The Ultimate Republican Scandals List

Displaying 1401 - 1500 of 1608 Scandals
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Drew WrigleyAttorney General [R-ND]
9/02/15
Had an extramarital affair with a married woman during his time as Lt. Governor and only admitted to it after a citizen journalist exposed it onlineAccording to a report by The Forum
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Peter BobyDuncan Hunter Political Aide
8/04/15
Was caught with an unregistered firearm and ammunition on US Capitol grounds following a routine car inspection by Capitol policeAccording to a report by CNN
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Donald Trump47th U.S. President
162.3m
8/02/15
Said he "wasn't interested" in "beautiful" 12-year-old Paris Hilton which is weird and creepy that a grown adult feels the need to qualify a statement like thatInterview on the Howard Stern Show
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8/01/15
Convinced numerous people into investing $840,000 in a technology company that he secretly earned commissions on while giving the false impression he was actually an investorAccording to charging documents filed by states attorneys
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Michael GrimmFmr. U.S. Representative
7/17/15
Illegally concealed over $900,000 in business earnings and wages he paid to employees from state and federal tax authorities resulting in an underpayment of nearly $200,000 in taxes over a multiyear periodAccording to charging documents filed by federal officials
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Annette BosworthFmr. U.S. Senate Candidate
7/01/15
Filed false election documents attesting she personally gathered the requisite amount of voter signatures required for her to get on the ballot for a US Senate election and then lied to state officials when they confronted herAccording to charging documents filed by local police
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Vincent TaboneFmr. Queens GOP Co Chairs
7/01/15
Accepted a $25,000 cash bribe and agreed to receive another $25,000 from a NY state senator once he followed through on a promise to use his position as Vice Chair of the Queens GOP to get him on the Republican primary ballot for NYC mayorAccording to charging documents filed by federal officials
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Donald Trump47th U.S. President
162.3m
6/25/15
Fearmongered that Mexico was bringing "crime" and "rapists" into the United States while at the same time having himself been credibly accused of rape and sexual assault by 25+ womenAccording to multiple sources and reported on by multiple major outlets -
Clayton KellyBlogger
6/15/15
Snuck into a local nursing home, secretly took pictures of a US Senator's ailing wife and then posted them without her consent on his websiteAccording to charging documents filed by local officials -
Frank GuintaFmr. U.S. Representative
6/02/15
Lied about the origins of a $355,000 loan to his 2010 congressional campaign that his parents gave him by falsely asserting the money came from earnings he made working in the private sectorHe signed an agreement with the FEC where he agreed to repay the donation amount in addition to a $15,000 fine -
Dennis HastertFmr. Speaker of the House
6/01/15
Illegally structured hush money payments of $1.7 million to elude federal bank reporting requirements in order to hide the fact he was paying the victim of his past sex crimes and then lied to Federal investigators about itAccording to charging documents filed by federal officials
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6.5mLauded by Trump
5/21/15
Allegedly choked his then-wife Maureen McPhilmy and dragged her down the stairs by her neck during an argument witnessed by his daughterAccording to allegations made by O'Reilly's daughter in court filings during his divorce proceedings
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John DiehlFmr. House Speaker [R-MO]17 Years in GOP
5/14/15
Exchanged sexually charged text messages with a college freshman and congressional intern decades younger than him while also being married with three childrenAccording to an exclusive report by The Kansas City Star
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5/05/15
Physically abused his college girlfriend by grabbing her wrists so hard they would bruise and emotionally abused her by controlling many aspects of her life and demanding to approve of anyone she interacted withAccording to an exclusive interview of the alleged victim by The Courier-Journal
5/05/15
Drove his college girlfriend to get a secret abortion at a Louisville clinic and became "enraged" when he learned she listed his real name as her driver home on the release form which exposed his anti-choice hypocrisyAccording to an exclusive report by The Courier-Journal -
Randy BoehningFmr. State Representative
4/29/15
Sent nude images of himself to men decades younger than him on a gay dating website around the same time he voted against an anti-discrimination bill that intended to provide additional protections to the LGBTQ communityAccording to private messages on a gay dating website provided by a young man he was in communication with
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James MettsFmr. Sheriff [R-SC]
4/27/15
Improperly intervened to facilitate the release of at least four undocumented immigrants who should have been turned over to federal officials at the request of business leaders in town who personally asked him to intervene while also being a "tough on crime" conservativeAccording to charging documents filed by federal officials
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Lisa Wilson-FoleyFmr. U.S. Rep Candidate
3/24/15
Fraudulently accepted at least $500k for her campaign from her husband by falsely reporting the money came from her personal accounts and accepted an additional $30k from four straw donors who concealed that he was the source of the fundsAccording to charging documents filed by federal officials3/24/15
Illegally paid convicted felon and former Governor John Rowland $35,000 under the table to work on her 2012 Republican congressional campaign instead of using campaign funds as required by lawAccording to charging documents filed by federal prosecutors
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Aaron SchockFmr. U.S. Representative
3/17/15
Billed $50,000 in false expense reports to his campaign by lying about driving 90,000 more miles than he actually did in reimbursement formsAccording to a report by Politico
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Matthew PennellFmr. Political Aide [R-KS]
3/07/15
According to charging documents filed by local officials
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Dan HalloranFmr. City Council Member
3/04/15
Accepted more than $15,000 in bribes in exchange for designating roughly $80,000 in taxpayer funds to a nonprofit entityAccepted $20,500 in bribes for his role in orchestrating a $200k scheme to rig the 2013 Republican ballot for NYC mayorAccording to charging documents filed by federal officials
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Bernard MolloyFmr. Political Aide [R-NY]
2/27/15
Weaved through traffic lanes and had a BAC more than twice the legal limit after submitting to a breathalyzer testAccording to charging documents filed by local police
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Aaron SchockFmr. U.S. Representative
2/06/15
Sold his home to a major Republican donor for more than three times its assessed value of $255,000 at the height of his reelection campaignAccording to an exclusive report by Blue Nation Review
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2/05/15
Received oral sex from a woman who wasn't his wife after they both partially undressed and fondled each otherAccording to a sworn deposition from the woman he allegedly had the affair with -
Aaron SchockFmr. U.S. Representative
2/02/15
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 periodAccording to a bombshell report by The Washington Post2/02/15
Spent over $100,000 in taxpayer money renovating his Congressional office to resemble a room on the show "Downton Abbey"According to a report by The Washington Post
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Bryce MarlattFmr. State Senator [R-OK]
12/03/14
Passed out in his GMC pickup with his head against the steering wheel and the truck still in gear at 3am and reeked of alcohol when police arrived who then woke him up and took him into custodyAccording to charging documents filed by local police
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Ben SuarezConservative Businesss Person
11/14/14
Illegally used his family, employees and friends as "straw donors" to donate $100k each to two political candidates and later interfered with the criminal case by attempting to influence a government witnessAccording to charging documents filed by federal prosecutors
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Michelle MacDonaldFmr. Justice Nominee
11/12/14
Rebuffed police commands to exit her vehicle and refused to submit to a breathalyzer and field sobriety test after getting pulled over for speeding and suspicion of driving under the influence and lied about being a "reserve cop" to the arresting officer in an attempt to get out of troubleAccording to charging documents filed by local police
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John CouchFmr. Mayor Candidate
10/27/14
Trailed and harassed Democratic state rep Karlee Macer at least six times and sent a number of threatening emails and calls to her personal cellphone over a six-month period including one time when he approached her at the tax services center he worked at to let her know he "knew everything" about her10/27/14
Threw a toilet lid at police officers and so violently resisted arrest that police had to deploy a stun gun to subdue him10/27/14
10/27/14
Possessed 11,000 business cards that falsely said he was a state rep when he was in fact a private citizenAccording to news reports from credible media outlets
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Matt McCulloughFmr. State Sen. Nominee
10/20/14
Drunkenly “grabbed and squeezed” a strip club employee's chest without her consent and then refused to leave after police ordered him toAccording to a police report filed by local officials and first reported on by LevittownNow.com -
10/10/14
Pleasured himself in front of campaign aide Todd Bosnich with a "smile on his face" in his office calling him in to ostensibly discuss work related mattersAccording to an exclusive report by CNN
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Jack StickFmr. Conservative Lawyer
9/28/14
Drove erratically and was pulled over on suspicion of driving under the influence, argued with the officer and refused to submit to a breathalyzer or field sobriety tests upon which he was arrested for drunk drivingAccording to charging documents filed by local police
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Dinesh D'SouzaAuthor
9/23/14
Gave an illegal $20,000 campaign contribution to Republican Senate candidate Wendy Long using a "straw donor" and then lied to federal officials when they questioned himAccording to charging documents filed by federal officials
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John RowlandFmr. Governor [R-CT]
9/19/14
Fraudulently concealed $35,000 he received working for the 2012 campaign of Republican congressional candidate Lisa Wilson-Foley by creating a fake third-party contract with her husband's business to disguise the fact that a convicted criminal was providing them campaign adviceAccording to charging documents filed by federal prosecutors -
Mark FullerFmr. Federal Judge [R]
9/18/14
Struck his wife multiple times in the face, yanked her hair and threw her to the ground where he dragged and kicked her after she confronted him over an affair he was having with a law clerk during a fight inside their hotel room at the Ritz-CarltonAccording to charging documents filed by local police
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Lavon HeidemannFmr. Lt. Governor [R-NE]
9/08/14
Grabbed his sister's wrists and forcefully pushed her out of their 84-year-old mother's bedroom during an argument where he also got within six inches of her face and screamed uncontrollably at her which resulted in his sister seeking and receiving a protective order against himAccording to an exclusive report first published by the Omaha World-Herald
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Rick PerryFmr. Energy Secretary [R]
8/15/14
Threatened to veto $7.5 million in state funding for an office that was investigating one of his signature projects for corruption unless the District Attorney leading it didn't resign after a DUI which would have been an unprecedented move, presumably after which he could replace her with someone more favorable to his interestsAccording to indictments issued by a Grand Jury that were later ruled unconstitutional -
Dustin JohnsonProfessional Golfer
8/01/14
Tested positive for cocaine on two separate occasions resulting in a six-month suspension in 2012 and a leave of absence in 2014Allegedly according to reporting from credible media outlets
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Ryan ShucardFmr. Tom Marino Press Secretary
7/18/14
Attempted to bring an unlicensed concealed handgun and attached magazine into the US Capitol, but was caught by security and arrestedAccording to charging documents filed by federal officials
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Jordan HaskinsFmr. U.S. Rep Nominee
6/27/14
Engaged 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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Ken CampbellFmr. Sheriff [R-IN]
6/20/14
According to reporting by local and state outlets
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Donald SterlingConservative Businessman
6/03/14
Coerced an assistant who was decades younger than him into having sex over a yearslong period by threatening to withhold her paycheck if she ever refused his advances, subjected her to a "steady stream of racially and sexually offensive comments" and fired her when she eventually stood up to him while also being marriedAccording to a civil lawsuit filed by the alleged victim
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Harry CoatesFmr. State Senator [R-OK]
5/16/14
Drove in and out of his lane for an extended period of time and had such "extreme difficulty with sobriety testing" after getting pulled over that the police officer decided to arrest him on the spot instead of conducting further testsAccording to charging documents filed by local police
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Chad AlexanderFmr. Oklahoma GOP Chair
5/15/14
Had three grams of cocaine and illicit prescription drugs in his possession when he was pulled over for a routine traffic stopAccording to charging documents filed by local police
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Tom HorneFmr. Att. General [R-AZ]
5/08/14
Operated his re-election campaign from his taxpayer-funded office in the state capitol and used government staff to help him raise money and do other campaign-related workAccording to an official complaint filed by a former staff member
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4/24/14
Lied to state officials investigating a wide-ranging scandal involving state Republican Speaker Mike Hubbard and other legislators about his knowledge of Hubbard's actions and how it affected his political success or failureAccording to charging documents filed by state oficials
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Dane EagleState Representative [R]
4/23/14
Ran a stoplight and nearly crashed into a curb after he departed a Taco Bell at 2am, stumbled while getting out of his car and refused to submit to a field sobriety test after the police officer smelled a strong odor of alcohol on him and inside the carAccording to a video of his arrest exclusively obtained by a local newspaper -
Vance McAllisterFmr. U.S. Representative
4/07/14
Made out with one of his married congressional aides inside his office while he was married with five kidsAccording to a video of the incident reported by local media
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Greg WrenFmr. State Representative
4/02/14
Illegally accepted $24,000 from a pharmaceutical company in exchange for giving them non-public information he had access to that helped the company financiallyAccording to charging documents filed by state officials
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Lawrence TaylorConservative Athlete [R]
3/14/14
Paid $300 to have sex with a 16-year-old girl who told him she was a virgin and smothered her with his body weight after she tried to push him off of herAccording to charging documents filed by local police
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Katrina PiersonState Representative
2/24/14
Stole four articles of clothing from a local department store by stuffing them into a shoe box and concealing it in the bottom of her shopping bagAccording to a report by Snopes
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2/18/14
Had a difficult time handing his license and registration to police officers after getting pulled over for speeding, couldn't stand upright without swaying and refused field sobriety and breathalyzer tests upon which he was arrestedAccording to charging documents filed by local police
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Robert KrahulikFmr. Orange County GOP Chair
2/11/14
Sent numerous pictures of his genitals and other risqué photographs to multiple women he interacted with on social mediaAccording to an exclusive report by NY Daily News
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Thad ViersFmr. State Representative
1/09/14
Inundated his ex-girlfriend with so many calls, texts and emails after they broke up that she compiled them all into a three-ring binder and reported him to the police and continued to harass her even after a detective visited him and told him to stop contacting herAllegedly according to reporting from credible media outlets
1/08/14
Kicked in his ex-girlfriend's 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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Ryan LoskarnFmr. Chief of Staff [R-TN]
12/12/13
Purchased multiple DVDs and digital videos of "young nude boys" and downloaded numerous felony videos from a peer-to-peer website including one that depicted a young girl being raped in the woods by a man who was supposedly her father and shared many of them online with other individuals over a yearslong periodAccording to charging documents filed by local officials
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Jay SavinoFmr. Bronx GOP Chair
11/13/13
Accepted a $15,000 bribe with the expectation of getting an additional $15,000 soon after he helped rig the 2013 Republican ballot for NYC mayor but was caught before he could get started because he took the bribe from an undercover FBI agentAccording to charging documents filed by federal officials
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Rick RenziFmr. U.S. Representative
10/28/13
Strongarmed leaders of a copper mining company into purchasing a large tract of land from a business associate who owed him money in exchange for him sponsoring legislation that would be favorable to the company, even once explicitly telling those involved "no Sandlin Property, no bill" and then failed to pay taxes on the $733,000 he received from the sale once the deal went throughAccording to charging documents filed by federal officials
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Shawn BergstrandRightside Up Lifestyle CEO
7/26/13
Made arrangements to have sex with an underage girl by agreeing to pay a woman he thought was offering to prostitute her daughter in exchange for money over a series of email and text messagesAccording to charging documents filed by federal officials
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Chuck SimsFmr. State Representative
7/19/13
Came to a complete stop roughly 30 yards before a green traffic light at 1:45am, swerved in and out of his lane, was observed acting "confused" by police after getting pulled over and refused to take a breathalyzer test upon which he was arrestedAccording to charging documents filed by local policeSwerved in and out of his lane just before midnight and then refused to submit to a breathalyzer test when police pulled him over which resulted in his arrestAccording to charging documents filed by local police
Handed the wrong ID to the officer who stopped him on suspicion of DUI, slurred his speech, acted "very scared and nervous" and was found to have a BAC of .105 after he submitted to a breathalyzer testAccording to charging documents filed by local police -
Jim GreerFmr. Florida GOP Chair
3/27/13
Funneled nearly $200k from Florida GOP bank accounts into a shell company he owned with an associate of which he kept $125k for himself and gave $65k to his associateAccording to charging documents filed by state officials
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John BencivengoFmr. Mayor [R-NJ]
3/13/13
Accepted $12,400 in cash bribes in exchange for helping a health insurance broker keep their contract with a local school districtAccording to charging documents filed by federal officials
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5.2mLauded by Trump
3/08/13
Paid $100k to settle a lawsuit brought by an employee of an NGO helping lower income families who he smeared as supporting criminal behavior through a deceptively edited secret recording leaving out the key fact he called the police on them immediately afterAccording to the results of a civil lawsuit brought by the victim
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Pete DomeniciFmr. U.S. Senator [R-NM]51 Years in GOP Office (1966-2017)
2/20/13
Fathered a son with a fellow US Senator's daughter while married with eight children and kept it secret for more than 30 yearsAccording to an admission by the former Senator in an op-ed over 30 years after he fathered the child -
Rita CrundwellFmr. City Comptroller
2/14/13
Stole a mind-boggling $53.7 million from a financially depressed Illinois town over the decadeslong period she served as its comptroller and used the money to finance a lavish lifestyle which included purchasing a horse farm, $350k worth of jewelry, luxury vehicles, a motor home & properties in Illinois and FloridaAccording to charging documents filed by federal officials
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Rob PorterWhite House Staff Secretary
2/08/13
Yanked his wife Jennifer Willoughby out of the shower by her neck and shoulders and violently screamed at her while she tried to get out of his graspAccording to her account in an interview with FBI agents conducting a background check on Porter
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Curry ToddFmr. State Representative
1/18/13
Failed a field sobriety test and refused to submit to a breathalyzer test after being pulled over by police for a suspected DUI upon which they also found a loaded handgun lodged between the driver seat and center consoleAccording to charging documents filed by local police -
1/04/13
Ran a red light and then told the officer who pulled him over that he had drank "several shots of vodka" that evening, failed multiple field sobriety tests and submitted to a breathalyzer test which found he had a BAC of .14%According to a police report filed by local authorities -
David SwartzFmr. County Commissioner
11/27/12
Illegally contacted an underage victim he sexual assaulted mere months after his release from prison which violated the terms of his parole resulting in him being sent back to prison for an additional three monthsAccording to charging documents filed by local police
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11/15/12
Had extramarital affairs with one of his OBGYN patients, three coworkers and a pharmaceutical drug representative over a multiyear period11/15/12
Helped facilitate two abortions for his ex-wife while also hypocritically portraying himself as a "consistent support of pro-life values" who repeatedly voted to pass anti-abortion legislationAccording to his own sworn testimony in his divorce trial
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John McGeeState Senator [R-ID]
11/01/12
11/01/12
Locked a female staffer in his office and unsuccessfully tried to get her to have sex with him while also being married with two childrenAccording to charging documents filed by local police
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Tom HorneFmr. Att. General [R-AZ]
10/31/12
Hit a parked car causing over $1k in damages and was observed simply walking away with his paramour who was also his subordinate and Assistant state AG by FBI agents who had been clandestinely tailing him for an entirely different reasonAccording to an exclusive report by Phoenix New Times
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Eric BodenweiserFmr. State Sen. Nominee
10/22/12
Molested and sexually abused a 10-year-old boy over a period of three years while propagating "family values" as a bedrock principal of his political philosophy at the same timeHe pled guilty to a less serious charge of unlawful sexual contact of a minor and was sentenced to one year probation and had to register as a sex offender
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Greg PetersonFmr. Activist [R]
10/19/12
Repeatedly raped a woman he met at a church singles function at a secluded cabin he drove her to under the guise of taking her to a movie insteadRaped a woman he met online at his secluded cabin and then held her for an additional two days at his mother's house where he threatened to tell authorities about her expired visa if she talked10/19/12
Threw a woman onto her couch and sexually assaulted her when he showed up to her house ostensibly to pick her up for a preplanned dateForced a woman into her bedroom and sexually assaulted her after she invited him into her house for a lunch date they had set up after initially meeting onlineAccording to charging documents filed by local officials
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Hassan AounMayor Candidate [R-MI]
10/18/12
Masterminded an illegal counterfeit luxury goods trafficking ring that raked in hundreds of thousands of dollars selling knockoff items to unsuspecting customersAccording to charging documents filed by local officials
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10/10/12
Urged a woman he was having an affair with who also happened to be his OBGYN patient to get an abortion while having had expressed ardently anti-choice views in publicAccording to a phone call transcript obtained by The Huffington Post -
Mike HornerFmr. State Representative
10/01/12
Gave his real name when he visited a brothel presumably to have sex with a prostitute while also being married with a young child and was caught when police raided the establishment and came across his name resulting in his immediate resignationAccording to an investigative report by county officials
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William LewisFmr. Radio Host
8/30/12
Sprayed his wife's entire body with a can of disinfectant and then threw the can at her face which required her to get stitches at a local hospitalAccording to a police report filed by local officials
8/29/12
Choked his wife from behind, raced to snatch her cell phone before she could grab it to call for help and vaguely threatened her with violence if she called the police all in front of their two young childrenAccording to arrest records reported by local police
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John McGeeState Senator [R-ID]
8/21/12
Pulled out his penis and masturbated in front of a female staffer in his locked office after he unsuccessfully pressured her to take her shirt off while also being married with young childrenAccording to charging documents filed by local police
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William RosemanFmr. Mayor [R-NJ]
7/06/12
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 expenseAccording to charging documents filed by state officials
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David RiveraFmr. U.S. Representative
4/18/12
Secretly siphoned hundreds of thousands of dollars in unreported campaign donations to his personal accounts and used the money on a myriad of personal expenses including his personal credit card and only escaped charges because he exploited a little-known loophole in Florida's campaign finance lawsAccording to the Florida State Attorney's office -
Walter Davis IIIFmr. Sheriff [R-OH]
4/10/12
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 weekendsAccording to an exclusive report by The Columbus Dispatch
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Amy KochFmr. State Senator [R-MN]
3/15/12
Had an extramarital affair with the MN Senate Republican caucus spokesperson while also being married with a young childAccording to a report by local publications
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3/15/12
Was sued for illegally firing without cause a staffer who had an extramarital affair with the MN Senate GOP Leader and later agreed to pay $30,000 to settle the wrongful termination lawsuit he brought against the State SenateAccording to a civil lawsuit filed by the fired staffer
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Mildred FernandezFmr. County Commissioner
2/12/12
Accepted $2,000 more than she legally was able to in campaign donations from an undercover agent posing as a business executive in exchange for expediting one of their development projects through the government certification process and didn't report the money in her election reports which state authorities assert is akin to stealing from her campaignAccording to charging documents filed by state officials -
Mark SiljanderFmr. U.S. Representative
1/12/12
Accepted 50k to secretly and illegally lobby for the USA to remove a sanctioned organization from the "specially designated global terrorist" list and then lied to the FBI when they questioned himAccording to charging documents filed by federal officials