Republican Property Crime Scandals
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Displaying 35 Scandals
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Keri BlairFmr. School Board Member1/12/24Stole 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 lineAccording to charging documents filed by local police
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Owen ShroyerInfoWars Host6/23/23Marched with the mob that broke through police barricades at the US Capitol on 1/6 and used a megaphone to yell seditious phrases including "death to tyranny, death to tyrants" and repeatedly chanted "1776"According to charging documents filed by federal officials
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Joseph MurrayGeorge Santos Conservative Lawyer6/08/23Participated in the mob that rammed through police barricades and marched up the steps of the US Capitol on 1/6 where he filmed and cheered on the rioters who entered the buildingAccording to video footage of 1/6 obtained by Mother Jones
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John CouchFmr. Mayor Candidate [R-IN]4/05/23Loaded 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 anythingAccording to charging documents filed by local police
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Robert OtterstatterFmr. City Council Member Candidate2/23/23Stole over $600 worth of groceries by not scanning items in the self-checkout on three separate occasionsAccording to charging documents filed by local police
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George SantosFmr. U.S. Representative697k697kMAGA Enthusiast2/09/23Purchased 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 incomeAccording to a complaint filed by the owner that was later dismissed when he paid him back
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1/23/23Smeared a Boise, Idaho, hospital by falsely accusing them of kidnapping a severely malnourished baby which spurred him to put a call out to his zealot followers to protest outside the hospital and force a lockdown that resulted in hospital staff barricading the exit doors and ambulances being rerouted to other hospitalsAccording to charging documents filed by local police
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George SantosFmr. U.S. Representative697k697kMAGA Enthusiast12/19/22Stole a checkbook from a dying man his mother was caring for and used the stolen checks to purchase clothing and shoes while living in BrazilAccording to police in Brazil who said he confessed to the crime before leaving for the USA to elude authorities
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Danny RampeyState Rep. Nominee [R-GA]12/16/22Stole 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 authoritiesAccording to charging documents filed by the Barrow County Sheriff’s Office
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9/07/22Purchased 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 electionAccording to court records reported by The Intercept
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Dean TranFmr. State Senator [R-MA]7/01/22Forced his way into an elderly woman's house and stole her late husband's handgun as she hid in the bedroomAccording to an indictment announced by the Massachusetts Attorney General
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Mark ThompsonCounty Commissioner [R-MO]6/29/22Entered private property without permission and 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 businessAllegedly according to reporting from credible media outlets
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4/20/22Stole valuable parts from vehicles that belonged to a local church, Habitat for Humanity and at least two residences before getting caught by the policeAccording to charging documents filed by local police
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Paul ThurmanFmr. Nueces County GOP Director4/13/22Tried to break into his former boss's home with a large rock but was arrested by police in the backyard before he was able to gain entryAllegedly according to reporting from credible media outlets
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James HarrisFmr. U.S. Rep Candidate3/10/22Stole a trailer's worth of his competitor's campaign signs and was caught red-handed by two of them who witnessed itAccording to charging documents filed by local police
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Victor BarbosaFmr. City Council Member3/04/22Didn'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 positionAccording to a report by The Daytona beach News-Journal
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Guy WilliamsFmr. State Judge [R-TX]1/04/22Illegally passed through security at a local county courthouse because he felt he should be granted access without having to go through a security check, telling a judge she had "two (2) choices, let me pass or arrest me," of which officers promptly chose the latterAccording to charging documents filed by local police
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12/04/21According to charging documents filed by local police
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7/01/21Ignored repeated police commands to exit a hearing room in the Idaho statehouse and then "went limp and acted like dead weight" when police moved in to arrest him resulting in them being forced to place him in a swivel chair to escort him out of the buildingAccording to a police report filed by state officials
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Enrique TarrioProud Boys Chair12/12/20He pled guilty to destruction of property and being in possession of a large-capacity firearm and was sentenced to five months in jail
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Kate GibbsFmr. U.S. Rep Candidate2/15/20Hid $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 fineAccording to an exclusive report by the Burlington County Times
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Donald Trump45th U.S. President162.3m12/09/19Illegally entered the Trump Plaza hotel suite of a world-famous model who wouldn't return his phone calls intruding on her and her boyfriend while they were naked in bed, promptly left slamming the door and then angrily lashed out that he hates "sloppy seconds" when they confronted him about it soon afterwards in the lobby presumably out of jealousy that she had rejected him for another man all while being married to Marla MaplesFirsthand account from the model's boyfriend at the time who was with her when Trump entered the room
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7/26/19Stole 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 otherAccording to a charging documents filed by local police
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Sandra PihosFmr. State Representative6/05/18Stole 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 creditAccording to charging documents filed by local officials
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Rob PorterWhite House Staff SecretaryLauded by Trump2/07/18Smashed his fist through his estranged wife Jennifer Willoughby's glass pane of her front door while demanding to speak with her which resulted in her being granted a temporary restraining orderAccording to her account in an interview with FBI agents conducting a background check on Porter
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Brandon PhillipsRep. Mike Collins [R-GA] Chief of Staff9/28/16Physically attacked his victim causing him "visible bodily harm" in addition to slashing his tires and also damaged another woman's door and laptop causing over $500 in damagesAllegedly according to reporting from credible media outlets
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Curry ToddFmr. State Representative8/04/16Was videotaped stealing his GOP primary opponent's lawn signs in two separate locations in broad daylight after his rival campaign staked them out after many of their signs went missing presumably because numbnuts here stole themAccording to an arrest report by the local police
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Frank AntenoriFmr. State Senator [R-AZ]7/21/16Unlawfully entered and hunted wild game on the grounds of a restricted military base in southern ArizonaAccording to charging documents filed by federal officials
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Donald Trump45th U.S. President162.3m4/18/16Entered 22-year-old American Dream Calendar Girls model Lauren Petrella's private room at Mar-a-Lago without her permission, laid on her bed until she entered and then tried to get her to have sex with him before being rebuffed at the same time he was engaged to Marla MaplesDetailed in a sworn deposition in an unrelated lawsuit filed against Trump
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Reford TheboldMayor [R-CO]1/08/16He pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 8 hours of community service and ordered to attend a shoplifting counseling class
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Jordan HaskinsFmr. U.S. Rep Nominee [R-MI]6/27/14Engaged in a sexual fetish called "cranking" where he broke into vehicles, disconnected the spark plug wires and turned on the ignition while masturbating of which he was caught in the act four times in a 9-month periodAccording to charging documents filed by local police
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Katrina PiersonFmr. Trump Senior Advisor2/24/14Shoplifted items from a local department store when was 20 years old and later cleverly used the arrest to propagate the idea that the incident changed her life for the betterAllegedly according to reporting from credible media outlets
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Thad ViersFmr. State Representative2/06/13Broke into his ex-girlfriend's home by kicking in the door and stole her handgun, computer, cell phone and a number of other items while she was away at workAccording to charging documents filed by local police
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Mary ReisingerCounty Treasurer [R-PA]12/02/11Stole a necklace worth only $27.99 from a Sears department store by hiding it in her pocket and not paying for it when checking out with other items and then tried to flee when confronted by security which proved her guilty intentionsShe pleaded guilty to shoplifting and was ordered to take a class
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John McGeeFmr. State Senator [R-ID]6/19/11Stole 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 .15According to charging documents filed by local police