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<blockquote data-quote="faulkton" data-source="post: 6260706" data-attributes="member: 561910"><p><span style="font-size: 36px">CORRUPTION / BRIBERY</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 36px">October 17, 2008</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 36px">Republican chairman of the St. Johns County Commission (FLA) Thomas G. Manuel has been</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 36px">indicted on two counts of bribery, $10,000 and $50,000. Manuel could be sentence to 20 years</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 36px">in prison and fined a half-million dollars.</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 36px">St. Johns Commissioner Faces Bribery Charges</span></p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.northcountrygazette.org/2008/10/18/stjohns_bribery/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 36px">http://www.northcountrygazette.org/2008/10/18/stjohns_bribery/</span></a></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 36px">August 11, 2008</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 36px">Former Suffolk County Republican Legislator, Alan Binder pleaded not guilty to second degree</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 36px">bribe receiving, two counts of offering a false instrument for filing and one count of official</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 36px">misconduct. Binder is facing 5 to 15 years in prison and is currently out on $5,000 bail.</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 36px">Former NY county lawmaker facing bribery charge</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 36px">October 01, 2007</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 36px">Republican Mayor Richard R. Goyette pleaded guilty to extortion and bribery. He was</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 36px">sentenced to two years in prison and one year of community confinement.</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 36px">Ex-Chicopee mayor sentenced to two years in prison</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 36px">August 27, 2007</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 36px">Republican Mayor of Ocean Township, NJ, Terance Weldon pleaded guilty to accepting</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 36px">$64,000 from three developers in return for his help in gaining zoning approvals in the township.</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 36px">The judge in the case threw out the prosecutor’s plea for leniency and Weldon was sentenced to</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 36px">nearly 5 years in prison.</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 36px">Former Ocean Twp. mayor gets nearly 5 years in jail</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 36px">July 27, 2007</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 36px">L Montana Gubernatorial candidate Pat Davison pled guilty and was sentenced to 10 years in</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 36px">federal prison for securities fraud. He defrauded at least 13 victims of $8.6 million.</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 36px">Ex-candidate sentenced for Ponzi scheme</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 36px">January 18, 2007</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 36px">Keyport (NJ) Mayor, Republican John Merla, was acquitted in 1992 of a $10,000 bribe. He</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 36px">pleaded guilty to accepting a $2,500 bribe in exchange for lucrative municipal contracts. He was</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 36px">sentenced to 22 months, three year probation and a $20,000 fine.</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 36px">Ex-Keyport Mayor Bribe Plea: Guilty</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 36px">December 6, 2006</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 36px">L Alaskan Republican Rep. Tom Anderson was indicted by a federal grand jury on seven</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 36px">felony counts of extortion, bribery, conspiracy, and money laundering involving allegations that</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 36px">he took bribes of nearly $13,000 in return for using his official position as a legislator to</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 36px">advocate for private prisons. He was sentenced to five years in prison.</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 36px">Convicted former legislator Anderson off to Oregon to begin sentence - Dec. 2, 2007</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 36px">Anderson indicted on seven counts</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 36px">December 6, 2006</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 36px">L Michael Hooks, Sr, chairman Shelby County Commission Charged pled guilty to receiving</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 36px">over $24,000 in bribes.</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 36px">Hooks Sr. Accepts Sentence, 'Did Wrong'</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 36px">December 1, 2006</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 36px">L Republican Robert T. Schofield - Schofield plead guilty to providing false documents to</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 36px">Asian immigrants for nearly $600,000.</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 36px">Immigration Official Pleads Guilty to Falsifying Documents</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 36px">October 20, 2006</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 36px">L Mayor of St. Peters, MO, Republican Shawn Brown pleaded guilty to charges of threatening</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 36px">to veto an ordinance authorizing the city to purchase digital red light and speeding enforcement</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 36px">systems unless the company paid him a bribe. He was sentenced to 18 months in prison.</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 36px">St. Peters Mayor Pleads Guilty to Federal Bribery Charges</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 36px">October 11, 2006</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 36px">L Middletown Committeeman, Republican Raymond O’Grady, who was the director of the</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 36px">county motor pool for the County of Monmouth was sentenced to 43 months in prison for</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 36px">extorting and accepting $8,000 in bribes.</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 36px">DOJ Release:</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 36px">Co-Owner of Municipal Truck Sales Company</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 36px">Admits Paying Off Public Officials</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 36px">DOJ Press Release: Middletown Committeeman O'Grady Indicted in Monmouth County</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 36px">Corruption Probe</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 36px">October 11, 2006</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 36px">Republican Richard Iadanza, 51, former Neptune committeeman pleaded guilty to taking</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 36px">$3,000 in bribes. He was sentenced to 4 months in prison and a $4,000 fine.</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 36px">1 pleads innocent, 2 guilty in sting</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 36px">Iadanza Sentenced To 4 Month Prison Term Must also pay $4,000 fine</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 36px">October 11, 2006</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 36px">L Republican county committeeman in Middletown, Joseph "Joey Buses" McCurnin, 65,</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 36px">former Monmouth County transportation operations manager: Pleaded guilty to aiding in the</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 36px">extortion of a $1,000 bribe. He was sentenced to 3 months in a federal prison and he had to pay</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 36px">a $3,000 fine, and three months house arrest following his release.</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 36px">1 pleads innocent, 2 guilty in sting</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 36px">September 27, 2006</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 36px">L Mayor of Hazlet, NJ, Republican Paul Coughlin was charged with extorting cash bribes and</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 36px">free work from a contractor - who was cooperating with the FBI. Coughlin was sentenced to two</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 36px">years for receiving a $3,000 bribe.</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 36px">Coughlin given two-year sentence</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 36px">Attorney: Alcoholism played role in former Hazlet mayor's crime</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 36px">August 5, 2006</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 36px">L President Bush’s Domestic Policy Advisor, Republican Claude Allen pleaded guilty to theft</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 36px">in making phony returns at discount department stores. He was sentenced to two years of</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 36px">supervised probation and fined $500.”</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 36px">Ex-Aide To Bush Pleads Guilty</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 36px">July 12, 2006</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 36px">L Chief of staff to Illinois State Rep. Lee A. Daniels, Republican Michael Tristano, was found</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 36px">guilty of forcing state workers to do campaign work. He received one year in jail and was forced</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 36px">to pay $125,000 in restitution.</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 36px">Former GOP aide Tristano sentenced to 1 year in jail</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 36px">April 25, 2006</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 36px">L Republican Chief of Staff Peter Ellef and part of Gov. Rowland’s administration corruption</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 36px">scandal, pled guilty to bribery and tax evasion. Ellef was sentenced to 30 months in jail followed</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 36px">by three years of supervised release, a $15,000 fine, and 400 hours of community service.</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 36px">“Wizard of Oz” Gets 30 Months</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 36px">Connecticut Official and State Contractor Are Each Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 36px">April 19, 2006</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 36px">L Republican Philip H. Bloom, businessman, was indicted for bribery in an effort to gain</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 36px">defense contracts.</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 36px">U.S. Contractor Admits Bribery For Jobs in Iraq</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 36px">Occupation Officials Got Cash and Gifts for Deals</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 36px">February 22, 2006</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 36px">L Republican State Rep. Chris Newton from Cleveland pleaded guilty to taking $1,500 in</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 36px">bribes to influence legislation on behalf of E-Cycle Management Inc., which was the sham</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 36px">company the FBI used. He was sentenced to a year in prison and ordered to pay a $10,000 fine,</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 36px">supervised release for two years and then must serve 200 hours of community service.</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 36px">Newton sentenced to one-year in prison in Waltz sting</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 36px">February 15, 2007</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 36px">L Former Clark County Commissioner (NV), Republican Lance Malone plead guilty to one</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 36px">count of conspiracy under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization Act, a charge that</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 36px">stemmed from paying Clark County politicians cash bribes on behalf of strip club owner Michael</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 36px">Galardi.</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 36px">Six years in prison for Malone</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 36px">Judge also levies $100,000 fine against Galardi bagman</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 36px">April 12, 2005</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 36px">L Mayor of Washington Township, NJ, Republican Gerald J. Luongo was sentenced to 13</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 36px">months in federal prison after admitting that he had diverted campaign and community funds to</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 36px">his personal use. He also pleaded guilty to accepting bribes totaling approximately $245,000</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 36px">from a developer who conducted business in Marlboro Township, and to tax evasion.</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 36px">Former Mayor in Glocester County Sentenced to 13 Months for Using Campaign, Community</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 36px">Project Funds for Own Use</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 36px">February 2, 2004</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 36px">L Republican political consultant, Rayfield James, was convicted of conspiring to profit</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 36px">illegally from waterfront development and extorting cash bribes and free work from a contractor.</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 36px">He was sentenced to three years in prison.</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 36px">Former Asbury Park Mayor Admits Tax Charges; Plea Follows December Corruption Conviction</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 36px">June 22, 2004</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 36px">L New York State Senator, Republican Guy J. Velella, was sentenced to a year in jail for</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 36px">conspiring to take bribes from people seeking to do business with the state.</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 36px">Velella, Bronx Powerhouse, Is Sentenced to a Year in Jail</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 36px">August 4, 2005</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 36px">L Monmouth County, NJ, Superintendent of Bridges, Republican Anthony J. Palughi, pleaded</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 36px">guilty to accepting three separate payments totaling $12,500 and was sentenced to eight months</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 36px">in prison, two years of supervised release and fined $7,000.</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 36px">Palughi pleads guilty to bribery</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 36px">Latest member of ‘Bid Rig Gang’ faces prison, $250K fine</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 36px">April 12, 2005</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 36px">Mayor of Marlboro, NJ, Republican Matthew V. Scannapieco pleaded guilty to accepting</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 36px">$245,000 in bribes from a Marlboro developer. He also pleaded guilty to tax evasion by not</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 36px">declaring the income from the bribes. Unknown sentencing.</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 36px">Former mayor admits taking developer's cash</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 36px">Matt Scannapieco also pleads guilty to tax evasion</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 36px">May 11, 2005</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 36px">L Republican Michael Aaron Lay was indicted May 11, 2005 for voting twice in North</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 36px">Carolina. The charges were eventually dismissed but Lay had to perform 100 hours of</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 36px">community service and pay a $440 fine.</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 36px">Congressman McHenry's Campaign Aide Indicted</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 36px">March 18, 2005</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 36px">L Republican Connecticut Gov. John Rowland pleaded guilty to guilty to one count of</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 36px">conspiracy to steal honest service (forcing state workers to do campaign work) and received a</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 36px">sentence of one year plus one day in prison.</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 36px">Guilty Plea For Ex-Conn. Governor</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 36px">Rowland Could Face Up To 5 Years In Prison On Corruption Charge</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 36px">October 18, 2003</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 36px">Essex County (NJ) Executive, Republican James Treffinger pleaded guilty to taking $15,000 in</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 36px">illegal political contributions from United Gunite, a paving and sewer repair company, in</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 36px">exchange for county road repair contracts. He was sentenced to 13 months in prison</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 36px">Former Essex County Official Sentenced in Corruption Case</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 36px">April 29, 2003</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 36px">L Mayor of Paterson, NJ, Republican Martin G. Barnes pleaded guilty to charges of taking</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 36px">$200,000 to $350,000 in bribes and gratuities from city contractors. The original 40-count</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 36px"> </span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 36px">RANDY</span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="faulkton, post: 6260706, member: 561910"] [SIZE=36px]CORRUPTION / BRIBERY[/SIZE] [SIZE=36px]October 17, 2008[/SIZE] [SIZE=36px]Republican chairman of the St. Johns County Commission (FLA) Thomas G. Manuel has been[/SIZE] [SIZE=36px]indicted on two counts of bribery, $10,000 and $50,000. Manuel could be sentence to 20 years[/SIZE] [SIZE=36px]in prison and fined a half-million dollars.[/SIZE] [SIZE=36px]St. Johns Commissioner Faces Bribery Charges[/SIZE] [URL="http://www.northcountrygazette.org/2008/10/18/stjohns_bribery/"][SIZE=36px]http://www.northcountrygazette.org/2008/10/18/stjohns_bribery/[/SIZE][/URL] [SIZE=36px]August 11, 2008[/SIZE] [SIZE=36px]Former Suffolk County Republican Legislator, Alan Binder pleaded not guilty to second degree[/SIZE] [SIZE=36px]bribe receiving, two counts of offering a false instrument for filing and one count of official[/SIZE] [SIZE=36px]misconduct. Binder is facing 5 to 15 years in prison and is currently out on $5,000 bail.[/SIZE] [SIZE=36px]Former NY county lawmaker facing bribery charge[/SIZE] [SIZE=36px]October 01, 2007[/SIZE] [SIZE=36px]Republican Mayor Richard R. Goyette pleaded guilty to extortion and bribery. He was[/SIZE] [SIZE=36px]sentenced to two years in prison and one year of community confinement.[/SIZE] [SIZE=36px]Ex-Chicopee mayor sentenced to two years in prison[/SIZE] [SIZE=36px]August 27, 2007[/SIZE] [SIZE=36px]Republican Mayor of Ocean Township, NJ, Terance Weldon pleaded guilty to accepting[/SIZE] [SIZE=36px]$64,000 from three developers in return for his help in gaining zoning approvals in the township.[/SIZE] [SIZE=36px]The judge in the case threw out the prosecutor’s plea for leniency and Weldon was sentenced to[/SIZE] [SIZE=36px]nearly 5 years in prison.[/SIZE] [SIZE=36px]Former Ocean Twp. mayor gets nearly 5 years in jail[/SIZE] [SIZE=36px]July 27, 2007[/SIZE] [SIZE=36px]L Montana Gubernatorial candidate Pat Davison pled guilty and was sentenced to 10 years in[/SIZE] [SIZE=36px]federal prison for securities fraud. He defrauded at least 13 victims of $8.6 million.[/SIZE] [SIZE=36px]Ex-candidate sentenced for Ponzi scheme[/SIZE] [SIZE=36px]January 18, 2007[/SIZE] [SIZE=36px]Keyport (NJ) Mayor, Republican John Merla, was acquitted in 1992 of a $10,000 bribe. He[/SIZE] [SIZE=36px]pleaded guilty to accepting a $2,500 bribe in exchange for lucrative municipal contracts. He was[/SIZE] [SIZE=36px]sentenced to 22 months, three year probation and a $20,000 fine.[/SIZE] [SIZE=36px]Ex-Keyport Mayor Bribe Plea: Guilty[/SIZE] [SIZE=36px]December 6, 2006[/SIZE] [SIZE=36px]L Alaskan Republican Rep. Tom Anderson was indicted by a federal grand jury on seven[/SIZE] [SIZE=36px]felony counts of extortion, bribery, conspiracy, and money laundering involving allegations that[/SIZE] [SIZE=36px]he took bribes of nearly $13,000 in return for using his official position as a legislator to[/SIZE] [SIZE=36px]advocate for private prisons. He was sentenced to five years in prison.[/SIZE] [SIZE=36px]Convicted former legislator Anderson off to Oregon to begin sentence - Dec. 2, 2007[/SIZE] [SIZE=36px]Anderson indicted on seven counts[/SIZE] [SIZE=36px]December 6, 2006[/SIZE] [SIZE=36px]L Michael Hooks, Sr, chairman Shelby County Commission Charged pled guilty to receiving[/SIZE] [SIZE=36px]over $24,000 in bribes.[/SIZE] [SIZE=36px]Hooks Sr. Accepts Sentence, 'Did Wrong'[/SIZE] [SIZE=36px]December 1, 2006[/SIZE] [SIZE=36px]L Republican Robert T. Schofield - Schofield plead guilty to providing false documents to[/SIZE] [SIZE=36px]Asian immigrants for nearly $600,000.[/SIZE] [SIZE=36px]Immigration Official Pleads Guilty to Falsifying Documents[/SIZE] [SIZE=36px]October 20, 2006[/SIZE] [SIZE=36px]L Mayor of St. Peters, MO, Republican Shawn Brown pleaded guilty to charges of threatening[/SIZE] [SIZE=36px]to veto an ordinance authorizing the city to purchase digital red light and speeding enforcement[/SIZE] [SIZE=36px]systems unless the company paid him a bribe. He was sentenced to 18 months in prison.[/SIZE] [SIZE=36px]St. Peters Mayor Pleads Guilty to Federal Bribery Charges[/SIZE] [SIZE=36px]October 11, 2006[/SIZE] [SIZE=36px]L Middletown Committeeman, Republican Raymond O’Grady, who was the director of the[/SIZE] [SIZE=36px]county motor pool for the County of Monmouth was sentenced to 43 months in prison for[/SIZE] [SIZE=36px]extorting and accepting $8,000 in bribes.[/SIZE] [SIZE=36px]DOJ Release:[/SIZE] [SIZE=36px]Co-Owner of Municipal Truck Sales Company[/SIZE] [SIZE=36px]Admits Paying Off Public Officials[/SIZE] [SIZE=36px]DOJ Press Release: Middletown Committeeman O'Grady Indicted in Monmouth County[/SIZE] [SIZE=36px]Corruption Probe[/SIZE] [SIZE=36px]October 11, 2006[/SIZE] [SIZE=36px]Republican Richard Iadanza, 51, former Neptune committeeman pleaded guilty to taking[/SIZE] [SIZE=36px]$3,000 in bribes. He was sentenced to 4 months in prison and a $4,000 fine.[/SIZE] [SIZE=36px]1 pleads innocent, 2 guilty in sting[/SIZE] [SIZE=36px]Iadanza Sentenced To 4 Month Prison Term Must also pay $4,000 fine[/SIZE] [SIZE=36px]October 11, 2006[/SIZE] [SIZE=36px]L Republican county committeeman in Middletown, Joseph "Joey Buses" McCurnin, 65,[/SIZE] [SIZE=36px]former Monmouth County transportation operations manager: Pleaded guilty to aiding in the[/SIZE] [SIZE=36px]extortion of a $1,000 bribe. He was sentenced to 3 months in a federal prison and he had to pay[/SIZE] [SIZE=36px]a $3,000 fine, and three months house arrest following his release.[/SIZE] [SIZE=36px]1 pleads innocent, 2 guilty in sting[/SIZE] [SIZE=36px]September 27, 2006[/SIZE] [SIZE=36px]L Mayor of Hazlet, NJ, Republican Paul Coughlin was charged with extorting cash bribes and[/SIZE] [SIZE=36px]free work from a contractor - who was cooperating with the FBI. Coughlin was sentenced to two[/SIZE] [SIZE=36px]years for receiving a $3,000 bribe.[/SIZE] [SIZE=36px]Coughlin given two-year sentence[/SIZE] [SIZE=36px]Attorney: Alcoholism played role in former Hazlet mayor's crime[/SIZE] [SIZE=36px]August 5, 2006[/SIZE] [SIZE=36px]L President Bush’s Domestic Policy Advisor, Republican Claude Allen pleaded guilty to theft[/SIZE] [SIZE=36px]in making phony returns at discount department stores. He was sentenced to two years of[/SIZE] [SIZE=36px]supervised probation and fined $500.”[/SIZE] [SIZE=36px]Ex-Aide To Bush Pleads Guilty[/SIZE] [SIZE=36px]July 12, 2006[/SIZE] [SIZE=36px]L Chief of staff to Illinois State Rep. Lee A. Daniels, Republican Michael Tristano, was found[/SIZE] [SIZE=36px]guilty of forcing state workers to do campaign work. He received one year in jail and was forced[/SIZE] [SIZE=36px]to pay $125,000 in restitution.[/SIZE] [SIZE=36px]Former GOP aide Tristano sentenced to 1 year in jail[/SIZE] [SIZE=36px]April 25, 2006[/SIZE] [SIZE=36px]L Republican Chief of Staff Peter Ellef and part of Gov. Rowland’s administration corruption[/SIZE] [SIZE=36px]scandal, pled guilty to bribery and tax evasion. Ellef was sentenced to 30 months in jail followed[/SIZE] [SIZE=36px]by three years of supervised release, a $15,000 fine, and 400 hours of community service.[/SIZE] [SIZE=36px]“Wizard of Oz” Gets 30 Months[/SIZE] [SIZE=36px]Connecticut Official and State Contractor Are Each Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison[/SIZE] [SIZE=36px]April 19, 2006[/SIZE] [SIZE=36px]L Republican Philip H. Bloom, businessman, was indicted for bribery in an effort to gain[/SIZE] [SIZE=36px]defense contracts.[/SIZE] [SIZE=36px]U.S. Contractor Admits Bribery For Jobs in Iraq[/SIZE] [SIZE=36px]Occupation Officials Got Cash and Gifts for Deals[/SIZE] [SIZE=36px]February 22, 2006[/SIZE] [SIZE=36px]L Republican State Rep. Chris Newton from Cleveland pleaded guilty to taking $1,500 in[/SIZE] [SIZE=36px]bribes to influence legislation on behalf of E-Cycle Management Inc., which was the sham[/SIZE] [SIZE=36px]company the FBI used. He was sentenced to a year in prison and ordered to pay a $10,000 fine,[/SIZE] [SIZE=36px]supervised release for two years and then must serve 200 hours of community service.[/SIZE] [SIZE=36px]Newton sentenced to one-year in prison in Waltz sting[/SIZE] [SIZE=36px]February 15, 2007[/SIZE] [SIZE=36px]L Former Clark County Commissioner (NV), Republican Lance Malone plead guilty to one[/SIZE] [SIZE=36px]count of conspiracy under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization Act, a charge that[/SIZE] [SIZE=36px]stemmed from paying Clark County politicians cash bribes on behalf of strip club owner Michael[/SIZE] [SIZE=36px]Galardi.[/SIZE] [SIZE=36px]Six years in prison for Malone[/SIZE] [SIZE=36px]Judge also levies $100,000 fine against Galardi bagman[/SIZE] [SIZE=36px]April 12, 2005[/SIZE] [SIZE=36px]L Mayor of Washington Township, NJ, Republican Gerald J. Luongo was sentenced to 13[/SIZE] [SIZE=36px]months in federal prison after admitting that he had diverted campaign and community funds to[/SIZE] [SIZE=36px]his personal use. He also pleaded guilty to accepting bribes totaling approximately $245,000[/SIZE] [SIZE=36px]from a developer who conducted business in Marlboro Township, and to tax evasion.[/SIZE] [SIZE=36px]Former Mayor in Glocester County Sentenced to 13 Months for Using Campaign, Community[/SIZE] [SIZE=36px]Project Funds for Own Use[/SIZE] [SIZE=36px]February 2, 2004[/SIZE] [SIZE=36px]L Republican political consultant, Rayfield James, was convicted of conspiring to profit[/SIZE] [SIZE=36px]illegally from waterfront development and extorting cash bribes and free work from a contractor.[/SIZE] [SIZE=36px]He was sentenced to three years in prison.[/SIZE] [SIZE=36px]Former Asbury Park Mayor Admits Tax Charges; Plea Follows December Corruption Conviction[/SIZE] [SIZE=36px]June 22, 2004[/SIZE] [SIZE=36px]L New York State Senator, Republican Guy J. Velella, was sentenced to a year in jail for[/SIZE] [SIZE=36px]conspiring to take bribes from people seeking to do business with the state.[/SIZE] [SIZE=36px]Velella, Bronx Powerhouse, Is Sentenced to a Year in Jail[/SIZE] [SIZE=36px]August 4, 2005[/SIZE] [SIZE=36px]L Monmouth County, NJ, Superintendent of Bridges, Republican Anthony J. Palughi, pleaded[/SIZE] [SIZE=36px]guilty to accepting three separate payments totaling $12,500 and was sentenced to eight months[/SIZE] [SIZE=36px]in prison, two years of supervised release and fined $7,000.[/SIZE] [SIZE=36px]Palughi pleads guilty to bribery[/SIZE] [SIZE=36px]Latest member of ‘Bid Rig Gang’ faces prison, $250K fine[/SIZE] [SIZE=36px]April 12, 2005[/SIZE] [SIZE=36px]Mayor of Marlboro, NJ, Republican Matthew V. Scannapieco pleaded guilty to accepting[/SIZE] [SIZE=36px]$245,000 in bribes from a Marlboro developer. He also pleaded guilty to tax evasion by not[/SIZE] [SIZE=36px]declaring the income from the bribes. Unknown sentencing.[/SIZE] [SIZE=36px]Former mayor admits taking developer's cash[/SIZE] [SIZE=36px]Matt Scannapieco also pleads guilty to tax evasion[/SIZE] [SIZE=36px]May 11, 2005[/SIZE] [SIZE=36px]L Republican Michael Aaron Lay was indicted May 11, 2005 for voting twice in North[/SIZE] [SIZE=36px]Carolina. The charges were eventually dismissed but Lay had to perform 100 hours of[/SIZE] [SIZE=36px]community service and pay a $440 fine.[/SIZE] [SIZE=36px]Congressman McHenry's Campaign Aide Indicted[/SIZE] [SIZE=36px]March 18, 2005[/SIZE] [SIZE=36px]L Republican Connecticut Gov. John Rowland pleaded guilty to guilty to one count of[/SIZE] [SIZE=36px]conspiracy to steal honest service (forcing state workers to do campaign work) and received a[/SIZE] [SIZE=36px]sentence of one year plus one day in prison.[/SIZE] [SIZE=36px]Guilty Plea For Ex-Conn. Governor[/SIZE] [SIZE=36px]Rowland Could Face Up To 5 Years In Prison On Corruption Charge[/SIZE] [SIZE=36px]October 18, 2003[/SIZE] [SIZE=36px]Essex County (NJ) Executive, Republican James Treffinger pleaded guilty to taking $15,000 in[/SIZE] [SIZE=36px]illegal political contributions from United Gunite, a paving and sewer repair company, in[/SIZE] [SIZE=36px]exchange for county road repair contracts. He was sentenced to 13 months in prison[/SIZE] [SIZE=36px]Former Essex County Official Sentenced in Corruption Case[/SIZE] [SIZE=36px]April 29, 2003[/SIZE] [SIZE=36px]L Mayor of Paterson, NJ, Republican Martin G. Barnes pleaded guilty to charges of taking[/SIZE] [SIZE=36px]$200,000 to $350,000 in bribes and gratuities from city contractors. The original 40-count[/SIZE] [SIZE=36px] [/SIZE] [SIZE=36px]RANDY[/SIZE] [/QUOTE]
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