Republican Criminal Scandals List
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Displaying 601 - 636 of 636 Scandals
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John ChartierFmr. County Treasurer [R-NV]5/26/10Had his longtime friend murder his ex-wife and her father at their home out of a bitter custody dispute over their young son in which she planned to move out of the state away from him but unfortunately was too lateAccording to a jury who found him guilty of murder
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George RekersFamily Research Council Minister5/06/10Hired a twenty-year-old male to touch his genitals and give him daily nude massages throughout a European vacation after finding him on the "rent boy" escort website while also being a married pastor who publicly espoused virulently anti-gay sentimentsAccording to an investigative report by the Miami New Times
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Roy AshburnFmr. State Senator [R-CA]3/19/10Drove his taxpayer owned vehicle erratically in the middle of two lanes, needlessly applied his brakes multiple times and idled at a stop sign for roughly one minute while no cross traffic from either direction approached after he left a popular gay bar he had been drinking at -- while also being a vocal opponent of gay rights -- after which police pulled him over around 2am and arrested himAccording to charging documents filed by local police
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Ron StephensFmr. State Representative [R-IL]3/16/10Crossed over the center line and ran into the curb and smelled of alcohol, slurred his speech and had glassy eyes when police pulled him overAccording to charging documents filed by local police
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1.2mMAGA Enthusiast2/18/10Accepted $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 itHe pleaded guilty to tax fraud and was sentenced to 4 years in prison
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Sheldon KillpackFmr. State Senator [R-UT]1/15/10Swerved in and out of his lane, reportedly "performed poorly" on his field sobriety tests and refused to take a breathalyzer after police reported smelling a strong odor of alcohol on his breathAccording to an arrest report filed by local police
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Steve NunnFmr. State Representative [R-KY]9/15/09Intentionally shot and killed his former fiancé months after she sought and received a protective restraining order against himAccording to charging documents filed by local officials
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Dustin JohnsonProfessional Golfer6/05/09Drove in a way that state police pulled him over on suspicion of drunk driving around 1am, failed a field sobriety test and was found to have a BAC of over twice the legal limitAllegedly according to reporting from credible media outlets
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Samuel KentFmr. George H W Bush Federal Judge6/04/09Grabbed his personal secretary Donna Wilkerson's head and forced it down towards his groin, forcibly kissed her on the mouth after pinning her against his office door and subjected her to a myriad of other physical and emotional abuse over a seven-year period while also being married the entire time5/11/09Touched court employee Cathy McBroom under her clothing on two occasions which she likened to "being molested and groped by a drunken giant” and constantly solicited her for sexual favors over a period of six years while being married the entire timeAccording to court records reported by the media5/11/09Lied to a committee of judges investigating him for sexual harassment in an effort to shield himself from consequences for his behavior in what one law professor characterized as "sort of mind-blowing" for a federal judge to obstruct justice as it "betrayed his oath in the most fundamental way"According to court records reported by the media
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Matthew LeveridgeState's Attorney [R-KY]3/09/09Drank alcohol in his car while he was stopped at a red light and was arrested by a police officer who witnessed his consumptionAccording to charging documents filed by local police
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Vito FossellaFmr. U.S. Representative [R-NY]5/19/08Ran a red light with a BAC more than twice the legal limit shortly after leaving a party at the White House, failed numerous field sobriety tests and belligerently threatened to defecate on the floor at the police station after he was arrestedAccording to charging documents filed by local police
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Rick RenziFmr. U.S. Representative [R-AZ]2/22/08Funneled $400k in insurance premiums from a company he owned to his congressional campaign and then later transferred ownership of the company to his wifeAccording to charging documents filed by federal officials
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Ted KlaudtFmr. State Representative [R-SD]11/10/07Offered to forgive one of his sexual assault victim's debt owed to him if her mother agreed to not pursue charges against him and urged another victim to lie to the police when they questioned her about his assaultAllegedly according to reporting from credible media outlets
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Bob AllenFmr. State Representative [R-FL]11/10/07Offered to perform oral sex on a random stranger in a public men's restroom for $20 mere months after he co-sponsored a bill that called for public sex offenses like this to be charged as a felony instead of misdemeanor offenseAccording to charging documents filed by state officials
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Larry CraigFmr. U.S. Senator [R-ID]50 Years in GOP8/28/07Solicited a stranger for sex who happened to be an undercover police officer in a men's airport bathroom by using a code (tapping his foot several times and reaching under the stall divider) while also being a married father who was a leading member of the conservative "family values caucus"Allegedly according to reporting from credible media outlets
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David VitterFmr. U.S. Senator [R-LA]32 Years in GOP2007 07Used a notorious DC escort service at least five times as a US Representative while still married to his wife Wendy Vitter and after having spent most of his political career touting the importance of traditional "family values"According to the "DC Madam" who had logged multiple calls from Vitter's phone number and implicitly by the Senator himself who admitted to a "serious sin" after the allegations became public
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6/19/07According to charging documents filed by federal officials
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Thad ViersFmr. State Representative [R-SC]2007 06Threatened to beat and sexually assault a man who was dating his estranged wife along with his mother over several menacing callsAllegedly according to reporting from credible media outlets
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Ted KlaudtFmr. State Representative [R-SD]5/18/07Digitally penetrated and fondled his 16 and 18-year-old foster daughters' breasts after deceitfully convincing them to let him perform "tests" on their private areas ostensibly to determine if they were good candidates to donate their eggs in exchange for a large sum of money while also being their trusted caregiver and a married fatherAccording to charging documents filed by local police
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Joseph McDadeFmr. U.S. Representative [R-PA]2/15/07Pleasured himself a mere 10 to 15 feet away from an unsuspecting woman he followed from the beach to the pool at a Florida resortAccording to charging documents filed by local police
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Mark FoleyFmr. U.S. Representative [R-FL]34 Years in GOP11/02/06Offerred a 17-year-old boy working as a Congressional page oral sex in exchange for free lodgings at his home at the same time he was chair of a special Congressional committee dedicated to protecting exploited childrenAccording to voluminous reports filed by mainstream media outlets
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11/01/06Paid to have sex with a male prostitute on a monthly basis over a three-year period after finding him through an ad on the website "Rentboy.com" while also being a married father of five who was a vocal opponent of gay rightsAccording to an exclusive report by The Denver Post11/01/06Grabbed a bottle of lotion and began masturbating in front of a 20-year-old male volunteer at the church he led while they were lying in bed together even after being asked not to while also being married to his wifeAccording to multiple reports by mainstream outlets11/01/06Routinely consumed crystal methamphetamine he purchased from a gay prostitute he regularly had sex withAccording to an exclusive report by The Denver Post
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Mark FoleyFmr. U.S. Representative [R-FL]34 Years in GOP10/04/06Routinely got drunk and sent sexualized emails and chat messages to underage male Congressional pages over a multiyear periodAccording to reporting by NBC News & other media outlets
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Richard RoachFmr. District Attorney [R-TX]6/26/06Routinely stole methamphetamine and other strong narcotics from police evidence lockers and openly injected himself with drugs in front of his office secretary while also being a District Attorney who was a fervent prosecutor of drug offenses who secured very harsh drug sentencesHe pled guilty to multiple felony drug charges and was sentenced to 18 years in prison
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Kevin BradyFmr. U.S. Representative [R-TX]10/11/05Smelled of alcohol and failed a field sobriety test after being pulled over for a malfunctioning tail lightAccording to a police report filed by local authorities
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John RowlandFmr. Governor [R-CT]12/23/04Accepted 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 taxesAccording to charging documents filed by federal prosecutors
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David SwartzFmr. County Commissioner [R-OH]2/03/04Repeatedly raped and sexually violated a young girl over a ten-year period beginning when she was just six years oldAccording to charging documents filed by local officials
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Allen WestFmr. Texas GOP Chair12/13/03Fired his gun inches from the head of a detained Iraqi police officer after his subordinates beat him in order to gain information that the detainee later described as "meaningless information induced by fear and pain" in violation of international law and was fined $5,000 by a military courtAccording to the results of the military hearing reported on by the media
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Gerald HegeFmr. Sheriff [R-NC]9/20/03Stole $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 reportsAllegedly according to reporting from credible media outlets
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Keith WestmorelandFmr. State Representative [R-TN]6/18/02According to charging documents filed by local police
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Donald Trump45th U.S. President162.3mCriticized the jury in his criminal hush-money case during an interview in violation of a gag order imposed by the judge and was fined $1,000 and warned that his next violation may result in jail timeAllegedly according to reporting from credible media outlets