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The two were charged with bribing US Army contracting officers, probably including Davis and Cockerham, with airline tickets, spa vacations and more than $1 million in cash to secure contracts. George Lee, who was the CEO of both companies, was sentenced to 54 months in prison in July 2015 for one count of bribery.
Andrew J. Hinshaw (R-CA) US Representative was convicted of accepting bribes. He served one year in prison (1977). [53] [54] Richard Tonry (D-LA) pleaded guilty to receiving illegal campaign contributions (1977). [55] Charles Diggs (D-MI), convicted on 29 charges of mail fraud and filing false payroll forms which formed a kickback scheme with ...
The Hobbs Act (enacted 1934), [1] the mail and wire fraud statutes (enacted 1872), including the honest services fraud provision, [2] the Travel Act (enacted 1961), [3] the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) (enacted 1970), [4] and the federal program bribery statute, 18 U.S.C. § 666 (enacted 1984), [5] permit the ...
Jacob and Brooklyn Key of Keys Contracting each face three counts of felony fraud after homeowners say the company failed to fix tornado damage.
The wife of a northwestern Iowa county supervisor was convicted Tuesday of a scheme to stuff the ballot box in her husband’s unsuccessful race for a Republican nomination to run for Congress in ...
A Philadelphia City Council member and his wife have been acquitted of corruption charges in federal court. The Philadelphia Inquirer reports that as the jury's decision was announced, Johnson ...
State Representative Gary Wheaton (R) was arrested for a second offense of speeding and driving on a suspended license. He pled guilty to reckless endangerment. (2011) [179] State Representative James E. Ryan (D) stole checks from contributors that were intended for the committee to Elect House Democrats. He pled guilty to felony charges of ...
On January 27, 2020, Nuru and local restaurateur Nick Bovis were arrested and charged with honest services wire fraud by federal authorities. [11] The charges against Nuru and Bovis involved a scheme to bribe a San Francisco airport commissioner with $5,000 in cash and free travel in the hope of securing a contract for Bovis to open a ...