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Karl Rove, Senior Adviser to President George W. Bush, was investigated by the Office of Special Counsel for "improper political influence over government decision-making", as well as for his involvement in several other scandals such as Lawyergate, Bush White House email controversy and Plame affair. He resigned in April 2007.
Operation Bid Rig was a long-term investigation into political corruption in New Jersey conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Internal Revenue Service, and the United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey from 2002 to 2014.
Teapot Dome scandal [29] Republican: Robert García: House of Representatives: New York 1989 Hobbs Act: Wedtech scandal [30] Democrat: Richard T. Hanna: House of Representatives: California 1978 Conspiracy to defraud the United States Koreagate [31] Democrat: James F. Hastings: House of Representatives: New York 1976 Mail fraud [32] Republican ...
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As fallout continues from reporting on Mark Robinson’s alleged history of graphic and disturbing online comments, some are referencing North Carolina’s history of political scandals.
President Judge of the Luzerne County Court of Common Pleas Mark Ciavarella (D) sentenced to 28 years in federal prison for his involvement in the kids for cash scandal. (2009) [189] Senior Judge Michael Conahan (D) sentenced to 17 + 1 ⁄ 2 years in federal prison for his involvement in the Kids for cash scandal. (2009) [189]
The Teapot Dome Scandal. This 1920s scandal had it all: “ornery oil tycoons, poker-playing politicians, illegal liquor sales, a murder-suicide, a womanizing president and a bagful for bribery ...
The trial of Sheila Dixon, then mayor of Baltimore, started on November 9, 2009. It was the first of two scheduled trials for Dixon on a variety of charges. The charges stemmed from alleged corruption on the part of the mayor involving gifts she allegedly received and gift cards she allegedly stole. A verdict was reached on December 1, 2009.