No wonder they stopped talking about the *culture of corruption*. PKB!

Cheers
Ellen

Please stop it-I don't do politics.


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| REP. MARIO BIAGGI (D-NY): In 1988 he was convicted of obstructing justice,
| tax evasion, conspiracy, extortion, and accepting bribes.
|
| CORRINNE BROWN (D-FL): Failed to pay unemployment taxes to the state of
| Florida; sued by several airlines for unpaid bills and falsified travel
| reports; failed to report sale of her Tallahassee travel agency; improperly
| reported the sale of her Gainesville travel agency; sued by Whirlpool Corp.
| for unpaid bills; pursued by the IRS for $14,228 in unpaid taxes;
| investigations by the House Ethics Committee for possible acceptance of
| bribes; refused to file reports in the House about potential conflicts of
| interest while overseeing airlines she dealt with through her travel
| agencies; charged with money laundering.
|
| REP. ALBERT BUSTAMANTE (D-TX): Convicted in 1993 of racketeering and
| accepting an illegal gratuity.
|
| TONY COELHO (D-CA): Currently under investigation for fraud while serving as
| U.S. Commissioner General of Expo '98 in Lisbon, Portugal.* He was Al Gore's
| primary presidential campaign manager until he resigned citing health
| reasons.
|
| REP. WES COOLEY (R-OR): Convicted of falsifying VA loan applications. Paid
| $7,000 in fines plus court costs, and placed on probation. Subsequently
| tried to gather support to get re-elected to Congress.*
|
| REP. JERRY COSTELLO (D-IL):
|
| REP. BOB DORNAN (R-CA): In 1983 attempted to leave Grenada with a stolen
| AK-47. It was confiscated by the Army and destroyed.
|
| REP. WALTER FAUNTROY (D-DC): Financial disclosure misdemeanor (1995).
|
| REP. BARNEY FRANK (D-MA): Accessory to a male prostitute who ran a
| whorehouse in their Washington townhouse.
|
| REP. NEWT GINGRICH (R-GA):
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| STATE REP. ALCEE L. HASTINGS (D-FL): From the 1998 Almanac of American
| Politics: "He was impeached by the House of Representatives by a vote of
| 426-3 in 1988 and convicted and removed from office by the Senate by a vote
| of 69-26. The impeachment arose from allegations that Hastings conspired
| with a friend to accept $150,000 for giving two convicted swindlers a break
| in sentencing. Hastings was acquitted in a criminal trial in 1983, but the
| friend was convicted. In the House, the case for impeachment was made by
| John Conyers, senior member of the Congressional Black Caucus. Removed from
| the bench, Hastings was unapologetic."
|
| SEN. JESSE HELMS (R-NC): In 1990, the Helms campaign sent out 125,000
| postcards primarily to black North Carolina voters claiming that they might
| not be able to vote, and would be prosecuted for vote fraud if they tried.
| His campaign, the North Carolina Republican party, and four consulting and
| marketing firms were charged with violations of the Voting Rights Act. The
| Helms campaign signed an admission of guilt (claiming later that they didn't
| have the money to fight it in court), but Helms and his staff were never
| prosecuted.
|
| REP. CARROL HUBBARD (D-KY): Convicted in 1994 of misappropriation of funds.
|
| JAY KIM (R-CA): Convicted of accepting illegal campaign contributions from
| foreign sources.
|
| REP. GERALD KLECZKA (D-WI): Convicted of DUI in 1987; arrested for DUI in
| 1990 and 1995.
|
| REP. JOE KOLTER (D-PA): Fraud and conspiracy (1996).
|
| REP. NORMAN LENT (R-NY): In 1982 tried to have fifty counterfeit Rolex
| watches mailed to him from Taiwan.
|
| REP. DONALD E. "BUZ" LUKENS (R-OH): In 1989 was convicted of contributing to
| the delinquency of a minor.
|
| REP. NICK MAVROULES (D-MA): In 1991 pleaded guilty to charges of bribery and
| tax evasion.
|
| REP. EDWARD MEZVINSKY (D-IA): Indicted in March of 2001 on federal fraud
| charges. Claimed that he developed mental problems after using a malaria
| drug called Lariam. "Clearly, the responsibility lies with the
| manufacturers," claimed Mezvinsky's lawyer, Michael Barrett.*
|
| REP. JAMES MORAN (D-VA): Charged with spousal abuse, and assault and
| battery. A regular instigator of bar fights while mayor of Alexandria, VA,
| his position made him immune to arrest. Once said he thought about becoming
| a boxer because "I like to hit people."
|
| REP. AUSTIN J. MURPHY (D-PA): Vote fraud, including forgery, conspiracy, and
| tampering with federal records (1999).*
|
| REP. MARY ROSE OAKAR (D-OH): Charged with seven federal felonies related to
| financial-disclosure irregularities (1998).
|
| SEN. BOB PACKWOOD (R-OR): Charged with sexual harassment. Oddly enough, many
| of the women named as harassees defended Senator Packwood.
|
| REP. CARL PERKINS (D-KY): In 1994 pleaded guilty to filing a false
| financial-disclosure statement, conspiracy to file false statements with the
| Federal Election Commission, and bank fraud. Sentenced in March of 1995.
|
| REP. MEL REYNOLDS (D-IL): In 1995 was convicted of having sex with a minor
| and obstructing justice.
|
| CHARLIE ROSE (D-NC): Financial disclosure irregularities (1994).
|
| REP. DAN ROSTENKOWSKI (D-IL): Illegally converted official funds to his
| personal use and mail fraud; accused in 1996 of embezzling $700,000 from the
| federal government, he was charged with 13 of the original 17 counts against
| him. Went to prison after serving in Congress; now back in Washington
| working as a lobbyist.
|
| REP. LARRY SMITH (D-FL): In 1993 was convicted of income tax evasion and
| campaign-reporting violations.
|
| REP. PAT SWINDALL (R-GA): In 1988 was convicted of perjury.
|
| REP. JIM TRAFICANT (D-OH): Indicted on 5/4/01 by a Cleveland, OH federal
| grand jury for bribery, tax evasion, racketeering, conspiracy, and
| obstruction of justice. Found guilty of all charges in April 2002.
|
| REP. WALTER TUCKER (D-CA): Federal extortion charges; convicted of accepting
| $30,000 worth of bribes while a Congressman, and sentenced to 27 months in
| the federal penitentiary.
|
| REP. J.C. WATTS (R-OK):
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| CHARLES WILSON (D-TX): In 1995 was forced to pay a $90,000 fine to the
| Federal Election Commission.
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