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Harrison A. Williams Senator (D-NJ) Convicted on 9 counts of bribery and conspiracy. Sentenced to 3 years in prison. [74] John Jenrette (D-SC) sentenced to two years in prison for bribery and conspiracy. [75] Richard Kelly (R-FL) Accepted $25K and then claimed he was conducting his own investigation into corruption.
Republican: Daniel Brewster: Senate: Maryland 1972 Federal official gratuity United States v. Brewster (1972) [11] Democrat: Joseph R. Burton: Senate: Kansas 1904 Compensated representation in a proceeding in which the United States is interested (Rev. Stat. § 1782) (codified as amended at 18 U.S.C. § 203) Burton v. United States (1905, 1906 ...
At a sentencing hearing in October 2015, Hastert admitted that he had sexually abused boys while he worked as a high school wrestling coach decades earlier. [162][163] President Donald Trump (Republican) was accused of sexual assault by 25 women during the 2016 election, and he denied the allegations. [164] (.
The 2020 congressional insider trading scandal was a political scandal in the United States involving allegations that several members of the United States Senate violated the STOCK Act by selling stock at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States and just before a stock market crash on February 20, 2020, using knowledge given to them at a closed Senate meeting.
Bill Dix (R) State Senator and Majority Leader from Shell Rock, fired Kirsten Anderson (R) Communications Director for the Iowa Senate Republican Caucus, after she reported sexual harassment. A trial eventually led to an award from the state for wrongful termination of $1.75 million.
Conservative firebrands set to chair key Senate committees in new Congress. Ted Barrett, CNN. November 8, 2024 at 2:31 PM. Three Republican senators with a history as rabble-rousers are poised for ...
State Representative John Rogers (D) convicted of wire and mail fraud. (2024) [1] State Representative David Cole (R) convicted of voter fraud and served 60 days in jail. (2023) [2][3] Fred Plump (D) State Representative pled guilty to criminal conspiracy and obstruction of justice. He repaid $200K and was forced to resign. (2023) [4][5][6]
James F. Simmons (R-RI) US Senator had confirmed corruption charges against him reported by the Senate Judiciary Committee and the charges were then referred to the full Senate for action on July 14, 1862. The Senate adjourned three days later without acting. Before it could reconvene, Simmons resigned on September 5, 1862. [34] [35] [36]