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This is a list of notable U.S. state officials convicted of only certain federal public corruption offenses for conduct while in office. The list is organized by office. Acquitted officials are not listed (if an official was acquitted on some counts, and convicted on others, the counts of conviction are list
State Senator Sam McCann (R) pled guilty to wire fraud, money laundering and tax evasion for using more than $200,000 from his campaign fund for his own personal use. (2024) [48] [49] State Representative Luis Arroyo (D) convicted of fraud. (2022) [50] State Senator Tom Cullerton (D) convicted of embezzlement. (2022) [51]
New York State Supreme Court Justice [148] Adam N. Stillo, Sr. Cook County Circuit Judge Hobbs Act and RICO: Operation Greylord [149] Walter W. Teel: Mississippi State Chancery Court Judge Mail and wire fraud, program bribery, and RICO [150] John H. Whitfield: Mississippi State Circuit Court Judge Mail and wire fraud, program bribery, and RICO ...
[1] [5] In addition, federal officials are subject to the federal bribery, graft, and conflict-of-interest crimes contained in Title 18, Chapter 11 of the United States Code, 18 U.S.C. §§ 201–227, which do not apply to state and local officials. [1]
Similar to the Congress of the United States, state legislatures can impeach state officials, including governors and judicial officers, in every state except Oregon. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] In addition, the legislatures of the territories of American Samoa , [ 3 ] Northern Mariana Islands , [ 4 ] and Puerto Rico [ 5 ] have impeachment powers.
In 1986, there were 916 indictments of public officials for corruption, 320 of which concerned state and local officials. [21] In 1990, there were 968 such indictments, 353 of which were against state and local officials. [22] The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), 15 U.S.C. § 78dd-1, was passed in 1977.
The Gold Clause Cases were a series of actions brought before the Supreme Court of the United States, in which the court narrowly upheld the Roosevelt administration's adjustment of the gold standard in response to the Great Depression.
Every year, each of the 50 United States state supreme courts decides hundreds of cases. Of those cases dealing with state law, a few significantly shape or re-shape the law of their state or are so influential that they later become models for decisions of other states or the federal government, or are noted for being rejected by other jurisdictions.