Republican Financial Crimes Scandals List

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Displaying 201 - 210 of 210 Crimes
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  • John McGeeJohn McGeeState Senator [R-ID]
       
    6/19/11
    Stole a truck with an attached 20ft travel trailer around 3am, got stuck in a resident's driveway when he unsuccessfully attempted to turn around and then passed out inside the truck until police arrived and found him to have a BAC of .15
    According to charging documents filed by local police
  • Eddie Price IIIEddie Price IIIFmr. Mayor [R-LA]
       
    6/17/10
    Illegally used campaign funds to pay for various personal expenses including gambling debts, membership fees in fishing clubs and carnival organizations and numerous other personal expenses for his family and then falsely reported to state officials that the expenses were for campaign-related activities
    6/17/10
    Accepted over $45k worth of trips to attend professional golf tournaments from a private developer and city employee in exchange for giving them favorable treatment with city contracts and then didn't file tax returns in an effort to evade having to pay taxes on his ill-gotten money
    According to charging documents filed by federal officials
  • Bernard KerikBernard KerikFmr. Commissioner [R-NY]TikTok iconTwitter iconInstagram iconFacebook icon1.2m
    2/18/10
    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
    He pleaded guilty to tax fraud and was sentenced to 4 years in prison
  • Rick RenziRick RenziFmr. U.S. Representative
       
    2/22/08
    Embezzled $400k in insurance premiums from a company he owned and deposited it into his congressional campaign account and then tried to cover his tracks by transferring ownership of the company to his wife
    According to charging documents filed by federal officials
  • Bob NeyBob NeyFmr. U.S. Representative
       
    1/18/07
    Accepted over $170k worth of international and domestic trips, meals and drinks totaling "many thousands of dollars," tens of thousands of dollars in campaign contributions, box suite tickets to concerts and sporting events and numerous free fundraisers paid for by Jack Abramoff in exchange for supporting and/or opposing legislation that would benefit Abramoff and then lied under oath to a congressional committee when questioned about his actions
    According to charging documents filed by federal officials
  • Duke CunninghamDuke CunninghamFmr. U.S. Representative
       
    3/03/06
    Raked in at least $2.4 million in bribes in the form of cash, a home and a plethora of luxury gifts from defense contractors who he then awarded upwards of $40 billion worth of defense and intelligence contracts funded by the US taxpayer using his clout as a prominent member of the House Appropriations and Intelligence committees
    According to charging documents filed by federal officials
  • John RowlandJohn RowlandFmr. Governor [R-CT]
       
    12/23/04
    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
    According to charging documents filed by federal prosecutors
  • Gerald HegeGerald HegeFmr. Sheriff [R-NC]
       
    9/20/03
    Stole $6,200 dollars from the sheriff department's bank account which he used to pay for his re-election parties in 1998 and 2002 and to reimburse an employee for a travel expense and then obstructed justice by attempting to cover his tracks on expense reports
    Allegedly according to reporting from credible media outlets
  • Amanda DeVosAmanda DeVosCounty Treasurer [R-IA]
       
    Illegally obtained license plates without paying the required $758 fee and then altered public records to make it appear she paid it
    According to charging documents filed by local officials