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List of 2020s American state and local politicians convicted of crimes This page was last edited on 14 July 2024, at 14:10 (UTC). Text is available under the ...
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]
Illinois state representative Mail fraud [42] Paul B. Carpenter: California state senator Hobbs Act and RICO: BRISPEC sting operation [43] Donald D. Carpentier: Illinois state senator Mail fraud [44] John A. Celona: Rhode Island state senator Mail fraud [45] Henry Cianfrani: Pennsylvania state senator Mail fraud and RICO [46] Joseph Coniglio ...
Spanish treasure ships sank off Florida’s west coast during hurricanes more than 300 years ago, leaving their spoils on the ocean floor Florida officials and FBI recover $1 million worth of ...
The first type are also applicable to corrupt state and local officials: [1] the mail and wire fraud statutes (enacted 1872), including the honest services fraud provision, [2] the Hobbs Act (enacted 1934), [3] the Travel Act (enacted 1961), [4] and the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) (enacted 1970).
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. [6]
This list consists of American politicians convicted of crimes either committed or prosecuted while holding office in the federal government.It includes politicians who were convicted or pleaded guilty in a court of law; and does not include politicians involved in unprosecuted scandals (which may or may not have been illegal in nature), or politicians who have only been arrested or indicted.
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.