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This list includes American politicians at the state and local levels who have been convicted of felony or misdemeanor crimes committed while in office.

At the bottom of the article are links to related articles which deal with politicians who are involved in scandals (political and sex), as well as differentiating among federal, state and local convictions. Also excluded are crimes which occur outside the politician's tenure in office unless they specifically stem from acts during his time of service.

Entries are arranged by date, from most current to less recent, and by state.

Alabama

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  • State Representative Micky Hammon (R) was convicted of fraud (2017).[1]
  • State Representative Oliver Robinson (D) was convicted of bribery. (2017)[2]
  • Governor of Alabama Robert J. Bentley (R) resigned after pleading guilty to two misdemeanor charges: failing to file a major contribution report, in violation of Code of Alabama § 17-5-8.1(c); and knowingly converting campaign contributions to personal use, in violation of Code of Alabama § 36-25-6." (2017)[3]
  • Speaker of the Alabama House of Representatives Mike Hubbard (R) was convicted on 12 of 23 felony charges. (2016)[4]
  • State Representative Greg Wren (R) pleaded guilty to an ethics violation. He resigned from the Alabama Legislature as a condition of his plea deal and was given a 12-month suspended sentence and ordered to pay $24,000. (2014)[5]
  • State Representative Terry Spicer (D) pleaded guilty to accepting more than $3,000 per month in bribes. (2011)[6]
  • State Representative Suzanne L. Schmitz (D) was found guilty on 7 out of 8 counts of federal fraud charges. (2009)[7][8]
  • State Senator Edward McClain (D) was convicted[9] on 48 counts of money laundering, mail fraud, bribery and conspiracy. (2009)[10]
  • Governor of Alabama Don Siegelman (D) was found guilty of bribery, mail fraud and obstruction of justice on June 29, 2006, and sentenced to 88 months. (2006)[11]

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Alaska

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  • Alaska political corruption probe in which VECO Corporation an oilfield service corporation, was investigated by the IRS, FBI and Department of Justice. Veco executives Bill Allen and VP Rick Smith pleaded guilty to federal charges of extortion, bribery, and conspiracy to impede the Internal Revenue Service.[14] The charges involved bribing Alaska lawmakers who came to be known as the "Corrupt Bastards Club"[15] to vote in favor of an oil tax law favored by VECO that was the subject of vigorous debate in 2006,[16] and were part of a larger probe of political corruption in Alaska by federal authorities.
    1. State Representative Thomas Anderson (R), Found guilty of seven felony counts of extortion, bribery, conspiracy, and money laundering. Sentenced on October 15, 2007, to a term of 60 months in prison.[17]
    2. State Representative Pete Kott (R), found guilty on three charges of bribery and sentenced to six years in prison and fined $10,000. (2007)[18]
    3. State Representative Vic Kohring (R), convicted on November 1, 2007, of three counts of bribery by the Veco Corporation. In May 2008, he was sentenced to three-and-a-half years in prison.[19]
    4. State Representative Bruce Weyhrauch (R), main charges dismissed by Supreme Court, given probation on state charges.[20][21]
    5. State Senator John Cowdery (R), pleaded guilty to lesser charges on 3/10/09.[22] Sentenced to six months' house arrest and a $25,000 fine.
    6. State Representative Beverly Masek (R), was sentenced to six months on September 23, 2009. [123]

Arizona

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  • State Senator Frank Antenori (R) convicted of trespassing. (2016)[23]
  • State Representative Ceci Velasquez (D) was convicted of theft. (2016)[24]
  • State Representative Richard Miranda (D) pleaded guilty to wire fraud and tax evasion.[25] (2012)
  • State Representative Ben Arredondo (D) was charged with bribery, fraud and extortion. He was sentenced to 18 months of house arrest. (2012)[26][27]
  • State Senator Scott Bundgaard (R) agreed to participate in domestic violence classes for six months after assaulting his girlfriend. (2011)[28]
  • Corporation Commissioner Jim Irvin (R) was found guilty of trying to influence a corporate bidding war and fined $60K. (2003)[29][30][31]

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Arkansas

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California

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  • State Representative Hank Wilkins (D) convicted of bribery. (2018)[42]
  • State Senator Jake Files (R) was convicted of fraud. (2018)[43]
  • State Representative Jon Woods (R) convicted of bribery. (2018)[44]
  • State Representative Eddie Cooper (D) convicted of embezzlement. (2018)[45]
  • State Representative Micah Neal (R) was convicted of bribery. (2017)[46][47]
  • State Representative Steven B. Jones (D) convicted of bribery. (2015)[38]
  • State Senator Paul Bookout (D) pleaded guilty to mail fraud. (2014)[39]
  • State Treasurer Martha Shoffner (D) convicted on the charges of extortion and bribery and sentenced to 30 months. (2014)[40]
  • State Representative Hudson Hallum (D) pleaded guilty to voter bribing. (2012)[48]
  • State Senator Tom Berryhill (R) was found guilty of money laundering by Judge Jonathan Lew and the California Fair Practices Commission of deliberately trying to conceal, deceive or mislead the transfer of $40,000 to the Republican Central Committee of Stanislaus County and the Republican Central Committee of San Joaquin County, which then passed it to the campaign of Bill Berryhill, his brother, thus circumventing California's contribution limits of $3,600 per donation. (2008)[49][50][51]

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Colorado

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  • State Representative Timothy J. Leonard (R) was found guilty of Contempt of Court and sentenced to 14 days in jail. (2016)[55][56]
  • State Senator Steve King (R) pleaded guilty to embezzlement of public property and misdemeanor first-degree official misconduct. Sentenced to serve two years' probation and complete 80 hours of useful public service. (2015)[57][58][59]
  • State Representative Douglas Bruce (R), was convicted on four counts of felony criminal activity including, money laundering, attempted improper influence of a public official, and tax fraud. He was sentenced on February 13, 2012, to a total of 180 days in jail, $49,000 in fines, and six months of probation which included extensive disclosure requirements. (2011)[60][61]
  • Secretary of State Scott Gessler (R) was found guilty of violating Colorado's ethics laws by using state money to attend a Republican event in Florida (2012)[62]

Connecticut

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  • State Representative Victor Cuevas (D) convicted of bank fraud. (2016)[63]
  • State Senator Ernie Newton (D) was sentenced to six months in prison for three counts of illegal practices in campaign financing.[64] Newton had also been sentenced to four years for federal charges of accepting a $5,000 bribe, evading taxes and pilfering campaign contributions to pay for personal expenses. (2015)[65]
  • State Representative Christina Ayala (D) convicted of election fraud. (2014)[66]
  • State Senator Thomas Gaffey (D) convicted of larceny. (2011)[67]
  • Governor of Connecticut John G. Rowland (R) Rowland resigned from office during a corruption investigation, and later pleaded guilty to one-count of deprevation of honest services. (2004)[68][69] He served ten months in a federal prison followed by four months' house arrest, ending in June 2006.[70]


Local

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  • Mayor of Hartford, Connecticut Eddie Perez (D), was sentenced to eight years, suspended after three years, with three years in prison, to be followed by three years of probation for corruption. (2010)[71]
  • Mayor of Bridgeport Joseph Ganim (D), was convicted of leveraging his position to receive kickbacks from city contractors for more than $500,000 in cash, meals, clothing, wine and home renovations.[72] (2003)
  • Mayor of Waterbury Philip Giordano (R) While investigating municipal corruption,[73][74] the FBI discovered phone records and pictures of Giordano with a prostitute, as well as with her 10-year-old niece and her eight-year-old daughter.[75] He was arrested on July 26, 2001, and, in March 2003, was convicted of 14 counts of using an interstate device,[76] his cellphone, to arrange sexual contact with children.[77] He was also convicted of violating the girls' civil rights. He was sentenced to 37 years in prison.

Delaware

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District of Columbia

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Florida

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  • State Representative Daisy Baez (D) convicted of perjury. (2017)[81]
  • State Representative Erik Fresen (R) convicted of tax evasion. (2017)[82]
  • State Representative Dwayne L. Taylor (D) convicted of fraud. (2017)[83]
  • State Representative Reggie Fullwood (D) convicted of fraud. (2016)[84]
  • State Senator M. Mandy Dawson (D) convicted of fraud. (2011)[85]
  • State Senator Alberto Gutman (R), was convicted of corruption in a Medicare fraud scheme. Gutman, his wife and 23 others were sentenced to 5 years in federal prison, 3 years' probation and fined $50,000. (2000)[86][87]

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Georgia

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  • State Representative Tyrone Brooks (D) convicted of tax fraud. (2015)[91]
  • State Senator Walter Ronnie Sailor Jr. (D) pled guilty to laundering money (2007)[92]
  • State Senator Charles Walker (D) convicted of charges including tax evasion, mail fraud and conspiracy (127 counts, in all),[93] He was sentenced to 10 years. (2005)[94][95]
  • Schools Superintendent Linda Schrenko (R) sentenced to eight years in prison for embezzlement of federal education funds. (2004)[96]
  • State Representative Robin L. Williams (R) was convicted of campaign fraud. (2004)[97]

Hawaii

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  • State Senator Rod Tam (D) convicted of theft. (2011)[98]
  • State Representative Galen Fox (R) was convicted of sexual misconduct when he improperly touched a woman flying next to him. (2006)[99]
  • State Representative Nathan Suzuki (D) was found guilty of tax fraud. (2004)[100]
  • State Senator Marshall Ige (D) convicted of corruption. (2002)[101]

Idaho

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  • State Senator John McGee (R) pleaded guilty to probation violation and a disturbing the peace charge related to sexual harassment that had occurred at the Idaho State Capital Building and was jailed for 44 days. (2012) He had previously been arrested for grand theft auto and driving under the influence.[102] McGee pleaded guilty to DUI and was sentenced to 180 days, serving 5 in jail, plus community service, 175 days' probation, plus fines and restitution. (2011)[103]

Illinois

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  • State Representative Keith Farnham (D) convicted of distributing child pornography. (2014)[104]
  • State Representative Derrick Smith (D) was arrested and convicted of accepting a $7,000 bribe. (2014)[105]
  • State Representative Constance A. Howard (D) convicted of mail fraud. (2013)[106][107]
  • State Representative Ron Stephens (R) was found guilty of repeated drug abuse and DUI (2010)[108][109]
  • Governor of Illinois Rod Blagojevich (D) was charged with conspiracy to commit mail, wire fraud and solicitation of bribery. He was impeached and removed from office by 59–0 votes of the Illinois Senate.[110] On August 17, 2010, he was convicted on just one of 24 federal charges.[111] In a retrial in 2011, he was found guilty on 17 other counts and sentenced to 14 years in prison.[112][113][114][115] (2011)
  • Governor of Illinois George H. Ryan (R) was convicted of 18 counts of corruption and sentenced to 6 years and six months. (2006)[116]
  • State Representative Patricia Bailey (D) was convicted of perjury and fraud. (2005)[117]

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Indiana

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Iowa

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  • State Senator Kent Sorenson (R) pleaded guilty to one count of falsely reporting expenditures and one count of obstruction of justice. (2013)[128]

Kansas

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  • State Representative Trent K. LeDoux (R) pleaded guilty to one count of bank fraud. He was sentenced Monday to 18 months in federal prison for defrauding Farmers and Merchants Bank of Colby, Kan., of more than $460,000. (2014)[129]
  • State Representative Phil Hermanson (R) while being investigated, Hermanson pled guilty to a charge of driving under the influence of prescription drugs. (2009)[130][131]

Kentucky

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  • State Representative Keith Hall (D) was convicted of bribery and sentenced to 7 years in prison. (2016)[132]
  • State Representative Ben Waide (R) convicted of campaign violations. (2016)[133]
  • Commissioner of Agriculture Richie Farmer (R) was convicted of corruption and sentenced to 27 months in prison. (2014)[134]

Louisiana

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  • Mayor of New Orleans Ray Nagin (D) was found guilty on 20 counts of bribery and was sentenced to ten years in federal prison. (2014)[139]
  • Mayor of Mandeville Eddie Price III (R) was sentenced to 60 months on charges of income tax evasion and corruption. (2010)[140]

Maine

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Maryland

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  • State Senator Nathaniel T. Oaks (D) was convicted of corruption and sentenced to 3 1/2 years. (2018)[147]
  • State Delegate Richard K. Impallaria (R) was convicted of driving while impaired with an open container. He served 2 days in jail with 58 days suspended.(2017)[148][149][150]
  • State Delegate Tiffany Alston (D) was convicted of embezzlement. (2013)[151]
  • State Delegate Don H. Dwyer Jr. (R) was operating a motorboat when it collided with another vessel injuring 5 others. Dwyer pleaded guilty, but appealed his 30-day jail sentence. The sentence was ultimately upheld after another incident in which Dwyer was stopped and arrested for a DUI and received an additional 30-day sentence, for a total of 60 days. (2012)[152][153][154]
  • State Senator Thomas L. Bromwell (D) was sentenced to seven years in prison for racketeering, corruption and fraud to benefit construction company Poole and Kent.[155] (2007)
  • State Delegate Robert A. McKee (R) pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography and was sentenced to a 37-month term.[156][157] (2006)

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Massachusetts

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  • State Representative Carlos Henriquez (D) was convicted of two counts assault and battery charges and sentenced to 2½ years, with six months to be served in the Middlesex County House of Correction and Jail in Billerica, Massachusetts and the remaining two years to be spent on probation.[162] (2014)
  • State Representative Stephen Stat Smith (D) pleaded guilty to two misdemeanor counts of deprivation of rights under color of law for his role in a voter fraud scheme.[163] (2012)
  • Speaker of the House Salvatore DiMasi (D) was found guilty of using his position to secure multimillion-dollar state contracts for Cognos, a business intelligence software company, in exchange for kickbacks.[164] (2011)
  • State Senator Anthony D. Galluccio (D) was given one year in prison after failing a sobriety test and violating his probation from a previous hit and run accident. (2010)[165]
  • State Senator J. James Marzilli, Jr. (D) pleaded guilty to all charges against him, including resisting arrest and disorderly conduct and was sentenced to three months in prison.[166][167] (2008)
  • State Senator Dianne Wilkerson (D) was video taped by the FBI stuffing bribe money into her bra. Wilkerson pleaded guilty to eight counts of attempted extortion. (2008)[168]
  • Speaker of the House Thomas Finneran (D) pleaded guilty to one count of obstruction of justice and received 18 months' probation.[169](2004)

Local

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  • Boston Councillor Chuck Turner (Green Party) was expelled from the Boston City Council on December 1, 2010, following his conviction on federal bribery charges. (2010)[170]

Michigan

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  • State Senator Bert Johnson (D) was convicted of fraud. (2018)[171]
  • State Representative Brian Banks (D) was convicted of fraud for filing false financial statements (2017)[172]
  • State Senator Virgil Smith, Jr. (D) was convicted of assault and was sentenced to 10 months in jail, five years of probation and not be allowed to hold public office. (2015)[173]
  • Justice of the Michigan Supreme Court Diane Hathaway (D) was sentenced to 366 days in prison for criminal mortgage fraud. (2013)[174]

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Mississippi

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  • State Senator Chris Massey (R) was arrested for aggravated assault with a shovel for an argument with two maintenance workers. He was found guilty and given 6 months' probation. (2016)[179][180][181]
  • State Representative Greg Davis (R) was indicted on state charges of embezzlement, false pretense and making fraudulent statements. He was convicted and sentenced to serve 2½ years in state prison. (2012)[182][183]
  • Judge Bobby DeLaughter (D) pleaded guilty of one count of lying to the FBI and was sentenced to 18 months in prison. (2010)[184]

Missouri

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  • State Representative Steve Webb (D) convicted of theft. (2013)[185]
  • Governor of Missouri Roger B. Wilson (D) was fined $2,000 by the Missouri Ethics Commission.[186] In July he was sentenced to two years of probation on the money laundering charge.[187] (2012)
  • State Representative Ray Salva (D) convicted of fraud. (2011)[188]
  • Speaker of the Missouri House of Representatives Rod Jetton (R) was arrested for "recklessly causing serious physical injury" to an unnamed woman during sadomasochistic sex and pleaded guilty to misdemeanor assault. He was sentenced to probation and fined. (2010)[189][190]
  • State Senator Jeff Smith (D) convicted of two counts of obstruction of justice. He was sentenced to one year and a day of prison and was fined $50,000. (2009)[191]
  • State Representative Nathan Cooper (R) convicted on two felony counts of immigration fraud. (2007)[192][193]

Montana

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  • State Senator Jason Priest (R) pleaded guilty to two counts of assault and resisting arrest. (2014)[194][195]
  • State Representative Tony Belcourt (D) was convicted of four federal corruption charges involving projects on the Rocky Boy Indian Reservation. He was sentenced to 7½ years in prison. (2014)[196]
  • State Representative Joel Boniek (R) was found guilty of "quid pro quo corruption" in taking $9,060 in contributions from the Western Tradition Partnership. (2010)[197][198][199]
  • State Representative Mike Miller (R) admitted to accepting “unlawful corporate contributions” from Western Tradition Partnership, was found guilty, was fined $4K and agreed not run for public office for four years. (2010)[200][201]
  • State Senator Scott Sales (R) from Bozeman, was accused of accepting unlawful contributions from Western Traditions Partnership. He pled guilty, was fined and forced to “express regret” in settling the accusations. (2010)[202][203]
  • State Senator Art Wittich (R) was found guilty of campaign violations by coordinating with and taking illegal corporate contributions from, the Western Tradition Partnership. (2014)[204][205]

Nebraska

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  • State Treasurer Lorelee Byrd (R) pleaded guilty to one misdemeanor charge of misconduct. (2003)[206]
  • State Senator Ray Mossey (R) was found guilty and pled no contest to prescription drug charges and was sentenced to 2 years' probation. He was also sentenced to one year's probation for drunken driving when Mossey's blood-alcohol level tested at twice the legal limit. In addition, he was fined $14,000 for using campaign finance funds to pay an online dating service and a tattoo parlor. (2005)[207]
  • Regent David Hergert (R) of the University of Nebraska was arrested soon after his election for violating campaign finance laws. He pled guilty to false reporting and obstruction and was sentenced to 5 years' probation and fined $654,000 (2005)[208][209][210][211]

Nevada

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  • State Assemblyman Steven Brooks (D) convicted of making threats to kill. (2013)[212]
  • State Controller Kathy Augustine (R) was impeached and convicted of using state personnel and property for her re-election campaign, but not removed from office. She was fined $15,000. (2004)[213]
  • State Representative Brent Parker (R) pleaded guilty to soliciting sex from a male undercover police officer. He was ordered to attend a 10-week therapy class or face up to 180 days in jail (2003).[214]

Local

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  • Operation G-Sting or Strippergate was an FBI probe into bribes taken by County Commissioners in Clark County, Nevada and City Council members in San Diego, California. It was the result of strip club owners Rick Rizzolo and Mike Galardi trying to remove a "no touch" law affecting the girls in their clubs. The investigation resulted in the convictions of 17 defendants including:[215]
  1. Clark county Commissioner Lynette Boggs McDonald (R) pled no contest to filing a false statement and campaign funding irregularities (2009)[216][217]
  2. Clark County Commissioner Mary Kincaid-Chauncey (D) was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison, fined $7,600 and ordered to forfeit $19,000 in assets (2006)[218]
  3. Clark County Commissioner Dario Herrera (D) was sentenced to 50 months in federal prison, fined $15,000 and ordered to forfeit $60,000 in assets (2006)
  4. Clark County Commissioner Erin Kenny (D) was sentenced to 2½ years in prison (2006)
  5. Clark County Commissioner Lance Matthew Malone (R) pleaded guilty to violating federal racketeering laws for bribing commissioners(2006)[219]


New Jersey

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New Hampshire

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  • State Representative Thomas Katsiantonis (D) convicted of tax evasion. (2018)[238]
  • State Representative Kyle Tasker (R) was charged with three drug offenses and one count of using a computer to lure a teen. The teen was actually a police officer working undercover. He was sentenced to 3–10 years. (2016)[239][240][241][242][243]
  • State Representative Albert 'Max' Abramson (R) was found guilty of one felony count of reckless conduct for shooting a firearm. He received a suspended jail sentence and was ordered to pay a fine and complete community service. (2012)[244][245]
  • State Representative Gary Wheaton (R) was arrested for a second offense of speeding and driving on a suspended license. He pled guilty to recklessly endangerment. (2011).[246][247]
  • State Representative James E. Ryan (D) stole checks from contributors that were intended for the Committee to Elect House Democrats. He pled guilty to felony charges of theft, forgery and issuing bad checks. (2009)[248]

New Mexico

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  • State Senator Phil Griego (D) was convicted of corruption. (2017)[249]
  • Secretary of State Dianna Duran (R) was convicted of fraud. (2015)[250]
  • State Senator Manny Aragon (D) was found guilty of three counts of conspiracy to defraud 4.4 million from the State of New Mexico. (2009)[251]
  • State Treasurer Robert Virgil (D) was found guilty of corruption and sentenced to 37 months in prison and fined $97,000. (2007)[252]
  • State Treasurer Michael Montoya (D) was found guilty of corruption and sentenced to 40 months in prison and a $40,000 fine. (2007)[252]

New York

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  • State Senator George D. Maziarz (R) pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor for offering a false instrument for filing to avoid five felony counts and a trial for filing false campaign expenditure reports. (2018)[253]
  • State Senator Marc Panepinto (D) convicted of sexual harassment. (2018)[254]
  • State Assemblywoman Pamela Harris (D) pleaded guilty to two counts of wire fraud, one count of making false statements to the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and one count of witness tampering. Sentenced to $10,000 restitution, 6 months in jail followed by three years of supervised release, 400 hours of community service, and restitution of $70,400. (2018)[255][256][257][258][259]
  • Speaker of the New York State Assembly Sheldon Silver (D) convicted of corruption. (2018)[260]
  • Majority Leader of the New York State Senate Dean Skelos (R) convicted of federal corruption. (2018)[261]
  • State Senator Tom Libous (R) was convicted of lying to FBI. (2015)[262]
  • Minority Leader of the State Senate John L. Sampson (D) was convicted of obstructing justice and making false statement. (2015)[263]
  • Majority Leader of the State Senate Malcolm Smith (D) was found guilty in federal court of conspiracy, wire fraud, bribery and extortion for trying to bribe a Republican Party official to let him onto the Republican ballot in the 2013 New York City mayoral race. (2014)[264]
  • State Assemblywoman Gabriela Rosa (D) sentenced to a year in jail for entering into a sham marriage in order to gain U.S. citizenship. (2014)[265]
  • State Assemblyman William Boyland, Jr. (D) convicted of bribery (2014)[266]
  • State Assemblyman Eric Stevenson (D) found guilty of bribery, conspiracy and other related charges. (2014)[267]
  • State Assemblyman Nelson Castro (D) convicted of perjury (2013)[268]
  • State Senator Shirley Huntley (D) convicted of mail fraud.[269] She was sentenced to one year and a day in prison. (2013)[270][271]
  • Majority Leader of the State Senate Pedro Espada Jr. (D) On May 14, 2012, a federal jury found Espada guilty of embezzling money from federally funded healthcare clinics, after 11 days of deliberation he was sentenced to five years in prison. (2012)[272]
  • State Senator Vincent Leibell (R) found guilty of felony bribery, tax evasion, and obstruction of justice charges related to $43,000 in cash kickbacks he took from 2003 to 2006. (2012)[273][274]
  • State Senator Nicholas Spano (R), Spano pleaded guilty to a single count of tax evasion. He was sentenced to 12 to 18 months in federal prison. (2012)[275]
  • New York State Comptroller Alan Hevesi (D), was convicted on charges surrounding a "pay to play" scheme regarding the New York State Pension Fund, and was sentenced to 1–4 years. (2011)[276]
  • State Senator Carl Kruger (D) resigned his seat and pleaded guilty to charges of corruption and bribery. (2011)[277]
  • State Senator Efrain Gonzalez Jr. (D) was convicted of fraud and embezzling $400,000 from the West Bronx Neighborhood Association Inc. and was sentenced to seven years in federal prison (2010)[278]
  • State Health Commissioner Antonia Novello (R) pleaded guilty to depriving the taxpayers of $48,000 by making her staff do personal chores for her, such as taking her shopping and picking up her dry cleaning. Her plea deal called for 250 hours of community service at an Albany health clinic, $22,500 in restitution and a $5,000 fine. (2009)[279][280]
  • State Senator Kevin Parker (D) was charged with felony assaulting and menacing and two misdemeanor counts of criminal mischief for attacking a New York Post photographer. He was found guilty and served three years probation for the misdemeanors but was acquitted of the felony charge. (2009)[281][282]
  • State Assemblyman Anthony Seminerio (D) pleaded guilty to taking large sums of money from hospitals through a consulting firm while still a member of the New York State Assembly. His appeal was never heard but his conviction was abated due to death. (2009)[283][284]
  • Supreme Court Justice Thomas J. Spargo (R), was convicted by a federal jury of attempted extortion and attempted soliciting of a bribe for pressuring a lawyer to give $10,000 to his defense fund. (2009)[285][286]
  • State Senator Efrain Gonzalez (D) was sentenced to 84 months (7 years) in prison, followed by two years' supervised release, following pleading guilty to two conspiracy counts and two wire fraud counts. (2009)[287]
  • State Assemblyman Brian McLaughlin (D) was arrested in 2008 and sentenced to ten years in prison for racketeering. (2009)[288]
  • State Senator Hiram Monserrate (D), convicted of one count of misdemeanor assault, and acquitted of two counts of felony assault and one other count of misdemeanor assault. (2009)[289][290][291]
  • State Senator Diane Gordon (D) was convicted of receiving bribes. (2008)[292]
  • State Assemblyman Chris Ortloff (R) while serving on the State Parole Board, pleaded guilty to a felony charge of online enticement of minors. He was sentenced to 150 months in federal prison (2008)[293][294][295]
  • Supreme Court Justice Gerald Garson (D) was sentenced to 3.5 to 10 years in prison for accepting expensive gifts in exchange for fixing divorce cases. (2005)[296]
  • State Assemblyman Clarence Norman Jr. (D) was sentenced to 9 years in jail for falsifying records. (2005)[292]
  • State Assemblywoman Gloria Davis (D) was sentenced to 90 days in jail and five years' probation for bribery. (2003)[297]
  • State Senator Guy Velella (R) was indicted for bribery and conspiracy for accepting at least $137,000 in exchange for steering public-works contracts to the paying parties.[298] He ultimately pleaded guilty to one count and received a year in jail.[299] He served 182 days. (2002)

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  • New York City Council member Ruben Wills (D) convicted of fraud. (2017)[300]
  • New York City Council member Dan Halloran (R) convicted of taking bribes and orchestrating payoffs. (2014)
  • New York City Council member Larry Seabrook (D) On February 9, 2010, a federal grand jury indicted Seabrook on 13 counts of money laundering, extortion, and fraud.[301] Seabrook was convicted on 9 charges (2012).[302]
  • President of the New York City Council Andrew Stein (D) was convicted of tax evasion regarding a Ponzi scheme (2010).[303]
  • New York City Councillor Miguel Martinez (D) pleaded guilty to three counts of conspiracy two days later. He admitted to stealing $106,000 that was for children's art programs and low-income housing.[304] He was convicted on three felonies, and was sentenced to five years in prison. (2009)[305]
  • NY City Councilman Dennis P. Gallagher (R) resigned from office and pleaded guilty to sexually abusing a woman in his district office while he was intoxicated. (2007)[306]

North Carolina

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  • State Senator Fletcher L. Hartsell, Jr. (R) convicted of fraud for misusing campaign contributions and falsely labeling them as expenses. Sentenced to 8 months. (2016)[307][308]
  • State Representative Deb McManus (D) resigned her State House seat and plead guilty to a tax charge. (2013)[309][310]
  • State Representative Stephen LaRoque (R) convicted on 12 counts including theft, money laundering and filing false tax returns. (2013)[311][312]
  • Governor Mike Easley (D) was convicted of a federal campaign law felony. (2010).[313]
  • State Representative James B. Black (D) pleaded guilty to a federal charge of public corruption and was sentenced to five years in prison. (2007)[314]
  • State Representative Paul Miller (D), was sentenced to a year's probation and fined $1,000 for fraud. (2006)[315][315][316]
  • Commissioner of Agriculture Meg Scott Phipps (D) pleaded guilty to campaign finance charges and served three years in prison. (2003)[317]
  • State Representative Michael P. Decker (R) pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit extortion, honest services mail fraud, and money laundering. Decker, a Republican, solicited Democrats and agreed to accept $50,000 and other gifts in return for switching parties. (2002)[315][315][316]
  • State Representative Thomas Wright (R), was found guilty of three counts of felony fraud. He was sentenced to 6 to 8 years(2007)[318][319][320]

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Ohio

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  • State Representative Ron Gerberry (D) found guilty of charge of unlawful compensation of a public official. (2015)
  • State Representative Steve Kraus (R) convicted of a fifth-degree felony. (2015)[326]
  • State Representative Peter Beck (R) convicted of perjury. (2015)[327]
  • State Representative Dale Mallory (D) found guilty to a first-degree misdemeanor count of filing a false disclosure form and a fourth-degree misdemeanor charge of improper gratuities and was sentenced to a total of $600 in fines and a year of probation. (2014)[328]
  • State Representative Sandra Williams (D) convicted of filing a false report. (2014)[329]
  • State Representative Clayton Luckie (D) convicted of corruption. (2013)[330]
  • State Representative W. Carlton Weddington (D) was convicted on bribery charges and sentenced to three years in prison. (2012)[331]
  • Governor of Ohio Bob Taft (R) pleads no contest and is convicted on four misdemeanor ethics violations. He was fined $4,000 and ordered to apologize to the people of Ohio. (2005)[332]

Local

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  • Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Judge Lance Mason (D) convicted of domestic abuse and assault. He was sentenced to two years in prison.(2015)[333][334]

Oklahoma

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Oregon

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  • State Representative Dan Doyle (R) resigned from office and was sentenced to 15 months in jail for finance violations. (2005)[346][347][348][349]
  • State Senator John Mabrey (R) was convicted of insurance fraud. (2002)[350][351][352]

Pennsylvania

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  • State Representative Vanessa L. Brown (D) convicted of bribery.(2018)[353]
  • Treasurer of Pennsylvania Barbara Hafer (D) convicted of lying to the FBI. (2017)[354]
  • State Representative Marc Gergely (D) convicted of conspiracy. (2017)[355]
  • State Representative Leslie Acosta (D) convicted of embezzlement. (2016)[356]
  • Attorney General of Pennsylvania Kathleen Kane (D) was convicted of perjury. (2016)[356]
  • State Representative Louise Bishop (D) was convicted of corruption. (2016)[357]
  • State Representative Michelle Brownlee (D) was convicted of a conflict of interest. (2015)[358]
  • State Representative Harold James (D) was convicted of corruption. (2015)[359]
  • State Representative Ronald Waters (D) was convicted of bribery. (2015)[359]
  • Treasurer of Pennsylvania Rob McCord (D) pleaded guilty to two counts of extortion. (2015)[360][361]
  • State Senator LeAnna Washington (D) was convicted of conflict of interest. (2014)[362]
  • Turnpike Commission CEO Joe Brimmeier (D) pleaded guilty to felony conflict of interest charges. (2014)[363]
  • Turnpike Commission Chief Operating Officer George Hatalowich (D) pleaded guilty to felony conflict of interest charges. (2014)[261]
  • Turnpike Commission Chairman Mitchell Rubin (D) was sentenced to 24 months of probation for his plea to commercial bribery. (2014)[364]
  • State Representative Jose Miranda (D) was convicted of fraud. (2013)[365]
  • Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice Joan Orie Melvin (R) was convicted in February 2013, on six of seven corruption charges including theft of services, criminal conspiracy, and misappropriation of state property. (2013)[366]
  • State Senator and Republican Majority Whip Jane Orie (R) was convicted in March 2012, of 14 counts of forgery, conflict of interest and theft of services, which included five felonies. (2012)[367]
  • State Senator and Democratic Minority Floor Leader of the Pennsylvania Senate Bob Mellow (D) pleaded guilty to using Senate staffers for campaigns. (2012)[368]
  • State Representative Joseph F. Brennan (D) announced that he was withdrawing his reelection bid after allegations that he assaulted his wife and then drove drunk from the scene of the incident.[369] He was later convicted on both the DUI and assault charges.[370] (2012)
  • Secretary of Revenue of Pennsylvania Stephen Stetler (D) convicted of using state resources. (2012)[371]
  • State Representative John M. Perzel (R), pleaded guilty to eight criminal charges, including two counts of conflict of interest, two counts of theft, and four counts of conspiracy, concerning a scheme to spend millions of taxpayer dollars on computer technology from Aristotle, Inc. for the benefit of Republican political campaigns. (2011)[372][373]
  • State Representative Brett Feese (R) sentenced to 4 to 12 years in state prison, an additional 2 years of probation, a $25,000 fine, and $1 million in restitution for his role in the Computergate state government corruption scandal. (2011)[374]
  • State Senator Vince Fumo (D) was found guilty of 139 counts of mail fraud, wire fraud, conspiracy, obstruction of justice and filing a false tax return. Two staffers were also arrested and indicted on charges of destroying electronic evidence, including e-mail related to the investigation. (2009)[375]
  • Secretary of Revenue of Pennsylvania Stephen Stetler (D) sentenced to 1½–5 years in prison, fined $35,000, order to pay $466,621 restitution for multiple corruption convictions. (2009)[376]
  • State Representative Linda Bebko-Jones (D) and her chief-of-staff were charged with forging some of the signatures on their nominating petitions. They were both sentenced to 12 months' probation and fined $1,500 with community service. (2007)[377]
  • State Representative & Democratic Whip of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives Mike Veon (D), convicted of misusing state funds and sentenced to 6–14 years in jail. (2007)[378]
  • State Representative and Democratic Leader of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives Bill DeWeese (D) found guilty of five of the six felony counts with which he was charged and sentenced to 30–60 months.[379] (2007)
  • State Representative Jeffrey Habay (R) was convicted of 21 counts of harassment, solicitation for perjury and intimidation. (2007).[380][381][382][383]
  • State Representative Frank LaGrotta (D) pleaded guilty to two counts of corruption for giving away $26,000 of state funds in the 2006 Pennsylvania General Assembly bonus controversy. Sentenced to six months' house arrest, probation, and fines. (2007)[384][385][386][387][388]
  • State Representative Thomas W. Druce (R) was convicted in 2000 of a 1999 hit and run that killed a man. (2000)[389][390]
  • State Representative R. Tracy Seyfert (R) pleaded guilty to Theft of Federal Property by acquiring a $160,000 dollar, 10 ton generator for her own use if the power grid had failed on the Millennium. She was sentenced to five years in federal prison and assessed a $5,000 fine. (2001)[391]
  • State Senator Bill Slocum (R) pleaded guilty to six criminal misdemeanor charges for filing false reports to the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection and discharging 3.5 million gallons of raw sewage into Brokenstraw Creek while he was a sewage plant manager in Youngsville, Pennsylvania.[392] (2000)
  • State Representative Frank Gigliotti (D) was convicted and sentenced in 2000 to 46 months' incarceration for extortion, mail fraud, and filing a false income tax return.[393] (2000)
  • State Representative Jeffrey Habay (R) was found guilty on December 12, 2005, of conflict of interest.[394][395] he resigned and was sentenced to 6 to 12 months of prison followed by four years of probation.[396]
  • State Senator F. Joseph Loeper (R) pleaded guilty in federal court of falsifying tax-related documents to conceal more than $330,000 in income he received from a private consulting firm while serving in the Senate.[397][398] He resigned his senate seat on December 31, 2000,[399] and was later released from federal prison at Fort Dix, New Jersey, after serving 6 months.[400](2000)

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Puerto Rico

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  • Speaker of the House Edison Misla Aldarondo (R) was convicted of extortion, money laundering and witness tampering and sentenced to 71 months in prison. See sex scandals. (2007)[411]
    1. Jose Omar Cruz-Mercado was the Associate Secretary of the Puerto Rico Department of Education when he aided an extortion and kickback scheme that involved fraudulent payments of more than $4.3 million in cash and property from PRDE contractors.[412]
    2. Deputy Secretary of State Angel Ocasio Ramos received 18 months in prison for making illegal payments to Rangel in exchange for government contracts.[413]
  • Puerto Rico Senator Freddy Valentin, Puerto Rican was sentenced to 33 months in prison for money laundering and extortion in a corruption case involving public-housing contracts in the U.S. territory, a former pro-statehood senator, pleaded guilty in March to the two charges. (2002)[414]

Rhode Island

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  • State Senator James Doyle II (D) from the 8th district, was being investigated for a check kiting scheme to defraud three local banks of more than $74 million. He was charged and pled guilty to 31 counts of bank fraud and tax evasion. (2018)[415][416][417][418]
  • State Representative John Carnevale (D) convicted of perjury. (2018)[419]
  • State Representative Raymond Gallison (D) was convicted of fraud. (2017)[420]
  • State Representative Gordon Fox (D) and Speaker of the House, plead guilty to wire fraud, bribery and filing a false tax return. Fox used $108,000 from his campaign account for personal expenses, accepted a $52,000 bribe to push for the issuance of a liquor license for a Providence restaurant in his role as a member of the Board of Licenses, and failed to declare these illegal sources income on his tax returns. (2015)[421]
  • State Representative Joseph Almeida (D) was given a $1,000 fine and a year on probation for mis-using funds. (2015)[422]
  • State Senator Patrick McDonald (D) convicted of embezzlement. (2014)[423]
  • State Representative John McCauley Jr (D) convicted of tax evasion. (2013)[423]
  • State Representative Leo Medina (D) convicted of stealing life insurance. (2013)[424]
  • State Senator Christopher Maselli (D) convicted of bank fraud. (2010)[425]
  • State Representative and House Majority Leader Gerard M. Martineau (D) was given 37 months in prison for influence peddling in Operation Dollar Bill. (2008)[426]
  • State Senator John A. Celona (D) was found guilty of accepting $320,000 in bribes from the Roger Williams Medical Center and Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island. He was sentenced to 30 months in prison. (2007)[427][428]
  • State Representative Leo Medina (D) was found guilty of unlawful appropriation of funds and sentenced to three years in prison for stealing a life insurance settlement from its rightful recipient. (2012)[429]
  • State Representative Thomas W. Pearlman (R) was charged with fee-gouging and providing incompetent counsel. He was found guilty of misconduct, suspended and ordered to pay restitution. (2004)[430][431][432]

Local

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  • Mayor of Providence Buddy Cianci (R). His first administration ended in 1984 when he pleaded guilty to assault. His second stint as mayor ended when he was forced to resign following his conviction for racketeering conspiracy named Operation Plunder Dome served four years in federal prison.[433]

South Carolina

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  • State Representative James “Jim” Harrison (R) convicted of corruption. (2018)[434]
  • State Representative Rick Quinn (R) convicted of corruption. (2018)[435]
  • State Representative Jim Merrill (R) convicted of corruption. (2017)[436]
  • State Representative Chris Corley (R) pled guilty to first-degree domestic violence for beating his wife and threatening to kill her with a gun. (2017)[437][438][439]
  • Speaker of the South Carolina House of Representatives Bobby Harrell (R) pleaded guilty to illegally using campaign funds for his own use. He was sentenced to a one-year prison term. (2014)[440]
  • State Representative Nelson Hardwick (R) pled guilty to assault and battery in the third degree for sexual harassment of a female employee. He was ordered to resign and fined. (2015)[441][442][443]
  • State Representative Thad Viers (R) convicted of money laundering, sentenced to 3 years in federal prison. (2015)[444][445] Previously arrested in 2012 on charges of harassing a 28-year-old woman described as an ex-girlfriend. He subsequently withdrew his bid for GOP nomination to the US Congress from South Carolina's 7th congressional district, citing "personal reasons." He was sentenced in 2014 to 60 days in jail for second-degree harassment.[444][446][447]
  • Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina Ken Ard (R) resigned his position and pleaded guilty to 7 counts of misuse of campaign funds. He was sentenced to five years' probation, fined $5,000 and required to work 300 hours of community service. (2011)[448]
  • State Representative Kris Crawford (R) from Florence County, was charged with seven counts of willfully failing to pay taxes and found guilty.(2010)[449][450][451][452]
  • State Treasurer Thomas Ravenel (R) convicted on cocaine charges. (2007)[453]
  • State Senator Charles Tyrone ``Ty'' Courtney (R) was convicted of bank fraud, mail fraud and making false statements on a loan application. (2000)[454][455]
  • Agriculture Commissioner Charles Sharpe (R) was found guilty of charges of extortion, money laundering and lying to federal investigators, stemming from an illegal cockfighting ring. He served two years in prison. (2004)[456][456][457]

South Dakota

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  • State Representative Ted Klaudt (R) was found guilty on all four counts of second-degree rape as well as witness tampering. He was sentenced to 54 years in prison. (2008)[458]

Tennessee

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  • State Representative Joe E. Armstrong (D) convicted of falsifying tax returns. (2016)[459]
  • Operation Tennessee Waltz: an FBI sting operation between 2003 and 2007 in which a number of state and local representatives were arrested including;[460]
    1. State Senator John Ford (D) Sentenced to 66 months for bribery.
    2. State Senator Kathryn Bowers (D) pleaded guilty to one count of bribery.
    3. State Senator Ward Crutchfield (D) pleaded guilty to one count of bribery.[461]
    4. State Senator Roscoe Dixon (D) pleaded guilty to bribery
    5. State Representative Chris Newton (R) pleaded guilty to bribery.
  • State Representative Ronald 'Ronnie' Davis (R) pled guilty to four felony charges of conspiring to sell fake passports and to supplying drugs to his girlfriend (2002)[462][463]

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Texas

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  • State Representative Carlos Uresti (D) convicted of fraud and money laundering. (2017)
  • State Representative Ron Reynolds (D) was convicted of battery and was sentenced to one year in jail. (2015)[468]
  • State Representative Joe Driver (R) pleaded guilty to using tens of thousands of taxpayer dollars to reimburse himself for travel expenses that his campaign had already funded. (2011)[469][470]

Local

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  • Mayor of Dallas Dwaine Caraway (D) convicted of corruption (2019)[471]
  • State District Judge Angus Kelly McGinty (R) was arrested because he solicited and accepted bribes in exchange for favorable rulings. He pleaded guilty to a charge of honest services fraud and was given a two-year prison sentence (2014)[472][473][473][474]

Utah

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  • State Representative Brent Parker (R) pleaded guilty to soliciting sex from a male undercover police officer. (2003)[475][476]
  • Ray M. Harding Jr. (R) Judge of the 3rd State District was found guilty of possession of cocaine and heroin and sentenced to 120 days in jail, probation, community service and fined (2002)[477][478]

Virginia

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  • State Delegate Phil Hamilton (R) sentenced to 9½ years in prison for federal bribery and extortion.[479] (2010)
  • State Secretary of Finance John Forbes (R) was sentenced to 10 years in prison after he admitted embezzling $4 million in tobacco-region economic development money. He was sentenced to 120 months in prison (2009)[480][481]
  • State Delegate Fenton Bland (D) pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit bank fraud; sentenced to 57 months in prison and ordered to pay $1.2 million in restitution (2005)[482]
  • State Republican Party Director Edmund Matricardi III (R) pleaded guilty to one count of interception of a wire communication. During sentencing Matricardi was forced to resign, spend three years on probation and fined $10,000.(2003)[483][484]

Washington (state)

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West Virginia

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Wisconsin

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  • State Representative Bill Kramer (R) was sentenced to five months in jail, after pleading no contest to two charges of sexual assault with three years' probation. (2014)[489][490]
  • State Representative Jeff Wood, (R), has pleaded no contest to fifth-offense OWI charge which is a felony. He has been sentenced to spend nine months in jail, with three years' probation. (2011)[491]
  • State Assemblyman Scott Jensen (R) convicted of misuse of public workers. (2006)[492]
  • State Assemblyman Steven Foti (R) convicted of ethics violations. (2006)[492]
  • State Senator Gary George (D) was convicted of fraud. (2004)[493]
  • State Assemblywoman Bonnie Ladwig (R) convicted of ethics violations. (2004)[492]
  • State Senator Brian Burke (D) was sentenced to six months in county jail for misconduct in office and obstructing an officer for using state workers for his campaign.[494] (2003)
  • State Senator Charles Chvala (D) sentenced to serve 9 months in prison for campaign violations including coordination violations. [124] (2002)

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Wyoming

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