Criminal Misuse of Government Resources by Republicans for Personal Gain

Directed her government staff to work on her campaign and personal events while on the clock

Used a state vehicle for personal and political errands in violation of state law

Decreased his home’s assessed value in an apparent attempt to illegally lower his taxes by taking advantage of his position as town assessor

Illegally put pressure on a government official to reassess their decision on a property appraisal she had an interest in

Rushed to give his close friend and former business associate $170k in taxpayer dollars for contract work by skipping the public bidding process that is required by state law and was penalized by his peers with a lifetime ban from the state senate floor

Illegally operated his private business out of the mayor's office where he utilized public resources and personnel to improperly obtain government permits that enriched him personally and then encouraged at least one witness to lie to investigators if they were questioned

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

Used his stature as the second highest-ranking member of the state senate to push through legislation that he knew would have a direct positive impact on his wife's finances she otherwise would not have been able to pursue if the law weren't changed

Used $30,000 in county funds to repair the private road he lived on that wasn't supposed to be maintained by the county

Improperly charged taxpayers $3,200 to reimburse him for a personal trip to visit Donald Trump in Washington, D.C. without providing any receipts to prove that he did county business during the trip

Made police deputies and other staff members perform non-work services for his personal businesses, at his private property and for his political campaign during their regular work hours

Spent taxpayer money on non-official lodging expenses when he attended a conference at beach resort

Illegally pocketed over $66k by selling inmates at the jail he oversaw electronic cigarettes from a company he had a financial stake in and lied in official records about his involvement with the company in a failed attempt to cover his tracks

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

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

Illegally accepted $24,000 from a pharmaceutical company in exchange for giving them non-public information he had access to that helped the company financially

Illegally kept his ex-wife on his taxpayer-funded health insurance plan after they divorced resulting in her improperly getting medical benefits she wasn't entitled to and over $7k worth of prescription drugs at taxpayer expense

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