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Several statutes, mostly codified in Title 18 of the United States Code, provide for federal prosecution of public corruption in the United States.Federal prosecutions of public corruption under the Hobbs Act (enacted 1934), the mail and wire fraud statutes (enacted 1872), including the honest services fraud provision, the Travel Act (enacted 1961), and the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt ...
Speiser v. Randall, 357 U.S. 513 (1958), was a U.S. Supreme Court case addressing the State of California's refusal to grant to ACLU lawyer Lawrence Speiser, a veteran of World War II, a tax exemption because that person refused to sign a loyalty oath as required by a California law enacted in 1954.
Eberhart and Weems repeatedly tasered Gregory Towns while he was handcuffed. Eberhart was convicted on all counts and sentenced to life in prison, while Weems was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter, reckless conduct, and violation of oath of office, and sentenced to five years in prison. [92] Howard Weems 9 February 2014: Justin Craven
Each officer, state or federal, takes an oath or affirmation “…but no religious Test shall ever be required as a Qualification to any Office….” Reading the Constitution is time well spent ...
13 counts, including: • Violation of the Georgia RICO Act • Solicitation of violation of oath by public officer • Conspiracy to commit impersonating a public officer
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On May 10, 1989, the House impeached Nixon by a vote of 417 to 0. The Senate concluded its trial on November 3. Judge Nixon was removed from office after being found guilty of articles I and II by a vote of 89 to 8 and 78 to 19 respectively. Nixon appealed to a federal district court, which reversed the conviction.
But in an interview conducted under oath in December, Suarez contradicted previous public statements and said he is one of Griffin’s attorneys — a potential violation of ethics laws ...