder of his term, which ended on January 3, 2009, but decided not to run for re-election.<ref name="SIAResign">[http://www.silive.com/news/index.ssf/2008/05/exclusive_fossella_will_not_se.html Staten Island's Fossella will not seek re-election], 2008-05-19, retrieved 2008-05-20.</ref><ref name="retire">Barrett, Devlin, [http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5ggOMNiYSpZTuLxi2HKZs3rX1d6IAD90PDMEO1 NY Congressman Fossella says he won't seek re-election]{{dead link|date=October 2012}}, 2008-05-20, retrieved 2005-05-20.</ref>
:# [[John Albaugh]], former chief of staff to [[Ernest Istook]] (R-OK), pled guilty to accepting bribes connected to the Federal Highway Bill. Istook was not charged. (2008)<ref>[http://newsok.com/former-istook-aide-pleads-guilty-in-lobbying-scandal/article/3252011/ Former Istook aide pleads guilty in lobbying scandal, ''Daily Oklahoman'' June 2, 2008]</ref>
:# [[James Hirni]], former staff to Tim Hutchinson (R-AR), was charged with wire fraud for giving a staffer for [[Don Young]] (R) of Alaska a bribe in exchange for amendments to the Federal Highway Bill. (2008)<ref>{{cite news
|url=http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2008/11/abramoff_lobbyists_wanted_meas.php
|title=Abramoff Lobbyists Wanted Measure Attached To Young's Transportation Bill
|publisher=TPM Muckraker
|date=November 24, 2008
|author=Zachary Roth}}</ref>
:# [[Kevin A. Ring]] (R) former staff to John Doolittle (R-CA) was convicted of five charges of corruption.<ref name="'WP-20080909'">{{cite news
|title=Former Abramoff Associate Is Arrested: Indictment Charges Fraud, Conspiracy
|url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/08/AR2008090801302.html
|date=September 9, 2008|page=A02
|newspaper=The Washington Post
|authors=Carrie Johnson and Del Quentin Wilber
|accessdate=2009-03-11}}</ref><ref>[http://www.washingtontimes.com/topics/kevin-a-ring/ www.washingtontimes.com]</ref>
* [[John Doolittle]] (R-CA) both he and his wife were under investigation (January 2008). Under this cloud, Doolittle decided not to run for re-election in November 2008. The Justice Department announced in June 2010 they had terminated the investigation and found no wrongdoing.<ref>"GOP Congressman Tied To Abramoff Will Retire" by Susan Schmidt, ''The Washington Post'', Friday January 11, 2008</ref>
* [[Randy Cunningham]] (R-CA) pleaded guilty on November 28, 2005, to charges of conspiracy to commit bribery, mail fraud, wire fraud and tax evasion in what came to be called the [[Cunningham scandal]]. Sentenced to over eight years.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://articles.cnn.com/2005-11-28/politics/cunningham_1_mzm-mitchell-wade-tax-evasion?_s=PM:POLITICS | work=CNN | title=Rep. Cunningham won't seek re-election amid contractor probe | date=July 14, 2005}}</ref>
* [[Kyle Foggo]] Executive director of the CIA was convicted of honest services fraud in the awarding of a government contract and sentenced to 37 months in the federal prison at [[Pine Knot, Kentucky]]. On September 29, 2008, Foggo pleaded guilty to one count of the indictment, admitting that while CIA executive director he acted to steer a CIA contract to the firm of his lifelong friend, [[Brent R. Wilkes]].<ref name="signonsandiego.com"/>
* [[Tan Nguyen]] (R-CA) congressional candidate for the 47th District was convicted of voter intimidation. He lost the election and was sentenced to one year in prison and six months in a halfway house. (2006)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ocregister.com/news/nguyen-288239-sentence-carter.html |title=Former candidate Tan Nguyen: 'It's been hell' |publisher= |date= |accessdate=2013-05-14}}</ref>
* [[Cynthia McKinney]] (D-GA) struck a U.S. Capitol Police officer in the chest after he attempted to stop her from going around a security checkpoint. McKinney apologized on the floor of the House and no charges were filed (March 29, 2006)<ref>{{cite news| url=http://articles.cnn.com/2006-04-06/politics/mckinney_1_capitol-police-officer-mckinney-grand-jury?_s=PM:POLITICS | work=CNN | title=Grand jury declines to indict Rep. McKinney | date=June 16, 2006}}</ref>
* [[William J. Jefferson]] (D-LA) in August 2005 the FBI seized $90,000 in cash from Jefferson's home freezer. He was re-elected anyway, but lost in 2008. Jefferson was convicted of 11 counts of bribery and sentenced to 13 years on November 13, 2009, and his chief of staff Brett Pfeffer was sentenced to 84 months in a related case.<ref>Christian Science Monitor, www.csmonitor, Nov. 13, 2009, "Former Representative William Jefferson Sentenced to 13 years in Prison" by Dave Cook</ref><ref>AnaGannett News Service, 1/11/2006, "Former congressional aide pleads guilty to bribery" by Ana Radelat</ref>
* [[Bill Janklow]] (R-SD) convicted of second-degree manslaughter for running a stop sign and killing a motorcyclist. Resigned from the House and given 100 days in the county jail and three years (2003)<ref>probationhttp://news.minnesota.publicradio.org/features/2003/12/05_hetlandc_janklowdefense/</ref>
* [[Robert Torricelli]] Senator (D-NJ) after 14 years in the House and one term in the Senate, Torricelli declined to run again when accused of taking illegal contributions from Korean businessman David Chang. (2002)<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A20602-2001May12 | work=The Washington Post | title=Torricelli and the Money Man | first1=Susan | last1=Schmidt | first2=James V. | last2=Grimaldi | date=May 13, 2001 | accessdate=May 22, 2010}}</ref>
[[Jim Traficant]] (D-OH) found guilty on 10 felony counts of financial corruption, he was sentenced to 8 years in prison and expelled from the House (2002)<ref>http://www.CNN.com, LawCenter, April 12, 2002</ref>

==List of state and local political scandals==

===2010–2014===
*[[Alabama]] State Representative [[Terry Spicer]] (D) pled guilty to accepting more than $3000 per month in bribes. (2011)<ref>http://www.al.com, Birmingham News, November 15, 2011, "Former Rep Terry Spicer pleads guilty to accepting bribes" by Kim Chandler.</ref>
*[[Alabama]] Four state senators and 7 others were indicted for fraud, bribery and conspiracy concerning electronic bingo machines. (2010)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tuscaloosanews.com/article/20101004/NEWS/101009853 |title=Casino owners, senators charged in bingo probe |author=Philip Rawls |date=4 October 2010 |accessdate=22 May 2011}}</ref> Accused include;
#[[Harri Anne Smith]] (R) Ran in 2010 as an Independent.
#[[James Preuitt]] (R)
#[[Larry Means]] (D)
#[[Quinton Ross Jr.]] (D)
*[[Alabama]] State Senator [[Lowell Barron]] (D) from DeKalb County was arrested and charged with six counts including two counts of ethics violations, and four counts of violation of the Fair Campaign Practices Act by writing checks from his campaign account to former staffer Jill Johnson. (2012)<ref>http://www.myfoxal.com, Apr 23, 2013, Former AL State Senator Lowell Barron arrested by WAFF.com, [http://www.myfoxal.com/story/22054339/former-al-state-senator-lowell-barron-arrested]</ref>

*[[Arkansas]] Treasurer [[Martha Shoffner]] (D),<ref name="treasury">{{cite web|url=http://www.artreasury.gov/?page_id=6|title=Meet Treasurer Shoffner|publisher=Arkansas State Treasury|accessdate=17 May 2011}}</ref> has been arrested by the FBI on charges of extortion and bribery.<ref>State Treasurer Martha Shoffner Arrested for Extortion by FBI by Arkansas Business Staff on Saturday, May. 18, 2013, [http://www.arkansasbusiness.com/article/92576/state-treasurer-martha-shoffner-arrested-for-extortion-by-fbi].</ref>

*[[Arizona]] State Representative [[Ben Arredondo]] (R/D) has been charged with bribery, fraud and extortion. He was found quilty and sentenced to 18 months of house arrest. (2012)<ref>http://www.enewaz.com, May 16, 2012, "AZ House Rep Ben Arredondo, Dem from Tempe, Charged By Federal Grand Jury in Multiple Caharges" by Lynne La Master, [http://www.enewsaz.com/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=274:az-house-rep-ben-arredondo-dem-from-tempe-charged-by-federal-grand-jury-on-multiple-charges&Itemid=12#axzz1vda6jzsK].</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Hendley |first=Matthew |url=http://blogs.phoenixnewtimes.com/valleyfever/2013/01/ben_arredondo_gets_a_grand_tot.php |title=Ben Arredondo Gets a Grand Total of Zero Days in Prison in Corruption Case - Phoenix - News - Valley Fever |publisher=Blogs.phoenixnewtimes.com |date=24 January 2013 |accessdate=3 April 2013}}</ref>
*[[Arizona]] State Senator [[Scott Bundgaard]] (R) resigned just before the State Senate Ethics Committee was expected to recommend his expulsion after allegations of assault on his girlfriend.<ref>http://www.azcentral.com, January 6, 2011, "State Sen. Scott Bundgaard resigns from Legislature" by Alia Beard Rau, [http://www.azcentral.com/news/election/azelections/articles/2012/01/06/20120106bundgaard-ethics-hearing-testimony-continues.html].</ref>
*[[Arizona]] State Representative [[Richard Miranda (politician)]] (D) resigned in February 2012 citing family and health reasons. In March 2012 he pled guilty to wire fraud and tax evasion.<ref>http://www.azcentral.com, March 14, 2012, "Ex-Arizona lawmaker Miranda admits fraud, tax evasion" by Alia Beard Rau, [http://www.azcentral.com/news/politics/articles/2012/03/14/20120314ex-lawmaker-arraigned-afternoon.html].</ref>

*[[California]] Assembly Member [[Mary Hayashi]] (D) was convicted of shoplifting. (2011)<ref>{{cite news
|title=Report: Assemblywoman Mary Hayashi arrested for shoplifting
|url=http://blogs.sacbee.com/capitolalertlatest/2011/10/report-assemblywoman-hayashi-arrested-for-shoplifting.html
|newspaper=[[Sacramento Bee]]
|date=October 28, 2011
|accessdate=30 November 2011
|author=Torey Van Oot
}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=Nicholas Riccardi |url=http://articles.latimes.com/2012/jan/07/local/la-me-hayashi-20120107 |title=Assembly member pleads no contest to shoplifting charge |publisher=Los Angeles Times |date=2012-01-07 |deadurl=no |accessdate=24 September 2013}}</ref>
*[[California]] State Senator [[Roy Ashburn]] (R) of Bakersfield was noted leaving a gay bar and arrested on two counts of DUI. The divorced father of four confirmed he was gay on a local radio station, even though he had voted against several gay rights initiatives. (2010)<ref name="Los Angeles Times 2010">Los Angeles Times, March 9, 2010, "State Senator Roy Ashburn Says He's a Homosexual" by Patrick McGreevy.</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://articles.latimes.com/2010/mar/09/local/la-me-ashburn9-2010mar09 |title=State Sen. Roy Ashburn says he's homosexual |first=Patrick |last=McGreevy |date=9 March 2010 |work=Los Angeles Times |accessdate=25 May 2011}}</ref>
*[[California]] Southern California Treasurer [[Kinde Durkee]] was arrested for possible mail fraud.<ref>http://www.myfoxla.com, September 5, 2011, "SoCal Dem. Treasurer Arrested for Mail Fraud" by Christy Fajardo, [http://www.myfoxla.com/dpp/news/investigative/kinde-durkee-caught-on-video-20110920].</ref>
*[[California]] State Senator [[Leland Yee]] (D) charged with public corruption and gun trafficking (2014)
*[[California]] State Senator [[Ron Calderon]] (D) charged with wire fraud, bribery, money laundering and falsification of tax returns (2014)
*[[California]] Former State Assemblyman [[Tom Calderon]] (D) charged with wire fraud, bribery, money laundering and falsification of tax returns (2014)<ref>http://www.whittierdailynews.com/government-and-politics/20140221/sen-ron-calderon-brother-tom-calderon-indicted-on-federal-charges-of-political-corruption</ref>

*[[Colorado]] former US Congressman and Gubernatorial Candidate [[Scott McInnis]] (R-CO) lost the primary election for governor after revelations surfaced that he plagiarized an essay on water rights, for which he had been paid $300,000.<ref>{{cite web|author=Tom Burke and Arthur Kane and John Ferrugia, CALL7 Investigators |url=http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/24260453/detail.html |title=Researcher Says Scott McInnis Lied - Denver News Story - KMGH Denver |publisher=Thedenverchannel.com |date=2010-07-14 |accessdate=31 August 2010}}</ref>
*[[Colorado]] State Representative [[Douglas Bruce]] (R), In 2011, Douglas Bruce was convicted of 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, ordered to pay a total of $49,000 in fines, and subject to six months of probation which includes extensive disclosure requirements.<ref name="Fender">{{cite news| url=http://www.denverpost.com/commented/ci_19597660?source=commented-news |work=Denver Post |first=Jessica |last=Fender |title=Douglas Bruce convicted of tax evasion, faces prison time |date=2011-12-22}}</ref><ref name="Schroyer">{{cite news| url=http://www.gazette.com/articles/bruce-133420-jail-tax.html | work=The Gazette | first=John| last=Schroyer |title=Judge slams Bruce's attitude, sends TABOR father to jail |date=2012-02-14}}</ref>

*[[Connecticut]] Campaign Manager [[Joshua Nassi]] and Campaign Finance Director [[Robert Braddock, Jr.]] of House Speaker [[Christopher G. Donovan]](D), have been indicted in an FBI investigation into campaign finance corruption. Donovan has not been charged. (2012)<ref>http://www.currant.com, July 28, 2012 “Joshua Nassi, A Familiar Face At Capitol, Now At Center Of Campaign Scandal” by Christopher Keating [http://articles.courant.com/2012-07-28/news/hc-josh-nassi-0729-20120728_1_joshua-nassi-house-speaker-chris-donovan-marathon-budget-talks].</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.courant.com/news/politics/hc-campaign-finances-arrests-0727-20120726,0,3197330.story |title=Eighth Defendant In Donovan Scandal Arraigned - Hartford Courant |publisher=Courant.com |date=2012-07-27 |accessdate=3 April 2013}}</ref>
*[[Connecticut]] State Representative [[Brenda Kupchick]], (R) was charged with assault in the third degree and disorderly conduct after a fight with her sister. (2013)<ref name="minutemannewscenter.com">Fairfield state representative arrested, Published: Wednesday, August 21, 2013,[http://www.minutemannewscenter.com/articles/2013/08/21/westport/news/doc5214cc74881d8149884778.txt]</ref><ref name="cthousegop.com">[http://cthousegop.com/brenda-kupchick/]</ref>
*[[Delaware]] State Senator candidate [[Eric Bodenweiser]], (R) was accused of 117 counts of child molestation.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/23/eric-bodenweiser-delaware-arrest_n_2006545.html | work=Huffington Post | first=John | last=Celock | title=Tea Party Candidate's Shocking Indictment | date=23 October 2012}}</ref> Shortly before his arrest, Bodenweiser abruptly ended his State Senate campaign in District 19. Bodenweiser has pled not guilty.(2013)<ref>Former Senate candidate placed on home confinement, Bodenweiser had contact with minor at resort amusement park by James Fisher, The News Journal, August 10, 2013, [http://www.delmarvanow.com/article/20130810/DW/308100005/Former-Senate-candidate-placed-home-confinement].</ref>

*[[Florida]] State Senator [[M. Mandy Dawson]] (D) was arrested for tax evasion in July 2011.<ref>{{cite web|author=The Miami Herald |url=http://miamiherald.typepad.com/nakedpolitics/2011/07/busted-dem-sen-mandy-dawson-accused-of-being-a-tax-cheat.html |title=Busted: Dem. Sen. Mandy Dawson accused of being a tax cheat &#124; Naked Politics |publisher=Miamiherald.typepad.com |date= |accessdate=3 April 2013}}</ref>
*[[Florida]] GOP Chairman [[Jim Greer]] (R) resigned from his position and was later arrested on six counts of fraud for stealing at least $125,000 from the [[Republican Party (United States)]]. (2010)<ref>http://www.orlandosentinel.com, June 2, 2010, "Florida ex-Chairman Jim Greer leaves jail after being indicted" by Aaron Deslatte and Rene Stitzman.</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2010-06-02/news/os-republican-jim-greer-arrested-20100602_1_victory-strategies-llc-jim-greer-mr-greer |title=Florida GOP ex-Chairman Jim Greer leaves jail after being indicted |author=Aaron Deslatte and Rene Stutzman |date=2 June 2010 |accessdate=25 May 2011}}</ref>

*[[Florida]] Lieutenant Governor [[Jennifer Carroll]] (R) On March 12, 2013, Carroll abruptly resigned on the same day she was questioned by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement about a gambling racketeering case concerning her consulting work. She has not been charged.<ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/14/us/lt-gov-jennifer-carroll-of-florida-resigns.html?_r=0 nytimes.com, March 14, 2013].</ref><ref>[http://www.tampabay.com/news/politics/gubernatorial/florida-lt-gov-jennifer-carroll-resigns/2108607 Florida Lt. Gov. Jennifer Carroll Resigns].</ref>
*[[Florida]] State Representative [[Mitch Needelman]] (R) was arrested for bribery and official misconduct while Clerk of Brevard County.<ref>miamiherald.com, Former state Rep. Mitch Needelman arrested on bribery charges for incentives deal by Mary Ellen Klas, Thursday, August 15, 2013 [http://miamiherald.typepad.com/nakedpolitics/2013/08/former-state-rep-mitch-needelman-arrested-on-bribery-charges-for-incentives-deal.html].</ref>
*[[Florida]] Chairman of the Republican Party of Florida, [[Jim Greer]] (R) was sentenced to 18 months in prison plus one year of probation after pleading guilty to four counts of theft and one count of money laundering, admitting he stole some $200,000 of party donations.<ref>http://www.miamiherald.com, 09.08.13, Former Republican Party Chairman Jim Greer: Political hotshot to prison jumpsuit by Steve Bousquet [http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/09/07/3612838/former-republican-party-chairman.html]</ref><ref>http://www.tampabay.com, March 27, 2013, Free-spending ex-Florida GOP chief Greer gets 18 months in prison, by Michael Kruse [http://www.tampabay.com/news/courts/former-leader-of-state-republican-party-faces-sentencing/2111474]</ref>

*[[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], [[Gwinnett County]] Commissioner Shirley Lasseter (R) resigned and pled guilty to bribery. (2012)<ref>{{cite news|last1=Rankin|first1=Bill|last2=Wickert|first2=David|title=Gwinnett commissioner, son plead guilty to taking bribe|date=2012-06-01|accessdate=1 June 2012|url=http://www.ajc.com/news/gwinnett/gwinnett-commissioner-son-plead-1450048.html|newspaper=Atlanta Journal-Constitution}}</ref>
*[[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]] State Senator [[Charles Walker (Georgia politician)|Charles Walker]] (D) from Augusta, was convicted of 127 felony charges related to various schemes. Walker paid $698,047 in restitution and another $200,000 in fines and court fees. July 13, 2013<ref>[http://www.wrdw.com/home/headlines/2080681.html].</ref>
*[[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]] gubernatorial candidate [[Linda Schrenko]] (R) served as the state’s schools superintendent for eight years and then made a run for governor. She stole $600,000 in federal funds set aside for educational services for deaf children and the governor’s honors programs. She used the funds for her campaign for governor and facial [[plastic surgery]].(2006)<ref>[http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/metro/stories/0425metschrenko.html Schrenko jury to be selected, April 25, 2006, ''[[Atlanta Journal-Constitution]]'', by Beth Warren].</ref><ref>[http://www.wxia.com/news/news_article.aspx?storyid=54613 Schrenko indicted on theft charges].</ref> She pled guilty to fraud and [[money laundering]], and was sentenced to 8 years in prison, fined and will be required to serve 3 years [[probation]].<ref>[http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/nation/4041934.html Former Ga. Schools Chief gets eight years, July 12, 2006 ''[[Houston Chronicle]]'', by Kate Brumback].</ref>
*[[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]] State Representative [[Robin Williams]] a Republican from Augusta, stole more than $2 million from the local community mental health center.<ref>Robin Williams gets 10 year sentence by Staff, [http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2005/09/16/met_2919.shtml].</ref> He was convicted of conspiracy; theft; health-care fraud; money laundering; and bribery. He was sentenced to 10 years in prison followed by three years of supervision.<ref>Former lawmaker Robin Williams loses federal court appeal by Walter C. Jones, Morris News Service, Friday, February 1, 2013 [http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/crime-courts/2013-02-01/former-lawmaker-robin-williams-loses-federal-court-appeal].</ref>

*[[Idaho]] State Senator [[John McGee (politician)|John McGee]] (R) was arrested in June for drunk driving and grand theft auto after drunkenly driving away with someone else's truck. (2011)<ref>{{cite web|author=Contact Lauri Apple: Comment |url=http://gawker.com/5813421/senator-arrested-after-drunken-suv-joy-ride |title=Senator Arrested After Alleged Drunken SUV Joy Ride |publisher=Gawker.com |date=2011-06-19 |accessdate=3 April 2013}}</ref> On July 16, 2011, the Republican Central Committee for the State of Idaho approved a no-confidence motion on McGee.<ref>{{cite news | title = Idaho GOP approves no-confidence motion for McGee | url = http://www.idahostatesman.com/2011/07/17/1729662/idaho-gop-approves-no-confidence.html |accessdate=19 July 2011 |newspaper = Idaho Statesman | date = 2011-07-18}}</ref> On February 22, 2012, McGee, submitted his resignation amid sexual harassment charges asserted by a senate attachė.<ref>{{cite news | title = Idaho State Sen. John McGee Resigns | url = http://www.boisestatepublicradio.org/2012/02/22/state-senator-john-mcgee-resigns-amid-sexual-harassment-claims/ |date=2012-02-22 |accessdate=11 February 2012}}</ref>
*[[Idaho]] 2008 gubernatorial candidate [[Rex Rammell]] (R) was arrested for felony jury tampering concerning an elk poaching trial in which he eventually pled guilty. (2011)<ref>http://www.idahoreporter.com, June 24, 2011, "Rex Rammell arrested for felony jury tampering (video)" by Dustin Hurst [http://www.idahoreporter.com/2011/rex-rammell-arrested-for-felony-jury-tampering-video/].</ref>
*[[Idaho]] former gubernatorial candidate [[Rex Rammell]] (R) was arrested for battery after he confronted a couple he alleges were trespassing. (2011)<ref>http://www.idahostatejournal.com, September 12, 2011, "Ex-gubernatorial candidate Rex Rammell charged with battery" by The Associated Press [http://www.idahostatejournal.com/news/local/article_80b3f6ea-dda2-11e0-90eb-001cc4c002e0.html].</ref>

*[[Illinois]] State Senator [[Suzi Schmidt]] (R) announced she would not run for office in 2012. She had been criticized for telling a 911 operator to "just ignore" calls from her husband, "because he knows I have connections".<ref>http://www.cbslocal.com, October 31, 2011, "Sen. Suzi Schmidt Won't Be Running Again After All".</ref><ref name="test">[http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chi-police-reports-detail-domestic-disturbances-at-home-of-state-rep-suzi-schmidt-20110928,0,6066396.story], "Did state senator wield clout in marital tiff?" Chicago Tribune. 29 September 2011.</ref>
*[[Illinois]] State Representative [[La Shawn K. Ford]] is a [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]], representing the 8th District. On November 29, 2012, he was indicted on charges of bank fraud.<ref>{{cite news|last=Staff|title=Rep. LaShawn Ford indicted on bank fraud charges|url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chi-lashawn-ford-indicted-20121129,0,6480128.story|publisher=Chicago Tribune|accessdate=29 November 2012}}</ref>
*[[Illinois]] Alderman of [[Chicago]], [[Sandi Jackson]] (D) pled guilty to one count of filing false tax returns in conjunction with her husband US Representative [[Jesse Jackson, Jr.]] pleading guilty to fraud in February 2013.<ref>{{cite news |first1=Katherine |last1=Skiba |first2=Jeff |last2=Coen |first3=Wes |last3=Venteicher |title=Jacksons' guilt a tale of excess |url=http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2013-02-20/news/chi-jesse-jackson-jr-sandi-jackson-plea-hearings-wednesday-20130219_1_sandi-jackson-congressman-jesse-jackson-campaign-funds |newspaper=[[Chicago Tribune]] |date=2013-02-20}}</ref>
*[[Illinois]] Comptroller and Treasurer for [[Dixon, Illinois|Dixon]], IL, [[Rita Crundwell]] was arrested for fraud after allegedly embezzling as much as $30 million over many years. The money was used to support a lavish lifestyle and support her horse ranch, the Meri-J.<ref>http://www.ChicagoTribune.com, April 18, 2012, "Small Town rocked by $30 million theft case" by Andy Grimm and Melissa Jenco, [http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2012-04-18/news/ct-met-dixon-comptroller-embezzle-charges-20120418_1_horse-farms-champion-horse-fbi-agents].</ref> On February 14, 2013, Crundwell was sentenced to 19 years and 7 months in prison, just under the maximum 20-year sentence.<ref name="Forbes sentencing">{{cite news|last=Pavlo|first=Walter|title=Fmr Dixon, IL Comptroller, Rita Crundwell, Sentenced to 19 1/2 Years In Prison|url=http://www.forbes.com/sites/walterpavlo/2013/02/14/fmr-dixon-il-comptroller-rita-crundwell-sentenced-to-19-12-years-in-prison/|newspaper=Forbes|date=February 13, 2013}}</ref><ref name="Chicago Tribune Jenco">{{cite news|last=Jenco|first=Melissa|title=Ex-Dixon comptroller gets nearly 20 years for theft|url=http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2013-02-15/news/ct-met-rita-crundwell-sentencing-0215-20130215_1_comptroller-rita-crundwell-mayor-james-burke-fraud-scheme|newspaper=Chicago Tribune|date=February 15, 2013}}</ref><ref name="Peoria Journal Star Babwin">{{cite news|last=Babwin|first=Don|title=Former Dixon bookkeeper who stole $53M gets nearly 20 years|url=http://www.pjstar.com/free/x1037510749/Former-Dixon-bookkeeper-arrives-for-sentencing|newspaper=Peoria Journal Star via Associated Press|date=February 14, 2013}}</ref>
*[[Illinois]] State Representative Derrick Smith (D) was arrested for accepting a $7000 bribe. (2012)<ref>http://www.suntimes.com, March 13, 2012, [http://www.suntimes.com/11266120-417/state-rep-derrick-smith-arrested-on-bribery-charge.html "Feds: State Rep. Serrick Smith took $7000 bribe"], by Abdon Pallasch and Dave McKinney.</ref>

*[[Indiana]] Secretary of State [[Charles P. White|Charlie White]] (R) was convicted of 6 of 7 felony charges including perjury, theft and voter fraud.<ref>http://www.courier-journal.com, February 4, 2012, [http://www.courier-journal.com/article/20120204/NEWS02/302040044/Indiana-Secretary-of-State-Charlie-White-convicted-ousted-from-post?odyssey=tab%7Cmostpopular%7Ctext%7CFRONTPAGE "Indiana Secretary of State Charlie White convicted, outed from post"], by Charlie Watson, AP.</ref>
*[[Indiana]] Deputy Attorney General [[Jeff Cox (politician)|Jeff Cox]] (R) was fired on February 24, 2011 after he sent a Twitter stating that Wisconsin police should "Use live ammunition" to evict protestors from the state capitol. He later continued, "You're damned right I advocate deadly force".<ref>{{cite news |url=http://articles.cnn.com/2011-02-23/us/indiana.ammo.tweet_1_state-prosecutor-protesters-deputy-attorney?_s=PM:US |title=Indiana state prosecutor fired over remarks about Wisconsin protests |date=23 February 2011 |accessdate=22 May 2011 |work=CNN}}</ref>
*[[Indiana]] while serving as Florida Superintendent of Public Instruction [[Tony Bennett (superintendent)|Tony Bennett]] (R)<ref>[http://stateimpact.npr.org/indiana/tag/tony-bennett/]</ref> in 2013 resigned his position in Florida after reports that, while in Indiana, he upped the grade of a charter school run by a major GOP donor.<ref>csmonitor.com, August 1, 2013, Florida education chief Tony Bennett resigns over how a C became an A by Stacy Teicher Khadaroo. [http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Education/2013/0801/Florida-education-chief-Tony-Bennett-resigns-over-how-a-C-became-an-A]</ref><ref>[http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/08/01/3535902/amid-grading-controversy-florida.html]</ref>
*[[Iowa]] State Senator [[Kent Sorenson]] (R) resigned after a special investigator found it “manifestly clear“ he violated ethics rules by accepting money connected to presidential candidate Michele Bachmann's campaign and then denying he'd done so.(2013) <ref>http://www.huffingtonpost.com, 10/02/13, Kent Sorenson Quits After Report On Michele Bachmann Campaign Money by Ryan J. Foley [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/10/02/kent-sorenson-michele-bachmann_n_4033446.html]</ref><ref>[http://www.desmoinesregister.com/article/20131003/NEWS09/310030062/]</ref>

*[[Kansas]] Attorney General [[Phill Kline]] (R) had his law license suspended by the Kansas Supreme Court who cited “clear and convincing evidence” of professional misconduct. He was found to have violated 11 rules governing the professional conduct of attorneys during his tenure as the state’s highest law enforcement officer and while he served as Johnson County District Attorney.<ref>The Kansas City Star, October 18, 2013, Phill Kline is indefinitely suspended from practicing law by TONY RIZZO, [http://www.kansascity.com/2013/10/18/4560734/kline-indefinitely-suspended-from.html]</ref><ref>http://www.cjonline.com, Oct. 18, 2013, Supreme Court suspends Kline's Kansas law license by Andy Marso and Rick Dean [http://m.cjonline.com/news/2013-10-18/supreme-court-suspends-klines-kansas-law-license]</ref>

*[[Maine]] Representative [[Frederick Wintle]] (R) On May 21, 2011, Wintle was arrested for pointing a handgun at a photographer at point-blank range in a [[Dunkin' Donuts]] parking lot.<ref name=PPH521/> Wintle was arrested for criminal threatening.<ref name=PPH521>[http://www.pressherald.com/news/State-rep-threatens-to-shoot-innocent-bystander.html State rep threatens to shoot "innocent bystander"] [[Portland Press Herald]], May 21, 2011.</ref> In September 2011, Wintle resigned from the House of Representatives.<ref>[http://www.onlinesentinel.com/news/Wintle-resigns-House-seat.html Wintle resigns House seat] ''[[Morning Sentinel]]'', September 13, 2011.</ref>

*[[Maryland]] County Executive [[Jack B. Johnson]] (D) of Prince George's County on December 6, 2011, was sentenced to seven years and three months in [[Federal Correctional Complex, Butner|Butner federal prison]] in North Carolina and fined $100,000.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://uppermarlboro.patch.com/articles/jack-johnson-headed-to-court-this-morning-in-greenbelt |title=For Jack Johnson, A Fall From Grace |first1=Marcus J. |last1=Moore |first2=Sarah |last2=Nemeth |date=December 6, 2011 |newspaper=Upper Marlboro Patch |accessdate=11 March 2012}}</ref>
*[[Maryland]] Director of Communications [[Paul E. Schurick]], a Republican and the campaign manager of Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr., (R-MD) was sentenced to home detention and community service Thursday for approving Election Day robocalls to keep black voters from the polls. 2012<ref>baltimoresun.com, February 16, 2012 by Peter Hermann, The Baltimore Sun [http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2012-02-16/news/bs-md-ci-schurick-sentenced-20120216_1_schurick-doctrine-judge-lawrence-p-fletcher-hill-robocalls].</ref><ref>Two from Ehrlich campaign indicted [http://www.washingtontimes.com/topics/paul-e-schurick/130663/].</ref>

*[[Massachusetts]] State Treasurer [[Tim Cahill (politician)|Tim Cahill]] (I) was indicted by a grand jury on April 2, 2012 on charges that he used $1.65 million of Massachusetts State Lottery advertising to aid his [[Massachusetts gubernatorial election, 2010|2010]] campaign for governor.<ref>{{cite news|last=Phillips|first=Frank|title=Timothy Cahill indicted on charges of using official funds for campaign-boosting ads|url=http://www.boston.com/Boston/politicalintelligence/2012/04/timothy-cahill-indicted-charges-using-official-funds-for-campaign-boosting-ads/q4NwIFuS5trzQ1AHRj5P7K/index.html |newspaper=Boston Globe |date=April 2, 2012 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20120402175609/http://www.boston.com/Boston/politicalintelligence/2012/04/timothy-cahill-indicted-charges-using-official-funds-for-campaign-boosting-ads/q4NwIFuS5trzQ1AHRj5P7K/index.html |archivedate=2012-04-02 |accessdate=24 September 2013}}</ref>
*[[Massachusetts]] State Representative [[Carlos Henriquez]] (D) was charged with assault and kidnapping of a woman in July 2012 and released after posting $1000 bond.<ref>boston.cbs.local.com, July 9, 2012, "State Rep. Carlos Henriquez: Assault Allegations Completely Untrue" by Bernice Corpuz [http://boston.cbslocal.com/2012/07/09/state-rep-carlos-henriquez-due-in-court-on-assault-kidnapping-charges/].</ref>
*[[Massachusetts]] State Representative [[Stephen Stat Smith]] (D) has agreed to plead guilty to two misdemeanor counts of deprivation of rights under color of law for his role in a voter fraud scheme.<ref>{{cite news|title=State Rep. Steven "Stat" Smith will resign, plead guilty to voter fraud|url=http://everett.advocatenews.net/state-rep-steven-stat-smith-will-resign-plead-guilty-to-voter-fraud/|newspaper=The Everett Advocate|date=December 21, 2012|author=Michael Norton|author2=Andy Metzger|accessdate=23 December 2012}}</ref>
*[[Massachusetts]] [[Middlesex County (Massachusetts)|Middlesex County]] Sheriff [[James DiPaola]] (D) was questioned by ''[[The Boston Globe|Boston Globe]]'' reporters for exploiting a state pension loophole.<ref name="globe-1">Estes, Andrea; Murphy, Sean P. (November 21, 2010). "[http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2010/11/21/a_pension_scheme_an_attack_of_conscience/ A cunning scheme, a spark of conscience]". ''[[The Boston Globe]]''. Retrieved 27 November 2010.</ref> The next day, DiPaola phoned the ''Globe'' and confessed.<ref name="globe-1" /><ref name="globe-2">John M. Guilfoil, Andrea Estes, and Stephen Smith (November 28, 2010). "[http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2010/11/28/middlesex_sheriff_kills_self_police_say/ Middlesex sheriff kills self, police say]". ''[[The Boston Globe]]''. Retrieved 28 November 2010.</ref> On November 27, 2010, DiPaola was found dead in [[Wells, Maine|Wells]], Maine from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head.<ref name="globe-3">John M. Guilfoil (November 28, 2010). "[http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2010/11/maine_police_fi.html Maine police find laptop in the hotel room where Middlesex County Sheriff James DiPaola took his life Friday night]". ''[[The Boston Globe]]''. Retrieved 28 November 2010.</ref><ref>[http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2010/11/29/amid_questions_sheriffs_suicide_is_met_with_shock/ Sheriff's suicide met with shock].</ref>
*[[Massachusetts]]: Chairman and Executive Director of the Essex Regional Retirement Board [[Timothy A. Bassett]] was fined $10,000 by the state Ethics Commission, which found that Bassett had illegally used public time and facilities to further his lobbying business.<ref>{{cite news |last=Murphy |first=Sean P. |title=Former Essex retirement chief fined: $10,000 penalty one of largest in years |newspaper=The Boston Globe |date=October 21, 2011 |url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-29915559.html |deadurl=no |accessdate=24 September 2013}}</ref>
*[[Massachusetts]]: Former State Representative [[Brian P. Wallace]] was indicted on criminal campaign finance violations on July 21, 2011.<ref>{{cite news|last=Ryan|first=Andrew|title=Former legislator Wallace indicted|url=http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2011/07/22/former_massachusetts_legislator_brian_p_wallace_indicted/?camp=obinsite|accessdate=23 July 2011|newspaper=The Boston Globe|date=July 22, 2011}}</ref>

*[[Mississippi]] Judge [[Bobby DeLaughter]], who was made famous for finally convicting [[Byron De La Beckwith]] in 1994 for the 1963 murder of civil rights leader [[Medgar Evers]], pled guilty to one count of lying to the FBI in an unrelated case and was sentenced to 18 months in prison.<ref>yahoonews.com, January 4, 2010, "Disgraced Mississippi judge to report to federal prison" by Holbrook Mohr, AP.</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thegrio.com/top-stories/disgraced-judge-to-report-to-prison.php |title=Disgraced Mississippi judge reports to federal prison |author=Holbrook Mohr |date=5 January 2010 |work=Thegrio.com
|accessdate=25 May 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2010-01-04-mississippi-judge-prison_N.htm
|title=Disgraced Miss. judge to report to federal prison |date=4 January 2010 |accessdate=25 May 2011 |work=USA Today}}</ref>
*[[Mississippi]] Press Secretary [[Dan Turner (politician)|Dan Turner]] resigned from the staff of Governor [[Haley Barbour]] (R) after Turner e-mailed jokes about the Japanese earthquake and Democratic Attorney General [[Janet Reno]] were made public. (2011)<ref>http://www.bostonherald.com, March 15, 2011, "Barbour news secretary leaves after joke about quakes" by Associated Press,</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.bostonherald.com/news/us_politics/view.bg?articleid=1323524 |title=Barbour news secretary leaves after joke about Japan quake |agency=Associated Press |date=15 March 2011 |accessdate=25 May 2011}}</ref>
*[[Mississippi]] State Representative [[Brian Aldridge]] (R) of [[Tupelo]] has been indicted on embezzlement charges. He has served in the House since 2004. (2013)<ref>Mississippi state representative arrested, by Brandon Rodgers, July 03, 2013 4:53 AM CDT Updated: July 03, 2013, [http://www.knoe.com/story/22750442/mississippi-state-representative-arrested].</ref>

*[[Michigan]] Democrat Mayor of [[Detroit]] [[Kwame Kilpatrick]] was found guilty on 40 counts of racketeering and extortion.<ref>detroit.cbslocal.com, March 11, 2013, Verdict In Kwame Kilpatrick Case: Charge By Charge, [http://detroit.cbslocal.com/2013/03/11/verdict-in-kwame-kilpatrick-case-charge-by-charge/].</ref>
*[[Michigan]] Supreme Court Justice [[Diane Hathaway]], a Democrat elected in 2008, resigned on January 21, 2013 following a judicial commission’s recommendation that she be suspended for “blatant and brazen” ethics violations concerning her real estate transactions which were investigated by the FBI. (2013)<ref>[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/07/diane-hathaway-resigns-michigan-judge-scandal_n_2426988.html huffingtonpost.com, January 7, 2013, Diane Hathaway Retires].</ref>

*[[Montana]] State Senator [[Jason Priest]] a Republican representing District 30 in Red Lodge, was arrested for domestic violence and resisting arrest.<ref>billingsgazette.com, February 2, 2014, Republican Senator Jason Priest arrested by Chris Cioffi [http://billingsgazette.com/news/state-and-regional/republican-senator-jason-priest-arrested/article_8e17b3a1-d8b4-5a44-aff2-3b8ce5ba08d6.html]</ref>

*[[Nevada]] Democratic State Representative [[Steven Brooks (politician)|Steven Brooks]] was arrested September 5, 2013 just hours after the legislature found him too dangerous and unpredictable to serve out his elected term. Lawmakers wept Thursday as they cited concerns about their own safety and evidence collected about an increasingly bizarre series of public incidents.<ref>Steven Brooks Arrested Hours After Nevada Expulsion by KEN RITTER and MICHELLE RINDELS 03/29/13 [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/29/steven-brooks-arrested_n_2978922.html]</ref>

*[[New Jersey]] the staff of Governor [[Chris Christie]] (R) [[Fort Lee lane closure scandal|partially closed]] the City of Fort Lee's entrance to the George Washington bridge allegedly as political retribution directed toward the Democratic Mayor of Fort Lee for non support of Governor Christie.  Christie stated that he was “embarrassed and humiliated by the conduct of some of the people on my staff.”<ref>www.washingtonpost.com, Thursday, January 9, 2014, Christie apologizes for scandal, fires deputy chief of staff, ousts top political aide by Robert Costa, William Branigin and Debbi Wilgoren, [http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/new-jersey-gov-chris-christie-to-address-bridge-scandal-in-news-conference-at-11-am/2014/01/09/60b6288e-7933-11e3-b1c5-739e63e9c9a7_story.html]</ref>
#[[Bridget Anne Kelly]] Christie's Deputy Chief of Staff was fired.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/14/nyregion/aide-fired-by-christie-is-called-loyal-team-player-not-rogue-operative.html?_r=0 | work=The New York Times | first=David W. | last=Chen | title=Aide Fired by Christie Is Called Loyal Team Player, Not Rogue Operative | date=13 January 2014}}</ref>
#[[Bill Stepien]] Christie's Campaign Manager resigned on Thursday. His emails showed Stepien gloating over the traffic chaos that resulted when two out of three local approach lanes to the bridge were shut.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/firing-of-stepien-deprives-christie-of-a-key-counselor/2014/01/09/bdc7f5c6-795a-11e3-8963-b4b654bcc9b2_story.html | work=The Washington Post | first1=Matea | last1=Gold | first2=Robert | last2=Costa | title=Firing of Stepien deprives Christie of a key counselor | date=10 January 2014}}</ref>
#[[Bill Baroni]] Mr. Christie’s top appointee to the bridge Port Authority, resigned in December after port officials testified the men had violated protocols and had sought to hide their plans for the lane closings from Fort Lee officials.<ref>Christie Faces Scandal on Traffic Jam Aides Ordered by KATE ZERNIKE, JAN. 8, 2014, [http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/09/nyregion/christie-aide-tied-to-bridge-lane-closings.html?_r=0]</ref>
#[[David Wildstein]] Christie's No. 2 appointee at the Port Authority — who attended high school with Christie — also resigned.<ref>[http://news.yahoo.com/fired-aide-christie-39-team-start-222158730.html]</ref>
*[[New Jersey]] state senate candidate [[Phil Mitsch]] (R) was dropped by the state GOP saying this man is "not worth supporting." Mitsch had sent two twitters stating that, "a woman should be a maid in the living room and a whore in the bedroom".<ref>http://www.nydailynews.com, October 21, 2011, "NJ politicians Phil Mitsch tweets: a woman should be a shore in the bedroom to keep her man" by Associated Press, [http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/2011/10/21/2011-10-21_nj_candidate_mitsch_tweets_advice_a_woman_should_be_whore_in_the_bedroom_to_keep.html].</ref>
*[[New Jersey]] State Representative [[Robert Andrews]] D resigned while being investigated for possible ethics violations related to using campaign funds for personal use. <ref>www,nbcphiledelphia. com, February 5, 2014, ‘N.J. Congressman Rob Andrews Resigning, Joining Philly Law Firm’ by Vince Lattanzio, [http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/politics/NJ-Congressman-Rob-Andrews-to-Resign-243481531.html] </ref>

*[[New Hampshire]] State Representative [[Gary Wheaton]] (R) resigned from the legislature after being arrested for speeding and driving on a suspended license, his second traffic arrest.<ref>http://www.wmur.com, April 11, 2011, "State Representative Resigns After 2nd Traffic Arrest"</ref> [http://www.wmur.com/r/27437450/detail.html]

*[[New York]] State Senator [[Carl Kruger]] (D) resigned his seat and pled guilty to charges of corruption and bribery. (2011)<ref>http://www.wsj.com, December 21, 2011, "Senator Admits Bribery Charges" by Tamer El-Ghobashy [http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204791104577111043039058750.html].</ref>
*[[New York]] State Assemblyman [[William Boyland, Jr.]] (D) was arrested for soliciting bribes.<ref>(2011) www.usnews.com, November 30, 2011, "NY Assemblyman William Boyland Jr. arrested for new corruption counts" by Jonathan Dienst [http://usnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/11/30/9111237-ny-assemblyman-william-boyland-jr-arrested-on-new-corruption-counts].</ref> The assemblyman's chief of staff, [[Ry-Ann Hermon]], was also arrested on related charges.<ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/02/nyregion/boylands-chief-of-staff-arrested-in-bribery-case.html Assemblyman's Chief of Staff Arrested in Bribery Case], ''New York Times'', December 1, 2011.</ref>
*[[New York]] State Senator [[Hiram Monserrate]] (D) of the 13th District, was expelled by the New York State Senate on February 9, 2010 in connection with a misdemeanor assault conviction against his girlfriend.<ref name="nytimes_expel">{{cite news | title=Lawmakers Expel N.Y. State Senator Over Assault | last=Peters | first=Jeremy | publisher=New York Times |url=http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/10/nyregion/10hiram.html | date=2009-02-09}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010424634_apussenatorassault.html |title=NY senator sentenced to probation, counseling |author=Colleen Long |date=4 December 2009 |accessdate=25 May 2011 |work=The Seattle Times}}</ref>
*[[New York]] businessman [[Carl Paladino]] (R) running for Governor of New York and supported by the [[Tea Party movement]] admitted to his wife and children that he also has a ten-year-old daughter from an [[Affair|extramarital relationship]] with former employee, Suzanne Brady.<ref>{{cite news|author=The Daily Politics |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/news/2010/04/05/2010-04-05_gop_gov_hopeful_has_10yearold_love_child.html |title=New York State GOP gubernatorial hopeful Carl Paladino has 10-year-old love child |publisher=Nydailynews.com |date=2010-04-05 |accessdate=1 September 2010}}</ref>
*[[New York]] State Senator [[Efrain Gonzalez]] (D) On May 25, 2010, Gonzalez was sentenced to 84 months (7 years) in prison, followed by two years supervised release, after pleading guilty to two [[Conspiracy (crime)|conspiracy]] counts and two [[wire fraud]] counts in May 2009.<ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/26/nyregion/26gonzalez.html A Former Bronx Senator Gets 7 Years for Corruption].</ref><ref>[http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703341904575266981905398888.html?mod=googlenews_wsj Ex-State Senator Gonzalez Sentenced].</ref>
*[[New York]] Democratic State Senator [[Malcolm Smith (U.S. politician)|Malcolm Smith]] was indicted along with 5 Republicans for trying to bribe his way onto the NY City mayoral ballot.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/smith_indicted_VhARiOcMc2c2SRqRAc444L |work=New York Post |first=Josh |last=Margolin |title=Smith indicted |deadurl=no |accessdate=24 September 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.yahoo.com/two-charged-bribe-probe-related-york-mayors-race-124807777.html |publisher=Yahoonews.com |date=2 April 2013 |title=Six arrested in bribery probe of New York mayor's race |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20130402153930/http://news.yahoo.com/two-charged-bribe-probe-related-york-mayors-race-124807777.html |archivedate=2013-04-02 |accessdate=24 September 2013}}</ref>
*[[New York]] State Assemblyman [[William Scarborough]] (D) charged with corruption. (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.<ref>[http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/02/09/councilman-seabrook-faces-13-count-indictment/?hp New York Tines: City Room Blog, February 9, 2010, "Councilman Seabrook Faces Fraud Charges"].</ref> Seabrook was convicted on 9 charges in July 2012.<ref>http://politicker.com/2012/07/larry-seabrook-convicted-on-9-counts</ref>

*[[North Carolina]] state representative [[Stephen LaRoque]], an outspoken Republican from Kinston, was supposed to redirect loans from the U.S Department of Agriculture to small business owners in rural areas with limited access to capital, instead he took $300K for himself. He was convicted on 12 counts including theft, money laundering and filing false tax returns. (2013)<ref>Former state Rep. Stephen LaRoque convicted, Published: June 7, 2013. [http://www.newsobserver.com/2013/06/07/2945583/former-state-rep-stephen-laroque.html].</ref><ref>Stephen LaRoque, Republican Who Hired Unemployed Workers To Clean His Yard, Under Federal Indictment, Posted: 07/31/2012 [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07/31/stephen-laroque-indictment_n_1723530.html].</ref>
*[[Mayor of Charlotte, North Carolina]] [[Patrick Cannon]] (D) charged with accepting bribes (2014)
*[[North Carolina]] three associates including the Campaign Finance Director of Governor [[Bev Perdue]] (D) have been indicted for obstructing justice. Perdue was not implicated.<ref>http://www.newsobserver.com, November 28, 2011, "3 Perdue associates indicted" by Dan Kane.</ref>
*[[Northern Mariana Islands]] Governor [[Benigno Fitial]], (R) resigned citing his personal health, barely weeks after being impeached by the [[Northern Mariana Islands House of Representatives]] on 13 charges of corruption, felony, and neglect of duty including the release of a prisoner to serve as a personal masseuse. He is the first United States territorial governor to be impeached.<ref name="mvariety.com">{{cite news| url=http://www.mvariety.com/cnmi/cnmi-news/local/53535-impeached }}</ref>

*[[Ohio]] State Representative [[W. Carlton Weddington]] (D) was convicted on bribery charges and sentenced to three years in prison in June 2012.<ref name="dispatch.com">The Columbus Dispatch, Ex-Rep. Weddington gets 3 years for bribery, jfutty@dispatch.com, Columbus, Ohio • May 27, 2013. [http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2012/06/19/weddington-gets-3-years-for-bribery.html]</ref><ref name="ReferenceA">[http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2012/03/14/legislator-charged-in-fbi-bribery-sting.html]</ref>

*[[Oklahoma]] State Representative [[Randy Terrill]] (R-Moore) was found guilty of bribery in connection with the [[2010 Oklahoma political corruption investigation]] concerning the Office of the Oklahoma Chief Medical Examiner in which he bribed State Senator [[Debbie Leftwich]] (D-Oklahoma City) to give up her seat so State Representative [[Mike Christian]] (R-Oklahoma City]] could run for it instead. Terrill was sentenced to one year in prison. Christian and Leftwich were not charged.(2013) <ref name="newsok.com">newsok.com, Former Oklahoma Rep. Randy Terrill found guilty of political bribery charge, Oklahoma County jurors chose a punishment of one year in prison and a $5,000 fine by Nolan Clay, October 29, 2013 [http://newsok.com/former-oklahoma-rep.-randy-terrill-found-guilty-of-political-bribery-charge/article/3898933]</ref>
*[[Oklahoma]] State Senator [[Mike Morgan]] (D) was sentenced to five years’ probation for bribery and ordered to pay $12,000 in 2013.<ref name="stillwater.kfor.com">kfor.com, January 9, 2013, Former Okla. senator sentenced in bribery scheme. [http://stillwater.kfor.com/news/news/102078-former-okla-senator-sentenced-bribery-scheme]</ref>

*[[Northern Mariana Islands]] Governor [[Benigno Fitial]], (R) resigned citing his personal health, barely weeks after being impeached by the [[Northern Mariana Islands House of Representatives]] on 13 charges of corruption, felony, and neglect of duty including the release of a prisoner to serve as a personal masseuse. He is the first United States territorial governor to be impeached.<ref name="mvariety.com">{{cite news| url=http://www.mvariety.com/cnmi/cnmi-news/local/53535-impeached }}</ref>

*[[Ohio]] State Representative [[W. Carlton Weddington]] (D) was convicted on bribery charges and sentenced to three years in prison in June 2012.<ref name="dispatch.com"/><ref name="ReferenceA"/>

*[[Oklahoma]] State Representative [[Randy Terrill]] (R-Moore) was found guilty of bribery in connection with the [[2010 Oklahoma political corruption investigation]] concerning the Office of the Oklahoma Chief Medical Examiner in which he bribed State Senator [[Debbie Leftwich]] (D-Oklahoma City) to give up her seat so State Representative [[Mike Christian]] (R-Oklahoma City]] could run for it instead. Terrill was sentenced to one year in prison. Christian and Leftwich were not charged.(2013) <ref name="newsok.com"/>
*[[Oklahoma]] State Senator [[Mike Morgan]] (D) was sentenced to five years’ probation for bribery and ordered to pay $12,000 in 2013.<ref name="stillwater.kfor.com"/>

*[[Pennsylvania]] Supreme Court Justice [[Joan Orie Melvin]] (R) submitted her resignation a month after she and her sister [[Janine Orie]] pled guilty on February 21, 2013 of using government judicial staff, as well as the government staffers of another sister, former state Sen. [[Jane Orie]], to work on their campaigns in 2003 and 2009.<ref>philly.com, March 26, 2013, Convicted, Orie Melvin resigns from Supreme Court [http://articles.philly.com/2013-03-26/news/38013439_1_misapplication-of-government-funds-janine-orie-orie-melvin].</ref>
*[[Pennsylvania]] legislator [[Joseph F. Brennan|Joe Brennan]] (D) is accused of punching and choking his wife at their Fountain Hill home and was charged with assault. (2012)<ref>State Rep. Joe Brennan Arrested by Daryl Nerl (Editor), August 16, 2012 at 10:58 AM [http://bethlehem.patch.com/groups/politics-and-elections/p/state-rep-joe-brennan-arrested].</ref>
*[[Pennsylvania]] State Senator and Republican [[Majority Whip]] of the [[Pennsylvania Senate]], [[Jane Orie]] (R) was convicted in March 2012, of 14 counts of forgery, conflict of interest and theft of services, which included 5 felonies. (2012)<ref>http://www.suntimes.com, March 26, 2012, "Pa. GOP Senator Jane orie convicted of theft of services" by the AP.</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.suntimes.com/news/nation/11547673-418/pa-gop-sen-jane-orie-convicted-of-theft-of-services.html |work=Chicago Sun-Times |title=Pa. GOP Sen. Jane Orie convicted of theft of services |deadurl=no |accessdate=24 September 2013}}</ref>
*[[Pennsylvania]] State Representative & Speaker of the House of Representatives [[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 GOP political campaigns. (2011)<ref name="boston.com">www.boston.com, September 1, 2011, Ex-Pa. speaker pleads guilty to corruption, by the Associated Press [http://www.boston.com/news/politics/articles/2011/09/01/former_speaker_of_pennsylvania_house_pleads_guilty_to_corruption/].</ref><ref>[http://tribune-democrat.com/latestnews/x1862285352/Perzel-gets-at-least-2-1-2-years-in-corruption-case Perzel gets at least 2{{fraction|1|2}} years in corruption case].</ref>
*[[Pennsylvania]] Perzel’s Chief of Staff [[Brian Preski]] (R) was sentenced to 2½ years.<ref>http://www.mcall.com, March 21, 2012, “Perzel gets at least 2½ years in corruption case” by Peter Jackson.</ref><ref>[http://articles.mcall.com/2012-03-21/news/mc-pa-corruption-scandal-032112-20120321_1_house-speaker-john-perzel-brian-preski-corruption-case].</ref><ref name='Indited'>{{cite web |url=http://whyy.org/cms/news/government-politics/2009/11/12/former-pa-house-speaker-john-perzel-indicted/22864 |title=Former PA House Speaker John Perzel indicted |last=Tu |first=Alan |date=2009-11-12 |work=WHYY web site |publisher=WHYY |deadurl=no |accessdate=24 September 2013}}</ref>
*[[Pennsylvania]] State Representative [[Brett Feese]] (R) sentenced to 4 to 12 years in state prison, an additional 2 years of probation, a $25,000.00 fine, and $1,000,000.00 in restitution for his role in the Computergate state government corruption scandal.<ref>[http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2012/02/ex-rep_brett_feese_gets_state.html].</ref>

*[[Pennsylvania]] A Federal probe of using government staff for campaign work and paying them bonuses with public funds was dubbed [[Bonusgate]] and led to the arrest of six members of the [[Pennsylvania General Assembly]] plus staff. Including;<ref>http://www.TheMorningCall.com, March 15, 2012, “Former state Sen. Robert Mellow facing federal fraud charge” by Peter Hall.</ref> [http://www.mcall.com/news/breaking/mc-mellow-federal-charges-20120315,0,5530412.story]
# State Senator [[Jane Orie]] (R) [http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09358/1023337-454.stm]
# State Senator [[Robert Mellow]] (D) now retired, was charged with one count of filing a false tax return. (2012)
# State Representative [[Bill DeWeese]] (D) was convicted of five felony charges on February 6, 2012.
# State Representative [[Brett O. Feese]] (R) was sentenced to 4–12 years in prison for corruption.<ref name='Indited'>{{cite web|url=http://whyy.org/cms/news/government-politics/2009/11/12/former-pa-house-speaker-john-perzel-indicted/22864 |title=Former PA House Speaker John Perzel indicted |accessdate=28 February 2010 |last=Tu |first=Alan |date=2009-11-12 |work=WHYY web site |publisher=WHYY |archiveurl=Former PA House Speaker John Perzel indicted |archivedate=2010-02-28}}</ref>
# Staff to Freese, Jill Seaman<ref name="Indited"/>
# State Representative [[Mike Veon]] (D) was found guilty on 14 counts of illegal campaign fund raising. (2010)<ref>[http://wearecentralpa.com/fulltext/?nxd_id=158615 Former Whip Mike Veon Found Guilty In Bonusgate].</ref><ref>[http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D9EKC4981.htm The Associated Press March 23, 2010, 9:29AM ET text size: TTEx-Pa. rep guilty of 14 counts in corruption case].</ref>
# Staff to Veon, Annamarie Peretta-Rosepink
# State Representative [[John M. Perzel]] (R) pled guilty to eight criminal charges, concerning a scheme to spend millions of taxpayer dollars on computer technology from [[Aristotle, Inc.]] for the benefit of GOP political campaigns.<ref>http://www.boston.com, September 1, 2011, Ex-Pa. speaker pleads guilty to corruption, by the Associated Press [http://www.boston.com/news/politics/articles/2011/09/01/former_speaker_of_pennsylvania_house_pleads_guilty_to_corruption/].</ref>
*[[Pennsylvania]] State Senator [[Vince Fumo]] (D) On March 16, 2009, Fumo was found guilty of 137 counts of corruption. His former aide, [[Ruth Arnao]], was found guilty of 45 counts.<ref name="google.com">[http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5h5SBOR0q86S8yoYPYhJn9zbjYhDgD96V8K6G0 Ex-Pa. senator convicted of 137 corruption counts].</ref> On July 14, 2009, Fumo was sentenced to 55 months in prison.<ref>[http://www.philly.com/philly/wires/ap/news/state/pennsylvania/20090710_ap_judgefumosentencingrangecouldbe1114years.html]{{Dead link|date=January 2010}}</ref> Aides were found guilty of destroying evidence.<ref name="pdntargetletter">{{cite news
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*[[Pennsylvania]] Attorney General [[Ernie Preate]]<ref name=Profile>{{cite web |title=Ernest D. Preate, Jr. |url=http://www.preate.com/Firm%20Info/Lawyers/1816773.aspx |publisher=Law Offices of Ernest D. Preate, Jr. |deadurl=no |accessdate=24 September 2013}}</ref> In 1995, the former Republican candidate for governor<ref>{{cite web|url=http://newsle.com/person/erniepreate/7830795 |title=Ernie Preate |publisher=newsle |date= |accessdate=3 April 2013}}</ref> went to jail after pleading guilty to corruption charges.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.philly.com/philly/news/20120704_Judge_invokes_seldom-used_law__Orie_must_pay_back_taxpayers_for_her_legal_defense.html?page=1&c=y |title=Judge invokes seldom-used law: Orie must pay back taxpayers for her legal defense |publisher=Philly.com |date=2012-07-05 |accessdate=3 April 2013}}</ref>

*[[Rhode Island]] State Representative and Minority Leader [[Robert A. Watson]] (R) was stopped in Connecticut at a police checkpoint and was charged with possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalian, and driving under the influence.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/04/25/robert-watson-faces-drug-_n_853236.html | title= Robert Watson Faces Drug Charges | publisher= Huffington Post |accessdate=25 April 2011 | date=25 April 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://newsblog.projo.com/2011/06/police-test-reveals-cocaine-th.html |title=Police: Test shows cocaine, THC in RI Rep. Watson's urine | publisher= The Providence Journal |accessdate=30 September 2011}}</ref>
*[[Rhode Island]] State Representative [[Daniel P. Gordon]] (R) of Porstmouth when arrested for drunk driving told police it was due to [[PTSD]] from being wounded in the [[Gulf War]]. A check revealed he was never in combat, but did reveal an extensive arrest record in [[Massachusetts]] for assault and attempted murder. Both the House Speaker and GOP leader have asked him to resign. (2011)<ref>http://www.projo.com, September 20, 2011, "Portsmouth Rep. Daniel P. Gordon has lengthy criminal record" by W. Zachary Malinowski, [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/09/23/daniel-gordon-military-service_n_978364.html].</ref><ref>http://www.chron.com, September 19, 2011, "RI lawmaker released on $1000 bail" by Associated Press David Klepper.</ref>
*[[Rhode Island]] [[Rhode Island House of Representatives|House of Representatives speaker]] [[Gordon Fox]] (D) charged with corruption (2014)
*State Representative [[Daniel P. Gordon]] (R) of Portsmouth when arrested for drunk driving told police it was due to [[post-traumatic stress disorder]] from being wound in the gulf war. A check revealed he was never in combat, but did reveal an extensive arrest record in [[Massachusetts]] for assault and attempted murder. (2011)<ref>http://www.projo.com, September 20, 2011, "Portsmouth Rep. Daniel P. Gordon has lengthy criminal record" by W. Zachary Malinowski, [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/09/23/daniel-gordon-military-service_n_978364.html]</ref>

*[[South Carolina]] State Representative [[Thad Viers]] (R) was arrested on January 6, 2012 on charges of harassing a 28-year-old woman described as an ex-girlfriend. He was released and subsequently withdrew his bid for another term in office. Viers was also charged in 2006.<ref name="wmbfnews.com">{{cite news|title=Rep. Thad Viers arrested on harassment charge|url=http://www.wmbfnews.com/story/16463746/rep-thad-viers-arrested-on-harassment-charge|accessdate=7 January 2012|newspaper=WMBF News|date=January 6, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Mak|first=Tim|title=Thad Viers, GOP congressional candidate, quits after arrest|url=http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0112/71166.html|newspaper=[[Politico]]|date=6 January 2012|accessdate=7 January 2012}}</ref>
*[[South Carolina]] State Representative [[Kris Crawford]] (R) from Florence County, was charged with seven counts of failure to file state tax documents. (2010)<ref>http://www.thestate.com, April 1, 2010, "South Carolina lawmaker faces tax charges" by John O'Connnor, April 1, 2011.</ref>
*[[South Carolina]] Lt. Governor [[Ken Ard (politician)|Ken Ard]] (R) resigned his position and pled guilty to 7 counts of mis-use of campaign funds. He was sentenced to 5 years probation, fined $5K and given 300 hours community service. (2011)<ref>http://www.TheAugustaChronicle.com, March 10, 2012, "South Carolina Lt. Gov. Ken Ard sentenced to 5 years probation", Associated Press.</ref> [http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/metro/2012-03-10/south-carolina-lt-gov-ken-ard-sentenced-5-years-probation?v=1331339781]
*[[Texas]] State Representative [[Ron Reynolds (Texas politician)|Ron Reynolds]] (D) was arrested and charged with violating the state barratry law (unlawful solicitation of clients by lawyers).<ref>http://www.myfoxhouston.com, 25 April 2012, "Texas State Rep. Reynolds Arrested" by Ford Atkinson, [http://www.myfoxhouston.com/dpp/news/politics/120425-state-representative-ron-reynolds-arrest].</ref>

*[[Texas]]A three-judge federal court found the Republican-controlled Texas Legislature guilty of discriminating against Latinos and blacks in the drawing of new election districts and threw out its redistricting plans for both the U.S. House of Representatives and the state Legislature.<ref>http://www.latimes.com, August 28, 2012, Texas Legislature found guilty of redistricting discrimination by David G. Savage, [http://articles.latimes.com/2012/aug/28/news/la-pn-texas-legislature-found-guilty-of-redistricting-discrimination-20120828].</ref>
*[[Texas]] State Representative [[Drew Darby]] (R) is facing a felony charge after he attempted to take a weapon through a security screening at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport. Darby was booked into Travis County Jail at 7:22 a.m. on Nov. 14 after carrying a .38 caliber Ruger and six rounds of ammunition.<ref>http://www.statesmand.com, Friday, Nov. 22, 2013, State Rep. Drew Darby charged with taking weapon to Austin airport By Claudia Grisales [http://www.statesman.com/news/news/crime-law/state-rep-drew-darby-charged-with-taking-weapon-to/nb2gg/]</ref>

*[[Utah]] State Representative [[Sheldon Killpack]] (R) The Utah House Majority Leader resigned after being charged with suspicion of DUI. (2010)<ref>http://www.deseretnews.com, March 13, 2010, "Kevin Garn, Sheldon Killpack resignations part of bigger ethics pic" by Lias Riley Roche.</ref>
*[[Utah]] Attorney General [[John Swallow]] (R) resigned amid questions about widespread ethics violations.<ref>[http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865591040/Utah-AG-John-Swallow-cuts-deal-will-resign-to-avoid-criminal-charges-source-says.html]</ref>  Mr. Swallow said “I have vigorously maintained my innocence of all allegations.” A special committee and the Lieutenant Governor’s office have both been looking into whether he had given preferential treatment to his donors and failed to disclose other conflicts of interest.<ref>http://www.nytimes.com, Under Investigation, Utah Attorney General Resigns by DAN FROSCH, Published: November 21, 2013 [http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/22/us/politics/under-investigation-utah-attorney-general-resigns.html?_r=0]</ref>

*[[Virginia]] Governor [[Robert McDonnell]] (R) and his wife were indicted on 14 Federal corruption charges including conspiracy, wire fraud and making false statements. They were convicted of most charges by a federal jury on September 4, 2014. McDonnell is the first Virginia governor to be indicted or convicted of a felony. (2014)<ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2014/01/21/former-va-gov-bob-mcdonnell-wife-indicted/ Former Va. Gov. McDonnell, wife indicted on federal corruption charges]</ref>

*[[Washington (U.S. state)|Washington]] State Representative [[Matt Shea]] (R) brandished an illegal handgun and chased another motorist at 60&nbsp;mph through a residential area. The Spokane Police cited Matt Shea with two violations of the State’s firearm law. 2012<ref>Matt Shea (R) Pulled Gun on Motorist — with Video, Wednesday, October 17th, 2012, [http://www.spokanewatch.net/matt-shea-pulls-gun-on-motorist/].</ref>

*[[Wyoming]] State Representative [[Bob Nichols]] (R) was arrested in Florida for beating his son at a restaurant.<ref>http://www.wyomingnews.com, December 12, 2011, "State Rep. Bob Nichols accused of beating his son" by Trevor Brown [http://www.wyomingnews.com/articles/2011/12/03/news/20local_12-03-11.txt].</ref>

===2000–2009===
*[[Alabama]] Governor [[Don Siegelman]] (D) was found guilty of bribery, mail fraud and obstruction of justice on 29 June 2006, and sentenced to 88 months.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/2006/June/06_crm_409.html |title=#06-409: 06-29-06 Former Alabama Governor Don Siegelman, Former HealthSouth CEO Richard Scrushy Convicted of Bribery, Conspiracy and Fraud |publisher=Justice.gov |date=2006-06-29 |accessdate=31 August 2010}}</ref>
*[[Alabama]] State Senator [[Edward McClain]] (D) was convicted on January 21, 2009 in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama<ref>{{cite web|author=Alabama Set your local edition &raquo; |url=http://blog.al.com/bn/2008/12/download_file_2.html |title=The federal indictment of Alabama State Sen. E.B. McClain and the Rev. Samuel P. Pettagrue &#124; al.com |publisher=Blog.al.com |date= |accessdate=3 April 2013}}</ref> on 48 counts of [[money laundering]], mail fraud, bribery and conspiracy.<ref>[http://www.justice.gov/usao/aln/Docs/May%202010/MAY%2027,%202010%20APPEALS%20COURT%20AFFIRMS%20E.B.%20MCCLAIN%20CONVICTION.htm ]{{dead link|date=April 2013}}</ref> He lost his seat because of the conviction.<ref>[http://www.wtvy.com/alabamanews/headlines/38096314.html ]{{dead link|date=April 2013}}</ref>
*[[Alabama]] Supreme Court Justice [[Roy Moore]] (R) was ordered to step down from his position when he refused to remove a monument to the Ten Commandments from the [[Alabama Judicial Building]].<ref>http://www.nbclearn, November 13, 2003, "Alabama Judge Roy Moore Loses Job over Ten Commandments Battle" by Don Teague.</ref> [http://archives.nbclearn.com/portal/site/k-12/flatview?cuecard=3702]

*[[Alaska]] Governor [[Sarah Palin]] (R) vice presidential nominee in the 2008 elections. [[Alaska Public Safety Commissioner dismissal|Troopergate]] refers to her dismissal of [[Walt Monegan]], allegedly because he would not fire State Trooper Mike Wooten, Palin's ex-brother-in-law.
#A bipartisan Council of Alaskan State Legislators found (in the Branchflower Report)<ref name="Branchflower report">{{cite web |url=http://download2.legis.state.ak.us/DOWNLOAD.pdf |format=PDF| title=Stephen Branchflower report to the Legislative Council |author=Branchflower, Stephen |publisher= State of Alaska Legislature | date=2008-10-10| accessdate=10 October 2008}}</ref> that Palin "abused her power", violating the State Executive Ethics Act.<ref name="Branchflower report"/><ref>{{cite news |url=http://voices.washingtonpost.com/fact-checker/2008/10/four_pinocchios_for_palin.html |title=Four Pinocchios for Palin |work=Washington Post}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2008/10/palin-makes-tro.html |title=Palin Makes Troopergate Assertions that Are Flatly False |date=October 12, 2008 |author=Jake Tapper |publisher=ABC News}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/10/12/politics/main4516113.shtml |title=Palin: Probe Exonerated Me |date=October 12, 2008 |publisher=CBS News}}</ref>
#The State of Alaska Personnel Board, which has jurisdiction over state employee ethics cases, completed its own investigation and found no wrongdoing.<ref name="Petumenos">[http://doa.alaska.gov/dop/fileadmin/PersonnelBoardReports/MoneganComplaint.pdf State of Alaska Personnel Board ''Report of Findings and Recommendations''] November 3, 2008. pdf file of Independent Counsel Timothy Petumenos' report. Retrieved 24 November 2010.</ref>
*[[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 (corporate CEO)|Bill Allen]] and VP Rick Smith pleaded guilty to federal charges of extortion, bribery, and conspiracy to impede the [[Internal Revenue Service]].<ref name="d'oro-oilserviceexecs">D'Oro, Rachel. (7 May 2007). [http://www.adn.com/news/politics/fbi/story/8863295p-8763966c.html "Oil service execs plead guilty to bribing Alaska lawmakers."] Associated Press. ''Anchorage Daily News''. Retrieved 7 May 2007.</ref> The charges involved bribing Alaska lawmakers who came to be known as the "Corrupt Bastards Club"<ref>Backes, Lori. (2006-03-03). "Follow money to governor's gas deal — Compass: Points of view from the community." Republished 2006-09-05. Anchorage Daily News." Retrieved 9 May 2007.</ref> to vote in favor of an oil tax law favored by VECO that was the subject of vigorous debate during the regular and two special sessions of the [[Alaska Legislature]] in 2006,<ref name="burke">Burke, Jill. (4 May 2007). [http://www.ktuu.com/Global/story.asp?S=6471456 "Kott, Weyhrauch and Kohring arrested for corruption."] KTUU Channel 2 News, Anchorage. Retrieved 7 May 2007.</ref> and were part of a larger [[Alaska political corruption probe|probe of political corruption in Alaska]] by federal authorities.
#[[Tom Anderson (politician)|Thomas Anderson]] (R) State Representative for District 19. 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.<ref>Mauer, Richard, Lisa Demer, and Tom Kizzia. (2006-12-09). "Anderson indicted on seven counts: Federal bribery case centers on link to prison firm lobbyist." ''Anchorage Daily News''. Retrieved 11 May 2007.</ref>
#[[Pete Kott]] (R) State Representative for District 17. On September 25, 2007, he was found guilty on three charges of bribery and sentenced to six years in prison and fined $10,000.<ref>Ex-Alaska Lawmaker Sentenced in Oil Case | World Latest | Guardian Unlimited.</ref>
#[[Vic Kohring]] (R) State Representative 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.<ref>Corruption investigation who's who, ''Anchorage Daily News'', November 16, 2008.</ref>
#[[Jim Clark]] Chief of Staff to Governor [[Frank Murkowski]] (R) On March 4, 2008, Clark pleaded guilty to one felony conspiracy charge involving the [[Alaska political corruption probe]].<ref>Mauer, Richard; Sean Cockerham, and Wesley Loy (March 4, 2008). "Former Murkowski aide admits conspiracy guilt". ''Anchorage Daily News''. http://www.adn.com/front/story/334149.html. Retrieved 5 November 2008.</ref>
#[[Bruce Weyhrauch]] (R) State Representative of Juneau was sentenced to five years for bribery, extortion and mail fraud.<ref>http://www.usatoday.com, October 15, 2010, "Ex-Alaska lawmaker sentenced to 5 years" by Don Joling -AP.</ref>
#[[John Cowdery]] (R) State Senator of O district. Pled guilty to a conspiracy charge related to the Veco scandal.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.adn.com/2008/12/19/628524/cowdery-pleads-guilty-to-veco.html |title=Cowdery pleads guilty to Veco conspiracy |first=Richard |last=Mauer |date=20 December 2008 |work=Anchorage Daily News adn.com |accessdate=18 May 2011}}</ref> Sentenced to six months' house arrest and a $25,000 fine.<ref>
{{cite web |url=http://www.adn.com/2009/03/10/717383/cowdery-gets-6-months-home-confinement.html |title=Cowdery gets 6 months home confinement |first=Richard |last=Mauer |date=10 March 2009 |work=Anchorage Daily News adn.com |accessdate=18 May 2011}}</ref>
#[[Beverly Masek]] (R) State Representative of Willow, was sentenced to six months on September 23, 2009 for soliciting bribes. [http://www.adn.com/295/story/947518.html]
#[[Ted Stevens]] US Senator (R) – The Veco Corporation was also responsible for "extensive" remodeling at Stevens' home, which doubled in size. Stevens was convicted on all seven charges on October 27, 2008. The charges were later dismissed by Attorney General [[Eric Holder]] (D) on April 1, 2009, citing problems with the federal prosecutors case. See Federal scandals.

*[[California]] State Senator [[Roderick Wright (politician)|Roderick Wright]] (D) charged with two counts of perjury, one count of filing a false declaration of candidacy and five counts of voting fraud. A grand jury accused him of lying about his address when he filed to run for office in 2008. (2008)<ref>[http://articles.latimes.com/2011/mar/04/local/la-me-roderick-wright-20110304 Jean Merl, "Court Dismisses Two of Eight Charges Against State Sen. Roderick Wright", ''Los Angeles Times'', March 4, 2011].</ref>
*[[California]] State Representative [[Michael Duvall]] (R-CA) The conservative, family values married politician and father of two resigned abruptly after talking with another legislator over a microphone that was live, during which he described two of his current affairs.<ref name="ocweekly">{{cite web|last=Moxley|first=R. Scott|title=Assemblyman Mike Duvall Resigns in Wake of Sex and Ethics Scandal|url=http://www.ocweekly.com/2009-09-10/news/assembly-michael-duvall-resign-sex-ethics-scandal|work=OC Weekly|date=2009-09-10 |accessdate=20 November 2009}}</ref>
*[[California]] State Senator [[Carole Migden]] (D-CA) – The Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC) found 89 violations in campaign finance reporting. The FPPC settled the dispute with Migden for a record $350,000 fine. Migden went on to lose her reelection bid to fellow Democrat Assemblyman [[Mark Leno]](2008)<ref name="record">{{cite news | url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/03/18/BA48VLVTI.DTL |title=State campaign watchdog levies record fine against Migden | author=John Diaz | publisher=The San Francisco Chronicle | date=2008-03-18 |accessdate=18 March 2008}}</ref>
*[[California]] Secretary of State [[Kevin Shelley]] (D-CA) was accused of laundering campaign funds and sexual abuse,<ref name="shelleyscareer">{{Citation
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 | url = http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2004/08/29/MNG6F8GD9N1.DTL}}</ref> though he was never charged. He later resigned (2005).
*[[California]] Insurance Commissioner [[Chuck Quackenbush]] (R-CA) resigned on June 28, 2000, rather than face impeachment for campaign-finance violations arising out of insurance-industry settlements after the 1994 [[Northridge earthquake]]. However, prosecutors later found no wrongdoings and dismissed all charges in 2002.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.sfgate.com/politics/article/Embattled-Quackenbush-Quits-in-Disgrace-2715042.php |title=Embattled Quackenbush Quits in Disgrace / Resignation doesn't end legal problems for insurance commissioner |author=Lynda Gledhill |date=29 June 2000 |work=SFGate |accessdate=11 August 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.sfgate.com/politics/article/Ex-insurance-czar-won-t-face-charges-2876539.php |title=Ex-insurance czar won't face charges / Quackenbush given free pass after scandal |author=Greg Lucas & Robert Salladay |date=6 February 2002 |work=SFGate |accessdate=11 August 2012}}</ref>

*[[Connecticut]] Governor [[John G. Rowland]] (R-CT) – Rowland resigned from office during a corruption investigation, and later pleaded guilty in federal court to one count with conspiracy to commit mail fraud and tax fraud. (2004)<ref>[http://www.usdoj.gov/usao/ct/Press2004/20041223.html] US Dept of Justice Press Release and [http://slate.msn.com/id/2102799/ Slate.com article].</ref> He served ten months in a federal prison followed by four months [[house arrest]], ending in June 2006.

*[[Florida]] State Representative [[Ray Sansom]] (R-FL) resigned as Speaker of the House and was then indicted on charges of grand theft and conspiracy in conjunction with a GOP fund-raiser and developer and the president of a local college. His trial is set for January 2010.<ref>http://www.miamiherald.com, June 25, 2010, "Ray Sansom case likely headed to trial after judges order" by Alex Leary.</ref> In March 2011, the charges against Sansom and another person were dropped, and eventually Sansom and two others paid $310,000 in repayment to the college that had planned the building of the airport.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tampabay.com/news/politics/stateroundup/case-against-ray-sansom-and-jay-odom-is-dropped/1159599|title=Case against Ray Sansom and Jay Odom is dropped |author=Alex Leary |date=26 March 2011 |work=Tampa Bay Times |accessdate=11 August 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nwfdailynews.com/articles/state-51306-wants-fees.html |title=Sansom wants state to pay legal fees
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*[[Florida]] Senator [[Gary Siplin]] (D-FL) was convicted of third-degree felony and grand theft of $5,000 or more for using state employees for his election campaign. The felony conviction was dropped on appeal. (2006)<ref>[http://www.wftv.com/news/9674551/detail.html Jury Finds Senator Gary Siplin Guilty Of Grand Theft], WFTV.com, August 15, 2006.</ref>
*[[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]] State Senator [[Charles Walker (Georgia politician)|Charles Walker]] (D) was found guilty of 127 of 137 counts, including mail fraud, conspiracy, campaign fraud and tax fraud, including skimming profits from a charity football game. (2005)<ref>''Athens Banner-Herald'': [http://onlineathens.com/stories/060405/new_20050604063.shtml Walker found guilty in corruption trial.] June 04, 2005.</ref>
*[[Georgia (U.S. State)|Georgia]] Schools Superintendent [[Linda Schrenko]] (R-GA) was sentenced to eight years in prison for embezzlement of federal education funds.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/oig/invtreports/gan072006.html |title=OIG Investigative Reports, Former State School Superintendent Linda Schrenko Sentenced to Eight Years in Federal Prison |publisher=.ed.gov |date= |accessdate=31 August 2010}}</ref>
*[[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]] Congressman [[David Scott (Georgia politician)|David Scott]] (D-GA) has expended $52,000 to $344,000 of campaign funds to himself, friends, family and business during every election cycle since 2002. Shortly after the 2006 election, he was served with an IRS tax lien for over $153,000.<ref>{{cite web
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*[[Illinois]] Governor [[Rod Blagojevich]] (D) was arrested and charged with 24 counts of conspiracy to commit mail fraud, wire fraud and solicitation of bribery in so-called "Pay to Play" schemes, including the alleged sale of President [[Barack Obama]]'s vacated U.S. Senate seat which he described in a wire tap as "f*****g golden". Before trial he was impeached and removed from office by 59–0 votes of the Illinois Senate. (January 28, 2009)<ref>''Chicago Tribune'', January 30, 2009, "Impeached Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich Has Been Removed From Office" by Ray Long and Rick Pearson.</ref><ref>Chicago Tribune, January 30, 2009, "Impeached Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich Has Been Removed From Office" by Ray Long and Rick Pearson.</ref> On August 17, 2010, he was convicted on one of the 24 federal charges, lying to the FBI, and the [[hung jury|jury was hung]] on the 23 other counts.<ref name=smoking>Chicago Tribune, August 18, 2010, p. 1, "Several panelists dissatisfied, point to lack of smoking gun' by Annie Sweeney, Vikki Ortiz Healy and Noreen S. Ahmed-Uilah.</ref> In a retrial in 2011, he was acquitted on one count, the jury reached no decision on two counts, and he was found guilty on 17 other counts.<ref name=BCoCC>{{cite news|url=http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304447804576411762209533524.html|title=Blagojevich Convicted on Corruption Charges |accessdate=28 June 2011|date=2011-06-27|work=[[The Wall Street Journal]]|author=Belkin, Douglas and Stephanie Banchero}}</ref><ref name=JFBGoC>{{cite news|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/28/us/28blagojevich.html|title=Jury Finds Blagojevich Guilty of Corruption|accessdate=28 June 2011|date=2011-06-27|work=[[The New York Times]]|author=Davey, Monica}}</ref><ref name=Bc>{{cite news|url=http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2011-06-27/news/ct-met-blagojevich-verdict-06-20110627_1_abraham-lincoln-roll-jury-convicts-new-jury|title=Blagojevich convicted: 'I, frankly, am stunned,' former governor says after jury convicts him on 17 counts|accessdate=28 June 2011|date=2011-06-27|work=[[Chicago Tribune]]|author=Secter, Bob and Jeff Coen}}</ref>
#[[Alonso Monk]], former chief of staff to [[Rod Blagojevich]], pleaded guilty to one count of mail fraud (2009).<ref>''Chicago Tribune'', October 21, 2009, Section 1, p. 7, 'Blagojevich Pal' by Jeff Coen and John Chase.</ref>
#[[Christopher Kelly (politician)|Christopher Kelly]] advisor to Rod Blagojevich, pleaded guilty to fax fraud (2009).<ref>''Chicago Tribune'', January 17, 2009, Section 1, p. 9.</ref>
#[[John F. Harris]] chief of staff to Rod Blagojevich, pled quilty to one count of mail fraud (2009)<ref>http://www.nytimes.com, July 8, 2009, "Top Blagojevich Aide Pleads Guilty to Fraud" by Monica Davey.</ref>
*[[Illinois]] Governor [[George H. Ryan]] (R-IL) illegal sale of government licenses and contracts as Illinois Secretary of State and Governor. Convicted of 18 counts of corruption. (2006)<ref>http://www.Chicago Sun Times.com, April 18, 2006, "Guilty on all charges" by Natashe Korecki, Abdon Pallasch, [[Mark Konkol|Mark J. Konkol]], Steve Warmbir.</ref>
*[[Illinois]] [[Scott Fawell]], noted Illinois Republican and Chief of Staff to Governor [[George Ryan]] was sentenced to 6 ½ years in prison for racketeering and fraud.<ref>Fawell name rooted in clout, Family political powerhouse, but scandals keep coming up, April 07, 2002, by Ray Gibson and William Grady, Tribune staff reporters [http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2002-04-07/news/0204070108_1_chief-judge-scott-fawell-harris-fawell].</ref><ref>Scott Fawell, ex-aide to George Ryan, released from prison to halfway house, March 22, 2008 [http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2008-03-22/news/0803210469_1_scott-fawell-prison-halfway].</ref>

*[[Kentucky]] Governor [[Ernie Fletcher]] (R) and 13 aides were indicted for illegal hiring and firing of state employees. As Governor, Fletcher pardoned all 13, but not himself. His own charges were later dropped under an agreement with the Attorney General.<ref name=immune>Kreimer and Steitzer, "Fletcher Off the Hook, for Now"</ref>
*[[Kentucky]] Deputy Secretary of Health and Family Services [[Steve Nunn]] and former Republican State Representative was arrested for the death of his girlfriend in 2009.  On June 28, 2011, Nunn pleaded guilty to murder and was sentenced to life in prison.<ref>http://www.courier-journal.com/article/20110628/NEWS01/306280062/Steve-Nunn-pleads-guilty-murder-gets-life-sentence?odyssey=nav%7Chead</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.inquisitr.com/37146/ky-rep-steve-nunn-arrested-after-girlfriend-amanda-ross-found-dead/|title=KY Rep. Steve Nunn arrested after ex-girlfriend Ross found dead|accessdate=2009-09-11}}</ref>

*[[Louisiana]] Governor [[Edwin Edwards]] (D) was convicted of extortion, mail fraud and money laundering. (2000)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bop.gov/iloc2/InmateFinderServlet?Transaction=NameSearch&needingMoreList=false&LastName=edwards&Middle=&FirstName=edwin&Race=U&Sex=M&Age=&x=0&y=0 |title=Federal Bureau of Prisons |publisher=Bop.gov |date= |accessdate=11 August 2010}}</ref>
*[[Louisiana]] Insurance Commissioner [[James H. "Jim" Brown]] (D) convicted of lying to FBI investigators.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allbusiness.com/legal/trial-procedure-appeals/9221465-1.html |title=La. Commissioner Sentenced.(Louisiana department of insurance commissioner James H. Brown sentenced to six months in jail)(Brief Article) &#124; North America &gt; United States from |publisher=AllBusiness.com |date= |accessdate=31 August 2010}}</ref>

*[[Massachusetts]] State Representative and House Speaker [[Thomas Finneran]] (D) pled guilty to one count of obstruction of justice concerning misconduct during redistricting.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.boston.com/yourlife/health/other/articles/2006/04/11/patient_faults_hospital_in_miscarriage/ |title=New England In Brief: Date set for trial of former House speaker|work=The Boston Globe|date= April 11, 2006|accessdate=11 January 2007}}</ref> (2004)
*[[Massachusetts]] State Senator [[J. James Marzilli, Jr.]] (D) was accused of sexually assaulting a woman in [[Arlington, Massachusetts|Arlington]], Massachusetts.<ref>"[http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2008/04/08/arlington_police_investigate_alleged_assault_by_state_senator/ Arlington police investigate alleged assault by state senator]".</ref><ref>"[http://news.bostonherald.com/news/regional/general/view.bg?articleid=1085674&srvc=home&position=also Arlington senator accused of sexual assault]".</ref> Prosecutors dropped the case for lack of sufficient evidence.<ref>Michael Levenson, "[http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2008/05/14/senator_marzilli_wont_face_charges_in_alleged_assault Senator Marzilli won't face charges in alleged assault]", ''The Boston Globe'', May 14, 2008. Retrieved 16 May 2008.</ref> Two months later verbally accosting a woman who was sitting on a park bench.<ref>[http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2008/06/03/state_senator_marzilliarrested_on_multiple_counts/?p1=Well_MostPop_Emailed2 "State Senator Marzilli arrested on multiple counts: Democrat faces multiple assault charges," ''Boston Globe,'' June 3, 2008. Retrieved 3 June 2008].</ref> When Lowell Police arrived, Marzilli gave a false name and later led Police on a foot chase that ended in a nearby parking garage.<ref>{{cite news
|url=http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2008/06/04/senator_faces_new_assault_charges/ |title=Senator faces new assault charges |date=June 4, 2008 |work=Boston Globe |author=Michael Levenson |deadurl=no |accessdate=24 September 2013}}</ref> On February 22, 2011, Marzilli pleaded guilty to all charges against him and was sentenced to three months in prison.<ref>{{cite news
|url=http://www.bostonherald.com/news/regional/view.bg?articleid=1318535&srvc=rss |title=James Marzilli sentenced to 3 months in jail |date=February 22, 2011 |publisher=[[Boston Herald]] |author=Laurel J. Sweet |accessdate=22 February 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news
|url=http://www.boston.com/yourtown/news/arlington/2011/02/former_state_sen_marzilli_sent.html |title=Former state Sen. Marzilli sentenced to three months in prison |date=February 22, 2011 |work=Boston Globe |author=Milton J. Valencia and John R. Ellement|accessdate=22 February 2011}}</ref>
*[[Massachusetts]] State Representative [[Salvatore DiMasi]] (D), the Speaker of the House resigned January 25, 2009, after being indicted on charges of corruption and extortion in connection with the state's computer contracts.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2009/01/25/dimasis_letter_to_colleagues/ |title=DiMasi's letter to colleagues |author=Sal Dimasi |date=2009-01-25 |work=[[Boston Globe]] |accessdate=1 February 2009}}</ref>
*[[Massachusetts]] State Senator [[Anthony D. Galluccio]] (D) pleaded guilty to a charge of driving under the influence of alcohol on December 18, 2009, and was sentenced to six months home confinement.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2009/12/19/galluccio_pleads_guilty_and_gets_6_months_home_confinement/|title=Galluccio pleads guilty, gets 6 months’ home confinement|last=Ryan|first=Andrew|work=The Boston Globe|date=December 19, 2009|accessdate=23 December 2009 | date=2009-12-19}}</ref> Within 72 hours of beginning his house arrest the court-ordered breath-alcohol testing device detected alcohol on his breath.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2009/12/23/galluccio_fails_breathalyzer_tests_could_face_jail/ | work=The Boston Globe | title=Galluccio fails breath-alcohol tests, could face jail | first=Milton J. | last=Valencia | date=2009-12-23}}</ref> He was given the maximum sentence of one year in prison.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2010/01/05/state_senator_galluccio_sent_to_jail_for_violating_terms_of_house_arrest/|title=Galluccio ordered to serve one year in prison|last=Cramer|first=Maria|date=January 5, 2009|work=The Boston Globe|accessdate=5 January 2010}}</ref>
*[[Massachusetts]] State Senator [[Diane Wilkerson]] (D) was video-taped by the FBI stuffing bribe money into her bra. She was charged with tax evasion, ethics violations and perjury. On June 3, 2010 Wilkerson pleaded guilty to eight counts of attempted extortion.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2010/06/wilkerson_plead.html | title=Wilkerson guilty of attempted extortion; prosecutors recommend up to 4 years | date=2010-06-03 | accessdate=3 June 2010 |author=Travis Andersen and Jonathan Saltzman |work=Boston Globe}}</ref> She was sentenced to 3{{fraction|1|2}} years in prison.(2011)<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.masslive.com/news/index.ssf/2011/01/dianne_wilkerson_sentenced_to.html |title=Dianne Wilkerson sentenced to 3{{fraction|1|2}} years in prison for bribery |date=6 January 2011 |agency=Associated Press |accessdate=14 January 2011}}</ref>
*[[Massachusetts]]: Boston Councilman [[Chuck Turner]] (Green party) was videotaped by an FBI informant accepting $1,000 cash in exchange for pushing a liquor license for a [[Roxbury, Boston|Roxbury]] nightclub.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2008/11/fbi_arrests_cit.html |title=City Councilor Chuck Turner charged with accepting bribe - Local News Updates - The Boston Globe |publisher=Boston.com |date= November 21, 2008|accessdate=1 September 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2008/11/22/turner_arrested_charged_with_accepting_a_bribe/ | title=Turner arrested, charged with accepting a bribe |work=Boston Globe | first1=Jonathan |last1=Saltzman |first2=Shelley |last2=Murphy |date=November 22, 2008}}</ref> Turner was found guilty of making false statements and bribery on October 29, 2010.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2010/10/post_109.html | work=The Boston Globe | first=John | last=Ellement | title=Boston Councilor Chuck Turner convicted on all counts in corruption case | date=October 29, 2010}}</ref> He was sentenced to three years in jail.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2010/12/02/amid_taunts_boston_city_council_expels_turner/?p1=News_links | work=The Boston Globe | first1=Andrew | last1=Ryan | first2=Travis | last2=Andersen | title=Amid outcry, council expels Turner | date=December 2, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bostonherald.com/news/regional/view.bg?articleid=1311965&srvc=rss | title=Chuck Turner sentenced to 3 years in jail |publisher=Boston Herald |author= Laurel J. Sweet}}</ref>

*[[Maryland]] State Senator [[Thomas L. Bromwell]] (D) was convicted in 2007 and sentenced to seven years in prison for racketeering, corruption and fraud to benefit the construction company of Poole and Kent.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.bizjournals.com/baltimore/stories/2007/11/12/daily34.html |title=Bromwell sentenced to seven years for fraud scheme |accessdate=12 October 2008 |last=Dance |first=Scott |date=2007-11-16 |work=bizjournals.com |publisher=Baltimore Business Journal }}</ref>

*[[Michigan]] State Representative [[David Jaye]] (R) was expelled from the House after allegations of wife beating and three drunk driving convictions.<ref>[http://www.stateline.org/live/ViewPage.action?siteNodeId=136&languageId=1&contentId=14424 Tim Skubick, "Ousted State Senator on Comeback Trail", Stateline.org, August 27, 2001].</ref><ref>[http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C01E0DA153DF934A15754C0A9679C8B63 John Carpenter, "Expelled Senator To Run Again", ''The New York Times'', July 27, 2001].</ref>

*[[Minnesota]] the [[Republican Party of Minnesota]] was fined $170,000 for violating federal campaign finance regulations from 2003 to 2008. (2011)<ref>{{cite web|last=Stassen |first=Rachel E. |url=http://www.startribune.com/politics/statelocal/128065188.html |title=Minnesota Republican Party to pay $170K fine for federal campaign finance violations |publisher=StarTribune.com |date= |accessdate=3 April 2013}}</ref>

*[[Missouri]] State Senator [[Jeff Smith (Missouri politician)|Jeff Smith]] (D) resigned from the Senate effective August 25, 2009 after confessing to two counts of obstruction of justice. He was sentenced to one year and a day of prison and fined $50,000.<ref>[http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/political-fix/political-fix/2009/11/smith-gets-one-year-in-prison/ (visited November 17, 2009)].</ref>
*[[Missouri]] State Representative [[Nathan Cooper]] (R) resigned shortly before he was convicted on two felony counts of immigration fraud in 2007.<ref name="SEM">{{cite web|url=http://www.semissourian.com/story/1296662.html|title=Cooper gets 15 months|last=Keller |first=Rudi |date=11 December 2007|pages=Southeast Missourian|accessdate=6 April 2010}}</ref><ref>[http://www.bop.gov/iloc2/InmateFinderServlet?Transaction=NameSearch&needingMoreList=false&LastName=cooper&Middle=d&FirstName=nathan&Race=U&Sex=U&Age=&x=0&y=0 Federal Bureau of Prisons].</ref>

*[[Nebraska]] State Treasurer [[Lorelee Byrd]] (R-NE) pled guilty plea to one misdemeanor charge of misconduct and resigned in 2003.<ref>http://www.wotw.com, November 25, 2003, Byrd Enters Guilty Plea.</ref>

*[[New Hampshire]] State Representative [[Nancy Warren (New Hampshire politician)|Nancy Warren]] (D) was charged with stalking a neighbor and trespassing on his property, the third time in two months. (2008)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wmur.com/r/16064907/detail.html |title=News: State Representative Arrested For Third Time in Two Months |publisher=www.wmur.com | date=2008-04-29 |accessdate=19 March 2011}}</ref>
*[[2002 New Hampshire Senate election phone jamming scandal]] In the 2002 Senate election [[Charles McGee (politician)|Charles McGee]] was the Executive Director of the [[New Hampshire]] [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]]. He was convicted of using computerized phone calls to "disrupt enemy communications" of a Democratic effort to get out the vote for their candidate running against [[John E. Sununu]] (R). It was one of the largest scandals in the state's history. Sununu was elected by about 19,000 votes.
#[[Charles McGee (politician)|Charles McGee]] pleaded guilty to a felony and was sentenced to seven months.<ref>[http://www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2006/06/10/fallen_star_blames_self_gop_tactics/ ''Fallen star blames self, GOP tactics'', by Michael Kranish, [[Boston Globe|The Boston Globe]], 6/10/06].</ref>
#[[Allen Raymond]] was sentenced to three months in federal prison.
#[[James Tobin (political operative)|James Tobin]] Regional Director of the Republican Senatorial Committee was also convicted, but was reversed on appeal.{{Citation needed|date=July 2008}}<ref name="Hayward">{{cite news
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*[[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:
#[[Daniel M. Van Pelt]] (R) NJ State Assemblyman (representative). Resigned after indictment for bribery.<ref>Procida, Lee. [http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/news/press/atlantic/article_a3ee3290-7e15-11de-be92-001cc4c03286.html "Van Pelt resigns, citing public's 'outrage' over corruption charges"], ''[[Press of Atlantic City]]'', July 31, 2009. Retrieved 31 July 2009.</ref>
#Acting Mayor of Jersey City [[L. Harvey Smith]](D) indicted for accepting a briber.<ref>{{cite news | work=Hudson County Now | publisher=New Jersey On-Line LLC | date=February 9, 2010 | last=Hayes | first=Melissa | url=http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/2010/02/former_jersey_city_assemblyman.html | title=Former Jersey City assemblyman indicted on corruption, money laundering charges}}</ref>
#Mayor of Hoboken [[Peter J. Cammarano]] (D) Pled guilty to accepting a bribe.<ref>[http://hoboken411.com/archives/23396 Cammarano pleads guilty to one count (Hoboken411)].</ref>
#Mayor of Secaucus [[Dennis Elwell (politician)]] (D) Resigned afted being accused of accepting a bribe.<ref>{{cite news |title=Officials investigate death of Hudson County political consultant charged in corruption sting |url=http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2009/07/officials_investigate_death_of.html |work=[[The Star-Ledger]] |date=2009-07-28 |accessdate=28 July 2009}}</ref>
#Mayor of Ridgefield [[Anthony R. Suarez|Anthony Suarez]](D) charged with accepting a bribe.<ref>{{cite news |title=N.J. corruption probe: List of politicians, religious leaders charged |url=http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2009/07/nj_corruption_probe_full_list.html|work=[[The Star-Ledger]] |date=2009-07-23 |accessdate=24 July 2009}}</ref>
*[[New Jersey]] Mayor of Newark [[Sharpe James]] (D) Was convicted of corruption charges including, mail fraud, conspiracy, wire fraud. (2007)<ref>{{cite web|author=Matt Rainey/The Star-Ledger |url=http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2008/09/sharpe_james_to_be_behind_bars.html |title=Former Newark Mayor Sharpe James reports to prison on Monday |publisher=NJ.com |date= |accessdate=3 April 2013}}</ref>
*[[New Jersey]] State Senator [[Wayne Bryant]] (D) pension padding, no-show jobs, mail fraud, wire fraud and bribery. (2007)<ref>{{cite news |title=Former Sen. Wayne Bryant gets four years in prison for bribery, fraud |url=http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2009/07/former_sen_wayne_bryant_gets.html |work=[[The Star-Ledger]] |date=2009-07-24 |accessdate=24 July 2009}}</ref>
*[[New Jersey]] State Senator [[Joseph Coniglio]] (D) was indicted for funneled more than $1 million in public funding to Hackensack University Medical Center after it gave him a high-paying consulting job. He was convicted on April 17, 2009 on six counts of fraud and extortion<ref>{{cite web|author=AP Photo/Mike Derer |url=http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2009/04/former_state_senator_convicted.html |title=Jury convicts former Sen. Joseph Coniglio of extortion and mail fraud |publisher=NJ.com |date= |accessdate=3 April 2013}}</ref> and sentenced to 2{{fraction|1|2}} years in prison.<ref name="Willard">{{cite news|url=http://www.ohio.com/news/top_stories/18949999.html|title=Attorney General Dann resigns|last=Willard|first=Dennis|author2=Warsmith, Stephanie|date=May 14, 2008|work=[[Akron Beacon Journal]]|publisher=[[Black Press]]|accessdate=17 May 2008}}</ref>
*[[New Jersey]] Mayor of Patterson [[Martin G. Barnes]] was an American Republican Party politician who served as Mayor of Paterson, New Jersey. He was charged with corruption by the federal government which resulted in a 37-month prison sentence in 2003.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nj.com/corruption/stories/index.ssf?/corruption/stories/020125sl_barnes_graft.html |title=Corruption: Paterson mayor accused of graft |publisher=NJ.com |date= |accessdate=29 December 2012}}</ref><ref name=bribe>{{cite news  |title=Former Mayor of Paterson Is Given 37 Months for Bribery |url=http://www.nytimes.com/2003/04/29/nyregion/former-mayor-of-paterson-is-given-37-months-for-bribery.html |quote=Former Mayor Martin G. Barnes of Paterson was sentenced to 37 months in prison today on charges of taking $200,000 to $350,000 in bribes and gratuities from city contractors. During the sentencing, a federal judge expressed concern that Mr. Barnes failed to take responsibility for his actions even after pleading guilty. |newspaper=[[New York Times]] |date=April 29, 2003 |deadurl=no |accessdate=24 September 2013 |first=Ronald |last=Smothers}}</ref>

*[[New Mexico]] State Senate Leader Manny Aragon (D) was found guilty of three counts of conspiracy to defraud $4.4 million from the State of New Mexico. (2009)<ref>The Seattle Times.com, March 16, 2009, "Federal judge sentences former NM senator to 5 1/2 years in prison, orders fines" by AP writer Heather Clark.</ref>
*[[New Mexico]] Treasurer [[Robert Vigil]] (D) was convicted as a result of a two-year long [[FBI]] investigation into corruption.<ref>abqjournal.com, December 31, 2006, Two Vigil Trials Lead List of Top 2006 Stories by Mark Evans, AP [http://www.abqjournal.com/news/state/525242nm12-31-06.htm].</ref> He was sentenced to 26 months in prison.<ref>[http://www.abqjournal.com/main/2012/04/14/upfront/excon-nm-treasurer-gives-45k-to-wifes-campaign.html].</ref>

*[[New York]] State Senator [[Kevin S. Parker]] lost his position as majority whip after he was arrested for criminal mischief and assault after chasing a photographer.<ref>http://www.nytimes.com, May 9, 2009, "After Arrest, a State Senator Loses His Leadershio Position" by Al Baker.</ref> [http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/10/nyregion/10parker.html]
*[[New York]] State Senator and Republican Majority Leader [[Joseph Bruno]] (R-NY) – On January 23, 2009, Bruno was indicted on eight counts of corruption, including mail and wire fraud. He was convicted on two counts of wire fraud.<ref>{{cite web |author=Britt Godshalk |url=http://capitalregion.ynn.com/content/politics/132266/bruno-facing-corruption-charges/ |title=Bruno facing corruption charges - Albany |publisher=Capitalnews9.com |deadurl=no |accessdate=24 September 2013}}</ref>
*[[New York]] State Representative [[Brian McLaughlin (politician)|Brian McLaughlin]] (D-NY) was arrested in 2008 and sentenced to ten years in prison for racketeering.(2009)<ref>http://www.nytimes.com, May 20, 2009, "Ex-Labor Leader Is Sentenced to 10 years for Racketeering" by Benjamin Weiser.</ref>
*[[New York]] Gerald Phillip "Gerry" Garson [[New York Supreme Court]] Justice, Democrat.<ref name="nytimes4">{{cite news |url=http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/18/nyregion/18judge.html |author=Brick, Michael |title=Judge is Called Robed Robber or Just the Victim of a Setup |publisher=The New York Times |date=April 18, 2007 |deadurl=no |accessdate=24 September 2013}}</ref> He was convicted in 2007 of accepting bribes to manipulate the outcomes of divorce proceedings.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/05/AR2007060502453.html |title=Nation In Brief |publisher=The Washington Post |date=June 6, 2007 |accessdate=23 July 2010}}</ref><ref name="nytimes2007">{{cite news |url=http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/20/nyregion/20judge.html?_r=2&oref=slogin&ref=nyregion&pagewanted=all&oref=slogin |author=Brick, Michael |title=Former Judge is Convicted of Bribery in Divorce Court |publisher=The New York Times |date=April 20, 2007 |deadurl=no |accessdate=24 September 2013}}</ref>
*[[New York]] State Representative [[Diane Gordon]] (D), was indicted on charges alleging that she offered to help a contractor obtain a $2 million parcel of land from the city if he would build her a house.<ref>[http://www.ny1.com/ny1/content/index.jsp?stid=3&aid=60891 Brooklyn Assemblywoman Indicted On Extortion Charges, by Josh Robin, NY1 News website, July 10, 2006].</ref> On April 8, 2008, she was convicted on two counts of receiving bribes, two counts of official misconduct and two counts of "receiving awards for official misconduct."<ref>[http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/dailypolitics/2008/04/minus-one-assembly-dem-diane-g.html#more Minus One Assembly Dem; Diane Gordon Convicted, by Elizabeth Benjamin, New York Daily News, April 8, 2008].</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/brooklyn/2009/01/21/2009-01-21_former_brooklyn_assemblywoman_diane_gord.html |location=New York |work=Daily News |title=Former Brooklyn assemblywoman Diane Gordon jailed for bribery conviction |deadurl=no |accessdate=24 September 2013}}</ref>

*[[Nevada]] Governor [[Jim Gibbons (U.S. politician)|Jim Gibbons]] (R) was under investigation for alleged bribery when U.S. Attorney for Nevada [[Daniel Bogden]] (R) was fired by [[George W. Bush]] (R) in 2006.<ref name="TPM Muckraker">Rood, Justin. (2006-11-01) [http://www.tpmmuckraker.com/archives/001915.php#more Talking Points Memo | WSJ: Gibbons Does the Donor-Favor Two-Step]. TPMmuckraker. Retrieved 9 January 2011.</ref><ref name="NY Times">Steinhauer, Jennifer. (30 May 2007) [http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F30914F93F540C738FDDAC0894DF404482&showabstract=1 STATEHOUSE JOURNAL – A Rocky Start for Nevada's Chief – NYTimes.com]. Select.nytimes.com. Retrieved 9 January 2011.</ref><ref>[http://www.lvrj.com/news/8847257.html Claims against Gibbons revealed – News – ReviewJournal.com]. Lvrj.com. Retrieved 9 January 2011.</ref> (see [[List of state and local political sex scandals in the United States]])
*[[Nevada]] State Controller [[Kathy Augustine]] (R-NV) was impeached and convicted, but not removed from office. (2004)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2004/Nov-12-Fri-2004/news/25242898.html |title=News: Augustine impeached |publisher=reviewjournal.com |date=2004-11-12 |accessdate=31 August 2010}}</ref>
*[[Operation G-Sting]] or [[Operation G-Sting|Strippergate]] was an [[FBI]] probe into bribes taken by Commissioners in [[Clark County, Nevada|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 change a "no touch" law affecting their clubs. The investigation resulted in the convictions of 17 defendants including:
#[[Dario Herrera]] (D) [[Clark County, Nevada|Clark County]] Commissioner, in August 2006 was sentenced to 50 months in federal prison, fined $15,000 and ordered to forfeit $60,000 in assets.<ref name="usdoj.gov">[http://www.usdoj.gov/usao/nv/home/pressrelease/august2006/herrera082106.htm FORMER CLARK COUNTY COMMISSIONERS SENTENCED TO PRISON FOR FEDERAL CORRUPTION CONVICTIONS].</ref><ref name="Former officials poles apart">[http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2006/Jul-29-Sat-2006/news/8765045.html Former officials poles apart].</ref>
#[[Erin Kenny]] (D) [[Clark County, Nevada|Clark County]] Commissioner, in July, 2007, was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison and fined a total of $200,000.<ref>{{cite news |first= |last= |authorlink= |title=Erin Kenny sentenced to 30 months |url= http://www.kvbc.com/Global/story.asp?S=6806938 |work=[[KSNV-DT|KVBC]] |publisher= |date=2007-07-18 |accessdate=18 July 2007}}</ref>
#[[Mary Kincaid-Chauncey]] (D) [[Clark County, Nevada|Clark County]] Commissioner, in August 2006, was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison, fined $7,600 and ordered to forfeit $19,000 in assets.<ref name="usdoj.gov"/><ref name="Former officials poles apart"/><ref>[http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2006/Jun-04-Sun-2006/news/7756814.html CLARK COUNTY COMMISSION: Corruption cases cloud races].</ref>
#[[Lance Malone]] (R) [[Clark County, Nevada|Clark County]] Commissioner and former Policeman Lance Malone was convicted of 37 charges of bribery and sentenced to three years in prison for his role in bribing San Diego city officials.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.8newsnow.com/story/4103782/lance-malone-sentenced-to-prison |title=Lance Malone Sentenced to Prison |publisher=8 News NOW |date=2013-03-30 |accessdate=3 April 2013}}</ref>
#[[Ralph Inzunza]] (D) City Councilman of [[San Diego]], [[California]] was also convicted of corruption<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.sddt.com/News/article.cfm?SourceCode=20101014tza|title=Justice undone: Michael Zucchet and Ralph Inzunza|last=Coffey|first=Daniel|date=October 14, 2010|work=San Diego Daily Transcript|accessdate=2 September 2012}}</ref>

*[[North Carolina]] Governor [[Mike Easley#Controversies and Federal Investigation|Mike Easley]] (D-NC) involved in several scandals including lavish living and travel irregularities. He pled guilty to one count of campaign fraud and was fined $1000. (2009)<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.newsobserver.com/2010/11/23/822037/easley-enters-plea-to-felony-campaign.html|title=
Easley enters plea to felony campaign finance charge|last=Curliss|first=J. Andrew|work=[[News & Observer]]|date=2010-11-23|accessdate=23 November 2010}}</ref>
*[[North Carolina]] Commissioner of Agriculture [[Meg Scott Phipps]] (D-NC) pleaded guilty to campaign finance charges and served three years in prison. (2003)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wral.com/news/local/story/1285458/ |title=Meg Scott Phipps Returns Home After Prison Stint |publisher=WRAL.com |date=2007-04-23 |accessdate=31 August 2010}}</ref>
*[[North Carolina]] Representative [[James B. Black]] (D) pleaded guilty to a [[United States Code|federal]] charge of [[political corruption|public corruption]] on February 15, 2007, and was sentenced to five years in prison. See [[Michael P. Decker|Michael Decker]] (R)<ref>[http://www.newsobserver.com/1179/story/543430.html Black resigns, will plead today].</ref>
*[[North Carolina]] Representative [[Michael P. Decker|Michael Decker]] (R) was bribed by [[James B. Black]] (D) to switch parties and vote for Black. He pleaded guilty to conspiracy and was sentenced to four years in prison.<ref>http://www.carolinajournal.com, August 2, 2006, "Decker pleads guilty to Conspiracy".</ref>
*[[North Carolina]] State Senator [[Frank W. Ballance]] (D-NC) was sentenced to four years in prison for corruption. (2004)<ref>[http://www.carolinajournal.com/exclusives/series.html?id=5 Carolina Journal on the Ballance scandal].</ref>

*[[Oklahoma]] State Auditor [[Jeff McMahan (politician)|Jeff McMahan]] (D-OK) was convicted of accepting bribes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://durantdemocrat.com/pages/full_story/push?article-Convicted+state+auditor+resigns+office%20&id=1167110 |title=Durant Daily Democrat - Convicted state auditor resigns office |publisher=Durantdemocrat.com |date= |accessdate=31 August 2010}}</ref> (2008)

*[[Ohio]] Governor [[Bob Taft]] (R-OH) pleaded no contest and was convicted on four misdemeanor ethics violations. He was fined $4000 and ordered to apologize to the people of Ohio. (2005)<ref name=CDT>[http://www.dispatch.com/news-story.php?story=dispatch/2005/08/19/20050819-A1-00.html Taft: 'I have failed' Governor fined $4,000 for ethics violations, ordered to issue apology"] by Mark Niquette, Alan Johnson and Randy Ludlow, The Columbus Dispatch, August 19, 2005. Retrieved 20 February 2007.</ref>
*[[Ohio]] Attorney General [[Marc Dann]] (D-OH) resigns from the post of Attorney General because of a sex scandal and campaign finance irregularities. He resigned on May 14, 2008.<ref name="Willard"/>

*[[Oregon]] State Representative [[Dan Doyle (Oregon politician)|Dan Doyle]] (R) resigned from office and was sentenced to 15 months in jail for finance violations. (2005)<ref>{{cite news |url=http://seattletimes.com/html/politics/2002183504_republicans18m.html |work=The Seattle Times |first=Charles E. |last=Beggs |date=February 18, 2005 |title=Dem reports prompt GOP complaints in Oregon |deadurl=no |accessdate=24 September 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Kn4VAAAAIBAJ&sjid=mvADAAAAIBAJ&pg=3619,46450&dq=dan-doyle+oregon&hl=en |title=dan-doyle oregon |publisher=Google News |date= |accessdate=3 April 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=X4AVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=cPADAAAAIBAJ&pg=5025,2364077&dq=dan-doyle+oregon&hl=en |title=dan-doyle oregon |publisher=Google News |date= |accessdate=3 April 2013}}</ref><ref name=wirth>{{cite web |url=http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=K4IVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=jvADAAAAIBAJ&pg=6726,610495&dq=dan-doyle+oregon&hl=en |title=dan-doyle oregon |publisher=Google News |date= |accessdate=3 April 2013}}</ref>

*[[Pennsylvania]] State Senator [[Vincent Fumo]] (D-PA) 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)<ref>[http://www.philly.com/philly/news/special_packages/inquirer/fumo/ Fumo Gets 55 Months].</ref><ref>nytimes, March 17, 2009, Ex-Pennsylvania Lawmaker Convicted by JON HURDLE [http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/f/vincent_j_fumo/index.html].</ref>
*[[Pennsylvania]] State Representative [[Thomas W. Druce]] (R) was convicted in 2000 of a 1999 [[Hit and run (vehicular)|hit and run]] that killed a man. He served two years in prison before his release in 2006.<ref>{{cite web |last=Cox |first=Harold |title=Pennsylvania House of Representatives – 1999–2000 | publisher = Wilkes University |date=November 3, 2004 |work=[[Wilkes University Election Statistics Project]]| url = http://staffweb.wilkes.edu/harold.cox/legis/183H.pdf |accessdate=8 June 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title = Thomas Druce Released from Prison| agency = Associated Press| date = 2006-03-13| url = http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/story?section=news/local&id=3988089}}</ref>
*[[Pennsylvania]] State Representative [[Linda Bebko-Jones]] (D-PA) 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)<ref>{{cite news |agency=Associated Press |title=Ex-Erie lawmaker, aide admit election fraud |date=2008-08-06 |work=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |url=http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08219/902172-100.stm |accessdate=7 August 2008}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref>
*[[Pennsylvania]] State Representative [[Frank LaGrotta]] (D-PA) pled guilty to two counts of corruption for giving away $26,000 of state funds to family members through ghost employment in the [[2006 Pennsylvania General Assembly bonus controversy]]. He was sentenced to six months house arrest, probation, and fines. (2007)<ref>[http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2008/02/05/uss_cole_families_want_suit_reopened Ex-official pleads guilty in job scam], [[Associated Press]] via the ''[[Boston Globe]]'', 2008-02-05. Retrieved 20 February 2008.</ref><ref>[http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2008/02/former_state_lawmaker_pleads_g.html Ex-legislator sentenced for no-show workers - Midstate PA Local News, Weather, Sports & Entertainment - PennLive.com<!-- Bot generated title -->].</ref>
*[[Pennsylvania]] State Senator [[Bill Slocum]] (R-PA) pled guilty to six criminal misdemeanor charges for filing false reports to the [[Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection]] and discharging 3.5 million gallons of raw sewage into [[Brokenstraw Creek]] while he was a sewage plant manager in [[Youngsville, Pennsylvania|Youngsville]], Pennsylvania.<ref>{{cite news |last=Hopey |first=Don |title=Senator gets jail time for dumping sewage |work=Pittsburgh Post Gazette |publisher=PG Publishing |date=10 May 2000 |url=http://www.post-gazette.com/regionstate/20000510slocum6.asp}}</ref> (2000)
*[[Pennsylvania]] 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.<ref>{{cite news | last = Ove | first = Torsten | title = Gigliotti gets stiff sentence | work = Pittsburgh Post Gazette | publisher = PG Publishing | date = 2000-06-22| url = http://www.post-gazette.com/regionstate/20000622gigliottireg1.asp}}</ref>
*[[Pennsylvania]] State Senator [[F. Joseph Loeper]] (R) In 2000 Loeper pled 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.findlaw.com/hdocs/docs/loeper/loeperplea.pdf |title=IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA |publisher=Findlaw.com |date= |accessdate=3 April 2013}}</ref><ref>[http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/cityregion/s_538541.html Shadows of greed darken state capital - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review<!-- Bot generated title -->].</ref> He resigned his senate seat on December 31, 2000,<ref name="pam">{{cite book |chapter=Senate Floor Leaders since 1950 |url=http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/volume_118/1581|title=[[The Pennsylvania Manual]] |location=[[Harrisburg, Pennsylvania|Harrisburg]], Pennsylvania |year=2007 |publisher=[[Pennsylvania Department of General Services]] |volume=118 |pages=3–265}}</ref> and was later released from federal prison at [[Fort Dix, New Jersey|Fort Dix]], New Jersey, after serving six months.<ref>{{cite news |title=Loeper cashes out account, gives $200G to Philly GOP pol |work=Delco Times |url=http://www.zwire.com/site/index.cfm?newsid=6997335&BRD=1675&PAG=461&dept_id=18171&rfi=8}}</ref>

*[[Puerto Rico]] Speaker of the House [[Edison Misla Aldarondo]] (R) indicted by the US in January of influence peddling. (2002) See state sex scandals.<ref>[http://www.puertorico-herald.org/issues/2002/ August 16, 2002, "Misla Aldarondo Charged With Rape" by Reuters].</ref>

*[[Rhode Island]] Mayor of Providence [[Vincent Albert "Buddy" Cianci, Jr.]] (R) His first administration ended in 1984 when he pled 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.<ref name="Marcelo">{{Citation| last = Marcelo| first = Philip| title = Cianci says he may run again| newspaper = [[The Providence Journal]]| date = January 11, 2010| url = http://www.projo.com/news/content/CIANCI_2010_01-11-10_SGH0FOS_v63.398818e.html |accessdate=11 January 2010}}</ref>

*[[South Carolina]] State Treasurer [[Thomas Ravenel]] (R) was convicted on cocaine charges.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/06/19/politics/main2953001.shtml | work=CBS News | title=Politician Charged With Coke Distribution | date=June 19, 2007}}</ref>

*[[South Carolina]] State Representative [[Thad Viers]] (R) was charged with threatening to "beat up" a man who was dating his estranged wife; he pled no-contest and paid a fine of $500. (2006) He would also be charged in 2012 for a similar crime.<ref name="wmbfnews.com"/><ref>{{cite news|last=Mak|first=Tim|title=Thad Viers, GOP congressional candidate, quits after arrest|url=http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0112/71166.html|accessdate=7 January 2012|newspaper=[[Politico]]|date=6 January 2012}}</ref>

*[[Tennessee]] [[Operation Tennessee Waltz]] – An FBI sting operation between 2003 and 2007 in which a number of state and local representatives were arrested including:<ref>"U.S. Indicts 4 Tennessee Lawmakers in Corruption Case", ''New York Times'', May 27, 2005.</ref>
#[[John Ford (politicians)|John Ford]] State Senator (D) Sentenced to 66 months for bribery.
#[[Kathryn Bowers]] State Senator (D) Pled guilty to one count of bribery.
#[[Ward Crutchfield]] State Senator (D) Pled guilty to one count of bribery.<ref>{{cite news |author=John Madewell |title=Convicted Senator Crutchfield Submits Letter Of Resignation |url=http://www.newschannel9.com/articles/crutchfield_14250___article.html/letter_governor.html |date=July 27, 2007 |accessdate=17 January 2008}} {{Dead link|date=September 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref>
#[[Chris Newton]] State Representative (R) Sentenced to one year for bribery.

*[[Tennessee]] State Representative [[Keith Westmoreland]] (R) was arrested on seven counts of indecent exposure to minors and committed suicide 6 days later. (2002)<ref>http://www.Nashvillecity paper.com, Thursday, June 20, 2002, city news, Westmoreland commits suicide, the sheriff.</ref><ref>http://www.chicagotribune.com, June 20, 2002, across the nation, "Lawmaker who faced charges dead" Tribune staff.</ref>

*[[Texas]] Judge [[Sharon Keller]] (R) Presiding Judge of the [[Texas Court of Criminal Appeals]]. After a US Supreme Court action, on September 25, 2007, lawyers for convicted killer [[Michael Wayne Richard]] wanted a stay of execution. Due to computer problems, however, they could not file the request before 5 pm when the clerk's office closed and requested to file late. When asked, Judge Keller stated that the clerk's office must close at 5, and Richard was executed later that night. On February 19, 2009 a motion of impeachment was filed with the state legislature. (2009)<ref name="Fort Worth Star-Telegram">{{cite web |url=http://www.star-telegram.com/804/story/1207336.html|title=Fort Worth lawmaker seeks impeachment of appeals court presiding judge |accessdate=17 February 2009|publisher=[[Fort Worth Star-Telegram]]|year=2009|work=Fort Worth Star-Telegram}} {{Dead link|date=September 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref>

*[[Texas]] Attorney General [[Dan Morales]] pled guilty to mail fraud and tax evasion inrelation to a $17 million tobacco industry settlement 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.<ref>[http://www.texasbar.com/Template.cfm?Section=Current_Issue&Template=/ContentManagement/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=6326 State Bar of Texas - Disciplinary Actions<!-- Bot generated title -->].</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://topics.nytimes.com/topics/reference/timestopics/people/m/dan_morales/index.html |work=The New York Times |title=Dan Morales |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20100531070703/http://topics.nytimes.com/topics/reference/timestopics/people/m/dan_morales/index.html |archivedate=2010-05-31 |accessdate=24 September 2013}}</ref>

*[[Virginia]] State Representative [[Phillip A. Hamilton]] (R) represented the 93rd district and resigned in 2009. on the [[Virginia Peninsula]], made up of parts of [[James City County, Virginia|James City County]]<ref name="hod">{{cite web |title=Virginia House of Delegates; Phillip A. Hamilton |url=http://dela.state.va.us/dela/MemBios.nsf/a7b082ef6ed01eac85256c0d00515644/8eec3ea8c6d40ffa8525738a0052b667?OpenDocument |accessdate=20 November 2008}}</ref> He was convicted of bribery and extortion, and sentenced by a [[United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia|U.S. district court]] jury to 9{{fraction|1|2}} years in prison in August 2011.<ref name="h2">{{cite web |title=Former delegate sentenced to prison for bribery, extortion |date=August 12, 2011 |url=http://www.nbc12.com/story/15258357/former-delegate-sentenced-to-prison-for-bribery-extortion?Call=Email&Format=HTML |deadurl=no |accessdate=24 September 2013}}</ref>

*[[West Virginia]] State Representative [[Lisa D. Smith]] (R) pled guilty to one count of mail fraud and one count of failure to pay employee taxes. She was sentenced to two years in prison and three years of probation and fined $1,000,000.<ref>http://www.wchstv.com, January 15, 2008, "Lisa Smith Sentenced" by Steve Borecky.</ref>

*[[Wisconsin]] State Senator [[Brian Burke (Wisconsin politician)|Brian Burke]] (D) was sentenced to six months in jail for using state employees for campaign work.<ref>http://www.nytimes.com, December 1, 2005, "Former State Senator Sentenced in Corruption Case".</ref>
*[[Wisconsin]] appointee Kevin Kavanaugh (R) was arrested for embezzling $42,000 from a veterans benefit organization called Operation Freedom. Kavanaugh had been appointed to run the organization by Republican [[Scott Walker (politician)|Scott Walker]] who was Milwaukee County Executive at the time. Four others were arrested and sentenced as well.<ref name="foxnews.com">[http://radio.foxnews.com/2012/12/08/republican-aide-gets-two-years-for-embezzling-from-fund-for-soldiers-families/ foxnews.com].</ref><ref name="fox6now.com">[http://fox6now.com/tag/kevin-kavanaugh/ fox6now.com].</ref>
*[[Wisconsin]] appointee [[Kevin Kavanaugh]] (R) was arrested for embezzling $42,000 from a veterans benefit organization called Operation Freedom.  Kavanaugh had been appointed to run the organization by Republican [[Scott Walker (politician)|Scott Walker]] (R) who was Milwaukee County Executive at the time.  Four others were arrested and sentenced as well.<ref name="foxnews.com"/><ref name="fox6now.com"/>
#[[Tim Russell]], appointed by Milwaukee County Executive [[Scott Walker (politician)|Scott Walker]](R) as Deputy Chief of Staff and Housing Director pled guilty during Operation Freedom to diverting more than $21,000 to his personal bank account.<ref name="jsonline.com">[http://www.jsonline.com/news/milwaukee/former-walker-aide-pleads-guilt-to-embezzlement-charge-in-john-doe-iq7rgfb-181418561.html]</ref>
#[[Kelly Rindfleisch]], appointed by Milwaukee County Executive [[Scott Walker (politician)|Scott Walker]](R) pled guilty to felony Misconduct in Public Office and was sentenced to six months in jail after admitting to campaigning for Republicans while working in Walker's Milwaukee County office.<ref name="jsonline.com"/>
#[[Darlene Wink]] appointed by Milwaukee County Executive [[Scott Walker (politician)|Scott Walker]] (R) as Coordinator of Constituent Services, pled guilty to fundraising for Walker’s gubernatorial campaign while working in a County building.<ref>Beverly Taylor, [http://fox6now.com/tag/darlene-wink “Wink pleads guilty to charges related to John Doe probe”], www.fox6news.com, February 7, 2012.</ref>

*[[Puerto Rico]] Governor [[Aníbal Acevedo Vilá]] (D) was indicted by the United States on four charges of corruption and conspiracy. He was acquitted on all counts. (2009)<ref>http://www.nydailynews.com, March 23, 2009, "Jury clears ex-gov in corruption trail".</ref>

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