Republican Financial Crimes Scandals List

Displaying 1 - 50 of 109 Scandals
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Bought luxury clothing, erotic adult content online, luxury skin care products, meals, and paid off personal debts with more than $50,000 in campaign contributions he told donors would be used to support his bid for Congress
16 Nov 2023
According to charging documents filed by federal officials
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Omar Navarro [2016 GOP CA Rep. Nominee]Funneled over $100k of political contributions into his personal accounts which he used to fund trips to Las Vegas, Napa valley, and elsewhere by using a sham charity called the โUnited Latino Foundationโ to embezzle the donor money
27 Sep 2023
According to charging documents filed by local police -
Defrauded banks in New York by vastly overinflating the value of his assets by as much as $3.6 billion dollars in order to obtain more favorable loan terms in a scheme a judge overseeing his case described as "persistent and repeated fraud"
26 Sep 2023
According to a pre-trial ruling by the judge overseeing his NY fraud case
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Mayor Paul Kennedy [R-NJ]Stole $9,657 in proceeds from an online auction of old government-owned vehicles and deposited the money into his personal bank account
22 Sep 2023
According to charging documents filed by local police
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Rep. Steve Buyer [R-IN]Illegally profited more than $223,000 by acting on insider information to purchase shares of Navigant Consulting stock shortly before it was acquired by another consulting firm
19 Sep 2023
According to charging documents filed by federal officials
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Rep. Steve Buyer [R-IN]Illegally made more than $126,000 in profit after receiving confidential information about T-Mobile's intention to acquire Sprint from a T-Mobile executive at a golf outing
19 Sep 2023
According to charging documents filed by federal officials
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Commissioner Eric Ulrich [R-NY]Accepted over $150,000 in cash and gifts including premium NY Mets season tickets, a discounted beachfront apartment, a bespoke suit and a one-of-a-kind painting by an apprentice of Spanish surrealist Salvador Dalรญ in exchange for helping his co-conspirators gain special access to top officials to get a leg up on various pet projects of theirs
13 Sep 2023
According to charging documents filed by Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg
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Aide Sam MieleImpersonated a top aide to then Republican Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy in fundraising emails that tricked more than a dozen donors into giving money to George Santos's political campaign and received a 15% commission on each contribution
16 Aug 2023
According to charging documents filed by federal officials
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NYPD Union President Ed MullinsStole nearly $1 million from a NYC police officers union by filing falsified expense reports for personal items including lavish meals and luxury clothing and over-inflating the amount he should be reimbursed for countless other expenses for over four years to such a degree that prosecutors described it as a "personal piggy bank" and then lied to federal officials when they confronted him
04 Aug 2023
According to charging documents filed by federal officials -
Sheriff Scott Jenkins [R-VA]Accepted cash bribes totaling $72,500 to circumvent concealed carry gun laws by giving people fake deputy credentials that allowed them to carry a concealed weapon in any state without a permit
29 Jun 2023
According to charging documents filed by federal officials
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Nate Paul [Conservative Businessman]Lied to financial institutions on multiple loan applications by vastly overstating his assets -- by nearly $18 million on just one application alone -- and grossly underreporting his liabilities by millions of dollars which led to him being approved for loans totaling $172 million that he otherwise wouldn't have been granted
09 Jun 2023
According to charging documents filed by federal officials
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Refused to pay his staffer Noelle Dunphy $1 million in promised wages which he kept telling her "would have to be deferred and her employment kept secret" until divorce proceedings he was going through at the time concluded, but never paid her even after his divorce was finalized
16 May 2023
According to a civil lawsuit filed by former employee Noelle Dunphy reported on by mainstream outlets -
Violated federal law by asserting he had upwards of $5 million in assets that didn't actually exist on financial disclosure forms he submitted during his 2022 run for Congress which makes you wonder why someone would falsely report having assets that didn't actually exist
10 May 2023
According to charging documents filed by federal officials -
Illegally received over $24,000 in COVID unemployment benefits from New York while he was still employed making a $120,000 salary at his job in Florida and then later hypocritically signed on as a top cosigner of a House bill meant to recover these ill-gotten funds
10 May 2023
According to charging documents filed by federal officials -
Herschel Walker [2022 GOP GA Senator Nominee]Defrauded a donor who gave him $535,200 to use on his campaign which he diverted to his personal business accounts instead and broke campaign finance laws by not disclosing it in a scheme multiple campaign finance experts called โunprecedented,โ โstunning,โ and โjaw-droppingโ
03 May 2023
According to an exclusive investigative report by The Daily Beast
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State Rep. Will Dismukes [R-AL]Stole $32,000 from the Veterans Administration Hospital in Montgomery, $4,800 from a local Alabama city hall and more than $2,500 worth of flooring materials and construction materials from his previous employer over a yearslong period
14 Apr 2023
According to charging documents filed by local police
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State Rep. Rick Johnson [R-MI]Accepted $110,200 in cash and other bribes including chartered flights from a businessman and two lobbyists in exchange for approving their medical marijuana business licenses during his time as chair of Michigan's marijuana licensing board
06 Apr 2023
According to charging documents filed by federal prosecutors
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John Couch [2022 IN GOP Mayor Candidate]Loaded his truck with stolen large scrap metal objects including an air conditioner, furnace, and water heater (the latter of which a police officer caught him loading into his truck) from the dumpster area of a heating and cooling company which had signs posted in multiple areas explicitly stating that "all materials in and around dumpster is property" of the company
05 Apr 2023
According to charging documents filed by local police
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Allegedly paid an accomplice $100 per day to illegally tamper with ATM machines in order to sell customer credit and debit card data online
09 Mar 2023
According to a sworn affidavit submitted to the FBI and Secret Service by alleged accomplice Gustavo Ribeiro Trelha
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Robert Otterstatter [2020 NY GOP City Council Member Candidate]Stole over $600 worth of groceries by not scanning items in the self-checkout on three separate occasions
23 Feb 2023
According to charging documents filed by local police
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County Commissioner Robert Czernek [R-IL]Illegally accepted over $280k in "kickbacks" from a local excavation company in exchange for approving over $700k in invoices for purported road work they never performed
14 Feb 2023
According to charging documents filed by federal officials
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Purchased four golden retriever puppies from an Amish breeder with fraudulent checks that later bounced and left the owner of the puppies out of nearly $5,000 in lost income
09 Feb 2023
According to a complaint filed by the owner that was later dismissed when he paid him back -
Pocketed $3,000 from a GoFundMe fundraiser meant to save a homeless veteran's dying service dog who later died
17 Jan 2023
According to an investigative report by Patch.com -
Sen. Richard Burr [R-NC]Cashed in between $628,000 and $1.72 million in stocks from companies seen as vulnerable to the burgeoning COVID-19 outbreak over a series of 33 separate transactions after receiving confidential briefings as chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee
06 Jan 2023
According to financial disclosures reported on by the media -
Collected $50 per person at a fundraiser he hosted for animal rescue charity Friends of Pets United that did not appear to exist which makes you wonder where that money went
19 Dec 2022
According to an investigative report by The New York Times -
Stole a checkbook from a dying man his mother was caring for and used the stolen checks to purchase clothing and shoes while living in Brazil
19 Dec 2022
According to police in Brazil who said he confessed to the crime before leaving for the USA to elude authorities -
Danny Rampey [2022 GOP GA State Rep. Nominee]
16 Dec 2022
According to charging documents filed by the Barrow County Sheriffโs Office
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State Rep. Joe Harding [R-FL]Illegally obtained over $45,000 in Small Business Covid-Relief Funds out of $150,000 he applied for claiming that dormant companies he owned with no employees actually had 6 employees and revenue of $800k
07 Dec 2022
According to charging documents filed by federal prosecutors -
Herschel Walker [2022 GOP GA Senator Nominee]Claimed a $1,500 homestead tax exemption meant for people who claim Texas their "principal residence" while he was running for a Senate seat in Georgia at the exact same time
23 Nov 2022
According to publicly available tax documents obtained by CNN
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Sheriff Laurie Smith [R-CA]Raked in thousands of dollars in illegal "pay-for-play" campaign donations from wealthy donors in exchange for granting them concealed weapons permits and accepted gifts including a suite at an NHL game from the same donors
03 Nov 2022
According to charging documents filed by local police
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Steve Bannon [Fmr. Trump Chief Strategist]Stole $1 million in donations from a "We Build the Wall" GoFundMe campaign using fake invoices and accounts
08 Sep 2022
According to charging documents filed by the Manhattan District Attorney's office -
Project VeritasPurchased a diary stolen from Joe Biden's granddaughter for $20,000 then leaked it to a reporter at another rightwing outlet who posted the private material days before the 2020 Presidential election
07 Sep 2022
According to court records reported by The Intercept
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Cade Cothren [Chief of Staff]Funneled more than $202,000 in state funds earmarked for legislative mailers to personal accounts using a fictitious consulting company called Phoenix Solutions
23 Aug 2022
According to charging documents filed in federal court
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State Rep. Glen Casada [R-TN]Funneled more than $202,000 in state funds earmarked for legislative mailers to personal accounts using a fictitious consulting company called Phoenix Solutions
23 Aug 2022
According to charging documents filed in federal court -
State Rep. Richard Impallaria [R-MD]Illegally spent $92,800 in taxpayer funds over ten years for rent on two next door cottages that were well outside his district and not used for government purposes (one for living and the other for personal storage) and hid it by falsely declaring the one he didn't live at as a "district office" in which he -- not coincidentally -- billed the state twice the rent for in a scheme helped his legislative aide's relatives who owned them
27 Jul 2022
According to charging documents filed by local police -
State Sen. Dean Tran [R-MA]Forced his way into an elderly woman's house and stole her late husband's handgun as she hid in the bedroom
01 Jul 2022
According to an indictment announced by the Massachusetts Attorney General -
Commissioner John Oxendine [R-GA]Raked in over $600,000 in kickbacks from a health insurance fraud scheme that charged providers with over $2.5 million worth of unnecessary tests that were ordered from doctors and conducted by a pharmaceutical company who were all involved in the conspiracy
20 May 2022
According to charging documents filed by federal prosecutors -
Commissioner John Oxendine [R-GA]Spent roughly $100,000 in campaign donations on personal expenses that included a down payment on a home, luxury cars, and childcare expenses
12 May 2022
According to a complaint filed by the Georgia Ethics Commission which he settled by agreeing to forfeit $128,000 dollars left in his campaign account without admitting any guilt -
Rep. Madison Cawthorn [R-NC]Promoted a new cryptocurrency he had secret information on one day before it was released to the public without disclosing his investment as required by law
26 Apr 2022
The House Ethics Committee ordered Cawthorn to pay $14,237.49 to charity after their investigation concluded he acted improperly
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Mayor Paul Kennedy [R-NJ]Stole an unknown amount from parking meters that was supposed to be deposited into a government bank account and sold government office furniture through a social media account with the intention of keeping the money he made from the sale
18 Mar 2022
According to charging documents filed by local police -
James Harris [2022 TX GOP Rep. Candidate]Stole a trailer's worth of his competitor's campaign signs and was caught red-handed by two of them who witnessed him stealing their signs without consent
10 Mar 2022
According to charging documents filed by local police -
David Schamens [Trump PAC Exec]Defrauded 25+ people out of $6.8 million through a Ponzi scheme they thought was being invested on their behalf but was used to fund his lavish lifestyle instead
08 Mar 2022
According to charging documents filed by federal authorities
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State Rep. Robin Smith [R-TN]Accepted an illegal $24,000 payoff in exchange for pressuring other state lawmakers to contract with a fake consulting company the state speaker of the house secretly created
07 Mar 2022
She pled guilty to wire fraud and agreed to become a cooperating witness for the prosecution
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City Council Member Victor Barbosa [R-FL]Didn't scan an item at two separate self-checkout registers at a local Walmart and claimed it was done "inadvertently" when confronted by store security, but presumably from guilt later resigned from his city council position
04 Mar 2022
According to a report by The Daytona beach News-Journal -
County Commissioner John Novello [R-NY]Tricked a financial lender into giving him a $1 million loan to purchase and renovate a family home which he falsely represented as an investment property through a fake company
27 Jan 2022
According to charging documents filed by local police
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County Commissioner John Novello [R-NY]Embezzled over $59k from a local Republican committee and spent it on personal expenses including mortgage payments, wine trips, luxury candies, and everyday expenses like groceries
27 Jan 2022
According to charging documents filed by local police -
GOP County Chair Nathan Tabor [R-NC]Conspired with another man to steal a $6,000 golf cart then schemed to sell the cart to his coconspirator for $1,000 with the assumption being they would sell it for a hefty profit
04 Dec 2021
According to charging documents filed by local police
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GOP County Chair Nathan Tabor [R-NC]Stole valuable parts from vehicles that belonged to a local church, Habitat for Humanity and at least two residences before getting caught and arrested by the police while being a self-proclaimed "Christian Conservative"
18 Oct 2021
According to charging documents filed by local police
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Roy McGrath [Chief of Staff]Engineered an illegal $233,647 taxpayer funded payment to himself from the Maryland Environmental Service by lying that then Maryland Governor Larry Hogan approved it as his severance
05 Oct 2021
According to charging documents filed by federal prosecutors
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State Rep. Michael Capps [R-KS]Illegally took $355,550 in state and federal COVID relief by falsely claiming the money would go to pay nonexistent employee's salaries
Sep 2021
According to charging documents by federal prosecutors
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CFO Allen Weisselberg [R-NY]Unlawfully evaded paying almost $2 million in taxes over a fifteen-year period on items including rent, luxury cars and private school tuition for his grandchildren
May 2021
He pled guilty to all charges and testified against the Trump Organization before being sentenced to five months in jail -
Roger Stone
16 Apr 2021
According to a civil lawsuit filed by federal officials
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Roger StoneIllegally sheltered hundreds of thousands of dollars in a trust and a company he owned in order to avoid paying $205,410 in back taxes he and his wife owed to the IRS
16 Apr 2021
According to a civil lawsuit filed by federal officials
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Tax Collector Joel Greenberg [R-FL]Embezzled $400k in taxpayer money by using a government issued credit card on personal purchases including cryptocurrency and professional sports memorabilia
31 Mar 2021
He pled guilty to a larger package of charges and then cooperated with federal authorities on a larger sex-trafficking investigation -
TX Attorney General Ken Paxton [R]Accepted thousands of dollars' worth of home remodeling and repairs in addition to securing employment for a woman he was having an affair with from wealthy real estate developer Nate Paul in exchange for investigating Paul's business adversaries and helping him settle a lawsuit in his favor
11 Feb 2021
According to an official complaint filed by seven of Paxton's top aides
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State Sen. Sam McCann [R-IL]
03 Feb 2021
According to charging documents filed by federal prosecutors -
State Rep. Tricia Derges [R-MO]Raked in $191,815 by selling fake stem-cell treatments to unsuspecting patients she told would help combat COVID-19, but in reality all she administered was amniotic fluid that had no known medical benefits
01 Feb 2021
According to charging documents filed by federal officials
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Proud Boys Chair Enrique Tarrio
12 Dec 2020
He pled guilty to destruction of property and being in possession of a large-capacity firearm and was sentenced to five months in jail -
Jack Brewer [Conservative Athlete]Illegally raked in a $35k profit after selling 100,000 shares of "penny stock" COPsync after receiving confidential information that it was about to crash
25 Aug 2020
According to charging documents filed by federal officials
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Greg Lindberg [Conservative Businessman]Gave $1.5 million dollars in bribes to a North Carolina Insurance Commissioner in exchange for favorable treatment of his insurance company by state regulators and the firing of the deputy insurance commissioner
19 Aug 2020
According to charging documents filed by federal prosecutors
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Tax Collector Joel Greenberg [R-FL]Received over $400k in federal COVID relief by falsely claiming two defunct businesses were still operational
23 Jun 2020
According to charging documents by federal authorities -
Tax Collector Shirley Sosebee [R-GA]Forged her own brother's signature on a land deed in an attempt to transfer the title to her family without having to pay for the property
17 Mar 2020
According to charging documents filed by state officials
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City Council Member Mitchell Englander [R-CA]Accepted bribes during a lavish trip to Las Vegas which included $10k in cash, a free room, sex with an escort and a nearly $35,000 tab at a night club in exchange for directing major development projects to a prominent businessman in Los Angeles
09 Mar 2020
According to charging documents filed by federal officials -
GOP County Chair George Gilmore [R-NJ]Cashed out over $570,000 from a $1.5 million mortgage loan he was able to refinance by lying to his bank about outstanding tax liabilities and illegally diverted his employees' payroll taxes to his personal accounts in order to maintain a lavish lifestyle and pay down his own tax obligations
22 Feb 2020
He was found guilty and sentenced to one year in federal prison but was pardoned by Trump before he began serving his sentence
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Kate Gibbs [2020 NJ GOP Rep. Candidate]Hid $80 worth of clothes in a shopping bag and left a Kohl's department store without paying which resulted in her getting banned from the store and having to pay a $280 fine
15 Feb 2020
According to an exclusive report by the Burlington County Times
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Danielle Stella [2020 GOP MN Rep. Nominee]Stole an eye-popping 279 items totaling $2,327.97 from a Target store and $40 worth of cat food from a local grocery store mere months apart from each other
26 Jul 2019
According to a charging documents filed by local police
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State Sen. Jeremy Hutchinson [R-AR]Took cash bribes totaling over $150,000 from the co-owner of orthodontic clinics in exchange for his efforts to help change a dental practices law he didn't like
25 Jun 2019
He pleaded guilty bribery in addition to other charges and was sentenced to 46 months in prison and ordered to pay over $350,000 in fines
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State Sen. Jeremy Hutchinson [R-AR]Illegally spent over $100,000 in campaign contributions on personal expenses and then tried to cover it up by filing numerous false tax returns
25 Jun 2019
He pleaded guilty to tax and wire fraud and was sentenced to 46 months in prison and ordered to pay over $350,000 in fines
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North Carolina GOP Chair Robin HayesTried to bribe the NC state insurance commissioner with a $1.5 million donation to his reelection bid and another $250k donation from the NC Republican party in exchange for favorable treatment for a business associate friend of his who demanded the removal of an insurance regulator who oversaw his companies then lied to the FBI when they confronted him
02 Apr 2019
According to charging documents filed by federal officials
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Operative Paul EricksonStole hundreds of thousands of dollars from victims including his own god mother, family members, and former classmates by convincing them to invest in various schemes he concocted that promised massive returns, but instead kept the money for himself and didn't repay the investors
06 Feb 2019
He was sentenced to seven years in federal prison but served only 8 months after Trump pardoned him -
Illegally paid adult film star Stormy Daniels $130,000 in hush money to keep her from going public about an extramarital affair they had by directing his personal lawyer Michael Cohen to pay her off and agreeing to reimburse him in monthly installments one month before the 2016 election in violation of campaign-finance laws
09 Nov 2018
According to an exclusive report by The Wall Street Journal
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State Rep. Jim Harrison [R-SC]Accepted over $900,000 from a well-connected political consultant in exchange for acting in his client's interests in secret by not disclosing the true source of the funds as required by state law then lied to a grand jury about it in an attempt to cover it up
26 Oct 2018
He was found guilty and sentenced to eighteen months in prison
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Mayor Anthony Silva [R-CA]Embezzled $46,500 including $27,500 from the city of Stockton, CA, with the help of his executive assistant
04 Oct 2018
According to charging documents filed by local police
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Rep. Chris Collins [R-NY]Illegally gave insider information to his son and others to help them avoid more than $700k in losses by selling their stock in a biotech company before news of a multiple sclerosis drug trial failing FDA authorization went public causing the stock to drop 90%
08 Aug 2018
He pled guilty to insider trading and was sentenced to 26 months in federal prison before Donald Trump pardoned him only two months into his sentence -
Justice Allen Loughry [R-WV]Used a government-issued credit card for personal expenses including gasoline, claimed mileage for trips that he used a government-owned vehicle for, pressured a witness to lie to federal investigators and lied to investigators himself
20 Jun 2018
According to charging documents filed by federal officials
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State Rep. Sandra Pihos [R-IL]Stole nearly $600 worth of clothes from a local department store then went back to the same store later that day and attempted to return the stolen items for cash or store credit
05 Jun 2018
According to charging documents filed by local officials
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State Sen. John Courson [R-SC]Stole $133k from his election campaign by routing funds through a political consulting firm that in turn paid him over a series of transactions
04 Jun 2018
According to charging documents filed by federal officials
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State Rep. Jon Stanard [R-UT]Hired a prostitute on two separate occasions and took her to a hotel room he used taxpayer dollars to pay for while also being a married father of three who voted for stricter solicitation laws shortly before getting caught
09 Feb 2018
According to an investigative report by the Daily Mail -
State Sen. Jake Files [R-AR]Pocketed $46,500 in state grants designated for community upgrades by manipulating the bidding process to award his company a contract for work that was never done
29 Jan 2018
According to charging documents filed by federal officials
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State Rep. Rick Quinn Jr. [R-SC]Accepted over $4 million from lobbyists working on behalf of his father's consulting firm and then advocated on their behalf for legislation that would benefit them
Dec 2017
According to charing documents filed by state officials
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Gov. Robert Bentley [R-AL]Ordered the head of state police Paul Collier to "be prepared to arrest" his wife's chief of staff Heather Hannah in order to prevent her from going public with details of an affair he had with a senior political adviser
10 Apr 2017
According to an investigative report by AL.com
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Gov. Robert Bentley [R-AL]Ordered head of the state police Paul Collier to track down a secret recording of him speaking with a woman he was having an extramarital affair with so he could presumably have the recording destroyed
10 Apr 2017
According to an investigative report by AL.com
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Rep. Steve Stockman [R-TX]Illegally spent $1.25 million dollars in funds meant for charity on campaign and personal expenses including hot air balloon rides and a new dishwasher
16 Mar 2017
He was convicted on 23 felony counts and sentenced to ten years in prison and a $1 million fine
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Mayor Anthony Silva [R-CA]Embezzled $2.7 million from a local Boys and Girls Club over a four-year period and also used the organization's credit card for personal trips to the Philippines and Lake Tahoe, hotels, retail purchases and membership to dating website filipinocupid.com
07 Mar 2017
According to charging documents filed by federal officials
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State Sen. Jon Woods [R-AR]Funneled roughly $600,000 in state funds to two non-profits in exchange for a large financial payoff facilitated through a third-party consulting company who concealed the bribes
01 Mar 2017
He was convicted by a federal jury and was sentenced to over 18 years in prison in addition to being order to pay $1.6 million in restitution
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State Rep. Micah Neal [R-AR]Received a $38k bribe to funnel $600k in government funds to a private evangelical Christian college and another non-profit organization
05 Jan 2017
According to charging documents filed by federal officials -
Violated campaign-finance laws by paying former Playboy Playmate of the Year Karen McDougal $150,000 in hush money to keep her from going public about an extramarital affair they had by orchestrating a convoluted payment scheme involving his lawyer Michael Cohen and the tabloid National Enquirer a week and a half before the 2016 election
04 Nov 2016
According to an exclusive report by The Wall Street Journal
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Mayor David Husk [R-NJ]Modified his timecards so he could get paid for hours he didn't actually work on at least five separate occasions before he was caught by his employer and reported to the police
03 Nov 2016
According to charging documents filed by local police
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State Rep. Curry Todd [R-TN]Was videotaped stealing his GOP primary opponent's lawn signs in two separate locations in broad daylight after his rival campaign staked them out after many of their signs went missing presumably because numbnuts here stole them
04 Aug 2016
According to an arrest report by the local police -
Mayor Drew Hastings [R-OH]Listed a fake address on his declaration of candidacy forms and illegally claimed a city refund of $500 on a vacant building he owned and altered official documents related to the refund
12 Jul 2016
According to charging documents filed by local police
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Rep. Duncan Hunter [R-CA]Stole hundreds of thousands of dollars from his campaign to spend on everyday personal expenses like family vacations, private school tuition and jewelry so he could live the opulent lifestyle his taxpayer funded salary didn't provide
Apr 2016
He pleaded guilty to using campaign funds for private use and was sentenced to eleven months in prison, but was pardoned by Donald Trump before his sentence began
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Mayor Reford Thebold [R-CO]
08 Jan 2016
He pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 8 hours of community service and ordered to attend a shoplifting counseling class -
Activist David LausmanTook bribes including a free vacation to Thailand and a $11k luxury handbag from a military contractor when he was a captain in the Navy
Jan 2016
According to charging documents filed by federal officials -
State Rep. Thad Viers [R-SC]Conspired with a business executive to hide $524,000 in assets owed to an insurance company that was left on the hook for a $6 million contract the executive failed to fulfill and then intentionally lied to an IRS investigator when questioned
20 Oct 2015
According to charging documents filed by federal officials
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TX Attorney General Ken Paxton [R]Convinced numerous people into investing $840,000 in a technology company that he secretly earned commissions on while giving the false impression he was actually an investor
01 Aug 2015
According to charging documents filed by states attorneys
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Rep. Aaron Schock [R-IL]Received nearly $50,000 he was not entitled to after he lied about driving 90,000 more miles than he actually did in reimbursement forms he filed with the government and his campaign
17 Mar 2015
According to a report by Politico
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Rep. Aaron Schock [R-IL]Spent tens of thousands of dollars in taxpayer funds on private jets, automobiles, tickets to the Super Bowl, massages and cigars and many other things over a five-year period
02 Feb 2015
According to a bombshell report by The Washington Post -
State House Speaker Mike Hubbard [R-AL]Funneled roughly $2.3 million to his private businesses by leveraging his status as state Speaker of the House and chair of the Alabama Republican Party to solicit favors from some of Alabama's most influential politicians (including former Gov. Bob Riley) and businesspeople
20 Oct 2014
According to charging documents filed by state officials -
Gov. John Rowland [R-CT]Fraudulently concealed $35,000 he received working for the 2012 campaign of Republican congressional candidate Lisa Wilson-Foley by creating a fake third-party contract with her husband's business to disguise the fact that a convicted criminal was providing them campaign advice
19 Sep 2014
According to charging documents filed by federal prosecutors -
State Rep. Thad Viers [R-SC]Broke into his ex-girlfriend's home by kicking in the door and stole her handgun, computer, cell phone, and a number of other items while she was away at work
06 Feb 2013
According to charging documents filed by local police
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Sheriff Walter Davis III [R-OH]Charged local taxpayers to reimburse him $1,331 on expenses he spent entertaining a subordinate he was having an extramarital affair with and on rental cars he used to visit the woman and his wife on different weekends
10 Apr 2012
According to an exclusive report by The Columbus Dispatch
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Rep. Mark D. Siljander [R-MI]Pocketed $50k in federal grant money that was supposed to have been returned to the government by a charity with alleged ties to terrorism who hired him to lobby for their removal from a list of charities suspected of funding terrorism and tried to hide it by funneling the money through various nonprofits
12 Jan 2012
According to charging documents filed by federal officials
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County Treasurer Mary Reisinger [R-PA]Stole a necklace worth only $27.99 from a Sears department store by hiding it in her pocket and not paying for it when checking out with other items and then tried to flee when confronted by security which proved her guilty intentions
02 Dec 2011
She pleaded guilty to shoplifting and was ordered to take a class -
Consultant John HaggertyTricked NYC mayor Michael Bloomberg's aides into giving him $1.1 million in campaign funds that he said would be used to set up a ballot-security operation but was instead diverted to a personal account which he used to purchase a new home
21 Oct 2011
According to charging documents filed by federal officials -
City Council Member John McGee [R-ID]Stole a truck with an attached 20ft travel trailer around 3am and soon after got stuck in a resident's driveway when he unsuccessfully attempted to turn around then passed out in the truck and later registered a BAC of .15 when police arrived
19 Jun 2011
According to charging documents filed by local police
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Rep. Rick Renzi [R-AZ]Strongarmed leaders of a copper mining company into purchasing a large tract of land from a business associate who owed him money in exchange for him sponsoring legislation that would be favorable to the company, even once explicitly telling those involved "no Sandlin Property, no bill," then failed to pay taxes on the $733,000 he received from the sale once the deal went through
22 Feb 2008
According to charging documents filed by federal officials
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Rep. Rick Renzi [R-AZ]Funneled $400k in insurance premiums from a company he owned to his congressional campaign then later transferred ownership of the company to his wife
22 Feb 2008
According to charging documents filed by federal officials
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Commissioner Bernard Kerik [R-NY]Accepted $255,000 worth of lavish home renovations and over $236,000 in rental payments from billionaire business developer Eitan Wertheimer in exchange for using his position as NYPD Commissioner to lobby on Wertheimer's behalf with city officials, failed to report the additional income on his federal taxes and lied to federal investigators when confronted about it
09 Nov 2007
He pleaded guilty to tax fraud and was sentenced to 4 years in prison
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Gov. John Rowland [R-CT]Accepted free vacations and construction services at his vacation home valued at $107,000 in exchange for directing state contracts to a prominent businessman and also failed to report the income on his taxes
23 Dec 2004
According to charging documents filed by federal prosecutors