The Ultimate Republican Scandals List

Displaying 801 - 900 of 1441 Scandals
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Tricia DergesFmr. State Representative
2/01/21
Raked in $191,815 by selling fake stem-cell treatments to unsuspecting patients she told would help combat COVID-19, but in reality all she administered was amniotic fluid that had no known medical benefitsAccording to charging documents filed by federal officials
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Ed SniffenFmr. Att. General [R-AK]
1/30/21
Initiated a sexual relationship with a vulnerable 17-year-old girl he coached on a high school mock trial competition team when he was 27-year-old man in violation of a state law that expressly forbade coaches from dating 16 or 17-year-olds under their supervision1/30/21
Spiked his 17-year-old student's drinks with alcohol without her knowledge while he was out partying with her and other high school students at New Orlean's bars known for loosely enforcing their liquor laws and later had sex with her in his hotel room that nightCorroborated by two of the victim's former teammates who were told of the improper relationship the day after they first had a sexual encounter
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Donald Trump47th U.S. President
162.3m
1/26/21
Commuted the life sentence of a drug kingpin who was imprisoned for his role in the killing of an undercover police officer and who was later sent to jail after being convicted for strangling his wifeAccording to news reports from credible media outlets
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Mitchell EnglanderFmr. City Council Member
1/25/21
Schemed to cover up evidence of his acceptance of bribes by lying to federal authorities who confronted him and "counseled" his coconspirator how to mislead federal investigators on multiple occasions without knowing that he was working as a cooperating witnessAccording to charging documents filed by federal officials
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Donald Trump47th U.S. President
162.3m
1/20/21
Pardoned his former top-adviser Steve Bannon before his case went to trial for stealing one million dollars from donors to an online charity fundraiser that he promised would go towards building a wall on the southern borderAccording to news reports from credible media outlets
Pardoned Republican mayor of Mettawa, IL and brother of famed NFL player Brian Urlacher who was charged with being a leader of a multi-million dollar illegal offshore sports gambling ring led by the Chicago mob after personally meeting with the former player at the White House and before the case against his brother had concludedAccording to news reports from credible media outletsPardoned former Republican Rep. Rick Renzi who served time in prison for corruption giving credence to a public relations campaign he led that baselessly accused the DOJ of wrongfully imprisoning himAccording to news reports from credible media outlets
Pardoned former Republican Rep. Robin Hayes who pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI about his role in a $1.5 million bribery scheme following a request from Republican Senator Thom TillisPardoned notorious former Republican Rep. Duke Cunningham who served an eight-year prison sentence for raking in $2.4 million in bribes from defense contractorsAccording to news reports from credible media outlets -
1/16/21
Scratched her boyfriend's face and chest and vandalized the inside of his home during a drunken argument that happened when she wasn't old enough to legally drink alcoholAccording to an exclusive report by The New York Post
1/16/21
Cursed and yelled at police officers who were in the process of arresting minors they caught drinking alcohol and urged the teens to run away which police reported caused the teens to become "unruly" while also portraying herself as a "law and order" politician who supports the policeAccording to arrest records first reported by Colorado News Online
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Donald Trump47th U.S. President
162.3m
1/06/21
Incited the January 6th insurrection on the Capitol by fomenting a large crowd into a frenzy and directing them to do whatever they can to stop the certification of Joe Biden's 2020 presidential victoryHe was impeached by a bipartisan majority in the House, but the Senate fell 10 votes short of convicting him12/30/20
Pardoned four Blackwater security contractor criminals after serving only a little over a year of long sentences (three 15-year and one life) for murdering 14 Iraqi civilians and injuring 20 more of which George W. Bush's appointed commander of the Iraq war at the time General Petraeus called "hugely damaging, an action that tells the world that Americans abroad can commit the most heinous crimes with impunity"12/24/20
Honored a request from Senator Rand Paul to pardon two aides who worked on his father Ron's 2012 Presidential campaign and were convicted for bribing a state senator $73,000 to change his vote in the Iowa caucusesAccording to news reports from credible media outlets12/23/20
Rewarded his 2016 campaign chairman Paul Manafort with a pardon after he served less than two years of his 7-year sentence for breaking his plea deal by lying to investigators about information potentially damaging to TrumpPardoned his senior adviser Roger Stone as a reward for him refusing to testify against Trump after publicly bashing the US Attorneys who prosecuted the criminal obstruction and witness tampering case against himAccording to news reports from credible media outlets
Rewarded Dutch attorney Alex van der Zwaan with a pardon after he refused to cooperate with the Mueller investigation and served a 30-day sentence for lying to the FBI about his work with top Trump adviser Rick Gates and an individual tied to Russian intelligence servicesAccording to news reports from credible media outlets12/23/20
Pardoned former border agent Gary Brugman who served a two-year prison sentence for violently striking two detained undocumented immigrants who were complying with orders posing no threat of which he defended his actions instead of expressing remorseAccording to news reports from credible media outlets
12/23/20
Pardoned the wife of disgraced Republican Rep. Duncan Hunter who pleaded guilty to stealing campaign contributions for personal use12/23/20
Pardoned his son-in-law's father Charles Kushner who served 14 months in prison in the early 2000's for illegal campaign contributions, tax evasion and witness tampering 14 years after he concluded his sentence which benefits his namesake company by making it much easier for them to secure financing for major projects12/22/20
Pardoned former Rep. and early 2016 campaign supporter Duncan Hunter who admitted to stealing campaign contributions for personal use days before he was set to begin his 11-month prison sentence12/22/20
Pardoned former Rep. Chris Collins as a reward for being the first member of Congress to endorse his 2016 campaign resulting in him only serving 10 weeks of a 26-month prison sentence for insider trading12/22/20
Commuted former Republican Rep. Steve Stockman's ten-year prison sentence after serving only two years for stealing $1.25 million meant for a charity but using it for personal expenses and to fund his campaign insteadPardoned his former campaign aide George Papadopoulos who lied to the FBI about his many interactions with top Russian intelligence officials who claimed they had "dirt" on Hillary Clinton that could help the Trump campaign and used the occasion to lash out at Special Counsel Robert Mueller for prosecuting him in the first placeAccording to news reports from credible media outlets -
Steven SumnerFmr. County Commissioner
12/21/20
Performed sexual acts on a female minor and tried to get her to do the same to him after providing her alcoholic drinks12/21/20
According to charging documents filed by local officials
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Donald Trump47th U.S. President
162.3m
12/18/20
Funneled hundreds of millions of dollars through two shell companies connected to his son-in-law to hide its spending during the 2020 Presidential campaignAccording to a formal FEC complaint filed by the nonpartisan Campaign Legal Center -
Enrique TarrioProud Boys Chair
12/12/20
According to charging documents filed by local officials
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Bill BroughFmr. State RepresentativeWorked in George W Bush's Administration
12/05/20
Allegedly forcibly pinned down, raped and sodomized a legislative aide in her car as she screamed and attempted to flee while also being married with young children at homeAccording to an official complaint filed by the victim with the Sacramento police five years after the alleged offense
12/05/20
Incessantly subjected a legislative staffer to "extremely offensive and non-consensual physical contact" and peppered her with "repeated and unwanted advances" over a yearslong period while also being married12/05/20
Tried to manhandle fellow city council member Lisa Bartlett from behind through a side door at a local restaurant presumably in an attempt to be intimate with her while also being married but she was able to get away from his grip before he could go any further12/05/20
Told a female legislative staffer that he's been "watching" her for a long time and said he could help her politically if she went to his home presumably to have sex, which she declined while also being marriedAccording to a report by local ABC affiliate Eyewitness News
2020 12
Inappropriately touched and unsuccessfully propositioned three female congressional staff members over a decade-long period while also being married with two childrenAccording to an investigative report by The Orange County Register
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Donald Trump47th U.S. President
162.3m
11/26/20
Rewarded former national security adviser Michael Flynn with a pardon after he stopped cooperating with investigators following his guilty plea for lying to the FBI over his communications with top Russian officials before he was sentenced and without consulting with the Justice Department firstAccording to news reports from credible media outlets -
Bunny WelshFmr. Sheriff [R-PA]
11/25/20
Illegally allowed police deputies she oversaw to stay "on the clock" and also accrue vacation time during supposed volunteer work done outside their normal work hoursAccording to charging documents filed by state officials -
11/18/20
Unsuccessfully pushed Georgia's Secretary of State to illegally discard thousands of legally cast ballots from the 2020 Presidential electionAccording to a top staffer for Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger
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11/09/20
Coerced a 25-year-old woman seeking his mentorship to get naked and enter the bathtub in his Las Vegas hotel suite and fondled her until she "submitted to the pressure" of his advances and had sex with him while also being marriedAccording to a civil lawsuit filed against Henry and Fox News by Jennifer Eckhart
11/09/20
Repeatedly attempted to have sex with media relations professional Brooke Hammerling in such a persistent manner that she likened it to "swatting him away like a fly" while also being marriedAccording to a civil lawsuit filed against Henry and Fox News by Jennifer Eckhart11/09/20
Texted multiple sexually explicit messages to Fox News commentator Cathy Areu and later retaliated against her by drastically reducing her on-air appearances after she rebuffed his advances while also being married11/09/20
Left threatening messages and sent a private investigator to scare a woman he had recently sexually coerced to make sure she kept her "mouth closed" or else he would sue herAccording to a civil lawsuit filed against Henry and Fox News by Jennifer Eckhart
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11/05/20
Prescribed opioids to several family members and his romantic partner in violation of rules prohibiting doctors from treating and prescribing medication to people they are close withAccording to a ruling placing his medical license on probation by the TN Board of Medical Examiners
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11/05/20
Had a yearslong extramarital affair with a woman who worked for a Republican state senator and was able to keep it secret by using a fake Uber account to rendezvous with her and then facilitated her transfer to a job working for a wealthy business executive and donor he was criminally involved withAccording to two people with direct knowledge who spoke on condition of anonymity with The Associated Press
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Andy StricklandFmr. Sheriff [R-SC]
10/23/20
Punched his wife in the face more than once and then took her cellphone away so she couldn't call for help10/23/20
Made police deputies and other staff members perform non-work services for his personal businesses, at his private property and for his political campaign during their regular work hoursAccording to charging documents filed by local officials -
Amy JohnsonPolitical Person [R]
10/09/20
Shot an unarmed woman in the stomach after she went to her car and grabbed her gun following a verbal argument that hadn't even turned physical, causing the victim to be airlifted to the hospital for emergency surgery mere weeks after being given a prime time speaking role at the 2020 Republican National ConventionAccording to charging documents filed by local officials
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David BlackwelderFmr. Sheriff Candidate
10/02/20
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10/01/20
Sexually harassed an assistant of hers so incessantly that she eventually filed a 42-page complaint against Fox News which resulted in them paying her a secret multimillion-dollar settlementAccording to an exclusive report by The New Yorker
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Ross SpanoFmr. U.S. Representative
10/01/20
Attempted to take his loaded concealed handgun onto an airplane at Tampa International Airport, but was stopped by airport security and forced to secure it before being allowed to board his flightAccording to an airport spokesperson and reported by mainstream outlets
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Brent WaltzFmr. State Senator [R-IN]
9/29/20
Illegally funneled $40,500 in campaign contributions from an Indiana casino through "straw donors" who were reimbursed through fake consulting fees and then lied to federal officials when they questioned him about itAccording to charging documents filed by federal officials -
Donald Trump47th U.S. President
162.3m
9/17/20
Shoved his tongue down aspiring actress Amy Dorris' throat and groped her in a way she felt like an "octopus was hugging" her when she was away from view of her boyfriend in Trump's box at the 1997 US Open Tennis Championships while he was married to Marla MaplesAccording to an exclusive report by The Guardian
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9/15/20
Was ordered to pay thousands of dollars in owed back child support and $3,167 per month to a woman he had a baby with during an extramarital affair until the child turns 18According to a lawsuit filed by former staffer A.J. Delgado
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Jason RavnsborgFmr. Att. General [R-SD]Lauded by Trump
9/15/20
Fatally struck a pedestrian and kept driving while dragging their body along for a period of time which police questioned how he could have missed since his victim's "face was [on his] windshield," their broken glasses somehow got into his car and their flashlight was later found still illuminating and investigators later determined he was browsing his phone likely just beforehand which is probably why he left the scene and called 911 with the excuse that he thought he hit a deerAccording to a police report filed by local officials
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Donald Trump47th U.S. President
162.3m
9/06/20
Attended a risque Las Vegas show where exotic dancers urinated on each other with a Russian oligarch of which his lawyer at the time Michael Cohen recalled him watching “with delight”Firsthand account from Trump's personal lawyer Michael Cohen
8/28/20
Gave his 2020 Republican acceptance speech from the White House lawn in what one expert described as an “abomination” that “may be the most visible misuse of official position for private gain in America’s history”According to multiple experts on the law and government regulations -
Dan SnyderNFL OwnerDonated $1.1m to Trump's 1st inaugural
8/26/20
Instructed subordinates to secretly record Washington Commanders cheerleader's who were modeling for a swimsuit calendar in various states of undress with the explicit command to make sure the videos "get the good bits" and created a personal soundtrack to go along with a 10-minute video that was prepared for himAccording to an exclusive report by The Washington Post
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Jack BrewerConservative Athlete [R]"Black Voices for Trump" member
8/25/20
Improperly raked in a $35k profit after selling 100,000 shares of "penny stock" COPsync after receiving confidential information that it was about to crashAccording to a civil lawsuit filed by federal officials
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Greg LindbergConservative Businesss Person
8/19/20
Gave $1.5 million dollars in bribes to a North Carolina Insurance Commissioner in exchange for favorable treatment of his insurance company by state regulators and the firing of the deputy insurance commissionerAccording to charging documents filed by federal prosecutors
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7/21/20
Allegedly handcuffed and "violently" raped Fox Business producer Jennifer Eckhart so roughly that he left her "bruised and battered with bloody wrists" after he lured her to his hotel room ostensibly to discuss her career trajectory at Fox News while also being marriedAccording to a civil lawsuit filed against Henry and Fox News by the alleged victim
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Steve WatkinsFmr. U.S. Representative95.3% Voted with Trump
7/14/20
Illegally used a local UPS store as his legal address for voting purposes in violation of state election lawAccording to charging documents filed by local officials -
Paul EricksonPolitical Operative [R]
7/06/20
Stole hundreds of thousands of dollars from victims including his own god mother, family members, friends and former classmates by convincing them to invest in various schemes he concocted that promised massive returns, but instead kept the money for himselfAccording to charging documents filed by federal officials
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Loren CulpFmr. Chief of Police Candidate
7/05/20
Refused to report a 17-year-old victim's credible allegations against her stepfather who had been raping and sexually assaulting her since she was only 5 years old in violation of state law and threatened to charge her with making false claims insteadAccording to a lawsuit filed by the alleged victim and reported by local media
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Joel GreenbergFmr. Tax Collector [R-FL]Friend of Rep. Matt Gaetz
6/23/20
Received over $400k in federal COVID relief by falsely claiming two defunct businesses were still operationalAccording to charging documents by federal authorities6/23/20
Maliciously smeared his GOP primary opponent as being a racist child molester through defamatory posts from fake social media accounts he createdAccording to charging documents filed by federal officials -
Vanessa TijerinaFmr. State Sen. Candidate
6/11/20
Refused to obey repeated police commands to roll down her window while parked at a local restaurant because they smelled a strong odor of marijuana inside her car and suspected she was under the influence of drugs or alcohol and was caught with multiple "crack pipes" in her car that her young child was also a passenger inAccording to charging documents filed by local police
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Ian SmithFmr. U.S. Rep Candidate
5/23/20
Killed a 19-year-old after he drunkenly barreled through a stop sign and crashed into his victim's car and then admitted to police that he drank 10-12 beers not long before his crashAccording to charging documents filed by local police
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Curtis HillFmr. Att. General [R-IN]
5/11/20
Drunkenly walked up and grabbed a legislative assistant's buttocks and told her and the group of women she was standing with that they'll "have to show a little skin!" if they wanted free drinks, creepily rubbed another legislative assistant's back for over two minutes and inappropriately touched a state lawmaker and another legislative assistant all at the same party which resulted in the state Supreme Court reprimanding him for committing the "criminal act of battery" and suspending him for 30 daysAccording to a final ruling by the Indiana Supreme Court
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Rebecca DohertyState Judge [R-OH]
4/16/20
Crashed her SUV into a ditch and then told the police who arrived and observed vomit in her car and a strong odor of alcohol on her breath that "I am absolutely out of my mind. I am so intoxicated," failed a field sobriety test and refused a breathalyzer test and tried to get out of trouble by telling the officers that she was a judge -- several times -- and demanded they call a sheriff's deputy in a not-so-veiled attempt to avoid getting arrested for drunk drivingAccording to charging documents filed by local police
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Derek LewisState Representative
4/16/20
Crashed his pickup truck into a ditch, almost fell over getting out, had bloodshot eyes, slurred his words, acted belligerently, refused to do field sobriety tests telling police “I ain’t gonna do a goddamn thing you want” and then tried to use his position in government to get out of trouble by repeatedly demanding that the deputy call the local sheriff on his behalfAccording to charging documents filed by local officials
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3/19/20
Cashed in between $1.275 and $3.1 million in stocks from companies seen as vulnerable to the burgeoning COVID-19 outbreak over a series of 27 transactions that began mere hours after she received a confidential Senate briefingAccording to financial disclosures reported on by the media
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Shirley SosebeeFmr. Tax Collector [R-GA]
3/17/20
Forged her own brother's signature on a land deed in an attempt to transfer the title to her family without having to pay for the propertyAccording to charging documents filed by state officials
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Donald Trump47th U.S. President
162.3m
3/14/20
Asked 17-year-old teenage model Barbara Pilling out for a dinner date while he was still married to Ivana and then exclaimed "you're not too old and not too young. That's just great!" when she told him her ageFirsthand account from Barbara Pilling in a report aired by The Guardian
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Gabrielle LeDouxFmr. State Representative
3/13/20
Asked people who no longer lived in her home district to break the law and vote there anyway in two different elections, one of which she only won by 117 votesAccording to charging documents filed by local police
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Mike McCullyFmr. Deputy Sheriff [R-OK]
3/12/20
Was fired by his Republican boss he was running against in a sheriff's election who claimed he improperly arrested an innocent black man, was insubordinate, disobeyed the chain of command and misused trademarked county images for his campaignAccording to a report by The Oklahoman
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Mitchell EnglanderFmr. City Council Member
3/09/20
Had sex with an escort that was paid for by a businessperson he was accepting bribes from during a trip in Las Vegas while being married to his "high school sweetheart" and having two childrenAccording to charging documents filed by federal officials
3/09/20
Accepted bribes during a lavish trip to Las Vegas which included $10k in cash, a free room, sex with an escort and a nearly $35,000 tab at a night club in exchange for directing major development projects to a prominent businessman in Los AngelesAccording to charging documents filed by federal officials
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Kim ChaneyFmr. State Judge [R-AL]
2/26/20
Improperly directed $105,000 in court-appointed legal work to his son who was an attorney in the public defenders officeAccording to a final ruling by the Alabama Court of the Judiciary that fined him $3,700
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Casey UrlacherMayor [R-IL]
2/20/20
Helped rake in millions of dollars for an illegal offshore sports gambling ring run by the Chicago mob as a debt collector and recruiterAccording to charging documents filed by federal officials
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Andy StricklandFmr. Sheriff [R-SC]
2/18/20
Coerced a subordinate into having a sexual relationship with him by threatening to manipulate her salary or fire her outright if she didn't agree2/18/20
Gave alcohol to a subordinate who wasn't old enough to drink and also gave illegal narcotics to another subordinate who didn't have a prescription during a law enforcement conference they attended2/18/20
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Donald Trump47th U.S. President
162.3m
2/18/20
Pardoned a Republican House candidate and QAnon conspiracy theorist who was a major Trump backer and previously served two years in prison for her role in an organized auto theft ring back in 20042/18/20
Pardoned former New York police commissioner and vocal Trump supporter Bernard Kerik who illegally received over $250,000 from a company with suspected connections to organized crime four years after his prison sentence concluded after lobbying from his personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani2/18/20
Rewarded business executive Paul Pogue who served three years' probation for failing to pay over $400k in taxes with a pardon months after his son and daughter-in-law donated $238,541 to Trump's reelection campaignAccording to news reports from credible media outlets -
Kate GibbsFmr. U.S. Rep Candidate
2/15/20
Hid $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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590kMAGA Enthusiast
2/13/20
Violated campaign finance law by coordinating with a Super PAC that ran political attack ads against his opponents without reporting the ads as a gift as required by state and federal law and was fined $178,000 by The Missouri Ethics CommissionAccording to the results of a state ethics investigation which found he violated the law
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Joseph MeltonFmr. Mayor Candidate
2/03/20
Possessed an unlicensed illegal gun silencer at the gun store he owned which was found along with 17 additional violations by federal inspectors when they conducted a routine compliance checkAccording to charging documents filed by federal officials -
George GilmoreOcean County GOP Chair
1/22/20
Cashed out over $570,000 from a $1.5 million mortgage loan he was able to refinance by lying to his bank about outstanding tax liabilities and illegally diverted his employees' payroll taxes to his personal accounts in order to maintain a lavish lifestyle and pay down his own tax obligationsHe was found guilty and sentenced to one year in federal prison but was pardoned by Trump before he began serving his sentence
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1/10/20
Instigated a sexual relationship with a subordinate 14 years younger than him after intentionally deflating her tires so "she couldn't go anywhere" and therefore make it more likely she would accept a ride home from him while being married with two young childrenAccording to an acknowledgement on live TV in which he bragged about his actions
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Michael OgleFmr. U.S. Rep Candidate
12/25/19
Drunkenly choked his ex-wife and then disobeyed repeated commands to surrender peacefully after barricading himself inside a residence resulting in police eventually being forced to shoot his dog after it became aggressiveAccording to charging documents filed by local officials
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Trump Campaign
12/24/19
Was sued for discrimination by a staffer who alleged the campaign rescinded a job offer in the Trump White House after finding out that she was pregnant with incoming White House communications director Jason Miller's childAccording to a civil lawsuit filed by former staffer A.J. Delgado
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John CesaroCounty Commissioner [R-NJ]
12/19/19
Illegally accepted two checks for $2,600 each -- the exact amount someone can legally donate to a political candidate -- from a straw donor who also happened to be cooperating with the authorities12/19/19
Accepted at least $10k in cash stuffed in an envelope and $2,350 worth of checks from a business executive turned government informant he promised to make tax counsel for the county and award government contracts toAccording to charging documents filed by state officials
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12/14/19
Rewarded convicted murderer Patrick Baker -- who had only served two years of his 19-year sentence -- with a pardon after his family donated $29,500 to his reelection campaignAccording to reporting by mainstream media outlets
Pardoned a man who murdered his 6-week-old baby so brutally that "the seams between the bones in his skull were pushed half an inch apart" after he had only served 18-years of his life sentenceAccording to news reports from credible media outlets
Pardoned a man convicted of sodomizing an unconscious 15-year-old boy with a sex toy less than 4 years into his 15-year sentenceAccording to news reports from credible media outlets -
Omar NavarroFmr. U.S. Rep Nominee
12/10/19
Lurked outside his ex-girlfriends home late at night and texted her "b*tch, I came to see you" from a blocked number in violation of a five-year restraining order she received against him earlier in the year and was apprehended by police when they responded to her 911 callAccording to charging documents filed by local police
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Donald Trump47th U.S. President
162.3m
12/09/19
Illegally 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