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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.
These officials have been convicted under two types of statutes. 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 ...
These statutes are also applicable to corrupt federal officials. [6] 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]
More than 1,000 people have been charged with federal crimes related to the Jan. 6 attack. Approximately 100 of them have been convicted by juries or judges. Approximately 100 of them have been ...
Pages in category "American government officials convicted of crimes" The following 23 pages are in this category, out of 23 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
A top official for Cal-OSHA was arrested for soliciting bribes from 14 companies. Why did the same office hire an accused embezzler months later? California agency enforces laws for workers.
More than 500 people — some linked to transnational cartels and organized crime rings — have been charged with gun trafficking and other crimes under the landmark gun safety legislation ...
No official has been charged with treason. Three officials have been charged with bribery: Robert W. Archbald – tried, removed; Alcee Hastings – tried, removed; William W. Belknap – resigned prior to impeachment, later acquitted; The remaining charges against all the other officials fall under the category of "high Crimes and Misdemeanors".