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.
Larry Lee Householder is an American former politician who was convicted in the largest bribery corruption scandal in Ohio’s history. Householder was the state representative for Ohio's 72nd district and was a two-time Speaker of the Ohio House of Representatives. He is a member of the Republican Party. Householder represented the same district from 1997 to 2004,including as speaker from 2001 to 2004. In 2016,he was elected to the Statehouse again,and on January 7,2019,he was re-elected to serve as speaker with support from Ohio House Democrats,including current United States Congresswoman Emilia Sykes. His district included Coshocton and Perry counties,as well as about half of Licking County.
Vincent L. Leibell III is a former American politician from Putnam County,New York. After a long career in the New York State Legislature,Leibell ran for and was elected county executive in 2010,but resigned prior to taking office following an investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation which led to his arrest and subsequent conviction on federal corruption charges.
George D. Maziarz is a Republican politician from New York State. From 1995 to 2015,Maziarz represented the 62nd District in the New York State Senate,which included all of Niagara County,all of Orleans County,and the towns of Sweden and Ogden in Monroe County. In March 2018,Maziarz pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor to avoid trial on five felony charges arising out of the alleged filing of false campaign finance reports.
Robert J. Mellow is an American politician from Pennsylvania who served as a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania State Senate for the 22nd District from 1971 to 2010. He also served as the Minority Floor Leader from 1994 to 2010 and President pro tempore from 1992 to 1994.
Marc J. Gergely is a former Democratic Party member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives representing the 35th District and was elected in 2002. He was the Deputy Whip and was the only Democrat from Allegheny County to serve on the Labor Committee.
The Alaska political corruption probe refers to a 2003 to 2010 widespread investigation by the Public Integrity Section of the U.S. Department of Justice,the Federal Bureau of Investigation,and the Internal Revenue Service into political corruption of nine then-current or former Alaskan state lawmakers,as well as Republican US Representative Don Young and then-US Senator,Republican Ted Stevens. Sometimes referred to as "The Corrupt Bastards Club" or the "Operation Polar Pen",the investigation focused on the oil industry,fisheries and for-profit prison industries.
Matt Kelty is an American architect and former politician from Fort Wayne,Indiana. He is the founder of Kelty Tappy Design. Kelty was the 2007 Republican candidate for Mayor of Fort Wayne,Indiana and the 2002 candidate for the 81st District Indiana House of Representatives. In 2008 he pleaded guilty to two felonies and one misdemeanor for violating campaign finance laws.
Anthony Cobos is an American politician from the State of Texas in the United States. He served as the El Paso County Judge from 2007 to 2011 and is a former member of the El Paso City Council. El Paso County,Texas,is located on the border of the United States and Mexico.
The investigations in Jack Abramoff led to several plea agreements by those involved,including Congressman Bob Ney (R-OH). Abramoff himself also pleaded guilty to federal corruption charges,including tax fraud and bribing public officials. Abramoff's activities also became an issue that many Democratic candidates raised in the November 2006 House and Senate elections,as the challengers painted the incumbent Republican Congress as corrupted by Abramoff and his powerful allies. On March 29,2006,Abramoff was sentenced to five years and ten months in prison and ordered to pay restitution of more than $21 million.
Edward Browning "E. B." McClain was an American politician. He served as a Democratic member of both the Alabama Senate and the Alabama House of Representatives,before being convicted of felony charges related to his political service.
Frank LaGrotta is a former Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from the 10th District from 1987 to 2006.
Clayton R. Luckie II was a Democratic member of the Ohio House of Representatives,representing the 39th District since his appointment in 2006 until his decision to withdraw from the race for re-election in 2012,culminating with his replacement in January 2013.
Brian Roderick Banks is an American politician who served as a member of the Michigan House of Representatives from 2013 to 2017. Banks was a candidate for the 2nd District of the Michigan Senate in 2018. He has been convicted of eight felonies related to writing bad checks and credit card fraud.
