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Austin Murphy (D-PA) was convicted of one count of voter fraud for filling out absentee ballots for members of a nursing home (1999). [124] Mel Reynolds (D-IL) was convicted on 12 counts of sexual assault, obstruction of justice and solicitation of child pornography (1997). He was later convicted of 12 counts of bank fraud (1999).
He was a Democrat who represented New Jersey in the United States House of Representatives (1953–1957) and the United States Senate (1959–1982). Williams was convicted on May 1, 1981, for taking bribes in the Abscam sting operation, [1] and resigned from the U.S. Senate in 1982 before a planned expulsion vote. [2]
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 Virgil Smith, Jr. (D) was convicted of assault and was sentenced to 10 months in jail, five years of probation and not be allowed to hold public office. (2016) [ 131 ] Justice of the Michigan Supreme Court Diane Hathaway (D) was sentenced to 366 days in prison for criminal mortgage fraud.
Williams, 55, was convicted in the Aug. 11, 1998 murder of Felicia "Lisha" Gayle, a former police reporter for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch killed during a burglary at the St. Louis suburban home ...
Senate Bill 268 is a crucial step forward in the fight against sexual violence, sending a clear message that perpetrators like Luster will no longer be able to hide behind legal technicalities or ...
(1980) The following six Congressmen were convicted: Senator Harrison A. Williams (D-NJ) was convicted on nine counts of bribery and conspiracy, and was sentenced to three years in prison. [241] Representative John Jenrette (D-SC) was sentenced to two years in prison for bribery and conspiracy. [241]
A former inmate at a Washington state women’s prison was repeatedly sexually assaulted by her hulking transgender cellmate — who was transferred to the prison after changing her gender ...