The House banking scandal broke in early 1992,when it was revealed that the US House of Representatives allowed its members to overdraw their House checking accounts without the risk of being penalized by the House bank,which was actually a clearinghouse.
William Jennings Jefferson is an American former politician from Louisiana whose career ended after his corruption scandal and conviction. He served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives for nine terms from 1991 to 2009 as a member of the Democratic Party. He represented Louisiana's 2nd congressional district,which includes much of the greater New Orleans area. He was elected as the state's first black congressman since the end of Reconstruction.
Carl Dewey Perkins,a Democrat,was an American politician and member of the United States House of Representatives from the state of Kentucky serving from 1949 until his death from a heart attack in Lexington,Kentucky in 1984.
Jon Clifton Hinson was an American politician who served as a Republican U.S. representative for Mississippi's 4th congressional district from 1979 to 1981. Following his 1981 resignation after his arrest for engaging in a homosexual act,he became an LGBT activist in metropolitan Washington D.C.
Michael Joseph "Ozzie" Myers is an American politician who served in the United States House of Representatives from 1976 to 1980. A member of the Democratic Party,Myers became involved in the Abscam scandal during his tenure in Congress and was later expelled from the House of Representatives after being caught taking bribes in an FBI sting operation. He spent three years in federal prison.
Edward Maurice Mezvinsky is an American politician and lawyer from Iowa. He is a former U.S. Representative and felon. A Democrat,he represented Iowa's 1st congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives for two terms (1973–77).
Operation Boptrot,also referred to as Boptrot,was an investigation by the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) into corruption among the Kentucky General Assembly,the Commonwealth's legislature. The operation was highly successful,with the investigation culminating in several indictments in 1992,leading to the conviction of more than a dozen legislators between 1992 and 1995. The investigation also led to reform legislation being passed in 1993.
William Lawrence Webster is an American lawyer,former politician and convicted felon from Missouri. He served in the Missouri House of Representatives and later as the 39th Attorney General of Missouri from 1985 to 1993. After failing to win election as governor in 1992,Webster pleaded guilty to felony embezzlement.
Raymond Francis Lederer was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives,representing Pennsylvania's 3rd congressional district from 1977 to 1981. He was convicted of taking bribes in the 1980 Abscam scandal.
The presidency of Ronald Reagan in the United States was marked by numerous scandals,resulting in the investigation,indictment,or conviction of over 138 administration officials,the largest number for any president in American history.
Joseph Paul "Joe" Kolter was an American politician who served as a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives for Pennsylvania from 1983 to 1993.
Bertram Lawrence "Bert" Podell was an American politician who served in the New York State Assembly for six terms and part of a seventh,and was a member of the United States House of Representatives from New York for part of one term and three full terms. He was a Democrat.
Patrick Lynn Swindall was an American politician,attorney,and businessman who served as a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Georgia's 4th congressional district,based in Atlanta's eastern suburbs,from 1985 to 1989.
Lawrence Jack Smith is an American politician,lawyer,lobbyist,and a former five-term member of the United States House of Representatives from Florida,serving from 1983 to 1993.
The federal investigations into Jack Abramoff and his political and business dealings are among the broadest and most extensive in American political history,involving well over a dozen offices of the FBI and over 100 FBI agents tasked exclusively to the investigation. Given the extent and complexity of the suspected corruption,an entire inter-governmental task force,involving many federal government departments and agencies,has been established to aid the federal investigation. The U.S. Justice Department has announced that it will not reveal the details of the investigation,or who specifically has been targeted for investigation until indictments are issued. Under his plea agreements,Abramoff is required to answer all questions by federal investigators and prosecutors.
Richard Thomas Hanna was a U.S. Representative from California. He became involved in a scandal dubbed Koreagate by accepting bribes from a businessman working for the South Korean government. He was found guilty,resigned his seat,and served one year in prison.
Carroll Hubbard Jr. was an American politician and attorney from Kentucky. He began his political career in the Kentucky Senate,and was elected to the United States House of Representatives in 1974. He served until he was defeated in 1992,after becoming embroiled in the House banking scandal,and ultimately spent two years in prison. After being released,Hubbard ran unsuccessfully for the Kentucky General Assembly on four occasions.
