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.
Frank Winston Ballance Jr. was an American politician and attorney who was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from 2003 to 2004,representing North Carolina's 1st congressional district.
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 LGBTQ activist in metropolitan Washington D.C.
Michael Joseph "Ozzie" Myers is an American politician and convicted felon 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 expelled from the House after being caught taking bribes in a sting operation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. He spent three years in federal prison. In 2020,he was accused of stuffing ballot boxes in Philadelphia elections during the 2010s,and charged with election fraud. He pleaded guilty in 2022 and was sentenced to 2.5 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.
The presidency of Ronald Reagan was marked by numerous scandals,resulting in the investigation,indictment or conviction of over 138 administration officials,the largest number for any president of the United States.
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.
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.
William Preston Taulbee was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky.
The corruption case against then Louisiana Representative William J. Jefferson in the United States started on a suspicion of bribery. The FBI raided his Congressional offices in May 2006. He was re-elected to his seat in the fall. On June 4,2007,a federal grand jury indicted Jefferson on sixteen charges related to corruption. Jefferson was defeated by Republican Joseph Cao on December 6,2008,and was the most senior Democratic incumbent to lose re-election that year. In 2009 he was tried in the US District Court in Virginia on corruption charges. On August 5,2009,he was found guilty of 11 of the 16 corruption counts. Jefferson was sentenced to 13 years on November 13,2009 - the longest sentence ever given to a representative for bribery or any charge.
Darryl Brent Waltz Jr. is an American politician and businessman. He served in the Indiana Senate from 2005 to 2017,representing southern Marion County and northern Johnson County which comprise the 36th Senate District of Indiana following his defeat of Senate Finance Chairman Larry Borst in the May 2004 Republican primary election. His investment banking company,The Baron Group,Inc.,specializes in mergers,acquisitions,and capitalization of small to midsize private companies in the transportation and manufacturing industries. In 2016 Waltz announced he would not seek reelection in order to run for Indiana's 9th congressional district being vacated by Congressman Todd Young. Waltz was unsuccessful in this campaign and subsequently indicted for violating federal campaign finance law.
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.
