Republican Financial Crimes Scandals List

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  • David RiveraDavid RiveraFmr. U.S. Representative
       
    12/18/24
    Illegally received $5.5 million lobbying for a Venezuelan businessman who wanted to be removed from ICE's "Most Wanted" list and then formed fake shell companies using the names of a law firm and a government official without their knowledge which he used to create false invoices and conceal his money from tax authorities
    According to charging documents filed by federal officials
  • Steve DeweeseSteve DeweeseFmr. County Commissioner
       
    12/16/24
    Pocketed $4k in ad revenue from a calendar for the Sheriff's department that he led into his personal account instead of the department's
    According to charging documents filed by local officials
  • Patrick BaileyPatrick BaileyCounty GOP Treasurer
       
    12/13/24
    Stole $14,400 from the county GOP bank account he oversaw by depositing checks from the organization into his personal bank account
    According to charging documents filed by local officials
  • Joe MastroianniJoe MastroianniState Rep. Nominee [R-NY]Facebook icon4k
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    10/23/24
    Trespassed on a constituent's front porch and stole a campaign mailer sent by his political opponent and was caught laughing about his actions on the victim's doorbell camera
    Allegedly according to reporting from credible media outlets
  • Michele FioreMichele FioreJustice of the Peace [R-NV]Facebook icon12k
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    10/04/24
    Funneled over $70,000 worth of donations she raised for the statue of a Las Vegas police officer shot and killed in the line of duty into her personal accounts to spend on purchases including plastic surgery, rent and her daughter's wedding
    Allegedly according to reporting from credible media outlets
  • Dean TranDean TranFmr. State Senator [R-MA]
       
    9/12/24
    Fraudulently received $30,120 in COVID unemployment benefits while he was still employed and concealed $54,700 in consulting fees he earned and "thousands of dollars in income" from the IRS when he filed his 2021 federal income taxes
    According to charging documents filed by federal officials
  • Donald TrumpDonald Trump45th U.S. PresidentTwitter iconFacebook iconInstagram iconTikTok iconYouTube iconTruthSocial icon162.3m
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    5/11/24
    Illegally claimed $168 million in business losses on his Chicago property by using dubious accounting tactics to write off his massive losses on the project on both his 2008 and then again on his 2010 tax returns
    According to an exclusive joint report by The New York Times and Pro Publica
  • Lee ChatfieldLee ChatfieldFmr. House Speaker [R-MI]A+ NRA Rating
    4/16/24
    Stole over $132,000 from multiple political accounts to pay for vacations with his family, housing costs and personal credit card statements by siphoning money from a loosely regulated political account that prosecutors alleged he used as his own "unregulated slush fund" into his own pocket
    Allegedly according to reporting from credible media outlets
  • John NovelloJohn NovelloFmr. County Commissioner
       
    2/14/24
    Stole 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
    According to charging documents filed by local police
  • Keri BlairKeri BlairFmr. School Board Member
       
    1/12/24
    Stole a total of $728.61 worth of items from a local Target during seven visits over a 26-day period by not scanning some of the more expensive items in her cart at the self-checkout line
    According to charging documents filed by local police
  • Mike GarciaMike GarciaU.S. Representative [R-CA]Twitter iconFacebook iconInstagram icon33k
    12/13/23
    Secretly sold up to $50,000 of Boeing shares mere days before a House committee he was on released a highly critical report about the company and then failed to disclose the sale for more than two months and only reported it after he won reelection in a race he won by a mere 333 votes
    Allegedly according to reporting from credible media outlets
  • George SantosGeorge SantosFmr. U.S. RepresentativeYouTube iconTwitter iconInstagram iconGab icon697k
    11/16/23
    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
    According to charging documents filed by federal officials
  • Joe HardingJoe HardingState Representative [R-FL]Twitter icon3k
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    10/20/23
    Illegally obtained over $45,000 in Small Business Covid-Relief Funds out of $150,000 he applied for by claiming that dormant companies he owned with no employees actually had 6 employees and revenue of $800k and then lied to federal agents when they questioned him about it
    According to charging documents filed by federal prosecutors
  • Omar NavarroOmar NavarroFmr. U.S. Rep Nominee [R-CA]
       
    9/27/23
    Funneled at least $107,885 worth of campaign contributions into his personal accounts which he used to fund trips to Las Vegas, Napa Valley and other locations by creating a sham charity called the โ€œUnited Latino Foundationโ€ and enlisting his mother and close friend to help him transfer the money
    According to charging documents filed by local police
  • Donald TrumpDonald Trump45th U.S. PresidentTwitter iconFacebook iconInstagram iconTikTok iconYouTube iconTruthSocial icon162.3m
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    9/26/23
    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" and was ordered to pay a $355 million fine and prohibited from conducting business in New York state for three years
    According to a final ruling issued by the judge overseeing the case
  • Paul KennedyPaul KennedyFmr. Mayor [R-NJ]
       
    9/22/23
    Stole $9,657 in proceeds from an online auction of old government-owned vehicles
    According to charging documents filed by local police
  • Steve BuyerSteve BuyerFmr. U.S. Representative32 Years in GOP
    9/19/23
    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
    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
    According to charging documents filed by federal officials
  • Eric UlrichFmr. Commissioner [R-NY]
       
    9/13/23
    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
    According to charging documents filed by Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg
  • Sam MieleGeorge Santos Political Aide
       
    8/16/23
    Impersonated 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
    According to charging documents filed by federal officials
  • Brian KelseyBrian KelseyFmr. State Senator [R-TN]Facebook iconTwitter icon11k
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    8/11/23
    Illegally transferred $91,000 from his political campaign and a nonprofit organization to an authorized federal campaign committee supporting his candidacy using money not subject to reporting regulations to help his 2016 bid for US Congress and then hid the transactions from the FEC
    According to charging documents filed by federal officials
  • Ed MullinsFmr. NYPD Union President
       
    8/03/23
    Stole roughly $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
    According to charging documents filed by federal officials
  • Matt BorgesMatt BorgesFmr. Ohio GOP Chair
       
    6/30/23
    Conspired with former state House Speaker Larry Householder to accept $60 million in bribes from a state nuclear energy company that in turn was given a $1.3 billion taxpayer bailout for two struggling nuclear power plants it operated
    According to charging documents filed by federal officials
  • Scott JenkinsScott JenkinsSheriff [R-VA]
       
    6/29/23
    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
    According to charging documents filed by federal officials
  • Larry HouseholderLarry HouseholderFmr. House Speaker [R-OH]
       
    6/29/23
    Masterminded a bribery scheme that saw him illegally raking in a whopping $60 million from a state nuclear energy company that in turn was given a $1.3 billion taxpayer bailout for two struggling nuclear power plants it operated
    Allegedly according to reporting from credible media outlets
  • Nate PaulNate PaulConservative Businessman [R]
       
    6/09/23
    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
    According to charging documents filed by federal officials
  • George SantosGeorge SantosFmr. U.S. RepresentativeYouTube iconTwitter iconInstagram iconGab icon697k
    5/10/23
    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
    5/10/23
    Violated federal law by asserting he had upwards of $5 million in assets that didn't actually exist and falsely reported he loaned his campaign $500,000 on financial disclosure forms he submitted during his 2022 run for Congress because it helped him qualify for financial help from the RNC
    According to charging documents filed by federal officials
  • Herschel WalkerHerschel WalkerU.S. Senate Nominee [R-GA]Twitter iconFacebook iconInstagram iconYouTube icon1m
    5/03/23
    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 โ€œunprecedented,โ€ โ€œstunning,โ€ and โ€œjaw-droppingโ€
    According to an exclusive investigative report by The Daily Beast
  • Will DismukesFmr. State Representative
       
    4/14/23
    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
    According to charging documents filed by local police
  • Rick JohnsonFmr. State Representative
       
    4/06/23
    Accepted $110,200 in cash and other bribes including thousands of dollars' worth of sex with a prostitute and 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
    According to charging documents filed by federal prosecutors
  • John CouchJohn CouchFmr. Mayor Candidate [R-IN]
       
    4/05/23
    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 warning people against taking anything
    According to charging documents filed by local police
  • George SantosGeorge SantosFmr. U.S. RepresentativeYouTube iconTwitter iconInstagram iconGab icon697k
    3/09/23
    Allegedly paid an accomplice $100 per day to illegally tamper with ATM machines in order to sell customer credit and debit card data online
    According to a sworn affidavit submitted to the FBI and Secret Service by alleged accomplice Gustavo Ribeiro Trelha
  • Tricia DergesTricia DergesFmr. State Representative
       
    2/28/23
    Fraudulently received $296,574 in taxpayer dollars to provide COVID-19 testing at three medical clinics she owned, but the clinics were closed and didn't conduct any tests
    According to charging documents filed by federal officials
  • Robert OtterstatterFmr. City Council Member Candidate
       
    2/23/23
    Stole over $600 worth of groceries by not scanning items in the self-checkout on three separate occasions
    According to charging documents filed by local police
  • Herschel WalkerHerschel WalkerU.S. Senate Nominee [R-GA]Twitter iconFacebook iconInstagram iconYouTube icon1m
    2/23/23
    Moved tens of thousands of campaign dollars into an account to fund a recount that he never actually sought after his 2022 election loss in an apparent attempt to hold on to the cash instead of giving it back to donors as required by law
    Allegedly according to reporting from credible media outlets
  • Robert CzernekFmr. County Commissioner
       
    2/14/23
    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 over an eight-year period
    According to charging documents filed by federal officials
  • George SantosGeorge SantosFmr. U.S. RepresentativeYouTube iconTwitter iconInstagram iconGab icon697k
    2/09/23
    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
    According to a complaint filed by the owner that was later dismissed when he paid him back
  • Jeremy HutchinsonJeremy HutchinsonFmr. State Senator [R-AR]24 Years in GOP
    2/03/23
    Illegally spent over $100,000 in campaign contributions on personal expenses and then tried to cover it up by filing numerous false tax returns
    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
  • George SantosGeorge SantosFmr. U.S. RepresentativeYouTube iconTwitter iconInstagram iconGab icon697k
    1/17/23
    Pocketed $3,000 from a GoFundMe fundraiser meant to save a homeless veteran's dying service dog who later died
    According to an investigative report by Patch.com
  • Richard BurrRichard BurrFmr. U.S. Senator [R-NC]Twitter iconFacebook icon276k
    1/06/23
    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
    According to financial disclosures reported on by the media
  • George SantosGeorge SantosFmr. U.S. RepresentativeYouTube iconTwitter iconInstagram iconGab icon697k
    12/19/22
    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
    According to police in Brazil who said he confessed to the crime before leaving for the USA to elude authorities
    12/19/22
    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
    According to an investigative report by The New York Times
  • Danny RampeyDanny RampeyState Rep. Nominee [R-GA]
       
    12/16/22
    Stole prescription drugs from senior citizens residing in an assisted living community he managed by entering their apartments when they were not home and was caught in the act by police who had been tipped off by residents who reported their missing prescriptions to the authorities
    According to charging documents filed by the Barrow County Sheriffโ€™s Office
  • Herschel WalkerHerschel WalkerU.S. Senate Nominee [R-GA]Twitter iconFacebook iconInstagram iconYouTube icon1m
    11/23/22
    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
    According to publicly available tax documents obtained by CNN
  • Laurie SmithLaurie SmithFmr. Sheriff [R-CA]51 Years in GOP
    11/03/22
    Raked in thousands of dollars in illegal campaign donations and accepted gifts including a suite at an NHL game from wealthy donors in exchange for special treatment helping them obtain concealed weapons permits that her office was in charge of approving
    According to charging documents filed by local police
  • Steve BannonSteve BannonFmr. Trump Chief StrategistLauded by Trump
    9/08/22
    Stole $1 million in donations from a "We Build the Wall" GoFundMe campaign using fake invoices and accounts
    According to charging documents filed by the Manhattan District Attorney's office
  • Project VeritasProject Veritas   Instagram iconYouTube iconTwitter iconFacebook iconTruthSocial icon5.6m
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    9/07/22
    Purchased a diary stolen from Joe Biden's granddaughter for $40,000 and soon after leaked it to a reporter at another rightwing outlet who posted the private material days before the 2020 Presidential election
    According to court records reported by The Intercept
  • Cade CothrenCade CothrenGlen Casada Chief of Staff
       
    8/23/22
    Created a fictitious consulting company along with state reps. Glen Casada and Robin Smith where they charged taxpayers $51,947 for official mailing services and hid his involvement in the scheme by submitting fake invoices to state officials and also paid Casada and Smith a bribe in exchange for their help in securing government approval for the fake consulting company to operate as an official state vendor
    According to charging documents filed in federal court
  • Glen CasadaGlen CasadaFmr. House Speaker [R-TN]
       
    8/23/22
    Created a fictitious consulting company along with state rep. Robin Smith and his chief of staff where they charged taxpayers $51,947 for official mailing services and hid his involvement in the scheme by submitting fake invoices to state officials and also accepted bribes from his chief of staff in exchange for his help in securing government approval for the fake consulting company to operate as an official state vendor
    According to charging documents filed in federal court
  • David RiveraDavid RiveraFmr. U.S. Representative
       
    8/20/22
    Failed to report hundreds of thousands of dollars' worth of taxable income to the government and siphoned even more to himself through a PAC that he earned from working as an unregistered foreign agent and lobbyist for the Venezuelan government
    According to charging documents filed by federal officials
  • Richard ImpallariaRichard ImpallariaFmr. State Representative
       
    7/27/22
    Illegally paid $92,800 in taxpayer funds to his legislative aide's relatives to pay for rent at two cottages located well outside his district by falsely declaring that one cottage was his district office which entitled him to a taxpayer funded stipend
    According to charging documents filed by local police
  • Dean TranDean TranFmr. State Senator [R-MA]
       
    7/01/22
    Forced his way into an elderly woman's house and stole her late husband's handgun as she hid in the bedroom
    According to an indictment announced by the Massachusetts Attorney General
  • Mark ThompsonCounty Commissioner [R-MO]
       
    6/29/22
    Stole a lawn sign that belonged to a political opponent of his while driving in a truck owned by county taxpayers mere months after being caught on video stealing the same opponent's sign from the parking lot of a private business
    Allegedly according to reporting from credible media outlets
  • John OxendineJohn OxendineFmr. Commissioner [R-GA]
       
    5/20/22
    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
    According to charging documents filed by federal prosecutors
    5/12/22
    Spent roughly $100,000 in campaign donations on personal expenses that included a down payment on a home, luxury cars and childcare expenses
    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
  • Madison CawthornMadison CawthornFmr. U.S. RepresentativeInstagram iconTwitter iconFacebook iconTruthSocial iconGab icon1.4m
    4/26/22
    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
    The House Ethics Committee ordered Cawthorn to pay $14,237.49 to charity after their investigation concluded he acted improperly
  • Nathan TaborNathan TaborFmr. Forsyth County GOP ChairFacebook iconInstagram icon36k
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    4/20/22
    Stole valuable parts from vehicles that belonged to a local church, Habitat for Humanity and at least two residences before getting caught by the police
    According to charging documents filed by local police
  • Paul KennedyPaul KennedyFmr. Mayor [R-NJ]
       
    3/18/22
    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
    According to charging documents filed by local police
  • James HarrisJames HarrisFmr. U.S. Rep Candidate
       
    3/10/22
    Stole a trailer's worth of his competitor's campaign signs and was caught red-handed by two of them who witnessed it
    According to charging documents filed by local police
  • David SchamensTrump PAC Exec
       
    3/08/22
    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
    According to charging documents filed by federal authorities
  • Robin SmithFmr. State Representative
       
    3/07/22
    Accepted an illegal $24,000 bribe in exchange for pressuring other state lawmakers to contract with a fake consulting company the state speaker of the house secretly created
    She pled guilty to wire fraud and agreed to become a cooperating witness for the prosecution
  • Victor BarbosaFmr. City Council Member
       
    3/04/22
    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
    According to a report by The Daytona beach News-Journal
  • John NovelloJohn NovelloFmr. County Commissioner
       
    1/27/22
    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
    According to charging documents filed by local police
  • Nathan TaborNathan TaborFmr. Forsyth County GOP ChairFacebook iconInstagram icon36k
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    12/04/21
    Stole a $6,000 golf cart with the help of an accomplice and then sold it to him for $1,000
    According to charging documents filed by local police
  • Roy McGrathFmr. Chief of Staff [R]
       
    10/05/21
    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
    According to charging documents filed by federal prosecutors
  • Michael CappsFmr. State Representative
       
    2021 09
    Illegally took $355,550 in state and federal COVID relief by falsely claiming the money would go to pay nonexistent employee's salaries
    According to charging documents by federal prosecutors
  • Allen WeisselbergAllen WeisselbergCFO [R-NY]
       
    2021 05
    Unlawfully evaded paying almost $2 million in taxes over a sixteen-year period on items including rent, luxury cars and private school tuition for his grandchildren
    He pled guilty to all charges and testified against the Trump Organization before being sentenced to five months in jail
  • Roger StoneRoger StoneTrump Senior Advisor [R]Twitter iconFacebook iconInstagram iconTruthSocial iconGab icon1.2m
    4/16/21
    Illegally 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
    According to a civil lawsuit filed by federal officials
    Failed to pay roughly $400,000 in taxes and penalties he owed on his 2017 tax bill
    According to a lawsuit filed by federal officials
  • Joel GreenbergJoel GreenbergFmr. Tax Collector [R-FL]Friend of Rep. Matt Gaetz
    3/31/21
    Embezzled $400k in taxpayer money by using a government issued credit card on personal purchases including cryptocurrency and professional sports memorabilia
    He pled guilty to a larger package of charges and then cooperated with federal authorities on a larger sex-trafficking investigation
  • Ken PaxtonKen PaxtonAttorney General [R-TX]Twitter iconFacebook iconInstagram icon701k
    2/11/21
    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
    According to an official complaint filed by seven of Paxton's top aides
  • Sam McCannSam McCannFmr. State Senator [R-IL]
       
    2/03/21
    Spent over $600,000 in campaign funds on personal expenses including his mortgage, paying off personal loans, multiple vehicles, a motor home, family vacations and a host of other things that had nothing to do with his campaign
    According to charging documents filed by federal prosecutors
  • Tricia DergesTricia DergesFmr. State Representative
       
    2/01/21
    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
    According to charging documents filed by federal officials
  • Enrique TarrioProud Boys Chair
       
    12/12/20
    Stole and burned Black Lives Matter banners from prominent D.C. churches
    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 BrewerJack BrewerConservative Athlete [R]"Black Voices for Trump" member
    8/25/20
    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
    According to charging documents filed by federal officials
  • Greg LindbergConservative Businessman [R]
       
    8/19/20
    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
    According to charging documents filed by federal prosecutors
  • Paul EricksonPolitical Operative [R]
       
    7/06/20
    Stole hundreds of thousands of dollars from victims including his own god mother, family members, friends and former classmates by convincing them to invest in various schemes he concocted that promised massive returns, but instead kept the money for himself
    He was sentenced to seven years in federal prison but served only 8 months after Trump pardoned him
  • Joel GreenbergJoel GreenbergFmr. Tax Collector [R-FL]Friend of Rep. Matt Gaetz
    6/23/20
    Received over $400k in federal COVID relief by falsely claiming two defunct businesses were still operational
    According to charging documents by federal authorities
  • Shirley SosebeeFmr. Tax Collector [R-GA]
       
    3/17/20
    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
    According to charging documents filed by state officials
  • Mitchell EnglanderMitchell EnglanderFmr. City Council Member
       
    3/09/20
    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
    According to charging documents filed by federal officials
  • George GilmoreOcean County GOP Chair
       
    2/22/20
    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
    He was found guilty and sentenced to one year in federal prison but was pardoned by Trump before he began serving his sentence
  • Kate GibbsKate GibbsFmr. U.S. Rep Candidate
       
    2/15/20
    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
    According to an exclusive report by the Burlington County Times
  • Edward AmbrosinoFmr. City Council Member
       
    11/15/19
    Stole more than $800,000 in legal fees owed to his law firm by transferring the money to his personal account and then didn't pay the $254,628 tax bill that would have been due had the money been acquired legally
    According to charging documents filed by federal officials
  • Anthony SilvaAnthony SilvaFmr. Mayor [R-CA]
       
    10/21/19
    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
    According to charging documents filed by federal officials
  • McCrae DowlessFmr. Political Operative
       
    7/30/19
    Illegally collected Social Security Disability and retirement benefits from the government by neglecting to inform them about the more than $132,000 he earned working on political campaigns which would have drastically reduced the number of benefits he would have been eligible for
    Allegedly according to reporting from credible media outlets
  • Danielle StellaDanielle StellaFmr. U.S. Rep Nominee [R-MN]Instagram icon10k
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    7/26/19
    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
    According to a charging documents filed by local police
  • Jeremy HutchinsonJeremy HutchinsonFmr. State Senator [R-AR]24 Years in GOP
    6/25/19
    Accepted cash bribes totaling over $150,000 from the co-owner of orthodontic clinics in exchange for his efforts to help overturn a dental practices law he didn't like
    Allegedly according to reporting from credible media outlets
  • Robin HayesFmr. North Carolina GOP Chair
       
    4/02/19
    Tried 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 and then lied to the FBI when they confronted him
    According to charging documents filed by federal officials
  • Donald TrumpDonald Trump45th U.S. PresidentTwitter iconFacebook iconInstagram iconTikTok iconYouTube iconTruthSocial icon162.3m
    Twitter iconFacebook iconInstagram iconTikTok iconYouTube iconTruthSocial icon162.3m  
    11/09/18
    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
    According to charging documents filed by state officials
  • Jim HarrisonFmr. State Representative
       
    10/26/18
    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 and later lied to a grand jury about it in an attempt to cover it up
    He was found guilty and sentenced to eighteen months in prison
  • Anthony SilvaAnthony SilvaFmr. Mayor [R-CA]
       
    10/04/18
    Embezzled $46,500 including $27,500 from the city of Stockton, CA with the help of his executive assistant
    According to charging documents filed by local police
  • Chris CollinsChris CollinsFmr. U.S. RepresentativeFirst US Rep. to endorse Trump
    8/08/18
    Illegally gave insider information to his son and others to help them avoid more than $768k 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%
    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
  • Allen LoughryFmr. Justice [R-WV]
       
    6/20/18
    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
    According to charging documents filed by federal officials
  • Sandra PihosFmr. State Representative
       
    6/05/18
    Stole nearly $600 worth of clothes from a local department store and returned later that same day to try and return the stolen items for cash or store credit
    According to charging documents filed by local officials
  • John CoursonFmr. State Senator [R-SC]
       
    6/04/18
    Stole $159k from his election campaign and spent it on personal expenses by routing funds through a political consulting firm that in turn paid him over a series of transactions
    According to charging documents filed by federal officials
  • Jon StanardJon StanardFmr. State Representative
       
    2/09/18
    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
    According to an investigative report by the Daily Mail
  • Jake FilesFmr. State Senator [R-AR]
       
    1/29/18
    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
    According to charging documents filed by federal officials
  • Rick Quinn Jr.Fmr. State Representative
       
    2017 12
    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
    According to charing documents filed by state officials
  • Don LeemanFmr. State Rep. Candidate
       
    5/03/17
    Voted in a district he no longer resided in and later unsuccessfully tried to bribe a local Housing Authority employee into falsifying a letter to election officials that attested he had only temporarily moved out of the district in exchange for a donation to the county Housing Authority
    Allegedly according to reporting from credible media outlets