Crooked Democrats

There are so many crooked Democrats, it might be easier keeping track of the honest ones

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Gandara Jr., Willie    Gandara Sr., Willie    Ganim, Joseph    Garcia, Joe    Gatto, Mike    Gauthier, Kerry    Giannoulias, Alexi    Glenn, John    Gordon, Careen    Gore, Al    Granados, José    Gray, Vincent    Grayson, Alan    Greene, Alvin    Gregoire, Chris    Gruber, Jon    Gupta, Rajat    Gutiérrez, Luis    Halvorson, Debbie    Harkin, Tom    Harman, Jane    Hastings, Alcee    Hayashi, Mary    Head, Latashia    Healy, Jerramiah    Henriquez, Carlos    Henry, Derrick    Hinchey, Maurice    Hintz, Gordon    Hiss, Alger    Holbrooke, Richard    Hollar, Bivins    Horowitz, Robert    Howe, Allan    Hoyer, Steny    Huntley, Shirley    Inouye, Dan    Jackson Andrew    Jackson, Jesse Jr.    Jacobs, Mike    Jannotti, Harry    Jasmin, Noramie    Jefferson, Bill    Jenne II, Ken    Jenrette, John    Johanson, Louis    Johnson, Billy    Johnson, Eddie Bernice    Johnson, Jack    Johnson, Jim    Johnson, Kevin    Johnson, Leslie    Josephs, Babette    Kaine, Tim    Kanjorski, Paul    Kelly, Richard    Kennedy, Jack    Kennedy, Patrick    Kennedy, Ted    Kerrey, Bob    Kerry, John    Kilpatrick, Kwame    Kimberlin, Brett    Kirk, Paul    Kruger, Carl    Langford, Larry    Lantigua, William    Laughton, Stacie    Lederer, Raymond    Lee, Sheila Jackson    Lincoln, Blanche    Lockyer, Nadia    Lynch, John    Mack, Tony    Madigan, Michael    Magliocchetti, Paul    Manchin, Joe    Martínez, Héctor    Massa, Eric    McAulliffe, Terry    McCarthy, Garry    McCaskill, Claire    McDermott, Jim    McGovern, Jim    McGreevey, Jim    McGuinness, Mike    Medrano, Ambrosio    Meeks, Gregory    Menendez, Bob    Miranda, Richard    Mirkarimi, Ross    Misla, Edison    Mollohan, Allan    Moran, Jim    Morgan, Butch    Murray, Patty    Murray, Tim    Murtha, John    Musto, Billy    Myers, Ozzie

Guillermo “Willie” Gandara Jr.

Former Commissioner (El Paso County, Texas, 2008-2012)

Pleads guilty - August 17, 2012

"With his head bowed throughout his hearing former El Paso County Commissioner Willie Gandara Jr. pleaded guilty Friday afternoon to federal drug trafficking charges in front of U.S. District Court Judge Frank Montalvo. Gandara, supported by his family in the courtroom, kept his head down throughout the whole hearing and did not look at Montalvo once. He pled guilty to conspiring to possess a controlled substance with the intent to distribute. The charge carries a fine of up to $1 million and a maximum 20 year sentence." [Sentenced to 6 1/2 years.]

Arrested by DEA for marijuana trafficking - February 24, 2012

"El Paso County Commissioner Guillermo “Willie” Gandara Jr., 37, who is currently a Democratic candidate for the Texas legislature, along with Juan Canales, 50, were arrested late Wednesday night following a multi-agency investigation that included the DEA and FBI. A federal grand jury indictment charges the defendants with one count of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute 50 kilograms or more of marijuana, and one count of possession with intent to distribute marijuana." [More here.]

Guillermo “Willie” Gandara Sr.

Former Mayor (Socorro, Texas, 2010-2011)

New charges - February 11, 2013

"Former Socorro mayor and Socorro Independent School board trustee Willie Gandara Sr. has formally pleaded not guilty to a new charge in the public corruption case against him, while a federal judge delayed his trial date until this summer."

Recalled - May 15, 2011

"Guillermo "Willie" Gandara Sr. was recalled by voters Saturday night from his elected position as mayor of Socorro. Gandara was indicted in September 2010 prior to council members passing an ordinance to hold a recall election. KFOX-14's media partners at The El Paso Times reports that nearly 70 percent of voters wanted him to leave office."

Indicted for racketeering and fraud - September 2, 2010

"Eleven El Pasoans, including Socorro Mayor Guillermo "Willie" Gandara Sr., conspired with each other and used bribes to ensure that Access Healthsource received several million-dollar contracts with the school districts and the county, according to federal prosecutors. The charges against the 11 are detailed in a sealed federal indictment that was issued Tuesday. The 27-page indictment charges the El Paso officials with seven various counts of racketeering, conspiracy, mail fraud and wire fraud." [Trial to begin September 24, 2012.]

Joseph Peter Ganim

Former Mayor (Bridgeport, Connecticut, 1991-2003)

On appeal, convictions upheld - 2007

"UNITED STATES v. GANIM UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Joseph P. GANIM, Defendant-Appellant. Docket No.03-1448-cr. Argued: June 15, 2007. -- December 04, 2007"

Convicted on 16 charges of corruption - March 20, 2003

"A federal jury today convicted Mayor Joseph P. Ganim of Bridgeport of racketeering, extortion, bribery and mail fraud, among other felonies, for his role in a six-year scheme to shake down city contractors for more than $500,000 in cash, meals, clothing, wine and home renovations."

José Antonio Garcia, Jr.

Former U.S. Congressman (Florida, 2013-2015)

Chief of staff heads to prison for eletion fraud - October 20, 2013

"Congressman Joe Garcia’s former chief of staff will head to jail for orchestrating a fraudulent, online absentee-ballot request scheme during last year’s elections." [More here.]

Hush money? - October 17, 2013

"What’s worse than firing your top political adviser and chief of staff amid a state elections-fraud investigation? Having to pay him $25,000 in invoices that appear once the FBI opens up a separate inquiry. Welcome to Congressman Joe Garcia’s world."

Michael Anthony "Mike" Gatto

State Assemblyman (California)

Threatens blogger - October 28, 2010

"In an unusually sharp response by a public official to scathing Internet postings, Assemblyman Mike Gatto this week forced a political blogger to remove reports that the San Fernando Valley-area Democrat claimed were defamatory. Gatto's attorney threatened legal action against Michael Higby, who runs the Los Angeles-based Mayor Sam's Sister City blog, and Scott Johnson, who writes for the website."

Expels voter from public library - July 24, 2010

YouTube video.

Kerry Gauthier

Former State Representative (Minnesota, 2011-2013)

Sex with 17-year-old at rest stop - August 21, 2012

"A Minnesota state lawmaker who authorities say admitted having a liaison with a 17-year-old boy at a rest stop faced calls from party leaders on Monday to give up his re-election bid. Rep. Kerry Gauthier, 56, hasn’t been charged in the July incident..." [More here.]

Alexander "Alexi" Giannoulias

Former State Treasurer (Illinois, 2007-2011)

Spelled with a "G" as in "Gangster" - October 11, 2010

"So in short, yes, he knew he was loaning money to gangsters, he just wasn't privvy to the details of their business (which I guess is a relief)."

Giannoulias bank gave Rezko $22.75 million - August 2, 2010

"In 2006, while Giannoulias ran for state treasurer, his family bank gave the convicted insider almost $23 million in loans for a construction project while keeping his name off the records..."

Giannoulias to ignore bank failure - April 23, 2010

"U.S. Senate candidate Alexi Giannoulias, the Democratic candidate seeking the seat once held by President Barack Obama in Illinois, vowed to press on with his campaign after regulators seized the bank his family owns."

Mobster loans - April 1, 2010

"The family bank of Democratic Senate candidate Alexi Giannoulias loaned a pair of Chicago crime figures about $20 million during a 14-month period when Giannoulias was a senior loan officer..."

John Herschel Glenn, Jr.

Former U.S. Senator (Ohio, 1974-1999)

Keating Five - 1989

"The Keating Five were five United States Senators accused of corruption in 1989, igniting a major political scandal as part of the larger Savings and Loan crisis of the late 1980s and early 1990s... Lincoln Savings and Loan collapsed in 1989, at a cost of over $3 billion to the federal government. Some 23,000 Lincoln bondholders were defrauded and many investors lost their life savings. The substantial political contributions Keating had made to each of the senators, totaling $1.3 million, attracted considerable public and media attention. After a lengthy investigation, the Senate Ethics Committee determined in 1991 that Cranston, DeConcini, and Riegle had substantially and improperly interfered with the FHLBB's investigation of Lincoln Savings, with Cranston receiving a formal reprimand. Senators Glenn and McCain were cleared of having acted improperly but were criticized for having exercised poor judgment."

Careen M. Gordon

Former State Representative (Illinois, 2003-2011)

Sells her final vote for state job - April 22, 2011

"Last fall as State Rep. Careen Gordon (D-Morris) ran for re-election, she promised her constituents to fight Gov. Quinn and the Democrat party’s proposed tax increases. In November Ms. Gordon was defeated by her Republican challenger Sue Rezin. When the lame duck legislature pushed through the largest tax increase in Illinois history during the final hours of the session, Careen Gordon cast her vote in favor of the toxic tax hike (the bill passed without a single vote to spare). Immediately after his inauguration, Governor Pat Quinn signed the tax hike into law and nominated Ms. Gordon to a high-paying job on the Illinois Prison Review Board."

Albert Arnold "Al" Gore, Jr.

Former Vice President of the United States of America (1993-2001)

Two more accusers - July 21, 2010

"The ENQUIRER reports in an exclusive bombshell exclusive that police have investigated charges from TWO MORE WOMEN who claimed they were abused by former VP AL GORE!"

Police explain reasons for reopening case - July 2, 2010

"Police explained Thursday why they reopened a sexual assault investigation into Al Gore, saying an extra review was needed because detectives looking into the matter last year failed to notify high-ranking officials of their decision to drop the case."

Audio of Gore assault accuser - June 23, 2010

"Portland police have released the audio recording which involves explosive details accusing Gore of groping, kissing, and unwanted contact ..."

Portland woman accuses Gore - June 23, 2010

"A Portland massage therapist gave local police a detailed statement last year alleging that former Vice President Al Gore groped her, kissed her and made unwanted sexual advances during a late-night massage session in October 2006 in a suite at the upscale Hotel Lucia."

Gore accused of sexual attack - June 23, 2010

"AL Gore has been accused of sexually attacking a masseuse in Portland, Oregon - and is named in the official police report about the alleged assault..."

Gore set to make millions off green legislation - November 2, 2009

"The deal appeared to pay off in a big way last week, when the Energy Department announced $3.4 billion in smart grid grants. Of the total, more than $560 million went to utilities with which Silver Spring has contracts. Kleiner Perkins and its partners, including Mr. Gore, could recoup their investment many times over in coming years."

35 Inconvenient Truths in Al Gore's movie - October 19, 2007

"Readers of the long list of errors described in this memorandum will decide for themselves whether Mr. Gore was acting in good faith. However, in this connection it is significant that each of the 35 errors listed below misstates the conclusions of the scientific literature or states that there is a threat where there is none or exaggerates the threat where there may be one. All of the errors point in one direction – towards undue alarmism. Not one of the errors falls in the direction of underestimating the degree of concern in the scientific community. The likelihood that all 35 of the errors listed below could have fallen in one direction purely by inadvertence is less than 1 in 34 billion."

Police report on Gore sexual assault - December 15, 2006

Portland Police Department case number 07-9568.

Gore not as green as he preaches - December 7, 2006

"Public records reveal that as Gore lectures Americans on excessive consumption, he and his wife Tipper live in two properties: a 10,000-square-foot, 20-room, eight-bathroom home in Nashville, and a 4,000-square-foot home in Arlington, Va. (He also has a third home in Carthage, Tenn.) For someone rallying the planet to pursue a path of extreme personal sacrifice, Gore requires little from himself."

Ties to Westboro Baptist Church - October 25, 2000

"Reports linking Vice President Al Gore with notorious anti-gay activist Fred Phelps, Jr., and the Westboro Baptist Church in Topeka, Kansas were confirmed with the release of photographs showing Gore at a fundraiser at the home of Fred Phelps, Jr."

Gore sold naval oil reserve in no-bid contract - September 26, 2000

"The DOE (Energy Department) received a total of 22 bona fide offers but decided to sell this 'crown jewel' of oil and gas fields to Occidental Petroleum Corp."

Al Gore's Teapot Dome scandal - August 29, 2000

"Nowhere is Al Gore's environmental hypocrisy more glaring than when it comes to his relationship with Occidental. While on the one hand talking tough about his "big oil" opponents and waxing poetic about indigenous peoples in his 1992 book "Earth in the Balance," the Elk Hills sale and other deals show that money has always been more important to Al Gore than ideals."

Gore's oil money - May 3, 2000

"One of the world's hottest battles between indigenous groups and multinational oil companies is heating up in Colombia, where Occidental Petroleum is seeking to drill on land claimed by the 5,000-member U'wa tribe."

Vincent Condol Gray

Mayor (Washington, D.C.)

D.C. corruption: Calls mount for mayor to resign - July 12, 2012

"This week that cloud of corruption descended on Mayor Vincent Gray after a woman who worked closely with his campaign pled guilty to funneling money from a wealthy D.C. businessman into Gray's 2010 mayoral campaign. While Gray has not been charged with a crime, the calls for him to resign over the campaign snafu are mounting." [Nation’s capital once again a bastion of urban corruption.]

Close pal and campaign aide pleads guilty - May 22, 2012

"Mayor Vince Gray's close pal and trusted campaign aide Thomas Gore pleaded guilty today to illegally steering funds from Gray's mayoral campaign to fringe candidate Sulaimon Brown's campaign, then destroying the evidence of the crimes in order to stymy an FBI investigation."

Gray admits 'missteps,' calls for investigation - March 7, 2011

"District Mayor Vincent C. Gray oon Sunday acknowledged "missteps" and said he wants the city attorney general and the D.C. Council to investigate allegations that aides to his campaign paid mayoral candidate Sulaimon Brown last summer to continue his attacks on then-Mayor Adrian M. Fenty in exchange for a city job." [Hires Bill Clinton's lawyer.]

Sweet jobs for friends and supporters - February 22, 2011

"Last week, it was revealed that one of Gray's campaign supporters, Cherita Whiting, gained a sweet job as a special assistant in the city's parks and recreation department reporting only to the agency's chief of staff. The fact that Whiting got the job outside of the normal civil service hiring process -- and that 200 other administration posts are being filled the same way -- merely adds to a growing perception that Gray wants to run city government like a jobs program." [More here.]

José Granados Navedo

Former Speaker Pro Tem of Commonwealth House (Puerto Rico)

Extortion, conspiracy, and tax fraud - January 30, 2007

"In early 1995, the defendants, together with Jose Granados-Navedo—a member of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico’s House of Representatives—extorted money from a group of Puerto Rico-based contractors who ultimately obtained contracts for the construction of a $372 million public works project involving the construction of a 40-mile water pipe from Arecibo to San Juan, Puerto Rico. Vazquez-Botet, Granados-Navedo and Morell-Corrada demanded more than $2 million from the contractors for assistance in securing and preserving their contracts."

Alan Mark Grayson

U.S. Congressman (Florida)

Bills taxpayers for campaign DVD - July 29, 2010

"In many ways, it's the perfect campaign video — with one key difference. Thanks to perks given to all members of Congress, it's not Grayson's campaign but taxpayers who footed the nearly $73,000 bill to produce and mail the DVD to 100,000 homes in Grayson's district of Lake, Marion, Orange and Osceola counties."

Sics AG on blogger critic - December 18, 2009

"...U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson of Orlando took such offense at a parody website aimed at unseating him that the freshman Democrat has asked that U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder investigate the Lake County activist who started the anti-Grayson website “mycongressmanisnuts.com.”"

Stacks townhall meeting - August 18, 2009

"Another Florida democrat, Alan Grayson, stacked a “townhall” meeting last night with union reps and democrats in another attempt to keep critics out of their meetings. Grayson conveniently held the meeting right after a local democratic party meeting where members kept their seats in an effort to reduce critics from getting in."

Alvin Michael Greene

Nominee for U.S. Senate (South Carolina, 2010)

Indicted on obscenity charges - August 14, 2010

"Alvin Greene, the unemployed veteran who shocked the South Carolina political establishment when he earned the Democratic nomination for the U.S. Senate in June, was indicted Friday by a grand jury on two criminal obscenity counts." [More here.]

Christine O'Grady "Chris" Gregoire

Former Governor (Washington, 2005-2013)

J.P. Travis column about 2004 election - May 21, 2009

"The 2004 election was a crooked election and she accepted her crooked victory. That makes her a crook."

King County settles public records lawsuit - April 24, 2009

"King County has now settled my public records lawsuit for $225,000, one of the largest settlements for public records violations in state history. The lawsuit stemmed from my December 2004 request for a list of all voters who voted in the November 2004 election. The county did not satisfy my request in full until January 2007. The documents that they eventually provided to me revealed that county election officials unlawfully counted hundreds of ineligible ballots in the 2004 election: a multiple of Christine Gregoire's 133-vote "margin of victory" over Dino Rossi..."

Jonathan Holmes "Jon" Gruber

MIT & DHHS economist

Gruber fails to disclose that he works for DHHS - January 8, 2010

"MIT economist Jonathan Gruber, one of the leading academic defenders of health care reform, is taking heat for failing to disclose consistently that he was under contract with the Department of Health and Human Services while he was touting the Democrats' health proposals in the media."

Rajat Kumar Gupta

Democrat Party donor

Guilty of insider trading - June 15, 2012

"Rajat Gupta, a consummate business insider who once sat on the board of Goldman Sachs Group Inc, was convicted on Friday of leaking secrets about the investment bank at the height of the financial crisis, a major victory for prosecutors seeking to root out illicit trading on Wall Street." [Sentenced to two years in prison.]

What the hell was Rajat Gupta thinking? - October 28, 2011

"As Walter Russell Mead says, as CEO of McKinsey & Co., Gupta was one of the most trusted men in global capitalism. He sat at the Ground Zero of American finance and consulting -- the two biggest growth industries of our service economy. He made piles of money too. But, according to the United States Attorney and a grand jury sitting in the Southern District of New York, there's admissible, credible evidence to show probable cause to believe that Gupta's also a crook." [More here.]

Luis Vicente Gutiérrez

U.S. Congressman (Illinois)

Skyrocketing wealth - February 10, 2012

Wealth increase between 2004 and 2008 as caculated by the Center for Responsive Politics. [Video explaining how unscrupulous congresscritters get rich.]

Deborah L. "Debbie" Halvorson

Former U.S. Congresswoman (Illinois, 2009-2011)

Arranges Nazi protest, then lies about it - September 17, 2010

"You can clearly see Halvorson’s campaign manager Julie Merz sitting in the window chuckling with the team as the wind-down after a long night of hanging out with people who like depicting the former Vice-Presidential candidate as a mass-murdering fascist."

Lies about political opponent - July 20, 2010

"Kinzinger's military record is impressive, it's solid, and it deserves respect, not denigration. Halvorson should battle for the issues she believes in, not drag a worthy opponent through the muck and mire."

Thomas Richard "Tom" Harkin

U.S. Senator (Iowa)

Skyrocketing wealth - February 10, 2012

Wealth increase between 2004 and 2008 as caculated by the Center for Responsive Politics. [Video explaining how unscrupulous congresscritters get rich.]

Jane Margaret Lakes Harman

Former U.S. Congresswoman (California, 2001-2011)

Wiretap scandal involving Israeli spies - April 22, 2009

"Jane Harman, a California Democrat with long involvement in US intelligence matters, was allegedly recorded by a Bush administration wiretap promising an Israeli agent that she would intervene on behalf of two pro-Israel lobbyists charged in the US with spying."

Feds probe relationship with AIPAC - October 20, 2006

"Did a Democratic member of Congress improperly enlist the support of a major pro-Israel lobbying group to try to win a top committee assignment? That's the question at the heart of an ongoing investigation by the FBI and Justice Department prosecutors, who are examining whether Rep. Jane Harman of California and the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) may have violated the law in a scheme to get Harman reappointed as the top Democrat on the House intelligence committee..."

Alcee Lamar Hastings

U.S. Congressman (Florida)

Sued for sexual harassment by ex-aide - March 8, 2011

"A former aide has sued a Florida congressman -- claiming he touched her, made unwelcome sexual advances and asked her about her underwear. The lawsuit against Rep. Alcee Hastings (D-Fla.) was announced Monday by the conservative legal group, Judicial Watch, on behalf of former aide Winsome Packer. Hastings, a 74-year-old divorced father of three, vehemently denied the allegations, calling the lawsuit a political attack." [More here.] [Details of lawsuit here.]

Corruption incarnate: Alcee Hastings - March 23, 2010

"Judge Hastings was impeached by the House and removed by the Senate for high crimes and misdemeanors – to wit, for accepting a rather large bribe in return for lenient sentencing of a criminal defendant. The attorney who provided the bribe went to prison and Hastings went free because his accomplice refused to testify against him. His ultimate impeachment and removal from the bench was quite bipartisan."

The trouble with Hastings - November 21, 2006

"A jury acquitted Hastings of criminal charges stemming from the scandal, but in 1989 a team of lawmakers -- including Rep. John Conyers (D-MI), among others -- prosecuted Hastings in Congress, and the Senate voted to strip him of his judgeship."

Panel to seek impeachment of judge - July 8, 1988

"A subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee voted unanimously today to recommend the impeachment of Federal District Judge Alcee L. Hastings for 17 ''high crimes and misdemeanors,'' including perjuring himself to win his 1983 acquittal on charges of conspiracy to take a bribe."

Mary Chung Hayashi

Former State Assemblywoman (California, 2006-2012)

Pleads no contest - January 7, 2012

"Assemblywoman Mary Hayashi pleaded no contest Friday to stealing nearly $2,500 in clothing from the Neiman Marcus store on San Francisco's Union Square after a judge reduced the felony grand theft charge against her to a misdemeanor. Outside court, her attorney said Hayashi had been diagnosed with a benign brain tumor before the shoplifting, and that the condition may have influenced her behavior." [Attorney pushes brain tumor excuse.]

Charged with felony grand theft - October 29, 2011

"Assemblywoman Mary Hayashi has been charged with felony grand theft after allegedly being caught by security officers stealing nearly $2,500 in clothing from a San Francisco Neiman Marcus store."

Latashia Diane Head

Democrat activist (Brooks County, Georgia)

Trial date set - October 25, 2012

"The long-awaited trial for the group that has become known as the “Quitman Ten Plus Two” has been set for Monday, Dec. 10, at the Brooks County Courthouse. However, the long wait could be even longer."

Black leaders mobilize to help "Quitman Ten" - January 24, 2012

"Black leaders and elected officials held a press conference at the Georgia State Capitol on Monday, January 23, 2012, to discuss their concern regarding the Quitman Ten, a group of Black elected officials and voters from Quitman, Georgia, who are facing questionable indictments for voter fraud."

12 indicted for voter fraud - November 22, 2011

"12 former Brooks County officials were indicted for voter fraud. The suspects are accused of illegally helping people vote by absentee ballot."

Jerramiah T. Healy

Former Mayor (Jersey City, New Jersey, 2004-2013)

Arrested for disorderly conduct - June 19, 2006

"The mayor of Jersey City was arrested Saturday morning on charges of disorderly conduct and resisting arrest in a clash with the police outside a bar on the Jersey Shore, the authorities said." [More here.]

Photographed naked sitting on front porch - 2004

"Healy gave a fresh, and notably more bizarre, account in an interview with the Star-Ledger in which he claimed he had actually been drawn outside that night by a group of noisy Hispanic girls -- who proceeded to rip off the towel he was wearing and do "filthy" things."

Carlos Henriquez

State Congressman (Massachusetts)

Arrested for assault, battery, kidnapping - July 8, 2012

"A Dorchester state representative was arrested this morning on domestic assault charges after an altercation with a woman inside his vehicle in the South End, police said. Representative Carlos Henriquez was arrested at about 4:30 a.m. on charges including domestic assault and battery and domestic kidnapping after the incident..." [Kidnapping charges dropped, others remain.]

Derrick Henry

Former City Commissioner (Daytona Beach, Florida, 2008-2011)

Resigns from school position - February 28, 2011

"Former Daytona Beach City Commissioner Derrick Henry has resigned from the Volusia County school system after being told he wouldn't be returning to Mainland High School, where he worked for 18 years."

Resigns from city commission - January 13, 2011

"Derrick Henry officially resigned his position as the Zone 5 city commissioner late Wednesday, paving the way to end the criminal case brought in October that accused him of illegally obtaining absentee ballots."

Case puts focus on absentee ballot fraud - October 2, 2010

"When police raided Daytona Beach City Commissioner Derrick Henry's office this week and seized his computer, they say they discovered evidence of what election experts say has become a rampant, largely ignored and troubling issue in Florida — the widespread abuse of absentee ballots."

Faces absentee ballot probe - September 25, 2010

"A city commissioner who won re-election last month by a wide margin is at the center of a criminal investigation after nearly 80 absentee ballots were requested from a computer belonging to him..."

Maurice Dunlea Hinchey

Former U.S. Congressman (New York, 1993-2013)

Skyrocketing wealth - February 10, 2012

Wealth increase between 2004 and 2008 as caculated by the Center for Responsive Politics. [Video explaining how unscrupulous congresscritters get rich.]

Gordon N. Hintz

State Assemblyman (Wisconsin)

Tells colleague "You are F***king dead!" - February 28, 2011

"Last Friday.... after the Assembly voted to engross the Budget Repair Bill, Hintz turned to a female colleague, Rep. Michelle Litjens and said: "You are F***king dead!""

Caught in prostitution sting - February 21, 2011

"State Rep. Gordon Hintz was issued a municipal citation in Appleton earlier this month for violating a city sexual misconduct ordinance. Appleton police said the citation was issued Feb. 10 in conjunction with an ongoing investigation of Heavenly Touch Massage Parlor, 342 W. Wisconsin Ave., in Appleton."

Alger Hiss

FDR Advisor and Communist Spy (1940s)

1 of 20 most embarrassing moments in Democrat history - undated

"9) Alger Hiss Convicted Of Perjury (1950): Hiss, who helped advise FDR at Yalta and was strongly defended by the Left, turned out to be a Soviet spy. He was convicted of perjury in 1950 (Sadly, the statute of limitations on espionage had run out), but was defended by liberals for decades until the Verona papers proved so conclusively that he was guilty that even most his fellow liberals couldn’t continue to deny it." [More here.]

Richard Charles Albert Holbrooke

Former Special Envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan (2009-2010)

Privileged Democrats & their houses - September 24, 2010

"It's all the sanctimonious Democrats who have exploited their entrenched political incumbency to pay for multiple manses and vacation homes -- while posing as vox populi."

Bivins Hollar

Former state senate candidate (North Carolina, 2012)

Drops out of race - March 17, 2012

"The Charlotte Observer reports that Bivins Hollar posted a new YouTube video in which he says he's withdrawing from the race to be Democratic nominee in the Catawba County race. Hollar's announcement came a day after an Observer story about a video in which he advocated shooting and starving South Africans. The video was removed from YouTube after the newspaper contacted him."

Video talks about shooting and starving blacks - March 14, 2012

"Bivins Hollar likes to post videos from his bedroom. About weight loss. About Pokemon cards. About selling chewing gum at a flea market. But it’s the video where he casually talks about “shooting” and starving black South Africans – and kidnapping the country’s president – that caught the attention of people who track white supremacists."

Robert Horowitz

Democrat campaign consultant (Rhode Island)

Arrested - March 8, 2013

"Veteran Democratic campaign consultant Robert Horowitz was headed over to the Smithfield Police Department on Friday, to turn himself in after a warrant was issued for his arrest in connection with an alleged campaign violation." [More here.]

Allan Turner Howe

Former U.S. Congressman (Utah, 1975-1977)

Caught in police prostitution sting - July 1976

"Allan Howe was a Democratic congressman from conservative Utah when he fell victim to a police prostitution sting in July, 1976. The father-of-four asserted that he'd been the victim of some sort of bizarre conspiracy to prevent his reelection, but a recording of his conversation with an undercover police officer made it clear he knew what he was doing." [More here.]

Steny Hamilton Hoyer

U.S. Congressman (Maryland)

Firm gives $ to Hoyer, gets outrageous $18 million contract - July 9, 2009

"Smartronix, a medium-sized Maryland-based firm (over 500 employees) founded in 1995, boasts a large number of government clients, mostly military. The company appears to have just one important political connection: according to FEC records, Smartronix president, Mohammed Javaid, vice president Alan Parris, and partner John Parris have together given $19,000 to House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D) since 1999. There is no record of a Smartronix employee contributing to any other federal politician."

Shirley L. Huntley

Former State Senator (New York, 2007-2013)

Taxpayer money for spas and poodle clothes - February 11, 2013

"Looting lawmaker Shirley Huntley loaded up on fancy clothes and spa treatments — and that was just for her pet poodle. The former state senator, who admitted stealing taxpayer cash for shopping sprees, took along her BFF, Assemblywoman Vivian Cook, to go bargain hunting at the Tanger Outlets mall in Riverhead, LI, a source said." [Original story here.] [IHTM comments here.]

Charged with theft of taxpayer cash - August 27, 2012

"Queens State Sen. Shirley Huntley was charged Monday with allegedly taking part in a conspiracy to cover up the theft of almost $30,000 in taxpayer money she had steered to her sham nonprofit."

Daniel Ken "Dan" Inouye

Former U.S. Senator (Hawaii, 1963-2012)

Grabs bailout dough, saves personal investment - July 1, 2009

"Sen. Daniel K. Inouye's staff contacted federal regulators last fall to ask about the bailout application of an ailing Hawaii bank that he had helped to establish and where he has invested the bulk of his personal wealth."

Accused of sexual acts - 1992

"Kwock said Inouye had sexually forced himself on her in 1975 and continued a pattern of sexual harassment, even as Kwock continued to cut his hair over the years."

Andrew Jackson

Former President of the United States (First Democrat President, 1829-1837)

Trail of Tears - 1830

"The Trail of Tears is a name given to the forced relocation and movement of Native American nations from southeastern parts of the United States following the Indian Removal Act of 1830. The removal included many members of the Cherokee, Muscogee (Creek), Seminole, Chickasaw, and Choctaw nations, among others in the United States, from their homelands to Indian Territory (eastern sections of the present-day state of Oklahoma). The phrase originated from a description of the removal of the Choctaw Nation in 1831. Many Native Americans suffered from exposure, disease and starvation on the route to their destinations. Many died, including 60,000 of the 130,000 relocated Cherokee, intermarried and accompanying European-Americans, and the 2,000 African-American free blacks and slaves owned by the Cherokee they took with them.[2][3] European Americans and African American freedmen and slaves also participated in the Chickasaw, Choctaw, Muscogee Creek and Seminole forced relocations."

Jesse Louis Jackson, Jr.

Former U.S. Congressman (Illinois, 1995-2012)

Jesse's girl? - September 22, 2010

"Jackson Jr. allegedly had a relationship with Giovana Huidobro, a restaurant hostess and former model whose pictures can be seen here, and asked that fund-raiser Raghuveer Nayak pay for her to be flown from D.C. to Chicago on at least two occasions."

Jackson behind $6M senate-seat scheme - September 21, 2010

"Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. directed a major political fund-raiser to offer former Gov. Rod Blagojevich millions of dollars in campaign cash in return for an appointment to the U.S. Senate..." [More here.]

Jackson on 2009 list of 10 most corrupt politicians - December 2009

"Judicial Watch, the public interest group that investigates and prosecutes government corruption, today released its 2009 list of Washington's "Ten Most Wanted Corrupt Politicians.""

Jackson pays wife campaign funds - May 21, 2009

"Representative Jesse Jackson Jr.’s congressional campaign organization has paid his wife at least $247,500 since 2001, including at least $95,000 after Sandra Jackson joined the Chicago City Council two years ago, according to federal election records."

The Jackson $5 million - April 13, 2009

"Former Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s camp was told last year that U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. (D-Ill.) would raise up to $5 million in campaign cash for the ex-governor if he was appointed to President Obama’s U.S. Senate seat..."

Feds step up inquiry - April 9, 2009

"Federal authorities have questioned a former chief of staff to ex-Gov. Rod Blagojevich and other cooperating witnesses about an attempt by friends of Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. to raise funds for Blagojevich to encourage him to pick Jackson for the U.S. Senate, sources said."

Ethics board launches probe into Jackson - April 7, 2009

"The Office of Congressional Ethics, formed just last year, voted in late March to conduct a "preliminary review" of actions surrounding Jackson's bid to be appointed to the Senate seat..."

Mike Jacobs

State Senator (Illinois)

Apologizes, no charges - June 8, 2011

"An Illinois state senator will not be allowed to press charges against one of his fellow lawmakers who punched him. State Sens. Kyle McCarter (R-Lebanon) and Mike Jacobs (D-East Moline) got into a brief scuffle following a heated floor debate on a controversial topic."

Punches Republican opponent in senate - June 3, 2011

"After the rate hike was narrowly approved (along party lines -- go figure), Jacobs crossed the senate floor and confronted McCarter in a profanity laced exchange which reached its climax when Jacobs punched the unsuspecting McCarter in the chest."

Harry P. Jannotti

Former City Councilman (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1970-1984)

Abscam - 1980

"Abscam (sometimes ABSCAM) was a United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) sting operation run from the FBI's Hauppauge, Long Island, office in the late 1970s and early 1980s. The operation initially targeted trafficking in stolen property but was converted to a public corruption investigation. The investigation ultimately led to the conviction of a United States Senator, five members of the House of Representatives, one member of the New Jersey State Senate, members of the Philadelphia City Council, and an inspector for the Immigration and Naturalization Service."

Noramie Jasmin

Mayor (Spring Valley, New York)

Arrested for bribery scheme - April 2, 2013

"Spring Valley Mayor Noramie Jasmin and Deputy Mayor Joseph A. Desmaret were arrested Tuesday morning by FBI agents as part of a scheme to aid a Democratic state senator's bid to gain the Republican nomination for mayor of New York City, according to a criminal complaint." [More here.] [More details.]

William Jennings "Bill" Jefferson

Former U.S. Congressman (Louisiana - New Orleans, 1991-2009)

Sentenced to 13 years - November 13, 2009

"A federal judge sentenced former Rep. William Jefferson, (D) of Louisiana, to 13 years in prison for his conviction on corruption charges that famously included hiding cash in his home freezer. Prosecutors had asked for a term of 27 to 33 years under federal sentencing guidelines. The request was significantly longer than for other congressmen in recent scandals. Defense lawyers had sought a term of less than 10 years. The 13 year sentence, which Jefferson’s lawyers have 10 days to appeal, is believed to be the longest ever given to a former member of Congress." [More here.] [Begins prison sentence.]

Jury convicts - August 5, 2008

"Former Rep. William Jefferson, a Democrat who had represented parts of New Orleans, was accused of accepting more than $400,000 in bribes and seeking millions more in exchange for brokering business deals in Africa. A federal jury convicted him on 11 of 16 counts, including bribery, racketeering and money laundering."

Jury sees videos of Jefferson accepting cash - July 8, 2009

"A federal jury has seen video of a former Louisiana congressman accepting a suitcase filled with $100,000 in cash outside a northern Virginia hotel. The videos played Tuesday are a key piece of evidence in the bribery trial of William Jefferson, a Democrat who represented parts of New Orleans. He's accused of accepting more than $400,000 in bribes to broker business deals in Africa."

Whole family is crooked - May 27, 2009

"No, the ex-congressman's wife and kids haven't been accused of anything. But the tight-knit clan with the damaged name includes several siblings who also benefited from Jefferson's power and prominence -- and who stand accused in a newly revamped federal indictment of forming a criminal enterprise to steer an appalling amount of federal, state and city money into their own pockets. Last year, Jefferson's political operative brother Mose and his assessor sister Betty, along with Betty's daughter, were charged with systematically bilking government-funded social service programs. Another sister is cooperating with the feds."

Pelosi backs off putting him on Homeland Security - March 1, 2007

"Since the news broke in 2005 that FBI agents found $90,000 in cash in the freezer of Rep. William J. Jefferson’s home, House Democrats have not known quite what to do about the Louisiana lawmaker. The latest embarrassment arose Wednesday, when Democrats delayed action on placing Jefferson on the Homeland Security Committee after Republicans said they would demand a recorded vote."

FBI filmed him taking cash - May 22, 2006

"Rep. William J. Jefferson (D-La.), the target of a 14-month public corruption probe, was videotaped accepting $100,000 in $100 bills from a Northern Virginia investor who was wearing an FBI wire..."

Businessman pleads guilty to bribing Jefferson - May 4, 2006

"A Louisville man pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court to bribing Rep. William J. Jefferson (D-La.) with more than $400,000 in payments..."

Kenneth C. "Ken" Jenne II

Former State Senator (Florida, 1979-1988 & 1991-1998) and Former Sheriff (Broward County, 1998-2007)

Former sheriff spent $1.6 million on posh office - June 6, 2011

"High up inside the sheriff's headquarters is one of the poshest government offices you've ever (not) seen. Then-Sheriff Ken Jenne spent $1.6 million in public grant funds creating a wood-paneled, private lair on the fifth floor of the Broward Sheriff's Office headquarters on West Broward Boulevard."

Ex-sheriff leaves prison for a simpler life - undated

"After a stint in federal prison on a corruption conviction, former Broward County sheriff and political power broker Ken Jenne will come home Monday to simpler concerns: his garden and dog."

Resigns after pleading guilty - September 2007

"Jenne resigned in September 2007 after agreeing to plead guilty to federal tax evasion and mail fraud charges after a corruption investigation uncovered crimes in his outside business dealings... Jenne faced a possible grand jury indictment on more serious money laundering charges."

John Wilson Jenrette, Jr.

Former U.S. Congressman (South Carolina, 1975-1980)

Abscam - 1980

"Abscam (sometimes ABSCAM) was a United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) sting operation run from the FBI's Hauppauge, Long Island, office in the late 1970s and early 1980s. The operation initially targeted trafficking in stolen property but was converted to a public corruption investigation. The investigation ultimately led to the conviction of a United States Senator, five members of the House of Representatives, one member of the New Jersey State Senate, members of the Philadelphia City Council, and an inspector for the Immigration and Naturalization Service."

Louis Carl Johanson

Former City Councilman (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1968-1981)

Abscam - 1980

"Abscam (sometimes ABSCAM) was a United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) sting operation run from the FBI's Hauppauge, Long Island, office in the late 1970s and early 1980s. The operation initially targeted trafficking in stolen property but was converted to a public corruption investigation. The investigation ultimately led to the conviction of a United States Senator, five members of the House of Representatives, one member of the New Jersey State Senate, members of the Philadelphia City Council, and an inspector for the Immigration and Naturalization Service."

Billy Wayne Johnson

Former President of Young Democrats (University of Texas-Pan American, 2013)

Exposed as convicted sex offender - September 26, 2013

"Billy Johnson, who is president of the Young Democrats chapter at the University of Texas-Pan American (UTPA) campus in Edinburg, Texas, was convicted in 2003 of “indecency” with an 8-year-old child, Timpf reported, citing state criminal records and a 2010 local news article about Johnson when he volunteered at an elementary school."

Volunteered at elementary school - May 21, 2010

"It turns out Bill Wayne Johnson has been volunteering at the school. He's a registered sex offender--convicted for indecency with a an 8-year-old child. Norma Cano recognized his mug shot. Reporter: "Does it worry you?"' Cano: "Yes. A lot.""

Eddie Bernice Johnson

U.S. Congresswoman (Texas)

Makes CREW's list of most corrupt - 2011

"It’s all in the family for Texas Representative Eddie Bernice Johnson. Rep. Johnson blatantly disregarded any sense of ethics when she used her position to award Congressional Black Caucus Foundation scholarships to family members and the children of close associates. When caught red handed, her excuses were laughable."

23 scholarships to friends and family - August 31, 2010

"U.S. Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson awarded eight scholarships last year to her grandsons and a top aide's children – bringing to 23 the number of awards she handed out since 2005 in violation of Congressional Black Caucus Foundation eligibility rules."

Awarded scholarships to friends and family - August 30, 2010

"Longtime Dallas congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson has awarded thousands of dollars in college scholarships to four relatives and a top aide's two children since 2005, using foundation funds set aside for black lawmakers' causes."

Jack Bruce Johnson

Former Executive (Prince George's County, Maryland, 2002-2010)

Pleads guilty to taking bribes - May 17, 2011

"Leslie Johnson, who had been scheduled to plead guilty earlier this month, was not at her husband’s side Tuesday. She attended a council meeting at which she voted on a union contract issue. Just before the meeting ended, she left through a back door without acknowledging her husband’s guilt or her own case. Her plea hearing had been abruptly canceled. County leaders said the case has bolstered the reputation of Prince George’s as a place that has long fostered cronyism and a pay-to-play culture."

Arrested & charged by FBI - November 13, 2010

"Jack Johnson, who served as the executive of Prince George's County, Maryland, since 2002, spoke to reporters late Friday after the FBI released details of how he and his wife allegedly tried to hide checks and evidence of illegal payments, even going so far as to flush a $100,000 check down the toilet."

Johnsons declare their innocence - November 12, 2010

"I'm innocent of these charges," Johnson said. "I just can't wait for the facts to come out. When they come out, I'm absolutely convinced I'll be vindicated.""

Sweetheart deals - July 6, 2008

"Prince George's County development deals worth millions of dollars have gone to people with ties to County Executive Jack B. Johnson, several of whom received the land at cut-rate prices, had little or no development experience or were given no-bid contracts, according to government records and interviews."

Taxpayers pay personal expenses - November 20, 2006

"County Executive Jack B. Johnson (D)... used county-issued credit cards to pay for personal expenses... violating county policy. Johnson, for example, charged taxpayers for a $236 stay at the Courtyard by Marriott in Jamaica, N.Y., when he was attending his father-in-law's funeral in 2004, records show... County records show that none of those charges was repaid."

James A. "Jim" Johnson

Former CEO of FNMA (1991-1998)

Who is James Johnson? - June 16, 2011

"Only two of the characters in this tale come off as egregiously immoral. Johnson made $100 million while supposedly helping the poor. Representative Barney Frank, whose partner at the time worked for Fannie, was arrogantly dismissive when anybody raised doubts about the stability of the whole arrangement."

Privileged Democrats & their houses - September 24, 2010

"It's all the sanctimonious Democrats who have exploited their entrenched political incumbency to pay for multiple manses and vacation homes -- while posing as vox populi."

Favorable treatment from Countrywide - June 7, 2008

"There is nothing illegal about a mortgage firm treating some borrowers better than others. But if Fannie Mae officials received special treatment, that could cause a political problem for the government-sponsored, shareholder-owned company."

Kevin Maurice Johnson

Mayor (Sacramento)

Being Kevin Johnson - February 20, 2012

"A once in a lifetime accusation of sexual misconduct involving a 29-year old pro-basketball player and a 16-year old girl might not elicit a Weiner-type response from the mainstream media. But more than one, with a space of twelve tears in between and involving more than one alleged victim, should at least garner as much attention as a grown man sexting grown women."

FBI investigating obstruction of justice charges - June 17, 2009

"The FBI's Sacramento division is investigating a former St. HOPE executive's allegations of obstruction of justice, Acting U.S. Attorney Lawrence G. Brown confirmed Tuesday. The news fuels the controversy that has followed Mayor Kevin Johnson since 2008, when his brainchild St. HOPE Academy first was investigated for misuse of public funds."

Controversy never over for Kevin Johnson - June 17, 2009

"There is seemingly always a skeleton poised to fly out of Johnson's closet. Johnson – or his posse – have been accused of a range of misdeeds, from inappropriate behavior with girls to misuse of hundreds of thousands of dollars in federal grants."

Special report to congress by Inspector General - April, 2009

"Following a thorough investigation by Special Agents of this Office of Inspector General (“OIG”), on August 7, 2008, we sent a referral for criminal and/or civil prosecution to the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of California, concerning St. HOPE Academy (“St. HOPE”), a grantee from the Corporation, and its two principals, Kevin Johnson and Dana Gonzalez."

Different city, same kind of allegation - April 29, 2008

"Several women leaders from Sacramento are urging police to release investigation files related to allegations that mayoral candidate Kevin Johnson fondled a 17-year-old girl last year."

Allegations of sex with 16-year-old - May 8, 1997

"A teenage girl tells police Kevin Johnson won her confidence, then took advantage of her. While her allegations are open to question, there are many questions about KJ's behavior."

Leslie Ellen Johnson

Former Councilwoman (Prince George's County, Maryland, 2010-2011)

Sentenced to one year - December 9, 2011

"Leslie Johnson on Friday made a tearful last-ditch plea for her freedom, telling a court that she had no part in the years-long bribery scheme orchestrated by her husband, former Prince George’s county executive Jack B. Johnson, and that her only mistake was trying to protect him on a single day. U.S. District Judge Peter J. Messitte was not swayed..."

Guilty of corruption, stays in office - July 2, 2011

"A suburban Washington councilwoman who was convicted this week of corruption is planning to remain in office until she is sentenced in October – a move that would allow Leslie Johnson to collect nearly $28,000 more of her taxpayer-funded salary, which is $96,000 a year." [Resigns as of July 31.]

Takes oath of office despite charges - December 8, 2010

"After allegedly stuffing almost $80,000 in cash in her bra and flushing a $100,000 check down the toilet in an attempt to hide evidence, Councilwoman Leslie E. Johnson took the oath of office Dec. 6. Although no law prevented her from holding her position, some Prince George’s County residents and members of County Council urged her to forgo her seat."

Barred from committees - December 7, 2010

"After weeks of debate over the leadership of the Prince George's County Council, the nine-member group voted unanimously Tuesday for Councilwoman Ingrid Turner (D-Dist. 4) of Bowie to serve as chairwoman — and agreed to bar Councilwoman Leslie E. Johnson, who is facing federal destruction of evidence charges, from serving on committees or handling development projects in her area."

Arrested & charged by FBI - November 13, 2010

"Jack Johnson, who served as the executive of Prince George's County, Maryland, since 2002, spoke to reporters late Friday after the FBI released details of how he and his wife allegedly tried to hide checks and evidence of illegal payments, even going so far as to flush a $100,000 check down the toilet."

Johnsons declare their innocence - November 12, 2010

"Im innocent of these charges," Johnson said. "I just can't wait for the facts to come out. When they come out, I'm absolutely convinced I'll be vindicated.""

Babette Josephs

Former State Representative (Pennsylvania, 1985-2013)

Refuses to recite Pledge of Allegiance - October 3, 2012

"The drama unfolded at what was billed as a non-controversial House State Government Committee meeting Wednesday morning. Republican Chairman Daryl Metcalfe (R-Butler) asked Josephs to lead the group in the Pledge of Allegiance; a rather routine request that became anything but when Josephs refused. "Based on my First Amendment rights and based on the fact that I really think it's a prayer. I don't pray in public," she said as lawmakers were standing to recite the Pledge. After an awkward moment, Metcalfe quickly called on another member to lead the group."

Marxist who runs as a Democrat - July 18, 2011

"Babette Josephs has also been a member of the US’s largest Marxist organization, and long time ACORN ally, Democratic Socialists of America... Being a member of a Marxist organization is one thing. Being a Marxist while standing for election on a Democratic ticket is another. Would Babette Josephs ever have been elected had she stood on a D.S.A. ticket?"

Blocks investigation of ACORN - September 18, 2009

"ACORN is inside the gates. The American Spectator has learned that a bill introduced in the Pennsylvania legislature to investigate the activities of the controversial Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now — ACORN — is stalled in the powerful State Government Committee. The chairman, State Representative Babette Josephs, a Philadelphia Democrat, is a member of ACORN."

Timothy Michael "Tim" Kaine

U.S. Senator (Virginia) and former Governor (Virginia, 2006-2010)

Conspired to sell mental health facility to donor - July 6, 2010

"PSI may have been central to a plan to sell or replace two of Virginia’s facilities for youths. Shortly after touring one of them with Kaine’s health secretary, company officials told the state they wanted to run a facility of identical size in the same city, the Times-Dispatch reported, based on internal government e-mails. Later, the newspaper found, staffers in Kaine’s office were involved in suppressing portions of a report in which state mental-health experts recommended against eliminating the state facilities and concluded that private providers weren’t adequately meeting the needs of youths." [More here.]

Paul E. Kanjorski

Former U.S. Congressman (Pennsylvania, 1985-2011)

Skyrocketing wealth - February 10, 2012

Wealth increase between 2004 and 2008 as caculated by the Center for Responsive Politics. [Video explaining how unscrupulous congresscritters get rich.]

Richard Kelly

Former U.S. Congressman (Florida, 1975-1981)

Abscam - 1980

"Abscam (sometimes ABSCAM) was a United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) sting operation run from the FBI's Hauppauge, Long Island, office in the late 1970s and early 1980s. The operation initially targeted trafficking in stolen property but was converted to a public corruption investigation. The investigation ultimately led to the conviction of a United States Senator, five members of the House of Representatives, one member of the New Jersey State Senate, members of the Philadelphia City Council, and an inspector for the Immigration and Naturalization Service."

John Fitzgerald "Jack" Kennedy

Former President of the United States (1961-1963)

Bought Cuban cigars hours before blockade - February 8, 2012

"President John F Kennedy ordered an aide to buy him as many Cuban cigars as he could just hours before he authorised the U.S. trade embargo - which subsequently made them illegal. Kennedy asked his head of press and fellow cigar smoker Pierre Salinger to obtain '1,000 Petit Upmanns' on February 6, 1962, so he could have them in his hands before they were deemed contraband. Then, seconds after he was told the next morning that 1,200 of Cuba's finest export had been bought for him, he signed the decree to ban all of the communist state's products from the U.S."

JFK Lied, Cubans died - September 27, 2010

"Ammo finally ran out. "Russian tanks overrunning my position" ... San Roman on his radio again ... "destroying my equipment…How can you people do this to us?" Finally the radio went dead. "Tears filled my eyes," writes CIA man Grayston Lynch, a multi-decorated WWII and Korea vet who took that final message. "I broke down completely. For the first time in my 37 years I was ashamed of my country.”"

Interview with Robert Novak - August 20, 2007

"John Hawkins: You also said that without question, John F. Kennedy rigged the West Virginia Democratic primary in (1960), but that the Wall Street Journal killed the story. Do you think that sort of thing is still occurring with great regularity and do you wish the Journal had reported the story when it happened?
Robert Novak: In my opinion, they should have. They sent two reporters down to West Virginia for six weeks and they came back with a carefully documented story on voter fraud in West Virginia, buying votes, and how he beat Humphrey in the primary and therefore got the nomination. But, Ed Kilgore, the President of Dow Jones and publisher of the Wall Street Journal, a very conservative man, said it wasn’t the business of the Wall Street Journal to decide the nominee of the Democratic Party and he killed the story."

Extra-marital relationships - undated

"Kennedy reportedly had affairs with a number of women, including Marilyn Monroe, Gunilla von Post, Judith Campbell, Mary Pinchot Meyer, Marlene Dietrich, and Mimi Alford."

Patrick Joseph Kennedy II

Former U.S. Congressman (Rhode Island, 1995-2011)

Goes back to rehab - June 12, 2009

"Rep. Patrick Kennedy, who has struggled with depression, alcoholism and addiction for much of his life, said Friday that he has checked into a medical facility for treatment."

Goes to rehab - May 6, 2006

"Rep. Patrick Kennedy entered treatment for addiction to prescription pain drugs late Friday after a middle-of-the-night car crash near the Capitol that he said he had no memory of."

Witness describes earlier traffic incident - May 6, 2006

"A woman who witnessed a two-car collision involving Representative Patrick J. Kennedy outside a Portsmouth, R.I., drugstore last month said he had been weaving and driving aggressively beforehand and was impaired when she confronted him outside his car afterward."

Charges of coverup in capitol accident - May 5, 2006

"In this case, it sounds like the Capitol Hill police may have really screwed up. You've got charges of a cover-up, of a Kennedy, of alcohol involved. What's going on here?"

Linked to Abramoff scandal - January 28, 2006

"Last December, the Washington Post put the total amount Kennedy had received from Abramoff-connected sources at $131,000, which would make him the second highest individual recipient - and the number-one Democratic recipient - of Abramoff-linked funds in Congress."

Coverup in William Kennedy Smith rape case - May 30, 1991

"In mid May 1991, over a thousand pages of official documents concerning the case, including the depositions of Ted, William and Patrick were publicly released. Carlson reported in a May 1991 Time article that the documents showed, "that the senator initially stonewalled the police and that neither he nor his son Patrick...was truthful." Carlson also claimed that a visiting guest of the senator, former FBI agent William Barry, lied to investigators who came to the house when he told them that neither William nor Ted were at the residence when they actually were."

Edward Moore "Ted" Kennedy

Former U.S. Senator (Massachusetts, 1962-2009)

Rented entire brothel in Chile - March 1, 2011

"Ted Kennedy rented a brothel for a night while on an official visit to Chile, according to declassified FBI files."

Kennedy undermined Carter's foreign policy - September 23, 2010

"This was Senator Kennedy running his own foreign policy. More than that, bear in mind that this was precisely the time that Kennedy was challenging Carter for the Democratic presidential nomination."

Party Cannibal - September 20, 2010

"Even from the grave, Ted Kennedy undermines his party for the benefit of his name."

Ted Kennedy's KGB correspondence - June 22, 2010

"The pattern of behavior should concern members of both political parties, Kengor said, because it shows Kennedy was willing to work against American foreign policy, regardless of who occupied the White House."

Kennedy family gets say on FBI file - April 12, 2010

"Edward M. Kennedy’s family will be given a rare opportunity to raise objections before the public disclosure of thousands of pages of the late Massachusetts senator’s exhaustive and secret FBI file, according to bureau officials and advisers to the family."

Ted Kennedy is soviet collaborator TWICE - November 5, 2006

"So, Ted Kennedy is seen writing first to Mr. Brezhnev attempting to undermine Jimmy Carter while assisting the Soviets in their Afghan adventure as well as feathering his own political nest, while his second letter to the blood drenched former head of the KGB is one expressing animosity and dissatisfaction with a sitting President while aiding them in their propaganda war."

Coverup in William Kennedy Smith rape case - May 30, 1991

"In mid May 1991, over a thousand pages of official documents concerning the case, including the depositions of Ted, William and Patrick were publicly released. Carlson reported in a May 1991 Time article that the documents showed, "that the senator initially stonewalled the police and that neither he nor his son Patrick...was truthful." Carlson also claimed that a visiting guest of the senator, former FBI agent William Barry, lied to investigators who came to the house when he told them that neither William nor Ted were at the residence when they actually were."

Full story of Ted Kennedy's Chappaquiddick homicide - July 19, 1969

"The diver, John Farrar, later testified at the inquest that Kopechne’s body was pressed up in the car in the spot where an air bubble would have formed. He interpreted this to mean that Kopechne had survived for a while after the initial accident in the air bubble, and concluded that 'Had I received a call within five to ten minutes of the accident occurring, and was able, as I was the following morning, to be at the victim’s side within twenty-five minutes of receiving the call, in such event there is a strong possibility that she would have been alive on removal from the submerged car.'"

Joseph Robert "Bob" Kerrey

Former U.S. Senator (Nebraska, 1989-2001)

Still spending campaign money 10 years later - October 23, 2009

"Nearly a decade after leaving Congress, former Nebraska Sen. Bob Kerrey (D) is close to emptying a still-active campaign committee account that was in the seven figures even after he was no longer running for office."

Bronze Star associated with civilian massacre - May 9, 2001

"Watching Kerrey, I felt he was lying. Watching Gerhard Knapp, his main accuser, I felt he was telling the truth. I couldn’t get a firm impression on the Vietnamese survivors in the village, since I don’t know how to read the cultural cues. But Knapp wore a level gaze, spoke quietly, no trace of whining or wheedling in his voice. Kerrey didn’t say, "I didn’t do that." His answer was often the legalistic, "That incident is not in my memory." I found that disturbing."

John Forbes Kerry

U.S. Secretary of State and former U.S. Senator (Massachusetts, 1985-2013)

Getting rich(er) from inside information - May 3, 2012

"The five-term Senator has a well-documented history of investing in companies that would benefit from policies he supports, as well as making conveniently timed and highly profitable trades coinciding with the passage of major legislation and, in some cases, the dissemination of privileged information."

Kerry's swift boat hatchet man is a fake - August 19, 2011

"Last August, Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus revoked a Silver Star medal formerly held by retired Navy Captain Wade R. Sanders. In a short, vague memorandum to the Chief of Naval Personnel, Mabus cited "subsequently determined facts and evidence surrounding both the incident for which the award was made and the processing of the award itself" as the reason. Such an action by the Navy is virtually without precedent." [More here.]

Tax dodger hypocrite - July 29, 2010

"Last week the Boston Herald reported that in March Kerry registered his $7 million yacht not in Boston, where he lives, but in Newport, R.I. Kerry's office has said the Rhode Island registration had nothing whatsoever to do with the fact that Rhode Island has no sales or use tax on boats, but Massachusetts has both."

IRS files $800,000 lien on 2004 campaign - June 3, 2009

"The Internal Revenue Service has filed a tax lien seeking more than $800,000 from Sen. John Kerry's 2004 presidential campaign, escalating a dispute over payroll taxes that the lawmaker's office blames on faulty government paperwork."

Kerry accuses U.S. troops of terrorism - December 6, 2005

"And there is no reason, Bob, that young American soldiers need to be going into the homes of Iraqis in the dead of night, terrorizing kids and children, you know, women, breaking sort of the customs of the--of--the historical customs, religious customs."

Mystery surrounds Navy discharge - October 13, 2004

"What was being reviewed, then, was Mr. Kerry's involuntary separation from the service. And it couldn't have been an honorable discharge, or there would have been no point in any review at all. The review was likely held to improve Mr. Kerry's status of discharge from a less than honorable discharge to an honorable discharge."

Navy probes Kerry medal - September 3, 2004

"In what has been described by Navy officials as a routine process, the Pentagon's inspector general's office on Thursday referred to the secretary of the Navy a request to investigate medals won by Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry during the Vietnam War."

Details of meetings with Hanoi negotiators - April 11, 2004

"Kerry revealed his secret meeting with then-enemy negotiators during a little-noticed question and answer session after his April 1971 testimony before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. The Paris meeting also included representatives from U.S. ally South Vietnam."

Kerry's testimony before the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations - April 22, 1971

"...they had personally raped, cut off ears, cut off heads, tape wires from portable telephones to human genitals and turned up the power, cut off limbs, blown up bodies, randomly shot at civilians, razed villages in fashion reminiscent of Genghis Khan, shot cattle and dogs for fun, poisoned food stocks, and generally ravaged the country side of South Vietnam..."

Kwame Malik Kilpatrick

Former Mayor (Detroit, 2002-2008)

The Legacy of Kwame Kilpatrick - August 5, 2011

"By early 2008, demolition was a foregone conclusion, and it came time for the city to hand out a contract. By then, insiders noticed that most big-money city contracts were going to Bobby Ferguson, the son of legendary Detroit contractor Homer Ferguson, and a family friend to Mayor Kilpatrick. Kwame had recently held up a $50 million sewer-lining contract until the winning bidder agreed to pay Ferguson, and then inflated the contract to a ridiculous $137 million so that Ferguson -- who did no work on the project -- could walk away with a $24.7 million cut."

More charges for Kilpatrick? - June 25, 2010

"If federal authorities believe businessmen ensnared in the long-running investigation of City Hall corruption, Kwame Kilpatrick did a lot more than tap into his nonprofit Kilpatrick Civic Fund to support a high-flying lifestyle."

Indictments for fraud and tax evasion - June 23, 2010

"Former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick was indicted Wednesday on 19 counts of federal fraud and tax charges, according to the U.S. attorney's office in the Eastern District of Michigan."

Violates probation - May 25, 2010

"...all his swagger and professions of love for family, God and the city failed to sway a judge Tuesday, who sent Kilpatrick to prison for up to five years for violating his probation..."

Kilpatrick pleads guilty to two felonies - September 4, 2008

"In a rushed monotone, before a standing-room only audience, Kilpatrick told Wayne Circuit Judge David Groner: "I lied under oath in the case of Gary Brown and Harold Nelthrope versus the city of Detroit ... I did so with the intent to mislead the court and jury, to impede and obstruct the disposition of justice.""

Text messages show Kilpatrick lied under oath - January 24, 2008

"Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick and his chief of staff lied about their relationship last summer at a police whistle-blower trial that has cost the cash-strapped city more than $9 million, according to records obtained by the Free Press."

Murdered stripper's family sues city - December 18, 2007

"Green was reportedly working as a dancer at the rumored mansion party and allegedly got into an altercation with the mayor's wife. Green was shot and killed during a drive-by shooting after the alleged party, and her family believes it was a deliberate attack to keep her from talking to officers who were investigating the rumored party."

Party with strippers at mayoral mansion - May 26, 2004

"Nelthrope also reported rumors of a party involving strippers at the mayoral residence, the city-owned Manoogian Mansion."

Brett Kimberlin

Democrat political activist

Quotes from “Citizen K: The Deeply Weird American" - June 25, 2012

"I already knew that I was listening to someone who, as a teenager, had been convicted of perjury; that he had progressed from small-time marijuana dealer to big-time marijuana smuggler; that in the late seventies he was regarded as suspect, though never charged, in a murder case that was never solved; and that in 1981, after a protracted prosecution in Indianapolis that included several bizarre elements, he was convicted of six apparently motiveless bombings in the town of Speedway, Indiana, the last of which left a man severely maimed. (In all, eight bombs detonated, but the government based its case on only six.) — P.8"

Law enforcement notified of intimidation attempt - May 21, 2012

"Law enforcement officials have been made aware that convicted terrorist Brett Kimberlin appears to be engaged in an attempt to intimidate me into being silent about his sordid criminal history. Appropriate precautions have been taken to ensure the safety of my family..."

Domestic terrorist now using "lawfare?" - May 19, 2012

"Convicted of multiple federal felonies in connection with a string of 1978 bombings in Indiana, Kimberlin’s activities recently have come under renewed scrutiny due to his attempt to press criminal charges against attorney Aaron Walker, a blogger..."

Speedway bombings - 1978

"The Speedway bombings were a series of eight random bombings that occurred between September 1st, 1978 and September 6th, 1978, in Speedway, Indiana, in the United States. In four separate trials, Brett Kimberlin was convicted of multiple charges related to the bombings."

Paul Grattan Kirk, Jr.

Former U.S. Senator (Massachusetts, 2009-2010)

Can't legally vote after Tuesday - January 16, 2010

"Kirk has vowed to vote for the Democratic bill even if Republican Scott Brown is elected... But based on Massachusetts law, Senate precedent, and the U.S. Constitution, Republican attorneys said Kirk will no longer be a senator after election day, period."

Pledges vote for healthcare in spite of voters - January 9, 2010

"The longtime aide and confidant of the late Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, who was handpicked by Gov. Deval Patrick after a controversial legal change to hold Kennedy’s seat, vowed to vote for the bill even if Republican state Sen. Scott Brown, who opposes the health-care reform legislation, prevails in a Jan. 19 special election."

Carl Kruger

Former State Senator (New York, 1994-2011)

Pleads guilty to accepting bribes, resigns - December 20, 2011

"He could not control his emotions, mumbling and sobbing as he admitted abusing his position and detailed his crimes: bribery schemes in which he accepted nearly half a million dollars in exchange for taking official action as a senator. Beside him, separated by one of Mr. Kruger’s lawyers, sat the gynecologist who court papers suggested was the senator’s intimate companion; he, too, would weep uncontrollably as he pleaded guilty to a lesser charge a few minutes later." [Crybaby.]

Tried to interfere with FBI probe - March 12, 2011

"Crooked state Sen. Carl Kruger launched a frenzied, paranoid bid to botch the FBI's probe into his bribery shenanigans in the weeks before his bust, authorities say. Kruger repeatedly warned his alleged cohorts -- including live-in boyfriend Dr. Michael Turano -- to avoid being overheard or spied upon by Manhattan federal investigators, whom the powerful Brooklyn Democrat correctly suspected of targeting him..."

Corruption charges - March 11, 2011

"Closeted Brooklyn state Sen. Carl Kruger, a Democratic powerhouse, traded political favors for more than $1 million in bribes over the last five years -- which his live-in boyfriend helped launder, the feds charged yesterday. Kruger and his secret longtime companion, Manhattan gynecologist Michael Turano, were among eight men arrested in a sweeping government "pay-to-play" corruption scandal." [More details here.]

Larry Paul Langford

Former Mayor (Birmingham, Alabama, 2007-2009)

Birmingham files for bankruptcy - November 10, 2011

"From corrupt and incompetent local officials to Wall Street's credit crisis and toxic bonds, there was plenty of blame to go around on Thursday, a day after Alabama's Jefferson County declared the biggest municipal bankruptcy in U.S. history."

Sentenced to 15 years - March 5, 2010

"Former Birmingham Mayor Larry Langford today was sentenced to 15 years in prison this morning for accepting bribes while serving as president of the Jefferson County Commission by U.S. District Judge Scott Coogler."

Convicted on all counts - October 28, 2009

"Larry Langford, the controversial and flamboyant mayor of Birmingham, Ala., was convicted of multiple counts of bribery in a federal corruption trial in Tuscaloosa on Wednesday. A jury took less than two hours to determine that as president of the Jefferson County Commission, Mr. Langford accepted more than $230,000 in cash, expensive clothing and jewelry in exchange for steering $7.1 million in county bond business to a prominent investment banker. The bonds and debt restructuring destabilized the finances of the county, which includes Birmingham, and its sewer system, helping to push the county to the brink of bankruptcy last year. Under Alabama law, the felony convictions automatically terminated Mr. Langford’s mayoralty."

Arrested - December 1, 2008

"Federal authorities arrested the mayor of Birmingham, Alabama, on Monday in a corruption probe surrounding a sewer bond debt that could lead to the largest municipal bankruptcy in U.S. history. Authorities arrested Mayor Larry Langford in Birmingham at 7 a.m. (1200 GMT) and charged him with 60 counts including bribery, money laundering, conspiracy and filing false tax returns, according to U.S. Attorney Alice Martin." [Copy of indictment.]

SEC files complaint - April 30, 2008

"The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission today filed a federal civil complaint against Birmingham Mayor Larry Langford, Montgomery banker Bill Blount and lobbyist Al LaPierre, claiming Langford received benefits in exchange for county bond business."

Charities collected thousands from vendors - April 13, 2008

"Two private charities controlled by Larry Langford collected hundreds of thousands of dollars from businessmen and companies he approved for government work as Fairfield mayor and Jefferson County Commission president, records show. Langford, now Birmingham's mayor, spent some of the money on annual $5,000 scholarships, contributions to other nonprofit groups and a black-tie fundraising dinner each fall for hundreds of guests. It's not clear how the rest of the money was spent because Langford has declined The Birmingham News' requests to release financial records for his Mayor's Scholarship Charity and the Larry Langford Celebrity Shoot for Charity."

William Lantigua

Mayor (Lawrence, Massachusetts)

The most corrupt mayor in America? - August 18, 2012

"Last week, he got married to his mistress, who was a City Hall secretary and one of the many people who got grilled by a grand jury over Willie’s shady dealings. And when I say “shady dealings” I mean stuff like alleged bid rigging, suspicious out-of-state travel, illegal swapping of city-owned cars, and corruption and campaign finance violations. Luckily for Willie under Massachusetts law the new Mrs. Lantigua doesn't have to tesitfy against him if he's formally charged with anything. It's her "spousal privledge" as his wife to refuse to testify, which probably had nothing to do with their eloping."

Recall effort amidst corruption charges - April 27, 2011

"Jenice Astorga looked at the poorly manicured grass on the common across from City Hall and the pocked streets nearby and said she was fed up with the year-old administration of Mayor William Lantigua, who took over this old mill city last year and has become mired in charges of corruption." [Mayor of mayhem.]

Stacie Laughton

Elected to State House (New Hampshire, 2012)

Attorney General says no, not eligible - January 3, 2013

"On Monday, Delaney sent Gardner a letter on Laughton’s matter, stating, “the court has retained jurisdiction over the defendant and her sentences have not been fully discharged under the law.” In 2008, Laughton was sentenced to 7½ to 15 years for conspiracy to commit credit card fraud, suspended pending 10 years of good behavior, and 3½ to seven years for falsifying physical evidence, again suspended after 10 years of good behavior. She served 12 months, with four months suspended, in the Belknap County jail for conspiracy to commit fraudulent use of a credit card. The remainder of her sentence remains suspended until 2019."

Will run to replace herself - December 21, 2012

"A special election to fill a House seat in Nashua’s Ward 4 vacated by state Rep.-elect Stacie Laughton may have a familiar ring to it. Laughton said Thursday that she plans to run in the District 31 race to replace herself."

Resigns before taking office - November 28, 2012

"State Rep.-elect Stacie Laughton, a Nashua Democrat who did not disclose her criminal history while running for office this fall, plans to give up her seat in the state Legislature. “After a lot of thought and after talking with the state party chair and my Democratic caucus director, I’ve decided to resign my position of state representative-elect,” Laughton said Tuesday."

Hid the fact that he was a felon - November 26, 2012

"New Hampshire Democratic State Representative-elect Stacie Laughton was for a brief moment a celebrity for Democrats across the country after becoming the first-ever openly transgender person to win an election in the United States. It didn’t last long. The Laconia Daily Sun reported over the weekend that Laughton is a felon. No one discovered Laughton’s criminal history until after the election, though, because she was legally named Barry Charles Laughton, Jr. when she pleaded guilty to criminal charges in court."

Patrick Joseph Leahy

U.S. Senator (Vermont)

Was Leahy drunk on the senate floor? - February 1, 2010

"Last Thursday, apparently still celebrating the Bringer of Light’s first State of the Union address from the night before, Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT) stumbled onto the Senate floor, clung to the podium for balance, and proceeded to rant about, well, something…for three minutes and thirty seconds over his time limit."

Raymond F. Lederer

Former U.S. Congressman (Pennsylvania, 1977-1981)

Abscam - 1980

"Abscam (sometimes ABSCAM) was a United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) sting operation run from the FBI's Hauppauge, Long Island, office in the late 1970s and early 1980s. The operation initially targeted trafficking in stolen property but was converted to a public corruption investigation. The investigation ultimately led to the conviction of a United States Senator, five members of the House of Representatives, one member of the New Jersey State Senate, members of the Philadelphia City Council, and an inspector for the Immigration and Naturalization Service."

Sheila Jackson Lee

U.S. Congresswoman (Texas)

Worst boss on Capitol Hill - January 22, 2013

"Hiding knives from a member of Congress for fear of your own life. Having cellphones thrown at you. Being cursed at in front of your parents. Being told, “I’m a queen, and I demand to be treated like one.” Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, Texas Democrat, has a reputation as one of the toughest taskmasters in Congress to have as a boss, and the numbers appear to justify it."

Blanche Meyers Lambert Lincoln

Former U.S. Senator (Arkansas, 1999-2011)

Won't return Goldman contributions - April 20, 2010

"Sen. Blanche Lincoln (D-Ark.) said Tuesday she won't return contributions she's received from Goldman Sachs employees. Lincoln, who's authoring a section of the Wall Street reform bill that regulates derivatives markets, said she'd hold onto contributions from employees of the company, which was charged last week with fraud."

Nadia Lockyer

Former Supervisor (Alameda County, California, 2011-2012)

Arrested on drug charges - September 5, 2012

"Nadia Lockyer, the estranged wife of state Treasurer Bill Lockyer and a former Alameda County supervisor, was charged with drug possession and child abuse after police found her with methamphetamine in an Orange County house where she was staying with her 9-year-old son..." [More here.]

Acknowledges substance abuse and affair - February 14, 2012

"Alameda County Supervisor Nadia Lockyer, wife of California Treasurer Bill Lockyer, said Tuesday that she's in rehabilitation for a substance-abuse problem after an extramarital affair culminated in a beating by her ex-lover." [Name that party.]

John A. Lynch, Jr.

Former State Senator (New Jersey, 1982-2002)

Wife collected $10,000/month from Corzine - April 1, 2011

"...Corzine, without any public notice, had drawn the attention of the FBI and federal prosecutors after he was found to have been making unexplained payments of $10,000 a month to the wife of former senate president and Democratic political boss John Lynch, who went to federal prison early in Corzine's term as governor."

Finishing sentence at Newark halfway house - November 12, 2009

"After 39 months as a federal inmate, former state Senate President John A. Lynch is scheduled to complete his corruption sentence Friday. The once-powerful Democrat admitted in 2006 that he secretly accepted tens of thousands of dollars from a contractor while lobbying to help him develop state parkland. He spent 2 1/2 years at a federal prison camp in Loretto, Pa., before being released in June to a halfway house in Newark. Lynch, 71, spent the final three months of his sentence confined to his home in New Brunswick."

Guilty plea expected from former senate leader - September 15, 2006

"A former New Jersey Senate president whose political machine made him the state’s most influential figure is scheduled to appear on Friday in federal court, where he is expected to plead guilty to charges of tax evasion and misusing his public office to enrich his own business, lawyers involved in the case said on Thursday."

Tony F. Mack, Sr.

Mayor (Trenton, New Jersey)

Arrested by FBI for corruption - September 10, 2012

"Federal authorities arrested Trenton Mayor Tony Mack and more than half a dozen other people early Monday in connection with an ongoing corruption probe, NBC 4 New York first reported Monday. Mack faces federal charges including conspiracy to obstruct commerce by extortion. Joseph "JoJo" Giorgianni, a top campaign contributor, and six others were also taken into custody." [More here and here.]

A year of turmoil and stumbles - July 9, 2011

"Mack's critics say he has used the city's payroll like a personal piggy bank, hiring unqualified friends for key posts and focusing on minor projects like parks and parades as the city struggles with serious problems. "The city is dying, and any hope I had for it is dying with this administration," said Councilman George Muschal, a retired city policeman who has lived in Trenton's South Ward most of his life. Muschal initially backed Mack but now says City Hall has been corrupted. "It won't stop until someone takes him out in handcuffs or he's removed by recall," Muschal said."

Michael J. Madigan

Speaker of State House (Illinois)

Link between donation & killing pension reform - August 20, 2012

"State campaign records show SEIU Healthcare Illinois and SEIU Illinois Council collectively poured donations totaling $97,000 into the Democratic Majority fund last Friday, the same day a special legislative session called by Gov. Pat Quinn to fix Illinois’ $83 billion pension crisis ended in failure. Madigan (D-Chicago) wouldn’t allow a floor vote on Senate-passed legislation that would have reeled in pension benefits for state workers and General Assembly members..."

Controversy over UIUC admissions - August 6, 2009

"Madigan refused to testify in the inquiry over his advocacy for more 40 applicants to the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.[15] Governor Pat Quinn appointed a commission, to be led by retired Judge Abner Mikva, to investigate attempts by lawmakers and others to influence admissions of unqualified candidates (whose relatives had given money to Michael Madigan, other lawmakers, and the state Democratic Party which is chaired by Madigan)..."

Paul J. Magliocchetti

Democrat lobbyist and fund-raiser

Superlobbyist to be sentenced - December 13, 2010

"He was a major fundraiser for three powerful Democratic members of the defense subcommittee — John P. Murtha of Pennsylvania, James P. Moran of Virginia and Peter J. Visclosky of Indiana — who had repeatedly helped him and his clients."

Big Democrat fund-raiser indicted - August 6, 2010

"A major Democratic lobbyist and fund-raiser was arrested Thursday and indicted on charges of making hundreds of thousands of dollars of illegal campaign contributions to members of Congress."

Joseph "Joe" Manchin III

U.S. Senator (West Virginia)

Pork and corruption in West Virginia - August 24, 2010

"Manchin's $153 million bridge is 140 feet wide and as high as the Washington Monument, but it dead-ends at the state line in a 22-foot-wide, two-lane country road that the Virginia Department of Transportation has already determined will never be widened."

Manchin’s office confirms subpoenas - August 6, 2010

"Gov. Joe Manchin‘s office confirmed today that state government officials have been contacted by the U.S. Attorney’s Office this week regarding an ongoing investigation. The target may be Manchin himself, according to a source who asked to remain anonymous."

WVU revokes daughter's MBA - April 24, 2008

"West Virginia University administrators made a "seriously flawed" decision fraught with favoritism in awarding Mylan Inc. executive Heather Bresch a graduate degree she didn't earn, investigators said in a scathing report released yesterday. Provost Gerald Lang said he would follow the recommendation of the investigative panel and the university's Board of Governors and rescind the degree." [More here.]

Héctor Javier Martínez Maldonado

Former Commonwealth Senator (Puerto Rico)

Convicted of bribery - March 8, 2011

"Puerto Rico Senator Hector Martinez Maldonado and Juan Bravo Fernandez, the former president of one of the largest private security companies in Puerto Rico, were convicted by a jury in San Juan, Puerto Rico, for their roles in a bribery scheme involving legislation beneficial to Bravo Fernandez’s business, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Criminal Division."

Eric James Joseph Massa

Former U.S. Congressman (New York, 2009-2010)

Even creepier than first thought - April 13, 2010

"The Washington Post reports that a new report on Massa’s sexual harassment of his aides was far more serious than either Massa or Democratic leadership first acknowledged, and had gone on longer than admitted:"

His Navy files - March 10, 2010

"...in conversations yesterday and today with some of Massa's Navy shipmates, it became clear that the behavior toward his subordinates that got Massa into trouble in Congress is part of pattern that dates to his time in the Navy."

Massa to resign - March 5, 2010

"Democratic Rep. Eric Massa will resign from Congress on Monday, only days after reports first surfaced that the freshman New York lawmaker was under investigation by the House ethics committee for allegedly sexually harassing a male staffer."

Terence Richard "Terry" McAuliffe

Former Democratic National Committee Chairman (2001-2005)

McAulliffe & Global Crossing scandal - February 4, 2002

"While employees and small shareholders (the "little people”) were left holding the bag, McAulliffe turned a $100,000 stock investment into $18 million."

Garry McCarthy

Superintendent of Police Department (Chicago, Illinois)

Booze, guns and abuse of authority - January 13, 2013

"Gary McCarthy was found “guilty” in March 2006 over an traffic altercation he had in 2005 with two New Jersey police officers. A traffic court judge ruled that Gary McCarthy had blocked vehicular traffic with his police-issued car while he and his wife confronted two plainclothes members of the Palisades Interstate Police at a gas station along the Palisades Interstate Parkway."

Newark investigated as McCarthy heads to Chicago - May 9, 2011

"As Chicago prepares to welcome its new police superintendent, Newark Police Department Director Garry McCarthy, federal authorities have launched an investigation into the New Jersey department--months after the American Civil Liberties Union complained of rampant misconduct and lax internal oversight."

Claire Conner McCaskill

U.S. Senator (Missouri)

Husband got $20 million in stimulus funds - October 25, 2012

"An analysis of public records by the National Legal and Policy Center (NLPC) has found more than $20 million in federal stimulus funds benefitting real estate projects financially tied to Joseph Shepard, husband of Missouri Senator Claire McCaskill."

Husband cut deals in Senate dining room - October 18, 2012

"Missouri Sen. Claire McCaskill’s husband used the U.S. Senate Dining Room to cut business deals selling tax credits tied to stimulus money, a whistle-blowing executive inside his company alleged on an audio recording exclusively obtained by The Daily Caller." [Original Daily Caller article.]

Amends FEC filings - July 19, 2011

"A few months after Sen. Claire McCaskill was entwined in a scandal over the use of her personal plane for campaign travel, the Missouri Democrat has released amended campaign finance reports dating back to 2006. According to the new filings with the Federal Elections Commission, McCaskill’s campaign committee had failed to account for 143 contributions in the ‘06 cycle, totaling nearly $277,000. The committee also missed about $277,000 in disbursements."

Property taxes not paid on airplane - March 21, 2011

"In a conference call with reporters, Missouri Senator Claire McCaskill just disclosed that she failed to pay $287,000 in property taxes related to her co-ownership of a private aircraft. This scandal comes quickly on the heels of recent revelations that McCaskill improperly billed taxpayers for use of the same private aircraft, for which McCaskill reimbursed the Treasury $88,000..."

James Adelbert "Jim" McDermott

U.S. Congressman (Washington)

Facing ethics committee investigation - December 28, 2004

"The House ethics committee will investigate Rep. Jim McDermott, D-Wash., to determine whether he violated standards of conduct when an illegally recorded telephone conversation was leaked to reporters during a committee investigation." [Found guilty.]

Accepts and leaks illegal tape - January 13, 1997

"A potentially illegal recording of a cell phone conversation involving House Speaker Newt Gingrich was handed over to federal criminal investigators tonight, the House ethics committee's chief counsel said. First the tape was sent to the committee by Rep. Jim McDermott of Washington state, the committee's ranking Democrat. A Florida couple who taped the call told a news conference in Gainesville, Florida today they gave the recording to McDermott last week. McDermott promptly sent the tape to the ethics committee Monday afternoon. But the committee's chief counsel, Theodore J. Van Der Meid, wrote McDermott that the committee refused to accept the tape and, after consultations with the chief of the Justice Department's criminal division, forwarded it to the Justice Department." [Pathetic ethics.]

James Patrick "Jim" McGovern

U.S. Congressman (Massachusetts)

Skyrocketing wealth - February 10, 2012

Wealth increase between 2004 and 2008 as caculated by the Center for Responsive Politics. [Video explaining how unscrupulous congresscritters get rich.]

James Edward "Jim" McGreevey

Former Governor (New Jersey, 2002-2004)

Aide claims 3-ways with McGreevey & wife- March 17, 2008

"A former driver and aide to former New Jersey Gov. Jim McGreevey yesterday made the bombshell claim that Dina Matos McGreevey must have always known her husband was gay - because he was the other man in bed with them."

Now teaching ETHICS - April 19, 2007

""It seems to me, Jim McGreevey teaching law and ethics is a little bit like Doctor Kevorkian teaching health maintenance," state Republican chairman Tom Wilson told the newspaper."

Aide says he was victim - August 13, 2004

"A former aide to Gov. James E. McGreevey of New Jersey identified himself Friday as the man with whom the governor had an extramarital affair but said the relationship was far from consensual. The former aide, Golan Cipel, issued a statement through his lawyer in Manhattan, saying that he had been subjected to sexual exploitation and retaliation by the married governor and had suffered "emotional distress and turmoil.""

McGreevey admits to gay affair - August 13, 2004

"Gay or straight, that kind of relationship raises troubling questions, apart from the issue of whether it was consensual. Mr. Cipel was originally appointed as the governor's homeland security adviser, a job for which he had no discernable qualifications. If Mr. McGreevey put someone in that critical post because of a personal relationship, that would be an outrage, regardless of his sexual orientation."

Mike McGuinness

Former Democrat Chair (Oakland County, Michigan)

Two charged in Tea Party election fraud - March 17, 2011

"Two former leaders of the Oakland County Democratic Party are facing a total of nine felonies for allegedly forging election paperwork to get fake Tea Party candidates on November's ballot." [More here.]

Ambrosio Medrano

Former Alderman (Chicago, 1991-1996)

Unprecedented corruption hat trick - September 24, 2013

"Former Chicago Ald. Ambrosio Medrano pleaded guilty Tuesday to wire fraud, and prosecutors want to send him to prison for about 20 years. Medrano secured his place in Chicago’s political hall of shame last June when he became the first current or former alderman convicted in two separate, prior corruption cases." [More here and here.]

Arrested on bribery charges - June 28, 2012

"Former Cook County Commissioner Joseph Mario Moreno and former Chicago alderman Ambrosio Medrano, who was convicted and sentenced to 30 months in prison in connection with Operation Silver Shovel in 1996, were charged with allegedly accepting kickbacks to sell bandages to Chicago-area public hospitals, NBC Chicago reports. In addition, Moreno is further accused of taking a $5,000 bribe in exchange for lending his political support to the development of a Cicero waste transfer station."

Gregory Weldon Meeks

U.S. Congressman (New York - Queens)

Dems pushing Meeks out the door - October 2, 2011

"Queens Democratic leaders are so worried that the ethical and criminal probes surrounding Rep. Gregory Meeks will bring him down, they held a secret meeting to pick his successor."

Makes CREW's list of most corrupt - 2011

"Rep. Gregory Meeks bought a home off a campaign donor for at least $170,000 less than it was worth. He also took a loan that had no interest, and no payment schedule from a different campaign donor. To top it off, He reached out to Venezuelan dictator Hugo Chavez on behalf of R. Allen Stanford who had also given to Rep. Meeks' campaigns."

Helped jihad flier - September 19, 2010

"US Rep. Gregory Meeks scolded immigration officials for questioning a Muslim scholar whose nonprofits have been linked to financing terrorism."

Queens pols stiffed Katrina victims - February 7, 2010

"It's the Big Sleazy. Devastated Hurricane Katrina survivors from New Orleans were left high and dry by a charity set up to help them by state Sen. Malcolm Smith and Rep. Gregory Meeks of Queens." [Adding insult to injury.]

Robert "Bob" Menendez

U.S. Senator (New Jersey)

FBI moves investigation to Newark - February 6, 2013

"Two FBI sources have told The Daily Caller that the bureau’s inquiry into Democratic New Jersey Senator Bob Menendez is now based in New Jersey, not Miami. One added that pressure is mounting from the highest levels of the Justice Department to pursue the investigation."

Special favors to HookerGate donor - February 2, 2013

"Sen. Bob Menendez used his influence to advocate for a Dominican Republic business deal that helped a longtime friend and donor whose South Florida office was raided by federal agents this week." [Backed donor on port security plan.] [More here and here.]

FBI raids doctor's West Palm Beach office - January 30, 2013

"Stringing up crime scene tape and using a locksmith, the FBI on Tuesday and Wednesday raided the West Palm Beach business of an eye doctor suspected of providing free trips and even underage Dominican Republic prostitutes to U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez — who has denied what he calls the “fallacious allegations.”" [Menendez reimburses donor for Dominican trips.]

FBI investigating underage Dominican prostitutes - January 25, 2013

"Documents published online for the first time Thursday indicate that the FBI opened an inquiry into New Jersey Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez on August 1, 2012, focusing on repeated trips he took to the Dominican Republic with longtime campaign contributor and Miami eye doctor Salomon Melgen. TheDC reported in November that Menendez purchased the service of prostitutes in that Caribbean nation at a series of alcohol-fueled sex parties." [More here and here.] [Likes the newest and youngest girls.] [HookerGate gets better.] [Prostitutes in question have disappeared.]

Arrested intern illegal and a sex offender - December 12, 2012

"An unpaid intern of Sen. Robert Menendez (D., N.J.) was an illegal immigrant and registered sex offender, and was arrested by immigration authorities Dec. 6, the Associated Press reported. The Homeland Security Department instructed federal agents to not arrest Luis Abraham Sanchez Zavaleta, 18, until after Election Day, according to a U.S. official involved in the case..." [Sex-offender intern case goes underground.]

Women: He paid us for sex in Dominican Republic - November 1, 2012

"Two women from the Dominican Republic told The Daily Caller that Democratic New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez paid them for sex earlier this year."

Culture of corruption - October 31, 2006

"Menendez’s political beginnings can be traced back to Hudson County, widely known as one of the most corrupt in the country."

Republicans file ethics complaint - August 29, 2006

"Two Republican state lawmakers have filed a federal ethics complaint against Democratic Sen. Robert Menendez over $300,000 in rent he collected from a nonprofit agency for which he helped secure millions in federal dollars."

Richard Miranda

Former State Senator (Arizona, 2003-2011)

Sentenced to 27 months in prison - June 4, 2012

"Former state Rep. Richard Miranda received a 27-month federal prison sentence and must pay back hundreds of thousands of dollars after illegally taking money from two Arizona non-profit organizations. U.S. District Court Judge Judge Roslyn Silver sentenced Miranda on Monday after he pleaded guilty in March to wire fraud and attempted tax evasion."

Pleads guilty to tax evasion and wire fraud - March 15, 2012

"Former Arizona Rep. Richard Miranda (D) pled guilty to tax evasion and federal wire fraud Wednesday. The wire fraud charges involved Miranda selling a property owned by a charity, without the charity’s authorization, and transferring the money from the sale for personal use..."

Ross Mirkarimi

Sheriff (San Francisco)

Pleads guilty to misdemeanor - March 14, 2012

"Mirkarimi pleaded guilty Monday to a misdemeanor charge of false imprisonment in connection with an incident in which he allegedly inflicted a bruise on his wife, Eliana Lopez, during a heated argument."

Edison Misla Aldarondo

Former Territorial Representative (Puerto Rico, 1977-2002)

Guilty of extortion and money laundering - March 2, 2007

"Edison Misla Aldarondo, the former Speaker of the Puerto Rico House of Representatives, was convicted in U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico of extortion, money laundering, and witness tampering. The charges stemmed from a scheme by a group bidding to purchase a state hospital being privatized. The group sought, and paid for, Misla's help in securing the regulatory approval needed for the purchase. A jury convicted Misla and he was sentenced to 71 months imprisonment and three years supervised release, fined $12,500, and ordered to forfeit $147,400."

Charged with rape of 17-year-old - August 16, 2002

"The former speaker of Puerto Rico's House of Representatives was charged with rape on Thursday for an alleged assault on a 17-year-old girl who visited his home last month... Misla, 59, resigned his House seat in January after being indicted in October by U.S. authorities in an influence-peddling scheme surrounding the sale of a government hospital while he was House speaker. Misla has been free on bail pending his trial on the federal charges. Also on Thursday, Justice Secretary Anabelle Rodriguez asked an independent prosecutor to investigate allegations that Misla has been molesting his step-daughter, also 17 and a friend of the alleged rape victim, for the last eight years."

Alan Bowlby Mollohan

Former U.S. Congressman (West Virginia, 1983-2011)

Crews Most Corrupt - 2009

"Rep. Mollohan’s ethics issues stem primarily from misuse of his position on the powerful Appropriations Committee, from which he has steered hundreds of millions of dollars in earmarks to family, friends, former employees, and corporations in exchange for contributions to his campaign and political action committees. In addition, Rep. Mollohan misreported his personal assets on his financial disclosure forms. He is currently the subject of an investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice. The congressman was included in CREW’s 2006, 2007, and 2008 reports on congressional corruption."

Justice probing man with oversight - November 24, 2009

"For three years, Rep. Alan Mollohan has chaired the important Appropriations subcommittee that controls the Justice Department's $65 billion budget. At the same time, he has been under a Justice Department investigation, according to documents and two sources briefed on the probe."

Mollohan resigns from ethics committee - April 25, 2006

"Rep. Alan Mollohan (D-W.Va.) was adamant Thursday that he would not resign his position as the top ranking Democrat on the House ethics committee, despite a recent barrage of negative press about his financial dealings. “I’m not contemplating that at all,” he told Fox News. But 24 hours and a call from House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) later, Mollohan had had time for contemplation. “After giving the matter careful consideration, I have reluctantly concluded that the interests of both the [ethics] committee and my constituents would be best served by my temporarily stepping aside,” he said in a letter to Pelosi."

Special projects bring ethics complaint - April 8, 2006

"As lawmakers have increasingly slipped pet projects into federal spending bills over the past decade, one lawmaker has used his powerful perch on the House Appropriations Committee to funnel $250 million into five nonprofit organizations that he set up. Those actions have prompted a complaint to federal prosecutors that questions whether any of that taxpayer money helped fuel a parallel growth in his personal fortune."

James Patrick "Jim" Moran II

U.S. Congressman (Virginia)

Son encourages vote fraud - October 24, 2012

"The son of Rep. Jim Moran, D-Va, Patrick Moran has resigned from his fathers campaign following a video showing him committing voter fraud." [Son pleads guilty to beating up girlfriend.]

Murtha & Moran steer millions to contributor - October 23, 2009

"Between 2003 and 2009, Mr. Murtha and Mr. Moran helped deliver $12 million to MobilVox in earmarks — money that is set aside by lawmakers for pet projects in the government's annual spending bills. The latest House defense spending bill introduced and pushed through by Mr. Murtha includes an additional $2 million earmark for MobilVox requested by Mr. Moran."

Moranic Record - March 12, 2003

"Moran's comments are only the latest in a legislative career that has been increasingly marked by physical threats, lost tempers, odd comments, and ethically questionable deals."

Moran gets suspicious loan from bill backer - August 9, 2002

"The loan was made by the MBNA Corporation of Delaware, which describes itself as the world's largest independent credit card company and which has lobbied aggressively for the bankruptcy bill. The loan was made in January 1998, a month before Mr. Moran signed on as the lead Democratic sponsor of an earlier version of the bill."

FEC complaint against Moran - October 31, 2000

"Central to the complaint is a large, unsecured personal loan made to a Congressional candidate, James Moran, by Terry Lierman, a wealthy lobbyist for a major pharmaceutical firm. The loan was made on or about June 25, 1999 and was described in a promissory note executed that same day as carrying an 8% annual interest rate... According to the promissory note, the loan did not have a maturity date. It also lacked any requirement for collateral and any fixed payment dates for the principal."

Butch Morgan

Former Chairman of Democrat Party (St. Joseph County, Indiana)

Indicted for fraud, forgery, official misconduct - April 2, 2012

"Former St. Joseph County Democratic Party Chairman Butch Morgan and three voter registration workers have been indicted on counts of fraud, forgery, and official misconduct. The charges come after an investigation into the submission of petitions that allegedly contained forged signatures of voters during the 2008 Indiana presidential primary." [More here.]

Hundreds of petitions with faked signatures - October 18, 2011

"An Indiana Democratic county chairman accused of submitting petitions with hundreds of faked signatures for Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton in the 2008 primary resigned Monday, according to reports. St. Joseph County Democratic Party Chair Butch Morgan stepped down from his position in light of the scandal, but insisted he had “done nothing wrong...”" [More here.]

Patricia Lynn "Patty" Murray

U.S. Senator (Washington)

Received $24,000 from PMA Group - February 12, 2009

"In total, PMA Group's employees and its political action committee have given current members of Congress $3.4 million since 1989, with 79 percent of that going to Democrats."

Refuses to return Abramoff donations - January 4, 2006

"Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., received more than $40,000 in contributions from out-of-state Indian tribes represented by disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff, campaign finance reports show."

Timothy Patrick "Tim" Murray

Former Lieutenant Governor (Massachusetts, 2007-2013)

Questioned in Chelsea Housing scandal - June 15, 2012

"Lieutenant Governor Timothy P. Murray was questioned under oath last week by state and federal investigators looking into the Chelsea Housing Authority scandal, amid an active grand jury probe into potentially criminal fund-raising for Murray by the disgraced former head of the agency, Michael E. McLaughlin."

John Patrick "Jack" Murtha, Jr.

Former U.S. Congressman (Pennsylvania, 1974-2010)

Critics slam decision to name ship after Murtha - April 15, 2010

"The Navy's decision to name a ship for the late Rep. John Murtha has outraged some critics who have not forgiven the Pennsylvania Democrat for accusing U.S. Marines of murdering Iraqi civilians "in cold blood" five years ago."

Makes 2009 list of 10 most corrupt politicians - December 2009

"Judicial Watch, the public interest group that investigates and prosecutes government corruption, today released its 2009 list of Washington's "Ten Most Wanted Corrupt Politicians.""

Murtha & Moran steer millions to contributor - October 23, 2009

"Between 2003 and 2009, Mr. Murtha and Mr. Moran helped deliver $12 million to MobilVox in earmarks — money that is set aside by lawmakers for pet projects in the government's annual spending bills. The latest House defense spending bill introduced and pushed through by Mr. Murtha includes an additional $2 million earmark for MobilVox requested by Mr. Moran."

Ignores democratic vote - October 15, 2009

Undated C-Span video of John Murtha presiding in the U.S. House and lying about the results of a voice vote - thug democracy in action.

Exec with Murtha ties took kickbacks - July 7, 2009

"A former executive for a defense contractor with ties to Democratic U.S. Rep. John Murtha has been charged by federal prosecutors with taking about $200,000 in kickbacks from a subcontractor."

Defense contractor with ties to Murtha suspended - May 29, 2009

"A Pennsylvania defense contractor who got millions of dollars in congressional earmarks from Rep. John Murtha has been blocked from doing business with the Navy amid allegations of fraud."

Justice Dept. probes contractor tied to Murtha - May 25, 2009

"In tiny, cash-strapped Monongahela, Pa., the city clerk was stunned when federal investigators arrived this fall with a subpoena seeking information on a crime-fighting grant she'd never heard of. She takes pride in tracking every dollar in the municipal budget."

House bombs Murtha airport - May 21, 2009

"Eleven Democrats crossed the aisle to support a GOP-sponsored resolution blocking any future funding for Jack Murtha’s lushly appointed and underused airport in Johnstown, Pa."

MORE money for Murtha airport - May 12, 2009

"The Federal Aviation Administration, after reviewing concerns about a project at a regional airport named after Rep. John P. Murtha (D-Pa.), has decided to go forward with plans to use $800,000 in stimulus funds to repave the airport's alternate runway."

Nephew got defense contracts - May 5, 2009

"Yet last year, Murtech received $4 million in Pentagon work, all of it without competition..."

ABCNews report on Murtha airport - April 23, 2009

Watch news report which shows nearly empty airport in action.

Keeps taking dirty donations - April 14, 2009

"It’s business as usual for Rep. John Murtha. The FBI raiding a high-profile defense lobbying shop hasn’t stopped the powerful Pennsylvania Democrat from dealing with its former clients. He’s seeking earmarks for them and accepting campaign contributions from them."

Full video: dickering for bribe in ABSCAM - January 7, 1980

"The complete and unedited video of Congressman John Murtha's... meeting with the FBI's undercover Abscam investigation."

William V. "Billy" Musto

Former Mayor (Union City, New Jersey, 1962-1970 and 1974-1982)

Convicted of skimming kickbacks - 1982

"Musto's troubles began in 1977, when investigations began on the city's dealings with Rudolph Orlandini, who was hired for a $2.2 million project to construct additions on Emerson and Union Hill high schools. However, it was discovered that $12 million had been spent before the additions were completed. In 1979, preparations for the impending trial were on the horizon. Deputy Public Works Director Bruce D. Walter and Board of Education Secretary Robert Menendez (now New Jersey's Junior Senator in the U.S. Senate) formed Alliance Civic Association and publicly questioned the overrun costs on Orlandini's construction company. Then in April of 1981, the grand jury indicted Musto, 64 at the time, and six others, including Hudson County officials and businessmen, on 36 counts of racketeering, extortion and fraud. Musto's conviction was met with disbelief from some of his contemporaries."

Michael Joseph "Ozzie" Myers

Former U.S. Congressman (Pennsylvania, 1976-1980)

Abscam - 1980

"Abscam (sometimes ABSCAM) was a United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) sting operation run from the FBI's Hauppauge, Long Island, office in the late 1970s and early 1980s. The operation initially targeted trafficking in stolen property but was converted to a public corruption investigation. The investigation ultimately led to the conviction of a United States Senator, five members of the House of Representatives, one member of the New Jersey State Senate, members of the Philadelphia City Council, and an inspector for the Immigration and Naturalization Service."