The Ultimate Republican Scandals List

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  • Drew WrigleyDrew 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 online
    According to a report by The Forum
  • 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 police
    According to a report by CNN
  • Donald TrumpDonald Trump47th U.S. PresidentTwitter iconFacebook iconInstagram iconTikTok iconYouTube iconTruthSocial icon162.3m
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    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 that
    Interview on the Howard Stern Show
  • Ken PaxtonKen PaxtonAttorney General [R-TX]Twitter iconFacebook iconInstagram icon701k
    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 investor
    According to charging documents filed by states attorneys
  • Michael GrimmMichael 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 period
    According to charging documents filed by federal officials
  • Annette BosworthAnnette 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 her
    According to charging documents filed by local police
  • Vincent TaboneVincent 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 mayor
    According to charging documents filed by federal officials
  • Donald TrumpDonald Trump47th U.S. PresidentTwitter iconFacebook iconInstagram iconTikTok iconYouTube iconTruthSocial icon162.3m
    Twitter iconFacebook iconInstagram iconTikTok iconYouTube iconTruthSocial icon162.3m  
    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+ women
    According to multiple sources and reported on by multiple major outlets
  • Clayton KellyClayton 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 website
    According 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 sector
    He signed an agreement with the FEC where he agreed to repay the donation amount in addition to a $15,000 fine
  • Dennis HastertDennis 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 it
    According to charging documents filed by federal officials
  • Bill O'ReillyBill O'ReillyFmr. Fox News HostTwitter iconFacebook iconYouTube iconInstagram iconRumble icon6.5m
    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 daughter
    According to allegations made by O'Reilly's daughter in court filings during his divorce proceedings
  • John DiehlJohn 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 children
    According to an exclusive report by The Kansas City Star
  • James ComerJames ComerU.S. Representative [R-KY]Facebook iconTwitter iconInstagram icon141k
    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 with
    According 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 hypocrisy
    According to an exclusive report by The Courier-Journal
  • Randy BoehningRandy 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 community
    According to private messages on a gay dating website provided by a young man he was in communication with
  • James MettsJames 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" conservative
    According to charging documents filed by federal officials
  • Lisa Wilson-FoleyLisa 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 funds
    According to charging documents filed by federal officials
    3/24/15
    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 law
    According to charging documents filed by federal prosecutors
  • Aaron SchockAaron 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 forms
    According to a report by Politico
  • Matthew PennellMatthew PennellFmr. Political Aide [R-KS]
       
    3/07/15
    Had 17+ images and videos of young children depicting various sex acts on his home computer
    According to charging documents filed by local officials
  • Dan HalloranDan 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 entity
    Accepted $20,500 in bribes for his role in orchestrating a $200k scheme to rig the 2013 Republican ballot for NYC mayor
    According to charging documents filed by federal officials
  • Bernard MolloyBernard 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 test
    According to charging documents filed by local police
  • Aaron SchockAaron 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 campaign
    According to an exclusive report by Blue Nation Review
  • John MerrillJohn MerrillFmr. Sec. of State [R-AL]Twitter iconFacebook iconInstagram icon18k
    2/05/15
    Received oral sex from a woman who wasn't his wife after they both partially undressed and fondled each other
    According to a sworn deposition from the woman he allegedly had the affair with
  • Aaron SchockAaron 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 period
    According to a bombshell report by The Washington Post
    2/02/15
    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
  • Bryce MarlattBryce 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 custody
    According to charging documents filed by local police
  • Ben SuarezBen 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 witness
    According to charging documents filed by federal prosecutors
  • Michelle MacDonaldMichelle 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 trouble
    According to charging documents filed by local police
  • John CouchJohn 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 her
    10/27/14
    Threw a toilet lid at police officers and so violently resisted arrest that police had to deploy a stun gun to subdue him
    10/27/14
    Listed an address he didn't reside at on his candidacy application in violation of state law
    10/27/14
    Possessed 11,000 business cards that falsely said he was a state rep when he was in fact a private citizen
    According to news reports from credible media outlets
  • Matt McCulloughMatt 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 to
    According to a police report filed by local officials and first reported on by LevittownNow.com
  • Carl DeMaioCarl DeMaioU.S. Rep Candidate [R-CA]Twitter iconFacebook iconInstagram icon113k
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    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 matters
    According to an exclusive report by CNN
  • Jack StickJack 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 driving
    According to charging documents filed by local police
  • Dinesh D'SouzaDinesh 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 him
    According to charging documents filed by federal officials
  • John RowlandJohn 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 advice
    According to charging documents filed by federal prosecutors
  • Mark FullerMark 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-Carlton
    According to charging documents filed by local police
  • Lavon HeidemannLavon 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 him
    According to an exclusive report first published by the Omaha World-Herald
  • 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 interests
    According to indictments issued by a Grand Jury that were later ruled unconstitutional
  • Dustin JohnsonDustin 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 2014
    Allegedly according to reporting from credible media outlets
  • 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 arrested
    According to charging documents filed by federal officials
  • Jordan HaskinsJordan 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 period
    According to charging documents filed by local police
  • Ken CampbellKen CampbellFmr. Sheriff [R-IN]
       
    6/20/14
    Had a multiyear extramarital affair with a woman he knew was a prostitute while also being married
    According to reporting by local and state outlets
  • Donald SterlingDonald 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 married
    According to a civil lawsuit filed by the alleged victim
  • Harry CoatesHarry 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 tests
    According to charging documents filed by local police
  • Chad AlexanderChad 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 stop
    According to charging documents filed by local police
  • Tom HorneTom 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 work
    According to an official complaint filed by a former staff member
  • Barry MooreBarry MooreU.S. Representative [R-AL]Instagram iconTwitter iconFacebook icon62k
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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 failure
    According to charging documents filed by state oficials
  • Dane EagleDane 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 car
    According to a video of his arrest exclusively obtained by a local newspaper
  • Vance McAllisterVance 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 kids
    According to a video of the incident reported by local media
  • Greg WrenGreg 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 financially
    According to charging documents filed by state officials
  • Lawrence TaylorLawrence 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 her
    According to charging documents filed by local police
  • Katrina PiersonKatrina 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 bag
    According to a report by Snopes
  • Matt GaetzMatt GaetzFmr. U.S. RepresentativeInstagram iconFacebook iconTruthSocial icon1.8m
    Instagram iconFacebook iconTruthSocial icon1.8mLauded by Trump
    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 arrested
    According to charging documents filed by local police
  • Robert KrahulikRobert 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 media
    According to an exclusive report by NY Daily News
  • Thad ViersThad 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 her
    Allegedly 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 work
    According to charging documents filed by local police
  • Ryan LoskarnRyan 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 period
    According to charging documents filed by local officials
  • Jay SavinoJay 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 agent
    According to charging documents filed by federal officials
  • Rick RenziRick 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 through
    According to charging documents filed by federal officials
  • Shawn BergstrandShawn 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 messages
    According to charging documents filed by federal officials
  • Chuck SimsChuck 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 arrested
    According to charging documents filed by local police
    Swerved 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 arrest
    According 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 test
    According to charging documents filed by local police
  • Jim GreerJim 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 associate
    According to charging documents filed by state officials
  • John BencivengoJohn 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 district
    According to charging documents filed by federal officials
  • James O'KeefeJames O'KeefeProject Veritas FounderTwitter iconInstagram iconFacebook iconTruthSocial iconGab icon5.2m
    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 after
    According to the results of a civil lawsuit brought by the victim
  • Pete DomeniciPete 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 years
    According to an admission by the former Senator in an op-ed over 30 years after he fathered the child
  • Rita CrundwellRita 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 Florida
    According to charging documents filed by federal officials
  • Rob PorterRob 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 grasp
    According to her account in an interview with FBI agents conducting a background check on Porter
  • Curry ToddCurry 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 console
    According to charging documents filed by local police
  • Mike CrapoMike CrapoU.S. Senator [R-ID]Twitter iconFacebook icon159k
    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 SwartzDavid 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 months
    According to charging documents filed by local police
  • Scott DesJarlaisScott DesJarlaisU.S. Representative [R-TN]Facebook iconTwitter iconInstagram icon93k
    11/15/12
    Had extramarital affairs with one of his OBGYN patients, three coworkers and a pharmaceutical drug representative over a multiyear period
    11/15/12
    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 legislation
    According to his own sworn testimony in his divorce trial
  • John McGeeJohn McGeeState Senator [R-ID]
       
    11/01/12
    Firmly grabbed a female staffer's buttocks without her consent while also being married
    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 children
    According to charging documents filed by local police
  • Tom HorneTom 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 reason
    According to an exclusive report by Phoenix New Times
  • Eric BodenweiserEric 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 time
    He 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
  • Greg PetersonGreg 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 instead
    Raped 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 talked
    10/19/12
    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 date
    Forced 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 online
    According to charging documents filed by local officials
  • Hassan AounHassan 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 customers
    According to charging documents filed by local officials
  • Scott DesJarlaisScott DesJarlaisU.S. Representative [R-TN]Facebook iconTwitter iconInstagram icon93k
    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 public
    According to a phone call transcript obtained by The Huffington Post
  • Mike HornerMike 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 resignation
    According to an investigative report by county officials
  • William LewisWilliam 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 hospital
    According 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 children
    According to arrest records reported by local police
  • John McGeeJohn 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 children
    According to charging documents filed by local police
  • William RosemanWilliam 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 expense
    According to charging documents filed by state officials
  • David RiveraDavid 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 laws
    According to the Florida State Attorney's office
  • Walter Davis IIIWalter 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 weekends
    According to an exclusive report by The Columbus Dispatch
  • Amy KochAmy 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 child
    According 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 Senate
    According to a civil lawsuit filed by the fired staffer
  • Mildred FernandezMildred 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 campaign
    According to charging documents filed by state officials
  • Mark SiljanderMark 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 him
    According to charging documents filed by federal officials