2024 Crimes Committed by Notable Republicans
Displaying 1 - 100 of 114 Crimes
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12/23/24Paid more than a dozen women tens of thousands of dollars for sex and left a paper trail by using a mobile cash app to give them the money
According to bombshell report released by the bipartisan House Ethics Committee -
Matthew MelvinSheriff [R-IL]
12/19/24Swerved in and out of his lane multiple times, sat at a green light for 10 seconds around 1:15am, had vomit on his driver’s side door, reeked of alcohol and refused to do field sobriety and breathalyzer tests
According to charging documents filed by local officials -
David RiveraFmr. U.S. Representative
12/18/24Formed fake shell companies to conceal the millions of dollars he earned working as an unregistered foreign agent from the IRS
According to charging documents filed by federal officials -
12/16/24Crashed his ATV while driving drunk and left it behind instead of notifying the authorities who eventually caught up with him, refused a field sobriety test and was found to have a BAC over twice the legal limit even after a long delay before he submitted to the test
According to charging documents filed by local officials -
Patrick BaileyCounty GOP Treasurer
12/13/24
According to arrest records documents filed by the local police department -
Michael OgleFmr. U.S. Rep Candidate
12/12/24
According to charging documents filed by local officials -
Joseph de SotoFmr. State Rep. Nominee
12/12/24Threatened to kill at least five of his colleagues including the state speaker of the house over a number of intimidating emails and texts where he warned that an angel had given him a "vision to destroy" all of them
According to charging documents filed by state officials -
Michael OgleFmr. U.S. Rep Candidate
12/12/24Called 911 over two dozen times one day and 14 times a week later and then told an officer who warned him to stop tying up emergency resources that he had “50 pounds of black powder and a cannon" and was ready to "take care of business” and threatened to fire on the officers who showed up to his home if they attempted to enter
According to charging documents filed by local officials -
Kurt SchenkPastor [R]
12/12/24Sexually assaulted his 21-year-old relative who lived with autism and a learning disability in his garage after spending months gaining her trust as the pastor of her church and grooming her with secret sexualized communications while also being married
According to charging documents filed by local officials -
Rob HentschelCounty Commissioner [R-MI]
12/09/24Allegedly sexually assaulted a young woman who repeatedly told him and his friends to stop after a night of heavy drinking
According to a sworn affidavit filed by the alleged victim to local police -
Nick FuentesPropagandist
12/06/24Pepper sprayed and forcefully pushed a woman backwards down the stairs of his front porch without saying a word to her after she rang his doorbell and then smashed her phone against the ground and kicked it inside his home before reentering and locking his door all while being recorded on her device the entire time
According to charging documents filed by local officials -
Zachary RadcliffWorship Dir. at MAGA Church
12/04/24
According to charging documents filed by state officials -
12/01/24Passed out in the back of a party bus and later urinated in public outside of his hotel after a night of heavy drinking
According to an exclusive report by The New Yorker -
Rocky HayesFmr. Jones County GOP Chair
11/26/24Had multiple felony videos of young children between the ages of 8 to 13 doing sexual acts with older men saved on his cloud services account
According to charging documents filed by local police -
Sean BrislinNancy Mace Legislative Aide
11/25/24Drunkenly entered a female stranger's apartment while she was taking her trash out and passed out on her bed
According to charging documents filed by local police -
Ricci WynneMAGA Influencer
11/25/24Illegally exploited a female sex worker while managing her rendezvous with johns and the money she got for her services and had nearly $80k in cash on him when he was arrested
According to charging documents filed by local officials -
Michelle MorrowFmr. County Commissioner Candidate
11/22/24Illegally ran for local office and voted in a district she didn't reside in by fraudulently attesting that she lived there
According to charging documents filed by state officials -
Justin HerringFmr. Nebraska GOP Member
11/22/24Allegedly physically abused his intimate partner multiple times over a two-year period including at least one incident that involved a gun and an infant
Allegedly according to reporting from credible media outlets -
Mitchell BoschFmr. City Council Candidate
11/19/24Led a mob that physically assaulted riot police multiple times as they were attempting to quell the 1/6 insurrection and fought them every step of the way until the police and National Guard were able to regain control hours later
According to charging documents filed by federal officials -
11/18/24Attended numerous alcohol and drug-fueled "sex parties" where he consumed cocaine and other illicit drugs while he was a sitting congressman
According to an attorney representing two women who testified that they attended the parties with Gaetz
11/16/24Allegedly had sex with an underage 17-year-old girl who had just completed her junior year in high school twice in one night at a party hosted by convicted sex offender Joel Greenberg and then paid her $400 in cash afterwards
According to bombshell report released by the bipartisan House Ethics Committee -
Antwione WilliamsFmr. Conservative Athlete
11/15/24Physically "attacked and overcame" two Capitol Police officers who were trying to prevent him from gaining access to the Capitol during the 1/6 insurrection
According to charging documents filed by federal officials -
11/15/24Allegedly raped a 30-year-old woman in her hotel room after a night of heavy drinking and then paid her an undisclosed amount of money in order to keep her from going public with her accusations
According to an exclusive report by The Washington Post -
11/13/24Consumed too much alcohol and then took some sleep medication while waiting for his flight at a local airport resulting in him missing his flight and being detained by police for public intoxication
According to charging documents filed by local police -
Joe LayneSt. Joseph County GOP Co Chairs
11/11/24Snatched a microphone from and then shoved a County Council member who was speaking to a group of local Republicans
According to charging documents filed by local police -
Jonathan RinaldiFmr. State Rep. Nominee
11/05/24Belligerently screamed and yelled inside a local polling station and ignored repeated police commands to stop after which he was arrested for trespassing
According to charging documents filed by local officials -
James SchenkeFmr. State Rep. Nominee
11/04/24Illegally contacted a victim who had a protective order against him and was arrested by police after they determined he violated the order
According to charging documents filed by local officials -
Kimberly McPhersonFmr. City Council Member
11/01/24Cast three ballots in other people's names in a general election and in one other person's name in a primary election held in 2021
According to charging documents filed by federal officials -
Lucas LaniganState Representative
10/28/24Choked his wife so forcefully that she required a trip to the hospital after she confronted him over an extramarital affair she suspected he was having
According to charging documents filed by local police -
10/25/24
According to a police report filed by the alleged victim, which authorities could not investigate further due to the expired statute of limitations -
10/23/24Trespassed 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
According to charging documents filed by local police -
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10/23/24Placed his hands "all over" model Stacey Williams' breasts, waist and buttocks after being introduced to her by Jeffrey Epstein while he was married to Marla
Allegedly according to reporting from credible media outlets -
Zachary RadcliffWorship Dir. at MAGA Church
10/21/24Solicited sexually abusive videos and texts from at least ten boys and one girl depicting them in various stages of undress and even masturbating by bribing them with gifts, money or visits to restaurants
According to charging documents filed by state officials -
Chuck JohnsonPropagandist [R]
10/16/24Attempted to extort a founder of investment firm Point Bridge Capital by threatening to use government connections (which did not exist) to retaliate against defense and intelligence companies strongly dependent on government contracts
According to a lawsuit filed by Point Bridge Capital -
John RaeseFmr. U.S. Senate Nominee
10/15/24Crashed into another vehicle while driving drunk with a BAC of nearly twice the legal limit after playing in a golf outing and exhibited multiple signs of being under the influence when the police arrived who then arrested him after he failed a field sobriety test
According to charging documents filed by local police -
Jamey NoelFmr. Sheriff [R-IN]
10/15/24Fraudulently charged over $5 million on personal expenses including more than 130 luxury and classic cars which he then sold and pocketed the proceeds from, $60k worth of airline tickets for a woman he was having an extramarital affair with and other family members including his wife, vacations, designer clothes and a multitude of other expenses using fire department credit cards funded and paid for by the public
According to charging documents filed by state officials -
10/14/24Violated election law by displaying the wrong election date in a newspaper advertisement targeting black voters while using the correct date in all other ads including one that was almost exactly the same but targeted white voters
According to an official complaint filed by the Michigan Legislative Black Caucus -
Doug HamlinNRA CEO
10/14/24Severed a cat's paws, strung the animal up and then set it on fire with the help of four of his fraternity brothers all because it didn't use the litter box properly resulting in criminal charges and expulsion from his fraternity
According to charging documents filed by local officials -
10/04/24Stole 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 and spent it on personal items including plastic surgery and her daughter's wedding
According to charging documents filed by local officials -
Carl MaughanState Representative
10/03/24Was involved in a crash while driving under the influence of alcohol a mere two-months after his previous DUI
According to charging documents filed by local officials
10/03/24Committed multiple traffic infractions in short order and was found to be in possession of a loaded semi-automatic handgun, empty bottle of whiskey and case of beer with multiple cans missing when police pulled him over
According to charging documents filed by local police -
Mike MaroneyFmr. State Senator [R-WV]
9/24/24Committed “numerous traffic infractions” while driving under the influence of alcohol resulting in his arrest
According to charging documents filed by local officials -
Nick CocchiSheriff [R-MA]
9/23/24Left his police vehicle that was missing a tire and had damage to another running in the valet parking area of a local casino after midnight and was arrested by state police when he returned because he reeked of alcohol and couldn't explain how his car got damaged
According to charging documents filed by state police -
Elliot ResnickFmr. The Jewish Press Editor
9/19/24Physically assaulted Capitol police officers who were trying to prevent him and other 1/6 insurrectionists from entering the US Capitol and then helped numerous rioters enter the building once he was inside
According to charging documents filed by federal officials -
Carolina AmestyFmr. State Representative
9/18/24Forged a professor's signature and notarized a document that falsely asserted the unaccredited Christian school she founded had acquired a credentialed professor to teach there resulting in her school improperly obtaining state licensing to operate
According to charging documents filed by state officials -
Jeff DotsethState Representative
9/16/24Choked, kicked and physically assaulted his wife on several occasions over a decade until she finally had enough and reported him to the police
According to charging documents filed by local officials -
Nicole TorresNYC Board of Elections Leader
9/13/24Stole at least $36,000 from city taxpayers by falsifying time sheets for poll-workers who didn't show up to their assigned shift and diverted the money to her personal bank account over a yearslong period
According to charging documents filed by federal officials -
Anne MinardFmr. Lee Chatfield Political Aide
9/12/24Conspired with her husband Rob to steal $525,000 from social welfare charities and political action committees they had close access to because of their work relationship with then-state house speaker Lee Chatfield through erroneous reimbursements, double billing, false expenditures and record manipulation
According to charging documents filed by state officials -
Mark SchoeslerState Senator [R-WA]
9/10/24Rammed his truck into another vehicle while exiting a local fairground and exhibited “obvious signs of intoxication” to the police officer who arrested him for having a BAC nearly twice the legal limit
According to charging documents filed by local police -
April SloaneCounty Comptroller [R-PA]
9/09/24Starved her dog to death and then stuffed its carcass in a garbage bag which she stored in the back of her garage
According to charging documents filed by local officials -
Karen PhillipsCounty Clerk [R-TX]
8/26/24Pushed one police officer and grabbed another as they moved to subdue her son who was resisting arrest after he fled the scene of a traffic stop to seek refuge in her home
According to charging documents filed by local police -
Reggie LoperCounty Commissioner [R-GA]
8/26/24
According to charging documents filed by local officials -
Dean BullFmr. State Rep. Candidate
8/21/24Sexually abused at least three males who were physically incapable of rebuffing him over a multiyear period
According to charging documents filed by federal officials -
Gabriel GarciaCounty Clerk [R-TX]
8/18/24
According to charging documents filed by local officials -
Shawn DenningFmr. Chief of Police
8/16/24Oversaw a cocaine and methamphetamine drug ring that shipped drugs via US mail throughout the country that started when he was a police captain and kicked into high gear when he became chief of police
According to charging documents filed by federal officials -
Tina PetersCounty Clerk [R-CO]
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8/13/24Allowed an unauthorized individual to make copies of voting machine hard drives and attend a voting machine software update intended only for credentialed election officials
According to charging documents filed by the Colorado Attorney General -
Todd HiettCommissioner [R-OK]
7/30/24Groped a male client's groin and other areas of his body after getting so drunk he couldn't "speak more than one or two words at a time" at a business conference while also being a married father
According to an official complaint filed by at least two employees who were present -
Craig CaldwellFmr. Lexington County GOP Chair
7/12/24Stole $52,300 from a local Rotary Club Foundation over a series of 11 checks written to himself from the foundation's account while he was their treasurer
According to charging documents filed by local officials
7/12/24Illegally transferred $61,591 from a local GOP chapter's bank account to his personal accounts over 147 wire transfers in a five-year period and covered it up by falsifying reports he submitted to the local chapter
According to charging document filed by local officials -
Joshua KindredFmr. Federal Judge [R]
7/08/24Coerced an assistant district attorney who argued cases in front of him and was also his former law clerk into laying down with him on his bed and groped her which made her feel like "there’s nothing [she] can do about this, like this is about to happen" because he was so much bigger than her and then performed oral sex on her without consent
7/08/24
7/08/24Kissed and grabbed his law clerk's buttocks without her consent inside his chambers after taking her there instead of her home as he had promised following a night of drinking at a local bar
According to a report by the Judicial Council of the Ninth Circuit -
Joseph RobertsActivist [R]
7/04/24Murdered his fiancée, dismembered her body and stuffed her in a large plastic bag which he discarded near a bridge
According to charging documents filed by local police -
Victoria SpartzU.S. Representative [R-IN]
7/01/24Packed a handgun in her carryon bag and was caught by airport security when she went through a security check
According to charging documents filed by state officials -
Matthew ReillyFmr. City Council Member
6/28/24Molested a 12-year-old girl he met online who promptly told her legal guardian about his actions which led to his arrest and placement on house arrest until the conclusion of his trial
According to charging documents filed by local police first reported by The Providence Journal -
Neil FriskeState Representative
6/21/24Allegedly sexually assaulted an exotic dancer and then chased her around with a loaded gun that he eventually fired in her vicinity outside of his home at 2:30 in the morning
According to a police report filed by local officials -
Jason BuckelState Representative
6/17/24Was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol after he refused to take a field sobriety test while also driving on a suspended license
According to charging documents filed by local officials -
Robert MorrisFmr. TelevangelistTrump's "evangelical executive advisory board"
6/14/24Digitally penetrated, groped and kissed a twelve-year-old girl over a multiyear period and only got caught after she told her parents once he began pressuring her to have sex with him when she turned sixteen while also being married with a young child
According to charging documents filed by local officials -
Mark GrisantiState Judge [R-NY]
6/06/24Pushed a police officer who was attempting to handcuff his wife over a dispute with their neighbor and warned the officer that he'll "be sorry" if he arrested his "f*cking wife" because he was friends with the mayor and two of his children are police officers
According to a censure ruling by New York's Commission on Judicial Conduct -
Kenneth ChesebroTrump Campaign AdvisorMAGA Enthusiast
6/04/24Conspired with others to submit forged elector paperwork that falsely asserted Donald Trump won the state of Wisconsin in the 2020 election
According to charging documents filed by state officials -
Kanye WestConservative Musician
6/04/24Locked his assistant in a room on a private plane and forced her to watch while he masturbated under a blanket
According to a lawsuit filed by former assistant Lauren Pisciotta -
Christopher MorrisFmr. Sheriff [R-OK]
5/31/24Received free services from an auto shop in exchange for sending county vehicles to the shop when they needed work done on them
According to charging documents filed by local officials -
Royce WhiteFmr. U.S. Senate Nominee
5/30/24Failed to pay over $100k in mandated child support and was held in contempt twice by a judge who threatened to throw him in jail for 180 days if he didn't pay what he owed
According to court filings first reported by NBC News -
Steven KramerPolitical Consultant [R]
5/23/24Illegally created a fake AI-generated phone message with what sounded like President Biden's voice that falsely told recipients they wouldn't be able to vote in the 2024 Presidential election if they voted in the state primary
According to charging documents filed by state officials -
Jeffrey ThomasFmr. District Attorney
5/21/24Punched his wife at least ten times in the head and face while the pair were riding in their vehicle and was turned in by his wife's friend who witnessed the entire assault in real time because she was on a video call with her at the time
According to charging documents filed by state officials -
Elbert GuilloryFmr. State Senator [R-LA]
5/15/24Ran a stop sign and crashed into another vehicle, fled the area after exchanging information with the owner of the vehicle he hit and was later taken into custody after police caught up with him and were told he refused to take any field sobriety tests
According to the arresting officers who took Guillory into custody -
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5/11/24Illegally 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 -
Stephanie ScottFmr. County Clerk [R-MI]
5/09/24Illegally retained possession of a voting machine and refused repeated commands to give it to an authorized vendor so they could conduct routine maintenance and testing
According to charging documents filed by state officials -
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5/07/24Violated a gag order imposed by the judge overseeing his criminal hush-money case by criticizing the jury in an interview he gave and was fined $1,000 and warned that his next violation may result in jail time
According to a ruling by the judge overseeing his criminal case -
5/02/24Led a mob of insurrectionists who overwhelmed police and broke into the US Capitol on 1/6 and proceeded to lead the mob towards the Senate chamber but was pushed back by riot police who eventually had to force him out of the building because he refused repeated commands to exit
According to charging documents filed by federal officials -
Donald Trump47th U.S. President




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4/30/24Blatantly and repeatedly violated a gag order which prohibited him from verbally attacking witnesses, jurors and family members of court staff in his New York hush money trial and was ordered to remove all posts that ran afoul of the gag order and pay a $9,000 fine by the judge who held him in contempt
Allegedly according to reporting from credible media outlets
4/22/24Promised to pardon his personal aide and "body man" Walt Nauta if he was convicted of lying to the FBI about his knowledge of Trump's illegal retention of classified documents at Mar-a-Lago if he becomes President again
Firsthand account from a confidential witness who spoke with the FBI about their interactions with Trump -
Jeffrey GreesonFmr. State Representative
4/16/24Violently swiped at and verbally threatened a snowplow driver he blocked by standing in front of their machine
According to charging documents filed by local police and corroborated by video footage taken by the victim -
Lee ChatfieldFmr. House Speaker [R-MI]
4/16/24Stole 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
According to charging documents filed by state officials -
Allen WeisselbergCFO [R-NY]
4/10/24Lied under oath in a deposition and also at trial about his role in falsely asserting that Trump's private apartment in Trump Tower was nearly three times larger than it actually was on official tax forms
According to charging documents filed by state officials -
Jamey NoelFmr. Sheriff [R-IN]
4/09/24Illegally purchased or retained two apparently "brand new" handguns and ammunition in violation of a judge's order to hand over all firearms he owned outside of a single shotgun he was allowed to keep for personal protection
According to a ruling by the judge overseeing his criminal trial -
Brian PritchardGeorgia GOP Vice-President
3/28/24Illegally voted in nine elections between 2008 and 2011 while he was on probation for a prior felony conviction and ineligible to vote in Georgia while also having hypocritically spread baseless claims of voter fraud in the 2020 election and was later fined $5,000 and given a public reprimand by the judge overseeing his case
According to an investigative report by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution -


463kMAGA Enthusiast
3/27/24
According to victim testimony in a report from The Daily Beast -



305kMAGA Enthusiast
3/25/24Sexually abused a 14-year-old girl who babysat his children inside his church, personal office, car and her home over three-year period during his mid-20's while also being married with young children
According to an exclusive report by The Kansas City Star -
Stefanie LambertConservative Lawyer
3/22/24Illegally accessed at multiple voting machines used in the 2020 presidential election from numerous counties in Michigan by deceiving election officials into handing them over to her and her coconspirators
According to charging documents filed by local officials -
Reggie LoperCounty Commissioner [R-GA]
3/19/24
According to charging documents filed by local officials -
3/18/24Helped remove a table from a room in the Capitol that was soon after used to physically assault police officers trying to regain control during the 1/6 insurrection and later lied to federal investigators by falsely telling them she never entered the Capitol during the riot
According to charging documents filed by federal officials -
Alex ZdanFmr. U.S. Senate Candidate
3/14/24Swerved into oncoming traffic while driving drunk and hit another car, fled the scene and was later found asleep in his car by police who reported he had noticeable signs of impairment including a strong odor of alcohol on his breath, slurred speech and bloodshot eyes and then failed field sobriety tests and had a BAC three times the legal limit of 0.25
According to charging documents filed by local police -
Bo DresnerFmr. Hays County GOP Chair
3/11/24
3/11/24Digitally penetrated his 13-year-old daughter after drugging her with a sedative and removing all her clothes while she was unconscious
3/11/24Possessed “hundreds of thousands" of felony images depicting child pornography on his electronic devices
According to charging documents filed by local police -
Kyle LewterCampaign Manager [R-AL]
3/10/24
According to charging documents filed by local officials -
Daniel RodimerFmr. U.S. Rep Candidate
3/08/24Physically struck a victim and had to complete a six-week anger management course in order to have his charges dropped
3/07/24Punched and strangled his victim so severely it caused multiple brain bleeds resulting in his eventual death several days later
According to charging documents filed by local police -
Luis BorundaFmr. MD Dep. Secretary of State
3/07/24Produced felony videos and images of underage and barely legal girls performing sex acts with him and used them to coerce other underage girls into sex
According to charging documents filed by federal officials











