:List of federal political scandals in the United States

This article is organized by presidential terms in order, older to recent, and then divided into scandals of the federal Executive, Legislative, and Judicial branches of government. Members of both parties are listed under the term of the president in office at the time the scandal took place, even though they may not be connected with the presiding president.

In this article, the term "politician" (a person who is professionally involved in politics) includes not only those elected, but also party officials, candidates for office, their staffs and appointees. Please note that every president directly selects, appoints or hires several thousand people. Each of them selects thousands more. Private citizens should only be mentioned when they are closely linked to the scandal or politician, such as Jack Abramoff. This list also does not include crimes that occur outside the politician's tenure (such as before or after their term in office) unless they specifically stem from acts made while in office and discovered later.

Scandal is defined as "loss of or damage to reputation caused by actual or apparent violation of morality or propriety". Scandals are separate from 'controversies', (which implies two differing points of view) and 'unpopularity'. Many decisions are controversial, many decisions are unpopular, that alone does not make them scandals. Breaking the law is a scandal. The finding of a court is the sole method used to determine a violation of law, but it is not the sole method of determining a scandal. Also included as scandals are politicians who resign, quit, run, or commit suicide while being investigated or threatened with investigation.

Notoriety is a major determinant of a scandal, that is, the amount of press dedicated to it. Misunderstandings, breaches of ethics, unproven crimes or cover-ups may or may not result in inclusion depending on the standing of the accused, the amount of publicity generated, and the seriousness of the crime, if any. Drunk driving may be a conviction, but is usually too minor and too common to mention unless there are multiple convictions and/or jail time.

Given the political nature of Congress in which the leading party has determining power, politicians who are rebuked, denounced, censured, admonished, condemned, suspended, reprimanded, found in contempt, found to have acted improperly, or used poor judgement are not included unless the scandal is exceptional or leads to expulsion or conviction.

• Thomas Conway and Horatio Gates created a movement or conspiracy, known as the Conway Cabal, to remove George Washington as Commander of the Continental Army. (1777–1778)Ferling, John. The First of Men: A Life of George Washington, p. 225
• Silas Deane was appointed by the Continental Congress to be Ambassador to France. He was accused of mismanagement and treason. As he was attempting to clear himself of the charges, he died suddenly. The charges were eventually reversed or dropped. (1777){{cite web |url=http://www.silasdeaneonline.org/ |title=Silas Deane Online |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100315150921/http://www.silasdeaneonline.org/ |archive-date=March 15, 2010}}

• Senator William Blount (Democratic-Republican-TN) was expelled from the Senate for conspiring of his own accord to have Great Britain to take over Spanish-controlled Louisiana and Florida in order to boost local land prices. (1797){{cite web |url=http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=B000570 |title=Blount, William – Biographical Information |access-date=June 29, 2008 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080708054022/http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=b000570 |archive-date=July 8, 2008}}

• The XYZ Affair was the French seizure of over 300 US ships and demands for bribes and apologies, which led to a Quasi-War causing the US Congress to issue the famous phrase, "Millions for defense, sir, but not one cent for tribute!". Real war was averted by treaty. (1798–1800)T. M. Iiams, Peacemaking from Vergennes to Napoleon: French Foreign Relations in the Revolutionary Era, 1774–1814 (1979); A. Duff Cooper, Talleyrand (1932); E. Wilson Lyon, "The Directory and the United States", American Historical Review, Vol. 43, No. 3 (April 1938), pp. 514–532

• Matthew Lyon (Democratic-Republican KY) was the first Congressman recommended for censure for spitting on Ralph Griswold (Federalist-CT). The censure failed to pass.{{Cite web|url=https://www.google.com/booksm,|title=Matthew Lyon, the Hampden of Congress by James Fairfax McLaughlin, p. 257|accessdate=August 6, 2023}} Also found guilty of violating John Adams's Alien and Sedition Acts and sentenced to four months in jail, during which he was re-elected. (1798){{cite web |url=http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/matthew_lyons.aspx |title=Matthew Lyons |access-date=August 31, 2010}} {{dead link|date=June 2016 |bot=medic}}{{cbignore |bot=medic}}

• General James Wilkinson was appointed to be Governor of the upper Louisiana Purchase. He then conspired with Spain to get Kentucky to secede from the Union in order to allow shipping on the Mississippi to reach New Orleans. (1787–1811){{cite book |first=Andro |last=Linklater |title=An artist in treason: the extraordinary double life of General James Wilkinson |date=September 29, 2009 |publisher=Walker & Company |isbn=978-0-8027-1720-7 |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/artistintreasone00link }}
• Aaron Burr and the New Empire (Southwest) Burr conspiracy (1804–1807) – Burr allegedly tried to seize a large part of the Louisiana Purchase and establish his own country. He was arrested for treason, but was acquitted for lack of evidence. (1807)"Aaron Burr and the Definition of Treason (1783–1815)". American Eras. 8 vols. Gale Research, 1997–1998. Student Resource Center. Thomson Gale. October 24, 2005
• Aaron Burr dueled with Alexander Hamilton. Hamilton died of wounds received during the duel. (1804)"Burr's Conspiracy, 1805–1807". DISCovering U.S. History. Online Edition. Gale, 2003. Student Resource Center. Thomson Gale. October 24, 2005.

• Samuel Chase, the Supreme Court Justice appointed by George Washington, was impeached for political favoritism and acquitted in 1805.Jerry W. Knudson, "The Jeffersonian Assault on the Federalist Judiciary, 1802–1805: Political Forces and Press Reaction", American Journal of Legal History 1970 14(1): 55–75; Richard Ellis, "The Impeachment of Samuel Chase", in American Political Trials, ed. by Michael R. Belknap (1994) pp. 57–76, quote on p. 64.
• John Pickering, a federal judge appointed by George Washington, was impeached and convicted in absentia by the US Senate for drunkenness and use of profanity on the bench. (1804){{FJC Bio |1884 |nid=1386326 |name=John Pickering}}
• Benjamin Sebastian US Court of Appeals Judge, was accused in the Spanish Conspiracy, of being a paid agent of Spain. He resigned in disgrace. (1806){{cite web |website=digitalcommons.wku.edu |date=November 24, 2014 |title=Sebastian, Benjamin, 1741-1832 (MSS 523), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives |author=Western Kentucky University |url=http://digitalcommons.wku.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=4668&context=dlsc_mss_fin_aid |access-date=September 17, 2020 |archive-date=July 20, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200720071609/https://digitalcommons.wku.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=4668&context=dlsc_mss_fin_aid |url-status=live }}{{Cite book|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/15453899|title=The report of the Select Committee: to whom was referred the information communicated to the House of Representatives, charging Benjamin Sebastian, one of the judges of the Court of Appeals of Kentucky, with having received a pension from the Spanish government.|date=December 29, 1806|publisher=from the Press of J.M. Street|oclc=15453899|via=Open WorldCat}}

• Corrupt Bargain was a supposed bargain by John Quincy Adams with Henry Clay. (1824){{cite web |access-date=September 14, 2019 |url=https://www.thoughtco.com/the-election-of-1824-1773860 |title=The Election of 1824 Was Decided in the House of Representatives |date=September 6, 2019 |last=McNamara |first=Robert J |website=ThoughtCo |archive-date=May 28, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200528031749/https://www.thoughtco.com/the-election-of-1824-1773860 |url-status=live }} In the United States presidential election of 1824, in which John Quincy Adams was elected by the House of Representatives after Andrew Jackson won the most popular and electoral votes but failed to receive a majority. The matter was decided by the House of Representatives.

see Andrew Jackson administration controversies

• Samuel Swartwout was appointed by President Andrew Jackson to the New York City Collector's Office. At the end of his term he had embezzled $1.225 million in customs receipts and used the money to purchase land. He fled to Europe to avoid prosecution.Robert Remini, Andrew Jackson and the course of American democracy, 1833–1845 (1984) p. 449
• Margaret O'Neill Eaton, the wife of Secretary of War John H. Eaton, was a central figure in the Petticoat Affair which involved accusations that she had engaged in an extramarital affair, and her social ostracism by the wives of other Cabinet members led by Floride Calhoun, the wife of Vice President John C. Calhoun.{{cite web |url=http://www.clemson.edu/about/history/calhoun-clemson/floridebcalhoun.html |title=Floride Bonneau Colhoun Calhoun |publisher=Clemson University |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160308081229/http://www.clemson.edu/about/history/calhoun-clemson/floridebcalhoun.html |archive-date=March 8, 2016}}

• Robert Potter North Carolina Congressman, resigned from Congress after castrating two men he believed were having an affair with his wife. (1831){{cite web |url=http://www.texasescapes.com/AllThingsHistorical/Robert-and-Harriet-Potter-304AM.htm |title=Robert and Harriet Potter. |website=texasescapes.com |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100213144134/http://texasescapes.com/AllThingsHistorical/Robert-and-Harriet-Potter-304AM.htm |archive-date=February 13, 2010}} Later, in North Carolina, he was expelled from its legislature for cheating at cards or for pulling a gun and a knife during a card game. (1835)

• Charles F. Mitchell (R-NY) US Representative from the 33rd District, was convicted of forgery, sentenced to one year in prison and fined, though he was paroled early due to poor health. (1841){{cite book |last=Clay |first=Henry |title=The Papers of Henry Clay: The Whig Leader, January 1, 1837–December 31, 1843 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gID5RTGOEWQC&pg=PA519 |year=1988 |publisher=University Press of Kentucky |isbn=0-8131-3051-4 |page=519}}{{cite news |access-date=September 14, 2019 |url=https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth232940/m1/1/ |title=The Lockport Union Has a Bit of History to Tell |date=December 24, 1873 |last1=Baker |first1=J. H. |last2=Wilson |first2=J. H. |newspaper=Houston Daily Mercury |volume=6 |edition=1st |issue=92 |page=1 |via=texashistory.unt.edu |archive-date=June 27, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190627000657/https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth232940/m1/1/ |url-status=live }}{{cite book |last=Gouge |first=William M. |title=The Journal of Banking, from July 1841 to July 1842 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=X6cRAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA183 |year=1842 |page=183}}{{cite book |title=Report of the Prison Association of New York |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=y7YXAAAAYAAJ&pg=RA1-PA51 |year=1845 |publisher=The Association |page=51}}{{cite news |url=http://data.almd.uscourts.gov/outreach/docs/BUSTEED.pdf |title=General Sessions, July 15 |date=July 15, 1842 |newspaper=New York Spectator |via=fultonhistory.com |access-date=May 23, 2017 |archive-date=April 12, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190412133047/http://data.almd.uscourts.gov/outreach/docs/BUSTEED.pdf |url-status=dead }}

• George W. Crawford (Whig-GA), Secretary of War in the Cabinet of President Zachary Taylor (Whig), was the center of the Galphin Affair land scandal with the help of Reverdy Johnson (Whig) Attorney General and William M. Meredith (Whig) Secretary of the Treasury, in which Crawford defrauded the federal government of $191,353. (1849)Samuel Eliot Morison, The Oxford History of the American People (1965) p. 573

• Preston Brooks (D-SC) US Representative and fervent advocate of slavery, beat abolitionist Senator Charles Sumner (R-MA), until his cane broke, leaving him bleeding and unconscious on the floor of the House of Representatives. (1856){{cite book |last=Hoffer |first=Williamjames Hull |date=2010 |title=The Caning of Charles Sumner |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_NPbXpW9fTEC&pg=PA7 |location=Baltimore, MD |publisher=Johns Hopkins University Press |page=7 |isbn=978-0-8018-9469-5}}{{cite news |last=Puleo |first=Stephen |date=March 29, 2015 |title=The US Senate's Darkest Moment: An Excerpt from Stephen Puleo's Book, "The Caning", About an Infamous Fight Between Two Senators |url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/magazine/2015/03/28/the-senate-darkest-moment/sqXdd3HYKkMFEmGA4d24rM/story.html |newspaper=The Boston Globe |location=Boston, MA |access-date=August 30, 2017 |archive-date=September 24, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180924122845/https://www.bostonglobe.com/magazine/2015/03/28/the-senate-darkest-moment/sqXdd3HYKkMFEmGA4d24rM/story.html |url-status=live }}{{cite web |title=Capitol Punishment |website=American Heritage |url=https://www.americanheritage.com/capitol-punishment |access-date=September 14, 2019 |archive-date=January 31, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200131015214/https://www.americanheritage.com/capitol-punishment |url-status=live }}

Executive branch

• President Buchanan called out a detachment of U.S. Marines from the Washington Navy Yard, the only federal troops in the immediate area: 81 privates, 11 sergeants, 13 corporals, and 1 bugler, armed with seven howitzers. The Marines left for Harper's Ferry on the regular 3:30 train, arriving about 10 PM. Israel Greene was in charge. see John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry

• US Representative Orsamus B. Matteson (R-NY), faced an allegation of having defamed the character of the US House by declaring that a majority of its members were 'purchasable'. He himself was then accused of accepting money in exchange for supporting a Minnesota land bill. The House recommendation that he be expelled was tabled and a recommendation of censure was brought up, but before it could be passed, Matteson resigned. (1857){{cite web |last=Matteson |first=Ken |title=Matteson.us: Orsamus B. Matteson |website=Mattesons in the USA since 1666 |url=http://www.matteson.us/orsamusbmatteson.shtml |access-date=September 14, 2019 |archive-date=May 27, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190527164105/http://www.matteson.us/orsamusbmatteson.shtml |url-status=live }}

• Simon Cameron (R), Lincoln's Secretary of War, resigned in 1862 due to corruption charges. His behavior was so notorious that Congressman Thaddeus Stevens, when discussing Cameron's honesty with Lincoln, told him that "I don't think that he would steal a red hot stove." When Cameron demanded Stevens retract this statement, Stevens told Lincoln "I believe I told you he would not steal a red-hot stove. I will now take that back." (1860–1862){{cite web |url=http://www.answers.com/topic/simon-cameron |title=Simon Cameron: Biography from |website=Answers.com |access-date=August 31, 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110301103312/http://www.answers.com/topic/simon-cameron |archive-date=March 1, 2011}}
• Caleb Lyon (R) was appointed Governor of the Idaho Territory. An audit revealed that he had embezzled $46,418 in federal funds intended for the Nez Perce Indians. He died before prosecution. (1866){{cite book |date=1989 |title=The Pacific Northwest: An Interpretive History, page 137 |author=Carlos A. Schwantes |publisher=U of Nebraska Press |isbn=0-8032-9228-7 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JImlIbueaXcC&q=Caleb+Lyon+embezzling&pg=PA135}}{{cite journal |date=October 1970 |title=Caleb Lyon's Indian Policy |author=Merle W. Wells |journal=The Pacific Northwest Quarterly |volume=61 |issue=4 |pages=193–200 |jstor=40488834 |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/40488834 |access-date=September 18, 2020 |archive-date=August 16, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210816035312/https://www.jstor.org/stable/40488834 |url-status=live }}

• Jesse D. Bright (D-IN) US Senator and Pro Tem President of the US Senate, was known as a leading southern sympathizer. When it was discovered that he had written a letter to President Jefferson Davis aiding him in his pursuit of firearms for the Confederacy, it was taken to be an act of treason. Bright was then expelled from the Senate. (1861){{cite web |publisher=U.S. Senate |title=Jesse Bright Expulsion Case |url=https://www.senate.gov/about/powers-procedures/expulsion/040JesseBright_expulsion.htm |access-date=November 19, 2020 |archive-date=October 31, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201031051738/https://www.senate.gov/about/powers-procedures/expulsion/040JesseBright_expulsion.htm |url-status=live }}{{Cite web|url=https://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/minute/Friendship_or_Treason.htm|title=U.S. Senate: Friendship or Treason?|publisher=U.S. Senate|access-date=November 19, 2020|archive-date=December 14, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201214083048/https://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/minute/Friendship_or_Treason.htm|url-status=live}}
• James F. Simmons (R-RI) US Senator had confirmed corruption charges against him reported by the Senate Judiciary Committee and the charges were then referred to the full Senate for action on July 14, 1862. The Senate adjourned three days later without acting. Before it could reconvene, Simmons resigned on September 5, 1862.{{cite web |url=https://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/common/briefing/Expulsion_Censure.htm |title=U.S. Senate: Expulsion and Censure |publisher=U.S. Senate |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100530091911/https://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/common/briefing/Expulsion_Censure.htm |archive-date=May 30, 2010}}{{Cite web|url=https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/S000417|title=Bioguide Search|website=bioguide.congress.gov|accessdate=August 6, 2023|archive-date=August 6, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230806110737/https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/S000417|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/common/expulsion_cases/043JamesSimmons_expulsion.htm|title=U.S. Senate: Civil War Cases Expulsion|publisher=U.S. Senate|access-date=April 27, 2020|archive-date=August 3, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200803094047/https://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/common/expulsion_cases/043JamesSimmons_expulsion.htm|url-status=live}}
• Lovell Harrison Rousseau (R-KY) US Representative assaulted Iowa Representative Josiah Bushnell Grinnell on June 14, 1866, with his iron handled cane until it broke. He was reprimanded by the House of Representatives, and resigned, but was elected again to fill his own vacancy. (1866){{Cite web |url=http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=R000468 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160908081649/http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=R000468 |url-status=dead |title=ROUSSEAU, Lovell Harrison – Biographical Information |archive-date=September 8, 2016 |website=bioguide.congress.gov}}{{cite book |title=Iowa Journal of History |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qccSAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA394 |year=1912 |publisher=State Historical Society of Iowa. |page=394}}{{Cite web |url=http://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/KY/trouble.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141015111413/http://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/KY/trouble.html |url-status=live |archive-date=October 15, 2014 |first=Lawrence |last=Kestenbaum |title=Politicians in Trouble or Disgrace: Kentucky |date=December 29, 2013 |website=The Political Graveyard}}

• President Andrew Johnson (D/Union Party) was impeached for violating the Tenure of Office Act. He was acquitted by one vote. (1868)"Andrew Johnson Trial: The Consciences of Seven Republicans Save Johnson".

{{Further|Scandals of the Ulysses S. Grant administration}}

• William Belknap (R) United States Secretary of War, resigned just before he was impeached by the United States House of Representatives for bribery. (1876)Hinds' Precedents, Volume III, Chapter LXXVII, section 2444, pp. 903–904.
• Schuyler Colfax (R-IN) Vice President under Republican U. S. Grant invested money in the Crédit Mobilier Scandal and failed to mention $10,000 they invested in his next campaign. He was examined by the House, but his term ended before he could be impeached. (1873){{cite web |publisher=U.S. Senate |date=1995 |title=James Patterson Explusion [sic] Case |author=U.S. Senate Historical Office |url=https://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/common/expulsion_cases/064JamesPatterson_expulsion.htm |access-date=February 16, 2018 |archive-date=September 26, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180926121147/https://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/common/expulsion_cases/064JamesPatterson_expulsion.htm |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web|url=http://archive.org/details/biographicaldict02johnuoft|title=Biographical dictionary of America ..|first=Rossiter|last=Johnson|date=December 29, 1906|publisher=American Biographical Society |location=Boston |via=Internet Archive}}{{cite encyclopedia |encyclopedia=Encyclopædia Britannica |date=January 9, 2020 |title=Schuyler Colfax, Vice President of the United States |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Schuyler-Colfax |access-date=September 17, 2020 |archive-date=January 13, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160113152919/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Schuyler-Colfax |url-status=live }}
• Whiskey Ring was a massive corruption of Ulysses S. Grant's (R) administration involving whiskey taxes, bribery and kickbacks ending with 110 convictions. (1875){{cite magazine |access-date=September 15, 2019 |magazine=Prologue |url=https://www.archives.gov/publications/prologue/2000/fall/whiskey-ring-1.html |title=Grant, Babcock, and the Whiskey Ring |date=Fall 2000 |volume=32 |issue=3 |via=National Archives |archive-date=January 26, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080126090358/http://www.archives.gov/publications/prologue/2000/fall/whiskey-ring-1.html |url-status=live }}

1. Orville E. Babcock (R), a personal secretary to Grant, was indicted in the Whiskey Ring scandal and ten days later in the Safe Burglary Conspiracy. He was acquitted both times.
2. John J. McDonald (R), Supervisor of the Internal Revenue Service, was convicted and sentenced to three years.
3. W.O. Avery, Chief Clerk of the Treasury Department, was convicted.
4. Eastern Wisconsin Federal Attorney Levi Hubbell (R) was suspended from office for his involvement with the Whiskey Ring through contact with Milwaukee brewers. (1875){{cite book |first=Jack |last=Stark |title=The Wisconsin State Constitution |publisher=Oxford University Press |year=2011 |isbn=978-0-19-977918-5 |page=16 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7_BMAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA16}}{{cite news |access-date=September 14, 2019 |url=https://newspaperarchive.com/madison-wisconsin-state-journal-dec-09-1876-p-1/ |title=Levi Hubbell |date=December 9, 1876 |newspaper=Wisconsin State Journal |location=Madison |url-access=subscription |archive-date=May 30, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200530181120/https://newspaperarchive.com/madison-wisconsin-state-journal-dec-09-1876-p-1/ |url-status=live }}

• William Adams Richardson (R), U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, hired John B. Sanborn to collect unpaid taxes, some of which were used in a kickback scheme. Though not illegal, Congressional outrage forced Richardson to resign. The actions were made illegal a few months later and are now called the Sanborn Incident. (1874){{cite web |title=Politicians in Trouble or Disgrace: Massachusetts |first=Lawrence |last=Kestenbaum |date=August 19, 2019 |work=The Political Graveyard |url=http://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MA/trouble.html |access-date=April 12, 2020 |archive-date=January 5, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200105111812/http://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MA/trouble.html |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |url=https://www.treasury.gov/about/history/Pages/warichardson.aspx |title=William A. Richardson (1873–1874) |publisher=Department of the Treasury |access-date=February 16, 2018 |archive-date=February 18, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180218023912/https://www.treasury.gov/about/history/Pages/warichardson.aspx |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |url=http://www.taxhistory.org/thp/readings.nsf/cf7c9c870b600b9585256df80075b9dd/cfdfd7ecba8d6fba85256f1e0065e427?OpenDocument |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719104506/http://www.taxhistory.org/thp/readings.nsf/cf7c9c870b600b9585256df80075b9dd/cfdfd7ecba8d6fba85256f1e0065e427?OpenDocument |url-status=dead |title=1874 Ways and Means Report Urges Repeal of Private Tax Debt Collection Law (Copyright, 2004, Tax Analysts) |archive-date=July 19, 2011 |website=taxhistory.org}}
• Black Friday – When financiers Jay Gould and James Fisk tried to corner the gold market by getting Ulysses S. Grant's brother-in-law Abel Corbin to convince Grant to appoint General Daniel Butterfield as Assistant to the Secretary of the Treasury, where he could then give them insider information. (1869){{Cite web |url=https://nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/harp/1016.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100427035653/http://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/harp/1016.html |url-status=dead |title=On This Day: October 16, 1869 |website=The New York Times |archive-date=April 27, 2010}}
• George M. Robeson, Grant's Secretary of the Navy, was admonished by the House for gross misconduct and corruption in relation to his dealings with Alexander Cattel. (1876){{cite book |author=Leonard Alexander Swann |title=John Roach, Maritime Entrepreneur |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=91j4E08lh0cC&pg=PA125 |date=August 1, 1980 |publisher=Arno Press |isbn=978-0-405-13078-6 |page=125}}
• Salary Grab Act was the act that increased the salaries of the President, Congress and the Supreme Court. (1873)
• Columbus Delano, the Secretary of the Interior under Grant, resigned after allegedly taking bribes in order to secure fraudulent land grants.{{cite book |first=Lawrence M. |last=Salinger |author-link=Lawrence M. Salinger|title=Encyclopedia of White-Collar & Corporate Crime |date=August 3, 2004 |publisher=SAGE Publications |isbn=978-0-7619-3004-4}}

• Crédit Mobilier of America scandal:Ames brothers celebrate "Golden Spike"

1. Oakes Ames (R-MA) bribed Congress with Union Pacific stock.{{cite web |url=http://www.massmoments.org/moment.cfm?mid=139 |title=Ames Brothers Celebrate 'Golden Spike' May 10, 1869 |date=May 10, 2005 |publisher=Mass Moments |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101126124437/http://massmoments.org/moment.cfm?mid=139 |archive-date=November 26, 2010}}
2. James Brooks (D-NY) also implicated; both were censured for their involvement. (1872){{Biographical Directory of Congress |B000881 |James Brooks |noid=y |inline=y |access-date=May 12, 2009}}
3. James W. Patterson (R-NH) US Senator, was found to have given false testimony to both the House and Senate Ethics Committees, both of whom found him guilty of bribery in the Crédit Mobilier Scandal. They both recommended his expulsion from the Senate, but Patterson's term expired before such action could be taken. (1873)
4. See also William Belknap (R) Secretary of War under Republican U. S. Grant
5. See also Schuyler Colfax (R-IN) Vice President under Republican U. S. Grant

• Alexander Caldwell (R-KS) US Senator, was elected to the US Senate. It was discovered that his rival candidate, Thomas Carney, dropped out of the race, admitting that he had accepted a bribe of $15,000 to leave the race allowing Caldwell to win. He was impeached and the US Senate declared that Caldwell had not been "duly and legally elected" and moved to expel him. Before a vote could be taken, Caldwell resigned (1873){{Cite web |url=https://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/common/contested_elections/061Pomeroy_Caldwell.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170324083844/https://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/common/contested_elections/061Pomeroy_Caldwell.htm |url-status=dead |title=U.S. Senate: The Election Case of Samuel C. Pomeroy and Alexander Caldwell of Kansas (1873) |archive-date=March 24, 2017 |publisher=U.S. Senate}}{{cite book |last=Grossman |first=Mark |title=Political Corruption in America: An Encyclopedia of Scandals, Power, and Greed |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DxupZ6O0p64C&pg=PA44 |year=2003 |publisher=ABC-CLIO |isbn=978-1-57607-060-4 |page=44}}
• Samuel C. Pomeroy (R-KS) US Senator, was being investigated for bribery and buying votes. A motion to impeach and expel Pomeroy was made, but arrived on the last day of Pomeroy's term, who was not re-elected. (1873){{cite news | date = 1874 | title = The Central Law Journal, Volume 1, page 414 | author = Thomas & Wentworth Soule | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=jR0ZAAAAYAAJ&dq=Alexander+M.+York%2C+kansas+state+senators&pg=PA414}}{{cite news | publisher = | date = 1883 | title = History of the State of Kansas, page 217 | author = Alfred Theodore Andreas | url = }}{{cite news | publisher = bioguide.congress.gov | title = POMEROY, Samuel Clarke, (1816 - 1891) | url = http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=p000423 | access-date = September 20, 2022 | archive-date = June 29, 2011 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110629080930/http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=P000423 | url-status = live }}
• John T. Deweese (R-NC) US Representative, was accused of accepting a $500 bribe for recommending a cadet be appointed to the US Naval Academy. On February 28, 1870, he abruptly resigned. Two days later, the House of Representatives censured him, 170–0. (1870){{Cite web |url=https://history.house.gov/People/Listing/D/DEWEESE,-John-Thomas-(D000291)/ |title=Deweese, John Thomas | US House of Representatives: History, Art & Archives |website=history.house.gov |access-date=April 25, 2019 |archive-date=April 19, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190419053928/https://history.house.gov/People/Listing/D/DEWEESE,-John-Thomas-(D000291)/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web |title=Deweese, John Thomas |website=NCpedia |date=July 4, 1906 |url=https://www.ncpedia.org/biography/deweese-john-thomas |access-date=September 14, 2019 |archive-date=June 29, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190629140827/https://www.ncpedia.org/biography/deweese-john-thomas |url-status=live }}
• Benjamin Franklin Whittemore (R-SC) US Representative, was found to have sold an appointment to the US Naval Academy. He was found guilty and forced to resign.(1870){{cite web |title=Whittemore, Benjamin Franklin (1824-1894) |work=Biographical Directory of the United States Congress 1774 to present |url=https://bioguideretro.congress.gov/Home/MemberDetails?memIndex=w000427}}{{cite web |website=grandoldpartisan.typepad.com |date=May 18, 2019 |title=Grand Old Partisan, celebrating the heritage of the Republican Party |author=Michael Zak |url=https://grandoldpartisan.typepad.com/blog/2019/05/benjamin-franklin-whittemore.html |access-date=September 12, 2020 |archive-date=August 17, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210817025641/https://grandoldpartisan.typepad.com/blog/2019/05/benjamin-franklin-whittemore.html |url-status=live }}
• James G. Blaine (R-ME) US Representative, faced an allegation of selling $64,000 of worthless Union Pacific Railroad bonds. The House Committee of the Judiciary ordered an investigation. A month later, he resigned. (1876){{Cite web|url=https://www.govtrack.us/misconduct|title=GovTrack.us - Legislator Misconduct Database|website=GovTrack.us|access-date=April 25, 2019|archive-date=April 25, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190425165707/https://www.govtrack.us/misconduct|url-status=live}}{{cite web |website=u-s-history.com |title=James G. Blaine, Politics and Public Service, 1830-1893 |url=https://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h726.html |access-date=September 16, 2020 |archive-date=November 14, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201114000350/https://u-s-history.com/pages/h726.html |url-status=live }}

• Mark Delahay (R) a U.S. District Judge of Kansas and cofounder of the Republican Party,Jesse William Weik, The real Lincoln: a portrait (1922). was impeached by the United States House of Representatives on February 28, 1873, for "intoxication off the bench as well as on the bench",Emily Field Van Tassel, Paul Finkelman, Impeachable offenses: a documentary history from 1787 to the present (1999), p. 120. He resigned two months later. (1873){{cite book |title=Precedents of the House of Representatives |publisher=Asher Hinds |year=1907 |pages=1011–1016 |chapter=Chapter LXXIX. Impeachment Proceedings Not Resulting in Trial |access-date=January 6, 2019 |chapter-url=https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GPO-HPREC-HINDS-V3/pdf/GPO-HPREC-HINDS-V3-28.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190106153707/https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GPO-HPREC-HINDS-V3/pdf/GPO-HPREC-HINDS-V3-28.pdf |archive-date=January 6, 2019 |url-status=live}}
• Richard Busteed (R) US Judge from the Northern District of Alabama, spent much of his time at home in New York though serving in Alabama. Southern sympathizers brought charges against him for non-residence, failure to hold court and improper use of his position. To avoid being removed from office, he resigned before impeachment. (1874){{cite book |last1=Hinds |first1=Asher Crosby |last2=Cannon |first2=Clarence |title=Hinds' precedents of the House of Representatives of the United States: including references to provisions of the Constitution, the laws, and decisions of the United States Senate |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PRRya8FlKooC&pg=PA1020 |year=1907 |publisher=U.S. G.P.O. |page=1020}}{{Cite web |url=https://www.fjc.gov/history/judges/busteed-richard |title=Busteed, Richard |publisher=Federal Judicial Center}}
• Levi Hubbell (R) US Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, accused of corruption for failing to prosecute whisky distributors who were bribing US Revenue agents. Forced to resign. (1875){{cite web |title=Retired Supreme Court Justices |publisher=Wisconsin Court System |url=https://wicourts.gov/courts/supreme/justices/retired/hubbell.htm |access-date=September 14, 2019 |archive-date=July 2, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200702034426/https://www.wicourts.gov/courts/supreme/justices/retired/hubbell.htm |url-status=live }}{{cite news |title=Federal Attorneys Protecting Civil Rights: The Road Since the Civil War |newspaper=State Bar of Wisconsin |date=September 14, 2019 |url=https://www.wisbar.org/NewsPublications/WisconsinLawyer/Pages/Article.aspx?Volume=91&Issue=8&ArticleID=26564 |access-date=September 14, 2019 |archive-date=May 12, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200512170523/https://www.wisbar.org/NewsPublications/WisconsinLawyer/Pages/Article.aspx?Volume=91&Issue=8&ArticleID=26564 |url-status=live }}{{cite journal |first1=Marilyn |jstor=4635473 |last1=Grant |title=Judge Levi Hubbell: A Man Impeached |journal=The Wisconsin Magazine of History |year=1980 |volume=64 |issue=1 |pages=28–39}}
• William Story (R) Judge of the US District Court for the Western District of Arkansas appointed by Republican Ulysses S. Grant. Graft and corruption in the court became so bad that Story appeared before the House Judiciary Committee. He resigned soon after. (1874){{Cite web |url=https://www.nps.gov/fosm/learn/historyculture/district-judge.htm |title=I.C. Parker, U.S. District Judge – Fort Smith National Historic Site (U.S. National Park Service) |first1=Mailing Address: 301 Parker Ave Fort |last1=Smith |first2=AR 72901 Phone:783-3961 Contact |last2=Us |website=nps.gov |access-date=January 4, 2019 |archive-date=January 4, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104124239/https://www.nps.gov/fosm/learn/historyculture/district-judge.htm |url-status=live }}{{Cite web|url=https://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/entries/united-states-district-court-for-the-western-district-of-arkansas-1162/|title=Encyclopedia of Arkansas|website=Encyclopedia of Arkansas|accessdate=August 6, 2023|archive-date=August 6, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230806110738/https://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/entries/united-states-district-court-for-the-western-district-of-arkansas-1162/|url-status=live}}{{citation |last1=Van Tassel |first1=Emily Field |title=Why Judges Resign: Influences on Federal Judicial Service, 1789 to 1992 |date=January 1, 1993 |url=https://www.fjc.gov/content/why-judges-resign-influences-federal-judicial-service-1789-1992-0 |access-date=April 11, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190402072006/https://www.fjc.gov/content/why-judges-resign-influences-federal-judicial-service-1789-1992-0 |archive-date=April 2, 2019 |url-status=live |publisher=Federal Judicial History Office, Federal Judicial Center |last2=Wirtz |first2=Beverly Hudson |last3=Wonders |first3=Peter A.}}
• Charles Taylor Sherman (R) Federal Judge of the Northern District of Ohio, was alleged to have demanded stocks in exchange for favorable rulings and threatened adverse rulings if they were not paid. He resigned before impeachment began. (1873)

• Ezra Ayres Hayt, the Commissioner of Indian Affairs under Rutherford B. Hayes, was forced to resign by Interior Secretary Carl Schurz due to allegations of rampant corruption. (1880)Trefousse, Hans L., Carl Schurz: A Biography, (U. of Tenn. Press, 1982){{cite book |first=Mark |last=Grossman |title=Political Corruption in America: An Encyclopedia of Scandals, Power and Greed |chapter=Hayt, Ezra Ayres (1823–1902) |publisher=ABC-CLIO |year=2003 |location=Santa Barbara, Calif. |pages=[https://archive.org/details/politicalcorrupt0000gros/page/158 158–159] |isbn=978-1-57607-060-4 |chapter-url=http://www.politicalavenue.com/electronic-reserve-service/encyclopedias/Encyclopedia%20of%20Political%20Corruption%20in%20America.pdf |author-link= |url=https://archive.org/details/politicalcorrupt0000gros/page/158 }}

• US District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana Judge Edward Henry Durell (R) was impeached for alleged drunkenness, corruption, and election-rigging. He resigned before trial. (1879)"District Judge Edward Henry Durell". LAED US Courts. United States District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana, n.d. April 4, 2013.{{cite web |title=Edward Henry Durell |publisher=OpenJurist |url=https://openjurist.org/judge/edward-henry-durell |access-date=March 27, 2018 |archive-date=August 12, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180812111640/https://openjurist.org/judge/edward-henry-durell |url-status=live }}{{cite journal |first=Charles |last=Lane |title=Edward Henry Durell: A Study in Reputation |journal=Green Bag |volume=13 |issue=2 |url=http://www.greenbag.org/v13n2/v13n2_lane.pdf |access-date=July 20, 2017 |archive-date=October 21, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161021221137/http://www.greenbag.org/v13n2/v13n2_lane.pdf |url-status=live }}

• Garfield's Presidential term ran from March 4, 1881 – September 19, 1881 when he was assassinated by Charles J. Guiteau. He was succeeded by his Vice-President Chester A. Arthur (R).Book: Ackerman, Kenneth D. (2003). Dark Horse: The Surprise Election and Political Murder of James A. Garfield. New York, New York: Avalon Publishing. {{ISBN|978-0-7867-1396-7}}.

• Nehemiah G. Ordway (R) was appointed Governor of Dakota Territory and was removed from office for corrupt practices. (1884){{cite web |url=https://www.history.nd.gov/exhibits/governors/tgovernors7.html |title=Exhibits – North Dakota Governors – Nehemiah G. Ordway |publisher=State Historical Society of North Dakota |access-date=April 11, 2020 |archive-date=August 10, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200810230301/https://www.history.nd.gov/exhibits/governors/tgovernors7.html |url-status=live }}
• Levi Jarrad (R) was appointed US Postmaster for New Brunswick, NJ by President Chester A. Arthur (R) in 1881.{{cite book |title=Journal of the Executive Proceedings of the Senate of the United States of America |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TVsUAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA149 |year=1901 |publisher=Order of the Senate of the United States |page=149}} He was sentenced to 10 years in prison for forgery in 1884.{{cite news |title=Collector Jarrard Sentenced |newspaper=The New York Times |date=April 30, 1884 |page=5 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1884/04/30/archives/collector-jarrard-sentenced.html |access-date=April 12, 2020 |archive-date=April 12, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200412150100/https://www.nytimes.com/1884/04/30/archives/collector-jarrard-sentenced.html |url-status=live }}{{cite news |work=The New York Times |date=December 18, 1883 |title=Jarrard Held for Extradition; the Canadian Courts Hold That the Prisoner Was Guilty of Forgery |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1883/12/18/archives/jarrard-held-for-extradition-the-canadian-courts-hold-that-the.html |access-date=September 15, 2020 |archive-date=August 14, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210814114304/https://www.nytimes.com/1883/12/18/archives/jarrard-held-for-extradition-the-canadian-courts-hold-that-the.html |url-status=live }}[https://www.nytimes.com/1884/04/27/archives/jarrard-convicted-of-forgery.html Jarrard Convicted of Forgery] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210814225440/https://www.nytimes.com/1884/04/27/archives/jarrard-convicted-of-forgery.html |date=August 14, 2021 }}. April 27, 1884.{{cite news |work=The New York Times |date=April 27, 1886 |title=Ended His Days in Prison; Death of Ex-collector Jarrard, of Middlesex County, N.J. |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1886/04/27/archives/ended-his-days-in-prison-death-of-excollector-jarrard-of-middlesex.html |access-date=September 15, 2020 |archive-date=August 14, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210814111619/https://www.nytimes.com/1886/04/27/archives/ended-his-days-in-prison-death-of-excollector-jarrard-of-middlesex.html |url-status=live }}

• Utah Territorial Delegate George Q. Cannon (R) was refused his seat due to a conviction for unlawful cohabitation (polygamy), for which he served nearly six months in Utah's federal penitentiary. (1888){{cite encyclopedia |first1=Joseph A. |last1=Cannon |first2=Rick |last2=Fish |url=http://www.uen.org/utah_history_encyclopedia/c/CANNON_GEORGE.html |title=Cannon, George Q. |editor=Allan Kent Powell |year=1994 |encyclopedia=Utah History Encyclopedia |location=Salt Lake City |publisher=University of Utah Press |isbn=978-0-87480-425-6 |oclc=30473917 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170113125552/http://www.uen.org/utah_history_encyclopedia/c/CANNON_GEORGE.html |archive-date=January 13, 2017}}
• SC Representative Robert Smalls (R-SC) was charged with accepting a $5,000 bribe in relation to a government printing contract and found guilty. (1877){{cite magazine |access-date=September 14, 2019 |url=https://www.scseagrant.org/trailblazers-of-the-reconstruction-era/ |title=Trailblazers of the Reconstruction Era |date=2017 |issue=1 |magazine=Coastal Heritage Magazine |via=S.C. Sea Grant Consortium |volume=30 |archive-date=September 30, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190930072639/https://www.scseagrant.org/trailblazers-of-the-reconstruction-era/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |url=https://www.biography.com/political-figure/robert-smalls |title=Robert Smalls |website=Biography |date=January 19, 2021 |access-date=September 14, 2019 |archive-date=January 24, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200124003457/https://www.biography.com/political-figure/robert-smalls |url-status=live }}

• Oregon US Federal District Attorney John Hicklin Hall (R) was appointed by Republican President William McKinley and ordered to investigate the Oregon land fraud scandal. He was accused of failing to prosecute land companies engaging in fraudulent activities, and blackmailing his political opponents. On February 8, 1908, a jury found Hall guilty. (1907){{cite web |url=http://politicalgraveyard.com/special/pardon.html |work=The Political Graveyard |title=List of Politicians Who Were Pardoned |first=Lawrence |last=Kestenbaum |date=March 10, 2005 |access-date=June 27, 2007 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070720234403/http://politicalgraveyard.com/special/pardon.html |archive-date=July 20, 2007}}
• Alexander McKenzie (R) Republican National Committeeman, was appointed receiver of the Anvil Creek gold mines in Alaska. He took over production and kept the gold it produced. He was then ordered to return the gold he had collected, an order which he refused. He was found guilty of two counts of contempt of court and sentenced to one year in jail. (1901){{cite web |title=Section 2: Alexander McKenzie |website=North Dakota Studies |url=https://www.ndstudies.gov/gr8/content/unit-iii-waves-development-1861-1920/lesson-4-alliances-and-conflicts/topic-5-bosses-and-reformers/section-2-alexander-mckenzie |access-date=September 14, 2019 |archive-date=April 8, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190408025535/https://www.ndstudies.gov/gr8/content/unit-iii-waves-development-1861-1920/lesson-4-alliances-and-conflicts/topic-5-bosses-and-reformers/section-2-alexander-mckenzie |url-status=live }}{{cite web |access-date=September 14, 2019 |url=https://bismarcktribune.com/news/local/from-magnate-to-first-pardon/article_ed33617e-65bd-59ae-a217-129c6a49b83b.html |title=From magnate to first pardon |date=August 20, 2005 |website=Bismarck Tribune |archive-date=April 8, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190408023246/https://bismarcktribune.com/news/local/from-magnate-to-first-pardon/article_ed33617e-65bd-59ae-a217-129c6a49b83b.html |url-status=live }}{{cite web |access-date=September 14, 2019 |url=https://www.history.nd.gov/archives/manuscripts/inventory/11100.html |title=Manuscripts by Subject – Family / Local History #11100 |publisher=State Historical Society of North Dakota |archive-date=April 8, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190408035626/http://history.nd.gov/archives/manuscripts/inventory/11100.html |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |url=https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=SFC19000831.2.10&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN--------1 |title=San Francisco Call 31 August 1900 — California Digital Newspaper Collection |website=cdnc.ucr.edu |access-date=April 8, 2019 |archive-date=May 15, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200515150109/https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=SFC19000831.2.10&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN--------1 |url-status=live }}

• Charles Henry Dietrich (R-NE) US Senator, before he took office Dietrich was charged with bribery for accepting money to appoint Jacob Fisher to be a US Postmaster. He was charged with conspiracy to receive a bribe, accepting a bribe and profiting by the leasing of a building to the government. Before the trial could begin, the judge held that Dietrich could not be prosecuted because the alleged bribery occurred after he was elected, but before Dietrich was sworn in as a US Senator. All charges were then dropped. (1901){{cite web |access-date=September 14, 2019 |url=https://cdnc.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/cdnc?a==d&d=SFC19040109.2.56 |title=Senator Detrich's Trial Comes to Sudden Ending |date=January 9, 1904 |newspaper=San Francisco Call |volume=95 |issue=40 |archive-date=August 3, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200803183202/https://cdnc.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/cdnc?a==d&d=SFC19040109.2.56 |url-status=live }}{{cite news |access-date=September 14, 2019 |url=http://chicagotribune.newspapers.com/image/350209416/ |title=Dietrich Wins in First Fight |date=January 5, 1904 |newspaper=Chicago Tribune |page=14 |url-access=subscription |archive-date=August 3, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200803091118/http://chicagotribune.newspapers.com/image/350209416/ |url-status=live }}{{cite book |first=Robert C. |last=Byrd |editor-first=Wendy |editor-last=Wolff |title=Senate, 1789–1989, V. 4: Historical Statistics, 1789–1992 |publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office |year=1993 |isbn=978-0-16-063256-3 |page=667 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PeHByMYxVm8C&pg=PA667}}

• William A. Clark (D-MT) US Senator, was elected amid allegations of rampant bribery. Though seated, the Senate Committee on Privileges and Elections unanimously concluded he was not entitled to his seat and recommended a vote to remove him. He resigned in 1900 rather than be voted out, thus creating a vacancy. In 1901, he was re-elected to fill the vacancy that he had just created by a Montana legislature now filled with winning candidates he had already financially supported. (1900)https://www.senate.gov/ {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021031080017/https://www.senate.gov/|date=October 31, 2002}} |The Election Case of William A. Clark of Montana (1900) |Source: Adapted from Anne M. Butler and Wendy Wolff. United States Senate Election, Expulsion, and Censure Cases, 1793-1990. S. Doc. 103-33. Washington, GPO, 1995 |[https://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/common/contested_elections/089William_Clark.htm] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200814194443/https://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/common/contested_elections/089William_Clark.htm|date=August 14, 2020}}
• William Miller Jenkins (R) Governor of the Oklahoma Territory was appointed by Republican President William McKinley in May 1901. Jenkins was investigated both for discrepancies in the dispensation of lands from newly opened Indian lands and his appointment of officials concerning the Oklahoma Sanitarium Company which held included $10,000 in stock to Jenkins for contracts with the Oklahoma Territory. When McKinley was assassinated Republican President Theodore Roosevelt assumed office and an investigation by the Interior Department of Jenkins revealed nothing. Nonetheless, in November. Roosevelt removed Jenkins from office for his "indiscreet" and inappropriate role" in the matter. (1901)[http://www.okhistory.org/publications/enc/entry.php?entry=JE003 Everett, Dianna. "Jenkins, William Miller (1856-1941)". Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History & Culture.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181028201653/http://www.okhistory.org/publications/enc/entry.php?entry=JE003 |date=October 28, 2018 }} Accessed March 4, 2018.{{cite web |website=oklahomahof.com |date=2016 |title=Jenkins, William M. {{!}} 1932 |author=Oklahoma Hall of Fame, Gaylord – Pickens Museum |url=https://oklahomahof.com/member-archives/j/jenkins-william-m-1932 |access-date=October 2, 2020 |archive-date=November 25, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201125105736/https://oklahomahof.com/member-archives/j/jenkins-william-m-1932 |url-status=live }}{{cite news |publisher=newspapers.com |date=April 17, 1932 |title=1901-Gov Jenkins, sanitarium company and corruption, How a Territorial Governor Was handed a Raw Deal by Roosevelt |author=The Daily Oklahoman |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/39217878/1901-gov-jenkins-sanitarium-company/ |access-date=October 2, 2020 |archive-date=August 15, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210815184255/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/39217878/1901-gov-jenkins-sanitarium-company/ |url-status=live }}
• John Goodnow (R) US Consulate General of Shanghai, China, was appointed by Republican President William McKinley, when accused of corruption, he resigned. (1902)September 29, 1904 |[https://www.nytimes.com/1904/09/29/archives/accuses-consul-goodnow-lawyer-of-shanghai-makes-charges-against-our.html Accuses Consul Goodnow; Lawyer of Shanghai Makes Charges Against Our Representative] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210817203751/https://www.nytimes.com/1904/09/29/archives/accuses-consul-goodnow-lawyer-of-shanghai-makes-charges-against-our.html |date=August 17, 2021 }}{{Cite book |last= |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PyxHAQAAMAAJ&dq=John+Goodnow++US+Consulate+of+Shanghai+resigns&pg=PA271 |title=Report on Inspection of United States Consulates in the Orient: Message from the President of the United States, Transmitting a Communication from the Secretary of State |date=1906 |publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office |pages=271 |language=en}}{{Cite web|url=http://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/trouble.html|title=The Political Graveyard: Politicians in Trouble or Disgrace: Minnesota|website=Political Graveyard|access-date=September 16, 2020|archive-date=April 10, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210410121127/https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/trouble.html|url-status=live}}
• John Hipple Mitchell (R-OR) US Senator, was involved with the Oregon land fraud scandal, for which he was indicted and convicted while a sitting U.S. Senator. He died before sentencing. (1905)
• Joseph R. Burton (R-KS) US Senator, was convicted of bribery in 1904 on the charge of illegally receiving compensation for services rendered before a federal department and served five months in prison. (1904){{Cite encyclopedia |editor=Frank W. Blackmar |title=Burton, Joseph Ralph |url=http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/archives/1912/b/burton_joseph_ralph.html |encyclopedia=Kansas: a cyclopedia of state history, embracing events, institutions, industries, counties, cities, towns, prominent persons, etc ... |volume=I |publisher=Standard Pub Co |location=Chicago |year=1912 |pages=259–260 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110504121114/http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/archives/1912/b/burton_joseph_ralph.html |archive-date=May 4, 2011 }}
• Henry B. Cassel (R-PA) US Representative, was convicted of fraud related to the construction of the Pennsylvania State Capitol in 1909.{{cite web |url=http://www.healthcare.reachinformation.com/Henry%20B.%20Cassel.aspx |title=reachinformation.com |publisher=reachinformation.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924025419/http://www.healthcare.reachinformation.com/Henry%20B.%20Cassel.aspx |archive-date=September 24, 2015 |access-date=May 6, 2014 }}

• John Hicklin Hall (R) US District Attorney for Oregon, appointed by President McKinley, was convicted of not prosecuting suspects and then blackmailing them during the Oregon land fraud scandal. (1903){{cite book |last=Greenberg |first=Gerald S. |title=Historical Encyclopedia of U.S. Independent Counsel Investigations |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qOgCthdaJqIC&pg=PA164 |year=2000 |publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group |isbn=978-0-313-30735-5 |pages=164–166}}

• William Lorimer (R-IL) US Senator, also known as the "blond boss of Chicago", was expelled from the U.S. Senate in 1912 for accepting bribes.Chicago Tribune, December 26, 2008, Section 1, p. 43, "An Illinois civics lesson from an early scandal' by Nina Owen
• Ralph Cameron (R-AZ) US Senator, attempted to control access to the Grand Canyon by buying mining rights to adjacent lands. (1912){{cite journal |jstor=40168675 |title=Ralph H. Cameron and the Grand Canyon (Part I) |first=Douglas H. |last=Strong |date=January 1, 1978 |journal=Arizona and the West |volume=20 |issue=1 |pages=41–64}}
• William Willett Jr. (D-NY), US Representative, was indicted on charges of bribery for paying State Democratic Party leaders for a seat on the NY State Supreme Court. He was convicted of conspiracy, corrupt practices and bribery and served 14 months in prison (1912)"Willett, William Forte Jr". Political Corruption in America: An Encyclopedia of Scandals, Power & Greed. Amenia: Grey House Publishing, 2008. Credo Reference. Web. August 15, 2012.{{cite web |title=Father calls me William, sister calls me Will, Mother calls me Willie, but the fellers call me Bill |date=March 17, 2011 |author=Suz |work=The Hunt for Henrietta |url=http://thehuntforhenrietta.blogspot.com/2011/03/willett-side-of-my-family-my-maternal.html |access-date=September 16, 2019 |archive-date=June 2, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200602055641/http://thehuntforhenrietta.blogspot.com/2011/03/willett-side-of-my-family-my-maternal.html |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |url=http://politicalgraveyard.com/trouble/bribery.html |work=The Political Graveyard |title=Politicians in Trouble or Disgrace: Bribery |date=August 19, 2019 |first=Lawrence |last=Kestenbaum |access-date=April 12, 2020 |archive-date=May 28, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200528211416/http://politicalgraveyard.com/trouble/bribery.html |url-status=live }}

• Pennsylvania U.S. Commerce Court Judge Robert W. Archbald (R) was involved in corrupt alliances with coal mine workers and railroad officials. He was convicted and removed from office. (1912)Robert Wodrow Archbald at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
• Cornelius Hanford (R) US District Judge for the Western District of Washington, resigned under threat of impeachment for corruption. (1912){{cite news |newspaper=The New York Times |title=Hanford Resigns; No Impeachment; By Agreement with Congressional Committee Federal Judge Withdraws Under Fire |url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1912/07/23/104902145.pdf |access-date=March 22, 2016 |date=July 23, 1912 |archive-date=December 15, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191215183915/https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1912/07/23/104902145.pdf |url-status=live }}

• John Augustine Marshall (D) Judge of the US District Court of Utah, appointed by Grover Cleveland (D) was accused in a sex scandal involving the cleaning woman of his courtroom. He resigned. (1915)
• Daniel Thew Wright (R) Judge of the US District Court for the District of Columbia was appointed by Theodore Roosevelt (R) and was accused of favoritism and massive corruption. He resigned before impeachment. (1914){{cite web |title=Justice Wright Resigns. Accused Jurist Prevents Impeachment by Giving Up Office. |website=The New York Times |date=October 7, 1914 |page=8 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1914/10/07/archives/justice-wright-resigns-accused-jurist-prevents-impeachment-by.html |access-date=September 14, 2019 |archive-date=April 13, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190413003245/https://www.nytimes.com/1914/10/07/archives/justice-wright-resigns-accused-jurist-prevents-impeachment-by.html |url-status=live }}{{cite journal |title=Justice Wright Resigns Office |journal=The Journeyman Barber |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lt1JAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA581 |volume=10 |number=3 |date=April 1914 |page=581 |publisher=Journeymen Barbers' International Union of America}}

• President Warren G. Harding's (R-OH) administration was marred by scandals stemming from men in his administration who followed him from Ohio, who came to be known as the Ohio Gang.{{cite web |url=http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=2086&nm=Ohio-Gang |title=Ohio History Central |publisher=Ohio History Central |date=April 28, 2013 |access-date=May 14, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130120060344/http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=2086&nm=Ohio-Gang |archive-date=January 20, 2013}} They include;

1. Albert Fall, Secretary of the Interior, was bribed by Harry F. Sinclair for control of the Teapot Dome federal oil reserves in Wyoming. He was the first U.S. cabinet member to ever be convicted; he served two years in prison. (1922)"Senate Investigates the "Teapot Dome" Scandal". Historical Minutes: 1921–1940. Art & History, United States Senate. {{cite web |url=https://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/minute/Senate_Investigates_the_Teapot_Dome_Scandal.htm |title=U.S. Senate: Senate Investigates the "Teapot Dome" Scandal |access-date=April 11, 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120501180230/https://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/minute/Senate_Investigates_the_Teapot_Dome_Scandal.htm |archive-date=May 1, 2012}}
2. Edwin C. Denby, Secretary of the Navy, resigned for his part in the Teapot Dome oil reserve scandal.Edwin Denby at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress Retrieved on February 24, 2008.
3. Attorney General Harry M. Daugherty resigned on March 28, 1924, because of an investigation about a bootlegging kickback scheme by his chief aide Jess Smith. Found not guilty. (1924){{cite web |title=Harry M. Daugherty |website=Ohio History Central |url=https://ohiohistorycentral.org/w/Harry_M._Daugherty |access-date=September 15, 2019 |archive-date=April 22, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190422054706/http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/w/Harry_M._Daugherty |url-status=live }}
4. Jess Smith, aide to Attorney General Daugherty, destroyed incriminating papers and then committed suicide.
5. Charles R. Forbes was appointed by Harding as the first director of the new Bureau of Veterans Affairs. After constructing and modernizing VA hospitals, he was convicted of bribery and corruption and sentenced to two years in jail.{{cite web |url=http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3034&nm=Charles-Forbes |title=Charles Forbes – Ohio History Central |publisher=ohiohistorycentral.org |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110622025851/http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3034&nm=Charles-Forbes |archive-date=June 22, 2011}}
6. Charles Cramer, Forbes's general counsel, committed suicide. (1923)Joplin News Herald (March 20, 1926), p. 1; The Charleston Gazette (February 13, 1924), pp. 1, 9; Time (April 21, 1952), Milestones; administration of Veterans' Affairs (excluding Health and Insurance), (2010); Dean (2004), Warren G Harding, pp. 140, 141
7. Thomas W. Miller, Head of the Office of Alien Property, was convicted of fraud by selling valuable German patents seized after World War I for far below market price as well as bribery. Served 18 months.Time, March 31, 1930, "National Affairs: Ohio Gangster"

• Thomas L. Blanton (D-TX) was censured for inserting obscene material into the congressional record. According to Franklin Wheeler Mondell (R-WY) the letter was said to contain language that was "unspeakable, vile, foul, filthy, profane, blasphemous and obscene". A motion to expel him failed by 8 votes. (1921){{cite news |url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9B05E2DE103EEE3ABC4051DFB667838A639EDE |work=The New York Times |title=Blanton Censured, Falls Later in Faint; House Is Unanimous for Formal Rebuke after Expulsion Proposal Fails |date=October 28, 1921 |page=1 |access-date=February 3, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130117104433/http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9B05E2DE103EEE3ABC4051DFB667838A639EDE |archive-date=January 17, 2013}}
• Truman Handy Newberry (R-MI) US Senator, was convicted of election irregularities, but the case was overturned by the US Supreme Court. However, due to continued opposition and a senate condemnation vote claiming that $3,750 was too much to spend on an election{{cite web |url=http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=N000062 |title=Truman Handy Newberry |publisher=US House of Representatives, Office of History and Preservation |access-date=February 11, 2008 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080218181845/http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=n000062 |archive-date=February 18, 2008}}{{cite web |title=January 12, 1922 Senator "Condemned" for Excessive Campaign Expenditures |url=https://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/minute/Senator_Condemned_for_Excessive_Campaign_Expenditures.htm |publisher=U.S. Senate: Art & History; Historical Minute Essays |access-date=November 18, 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101103172337/http://senate.gov/artandhistory/history/minute/Senator_Condemned_for_Excessive_Campaign_Expenditures.htm |archive-date=November 3, 2010}} against automaker Henry Ford, he resigned. (1921)

• Francis Asbury Winslow (R) Judge of the US District Court for the Southern District of New York. appointed by Warren G. Harding (R). Following calls for an investigation by Fiorello La Guardia into recent bankruptcy decisions and his choice of court-appointed receivers, Winslow was found to have committed "serious indiscretions". He then resigned. (1929){{Cite web |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1144&dat=19290401&id=TycbAAAAIBAJ&pg=2095,6530308&hl=en |title=The Pittsburgh Press – Google News Archive Search |website=Google News |access-date=May 1, 2020 |archive-date=August 17, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210817042710/https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1144&dat=19290401&id=TycbAAAAIBAJ&pg=2095,6530308&hl=en |url-status=live }}{{cite news |access-date=September 14, 2019 |url=http://www.newspapers.com/clip/17697088/judge_winslow_resigns/ |title=Judge Winslow Resigns |date=April 4, 1929 |newspaper=Poughkeepsie Eagle-News |page=6 |via=Newspapers.com}}

• US Alien Property Custodian Thomas B. Miller (R) was convicted of conspiring to defraud the US government and served 18 months in prison. (1927)Miller v. United States, 24 F.2d 353 (2nd Cir. 1928){{cite journal |first1=Harry J. |last1=Carman |first2=Elmer D. |last2=Graper |title=Record of Political Events From July 1, 1920 to June 30, 1921 |journal=Political Science Quarterly |volume=36 |page=21 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fa8QAAAAYAAJ&pg=RA1-PA21 |year=1921 }}
• Frederick A. Fenning (R), District of Columbia Commissioner appointed by Calvin Coolidge, was investigated and accused of practices illegal and contrary to law. He resigned before trial. (1927){{cite web |title=Commissioner Frederick A. Fenning |publisher=Public Service Commission of the District of Columbia |url=http://www.dcpsc.org/getmedia/8d735471-23fc-48ab-960f-b64097f30233/DCPU_Chairman_Commissioners1913_2013.aspx |page=16 |access-date=September 7, 2017 |archive-date=September 7, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170907213800/http://www.dcpsc.org/getmedia/8d735471-23fc-48ab-960f-b64097f30233/DCPU_Chairman_Commissioners1913_2013.aspx |url-status=live }}{{cite book |chapter=CCII. Impeachment Proceedings Not Resulting in Trial |title=Precedents of the House of Representatives |publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office |page=786 |chapter-url=https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/GPO-HPREC-CANNONS-V6/pdf/GPO-HPREC-CANNONS-V6-55.pdf |access-date=September 7, 2017 |archive-date=September 7, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170907214207/https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/GPO-HPREC-CANNONS-V6/pdf/GPO-HPREC-CANNONS-V6-55.pdf |url-status=live }}

• John W. Langley (R-KY) resigned from the US Congress in January 1926, after losing an appeal to set aside his conviction of violating the Volstead Act (Prohibition). He had also been caught trying to bribe a Prohibition officer. He was sentenced to two years after which, his wife ran for Congress in his place and won two full terms.{{cite web |url=https://history.house.gov/People/Detail/16680 |title=Langley, Katherine Gudger |publisher=U.S. House of Representatives |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160625105531/http://history.house.gov/People/Detail/16680 |archive-date=June 25, 2016}}{{cite web |url=http://www.appalachianhistory.net/2013/07/he-wears-breeches-but-lady-has-brains.html |title=He wears the breeches but the lady has the brains |work=Appalachian History |date=July 15, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160630044326/http://www.appalachianhistory.net/2013/07/he-wears-breeches-but-lady-has-brains.html |archive-date=June 30, 2016}}
• William Scott Vare (R-PA) US Senator, was unseated on December 6, 1929, due to charges of corruption and fraud during his election.{{cite web |url=http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=v000071 |title=VARE, William Scott – Biographical Information |work=congress.gov |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120614013849/http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=V000071 |archive-date=June 14, 2012}}
• Frank L. Smith (R), Head of the Illinois Commerce Commission, was appointed to be US Senator by IL Governor Len Small (R), but was rejected by the US Senate for alleged "fraud and corruption". (1927){{Cite web |url=http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=S000534 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121026045308/http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=S000534 |url-status=dead |title=Smith, Frank Leslie – Biographical Information |archive-date=October 26, 2012 |website=bioguide.congress.gov}}{{Cite web |url=http://www.steinerag.com/flw/Books/SmithBank.htm#0215.10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170223214203/http://www.steinerag.com/flw/Books/SmithBank.htm |url-status=dead |title=Frank Lloyd Wright |archive-date=February 23, 2017 |website=steinerag.com}}

• George English (D) U.S. District Judge for Illinois was impeached for taking an interest-free loan from a bank of which he was director as well as misbehavior and manipulation. Resigned before his Senate trial. (1924)George W. English at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.{{Cite web |url=https://constitutionallawreporter.com/2017/05/17/george-w-english/ |title=Impeachment of Judge George W English Dismissed After Resignation |date=May 17, 2017 |website=Constitutional Law Reporter |access-date=January 6, 2019 |archive-date=September 23, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190923145826/https://constitutionallawreporter.com/2017/05/17/george-w-english/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite book |url=http://library.cqpress.com/cqresearcher/cqresrre1926041700 |title=Impeachment Trials by the Senate |year=1926 |page=289 |publisher=CQ Press |doi=10.4135/cqresrre1926041700 |s2cid=264940647 }}

• Senator Hiram Bingham (R-CT) was censured for hiring a lobbyist employed by a manufacturing organization to work on his staff. (1929){{cite web |url=https://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/common/censure_cases/112HiramBingham.htm |title=U.S. Senate: Art & History Home > The Censure Case of Hiram Bingham of Connecticut (1929) |publisher=U.S. Senate |access-date=August 31, 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100824111111/https://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/common/censure_cases/112HiramBingham.htm |archive-date=August 24, 2010}}
• Harry E. Rowbottom (R-IN) was convicted in federal court of accepting bribes from persons who sought post office appointments. He was sentenced to one year in Leavenworth.{{cite news |date=April 16, 1931 |title=Rowbottom Guilty in Postal Job Sales; Ex-Indiana Representative Gets Year in Leavenworth on BribeTaking Charges |work=The New York Times |page=Business & Opportunity 52 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1931/04/16/archives/rowbottom-guilty-in-postal-job-sales-exindiana-representative-gets.html |access-date=April 11, 2020 |archive-date=June 5, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200605135952/https://www.nytimes.com/1931/04/16/archives/rowbottom-guilty-in-postal-job-sales-exindiana-representative-gets.html |url-status=live }}
• George E. Foulkes (D-MI) US Rep, was found guilty of conspiracy and bribery and sentenced to 18 months in prison and fined $1,000 (1934){{cite book |last=Long |first=Kim |title=The Almanac of Political Corruption, Scandals, and Dirty Politics |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2sNp1l1pNroC&pg=PT319 |year=2008 |publisher=Random House Publishing Group |isbn=978-0-307-48134-4 |page=319}}

• John W. Brady (D) US Judge of the Third District Court of Appeals of Texas. Brady, who was married, was accused of stabbing his mistress multiple times when he discovered her escorted by another man. He was found guilty of murder without malice and sentenced to three years in prison. (1930){{cite news |via=newspapers.com |date=November 21, 1918 |title=Jno. W. Brady Takes Seat as Member 3D Civil Appeals |newspaper=The Austin American |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/20456451/jno-w-brady-takes-seat-as-member-3d/ |access-date=May 5, 2021 |archive-date=May 5, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210505180119/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/20456451/jno-w-brady-takes-seat-as-member-3d/ |url-status=live }}{{cite news |via=newspapers.com |date=May 20, 1930 |title=Jury in Famous Case Gives Former Jurist Sentence in Prison |author=Corsicana Semi-Weekly Light, XLV |newspaper=Corsicana Semi-Weekly Light |page=2 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/20457377/jury-in-famous-case-gives-former-jurist/ |access-date=May 5, 2021 |archive-date=August 14, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210814015716/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/20457377/jury-in-famous-case-gives-former-jurist/ |url-status=live }}

• Michael J. Hogan (R) Collector of the Port of New York. Convicted of bribery in connection with an immigration ring for illegal aliens seeking entry into the United States. He was sentenced to a year and a day in a Federal Penitentiary. (1935){{cite news |title=Hogan Convicted of Taking Bribes; Ex-Representative Gets Year and a Day in Prison in Naturalization Fraud Case. |date=October 16, 1935 |newspaper=The New York Times |page=19 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1935/10/16/archives/hogan-convicted-of-taking-bribes-exrepresentative-gets-year-and-a.html |access-date=March 27, 2018 |archive-date=August 19, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200819062356/https://www.nytimes.com/1935/10/16/archives/hogan-convicted-of-taking-bribes-exrepresentative-gets-year-and-a.html |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |url=https://newspaperarchive.com/syracuse-herald-apr-10-1935-p-38/ |title=Syracuse Herald Newspaper Archives, Apr 10, 1935, p. 38 |date=April 10, 1935 |access-date=May 6, 2019 |archive-date=May 6, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190506195720/https://newspaperarchive.com/syracuse-herald-apr-10-1935-p-38/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |url=https://newspaperarchive.com/wilson-daily-times-apr-10-1935-p-1/ |title=Wilson Daily Times Newspaper Archives, Apr 10, 1935 |date=April 10, 1935 |access-date=May 6, 2019 |archive-date=May 6, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190506195721/https://newspaperarchive.com/wilson-daily-times-apr-10-1935-p-1/ |url-status=live }}
• William P. MacCracken Jr. (R) US Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Aeronautics, was convicted of Contempt of Congress for the Air Mail scandal. (1934){{cite journal |first1=David D. |title=Senator Black's Investigation of the Airmail, 1933–1934 |journal=The Historian |last1=Lee |year=1991 |volume=53 |issue=3 |pages=423–442 |doi=10.1111/j.1540-6563.1991.tb00815.x}}{{Cite web|url=https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/294/125/|title=Jurney v. MacCracken, 294 U.S. 125 (1935)|website=Justia Law|accessdate=August 6, 2023|archive-date=August 11, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110811095052/http://supreme.justia.com/us/294/125/case.html|url-status=live}}

• Francis Henry Shoemaker (Farmer-Labor-MN) was sentenced to a year and a day in the penitentiary for sending scurrilous and defamatory materials through the mail. (1933){{cite journal |url=http://collections.mnhs.org/MNHistoryMagazine/articles/51/v51i05p166-177.pdf |access-date=April 12, 2020 |title=From Leavenworth to Congress: The Improbable Journey of Francis H. Shoemaker |first=Frederick L. |last=Johnson |journal=Minnesota History |date=Spring 1989 |pages=167–177 |publisher=Minnesota Historical Society |archive-date=July 21, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200721072122/http://collections.mnhs.org/MNHistoryMagazine/articles/51/v51i05p166-177.pdf |url-status=live }}
• John H. Hoeppel (D-CA) was convicted of trying to sell an appointment to the West Point Military Academy. (1936){{Cite web |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-12-09-mn-12142-story.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518142128/http://articles.latimes.com/1995-12-09/news/mn-12142_1_hinshaw |url-status=dead |title=Tucker Is Fourth California Congressman to Be Convicted Since 1936 |date=December 9, 1995 |archive-date=May 18, 2015 |website=Los Angeles Times}}
• Donald F. Snow (R-ME) was committed to the Maine State Prison for two to four years for embezzlement. (1935){{cite web |url=http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=S000659 |title=SNOW, Donald Francis – Biographical Information |website=bioguide.congress.gov |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160812135302/http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=S000659 |archive-date=August 12, 2016}}{{cite web |url=https://www.geni.com/people/Donald-F-Snow/6000000026368383986 |title=Donald F. Snow |year=1877 |publisher=U.S. Congress |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160819053212/https://www.geni.com/people/Donald-F-Snow/6000000026368383986 |archive-date=August 19, 2016}}{{cite web |url=http://maineanencyclopedia.com/snow-donald-f/ |title=Snow, Donald F. |date=March 25, 2012 |publisher=Maine Encyclopedia |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160601055016/http://maineanencyclopedia.com/snow-donald-f/ |archive-date=June 1, 2016}}{{cite web |url=http://memim.com/donald-f.-snow.html |title=Donald F. Snow |publisher=Maine Encyclopedia |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160919050433/http://memim.com/donald-f.-snow.html |archive-date=September 19, 2016}}

• Joseph Buffington (R) US Judge of the 3rd Circuit, appointed by Theodore Roosevelt (R). Investigation by the US House revealed that at the age of 92, Buffington was both deaf and blind and it was suspected that all of his decisions were being written and sold by another judge. He resigned before impeachment. (1935)
• Halsted L. Ritter (R) Judge of the US District Court for the Southern District of Florida appointed by Republican Calvin Coolidge. Was accused of taking kickbacks on bankruptcy cases and not reporting them on his taxes. Though he was found not guilty of six separate charges, he was found guilty on the seventh count charging 'general misbehavior' and bringing the judiciary into disrepute (accepting free meals and lodging during receivership proceedings). He was impeached and removed from office. (1936){{cite web |title=Impeachment of District Court Judge Halsted L Ritter |website=Constitutional Law Reporter |date=May 31, 2017 |url=https://constitutionallawreporter.com/2017/05/31/impeachment-of-halsted-l-ritter/ |access-date=September 14, 2019 |archive-date=October 7, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191007215500/https://constitutionallawreporter.com/2017/05/31/impeachment-of-halsted-l-ritter/ |url-status=live }}{{cite book |chapter=14.18 Impeachment of Judge Ritter |chapter-url=https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GPO-HPREC-DESCHLERS-V3/pdf/GPO-HPREC-DESCHLERS-V3-5-5-5.pdf |title=Deschler's Precedents |series=Precedents of the United States House of Representatives |page=2205 |isbn=978-0-16-051043-4 |access-date=January 6, 2019 |archive-date=January 6, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190106153655/https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GPO-HPREC-DESCHLERS-V3/pdf/GPO-HPREC-DESCHLERS-V3-5-5-5.pdf |url-status=live |last1=Deschler |first1=Lewis |date=1977 }}{{cite web |access-date=September 14, 2019 |url=https://palni.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/archives/id/101576 |title=Strange Impeachment of Halsted L. Ritter |date=April 16, 1936 |website=DePauw University – Archives |archive-date=March 20, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200320201139/https://palni.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/archives/id/101576 |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |url=http://m.openjurist.org/judge/halsted-lockwood-ritter |title=Halsted Lockwood Ritter |website=OpenJurist |access-date=January 6, 2019 |archive-date=December 10, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181210015822/https://m.openjurist.org/judge/halsted-lockwood-ritter |url-status=live }}Halsted L. Ritter at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center
• Martin Thomas Manton (D) US District Court Judge for the Southern District of New York, was investigated for judicial corruption and bribery which resulted in prosecution and a two-year prison term. (1939){{cite news |title=Ex-Judge Manton Of U.S. Bench Here. Head of the Appeals Court Who Served Time for Accepting $186,000 Dies Up-State |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1946/11/18/archives/exjudge-manton-of-usbench-here-head-of-the-appeals-court-who-served.html |quote=Martin T. Manton, former United States Circuit Court of Appeals Judge and central figure in a scandal unique in the history of the Federal bench, died today at the home of a son here. He was 66 years old. |agency=Associated Press |newspaper=The New York Times |date=November 18, 1946 |access-date=December 24, 2010 |archive-date=July 23, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180723065633/https://www.nytimes.com/1946/11/18/archives/exjudge-manton-of-usbench-here-head-of-the-appeals-court-who-served.html |url-status=live }}
• Edwin Stark Thomas (D) U.S. District Judge for Connecticut, during a grand jury investigation of official misconduct and his financial affairs, he resigned. (1939){{Cite web |url=http://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CT/trouble.html |work=The Political Graveyard |title=Politicians in Trouble or Disgrace: Connecticut |date=August 19, 2019 |first=Lawrence |last=Kestenbaum |access-date=April 12, 2020 |archive-date=January 5, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200105112640/http://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CT/trouble.html |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |url=https://www.fjc.gov/history/judges/thomas-edwin-stark |title=Thomas, Edwin Stark |website=Federal Judicial Center |access-date=June 3, 2018 |archive-date=September 11, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180911081812/https://www.fjc.gov/history/judges/thomas-edwin-stark |url-status=live }}
• John Warren Davis (D) Judge of the US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, appointed by Woodrow Wilson, was investigated for accepting a bribe from film mogul William Fox. Further investigation revealed Davis was routinely accepting bribes for decisions signed by fellow Judge Joseph Buffington (R) who was senile. When Fox was found guilty, Davis resigned two weeks later. (1939){{cite web |title=History of Century City |publisher=Century City Chamber of Commerce |date=November 5, 2016 |url=https://centurycitycc.com/history-of-century-city/ |access-date=September 14, 2019 |archive-date=December 11, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191211122254/https://centurycitycc.com/history-of-century-city/ |url-status=live }}
• Albert Williams Johnson (R) US Judge of the Middle District of Pennsylvania, appointed by Calvin Coolidge (R), was under investigation by a US House Judiciary Committee. In unusual language, they found he was a "wicked, evil and mendacious judge". The report of the subcommittee also said that almost "every litigant who had the misfortune to appear before this wicked and malicious judge became the immediate object of a crooked conspiracy whose sole interest was the amount of money that could be extorted from him for justice or the evasion of justice". Johnson resigned before impeachment (1945)

• A Justice Department investigation of the Internal Revenue Service led to the firing or resignation of 166 lower level employees, causing President Harry Truman (D) to be stained with charges of corruption. (1950)Smaltz, Donald C. (July 1998). "Independent Counsel: A View from Inside". The Georgetown Law Journal, Vol. 86, No. 6.
• William M. Boyle (D) Chairman of the Democratic National Committee, accused of getting special loan rates. Resigned for poor health. (1951)Eleonora W. Schoenebaum, ed. Political Profiles: The Truman Years (1978) pp 48–49

• Walter E. Brehm (R-OH) was convicted of accepting contributions illegally from one of his employees. He received a 15-month suspended sentence and a $5,000 fine. (1951){{Cite news |date=1951-06-12 |title=BREHM FINED $5,000 IN VOTE FUND CASE; SENTENCED, KEEPS JOB |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1951/06/12/archives/brehm-fined-5000-in-vote-fund-case-sentenced-keeps-job.html |access-date=2023-10-11 |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=October 19, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231019053915/https://www.nytimes.com/1951/06/12/archives/brehm-fined-5000-in-vote-fund-case-sentenced-keeps-job.html |url-status=live }}
• J. Parnell Thomas (R-NJ), a member of the House Committee on Un-American Activities (HUAC), was convicted of salary fraud in a kickback scheme and given an 18-month sentence and fined $10,000, resigning from Congress in 1950. He was imprisoned in Danbury Prison with two of the Hollywood Ten he had helped put there. He was pardoned by President Harry Truman (D) in 1952.J. Parnell Thomas at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress{{Cite web|url=https://spartacus-educational.com/USAparnell.htm|title=J. Parnell Thomas|website=Spartacus Educational|accessdate=August 6, 2023|archive-date=September 7, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230907102358/https://spartacus-educational.com/USAparnell.htm|url-status=live}}
• Andrew J. May (D-KY) was convicted of accepting bribes in 1947 from a war munitions manufacturer. He was sentenced to nine months in prison, after which he was pardoned by Truman (D) in 1952.Time magazine, "Artful Dodger", December 5, 1949.
• James Michael Curley (D-MA) was sentenced to 6–18 months on mail fraud and spent five months in prison before his sentence was commuted by President Truman. (1947){{cite book |first=Jack |last=Beatty |title=The Rascal King: The Life and Times of James Michael Curley, 1874–1958 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=prvjXD88ADIC |date=August 23, 2000 |publisher=Da Capo Press |isbn=978-0-306-81704-5 }}{{Dead link|date=February 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
• H. Styles Bridges (R-NH) US Senator, during the Lavender Scare of the 1950s, Bridges threatened to expose the son of US Senator Lester Hunt (D-WY) as a homosexual unless Hunt immediately resigned from the Senate, thus giving Republicans the majority. Hunt refused, but did not seek re-election and then shot himself. (1954){{Cite web |url=http://www.newenglandhistoricalsociety.com/new-hampshire-u-s-senator-convicted-suicide-blackmail-scandal/ |title=NH Senator Convicted of Blackmailing Lester Hunt |date=September 17, 2013 |access-date=July 18, 2019 |archive-date=July 7, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190707061301/http://www.newenglandhistoricalsociety.com/new-hampshire-u-s-senator-convicted-suicide-blackmail-scandal/ |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |access-date=September 14, 2019 |first1=Benjamin |url=https://trib.com/lifestyles/home-and-garden/a-death-untold-the-suicide-of-wyoming-sen-lester-hunt/article_68e7c2e9-cec0-557b-bf53-1b5db00ea88e.html |title=A Death Untold: The Suicide of Wyoming Sen. Lester Hunt |last1=Storrow |website=Casper Star-Tribune Online |date=April 14, 2013 |archive-date=April 6, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190406191716/https://trib.com/lifestyles/home-and-garden/a-death-untold-the-suicide-of-wyoming-sen-lester-hunt/article_68e7c2e9-cec0-557b-bf53-1b5db00ea88e.html |url-status=live }}{{cite web |title=Uniquely Nasty: The blockbuster novel that haunted gay Washington |website=Yahoo News |date=June 16, 2015 |url=https://news.yahoo.com/uniquely-nasty-advise-consent-blockbuster-novel-haunted-gay-washington-203331641.html |access-date=September 14, 2019}}

• Richard Nixon (R) Vice presidential candidate, delivered the "Checkers speech" to deflect scandal about $18,000 in gifts, maintaining the only personal gift he had received was a dog. (1952)Primary Sources: Checkers speech, pbs.org, {{Cite web |author=Richard M. Nixon |title=Checkers Speech |date=September 23, 1952 |work=American Experience |publisher=PBS |url=https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/presidents/37_nixon/psources/ps_checkers.html |access-date=June 1, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090417094233/http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/presidents/37_nixon/psources/ps_checkers.html |archive-date=April 17, 2009}}
• Sherman Adams (R) Chief of Staff to Republican President Dwight D. Eisenhower was cited for Contempt of Congress and forced to resign because he refused to answer questions about an oriental rug and vicuna coat given to his wife. (1958)Time, September 29, 1958, The administration: Exit Adams
• John C. Doerfer (R) appointed Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission by President Eisenhower, spent a week-long Florida vacation in 1960 on the luxury yacht owned by his friend George B. Storer, president of Storer Communications. During the 1950s quiz show scandals he was accused of conflict of interest and forced to resign.{{Cite news |first =Cecilia |last=Kang |date=October 31, 2011 |title=Obama names FCC commissioners, both agency, Hill veterans |newspaper=The Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-tech/post/obama-names-democrats-rosenworcel-gops-pai-to-fcc/2011/10/31/gIQAKG5raM_blog.html?wpisrc=nl_tech |access-date=November 1, 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141228070318/http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-tech/post/obama-names-democrats-rosenworcel-gops-pai-to-fcc/2011/10/31/gIQAKG5raM_blog.html?wpisrc=nl_tech |archive-date=December 28, 2014}}{{cite web |url=http://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/FL/trouble.html |title=Politicians in Trouble or Disgrace: Florida |first=Lawrence |last=Kestenbaum |date=December 29, 2013 |work=The Political Graveyard |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141015111327/http://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/FL/trouble.html |archive-date=October 15, 2014}}{{cite magazine |title=How Doerfer's Hopes Died ... |date=March 14, 1960 |magazine=Broadcasting |page=31 |via=worldradiohistory.com |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Magazines/Archive-BC-IDX/60-OCR/BC-1960-03-14-OCR-Page-0032.pdf |access-date=July 29, 2020 |archive-date=August 3, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200803113505/https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Magazines/Archive-BC-IDX/60-OCR/BC-1960-03-14-OCR-Page-0032.pdf |url-status=live }}

• Thomas J. Lane (D-MA) was convicted for evading taxes on his congressional income. He served four months in prison, but was re-elected three more times{{cite news |url=https://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2009/11/04/embattled_turner_calls_easy_reelection_victory_significant/ |work=The Boston Globe |title=Embattled Turner calls easy reelection victory 'significant' |first=Matt |last=Viser |date=November 4, 2009 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100211150613/http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2009/11/04/embattled_turner_calls_easy_reelection_victory_significant/ |archive-date=February 11, 2010}} before his 1962 defeat due to re-districting. (1956){{cite news |url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,877559,00.html |magazine=Time |title=Trials: Congressman Convicted |date=January 10, 1972 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130808132301/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0%2C9171%2C877559%2C00.html |archive-date=August 8, 2013}}
• Ernest K. Bramblett (R-CA) received a suspended sentence and a $5,000 fine in 1955 for making false statements in connection with payroll padding and kickbacks from congressional employees.{{cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-12-09-mn-12142-story.html |work=Los Angeles Times |title=Tucker Is Fourth California Congressman to Be Convicted Since 1936 |first=David |last=Rosenzweig |date=December 9, 1995 |access-date=February 21, 2020 |archive-date=July 9, 2012 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120709171701/http://articles.latimes.com/1995-12-09/news/mn-12142_1 |url-status=live }}
• Douglas R. Stringfellow (R-UT) abandoned his 1954 re-election bid after admitting to embellishing his war record. Stringfellow falsely claimed to have been awarded a Silver Star and feigned paraplegia.{{cite web |url=http://artandhistory.house.gov/highlights.aspx?action=view&intID=431 |title=Historical Highlights | US House of Representatives: History, Art & Archives |website=Artandhistory.house.gov |access-date=May 14, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121213000537/http://artandhistory.house.gov/highlights.aspx?action=view&intID=431 |archive-date=December 13, 2012 }}

• Thomas F. Johnson (D-MD) was indicted on charges of members of Maryland's S&L industry bribing him and lost his seat in 1962. Later was convicted of conspiracy and conflict of interest in 1968, served {{frac|3|1|2}} months of a 6-month sentence and was fined $5,000.{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1988/02/03/obituaries/thomas-johnson-78-lost-post-in-congress.html |work=The New York Times |title=Thomas Johnson, 78; Lost Post in Congress |date=February 3, 1988 |page=B6 |agency=Associated Press |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604150347/http://www.nytimes.com/1988/02/03/obituaries/thomas-johnson-78-lost-post-in-congress.html |archive-date=June 4, 2011}}
• Frank W. Boykin (D-AL) was placed on six months' probation in 1963 following conviction in a case involving a conflict of interest and conspiracy to defraud the government. His prison sentence was suspended on age and health grounds and he was fined $40,000 total. He was pardoned by President Lyndon Johnson in 1965.{{cite web |url=http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=B000725 |title=Boykin, Frank William – Biographical Information |website=Bioguide.congress.gov |access-date=August 31, 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100709031434/http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=B000725 |archive-date=July 9, 2010}}{{cite news |title=Two Former Congressmen Are Sentenced |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=xhsvAAAAIBAJ&pg=650,1394493&dq=frank+boykin&hl=en |agency=United Press International |newspaper=Beaver County Times |location=Beaver, Pennsylvania |date=October 8, 1963 |page=4 |access-date=January 14, 2011 |archive-date=August 13, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210813224814/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=xhsvAAAAIBAJ&pg=650,1394493&dq=frank+boykin&hl=en |url-status=live }}

• Bobby Baker, (D) Secretary to the Majority Leader of the Senate Lyndon B. Johnson (the vice-president then serving), resigned after charges of corruption. He was convicted of tax evasion (1967){{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/17/obituaries/bobby-baker-string-puller-snared-in-senate-scandal-dies-at-89.html |title=Bobby Baker, String-Puller Snared in Senate Scandal, Dies at 89 |first=Neil |last=Genzlinger |date=November 18, 2017 |work=The New York Times |page=D6 |access-date=April 12, 2020 |archive-date=June 5, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200605143310/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/17/obituaries/bobby-baker-string-puller-snared-in-senate-scandal-dies-at-89.html |url-status=live }}

• Senator Daniel Brewster (D-MD) was convicted of accepting illegal gratuities and was handed a two to six-year prison term in 1973{{cite news |date=February 3, 1973 |title=Brewster Gets 2-to-6-Year Term |url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1973/02/03/79839053.html |access-date=January 4, 2024 |newspaper=The New York Times |page=15 }} However, in August 1974, his conviction was overturned on appeal. He was retried for a lesser charge and Brewster pled no contest to accepting an unlawful gratuity without corrupt intent and was fined $10,000{{Cite news |agency=Associated Press |date=2007-08-27 |title=Daniel B. Brewster, 83, Former Senator, Dies |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/27/washington/27brewster.html |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150605101855/https://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/27/washington/27brewster.html|archivedate=June 5, 2015|access-date=2023-08-23 |issn=0362-4331}} and was allowed to keep his law license.{{Cite web |title=Attorney Grievance Com. v. Brewster, 280 Md. 473 {{!}} Casetext Search + Citator |url=https://casetext.com/case/attorney-grievance-com-v-brewster |access-date=2023-08-23 |website=casetext.com |archive-date=September 7, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230907123940/https://casetext.com/case/attorney-grievance-com-v-brewster |url-status=live }}
• James Fred Hastings (R-NY) was a delegate to the 1968 Republican National Convention and the 1972 Republican National Convention. He was elected to Congress in 1968 and served from January 3, 1969, until he resigned on January 20, 1976, after being convicted of kickbacks and mail fraud. He served 14 months at Allenwood penitentiary (1976).
• Cornelius Gallagher (D-NJ) US Representative from District 13, was accused of evading payment of $74,000 in federal income taxes in 1966. He pled guilty in 1972 to tax evasion and perjury, sentenced to two years in prison and fined $10,000. (1966){{cite news |work=The New York Times |date=June 16, 1973 |title=Gallagher Gets 2 Years and $10,000 Fine |author=Richard Phalon |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1973/06/16/archives/gallagher-gets-2-years-and-10000-fine-gallagher-gets-2year-sentence.html |access-date=April 5, 2021 |archive-date=February 24, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210224153629/https://www.nytimes.com/1973/06/16/archives/gallagher-gets-2-years-and-10000-fine-gallagher-gets-2year-sentence.html |url-status=live }}

see Lyndon B. Johnson judicial appointment controversies

• U.S. Supreme Court Justice Abe Fortas (D) resigned when he was discovered to be a paid consultant to a convicted criminal. No charges were ever filed. (1969){{cite book |last=Kalman |first=Laura |title=Abe Fortas: a Biography |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=x-Fbl_xE1E0C |year=1990 |publisher=Yale University Press |isbn=978-0-300-17369-7}}

{{Further information |Category: Nixon administration controversies}}

• Vice President Spiro Agnew (R-MD) was convicted of tax fraud stemming from bribery charges in Maryland and forced to resign.Time, October 22, 1973, "The Nation: The Fall of Spiro Agnew" Gerald R. Ford (R-MI) was nominated by Nixon to replace Agnew as vice president, becoming the first person appointed to the Vice Presidency under the terms of the 25th Amendment.
• Watergate concerns US President Richard Nixon (R-CA) who ordered the burglary of the offices of the Democratic National Committee at the complex. The object was to plant a Covert listening device in the office and learn who inside his own administration was leaking information. The burglars were discovered and arrested. Nixon tried to cover up both the burglary, the bugging, and the full extent of other illegal acts by his close staff. The cover up resulted in 69 government officials being charged and 48 being convicted or pleading guilty. Eventually, Nixon resigned his office rather than face trial. Vice president Gerald Ford was sworn in as president and immediately pardoned Nixon. (1972–1974){{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/30/weekinreview/ideas-trends-when-criminal-charges-reach-the-white-house.html |title=Ideas and Trends: When Criminal Charges Hit the White House |first=Bill |last=Marsh |date=October 30, 2005 |work=The New York Times |page=4.4 |access-date=April 12, 2020 |archive-date=June 18, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220618094717/https://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/30/weekinreview/ideas-trends-when-criminal-charges-reach-the-white-house.html |url-status=live }} Those also involved include:

1. John N. Mitchell (R) Attorney General of the United States, was convicted of perjury and served nineteen months of a one- to four-year sentence.https://www.washingtonpost.com/ {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010208221807/http://www.al-oholicsanonymous.com/interviews/washpost.html |date=February 8, 2001 }}, November 10, 1988, "John N. Mitchell, Principal in Watergate, Dies at 75" by Lawrence Meyer
2. Richard Kleindienst (R) Attorney General that replaced Mitchell, was convicted of "refusing to answer questions" given one month in jail.{{cite news |access-date=September 15, 2019 |url=http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,944896,00.html |title=The Law: Watergate Bargains: Were They Necessary? |magazine=Time |date=June 24, 1974 |issn=0040-781X |archive-date=November 14, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191114061414/http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,944896,00.html |url-status=live }}
3. Jeb Stuart Magruder (R) Head of Committee to Re-elect the President, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy, August 1973{{cite news |access-date=September 15, 2019 |url=http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,943550,00.html |title=The Nation: The Other Nixon Watergate Men |magazine=Time |date=March 11, 1974 |issn=0040-781X |archive-date=August 30, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190830035418/http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,943550,00.html |url-status=live }}
4. Frederick C. LaRue (R) Advisor to John Mitchell, was convicted of obstruction of justice.
5. H. R. Haldeman (R) CoS for Nixon, was convicted of conspiracy, obstruction of justice, and perjury.{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/onpolitics/watergate/haldeman.html |title=washingtonpost.com – watergate scandal and deep throat update, h.r. haldeman |newspaper=The Washington Post |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140814104855/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/onpolitics/watergate/haldeman.html |archive-date=August 14, 2014}}
6. John Ehrlichman (R) Counsel to Nixon, was convicted of conspiracy, obstruction of justice, and perjury.{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1999/02/16/us/john-d-ehrlichman-nixon-aide-jailed-for-watergate-dies-at-73.html |work=The New York Times |title=John D. Ehrlichman, Nixon Aide Jailed for Watergate, Dies at 73 |first=David |last=Stout |date=February 16, 1999 |page=A1 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130517124427/http://www.nytimes.com/1999/02/16/us/john-d-ehrlichman-nixon-aide-jailed-for-watergate-dies-at-73.html?pagewanted=all |archive-date=May 17, 2013}}
7. Egil Krogh (R) aide to John Ehrlichman, head of the 'plumbers', was sentenced to six years.{{Cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/30/opinion/30krogh.html |title=Op-Ed: The Break-In That History Forgot |last=Krogh |first=Egil |newspaper=The New York Times |date=June 30, 2007 |access-date=July 16, 2017 |archive-date=August 1, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190801231238/https://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/30/opinion/30krogh.html |url-status=live }}{{cite web |title=Egil Krogh |publisher=Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum |url=https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/forresearchers/find/textual/special/smof/krogh.php |access-date=July 16, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170803094053/https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/forresearchers/find/textual/special/smof/krogh.php |archive-date=August 3, 2017 |url-status=dead }}
8. John W. Dean III (R) counsel to Nixon, was convicted for obstruction of justice.
9. Dwight L. Chapin (R) deputy assistant to Nixon, was convicted of perjury.
10. Herbert W. Kalmbach (R) personal attorney to Nixon, was convicted of illegal campaigning.
11. Charles W. Colson (R) special counsel to Nixon, was convicted for obstruction of justice.
12. Herbert L. Porter (R) aide to the Committee to Re-elect the President, was convicted of perjury.
13. G. Gordon Liddy (R) Special Investigations Group, was convicted of burglary.

• Maurice Stans (R) Secretary of Commerce, pleaded guilty to 3 counts of violating the reporting sections of the Federal Election Campaign Act and 2 counts of accepting illegal campaign contributions and was fined $5,000. (1975){{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1998/04/15/us/maurice-stans-dies-at-90-led-nixon-commerce-dept.html |title=Maurice Stans Dies at 90; Led Nixon Commerce Dept. |first=David |last=Rohde |newspaper=The New York Times |date=April 15, 1998 |page=D23 |access-date=March 24, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130608034508/http://www.nytimes.com/1998/04/15/us/maurice-stans-dies-at-90-led-nixon-commerce-dept.html |archive-date=June 8, 2013}}
• G. Bradford Cook (R) was appointed by President Nixon to be Chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. He resigned his position during the investigation into the Robert Vesco/Watergate affair during which he allegedly lied to a grand jury and was disbarred by the US Supreme Court for three years. He had served as chairman for just 74 days. (1973){{cite news |title=Cook Quoted as Saying He Quit S.E.C. in Fear of Impeachment |work=The New York Times |date=May 26, 1973 |location=Washington |agency=Associated Press |page=10 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1973/05/26/archives/cook-quoted-as-saying-he-quit-s-e-c-in-fear-of-impeachment-who.html |access-date=April 12, 2020 |archive-date=April 12, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200412125232/https://www.nytimes.com/1973/05/26/archives/cook-quoted-as-saying-he-quit-s-e-c-in-fear-of-impeachment-who.html |url-status=live }}{{cite web |author=Kenneth Durr |date=May 8, 2007 |title=Interview with G. Bradford Cook |publisher=Securities and Exchange Commission Historical Society |url=http://3197d6d14b5f19f2f440-5e13d29c4c016cf96cbbfd197c579b45.r81.cf1.rackcdn.com/collection/oral-histories/cook050807Transcript.pdf |access-date=November 22, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203003221/http://3197d6d14b5f19f2f440-5e13d29c4c016cf96cbbfd197c579b45.r81.cf1.rackcdn.com/collection/oral-histories/cook050807Transcript.pdf |archive-date=December 3, 2013}} The Washington Star reported that Cook believed he was going to be impeached, and offered to resign. The White House allowed him to do so.{{cite news |title=Cook, Former S.E.C. Chief, Cited in Bar Complaint |work=The New York Times |date=September 28, 1974 |page=40 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1974/09/28/archives/cook-former-sec-chief-cited-in-bar-complaint.html |access-date=April 12, 2020 |archive-date=June 5, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200605142253/https://www.nytimes.com/1974/09/28/archives/cook-former-sec-chief-cited-in-bar-complaint.html |url-status=live }}
• H. R. Haldeman (R) Nixon's Chief of Staff, set up a secret fund-raising enterprise, the "Townhouse Operation", designed to bypass the Republican National Committee. (1970){{cite web |url=http://www.historycommons.org/timeline.jsp?nixon_and_watergate_tmln_watergate_campaign_conspiracy=nixon_and_watergate_tmln__townhouse_operation_&timeline=nixon_and_watergate_tmln |title=The Nixon administration and Watergate: 'Townhouse Operation' |publisher=History Commons |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160813051358/http://www.historycommons.org/timeline.jsp?nixon_and_watergate_tmln_watergate_campaign_conspiracy=nixon_and_watergate_tmln__townhouse_operation_&timeline=nixon_and_watergate_tmln |archive-date=August 13, 2016}}{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1992/06/11/us/files-detail-aid-to-bush-by-nixon-white-house.html |title=Files Detail Aid to Bush By Nixon White House |date=June 11, 1992 |page=B9 |first1=Jeff |last1=Gerth |first2=Robert |last2=Pear |location=Washington |work=The New York Times |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161008123128/http://www.nytimes.com/1992/06/11/us/files-detail-aid-to-bush-by-nixon-white-house.html |archive-date=October 8, 2016}}

1. Harry Shuler Dent (R) Presidential Counsel and Strategist, pleaded guilty to violations of Federal election law for his part in the illegal fundraising operation.{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/10/02/AR2007100202225.html |title=Harry Dent; Advised Key Republicans |first=Patricia |last=Sullivan |date=October 3, 2007 |newspaper=The Washington Post |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161008075533/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/10/02/AR2007100202225.html |archive-date=October 8, 2016}}
2. Herbert W. Kalmbach (R) Nixon's Personal Attorney, raised $3.9 million for a secret Republican slush fund.James R. Polk. "Top money manager: unpublicized fund-raiser may hold key for Nixon", originally in The Washington Star, reprinted in The Dallas Morning News, February 3, 1972, page 2A. He also promised an ambassador a better post in exchange for $100,000, which led to conviction and imprisonment.Miller and Morris, "Donations flood a loophole", Los Angeles Times, October 11, 1992. Kalmbach pleaded guilty to violation of the Federal Corrupt Practices Act and one count of promising federal employment.Stanley Kutler (ed.), Watergate: the fall of Richard Nixon, (Oxford: Blackwell Publishing, 2010), pp. 215–216
3. Jack A. Gleason (R) White House Aide, pleaded guilty to violations of Federal election law concerning an illegal fund raising operation run by the White House.{{cite news |author=Timothy S. Robinson |date=January 18, 1975 |title=Ex-Aide Gets Probation in Fund-Raising Case |newspaper=The Washington Post |url=http://jfk.hood.edu/Collection/Weisberg-Watergate%20Files/Corruption%20-%20Financial/Corruption%20118.pdf |access-date=February 4, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160209053939/http://jfk.hood.edu/Collection/Weisberg-Watergate%20Files/Corruption%20-%20Financial/Corruption%20118.pdf |archive-date=February 9, 2016}}
4. Wendell Wyatt (R-OR) US Representative, was found guilty on one count of failing to report outlays from a secret cash fund that he controlled while heading the Richard Nixon campaign in Oregon. Fined $750. (1975){{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GLfOIBZNOF0C&q=Wendell+Wyatt+convicted&pg=PA217|title=Watergate: A Brief History with Documents|isbn=978-1-4443-1831-9|last1=Kutler|first1=Stanley I.|date=January 15, 2010|publisher=John Wiley & Sons }}{{Cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/opinions/1980/02/10/members-in-trouble-a-roll-call/8745e030-e4a6-43d3-9b8f-13ac7c8bf874/|title=Members in Trouble: a Roll Call|newspaper=The Washington Post|access-date=October 1, 2020|archive-date=March 6, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190306042817/https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/opinions/1980/02/10/members-in-trouble-a-roll-call/8745e030-e4a6-43d3-9b8f-13ac7c8bf874/|url-status=live}}{{cite news |newspaper=Roll Call |date=February 4, 2009 |title=Former Oregon Rep. Wendell Wyatt Dies at 91 |author=Alison McSherry |url=https://www.rollcall.com/2009/02/04/former-oregon-rep-wendell-wyatt-dies-at-91/ |access-date=October 1, 2020 |archive-date=April 17, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210417130156/https://www.rollcall.com/2009/02/04/former-oregon-rep-wendell-wyatt-dies-at-91/ |url-status=live }}

• Richard Helms Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (1966–1973), was convicted of misleading Congress concerning assassination attempts in Cuba, anti-government activities in Chile and the illegal surveillance of journalists in the US. Mr. Helms pleaded no contest.{{cite web |url=http://www.fff.org/2014/09/12/remembering-the-criminal-conviction-of-the-director-of-the-cia/ |title=Remembering the Criminal Conviction of the Director of the CIA |date=September 12, 2014 |publisher=The Future of Freedom Foundation |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161101041231/http://www.fff.org/2014/09/12/remembering-the-criminal-conviction-of-the-director-of-the-cia/ |archive-date=November 1, 2016}}{{cite news |date=October 24, 2002 |title=Richard Helms, Ex-C.I.A. Chief, Dies at 89 |first =Christopher |last=Marquis |page=B9 |newspaper=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2002/10/24/us/richard-helms-ex-cia-chief-dies-at-89.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160423004236/http://www.nytimes.com/2002/10/24/us/richard-helms-ex-cia-chief-dies-at-89.html |archive-date=April 23, 2016}}
• Donald Segretti (R) ran a campaign of dirty tricks for Nixon which he dubbed "ratfucking", meaning forging and distributing false documents to embarrass Democrats. Segretti pled guilty to 3 counts of distributing illegal (forged) campaign literature and was sentenced to six months in prison. (1974){{Cite book |title=Mudslingers: the top 25 negative political campaigns of all time: countdown from no. 25 to no. 1 |first=Kerwin C. |last=Swint |publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group |year=2006 |page=135 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=R4YUTlDOPxkC&pg=PA135 |isbn=978-0-275-98510-3 }}{{cite news |author1=Carl Bernstein |author2=Bob Woodward |date=October 10, 1972 |title=FBI Finds Nixon Aides Sabotaged Democrats |newspaper=The Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/national/longterm/watergate/articles/101072-1.htm |access-date=September 27, 2009 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100825103717/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/national/longterm/watergate/articles/101072-1.htm |archive-date=August 25, 2010}}

• Senator Ted Kennedy (D-MA) drove his car into a tidal channel on Chappaquiddick Island, a small island off of Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts. He swam free of the flipped car but the trapped passenger, Mary Jo Kopechne, drowned. Kennedy pleaded guilty to leaving the scene of an accident and received a suspended sentence of two months.{{cite news |last=Russell |first=Jenna |date=February 17, 2009 |title=Chapter 3: Chappaquiddick: Conflicted ambitions, then, Chappaquiddick |newspaper=The Boston Globe |url=https://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2009/02/17/chapter_3_chappaquiddick/ |access-date=August 26, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100221041557/http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2009/02/17/chapter_3_chappaquiddick/ |archive-date=February 21, 2010}} (1969)
• Cornelius Gallagher (D-NJ) pleaded guilty to tax evasion, and served two years in prison.{{cite book |first=Mark |last=Grossman |title=Political Corruption in America: An Encyclopedia of Scandals, Power, and Greed |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DxupZ6O0p64C&pg=PA413 |access-date=August 31, 2010 |year=2003 |publisher=ABC-CLIO |isbn=978-1-57607-060-4 |author-link= }}
• J. Irving Whalley (R-PA) received suspended three-year sentence and fined $11,000 in 1973 for using mails to deposit staff salary kickbacks and threatening an employee to prevent her from giving information to the FBI.
• Martin B. McKneally (R-NY) was placed on one year's probation and fined $5,000 in 1971 for failing to file income tax return. He had not paid taxes for many years prior.{{cite book |first=Mark |last=Grossman |title=Political Corruption in America: An Encyclopedia of Scandals, Power, and Greed |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DxupZ6O0p64C&pg=PA412 |access-date=August 31, 2010 |year=2003 |publisher=ABC-CLIO |isbn=978-1-57607-060-4 |author-link= }}
• Richard T. Hanna (D-CA) was convicted in an influence-buying scandal. (1974){{cite news |date=June 13, 2001 |title=Richard Hanna: Congressman Sent to Prison in Bribery Scandal |first=David |last=Haldane |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-jun-13-me-9908-story.html |access-date=May 22, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121013111423/http://articles.latimes.com/2001/jun/13/local/me-9908 |archive-date=October 13, 2012}}
• Edwin Reinecke (R-CA) was convicted of perjury and sentenced to 18 months in prison as part of the Watergate investigation. He resigned one day before his sentencing, which was overturned on appeal because "the Senate Judiciary Committee before which he was accused of perjuring himself had failed to publish its rule permitting a one-man quorum."{{Cite news|last=Ostrow|first=Ronald J.|date=February 4, 1976|title=Prosecutor Decides Not to Appeal Reinecke Case|work=Los Angeles Times|url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/157967633|access-date=December 15, 2020|id={{ProQuest|157967633}}|archive-date=April 4, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230404013006/https://www.proquest.com/docview/157967633|url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=http://law.justia.com/cases/federal/appellate-courts/F2/524/435/430417/ |title=United States of America v. Howard Edwin Reinecke, Appellant, 524 F.2d 435 (D.C. Cir. 1975) |website=law.justia.com |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303213638/http://law.justia.com/cases/federal/appellate-courts/F2/524/435/430417/ |archive-date=March 3, 2016}}
• William Oswald Mills (R-MD) US Representative had received an undisclosed $25,000 gift from the Finance Committee of President Richard Nixon's re-election campaign (CREEP), which was part of $900,000 in unaccounted donations made by that committee in May 1973. Five days later, he committed suicide. (1973){{cite news |title=Death of a Jovial Guy |magazine=Time |date=June 4, 1973 |url=http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,907336,00.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160311025151/http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0%2C9171%2C907336%2C00.html |archive-date=March 11, 2016}}{{Cite web |url=http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=M000779 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202024438/http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=M000779 |url-status=dead |title=Mills, William Oswald – Biographical Information |archive-date=February 2, 2017 |website=bioguide.congress.gov}}{{cite news |title=A House Member Apparent Suicide |first=Ben A. |last=Franklin |date=May 25, 1973 |newspaper=The New York Times |page=1 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1973/05/25/archives/a-house-member-apparent-suicide-mills-of-maryland-linked-to.html |access-date=February 10, 2017 |archive-date=September 15, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170915113832/http://www.nytimes.com/1973/05/25/archives/a-house-member-apparent-suicide-mills-of-maryland-linked-to.html |url-status=live }}
• George V. Hansen (R-ID) US Representative, was the first member of Congress to be convicted of violating a new 1971 campaign law requiring disclosure of financial contributions. (1974){{cite news |first=Paul |last=Vitello |newspaper=The New York Times |title=George Hansen, Idaho Congressman and Convicted Swindler, Dies at 83 |date=August 20, 2014 |page=B9 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/20/us/george-v-hansen-seven-term-idaho-congressman-dies-at-83.html |access-date=August 22, 2017 |archive-date=January 8, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140108144641/http://www.nytimes.com/ |url-status=live }}{{cite news |author=Matt Schudel |date=August 17, 2014 |title=George V. Hansen, Idaho congressman sentenced to federal prison, dies at 83 |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/george-v-hansen-idaho-congressman-sentenced-to-federal-prison-dies-at-83/2014/08/17/567ca526-255b-11e4-958c-268a320a60ce_story.html |access-date=May 31, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170315001154/https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/george-v-hansen-idaho-congressman-sentenced-to-federal-prison-dies-at-83/2014/08/17/567ca526-255b-11e4-958c-268a320a60ce_story.html |archive-date=March 15, 2017}}
• James R. Jones (D-OK) US Representative, pleaded guilty to a federal misdemeanor charge that he had failed to report a $200 campaign contribution. He was fined $200. (1972)
• John Dowdy (D-TX) US Representative, found guilty of perjury, sentenced to 6 months and fined. (1972){{Cite web|url=https://www.plainsite.org/dockets/9wwotgir/court-of-appeals-for-the-fourth-circuit/united-states-v-john-dowdy/|title=United States v. John Dowdy :: Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit :: Appeal No. 72-1614|website=plainsite.org|access-date=December 29, 2020|archive-date=August 14, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210814130432/https://www.plainsite.org/dockets/9wwotgir/court-of-appeals-for-the-fourth-circuit/united-states-v-john-dowdy/|url-status=live}}{{cite magazine|url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,877559,00.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090831072617/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,877559,00.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 31, 2009|title=Trials: Congressman Convicted|date=January 10, 1972|magazine=Time |access-date=October 25, 2014}}https://www.nytimes.com/ {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191117170824/https://www.nytimes.com/|date=November 17, 2019}} |December 31, 1971 |Dowdy Convicted of Taking a Bribe |[https://www.nytimes.com/1971/12/31/archives/dowdy-convicted-of-taking-a-bribe-representative-from-texas-could.html] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201102074823/https://www.nytimes.com/1971/12/31/archives/dowdy-convicted-of-taking-a-bribe-representative-from-texas-could.html|date=November 2, 2020}}{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ceUCAAAAMBAJ&q=John+Dowdy+sentenced&pg=PA61|title=New York Magazine|date=February 18, 1980}}

• Herbert Allan Fogel (R) US Judge of Eastern District of PA (1973–1978) resigned after investigations of his role in awarding a lucrative government contract to his uncle. During the investigation, he invoked the 5th Amendment multiple times. He was then asked to resign. (1978){{cite web |title=Herbert Allan Fogel |publisher=OpenJurist |url=https://openjurist.org/judge/herbert-allan-fogel |access-date=October 11, 2017 |archive-date=October 12, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171012044237/https://openjurist.org/judge/herbert-allan-fogel |url-status=live }}{{cite news |work=The New York Times |date=November 11, 1976 |title=U.S. Reportedly Asks Resignation of Judge |author=Nicholas Gage |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1976/11/11/archives/us-reported-by-asks-resignation-of-judge-officials-say-he-invoked.html |access-date=December 21, 2020 |archive-date=August 14, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210814101406/https://www.nytimes.com/1976/11/11/archives/us-reported-by-asks-resignation-of-judge-officials-say-he-invoked.html |url-status=live }}

{{Further information | Category: Ford administration controversies}}

• Earl Butz (R) Secretary of Agriculture, was asked privately why the party of Lincoln was not able to attract more blacks. Butz replied: "I'll tell you what the coloreds want. It's three things: first, a tight pussy; second, loose shoes; and third, a warm place to shit." Butz resigned soon afterwards on October 4, 1976.{{cite news |access-date=September 14, 2019 |url=http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,946703,00.html |title=The Nation: Exit Earl, Not Laughing |magazine=Time |date=October 18, 1976 |issn=0040-781X |archive-date=July 7, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220707215437/https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,946703,00.html |url-status=live }}
• Pardon of Richard Nixon: September 8, 1974, President Ford granted a full and unconditional pardon to former President Richard Nixon, his predecessor, for any crimes that he might have committed against the United States as president. In particular, the pardon covered Nixon's actions during the Watergate scandal in which the president was accused of multiple criminal charges, forcing him to resign from office rather than face a trial to prove his innocence.{{cite web |last=Ford |first=Gerald |date=September 8, 1974 |url=https://fordlibrarymuseum.gov/library/speeches/740061.asp|title=President Gerald R. Ford's Proclamation 4311, Granting a Pardon to Richard Nixon |publisher=Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library & Museum |access-date=December 22, 2016}}{{cite web|url=http://www.upi.com/Audio/Year_in_Review/Events-of-1974/Ford-Pardons-Nixon/12305808208934-3/ |title=Ford Pardons Nixon – Events of 1974 – Year in Review |publisher=UPI.com |access-date=November 4, 2011}}

• Andrew J. Hinshaw (R-CA) US Representative, was convicted of accepting bribes while Assessor of Orange County as well as stealing county funds and property for his Congressional Campaign. He served one year in prison. (1977)http://www.sfgate.com/ {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141024235659/http://www.sfgate.com/ |date=October 24, 2014 }}, March 4, 2006, "Sentences of other congressmen convicted of crimes" by the AP,{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1976/01/30/archives/rep-jones-is-guilty-of-failing-to-report-receipt-of-donation.html|title=Rep. Jones is Guilty of Failing To Report Receipt of Donation (Published 1976)|first=Lesley|last=Oelsner|newspaper=The New York Times|date=January 30, 1976|access-date=December 22, 2020|archive-date=June 25, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180625104211/https://www.nytimes.com/1976/01/30/archives/rep-jones-is-guilty-of-failing-to-report-receipt-of-donation.html|url-status=live}}{{cite news |date=November 16, 2009 |title=Day 15: A congressman is convicted |author=Larry Welborn |newspaper=Orange County Register |url=https://www.ocregister.com/2009/11/16/day-15-a-congressman-is-convicted/ |access-date=December 22, 2020 |archive-date=August 16, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210816174602/https://www.ocregister.com/2009/11/16/day-15-a-congressman-is-convicted/ |url-status=live }}{{cite news |work=The New York Times |date=May 9, 1975 |title=California Congressman Booked For Bribery and Embezzlement |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1975/05/09/archives/california-congressman-booked-for-bribery-and-embezzlement-both-are.html |access-date=December 22, 2020 |archive-date=August 14, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210814121148/https://www.nytimes.com/1975/05/09/archives/california-congressman-booked-for-bribery-and-embezzlement-both-are.html |url-status=live }}
• Wayne L. Hays (D-OH) resigned from Congress after hiring and promoting his mistress, Elizabeth Ray. (1976){{cite news |access-date=September 14, 2019 |url=http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,947699,00.html |title=CONGRESS: Indecent Exposure on Capitol Hill |magazine=Time |date=June 7, 1976 |issn=0040-781X |archive-date=August 3, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200803172141/http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,947699,00.html |url-status=live }}
• Frank Horton (R-NY) pleaded guilty to a DWI (arrested at 105 mph with two women; neither were his wife) and was sentenced to 11 days in jail. (1976){{cite news |date=June 5, 1994 |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-06-05-op-1411-story.html |title=Indictments-A Grand Congressional Tradition Since 1798 |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161202043853/http://articles.latimes.com/1994-06-05/opinion/op-1411_1_income-tax-evasion/2 |archive-date=December 2, 2016}}
• James F. Hastings (R-NY) was convicted of taking kickbacks from his staff and mail fraud. He took the money from his employees and used it to buy cars, boats, school tuition and retirement. Served 14 months at Allenwood penitentiary. (1976){{cite news |access-date=September 15, 2019 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1977/03/27/archives/us-is-suing-legislator-to-get-50000-returned.html |title=U.S. Is Suing Legislator to Get $50,000 Returned |agency=Associated Press |page=39 |work=The New York Times |date=March 27, 1977 |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=May 24, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200524054015/https://www.nytimes.com/1977/03/27/archives/us-is-suing-legislator-to-get-50000-returned.html |url-status=live }}
• Richard Alvin Tonry (D-LA) US Representative from the 1st District, pled guilty to illegal contributions and ballot box stuffing. He served four months in Congress and six months in jail. (1976){{cite news|url=http://www.rollcall.com/news/former_rep_richard_tonry_of_louisiana_dead_at_77-215926-1.html|work=Roll Call|title=Former Rep. Richard Tonry of Louisiana Dead at 77|first=Emily|last=Cahn|date=July 6, 2012|access-date=December 11, 2019|archive-date=December 11, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191211205755/http://www.rollcall.com/news/former_rep_richard_tonry_of_louisiana_dead_at_77-215926-1.html|url-status=live}}{{cite news |work=The New York Times |date=February 12, 1977 |title=8 Louisiana Officials Plead Guilty To Vote Fraud in Congress Race |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1977/02/12/archives/8-louisiana-officials-plead-guilty-to-vote-fraud-in-congress-race.html |access-date=December 11, 2019 |archive-date=December 11, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191211205734/https://www.nytimes.com/1977/02/12/archives/8-louisiana-officials-plead-guilty-to-vote-fraud-in-congress-race.html |url-status=live }}{{cite news |newspaper=The Times-Picayune |location=New Orleans |date=July 6, 2012 |title=Former U.S. Rep. Richard "Rick" A. Tonry dies at 77 years old |first=Benjamin |last=Alexander-Bloch |url=https://www.nola.com/news/politics/article_2591b371-c4ea-5f6c-8701-d3c80844abb5.html |access-date=December 11, 2019 |archive-date=December 11, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191211205733/https://www.nola.com/news/politics/article_2591b371-c4ea-5f6c-8701-d3c80844abb5.html |url-status=live }}
• James R. Jones (D-OK) US Rep, pleaded guilty to a federal misdemeanor charge that he had failed to report a 1972 campaign contribution from Gulf Oil. (1976){{cite web |title=James Jones: a power in D.C. |website=The Oklahoman |date=May 2, 1982 |url=https://oklahoman.com/article/1982246/james-jones-a-power-in-dc/ |access-date=September 14, 2019 |archive-date=May 27, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200527025818/http://oklahoman.com/article/1982246/james-jones-a-power-in-dc |url-status=live }}
• John V. Dowdy (D-TX) served 6 months in prison for perjury. (1973)St. Petersburg Times, January 23, 1974, "Ex-Congressman Ordered to Prison" by UPI
• Bertram L. Podell (D-NY) pleaded guilty to conspiracy and conflict of interest. He was fined $5,000 and served four months in prison. (1974)
• Frank Brasco (D-NY) was sentenced to three months in jail and fined $10,000 for conspiracy to accept bribes from a reputed Mafia figure who sought truck leasing contracts from the Post Office and loans to buy trucks.
• Frank Clark (D-PA) paid congressional salaries to 13 Pennsylvania residents who performed no official duties.
• Wilbur Mills (D-AR) stepped down as Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee after his affair with Argentinian stripper Fanne Fox was made public in 1974.{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/special/clinton/frenzy/mills.htm |title=Congressman Wilbur Mills and Stripper Fanne Foxe – 1974 |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=July 21, 1998 |access-date=February 21, 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150510024657/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/special/clinton/frenzy/mills.htm |archive-date=May 10, 2015}}

• Otto Kerner Jr. (D), US Judge of the 7th Circuit Court and former Illinois Governor, was indicted on charges of conspiracy, bribery, mail fraud, and income tax evasion related to accepting stock shares from a racing company and lying about it. He was convicted and resigned his position. (1974){{cite news |title=Otto Kerner Goes to Jail Today, His Once Shining Career at End |work=The New York Times |date=July 29, 1974 |first=Seth S. |last=King |location=Chicago |page=47 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1974/07/29/archives/otto-kerner-goes-to-jail-today-his-onceshining-career-at-end-income.html |access-date=September 14, 2019 |archive-date=April 12, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200412160442/https://www.nytimes.com/1974/07/29/archives/otto-kerner-goes-to-jail-today-his-onceshining-career-at-end-income.html |url-status=live }}

{{Further information | Category: Carter administration controversies}}

• Debategate – An election briefing book for President Jimmy Carter was stolen and given to opponent Ronald Reagan before the presidential election of 1980."Reagan Assures Casey He Can Stay as CIA Chief in New Term?", The Washington Post, September 11, 1984. see 1980 October Surprise theory see Iran hostage crisis

• Daniel J. Flood (D-PA) was censured for bribery during the 96th United States Congress. The allegations led to his resignation on January 31, 1980.{{cite news |title=The Equal-Opportunity Culture of Corruption |first=Ken |last=Rudin |date=June 6, 2007 |url=https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=10770284 |publisher=NPR |access-date=July 29, 2007 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080213151357/http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=10770284 |archive-date=February 13, 2008}}
• J. Herbert Burke (R-FL) US Representative, pleaded guilty to disorderly intoxication and resisting arrest, and nolo contendere to an additional charge of witness tampering. He was sentenced to three months plus fines. (1978){{cite magazine |first=Mark |last=Green |title=Congress after the Sting |date=February 18, 1980 |magazine=New York |page=60 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ceUCAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA60 |issn=0028-7369}}
• Robert E. Bauman (R-MD) US Representative, was charged with soliciting sex from a teenage boy in gay bar. After counseling, the charges were dropped, but he lost his next two elections. (1980)
• Fred Richmond (D-NY) received charges of soliciting sex from a 16-year-old boy which were dropped after he submitted to counseling. (1978)"Heading South", p. 6, New York Post, February 24, 2009
• Charles Diggs (D-MI) was convicted on 29 charges of mail fraud and filing false payroll forms which formed a kickback scheme with his staff. Sentenced to 3 years. (1978){{Cite news |last=Molotsky |first=Irvin |date=1998-08-26 |title=Charles Diggs, 75, Congressman Censured Over Kickbacks |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1998/08/26/us/charles-diggs-75-congressman-censured-over-kickbacks.html |access-date=2023-10-11 |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=July 19, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230719215523/https://www.nytimes.com/1998/08/26/us/charles-diggs-75-congressman-censured-over-kickbacks.html |url-status=live }}
• Herman Talmadge (D-GA) US Senator, was denounced by the Senate for "improper financial conduct" on October 11, 1979. He failed to be re-elected.http://georgiaencyclopedia.org/article/jsp?id+h-590 {{dead link|date=September 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
• Michael Myers (D-PA) received suspended six-month jail term after pleading no contest to disorderly conduct charged stemming from an incident at a Virginia bar in which he allegedly attacked a hotel security guard and a cashier.{{cite book |first=Lawrance |last=Binda |title=The Big, Bad Book of Mike: Rogues, Rascals and Rapscallions Named Michael, Mike and Mickey |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=c4PXaGFzd64C&pg=PA44 |date=July 1, 2003 |publisher=iUniverse |isbn=978-0-595-28772-7 |page=44}}
• Charles H. Wilson (D-CA) was censured after he converted $25,000 in campaign funds to his own use and accepted $10,500 from a man with a direct interest in legislation before Congress. (1980){{cite web |url=http://corporate.cqrollcall.com/wmspage.cfm?parm1=224 |title=CQ-Roll Call | Congress 101 – Disciplining Members |website=Corporate.cqrollcall.com |date=May 29, 2008 |access-date=August 31, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100923050502/http://corporate.cqrollcall.com/wmspage.cfm?parm1=224 |archive-date=September 23, 2010 }}
• John Connally (R-TX) was accused of accepting a $10,000 bribe (Milk Money scandal). He was acquitted. (1975)Time, April 28, 1975, "Trials: Big John Connolly Acquitted"
• Richard Tonry (D-LA) pleaded guilty to receiving illegal campaign contributions.{{cite web |url=http://cases.justia.com/us-court-of-appeals/F2/605/144/332135/ |title=United States of America, Plaintiff-appellee, v. Richard A. Tonry, Defendant-appellant – 605 F.2d 144 – Justia US Court of Appeals Cases and Opinions |website=Cases.justia.com |date=October 9, 1979 |access-date=August 31, 2010 |archive-date=July 9, 2012 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120709233428/http://cases.justia.com/us-court-of-appeals/F2/605/144/332135/ |url-status=live }}
• Koreagate scandal involving alleged bribery of more than 30 members of Congress by the South Korean government represented by Tongsun Park. Several other Koreans and Congressmen were allegedly involved, but not charged or reprimanded.Time, February 18, 1980, "Nation: Rogues Gallery" The most notable are:

1. Richard T. Hanna (D-CA) pleaded guilty{{cite news |title=Hanna Says He Accepted Park Bribes |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=K44sAAAAIBAJ&pg=5924,4292508&dq=richard+t+hanna&hl=en |agency=Associated Press |newspaper=Lakeland Ledger |location=Lakeland, FL |date=March 17, 1978 |pages=1A, 7A |access-date=November 19, 2010 }}{{Dead link|date=June 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} and sentenced to 6–30 months in federal prison.{{cite news |title=Ex-Rep. Hanna handed term in Korean influence scandal |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=UZQSAAAAIBAJ&pg=2991,1432442&dq=richard+t+hanna&hl=en |agency=Associated Press |newspaper=The Bulletin |location=Bend, OR |date=April 24, 1978 |page=1 |access-date=November 19, 2010 |archive-date=August 17, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210817124720/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=UZQSAAAAIBAJ&pg=2991,1432442&dq=richard+t+hanna&hl=en |url-status=live }} Wound up serving a year in prison.{{cite book |first=Mark |last=Grossman |title=Political corruption in America: an encyclopedia of scandals, power, and greed |url=https://archive.org/details/politicalcorrupt0000gros |url-access=registration |year=2003 |publisher=ABC-CLIO |isbn=978-1-57607-060-4 |author-link= }}
2. John J. McFall, Edward Roybal, and Charles H. Wilson, all (D-CA), were involved. Roybal was censured, while McFall and Wilson were reprimanded.{{cite news |title=John McFall, 88, Representative Tied to Bribery Scandal in 1970's |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/18/politics/18mcfall.html |newspaper=The New York Times |agency=Associated Press |date=March 18, 2006 |access-date=February 3, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151019054851/http://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/18/politics/18mcfall.html |archive-date=October 19, 2015}}{{cite news |date=September 28, 1978 |title=House panel censures one congressman, reprimands another |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=MKofAAAAIBAJ&pg=1291,4776930&dq=charles+h+wilson+reprimanded&hl=en |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210814092857/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=MKofAAAAIBAJ&pg=1291,4776930&dq=charles+h+wilson+reprimanded&hl=en |archive-date=August 14, 2021 |access-date=November 19, 2010 |newspaper=Gadsden Times |location=Gadsden, AL |page=5 |agency=Associated Press}}

• Herbert Allan Fogel (R) Federal Judge of the Eastern Federal District of Pennsylvania (1973–1978), and nominated by Richard M. Nixon, resigned after investigation of a government contract in which he was forced to invoke the 5th Amendment. (1978){{Cite web |url=http://www.fjc.gov/servlet/nGetInfo?jid=769&ctype=na&instate=na |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130202222540/http://www.fjc.gov/servlet/nGetInfo?jid=769&cid=999&ctype=na&instate=na |url-status=dead |title=Biographical Directory of Article III Federal Judges, 1789-present | Federal Judicial Center |archive-date=February 2, 2013}}
• Jack T. Camp (R) Federal Judge, Northern District of GA, appointed by Ronald Reagan, guilty of trying to purchase cocaine, firearms violations, aiding a felon. Resigned. Sentenced to 30 days. (2010){{cite news |url=http://www.philly.com/philly/wires/ap/news/nation_world/20101119_ap_federaljudgepleadsguiltyto2drugcharges.html |title=Federal judge pleads guilty to 2 drug charges |agency=Associated Press |date=November 19, 2010 |newspaper=The Philadelphia Inquirer |access-date=November 19, 2010}}{{Cite web|url=https://openjurist.org/judge/jack-tarpley-camp-jr|title=Jack Tarpley Camp Jr. | OpenJurist|website=openjurist.org|accessdate=August 6, 2023|archive-date=September 7, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230907122731/https://openjurist.org/judge/jack-tarpley-camp-jr|url-status=live}}

{{Further information|Category:Reagan administration controversies}}

{{Further|Scandals of the Ronald Reagan administration}}

• Operation Ill Wind was a three-year investigation launched in 1986 by the FBI into corruption by U.S. government and military officials, as well as private defense contractors.

1. Melvyn Paisley, appointed Assistant Secretary of the Navy in 1981 by Republican President Ronald Reagan,{{cite news |access-date=September 14, 2019 |url=https://people.com/archive/dealmaker-melvyn-paisleys-true-colors-are-questioned-in-a-defense-corruption-probe-vol-30-no-6/ |title=Dealmaker Melvyn Paisley's True Colors Are Questioned in a Defense Corruption Probe |website=People |archive-date=August 3, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200803081003/https://people.com/archive/dealmaker-melvyn-paisleys-true-colors-are-questioned-in-a-defense-corruption-probe-vol-30-no-6/ |url-status=live }} was found to have accepted hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes. He pleaded guilty to bribery, resigned his office and served four years in prison.{{cite web |first=Anthony |last=Critelli |date=June 14, 2011 |url=http://govwin.com/anthonycritelli_blog/this-day-in-govcon-history/131183 |title=This Day in GovCon History, June 14, 1988: "Operation Ill Wind" Raids |publisher=GovWin Network |access-date=January 4, 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131109194354/http://govwin.com/anthonycritelli_blog/this-day-in-govcon-history/131183 |archive-date=November 9, 2013 }}{{cite news |first=Douglas |last=Frantz |date=October 19, 1991 |title=Paisley Gets 4-Year Term in Ill Wind Case : Pentagon: He is the highest-ranking target and his sentence is the stiffest yet in the defense procurement scandal |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-10-19-mn-526-story.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150921212319/http://articles.latimes.com/1991-10-19/news/mn-526_1_ill-wind |archive-date=September 21, 2015}}
2. James E. Gaines Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy, took over when Paisley resigned his office.{{cite web |url=http://www.public.navy.mil/bupers-npc/reference/messages/Documents/NAVADMINS/NAV2001/nav01214.txt |title=Regular Navy Appointments |access-date=August 1, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160106133854/http://www.public.navy.mil/bupers-npc/reference/messages/Documents/NAVADMINS/NAV2001/nav01214.txt |archive-date=January 6, 2016 }} He was convicted of accepting an illegal gratuity, and theft and conversion of government property. He was sentenced to six months in prison.{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1992/06/01/business/ex-official-sentenced.html |title=Ex-Official Sentenced |date=June 1, 1992 |agency=Associated Press |location=Alexandria, Virginia |work=The New York Times |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161101041447/http://www.nytimes.com/1992/06/01/business/ex-official-sentenced.html |archive-date=November 1, 2016}}
3. Victor D. Cohen, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force, was the 50th conviction obtained under the Ill Wind probe when he pleaded guilty to accepting bribes and conspiring to defraud the government.{{cite news |date=August 23, 1991 |title=Ex-Official Enters 'Ill Wind' Guilty Plea : Defense: It marks the 50th conviction obtained under the probe of Pentagon procurement fraud. He faces 20 years in jail at sentencing December 6 |first=Robert L. |last=Jackson |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-08-23-mn-1071-story.html |access-date=August 10, 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151108015232/http://articles.latimes.com/1991-08-23/news/mn-1071_1_ill-wind |archive-date=November 8, 2015}}

• The Housing and Urban Development scandal concerned bribery by selected contractors for low income housing projects.{{Cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2000/11/03/nyregion/samuel-r-pierce-jr-ex-housing-secretary-dies-at-78.html |title=Samuel R. Pierce Jr., Ex-Housing Secretary, Dies at 78 |newspaper=The New York Times |date=November 3, 2000 |page=B13 |last1=Shenon |first1=Philip |access-date=April 6, 2018 |archive-date=February 3, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180203231746/http://www.nytimes.com/2000/11/03/nyregion/samuel-r-pierce-jr-ex-housing-secretary-dies-at-78.html |url-status=live }}{{cite news |title=HUD Fertile Ground for Wrongdoing |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=June 18, 1989 |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1989/06/18/hud-fertile-ground-for-wrongdoing/97aa4670-0822-437a-9143-5bebe9cd8e8b/ |access-date=September 14, 2019 |archive-date=January 10, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190110070530/https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1989/06/18/hud-fertile-ground-for-wrongdoing/97aa4670-0822-437a-9143-5bebe9cd8e8b/ |url-status=live }}

1. Samuel Pierce, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, was not charged because he made "full and public written acceptance of responsibility".{{cite news |title=Long Inquiry on Abuse in the Housing Department Is Completed |date=October 29, 1998 |first=Michael |last=Janofsky |work=The New York Times |page=A18 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1998/10/29/us/long-inquiry-on-abuse-in-the-housing-department-is-completed.html |access-date=April 11, 2020 |archive-date=June 5, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200605184645/https://www.nytimes.com/1998/10/29/us/long-inquiry-on-abuse-in-the-housing-department-is-completed.html |url-status=live }}
2. James G. Watt, the Secretary of Interior from 1981 to 1983, was charged with 25 counts of perjury and obstruction of justice, sentenced to five years' probation, fined $5,000 and 500 hours of community service.RollingStone.com, November 18, 2003, "Crimes Against Nature" by Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
3. Deborah Gore Dean (R), Executive Assistant to Samuel Pierce (Secretary of HUD from 1981 to 1987, and not charged), was convicted of 12 counts of perjury, conspiracy, bribery. Sentenced to 21 months in prison. (1987){{cite news |access-date=September 15, 2019 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1993/10/27/us/ex-official-is-convicted-in-hud-scandal-of-80-s.html |title=Ex-Official Is Convicted In HUD Scandal of 80's |work=The New York Times |date=October 27, 1993 |last=Labaton |first=Stephen |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=September 3, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200903072124/https://www.nytimes.com/1993/10/27/us/ex-official-is-convicted-in-hud-scandal-of-80-s.html |url-status=live }}
4. Phillip D. Winn, Assistant Secretary of HUD from 1981 to 1982, pleaded guilty to bribery in 1994.
5. Thomas Demery, Assistant Secretary of HUD, pleaded guilty to bribery and obstruction.
6. Joseph A. Strauss, Special Assistant to the Secretary of HUD, was convicted of accepting payments to favor Puerto Rican land developers in receiving HUD funding.The Washington Post, October 15, 1999, "Strauss Convicted" by Toni Locy{{cite web |access-date=September 14, 2019 |url=https://www.hud.gov/sites/documents/DOC_22841.PDF |title=In The Matter Of: Joseph A. Strauss, The Phoenix Associates, Ltd |publisher=Department of Housing and Urban Development |archive-date=August 3, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200803070028/https://www.hud.gov/sites/documents/DOC_22841.PDF |url-status=live }}
7. Silvio D. DeBartolomeis was convicted of perjury and bribery.

• Wedtech scandal – Wedtech Corporation was convicted of bribery for Defense Department contracts.

1. Edwin Meese (R) Attorney General resigned, but was never convicted.Jeff Gerth (July 8, 1988), "Prosecutor Shines New Light on Meese", The New York Times.
2. Lyn Nofziger (R) White House Press Secretary had a conviction of lobbying that was overturned.{{cite news |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=December 12, 1989 |title=Court Refuses to Review Nofziger Case |first=Ruth |last=Marcus |author-link=Ruth Marcus (journalist) }}
3. Mario Biaggi (D-NY) was sentenced to {{frac|2|1|2}} years in prison.{{cite news |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=August 5, 1988 |title=Rep. Biaggi, 4 Others Guilty in Wedtech Case |author=George Lardner Jr.}}

• Savings and loan scandal – 747 institutions failed and had to be rescued with $160,000,000,000 of the taxpayer's money in connection with the Keating Five. see Legislative scandals.Timothy Curry and Lynn Shibut, The Cost of the Savings and Loan Crisis: Truth and Consequences FDIC, December 2000.
• John M. Fedders (R) SEC Dir of Enforcement, in divorce testimony he admitted beating his wife and then resigned. (1985){{cite news |author=Robert L. Jackson |author2=Zack Nauth |date=February 27, 1985 |title=Fedders Resigns as SEC Chief of Enforcement, Apologizes to Agency |website=Los Angeles Times |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1985-02-27-fi-8878-story.html |access-date=September 14, 2019 |archive-date=August 4, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200804090047/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1985-02-27-fi-8878-story.html |url-status=live }}{{cite web |access-date=September 14, 2019 |url=http://3197d6d14b5f19f2f440-5e13d29c4c016cf96cbbfd197c579b45.r81.cf1.rackcdn.com/collection/oral-histories/090906feddersTranscript.pdf |title=Interview with John Fedders |publisher=Securities and Exchange Commission Historical Society |first=Kenneth |last=Durr |date=August 9, 2006 |via=rackcdn.com |archive-date=April 12, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190412133048/http://3197d6d14b5f19f2f440-5e13d29c4c016cf96cbbfd197c579b45.r81.cf1.rackcdn.com/collection/oral-histories/090906feddersTranscript.pdf |url-status=live }}
• Emanuel S. Savas, appointed by Ronald Reagan to be Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, resigned on July 8, 1983, after an internal Justice Department investigation found he had abused his office by having his Government staff work on his private book on Government time.{{cite news |title=Federal Housing Official Quits after Inquiry Cites Abuses of Office |newspaper=The New York Times |date=July 8, 1983 |agency=UPI |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1983/07/08/us/federal-housing-official-quits-after-inquiry-cites-abuses-of-office.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306085548/http://www.nytimes.com/1983/07/08/us/federal-housing-official-quits-after-inquiry-cites-abuses-of-office.html |archive-date=March 6, 2016}}{{cite web |author=Ronald Reagan |title=Nomination of Emanuel S. Savas To Be Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development |date=February 23, 1981 |via=The American Presidency Project |url=http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/?pid=43444 |access-date=January 19, 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150120005812/http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/?pid=43444 |archive-date=January 20, 2015}}
• Iran-Contra Affair (1985–1986) – In violation of an arms embargo, administration officials arranged to sell armaments to Iran in an attempt to improve relations with Iran and obtain their influence in the release of hostages held in Lebanon. Oliver North of the National Security Council then diverted proceeds from the arms sale to fund Contra rebels attempting to overthrow the left-wing government of Nicaragua, which was in direct violation of Congress' Boland Amendment.{{Cite news |url=https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/reagan-iran/ |title=The Iran-Contra Affair |department=American Experience |publisher=PBS |series=The Presidents |access-date=July 18, 2017 |archive-date=July 21, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170721044256/http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/reagan-iran/ |url-status=live }} Ronald Reagan appeared on TV stating there was no "arms for hostages" deal, but was later forced to admit, also on TV, that yes, there indeed had been:

1. Caspar Weinberger (R) Secretary of Defense, was indicted on two counts of perjury and one count of obstruction of justice on June 16, 1992.{{cite web |date=June 16, 1992 |url=https://fas.org/news/iran/1992/920606-231623.htm |title=Weinberger charged in Iran-Contra matter |publisher=Federation of American Scientists |access-date=August 18, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150205210002/http://www.fas.org/news/iran/1992/920606-231623.htm |archive-date=February 5, 2015 }} Weinberger received a pardon from George H. W. Bush on December 24, 1992, before he was tried.{{cite web |url=https://fas.org/news/iran/1992/921224-260039.htm |title=Bush Pardons Weinberger, Five Others Tied to Iran-Contra |publisher=Federation of American Scientists |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080421150512/http://www.fas.org/news/iran/1992/921224-260039.htm |archive-date=April 21, 2008 }}
2. William Casey (R) Director of the CIA is thought to have conceived the plan, but was stricken ill hours before he would testify. Reporter Bob Woodward records that Casey knew of and approved the plan.{{cite news |access-date=September 14, 2019 |url=http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,965712,00.html |title=Did A Dead Man Tell No Tales? |magazine=Time |date=October 12, 1987 |last=Zoglin |first=Richard |issn=0040-781X}}
3. Robert C. McFarlane National Security Adviser was convicted of withholding evidence, but after a plea bargain was given only two years' probation. Later pardoned by President George H. W. BushPichirallo, Joe (March 12, 1988). "McFarlane Enters Guilty Plea Arising From Iran-Contra Affair; Former Reagan Adviser Withheld Information From Congress". The Washington Post.
4. Elliott Abrams (R) Assistant Secretary of State, was convicted of withholding evidence, but after a plea bargain was given only two years' probation. He was later pardoned by President George H. W. BushWalsh, Lawrence E. (August 4, 1993). "Final Report of the Independent Counsel For Iran/Contra Matters Vol. I: Investigations and Prosecutions". Summary of Prosecutions. U. S. Court of Appeal for the District of Columbia.{{cite web |url=https://fas.org/irp/offdocs/walsh/summpros.htm |title=Walsh Iran / Contra Report: Summary of Prosecutions |publisher=Federation of American Scientists |access-date=April 16, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170225202334/https://fas.org/irp/offdocs/walsh/summpros.htm |archive-date=February 25, 2017}}
5. Alan D. Fiers Chief of the CIA's Central American Task Force, was convicted of withholding evidence and sentenced to one year's probation. Later pardoned by President George H. W. Bush{{cite web |url=https://fas.org/irp/offdocs/walsh/source.htm |title=Walsh Iran / Contra Report – Obtaining Copies |publisher=Federation of American Scientists |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150321150039/http://fas.org/irp/offdocs/walsh/source.htm |archive-date=March 21, 2015}}
6. Clair George Chief of Covert Ops-CIA was convicted on two charges of perjury, but was pardoned by President George H. W. Bush before sentencing.{{cite web |url=https://fas.org/irp/offdocs/walsh/chap_17.htm |title=Walsh Iran / Contra Report – Chapter 17 United States v. Clair E. George |publisher=Federation of American Scientists |access-date=August 31, 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110514024907/http://www.fas.org/irp/offdocs/walsh/chap_17.htm |archive-date=May 14, 2011}}
7. Oliver North (R) Deputy Director of the National Security Council, was convicted of accepting an illegal gratuity, obstruction of a congressional inquiry, and destruction of documents, but the convictions were vacated, after the appeals court found that witnesses in his trial might have been impermissibly affected by his immunized congressional testimony.{{cite web |url=https://fas.org/irp/offdocs/walsh/chap_02.htm |title=Walsh Iran/Contra Report – Chapter 2 United States v. Oliver L. North |publisher=Federation of American Scientists |access-date=June 15, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170519063819/https://fas.org/irp/offdocs/walsh/chap_02.htm |archive-date=May 19, 2017}}
8. Fawn Hall, Oliver North's secretary, was given immunity from prosecution on charges of conspiracy and destroying documents in exchange for her testimony.Hall, North Trial Testimony, 3/22/89, pp. 5311–16, and 3/23/89, pp. 5373–80, 5385–87; Chapter 5 Fawn Hall 147
9. John Poindexter (R) National Security Advisor, was convicted of five counts of conspiracy, obstruction of justice, perjury, defrauding the government, and the alteration and destruction of evidence. The Supreme Court overturned this ruling.{{cite news |first=Linda |last=Greenhouse |date=December 8, 1992 |title=Supreme Court Roundup; Iran-Contra Appeal Refused by Court |newspaper=The New York Times |page=A22 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1992/12/08/us/supreme-court-roundup-iran-contra-appeal-refused-by-court.html}}
10. Duane Clarridge Ex-CIA senior official, was indicted in November 1991 on seven counts of perjury and false statements relating to a November 1985 shipment to Iran. He was pardoned before trial by President George H. W. Bush.{{cite news |title=Ex-C.I.A. Official Charged on Iran Arms |first=David |last=Johnston |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1991/11/27/us/ex-cia-official-charged-on-iran-arms.html |newspaper=The New York Times |date=November 27, 1991 |access-date=February 3, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121109173818/http://www.nytimes.com/1991/11/27/us/ex-cia-official-charged-on-iran-arms.html |archive-date=November 9, 2012}}{{cite news |title=Iran-Contra Pardons |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=JbYzAAAAIBAJ&pg=4087,3010575&dq=duane+clarridge&hl=en |agency=Associated Press |newspaper=Bangor Daily News |date=December 24, 1992 |page=2 |access-date=January 14, 2011}}
11. Richard V. Secord an ex-major general in the Air Force, who organized the Iran arms sales and Contra aid, pleaded guilty in November 1989 to making false statements to Congress. He was sentenced to two years of probation.{{cite news |title=The Iran-Contra Defendants |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=4aIaAAAAIBAJ&pg=6774,768311&dq=albert+hakim+sentenced&hl=en |agency=Journal wire services |newspaper=The Milwaukee Journal |date=September 17, 1991 |page=A6 |access-date=January 14, 2011 }}{{Dead link|date=October 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}{{cite news |title=Secord is Guilty Of One Charge in Contra Affair |first=David |last=Johnston |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1989/11/09/us/secord-is-guilty-of-one-charge-in-contra-affair.html |newspaper=The New York Times |date=November 9, 1989 |access-date=February 3, 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120320223559/http://www.nytimes.com/1989/11/09/us/secord-is-guilty-of-one-charge-in-contra-affair.html |archive-date=March 20, 2012}}
12. Albert Hakim, Businessman, pleaded guilty in November 1989 to supplementing the salary of Oliver North by buying him a $13,800 fence. Hakim was given two years of probation and a $5,000 fine, while his company, Lake Resources Inc. was ordered to dissolve.{{cite news |title=Albert Hakim, Figure in Iran-Contra Affair, Dies at 66 |work=The New York Times |date=May 1, 2003 |access-date=February 21, 2015 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2003/05/01/us/albert-hakim-figure-in-iran-contra-affair-dies-at-66.html |first=Douglas |last=Martin |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150222002126/http://www.nytimes.com/2003/05/01/us/albert-hakim-figure-in-iran-contra-affair-dies-at-66.html |archive-date=February 22, 2015}}
13. Thomas G. Clines, a former intelligence official who became an arms dealer, was convicted in September 1990 on four income tax counts, including under-reporting of income to the IRS and lying about not having foreign accounts. He was sentenced to 16 months of prison and fined $40,000.{{cite news |title=Ex-C.I.A. Agent Is Convicted in Iran-Contra Affair |first=David |last=Johnston |newspaper=The New York Times |date=September 19, 1990 }}
14. Carl R. Channell (R) a fund-raiser for conservative causes, pleaded guilty in April 1987 to defrauding the IRS via a tax-exempt organization to fund the Contras.{{cite news |title=Fund-Raising Trip by North Detailed |first=David |last=Johnston |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1989/03/09/us/fund-raising-trip-by-north-detailed.html |newspaper=The New York Times |date=March 9, 1989 |access-date=February 3, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121109173613/http://www.nytimes.com/1989/03/09/us/fund-raising-trip-by-north-detailed.html |archive-date=November 9, 2012}} He was sentenced to two years' probation.{{Cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1990/05/09/obituaries/carl-channell-44-fund-raiser-for-conservatives-dies-of-injuries.html |title=Carl Channell, 44, Fund-Raiser for Conservatives, Dies of Injuries |newspaper=The New York Times |date=May 9, 1990 |last1=Wines |first1=Michael}}
15. Richard R. Miller associate to Carl R. Channell, pleaded guilty in May 1987 to defrauding the IRS via a tax-exempt organization led by Channell. More precisely, he pleaded guilty to lying to the IRS about the deductibility of donations to the organization. Some of the donations were used to fund the Contras.{{cite news |title=Channell Associate Pleads Guilty in Iran-Contra Case |first=Ronald J. |last=Ostrow |url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/58303654.html?dids=58303654:58303654&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=May+07%2C+1987&author=RONALD+J.+OSTROW&pub=Los+Angeles+Times+(pre-1997+Fulltext)&desc=Channell+Associate+Pleads+Guilty+in+Iran-Contra+Case&pqatl=google |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=May 7, 1987 |page=1 |access-date=January 14, 2011 |archive-date=December 26, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111226131117/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/58303654.html?dids=58303654:58303654&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=May+07%2C+1987&author=RONALD+J.+OSTROW&pub=Los+Angeles+Times+(pre-1997+Fulltext)&desc=Channell+Associate+Pleads+Guilty+in+Iran-Contra+Case&pqatl=google |url-status=dead }} Sentenced to two years of probation and 120 hours of community service.
16. Joseph F. Fernandez CIA Station Chief of Costa Rica, was indicted on five counts in 1988.{{cite news |title=Ex-C.I.A. Officer Is Indicted In Iran-Contra Investigation |first=Stephen |last=Engelberg |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1988/06/21/us/ex-cia-officer-is-indicted-in-iran-contra-investigation.html |newspaper=The New York Times |date=June 21, 1988 |access-date=February 3, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121109173623/http://www.nytimes.com/1988/06/21/us/ex-cia-officer-is-indicted-in-iran-contra-investigation.html |archive-date=November 9, 2012}} The case was dismissed when Attorney General Dick Thornburgh refused to declassify information needed for his defense in 1990.{{cite news |title=Iran Contra secrets blocked |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=cjcdAAAAIBAJ&pg=4850,2644208&hl=en |newspaper=The Tuscaloosa News |date=October 13, 1990 |page=2A |access-date=January 14, 2011}}

• Michael Deaver (R) Deputy Chief of Staff to Ronald Reagan from 1981 to 1985, pleaded guilty to perjury related to lobbying activities and was sentenced to three years' probation and fined $100,000.{{cite web|title=Guide to Federal Records|first=Michael|last=Deaver|publisher=National Archives|url=https://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/449.html|access-date=September 3, 2017|archive-date=July 5, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070705042943/http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/449.html#449.6|url-status=dead}}
• Sewergate was a scandal in which funds from the EPA were selectively used for projects which would aid politicians friendly to the Reagan administration.

1. Anne Gorsuch Burford, Head of the EPA, cut the EPA staff by 22% and refused to turn over documents to Congress about withholding funds, citing presidential "executive privilege",Sullivan, Patricia. Anne Gorsuch Burford, 62, Dies; Reagan EPA Director, The Washington Post, July 22, 2004; p. B06. whereupon she was found in Contempt and resigned with twenty of her top employees. (1980)"Burford Resigns As Administrator of Embattled EPA", Toledo Blade, March 10, 1983, p. 1{{cite news |work=Los Angeles Times |date=July 22, 2004 |title=Anne Burford, 62; Embattled EPA Chief for President Reagan |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2004-jul-22-me-burford22-story.html}}
2. Rita Lavelle, a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator, misused "superfund" monies and was convicted of perjury. She served six months in prison, was fined $10,000 and given five years' probation.{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1985/01/19/us/around-the-nation-conviction-of-ex-official-of-epa-is-upheld.html |work=The New York Times |title=Conviction of Ex-Official Of E.P.A. Is Upheld |date=January 19, 1985 |agency=UPI |access-date=February 3, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121107023623/http://www.nytimes.com/1985/01/19/us/around-the-nation-conviction-of-ex-official-of-epa-is-upheld.html |archive-date=November 7, 2012}}

• Louis O. Giuffrida (R), director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, was appointed in April 1981 by Ronald Reagan and resigned his position on September 1, 1985. His announcement came a day before a Congressional subcommittee was to approve a report detailing waste, fraud, and abuse at his agency.{{cite news |access-date=September 14, 2019 |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=LccVAAAAIBAJ&pg=4710,5338848 |title=FEMA Chief Resigns Before House Panel Vote |date=July 25, 1985 |newspaper=Ocala Star-Banner |volume=41 |issue=328 |page=2A |issn=0163-3201|via=Google News }}{{Dead link|date=June 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
• Fred J. Villella, deputy director at Federal Emergency Management Agency, had more than $70,000 in renovations made to part of a dormitory at an agency training center in Maryland for use as a residence, including an $11,000 stove, wet bar, microwave oven, fireplace and cherrywood cabinets. Villella accepted free tickets to the same Republican fund-raisers as Giuffrida and also was accused of sexually harassing a FEMA security guard he also used for private errands. He resigned in 1984. (1984){{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1986/04/27/travel-reimbursements-and-perquisites/da8c98cc-49db-4eba-9ede-b13829794de1/ |title=Travel, Reimbursements and Perquisites |date=April 27, 1986 |newspaper=The Washington Post |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150929082553/http://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1986/04/27/travel-reimbursements-and-perquisites/da8c98cc-49db-4eba-9ede-b13829794de1/ |archive-date=September 29, 2015}}{{cite book |chapter=White House Press Briefing on the Reagan Assassination Attempt |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tYME6Z35nyAC&pg=PA2427 |title=The Social History of Crime and Punishment in America: A-De |first=Wilbur R. |last=Miller |date=June 29, 2012 |publisher=SAGE |page=2427 |isbn=978-1-4129-8876-6 |via=Google Books}}{{cite news |title=Key FEMA Official Accused Of Sexually Harassing Aide |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=August 2, 1984 |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1984/08/02/key-fema-official-accused-of-sexually-harassing-aide/7ac98b21-3be7-4a9c-b570-05a8839e4dee/ |access-date=September 14, 2019}}
• J. Lynn Helms was appointed head of the Federal Aviation Administration by Ronald Reagan in April 1981. He was charged by the Securities and Exchange Commission with diverting $1.2 million from an issue of tax-exempt municipal bonds to his own personal use. Mr. Helms signed an order that settled the case before trial, though he resigned his FAA post.{{cite web |last=Weber |first=Bruce |title=J. Lynn Helms, Who Led the F.A.A., Dies at 86 |website=The New York Times |date=December 14, 2011 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/14/us/j-lynn-helms-who-led-the-faa-dies-at-86.html |access-date=September 14, 2019}}{{cite news |first=Elaine |last=Woo |date=December 20, 2011 |title=J. Lynn Helms dies at 86; FAA chief fired striking air controllers |url=https://www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/la-me-j-lynn-helms-20111220-story.html |access-date=January 19, 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150119234818/http://articles.latimes.com/2011/dec/20/local/la-me-j-lynn-helms-20111220 |archive-date=January 19, 2015}}
• Veterans administration Chief Bob Nimmo was appointed by President Ronald Reagan in 1981. He resigned one year later just before a General Accounting Office report criticized him for improper such use of government funds. (1982){{cite news |title=Unpopular chief of Veterans administration resigns |newspaper=The Bulletin |location=Bend, Oregon |date=October 6, 1982 |agency=UPI |page=D4 |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ROU0AAAAIBAJ&pg=6736,3092593&dq=bob%20nimmo%20california%20assembly%20senate&hl=en |via=Google News}}
• John Fedders was appointed chief of enforcement for the Securities and Exchange Commission by President Ronald Reagan.{{cite news |author=Keith F. Girard |date=September 25, 1985 |title=Emotional Fedders Describes Bid to Reconcile With Wife |newspaper=The Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1985/09/25/emotional-fedders-describes-bid-to-reconcile-with-wife/5097fa73-9a42-41c0-bbf1-4129aa944d67/ |access-date=October 19, 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160313021150/https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1985/09/25/emotional-fedders-describes-bid-to-reconcile-with-wife/5097fa73-9a42-41c0-bbf1-4129aa944d67/ |archive-date=March 13, 2016}} He was asked to resign his position after divorce proceedings, during which he admitted beating his wife.{{cite news |author=Nathaniel C. Nash |date=February 27, 1985 |title=S.E.C. Enforcement Chief Quits, Citing Publicity on Divorce Trial |newspaper=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1985/02/27/us/sec-enforcement-chief-quits-citing-publicity-on-divorce-trial.html |access-date=February 10, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150524175839/http://www.nytimes.com/1985/02/27/us/sec-enforcement-chief-quits-citing-publicity-on-divorce-trial.html |archive-date=May 24, 2015}}{{Cite news |first1=Robert L. |last1=Jackson |first2=Zack |last2=Nauth |date=February 27, 1985 |title=Fedders Resigns as SEC Chief of Enforcement, Apologizes to Agency |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1985-02-27-fi-8878-story.html |access-date=October 19, 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151016190748/http://articles.latimes.com/1985-02-27/business/fi-8878_1_divorce-trial |archive-date=October 16, 2015}}
• Peter Voss (R) was appointed to the US Postal Service Board of Governors in 1982 by President Ronald Reagan. He was sentenced to four years in federal prison and fined $11,000 for theft and accepting payoffs. He resigned his office in 1986, when he pleaded guilty.{{cite news |author=William Hershey |date=October 25, 1986 |title=Ex-postal Service Official Sentenced To 4 Years On Theft And Payoff Counts |newspaper=The Philadelphia Inquirer |url=http://articles.philly.com/1986-10-25/news/26061005_1_peter-voss-voss-case-john-r-gnau |access-date=October 19, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151018124734/http://articles.philly.com/1986-10-25/news/26061005_1_peter-voss-voss-case-john-r-gnau |archive-date=October 18, 2015}}{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1986/10/25/us/ex-postal-officer-gets-prison-term.html |title=Ex-Postal Officer Gets Prison Term |date=October 25, 1986 |work=The New York Times |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161101041248/http://www.nytimes.com/1986/10/25/us/ex-postal-officer-gets-prison-term.html |archive-date=November 1, 2016}}
• Carlos Campbell (R), Asst Sec of Commerce to the EDA, was accused of favoritism in awarding grants and being over zealous. Before an investigation could start he resigned. (1983){{cite news |title=Hired to Eliminate Agency, Carlos Campbell Ended Up a Casualty |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=July 4, 1986 |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1986/07/04/hired-to-eliminate-agency-carlos-campbell-ended-up-a-casualty/785efbb2-faaa-46fd-a473-0efeed521981/ |access-date=September 14, 2019}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/nomination-carlos-c-campbell-be-assistant-secretary-commerce|title=Nomination of Carlos C. Campbell To Be an Assistant Secretary of Commerce | The American Presidency Project|website=www.presidency.ucsb.edu|accessdate=August 6, 2023}}
• Jim Petro (R), U.S. Attorney appointed by President Ronald Reagan, was dismissed and fined for tipping off an acquaintance about an ongoing Secret Service investigation. (1984){{cite news |date=October 3, 1984 |title=U.S. Attorney in Cleveland Is Discharged by President |author=Leslie Maitland Werner |newspaper=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1984/10/03/us/us-attorney-in-cleveland-is-discharged-by-president.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170312070541/http://www.nytimes.com/1984/10/03/us/us-attorney-in-cleveland-is-discharged-by-president.html |archive-date=March 12, 2017}}{{cite web |url=https://www.congress.gov/nomination/97th-congress/900 |title=PN900 – Nomination of J. William Petro for Department of Justice, 97th Congress (1981–1982) |date=March 4, 1982 |publisher=U.S. Congress |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306190633/https://www.congress.gov/nomination/97th-congress/900 |archive-date=March 6, 2016}}
• William H. Kennedy, United States Attorney in San Diego, was dismissed by President Reagan after he mentioned that the CIA was involved in a smuggling case. (1982){{cite news |date=April 6, 1982 |title=U.S. Attorney in San Diego Dismissed |first=Edward T. |last=Pound |newspaper=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1982/04/06/us/us-attorney-in-san-diego-dismissed.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161008075301/http://www.nytimes.com/1982/04/06/us/us-attorney-in-san-diego-dismissed.html |archive-date=October 8, 2016}}{{Cite web |url=http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sdut-kennedy-retired-judge-us-attorney-death-court-2014may30-story.html |title=Retired judge, former U.S. Attorney dies |date=May 30, 2014}}
• Marjory Mecklenburg (R) Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Resources used travel funds to see her son's Denver Bronco games. She resigned. (1985){{cite news |access-date=September 14, 2019 |first1=Jack |title=U.S. paid for mom's trips |date=August 26, 1987 |last2=Spear |first2=Joseph |issn=0163-3201|last1=Anderson |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Z_NYAAAAIBAJ&pg=3938,5824290 |newspaper=Ellensburg Daily Record |via=Google News |volume=86 |issue=202 |page=4}}{{Cite web |url=https://apnews.com/72e10af172d0c66836ce749387d19a6a |title=Resignation of Population Official Ends Expense Account Probe|website=Associated Press }}
• Guy W. Fiske (R) Deputy Secretary of Commerce, after allegations of a conflict of interest in contract negotiations with satellite communications company Comsat, resigned. (1983){{cite news |title=Deputy Resigns At Commerce in Sale of Satellite |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=May 11, 1983 |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1983/05/11/deputy-resigns-at-commerce-in-sale-of-satellite/895ea8ab-d7cb-4ece-a658-29c11a0d7d0e/ |access-date=September 14, 2019}}{{Cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1983/05/25/ex-commerce-deputys-claim-questioned/d5e7caf3-7c97-41cf-a60f-f60f8aa94b94/ |title=Ex-Commerce Deputy's Claim Questioned |newspaper=The Washington Post}}{{Cite web |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6OUCAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA28 |title=New York Magazine |last1=New York Media |first1=LLC |date=February 4, 1980}}

• Mark Hatfield (R-OR) US Senator and US Appropriations Chairman, revealed that his wife had been paid $55,000 by Greek arms dealer Basil Tsakos, who had been lobbying for a trans-African pipeline. (1984){{Cite web |url=https://www.oregonlive.com/history/2015/02/throwback_thursday_oregon_has.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160417073123/http://www.oregonlive.com/history/2015/02/throwback_thursday_oregon_has.html |url-status=dead |title=Throwback Thursday: Oregon has had its share of political scandals, large and small |first=John |last=Killen |date=February 12, 2015 |archive-date=April 17, 2016 |website=oregonlive}}{{cite news |author=Jeff Mapes |date=June 2, 2012 |title=Mark Hatfield was named as bribe target in secret 1985 indictment of Greek arms dealer, newly released FBI documents show |newspaper=The Oregonian |url=http://www.oregonlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2012/06/newly_released_fbi_documents_s.html |access-date=December 28, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161101033750/http://www.oregonlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2012/06/newly_released_fbi_documents_s.html |archive-date=November 1, 2016}}{{cite news |website=wweek.com |date=January 24, 2017 |title=Mark Hatfield, 89, Dies. Lion of Oregon Politics |author=Mark Zusman |url=https://www.wweek.com/portland/blog-25251-mark-hatfield-89-dies-lion-of-oregon-politics.html}}
• David Durenberger (R-MN) Senator was denounced by the Senate for unethical financial transactions (1990) and then disbarred as an attorney.David Durenberger at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress In 1995, he pled guilty to 5 misdemeanor counts of misuse of public funds and was given one year's probation.
• Barney Frank (D-MA) US Representative, lived with convicted felon Steve Gobie, who ran a gay prostitution operation from Frank's apartment without his knowledge. Frank was admonished by Congress for using his congressional privilege to eliminate 33 parking tickets attributed to Gobie. (1987)Media Matters for America article, October 5, 2006, which cites the 'Boston Globe, July 27, 1990, as well as the Ethics Committee's report, July 20, 1990.
• Donald E. "Buz" Lukens (R-OH) was convicted of two counts of bribery and conspiracy. (1996)The Washington Post, March 16, 1996, "Lukens Convicted of Taking Bribes"
• Anthony Lee Coelho (D-CA) resigned rather than face inquiries from both the Justice Department and the House Ethics Committee about an allegedly unethical "junk bond" deal, which netted him $6,000. He was never charged with any crime. (1989){{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1989/05/27/us/coelho-to-resign-his-seat-in-house-in-face-of-inquiry.html|title=Coelho to Resign His Seat in House in Face of Inquiry (Published 1989)|first1=Michael|last1=Oreskes|newspaper=The New York Times|date=May 27, 1989}}
• Jim Wright (D-TX) US Representative and house Speaker, resigned after an ethics investigation led by Newt Gingrich alleged improper receipt of $145,000 in gifts (1989){{cite encyclopedia |encyclopedia=Encyclopædia Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/649503/James-C-Wright-Jr |title=James C. Wright, Jr. (United States politician) – Britannica Online Encyclopedia |access-date=August 31, 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090929091027/https://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/649503/James-C-Wright-Jr |archive-date=September 29, 2009}}
• Keating Five (1980–1989) The failure of Lincoln Savings and Loan led to Charles Keating donating to the campaigns of five Senators for help. Keating served 42 months in prison.ChicagoTribune.com, October 7, 2008, "Q and A: The Keating Scandal" The five were investigated by the Senate Ethics Committee which found that:

1. Senator Alan Cranston (D-CA) was reprimanded.{{cite web |url=http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=C000877 |title=CRANSTON, Alan – Biographical Information |website=Bioguide.congress.gov |access-date=August 31, 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100707070723/http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=C000877 |archive-date=July 7, 2010}}
2. Senator Dennis DeConcini (D-AZ) acted improperly.{{cite news |access-date=September 15, 2019 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1991/02/28/us/excerpts-of-statement-by-senate-ethics-panel.html |title=Excerpts of Statement By Senate Ethics Panel |work=The New York Times |date=February 28, 1991 |issn=0362-4331}}
3. Senator Don Riegle (D-MI) acted improperly.
4. Senator John Glenn (D-OH) used poor judgment.
5. Senator John McCain (R-AZ) used poor judgment.

• Abscam was an FBI sting involving fake "Arabs" trying to bribe 31 congressmen. (1980) The following six Congressmen were convicted:

1. Senator Harrison A. Williams (D-NJ) was convicted on nine counts of bribery and conspiracy, and was sentenced to three years in prison.
2. Representative John Jenrette (D-SC) was sentenced to two years in prison for bribery and conspiracy.
3. Richard Kelly (R-FL) accepted $25K and then claimed he was conducting his own investigation into corruption. Served 13 months.
4. Raymond Lederer (D-PA) said that "I can give you me" after accepting $50,000. He was sentenced to three years in prison.http://www.nytimes/ {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130711135055/http://nytimes/ |date=July 11, 2013 }}, December 3, 2008, "Raymond Lederer, Abscam Figure, Is Dead at 70" by the Associated Press
5. Michael Myers (D-PA) accepted $50,000, saying "... money talks and bullshit walks." He was sentenced to three years in prison and was expelled from the House.
6. Frank Thompson (D-NJ) was sentenced to three years in prison.
7. John M. Murphy (D-NY) served 20 months of a three-year sentence.{{Cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1983/07/16/nyregion/abscam-conspirator-begins-prison-term-former-representative-john-m-murphy.html, |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130518070810/http://www.nytimes.com/1983/07/16/nyregion/abscam-conspirator-begins-prison-term-former-representative-john-m-murphy.html%2C |url-status=dead |title="Abscam conspirator begins prison term", The New York Times, July 16, 1983. |website=The New York Times |archive-date=May 18, 2013}}
8. Also arrested were NJ State Senator Angelo Errichetti (D)Jury convicts Camden mayor of corruption, by Brendan Schurr, AP, December 22, 2001. and members of the Philadelphia City Council.

• Mario Biaggi (D-NY) was part of the Wedtech scandal and was convicted of obstruction of justice accepting illegal gratuities. He was sentenced to eight years in prison and fined $500,000. (1988)The New York Times (August 6, 1988) "Biaggi Quits, Will Not Seek an 11th Term"{{cite web |title=Mario Biaggi, 97, Popular Bronx Congressman Who Went to Prison, Dies |website=The New York Times |date=June 26, 2015 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/26/nyregion/mario-biaggi-10-term-new-york-congressman-who-went-to-prison-dies-at-97.html |access-date=September 14, 2019}}
• Ernie Konnyu (R-CA) US Representative from the 12th District, was accused of sexual harassment by several female employees and retaliating against those who complained. He was ousted by fellow republicans and lost the next primary. (1987)[https://www.latimes.com/ Los Angeles Times] |October 1, 1987 |Konnyu at Center of Political Storm Over Harassment |Karen Tumulty |Times Staff Writer October 1, 1987 [https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-10-01-mn-11523-story.html]{{cite news |work=mercurynews.com |date=October 26, 2017 |title=Internal Affairs: Former Rep. Ernie Konnyu says he won't run for Senate |author=Casey Tolan |url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2017/10/26/internal-affairs-former-rep-ernie-konnyu-says-he-wont-run-for-senate/}}{{Cite web|url=https://supreme.findlaw.com/legal-commentary/chronology-of-congressional-sex-scandals.html|title=Chronology of Congressional Sex Scandals|website=Findlaw}}
• Pat Swindall (R-GA) was convicted of six counts of perjury. (1989)The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, November 22, 2009, "Pat Swindall fights in court on multiple fronts" by Steve Visser{{cite web |title=Patrick Lynn Swindall |url=http://congressionalbadboys.com/Swindall.htm |publisher=Congressional Bad Boys |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150214042424/http://congressionalbadboys.com/Swindall.htm |archive-date=February 14, 2015 |url-status=dead}}
• George V. Hansen (R-ID) was censured for failing to file out disclosure forms. He spent fifteen months in prison.{{cite web |url=http://cases.justia.com/us-court-of-appeals/F3/19/30/628064/ |title=United States of America, Plaintiff-appellee, v. George v. Hansen, Defendant-appellant.united States of America, Plaintiff-appellee, v. John F. Scoresby, Defendant-appellant – 19 F.3d 30 – Justia US Court of Appeals Cases and Opinions |website=Cases.justia.com |access-date=August 31, 2010}}
• Frederick W. Richmond (D-NY) was convicted of tax evasion and possession of marijuana. He served nine months in prison. (1982)
• Joshua Eilberg (D-PA) pleaded guilty to conflict-of-interest charges. In addition, he convinced President Jimmy Carter (D) to fire the U.S. Attorney investigating his case.{{cite book |first=Paul B. |last=Beers |title=Pennsylvania Politics Today and Yesterday: The Tolerable Accommodation |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6D6GAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA403 |year=1980 |publisher=Pennsylvania State University Press |isbn=978-0-271-00238-5 |page=403}}
• Robert E. Bauman (R-MD) was charged with soliciting sex from a teenage boy. Counseling was ordered, but he lost his next two elections. (1980){{cite magazine |title=A Former Congressman, Once a Staunch Foe of Gay Rights, Confronts His Own Homosexuality |first=Robert E. |last=Bauman |date=September 19, 1983 |magazine=People |url=http://people.com/archive/a-former-congressman-once-a-staunch-foe-of-gay-rights-confronts-his-own-homosexuality-vol-20-no-12/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170208133310/http://people.com/archive/a-former-congressman-once-a-staunch-foe-of-gay-rights-confronts-his-own-homosexuality-vol-20-no-12/ |archive-date=February 8, 2017}}{{cite news |first1=Saundra |last1=Saperstein |first2=Donald P. |last2=Baker |title=Bauman in the Balance |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=October 26, 1980 |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1980/10/26/bauman-in-the-balance/dd7e465d-2d83-4161-97a4-a330da86bf85/ |access-date=September 15, 2019}}

• Alcee Hastings (D-FL) Federal District Court Judge was impeached by the House and convicted by the Senate of soliciting a bribe. (1989){{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1989/10/21/us/hastings-ousted-as-senate-vote-convicts-judge.html |work=The New York Times |title=Hastings Ousted As Senate Vote Convicts Judge |first=David |last=Johnston |date=October 21, 1989 |access-date=May 22, 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110511222640/http://www.nytimes.com/1989/10/21/us/hastings-ousted-as-senate-vote-convicts-judge.html |archive-date=May 11, 2011}}
• Harry Claiborne (D-NV) Federal District Court Judge was impeached by the House and convicted by the Senate on two counts of tax evasion. He served over one year in prison.{{cite news |url=http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2004/Jan-21-Wed-2004/news/23036795.html |title=News: Ex-federal judge Claiborne kills self |newspaper=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=January 21, 2004 |access-date=August 31, 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130117104500/http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2004/Jan-21-Wed-2004/news/23036795.html |archive-date=January 17, 2013}}
• J. William Petro (R) U.S. Attorney in Ohio, was found guilty of criminal contempt of court for leaking confidential information. He was removed from office. (1985)
• Walter Nixon (D) US Judge for the Southern District of Mississippi, was accused of asking a local DA to stop prosecuting the son of a donor to Richard Nixon. He was found guilty of perjury and sentenced to five years in prison. Still a US Judge while imprisoned, he was impeached by the House and convicted by the Senate of perjury and removed from office. (1983){{cite web|access-date=September 14, 2019|title=Judge Walter L. Nixon Impeached After Perjury Conviction|url=https://constitutionallawreporter.com/2017/06/21/judge-walter-nixon-impeached-perjury-conviction/|date=June 21, 2017|website=Constitutional Law Reporter}}{{cite news|first1=Neil A.|last1=Lewis |access-date=September 14, 2019|title=Senate Convicts U.S. Judge, Removing Him From Bench|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1989/11/04/us/senate-convicts-us-judge-removing-him-from-bench.html|newspaper=The New York Times|date=November 4, 1989|issn=0362-4331}}{{ussc |name=Nixon v. United States |506 |224 |1993}}.
• Robert Frederick Collins (D) US District Judge for the Eastern District of Louisiana appointed by Jimmy Carter. Collins was accused of accepting bribes from a marijuana smuggler in exchange for a lighter sentence. He was found guilty of bribery, conspiracy and obstruction of justice and sentenced to five years in prison. (1991){{cite web|url=http://www.upi.com/Archives/1991/06/29/Jury-convicts-federal-judge-of-bribery/3180678168000/|title=Jury convicts federal judge of bribery|publisher=United Press International|access-date=July 28, 2015}}{{cite news |website=courtlistener.com |date=September 10, 1992 |title=United States v. Robert F. Collins and John H. Ross, 972 F.2d 1385 (5th Cir. 1992) |author=Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit |url=https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/589626/united-states-v-robert-f-collins-and-john-h-ross/}}

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• President George H. W. Bush (R) denied any knowledge of the Iran–Contra affair during his election campaign by saying he was "out of the loop". His own diaries of that time, though, stated "I'm one of the few people that know fully the details ..." He repeatedly refused to disclose this to investigators during the investigation and thus won the election. (1988){{cite web |url=http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/NSAEBB/NSAEBB210/index.htm |title=The Iran-Contra Affair 20 Years On |publisher=George Washington University |access-date=May 14, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130502224026/http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/NSAEBB/NSAEBB210/index.htm |archive-date=May 2, 2013}}
• Catalina Vasquez Villalpando (R), Treasurer of the United States, pleaded guilty to obstruction of justice and tax evasion, making her the only US Treasurer ever sent to prison. (1992)Office of Public Affairs, U.S. Department of Justice, "Former U.S. Treasurer Sentenced", (press release) DOJ.gov (September 1994). She was sentenced to 4 months and fined. (1994){{cite web |title=U.S. Treasurer Under Bush Pleads Guilty to 3 Felonies |website=The New York Times |date=February 18, 1994 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1994/02/18/us/us-treasurer-under-bush-pleads-guilty-to-3-felonies.html |access-date=September 14, 2019}}{{cite web |title=Former Treasurer Guilty of Tax Evasion : Corruption: Bush Administration official also admits obstructing federal probe and concealing business links. |website=Los Angeles Times |date=February 18, 1994 |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-02-18-mn-24486-story.html |access-date=September 14, 2019}}{{cite web |title=Ex-U.S. Treasurer Given Prison Term |website=Los Angeles Times |date=September 14, 1994 |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-09-14-mn-38563-story.html |access-date=September 14, 2019}}
• Iran-Contra Affair pardons – On December 24, 1992, George H. W. Bush (R) granted clemency to four convicted government officials as well as Caspar Weinberger and Duane Clarridge, whose trials had not yet begun. This action prevented any further investigation into the matter.{{cite news |last=Johnston |first=David |date=December 25, 1992 |title=Bush Pardons 6 in Iran Affair, Aborting a Weinberger Trial; Prosecutor Assails 'Cover-Up' |newspaper=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/books/97/06/29/reviews/iran-pardon.html |access-date=June 6, 2008 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090410071735/http://www.nytimes.com/books/97/06/29/reviews/iran-pardon.html |archive-date=April 10, 2009}}

1. Caspar Weinberger, Secretary of Defense under Ronald Reagan, pardoned before trial{{cite web |last=Bush |first=George H. W. |title=Proclamation 6518 – Grant of Executive Clemency |publisher=The American Presidency Project |url=http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/print.php?pid=20265 |date=December 24, 1992 |access-date=April 23, 2008 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080514002544/http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/print.php?pid=20265 |archive-date=May 14, 2008}}
2. Robert C. McFarlane, National Security Advisor to Ronald Reagan, guilty of withholding information,
3. Elliott Abrams, Assistant Secretary of State to Ronald Reagan, guilty of withholding information,
4. Clair George, CIA Chief of Covert Ops, guilty of perjury
5. Alan D. Fiers, Chief of the CIA's Central American Task Force, guilty of withholding information
6. Duane Clarridge, CIA Operations Officer, pardoned before trial

• Charles "Chig" Cagle (R) District Chairman for US Representative Charles H. Taylor (R-NC) was found guilty of conspiracy to commit bank fraud and one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering concerning Taylor's Blue Ridge Saving Bank. Martin was sentenced to two years' probation. (1993)
• Albert Bustamante (D-TX) was convicted of accepting bribes. (1993){{cite web |title=A Guide to the Albert Bustamante Papers, 1980–1992 |publisher=Texas Archival Resources Online |url=https://txarchives.org/utsa/finding_aids/00006.xml |access-date=20 December 2023}}
• Lawrence J. Smith (D-FL) pleaded guilty to tax fraud and lying to federal election officials{{cite news |title=2 'guilties' result of plea deal |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=UUMfAAAAIBAJ&pg=5298,1493823&dq=lawrence+j+smith+guilty&hl=en |agency=Associated Press |newspaper=Sarasota Herald-Tribune |date=May 22, 1993 |page=5B |access-date=November 19, 2010}} and served three months in jail, fined $5,000, 2 years' probation and back taxes of $40,000. (1993){{cite news |title=Former U.S. Rep Smith sentenced to 3 months jail, fined $5,000 |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=6AoyAAAAIBAJ&pg=6682,1958620&dq=lawrence+j+smith+sentenced&hl=en |agency=Associated Press |newspaper=The News |location=Florida |date=August 3, 1993 |page=2B |access-date=November 19, 2010}}{{cite news |work=The New York Times |date=August 3, 1993 |title=Ex-congressman to go to prison |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1993/08/03/us/ex-congressman-to-go-to-prison.html}}
• Senator David Durenberger (R-MN) was denounced by the Senate for unethical financial transactions and then disbarred in 1990. He pleaded guilty to misuse of public funds and was given one year's probation and fined. (1995)^ David Durenberger at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
• Donald E. "Buz" Lukens (R-OH) was convicted of contributing to the delinquency of a minor for having sex with a 16-year-old girl. He was sentenced to 30 days in jail and fined $500. (1989){{Cite web |date=February 24, 1989 |title=Rep. Lukens Charged in Sex Case |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1989/02/24/us/rep-lukens-charged-in-sex-case.html?searchResultPosition=8 |website=The New York Times}}{{Cite web |last=Archives |first=L. A. Times |date=1989-06-30 |title=NATION : Rep. Lukens Sentenced to 30 Days, Fined $500 for Sex With a Minor |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-06-30-mn-3120-story.html |access-date=2024-08-06 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}

• Clarence Thomas (R), Supreme Court nominee, was accused of sexual harassment by eight former employees including Anita Hill, but was approved anyway."The Thomas Nomination; On the Hearing Schedule: Eight Further Witnesses", The New York Times (October 13, 1991)
• Walter Nixon, United States District Judge for the Southern District of Mississippi was impeached by the House and convicted by the Senate for perjury on November 3, 1989.http://www.jfc.gov/searchlet/tgetinfo?jid=1772 {{dead link|date=June 2017 |bot=Jennica |fix-attempted=yes }} Walter Nixon at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
• Robert Frederick Collins (D) Judge of the US District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana appointed by Jimmy Carter. He was charged with obstruction and accepting bribe money from a drug dealer in exchange for a lighter sentence. $17,500 in marked bills were found in his chambers. He was found guilty and sentenced to five years in prison and disbarred. (1991){{cite web |title=Jury convicts federal judge of bribery |publisher=UPI |date=June 29, 1991 |url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1991/06/29/Jury-convicts-federal-judge-of-bribery/3180678168000/ |access-date=September 14, 2019}}{{cite web |url=https://www.law.cornell.edu/supct/html/030695.ZOR.html |title=Habeas Corpus Denied |access-date=September 14, 2019 |publisher=Cornell Legal Information Institute}}{{cite web |title=U.S. Judge Is Given Prison Sentence |website=The New York Times |date=September 7, 1991 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1991/09/07/us/us-judge-is-given-prison-sentence.html |access-date=September 14, 2019}}

{{Further information | Category: Clinton administration controversies}}

• President Bill Clinton (D) was accused by the House of Representatives and impeached for perjury and obstruction of justice for lying under oath about consensual sexual relations with a member of his staff, Monica Lewinsky. Clinton was acquitted by the Senate and remained in office for the rest of his term. Clinton subsequently was cited for contempt of court by the Arkansas Law Association and agreed to a five-year suspension from practicing law in Arkansas. (1998)WashingtonPost.com, February 13, 1999, p. A1, "Senate Acquits President Clinton" by Peter Baker and Helen Dewar,{{cite news |url=https://www.cnn.com/2001/LAW/10/01/scotus.clinton/index.html |work=CNN|title=Supreme Court term packed with meaty cases |date=October 3, 2005 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110128075543/http://articles.cnn.com/2001-10-01/justice/scotus.clinton_1_court-term-rehnquist-supreme-court?_s=PM%3ALAW |archive-date=January 28, 2011 }}{{Cite web |last=Evon |first=Dan |date=July 29, 2016 |title=Bill Clinton was Fined, Disbarred over the Monica Lewinsky Scandal |url=https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/bill-clinton-fined-and-disbarred-over-the-monica-lewinsky-scandal/ |website=Snopes}}
• Ronald Blackley (D) Chief of Staff to the Secretary of Agriculture Mike Espy, was sentenced to 27 months for perjury in a case involving improper gifts that also included Espy. Secretary Espy was found not guilty.{{cite web |url=http://govinfo.library.unt.edu/oic/SMALTZ/PRESS/REPORTS/prrhb.htm |title=OIC Smaltz: Press Releases |website=Govinfo.library.unt.edu |access-date=May 14, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130117104500/http://govinfo.library.unt.edu/oic/SMALTZ/PRESS/REPORTS/prrhb.htm |archive-date=January 17, 2013}}
• David Watkins (D) Director of the Office of Administration used the White House helicopter, Marine One, to fly to a nearby golf course for an afternoon game. Ostensibly to check out security issues, Watkins later admitted it was just to play golf and resigned. (1994){{cite web |title=White House Aide Resigns After Golf Trip by Helocopter |website=The Tech |date=May 27, 1994 |url=http://tech.mit.edu/V114/N27/helocopter.27w.html |access-date=September 14, 2019 |archive-date=August 3, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200803070915/http://tech.mit.edu/V114/N27/helocopter.27w.html |url-status=dead }}
• Darleen A. Druyun (D), Principal Deputy United States Under Secretary of the Air Force.{{cite news |url=http://www.govexec.com/magazine/2004/02/the-rise-and-fall-of-a-maverick/15941/ |title=The Rise And Fall of A Maverick |work=Government Executive |date=February 1, 2004 |access-date=March 31, 2013}} She pleaded guilty to a felony of inflating the price of contracts to favor her future employer, Boeing. In October 2004, she was sentenced to nine months in jail for corruption, fined $5,000, given three years of supervised release and 150 hours of community service. (2005).{{cite web |url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html |title=Ex-Official Goes to Prison |date=January 5, 2005 |access-date=June 22, 2017 |newspaper=The New York Times}}{{cite web |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/cashing-in-for-profit/ |title=Cashing In For Profit? |date=January 4, 2005 |publisher=CBS News |access-date=June 22, 2017}}

• Newt Gingrich (R-GA), the Speaker of the US House of Representatives, was charged $300,000 in sanctions by the majority Republican House ethics committee for an unethical book deal{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/govt/leadership/stories/012297.htm |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=August 5, 1998 |access-date=May 22, 2010 |title=House Reprimands, Penalizes Speaker |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100525123429/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/govt/leadership/stories/012297.htm |archive-date=May 25, 2010}} leading to his eventual resignation from office. (1997)The Speaker Steps Down, The New York Times, 11/8/98.
• Wes Cooley (R-OR) was convicted of having lied on the 1994 voter information pamphlet about his service in the Army. He was fined and sentenced to two years' probation. (1994){{cite news |last=Broderick |first=Chris |date=January 29, 2009 |title=Wes Cooley indicted on federal fraud charges |work=The Oregonian |url=http://www.oregonlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2009/01/wes_cooley_indicted_on_federal.html |access-date=December 22, 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141223001238/http://www.oregonlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2009/01/wes_cooley_indicted_on_federal.html |archive-date=December 23, 2014}}{{cite web|url=https://ethics.house.gov/sites/ethics.house.gov/files/Historical_Chart_Final_Version%20in%20Word_0.pdf|title=Conduct Cases in the House of Representatives|date=2004|publisher=House Committee on Ethics}}
• Dan Burton (R-IN) US Representative and a combative critic of the Clinton/Lewinsky affair, admitted that he had fathered a child out of wedlock. (1998){{cite news |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=September 8, 1998 |title=Burton Fathered Child in Extramarital Affair |first=Edward |last=Walsh |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/special/clinton/stories/burton090598.htm}}
• Austin Murphy (D-PA) was convicted of engaging in voter fraud for filling out absentee ballots for members of a nursing home.{{cite news |title=Murphy Arraigned on Vote-fraud Charges |date=May 25, 1999 |newspaper=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |page=B-1 |url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=PG&p_theme=pg&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_field_label-0=Author&p_field_label-1=title&p_bool_label-1=AND&p_text_label-1=Murphy%20Arraigned%20on%20Vote-Fraud%20Charges&s_dispstring=headline(Murphy%20Arraigned%20on%20Vote-Fraud%20Charges)%20AND%20date(all)Êl_numdocs=20&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:DÊl_useweights=no |via=Newsbank |access-date=February 21, 2015}}
• Nicholas Mavroules (D-MA) pleaded guilty to bribery charges.{{cite news |url=https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-8286728.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180322143304/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-8286728.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 22, 2018 |title=Mavroules moves to halfway house Former congressman will finish his sentence in Boston |newspaper=The Boston Globe |date=July 6, 1994 |access-date=August 31, 2010}}
• Bob Packwood (R-OR) was accused of sexual misconduct by nineteen women. He fought the allegations, but eventually, the US Senate Ethics Committee found him guilty of a "pattern of abuse of his position of power and authority" and recommended that he be expelled from the Senate. He resigned on September 7, 1995.{{Cite news |date=September 8, 1995 |title=Senator Packwood Resigns |first=Edwin |last=Chen |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-09-08-mn-43532-story.html |access-date=April 21, 2016 |work=Los Angeles Times |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160411005845/http://articles.latimes.com/1995-09-08/news/mn-43532_1_senator-packwood-resigns |archive-date=April 11, 2016}}
• House banking scandal"The 22 Worst". USA Today. April 17, 1992. – The House of Representatives Bank found that 450 members had overdrawn their checking accounts, but had not been penalized. Six were convicted of charges, most only tangentially related to the House Bank itself. Twenty two more of the most prolific over-drafters were singled out by the House Ethics Committee. (1992){{cite news |url=http://articles.news.aol.com/news/_a/abramoff-case-has-lawmakers-scared/20051221033709990001 |title=Abramoff Case Has Lawmakers Scared |agency=Associated Press |first=Pete |last=Yost |date=December 21, 2005 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081010140100/http://articles.news.aol.com/news/_a/abramoff-case-has-lawmakers-scared/20051221033709990001 |archive-date=October 10, 2008 }}

1. Buz Lukens (R-OH) was convicted of bribery and conspiracy.{{cite web |url=http://www.usdoj.gov/opa/pr/Pre_96/March95/153.txt.html |title=Former delegate Fauntroy is charged, agrees to plead guilty |publisher=Department of Justice |date=March 22, 1995 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090530161549/http://www.usdoj.gov/opa/pr/Pre_96/March95/153.txt.html |archive-date=May 30, 2009}}
2. Carl C. Perkins (D-KY) pleaded guilty to a check-kiting scheme involving several financial institutions (including the House Bank).
3. Carroll Hubbard (D-KY) was convicted of illegally funneling money to his wife's 1992 campaign to succeed him in congress.{{cite news |agency=Associated Press |date=January 2, 1974 |title=Carroll Hubbard announces for Representative's seat |newspaper=Kentucky New Era |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=FO4rAAAAIBAJ&pg=4016,969049 |access-date= March 31, 2010}}
4. Mary Rose Oakar (D-OH) was charged with seven felonies, but pleaded guilty only to a misdemeanor campaign finance charge not related to the House Bank.
5. Walter Fauntroy (D-DC) was convicted of filing false disclosure forms in order to hide unauthorized income.
6. Jack Russ, House Sergeant-at-Arms, was convicted of three counts.

• The Congressional Post Office scandal (1991–1995) was a conspiracy to embezzle House Post Office money through stamps and postal vouchers to congressmen.{{cite news |work=The New York Times |date=July 20, 1993 |title=House Aide Links a Top Lawmaker to Embezzlement |first=Stephen |last=Labaton |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1993/07/20/us/house-aide-links-a-top-lawmaker-to-embezzlement.html}}

1. Dan Rostenkowski (D-IL) was convicted and sentenced to 18 months in prison in 1995.{{cite news |work=U.S. News & World Report |date=May 5, 1994 |title=Rostenkowski's Last Stand |first=Gloria |last=Borger}}
2. Joe Kolter (D-PA) was convicted of one count of conspiracy{{cite news |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=May 8, 1996 |title=Kolter Guilty in Post Office Scandal |first=Toni |last=Locy |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1996/05/08/kolter-guilty-in-post-office-scandal/a712baa5-36e1-4bb8-8255-7bb7ebb373a7/}} and sentenced to 6 months in prison.{{cite news |work=The New York Times |date=August 1, 1996 |title=Ex-congressman Gets 6 Months in Prison |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1996/08/01/us/ex-congressman-gets-6-months-in-prison.html}}
3. Postmaster Robert V. Rota was convicted of one count of conspiracy and two counts of embezzlement.

• Jay C. Kim (R-CA) plea guilty in 1997 to accepting $230,000 in illegal foreign and corporate campaign donations, including one-third of all donations to his initial 1992 campaign for Congress after a long term running FBI Investigation in Los Angeles, CA. At the time, it was a record for campaign violations. Kim was sentenced to House arrest and fined $20,000, and subsequently lost re-election in the 1998 Republican Primary Election for the 41st Congressional District in California. (1997){{cite news |title=Kim Pleads Guilty to Illegal Donations |work=Asian Week |date=August 1998}}
• Charles Warren (R) Chief of Staff to Chris Cannon (R-UT) US Representative, resigned after acknowledging an improper sexual relationship with a subordinate who alleged he coerced her into an unwanted affair of "consensual contact without sex". (1997){{cite news |newspaper=Deseret News |date=July 3, 1997 |title=Cannon's chief of staff resigns |first=Lee |last=Davidson |url=https://www.deseret.com/1997/7/3/19321558/cannon-s-chief-of-staff-resigns}}{{cite news |newspaper=The Salt Lake Tribune |date=December 19, 2017 |title=Allegations of sexual misconduct are nothing new in Utah politics — here are 8 big cases from the past |author=Dan Harrie |url=https://www.sltrib.com/news/politics/2017/12/17/allegations-of-sexual-misconduct-are-nothing-new-in-utah-politics-here-are-8-big-cases-from-the-past/}}{{cite web |website=digitalcommons.law.byu.edu |date=1999 |title=Crelley Mackey v. Chris Cannon, individually, The Office of Congressman Chris Cannon, Chris Cannon for Congress, Inc., Cannon Industries, Inc., The CI Group, and Cannon Engineering Technologies, Inc. : Brief of Appellee |author=Utah Court of Appeals Briefs |url=https://digitalcommons.law.byu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3031&context=byu_ca2}}
• Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA) US Representative, was found guilty of failure to properly report campaign contributions and fined. (1996){{cite news |work=Los Angeles Times |date=October 26, 1996 |title=Rohrabacher Pays Fines for Not Filing Report |first=GEBE |last=Martinez |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1996-10-26-me-57826-story.html |access-date=September 24, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160927004106/http://articles.latimes.com/1996-10-26/local/me-57826_1_dana-rohrabacher |archive-date=September 27, 2016}}

1. Rhonda Carmony (R) Campaign Manager and wife of State Representative Dana Rohrabacher (R) was the key instigator of a Republican effort to manipulate the 67th California State District election by fostering the candidacy of decoy candidate Laurie Campbell (D) to undermine the candidacy of popular Democrat Linda Moulton-Patterson. Carmony pled guilty and was sentenced to three years of probation and 300 hours of community service and was fined. (1996){{cite news |work=Los Angeles Times |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1996-03-23-mn-50499-story.html |title=O.C. Grand Jury Indicts Baugh : Campaign Fraud Indictments |date=March 23, 1996}}{{cite news |work=Los Angeles Times |date=December 5, 1997 |title=Carmony Pleads Guilty in Baugh Campaign Case |first=Peter M. |last=Warren |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1997-dec-05-mn-60879-story.html}}
2. Jack Wenpo Wu (R) Campaign Treasurer for Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA) US Representative, embezzled over $300K. He was repaying the money when he was found guilty and sentenced to 1 year and 5 years' probation (2015){{cite web |title=Rohrabacher's ex-treasurer sentenced to 1 year, but won't have to go to prison, judge says |website=Orange County Register |date=April 25, 2017 |url=https://www.ocregister.com/2017/04/25/republican-activist-sentenced-for-embezzling-from-rohrabachers-re-election-fund/ |access-date=September 14, 2019}}{{cite web |title=Rohrabacher's ex-treasurer pleads guilty to embezzling from campaign fund |website=Daily Pilot |date=January 17, 2017 |url=https://www.latimes.com/socal/daily-pilot/tn-dpt-me-wu-plea-20170117-story.html |access-date=September 14, 2019}}
3. Enid Greene Mickelsen (Waldholtz) (R) U.S. Representative, was found guilty on four counts of violating FEC rules and paid $100,000 in fines for campaign violations. (1994){{Cite news |url=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/999962/Enid-Greene-back-in-the-public-eye.html?pg=all |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171004085058/https://www.deseretnews.com/article/999962/Enid-Greene-back-in-the-public-eye.html?pg=all |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 4, 2017 |title=Enid Greene back in the public eye |last=Bernick |first=Bob Jr. |work=Deseret News |date=July 30, 2003}}
4. Joe Waldholtz (R) Campaign Manager and husband of Enid Greene Waldholtz (R) pled guilty to federal charges of tax, bank, and campaign fraud, embezzling and forgery(1995){{cite news |url=http://www.cnn.com/US/9606/05/waldholtz.plea/index.html |work=CNN|title=Waldholtz enters guilty pleas |access-date=May 2, 2010}} and then, while out on parole, was subsequently convicted of forging insurance and Veterans Affairs checks from his stepmother and his late father.{{cite news |url=http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/04135/316203.stm |work=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |title=Ex-GOP strategist headed back to jail |first=Jim |last=McKinnon |date=May 14, 2004}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.ksl.com/article/84782/joe-waldholtz-sentenced-to-prison|title=Joe Waldholtz Sentenced to Prison|website=www.ksl.com|accessdate=August 6, 2023}}

• Hayes Martin (R) Campaign Treasurer to US Representative Charles H. Taylor (R-NC) was found guilty of one count of conspiracy to commit bank fraud and one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering concerning Taylor's Blue Ridge Saving Bank. Martin was found guilty and sentenced to two years' probation. (1993)
• Charles "Chig" Cagle (R) District Republican Party Chairman for US Representative Charles H. Taylor (R-NC) was found guilty of one count of conspiracy to commit bank fraud and one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering concerning Taylor's Blue Ridge Saving Bank. Cagle was found guilty and sentenced to two years' probation. (1993){{cite web |access-date=September 14, 2019 |first1=Joel |url=https://www.blueridgenow.com/article/20050128/News/606044909 |title=Taylor associates sentenced in case |last1=Burgess |website=Hendersonville Times-News}}
• Bob Livingston (R-LA) US Representative from the 1st District, was calling for the impeachment of Bill Clinton when pornographer Larry Flynt accused Livingston of multiple counts of adultery. He acknowledged he had "strayed from my marriage" and resigned. (1999){{cite news |newspaper=Chicago Tribune |date=December 18, 1998 |title=Speaker-Elect Admits Illicit Sexual Affairs |author1=William Neikirk |author2=Mike Dorning |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1998-12-18-9812180366-story.html}}{{cite web |website=historyplace.com |title=The History Place, The Great Speeches Collection |url=http://www.historyplace.com/speeches/gephardt.htm}}{{cite news |publisher=C-SPAN |date=December 19, 1998 |title=Rep. Livingston Resignation |url=https://www.c-span.org/video/?116810-1/rep-livingston-resignation}}
• Mel Reynolds (D-IL) US Representative from the Illinois 2nd District, was accused of sexual misconduct and obstruction of justice including sex with a minor and was found guilty. He resigned his seat and was sentenced to five years. (1994){{cite news |newspaper=The New York Times |date=August 23, 1995 |title=Congressman Convicted of Sexual Assault |agency=The Associated Press |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1995/08/23/us/congressman-convicted-of-sexual-assault.html}}{{cite web |website=history.house.gov |title=Reynolds, Mel |url=https://history.house.gov/People/Detail/20307?ret=True}}{{cite news |newspaper=Chicago Tribune |date=August 23, 1995 |title=August 1995: Reynolds guilty of child pornography, obstruction, sexual abuse, sexual assault |author=Ben Grove and Paul de la Garza |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1995-08-23-chi-reynolds-guilty-porn-obstruction-sex-abuse-sex-assault-20140218-story.html}}

{{Further information | Category: George W. Bush administration controversies}}

• Joseph E. Schmitz (R) was nominated by President George W. Bush (R) to be Defense Department Inspector General on June 18, 2001. He resigned on September 9, 2005, in the wake of several allegations by Senator Charles Grassley (R-Iowa), including that he had obstructed the FBI investigation of John A. Shaw.{{cite web |title=The Scrutinizer Finds Himself Under Scrutiny |website=Los Angeles Times |date=September 25, 2005 |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2005-sep-25-na-schmitz25-story.html |access-date=September 14, 2019}}{{cite news |author=T. Christian Miller |date=September 3, 2005 |title=Pentagon Investigator Resigning |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2005-sep-03-na-schmitz3-story.html |access-date=August 1, 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151019054851/http://articles.latimes.com/2005/sep/03/nation/na-schmitz3 |archive-date=October 19, 2015}}{{cite web |title=Pentagon Ousts Official Under FBI Investigation |website=Los Angeles Times |date=December 11, 2004 |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2004-dec-11-na-fired11-story.html |access-date=September 14, 2019}}{{cite magazine |magazine=Congressional Record |date=September 27, 2005 |volume=151 |issue=122 |page=35 |title=Senate |url=https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CREC-2005-09-27/pdf/CREC-2005-09-27.pdf |access-date=August 1, 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924072828/http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CREC-2005-09-27/pdf/CREC-2005-09-27.pdf |archive-date=September 24, 2015}}
• Walter Reed Army Medical Center neglect scandal (2007) about substandard conditions for wounded soldiers at Walter Reed Army Medical Center including long delays in treatment, rodent infestation and outbreaks of mold resulted in the relief of three senior staff;

1. Francis J. Harvey (R) Secretary of the Army, appointed by G. W. Bush, resigned{{cite news |access-date=September 14, 2019 |url=http://content.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1595473,00.html |title=Firing the Wrong General |magazine=Time |date=March 2, 2007 |last=Thompson |first=Mark |issn=0040-781X}}{{Cite web |url=https://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/news/releases/2004/09/20040915-5.html |title=Personnel Announcement |website=georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov}}{{cite magazine |url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/francis-harvey/ |title=Francis Harvey |access-date=May 27, 2014 |magazine=Forbes |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140531104808/http://www.forbes.com/profile/francis-harvey/ |archive-date=May 31, 2014}}
2. Maj. Gen. George Weightman ( ) was fired for failures linked to the scandal{{Cite web |url=https://archive.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=3227 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150922135803/http://archive.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=3227 |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 22, 2015 |title=Defense.gov News Article: Walter Reed Chief Relieved of Command |website=archive.defense.gov}}{{cite web |last1=Vogel |first1=Steve |last2=Branigin |first2=William |title=Army Fires Commander of Walter Reed |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=March 2, 2007 |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/03/01/AR2007030100999.html |access-date=September 14, 2019}}{{Cite web |url=https://archive.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=3248 |title=Defense.gov News Article: Army Secretary Resigns in Wake of Walter Reed Outpatient-Care Shortfalls |website=archive.defense.gov |access-date=September 14, 2019 |archive-date=September 30, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170930020410/http://archive.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=3248 |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |title=Top Army General Relieved of Command at Walter Reed Army Medical Center |work=Fox News |date=March 25, 2015 |url=https://www.foxnews.com/story/top-army-general-relieved-of-command-at-walter-reed-army-medical-center |access-date=September 14, 2019}}
3. Lt. Gen. Kevin C. Kiley (R) appointed by G. W. Bush, was relieved of command resigned for failures linked to the scandal.{{Cite web |url=https://www.emsworld.com/article/10323980/profile-lieutenant-general-kevin-c-kiley-md-us-army-surgeon-general |title=A Profile of Lieutenant General Kevin C. Kiley, MD: U.S. Army Surgeon General |website=EMS World}}{{cite news |date=March 13, 2007 |title=Surgeon General of the Army Steps Down |first=Josh |last=White |newspaper=The Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/03/12/AR2007031200544.html |access-date=May 27, 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140607133556/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/03/12/AR2007031200544.html |archive-date=June 7, 2014}}

• Timothy Goeglein, Special Assistant to President Bush, resigned in 2008 when it was discovered that more than twenty of his columns had been plagiarized from an Indiana newspaper.{{cite news |author=Sarah Pulliam Bailey |date=November 3, 2011 |title=Q & A: Timothy Goeglein on Redemption After Plagiarism |newspaper=Christianity Today |url=http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2011/novemberweb-only/timothy-goeglein.html |access-date=January 8, 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111210190303/http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2011/novemberweb-only/timothy-goeglein.html |archive-date=December 10, 2011}}
• Scott Bloch was appointed by President George W. Bush to head the United States Office of Special Counsel. On April 27, 2010, Bloch pleaded guilty to criminal contempt of Congress for "willfully and unlawfully withholding pertinent information from a House committee investigating his decision to have several government computers wiped...."{{cite news |first=Justin |last=Elliott |title=Ex-Bush Official Pleads Guilty To Contempt In Geeks On Call Case |website=Talking Points Memo |date=April 27, 2010 |url=http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2010/04/ex-bush_official_pleads_guilty_in_geeks_on_call_ca.php |access-date=April 27, 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100430234232/http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2010/04/ex-bush_official_pleads_guilty_in_geeks_on_call_ca.php |archive-date=April 30, 2010}} On February 2, Magistrate Judge Deborah A. Robinson ruled that Bloch faces a mandatory sentence of at least one month in prison.{{cite news |last=Hsu |first=Spencer S. |title=Bush whistle-blower protector faces jail |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=February 3, 2011 |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/03/AR2011020303180.html |access-date=September 14, 2019}}{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/former-federal-official-sentenced-to-probation-and-a-day-in-jail/2013/06/24/435d0de8-dd02-11e2-9218-bc2ac7cd44e2_story.html |author=Marimow, Ann E. |title=Former federal official sentenced to probation with a day in jail |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=June 24, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140125060959/http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/former-federal-official-sentenced-to-probation-and-a-day-in-jail/2013/06/24/435d0de8-dd02-11e2-9218-bc2ac7cd44e2_story.html |archive-date=January 25, 2014 |access-date=November 10, 2013}}
• Lewis "Scooter" Libby, Chief of Staff to Vice President Dick Cheney (R), was convicted of perjury and obstruction of justice in the Plame affair on March 6, 2007. He was sentenced to 30 months in prison and fined $250,000. The sentence was commuted by George W. Bush on July 1, 2007. The felony remains on Libby's record, though the jail time and fine were commuted.Michael J. Sniffen and Matt Apuzzo (Associated Press), "Libby Found Guilty in CIA Leak Trial: Ex-Cheney Aide Libby Found Guilty of Obstruction, Perjury, Lying to the FBI in CIA Leak Case", ABC News, March 6, 2007{{cite news |url=https://www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2007/03/06/libby_guilty_of_4_out_of_5_charges/ |title=Libby found guilty in CIA leak trial |first1=Michael J. |last1=Sniffen |first2=Matt |last2=Apuzzo |agency=Associated Press |date=March 6, 2007 |newspaper=The Boston Globe |access-date=August 31, 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111201004523/http://www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2007/03/06/libby_guilty_of_4_out_of_5_charges/ |archive-date=December 1, 2011 |author2-link=Matt Apuzzo }} President Donald Trump fully pardoned Libby on April 13, 2018.{{cite news |author=Karl de Vries |title=Trump pardons ex-Cheney aide Scooter Libby |url=https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/13/politics/donald-trump-pardons-scooter-libby/index.html |date=April 13, 2018 |work=CNN|access-date=April 13, 2018}}
• Alphonso Jackson, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, resigned while under investigation by the Justice Department for alleged cronyism and favoritism{{cite news |url=http://www.bizjournals.com/dallas/stories/2006/05/08/story1.html |title=HUD secretary's blunt warning Alphonso Jackson says deal was scuttled after contractor admits not liking Bush |first=Christine |last=Perez |newspaper=Dallas Business Journal |date=May 7, 2006 |access-date=August 31, 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111213140643/http://www.bizjournals.com/dallas/stories/2006/05/08/story1.html |archive-date=December 13, 2011}}
• Karl Rove, Senior Adviser to President George W. Bush, was investigated by the Office of Special Counsel for "improper political influence over government decision-making", as well as for his involvement in several other scandals such as Lawyergate, Bush White House email controversy and Plame affair. He resigned in April 2007. (See Karl Rove in the George W. Bush administration){{cite web |last=Hamburger |first=Tom |title=Inquiry of Rove brings unit out of obscurity |website=The Seattle Times |date=April 24, 2007 |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/inquiry-of-rove-brings-unit-out-of-obscurity/ |access-date=September 14, 2019}}
• Richard J. Griffin, the Assistant Secretary of State for Diplomatic Security appointed by George W. Bush who made key decisions regarding the department's oversight of private security contractor Blackwater USA, resigned in November 2007, after a critical review by the House Oversight Committee found that his office had failed to adequately supervise private contractors during the Blackwater Baghdad shootings protecting U.S. diplomats in Iraq.{{Cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/10/24/AR2007102401429.html |title=State Dept. Ousts Its Chief of Security (archived copy) |first=Karen|last=DeYoung|author-link=Karen DeYoung|date=October 24, 2007|newspaper=The Washington Post |access-date=January 31, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130223075018/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/10/24/AR2007102401429.html |archive-date=February 23, 2013}}
• Republican contributor Howard Krongard{{cite news |url=http://www.newsmeat.com/washington_political_donations/Howard_Krongard.php |title=Newsmeat ▷ Howard Krongard's Federal Campaign Contribution Report |website=Newsmeat.com |access-date=May 14, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130118043952/http://newsmeat.com/washington_political_donations/Howard_Krongard.php |archive-date=January 18, 2013 }} was appointed Inspector General of the US State Department by President George W. Bush in 2005.{{cite magazine |last=Hess |first=Amanda |url=http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/hot_document/features/2007/the_ballad_of_cookie_and_buzzy/_2.html |title=Slate Magazine |magazine=Slate |access-date=May 14, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121108225405/http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/hot_document/features/2007/the_ballad_of_cookie_and_buzzy/_2.html |archive-date=November 8, 2012}} was accused by the House Oversight Committee of improperly interfering with investigations into private security contractor Blackwater USA concerning the Blackwater Baghdad shootings. Krongard resigned in December 2007.{{cite news |date=December 8, 2007 |title=State Dept.'s chief watchdog resigns |first=Paul |last=Richter |url=https://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-krongard8dec08,0,2205571.story?coll=la-home-center |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |access-date=February 3, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121023141534/http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-krongard8dec08%2C0%2C2205571.story?coll=la-home-center |archive-date=October 23, 2012}}{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/09/18/AR2007091800799.html?hpid=topnews |title=State IG Accused of Averting Probes |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=September 19, 2007 |first1=Glenn |last1=Kessler |first2=Karen |last2=DeYoung |access-date=May 14, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121103113954/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/09/18/AR2007091800799.html?hpid=topnews |archive-date=November 3, 2012}}
• "Lawyergate"{{cite news |work=NewsHour with Jim Lehrer |url=https://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/law/jan-june07/attorneys_03-13.html |title=Gonzalez Admits 'Mistakes' |publisher=PBS |date=March 13, 2007 |access-date=August 31, 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100902135850/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/law/jan-june07/attorneys_03-13.html |archive-date=September 2, 2010}} or the Dismissal of U.S. attorneys controversy refers to President Bush firing, without explanation, eleven Republican federal prosecutors whom he himself had appointed. It is alleged that they were fired for prosecuting Republicans and not prosecuting Democrats.{{cite news |title=Charges may result from firings, say two former U.S. attorneys |first=David |last=Bowermaster |newspaper=The Seattle Times |date=May 9, 2007 |url=http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2003699882_webmckayforum09m.html |access-date=May 16, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070513000007/http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2003699882_webmckayforum09m.html |archive-date=May 13, 2007 }}{{cite news |title=Voter-Fraud Complaints by GOP Drove Dismissals |first1=Dan |last1=Eggen |first2=Amy |last2=Goldstein |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=May 14, 2007 |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/05/13/AR2007051301106.html |access-date=May 18, 2007 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090319160933/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/05/13/AR2007051301106.html |archive-date=March 19, 2009}} When Congressional hearings were called, a number of senior Justice Department officials cited executive privilege and refused to testify under oath and instead resigned, including:

1. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales{{cite news |last=Jordan |first=Lara Jakes |agency=Associated Press |date=September 15, 2007 |title=Attorney general bids farewell to Justice: Praises work of department |newspaper=The Boston Globe |url=https://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2007/09/15/attorney_general_bids_farewell_to_justice/ |access-date=September 19, 2007 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100620225904/http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2007/09/15/attorney_general_bids_farewell_to_justice/ |archive-date=June 20, 2010}}
2. Karl Rove, Advisor to President Bush{{cite web |last1=Rutenberg |first1=Jim |last2=Myers |first2=Steven Lee |title=Karl Rove, Top Strategist, Is Leaving the White House |website=The New York Times |date=August 14, 2007 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/13/washington/13cnd-rove.html |access-date=September 14, 2019}}
3. Harriet Miers, Legal Counsel to President Bush, was found in Contempt of Congress
4. Michael A. Battle, Director of Executive Office of US Attorneys in the Justice Department{{cite news |last=Hartley |first=Allegra |date=March 21, 2007 |title=Timeline: How the U.S. Attorneys Were Fired |work=U.S. News & World Report |url=https://www.usnews.com/usnews/news/articles/070321/21attorneys-timeline.htm |access-date=May 28, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070528160426/http://www.usnews.com/usnews/news/articles/070321/21attorneys-timeline.htm |archive-date=May 28, 2007 }}
5. Bradley Schlozman, Director of Executive Office of US Attorneys who replaced Battle[https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=13920444# Totenberg, Nina (August 24, 2007). "Schlozman Leaves Justice Dept. Amid Questions". NPR. Retrieved January 14, 2009]
6. Michael Elston, Chief of Staff to Deputy Attorney General Paul McNulty{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/16/washington/16elston.html |newspaper=The New York Times |date=June 16, 2007 |title=Another Justice Department Official Resigns |first=David |last=Johnston |access-date=February 3, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130224071656/http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/16/washington/16elston.html |archive-date=February 24, 2013}}
7. Paul McNulty, Deputy Attorney General to William Mercer{{cite news |author=Dan Eggen |date=May 15, 2007 |title=Justice Dept.'s No. 2 to Resign: McNulty Is 4th to Quit Since Disputed Firings |newspaper=The Washington Post |page=A01 |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/05/14/AR2007051401071.html |access-date=May 15, 2007 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080901001708/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/05/14/AR2007051401071.html |archive-date=September 1, 2008}}
8. William W. Mercer, Associate Attorney General to Alberto Gonzales{{cite news|last=Eggen|first=Dan|date=June 23, 2007|title=Third-in-Command at Justice Dept. Resigns: Mercer to Leave Washington Job but Keep U.S. Attorney's Position in Montana|newspaper=The Washington Post|page=A04|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/22/AR2007062201291.html?nav=rss_print%2Fasection|access-date=February 9, 2021|archive-date=November 6, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121106162205/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/22/AR2007062201291.html?nav=rss_print%2Fasection|url-status=dead}}
9. Kyle Sampson, Chief of Staff to Attorney General Alberto Gonzales
10. Monica Goodling, Liaison between President Bush and the Justice DepartmentJordan, Lara Jakes (April 6, 2007). "Gonzales aide Goodling resigns". Associated Press.
11. Joshua Bolten, Deputy Chief of Staff to President Bush was found in Contempt of Congress{{cite web |first=Ari |last=Shapiro |title=Bush Aides in Contempt; Will They Be Prosecuted? |publisher=NPR |date=July 25, 2007 |url=https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=12234115 |access-date=September 15, 2019}}
12. Sara M. Taylor, Aide to Presidential Advisor Karl Rove{{cite news |author=Michael A. Fletcher |date=May 28, 2007 |title=Another Top Bush Aide Makes an Exit |newspaper=The Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/05/27/AR2007052700896.html |access-date=June 11, 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121026144835/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/05/27/AR2007052700896.html |archive-date=October 26, 2012}}

• Bush White House email controversy – During the Lawyergate investigation it was discovered that the Bush administration used Republican National Committee (RNC) web servers for millions of emails which were then destroyed, lost or deleted in possible violation of the Presidential Records Act and the Hatch Act. George W. Bush, Dick Cheney, Karl Rove, Andrew Card, Sara Taylor and Scott Jennings all used RNC webservers for the majority of their emails. Of 88 officials investigated, 51 showed no emails at all."Advisers' E-Mail Accounts May Have Mixed Politics and Business, White House Says" by Sheryl Gay Stolberg, The New York Times, April 12, 2007 As many as five million emails requested by Congressional investigators were therefore unavailable, lost, or deleted.CREW Releases New Report – "Without A Trace: The Missing White House Emails and The Violations of The Presidential Records Act" by Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, April 13, 2006
• Lurita Alexis Doan (R) Administrator of General Services, investigated for "the most pernicious of political activity" at work. The team also recommended she be "disciplined to the fullest extent". Among other things she asked GSA employees how they could "help Republican candidates". She resigned. (2000){{cite news |date=May 1, 2008 |last=Harrow |first=Robert |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/04/30/AR2008043001271.html?hpid=topnews |title=Doan Ends Her Stormy Tenure as GSA Chief |newspaper=The Washington Post |access-date=May 1, 2008}}{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/10/24/AR2007102402757.html?sid=ST2007102402846 |newspaper=The Washington Post |title=White House Feels Waxman's Oversight Gaze |first=Jonathan |last=Weisman |date=October 25, 2007 |access-date=May 11, 2010}}Stout, David "Federal Contracting Chief Is Forced Out". The New York Times. (April 3, 2008)"Report: Contracting head illegally political". USA Today.
• J. Steven Griles (R) Deputy to the Secretary of the Interior pled guilty to obstruction of justice and was sentenced to 10 months.{{cite news |access-date=September 15, 2019 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/24/us/24griles.html |title=Former Interior Aide Pleads Guilty to Lying |work=The New York Times |date=March 24, 2007 |last=Andrews |first=Edmund L. |issn=0362-4331}}{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/03/23/AR2007032300768.html |title=Interior Department's No. 2 Resigns After Controversial Tenure |author=Andy Sullivan and James Vicini |agency=Reuters |date=March 23, 2007}} {{dead link|date=June 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}{{cite news |first=Richard B. |last=Schmitt |date=March 24, 2007 |title=Griles guilty in Abramoff case |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2007-mar-24-na-griles24-story.html}}
• John Korsmo, chairman of the Federal Housing Finance Board, pleaded guilty to lying to congress and sentenced to 18 months of unsupervised probation and fined $5,000. (2005){{cite news |url=http://www.bismarcktribune.com/articles/2005/03/23/news/update/upd06.txt |title=Former Housing Board Chairman Agrees to Plead Guilty |date=March 23, 2005 |newspaper=The Bismarck Tribune |agency=Associated Press |archive-url=https://archive.today/20101224180509/http://www.bismarcktribune.com/articles/2005/03/23/news/update/upd06.txt |archive-date=December 24, 2010 |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |title=Korsmo, John T. |publisher=Our Campaigns |date=May 22, 2003 |url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/CandidateDetail.html?CandidateID=12501}}
• Philip Cooney (R) appointed by Bush to chair the Council on Environmental Quality, was accused of editing government climate reports to emphasize doubts about global warming.{{cite web |first=Rick S. |last=Piltz |title=On Issues of Concern about the Governance of the Climate Change Science Program |url=http://pubs.acs.org/subscribe/journals/esthag-w/2005/jun/policy/figures/Piltz_Memo.pdf |archive-url=https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20070928025314/http://pubs.acs.org/subscribe/journals/esthag-w/2005/jun/policy/figures/Piltz_Memo.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 28, 2007 |date=June 1, 2005 |pages=10–11 |access-date=June 8, 2007}} Two days later, Cooney announced his resignation{{cite news |first=Andrew |last=Revkin |title=Editor of Climate Report Resigns |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/10/politics/11cooney.long.html |date=June 10, 2005 |work=The New York Times |access-date=April 23, 2008 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130514153207/http://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/10/politics/11cooney.long.html |archive-date=May 14, 2013 |author-link=Andrew Revkin }} and later conceded his role in altering reports. Stating "My sole loyalty was to the President and advancing the policies of his administration".{{cite news |url=http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,21418971-2703,00.html |title=Climate science was doctored |first=Robert |last=Lusetich |date=March 21, 2007 |newspaper=The Australian |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090724062729/http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0%2C20867%2C21418971-2703%2C00.html |archive-date=July 24, 2009 |access-date=June 9, 2012}}{{cite web |url=http://www.whistleblower.org/content/press_detail.cfm?press_id=838&keyword= |title=House Probe Turns to Role of Cheney's Office |date=March 20, 2007 |access-date=June 8, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927222003/http://www.whistleblower.org/content/press_detail.cfm?press_id=838&keyword= |archive-date=September 27, 2007}}
• The Jack Abramoff Indian lobbying scandal involved Jack Abramoff, a prominent Republican lobbyist with close ties to administration officials, legislators, and staff who offered bribes as part of his lobbying efforts. Abramoff was sentenced to 4 years in prison.{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7599249.stm |title=US lobbyist jailed for corruption |publisher=BBC News |date=September 4, 2008 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151019054851/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7599249.stm |archive-date=October 19, 2015 }}{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/04/AR2008090402321.html?hpid=topnews |title=Abramoff Sentenced to 4 Years in Prison for Corruption |newspaper=The Washington Post |first1=Del Quentin |last1=Wilber |first2=Carrie |last2=Johnson |date=September 4, 2008 |access-date=September 4, 2008 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101109013732/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/04/AR2008090402321.html?hpid=topnews |archive-date=November 9, 2010}} See also George W. Bush's legislative branch for 11 legislators and staff caught in the investigation. Executive branch personnel involved include:

1. David Safavian (R) CoS of the GSA (General Services Administration) was convicted of making false statements as part of the Jack Abramoff lobbying and corruption scandal and was sentenced to one year in prison. (2005){{cite press release |publisher=U.S. Department of Justice Office of Public Affairs |date=October 16, 2009 |title=Former GSA Chief of Staff David Safavian Sentenced for Obstruction of Justice and Making False Statements |url=https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/former-gsa-chief-staff-david-safavian-sentenced-obstruction-justice-and-making-false}}{{cite web |url=https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/2008/December/08-crm-1138.html |title=#08-1138: Former GSA Chief of Staff David Safavian Convicted of Obstruction, Making False Statements (2008-12-19) |publisher=Department of Justice |date=December 19, 2008 |access-date=May 14, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130826234455/http://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/2008/December/08-crm-1138.html |archive-date=August 26, 2013}} found guilty of blocking justice and lying,{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/06/20/AR2006062001626.html |newspaper=The Washington Post |title=Ex-Aide To Bush Found Guilty |first=Jeffrey H. |last=Birnbaum |date=June 21, 2006 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101030202733/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/06/20/AR2006062001626.html |archive-date=October 30, 2010}} and sentenced to 18 months{{cite news |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna15446565 |title=Safavian sentenced to 18 months in jail |first=Joel |last=Seidman |date=October 27, 2006 |publisher=NBC News |access-date=May 14, 2013 }}
2. Roger Stillwell (R) staff in the Department of the Interior, pleaded guilty and received two years suspended sentence.{{Cite news |last1=Seidman |first1=Joel |title=Abramoff's Interior link gets 2 years probation |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/id/16541877/ns/politics/t/abramoffs-interior-link-gets-years-probation/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170625042645/http://www.nbcnews.com/id/16541877/ns/politics/t/abramoffs-interior-link-gets-years-probation/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 25, 2017 |publisher=MSNBC |access-date=June 24, 2017 |date=January 9, 2007}}
3. Susan B. Ralston (R) Special Assistant to the President and Senior Advisor to Karl Rove, resigned on October 6, 2006, after it became known that she accepted gifts and passed information to her former boss Jack Abramoff.{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/06/AR2006100600965.html |date=October 7, 2006 |title=Rove Aid Linked to Abramoff Resigns |first1=Peter |last1=Baker |first2=James V. |last2=Grimaldi |newspaper=The Washington Post}}
4. J. Steven Griles (R) Deputy to the Secretary of the Interior pleaded guilty to obstruction of justice and was sentenced to 10 months
5. Italia Federici (R) staff to the Secretary of the Interior and President of the Council of Republicans for Environmental Advocacy, pled guilty to tax evasion and obstruction of justice. She was sentenced to four years' probation.{{cite news |url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2007/06/06/national/w145234D83.DTL |title=New Charges Filed in Abramoff Probe |first=Matt |last=Apuzzo |agency=Associated Press |date=June 6, 2007 |work=San Francisco Chronicle}}{{cite news |url=https://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2007-06-08-1376100897_x.htm |title=GOP fundraiser pleads guilty in probe |first=Mark |last=Heilprin |agency=Associated Press |date=June 8, 2007 |work=USA Today |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081006134943/http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2007-06-08-1376100897_x.htm |archive-date=October 6, 2008}}{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/12/14/AR2007121402008_pf.html |title=Republican With Links to Abramoff Is Sentenced |first=Susan |last=Schmidt |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=December 15, 2007 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121103225905/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/12/14/AR2007121402008_pf.html |archive-date=November 3, 2012}}
6. Jared Carpenter (R) Vice President of the Council of Republicans for Environmental Advocacy, was discovered during the Abramoff investigation and pled guilty to income tax evasion. He got 45 days, plus 4 years' probation.{{cite news |url=http://thehill.com/leading-the-news/abramoff-investigation-leads-to-another-guilty-plea-2007-07-14.html |title=Abramoff investigation leads to another guilty plea |newspaper=The Hill |first=Mike |last=Soraghan |date=July 14, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081112104714/http://thehill.com/leading-the-news/abramoff-investigation-leads-to-another-guilty-plea-2007-07-14.html |archive-date=November 12, 2008}}
7. Mark Zachares (R) staff in the Department of Labor, bribed by Abramoff, guilty of conspiracy to defraud.
8. Robert E. Coughlin (R) Deputy Chief of Staff of the Criminal Division of the Justice Department, pleaded guilty to conflict of interest after accepting bribes from Jack Abramoff. (2008){{cite news |title=Ex-Official Linked to Abramoff Pleads Guilty |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/04/22/AR2008042202430_pf.html |date=April 23, 2008 |newspaper=The Washington Post |first=James |last=Grimaldi |access-date=December 4, 2008 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121107022551/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/04/22/AR2008042202430_pf.html |archive-date=November 7, 2012}}

• Kyle Foggo (R) CIA Executive Director was convicted of honest services fraud in the awarding of a government contract and sentenced to 37 months in federal prison at Pine Knot, Kentucky. On September 29, 2008, Foggo pleaded guilty to one count of the indictment, admitting that while he was the CIA executive director, he acted to steer a CIA contract to the firm of his lifelong friend, Brent R. Wilkes.{{cite news |first=Debbi |last=Baker |date=September 29, 2008 |url=http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/politics/cunningham/20080929-1220-bn29foggo.html |title=Randy 'Duke' Cunningham – Foggo pleads guilty to fraud |work=The San Diego Union-Tribune |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130120014944/http://legacy.utsandiego.com/news/politics/cunningham/20080929-1220-bn29foggo.html |archive-date=January 20, 2013 }}
• Julie MacDonald (R) Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Department of the Interior, resigned on May 1, 2007, after giving government documents to developers (2007){{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/05/01/AR2007050101920.html |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=May 2, 2007 |title=Interior Dept. Official Facing Scrutiny Resigns |first=Elizabeth |last=Williamson |access-date=February 3, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120501152040/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/05/01/AR2007050101920.html |archive-date=May 1, 2012}}
• Claude Allen (R) appointed as an advisor by President Bush (R) on Domestic Policy, was arrested for a series of felony thefts in retail stores. (2006){{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/03/10/AR2006031002328_pf.html |title=Former Top Bush Aide Accused of Md. Thefts: Refund Scam Netted $5,000, Police Say |first1=Ernesto |last1=Londoño |first2=Michael A. |last2=Fletcher |date=March 11, 2006 |newspaper=The Washington Post |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121019122537/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/03/10/AR2006031002328_pf.html |archive-date=October 19, 2012}}
• Lester Crawford, Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, resigned after two months. He pleaded guilty to conflict of interest and received a 3-year suspended sentence and fined $90,000 (2006)"Ex-FDA Chief Gets Probation, Fine for Lying About Stocks". The Associated Press. February 28, 2007.
• Abu Ghraib torture and prisoner abuse: The George W. Bush administration stated that the abuses at Abu Ghraib were isolated incidents and not indicative of U.S. policy.
• The 2003 Invasion of Iraq depended on intelligence that Saddam Hussein was developing "weapons of mass destruction" (WMDs) meaning nuclear, chemical and/or biological weapons for offensive use. As revealed by The (British) Downing Street memo "Bush wanted to remove Saddam, through military action, justified by the conjunction of terrorism and WMD. But the intelligence and the facts were being fixed around the policy" The press called this the "smoking gun". (2005){{cite web |first1=David |last1=Manning |first2=Matthew |last2=Rycroft |date=July 23, 2002 |url=http://www.iraqinquiry.org.uk/media/232630/2002-07-23-letter-rycroft-to-manning-iraq-prime-ministers-meeting-23-july.pdf |archive-url=http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20171123123325/http://www.iraqinquiry.org.uk/media/232630/2002-07-23-letter-rycroft-to-manning-iraq-prime-ministers-meeting-23-july.pdf |url-status=dead |title=Iraq: Prime Minister's Meeting, 23 July |archive-date=November 23, 2017 |access-date=September 14, 2019 }} reprinted as {{cite news |date=May 1, 2005 |title=The secret Downing Street memo |newspaper=The Sunday Times |url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article387374.ece |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101102193420/http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article387374.ece |archive-date=November 2, 2010 }}
• Yellowcake forgery – Just before the 2003 invasion of Iraq, the Bush administration presented evidence to the UN that Iraq was seeking material (yellowcake uranium) in Africa for making nuclear weapons. Though presented as true, it was later found to be not only dubious, but outright false.{{cite news |title=Fake Iraq documents 'embarrassing' for U.S |first=David |last=Ensor |work=CNN|date=March 14, 2003}}After the war, more than {{convert |550 |ST}} of yellowcake, which was cataloged pre-war by the IAEA and not conveniently suitable for atomic weapons was removed from Iraq and eventually shipped to Canada. {{Cite news |author1=Brianna Keilar |author2=Larry Shaughnessy |date=July 7, 2008 |title=500 tons of uranium shipped from Iraq, Pentagon says |work=CNN|url=http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/07/07/iraq.uranium/ |access-date=August 13, 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150831081954/http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/07/07/iraq.uranium/ |archive-date=August 31, 2015}}
• Coalition Provisional Authority Cash Payment Scandal – On June 20, 2005, the staff of the Committee on Government Reform prepared a report for Congressman Henry Waxman.{{cite web |url=http://www.democrats.reform.house.gov/story.asp?ID=873&Issue=Iraq+Reconstruction |title=U.S. Mismanaged Iraqi Funds |publisher=United States House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform |access-date=February 8, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061227183442/http://www.democrats.reform.house.gov/story.asp?ID=873&Issue=Iraq+Reconstruction |archive-date=December 27, 2006 }} It was revealed that $12 billion in cash had been delivered to Iraq by C-130 planes, on shrinkwrapped pallets of US$100 bills.{{cite news |date=February 8, 2007 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/Iraq/Story/0,,2008189,00.html |title=How the US sent $12bn in cash to Iraq. And watched it vanish |newspaper=The Guardian |access-date=February 8, 2007 |first=David |last=Pallister |location=London |author-link=David Pallister }} The United States House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, concluded that "Many of the funds appear to have been lost to corruption and waste.... Some of the funds could have enriched both criminals and insurgents...." Henry Waxman, commented, "Who in their right mind would send 363 tons of cash into a war zone?" A single flight to Iraq on December 12, 2003, which contained $1.5 billion in cash is said to be the largest single Federal Reserve payout in US history.{{cite news |url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/iraq/article720217.ece |title=How US lost billions in Wild West gamble to rebuild Iraq |work=The Times |access-date=April 16, 2011 |location=London |date=January 26, 2006 |first=Anushka |last=Asthana |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080218050143/http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/iraq/article720217.ece |archive-date=February 18, 2008}}{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2007/feb/08/usa.iraq1 |title=How the US sent $12bn in cash to Iraq. And watched it vanish |work=The Guardian |access-date=December 16, 2018 |location=London |date=February 8, 2007 }}{{cite news |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-usa-cash-idUSN0631295120070207 |publisher=Reuters |title=U.S. sent pallets of cash to Baghdad |first=Jeremy |last=Pelofsky |date=February 7, 2007}}
• Bush administration payment of columnists were done with federal funds to write favourably about Republican policies. Illegal payments were made to journalists Armstrong Williams, Maggie Gallagher and Michael McManus (2004–2005){{cite news |first=Howard |last=Kurtz |date=January 26, 2005 |title=Writer Backing Bush Plan Had Gotten Federal Contract |newspaper=The Washington Post |page=C01 |url=https://www.csus.edu/indiv/n/nalderk/propagandist%20gallagher%20paid.htm |access-date=April 12, 2020 |archive-date=May 27, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200527000440/https://www.csus.edu/indiv/n/nalderk/propagandist%20gallagher%20paid.htm |url-status=dead }}
• John A. Shaw (R) was appointed by George W. Bush as Under Secretary of Defense.{{cite news |title=Business People; Appointment At Commerce |date=September 13, 1991 |work=The New York Times |page=D3 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1991/09/13/business/business-people-appointment-at-commerce.html |access-date=February 10, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306133730/http://www.nytimes.com/1991/09/13/business/business-people-appointment-at-commerce.html |archive-date=March 6, 2016}} He was investigated on corruption although charges were never filed against him, he was asked to resign in 2004.{{cite web |title=No FBI Charges for Defense Official in Iraq Case |website=Los Angeles Times |date=October 15, 2005 |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2005-oct-15-na-shaw15-story.html |access-date=September 14, 2019}} When he refused to resign, he was fired by the Bush administration on December 10, 2004.{{cite news |url=http://www.washingtontimes.com/functions/print.php?StoryID=20041229-113041-1647r |title=Pentagon ousts official who tied Russia, Iraq arms |newspaper=The Washington Times}}{{cite news |first1=Demetri |last1=Sevastopulo |first2=Guy |last2=Dinmore |first3=James |last3=Harding |date=October 28, 2004 |title=Russians 'may have taken Iraq explosives' |newspaper=Financial Times |url=https://www.ft.com/content/a4bc50c6-2870-11d9-9308-00000e2511c8 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070805005158/http://www.ft.com/cms/s/a4bc50c6-2870-11d9-9308-00000e2511c8.html |archive-date=August 5, 2007}}
• The Bernard Kerik nomination in 2004 as Secretary of Homeland Security was derailed by past employment of an illegal alien as a nanny, and other improprieties. On November 4, 2009, he pleaded guilty to two counts of tax fraud and five counts of lying to the federal government and was sentenced to four years in prison.Dolnick, Sam, [https://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/11/05/kerik-pleads-guilty/ Kerik Pleads Guilty in Corruption Case], The New York Times, November 5, 2009.
• Felipe Sixto, Special Assistant to President George W. Bush (R) as well as deputy director in the Office of Public Liaison, was investigated for misuse of funds from July 2007 while working in the White House Office of Intergovernmental Affairs. Sixto then pled guilty to embezzlement of $644,884 from the Center for a Free Cuba. On March 18, 2009, Sixto was found guilty, resigned, repaid the theft, was fined and sentenced to 30 months in prison. (2008){{cite news | publisher = nydailynews.com | date = March 18, 2009 | title = Former Bush aide gets 30 months in prison after stealing from Center for Free Cuba | agency = The Associated Press | url = https://www.nydailynews.com/latino/bush-aide-30-months-prison-stealing-center-free-cuba-article-1.370267}}{{cite news | publisher = nydailynews.com | date = March 28, 2008 |title = Bush aide resigns over misuse of money in Cuban democracy organization | agency = Associated Press | url = https://www.nydailynews.com/latino/bush-aide-resigns-misuse-money-cuban-democracy-organization-article-1.290778}}{{cite news | publisher = NBC News | date = March 18, 2009 |title = Es-Bush aide gets prison in 'Free Cuba' theft | agency = Associated Press | url = https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna29757877}}
• Elliott Broidy (R) Chairman of Finance for the Republican National Committee was accused of bribing several NY state pension officials in exchange for investments in his own private equity fund. He pled guilty, but because of his cooperation the charge was dropped from a felony for attempting to provide excess gratuity, to a misdemeanor and he avoided jail, but was ordered to forfeit $18,000,000. (2008){{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/newyork-pension-broidy/la-money-manager-gets-no-jail-in-ny-corruption-case-idUSL1E8MQ4KJ20121126|title=LA money manager gets no jail in NY corruption case|date=November 26, 2012|publisher=Reuters|access-date=March 12, 2018|first=Karen|last=Freifeld}}{{cite news |work=The New York Times |date=December 4, 2009 |title=Guilty Plea in Fraud Case Tied to New York Pension |agency=The Associated Press |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/04/nyregion/04pension.html}}
• Plame affair – CIA agent Valerie Plame's name was leaked by Richard Armitage, Deputy Secretary of State, to the press in retaliation for her husband's criticism of the reports used by George W. Bush to legitimize the Iraq war.Michael J. Sniffen and Matt Apuzzo, "Libby Found Guilty in CIA Leak Trial", Associated Press, March 6, 2007 Armitage admitted he was the leak{{cite news |first=R. Jeffrey |last=Smith |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/09/07/AR2006090701781.html |title=Armitage Says He Was Source of CIA Leak |newspaper=The Washington Post |page=A03 |date=September 8, 2006 |access-date=January 27, 2007 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081006081246/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/09/07/AR2006090701781.html |archive-date=October 6, 2008}} but no wrongdoing was found.
• Thomas A. Scully, administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), withheld information from Congress about the projected cost of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act, and allegedly threatened to fire Medicare's chief actuary, Richard Foster, if Foster provided the data to Congress. (2003){{cite news |first=Eric |last=Boehlert |date=April 5, 2004 |title=Lies, bribes and hidden costs |work=Salon |url=https://www.salon.com/2004/04/06/medicare_6/}}{{cite news |first=Robert |last=Pear |date=July 7, 2004 |title=Inquiry Confirms Top Medicare Official Threatened Actuary Over Cost of Drug Benefits |newspaper=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2004/07/07/us/inquiry-confirms-top-medicare-official-threatened-actuary-over-cost-drug.html}} A few days after the bill was signed, Scully resigned (2003).
• NSA warrantless surveillance – Shortly after the September 11 attacks in 2001, President George W. Bush (R) implemented a secret program by the National Security Agency to eavesdrop on domestic telephone calls by American citizens without warrants, thus by-passing the FISA court which must approve all such actions. (2002){{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/12/16/politics/16program.html |newspaper=The New York Times |date=December 16, 2005 |title=Bush Lets U.S. Spy on Callers Without Courts |first1=James |last1=Risen |author2-link=Eric Lichtblau |first2=Eric |last2=Lichtblau |name-list-style=amp |access-date=February 3, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130203133112/http://www.nytimes.com/2005/12/16/politics/16program.html |archive-date=February 3, 2013}} In 2010, Federal Judge Vaughn Walker ruled this practice to be illegal.http://www.ap.org/ {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130315191753/http://ap.org/ |date=March 15, 2013 }}, March 31, 2010, "Bush wiretapping program takes a hit in Calif ruling" by Paul Elias
• Janet Rehnquist (daughter of former Chief Justice William Rehnquist) was the appointed Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services by George W. Bush. In 2002, Governor Jeb Bush's (R-FL) Chief of Staff Kathleen Shanahan asked Rehnquist to delay auditing a $571 million federal overpayment to the State of Florida. Rehnquist ordered her staff to delay the investigation for five months until after the Florida elections. When Congress began an investigation into the matter, Rehnquist resigned in March 2003, saying she wanted to spend more time with her family.{{Cite web |url=http://www.phillyburbs.com/pb-dyn/news/53169.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081204084842/http://www.phillyburbs.com/pb-dyn/news/53169.html |url-status=dead |title=Phillyburbs.com |archive-date=December 4, 2008}}{{cite web |url=http://oig.hhs.gov/ |title=Office of Inspector General – U.S. Department of Health and Human Services |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110406041210/http://oig.hhs.gov/ |archive-date=April 6, 2011}}{{failed verification |date=June 2017}}{{cite news |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/janet-rehnquist-under-the-microscope/ |title=Janet Rehnquist Under The Microscope |date=January 22, 2003 |work=CBS News |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110524123414/http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/01/22/eveningnews/main537492.shtml |archive-date=May 24, 2011}}{{cite web |title=Janet Rehnquist Resigns |work=CBS News |date=March 4, 2003 |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/janet-rehnquist-resigns/ |access-date=September 14, 2019}}{{cite news |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/story/17138667 |title=Politics – News about Politics in America & the World |magazine=Rolling Stone}} {{dead link|date=August 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
• Jerry Pierce-Santos (R) Co-Financial Chairman of the Republican National Committee and a member of the Bush-Cheney '04 Finance Committee, was accused with 10 others of acting as a conduit for $17,000 in illegal contributions to an unnamed Republican candidate for federal office. He pled guilty to one count. (2003){{cite news| publisher=washingtonexaminer.com| date=January 18, 2009| title=Ex-HUD official pleads guilty to role in fundraising scheme| author=Scott McCabe| url=http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/ex-hud-official-pleads-guilty-to-role-in-fundraising-scheme/article/105833/}}http://www.upi.com,/ May 27, 2009, Ex-HUD official guilty in campaign scheme by UPI, [http://www.upi.com/Top_News/2009/05/27/Ex-HUD-official-guilty-in-campaign-scheme/37311243474823/]
• John Yoo, an attorney in the Office of Legal Counsel of the Justice Department, worked closely with vice president Dick Cheney (R) and the Bush Six.{{cite news|last=Golden|first=Tim|title=A Junior Aide had a big role in Terror Policy|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/12/23/politics/23yoo.html|date=December 23, 2005|access-date=April 21, 2009}} He wrote memos stating the right of the president to –

1. suspend sections of the ABM Treaty without informing Congress;{{cite web |url=http://www.usdoj.gov/opa/documents/memostatusolcopinions01152009.pdf |title=Memorandum regarding status of Certain OLC Opinions Issued in the Aftermath of the Terrorist Acts of September 11, 2001 |access-date=May 12, 2009 |publisher=US Department of Justice, Office of Legal Counsel |url-status=live |date=January 15, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090508100811/http://www.usdoj.gov/opa/documents/memostatusolcopinions01152009.pdf |archive-date=May 8, 2009}}
2. bypass the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act allowing warrantless wiretapping of US Citizens within the United States by the National Security Agency;
3. state that the First Amendment and Fourth Amendments and the Takings Clause do not apply to the president in time of war as defined in the USA Patriot Act; and
4. allow enhanced interrogation techniques (torture) because provisions of the War Crimes Act, the Third Geneva Convention, and the Torture convention do not apply. Many of his memos have since been repudiated and reversed.{{cite news |last=Eggen |first=Dan |date=June 27, 2008 |title=Bush Policy Authors Defend Their Actions: House Panel Hearing Veers From Key Issue of Detainee Mistreatment |newspaper=The Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/06/26/AR2008062601966_pf.html |access-date=April 22, 2009 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121107060847/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/06/26/AR2008062601966_pf.html |archive-date=November 7, 2012}} Later review by the Justice Department reported that Yoo and Jay Bybee had used "poor judgement" in the memos, but no charges were filed.{{cite news |work=Chicago Tribune |date=February 20, 2010 |page=1/7 |title=Waterboard memo 'poor judgement' |first=Richard A. |last=Serrano }}

• Carl Truscott (R) Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, was appointed in 2004 but was soon under investigation for his abusive management style and allegations of lavish spending and misuse of resources, including requiring a large number of agents as personal security, spending hundreds of thousands of dollars of expensive upgrades to the ATF headquarters building, adding a new garage to his house, detailing 20 agents to help with his nephew's high school project and other examples of poor financial judgment. Truscott resigned as the ATF Director on August 4, 2006.{{cite news |date=August 5, 2006 |title=ATF Director Resigns Amid Spending Probe |first=Dan |last=Eggen |newspaper=The Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/08/04/AR2006080401496.html |access-date=May 6, 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140513205812/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/08/04/AR2006080401496.html |archive-date=May 13, 2014}}{{cite web |title=Report of Investigation Concerning Alleged Mismanagement and Misconduct by Carl J. Truscott, Former Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives |publisher=U.S. Department of Justice Office of the Inspector General Oversight and Review Division |date=October 2006 |url=https://www.justice.gov/oig/special/s0610/final.pdf |access-date=May 6, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130831025638/http://www.justice.gov/oig/special/s0610/final.pdf |archive-date=August 31, 2013}}{{Cite web |url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/CandidateDetail.html?CandidateID=207758 |title=Our Campaigns – Candidate – Carl J. Truscott |website=ourcampaigns.com}}
• John David Roy Atchison (R) Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Florida, was arrested for intentions of having sex with a five-year-old. Atchison committed suicide before trial while in custody. (2007){{Cite news |title=Fed Caught In Sex Sting Found Dead In Cell |publisher=CBS News |date=October 5, 2007 |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/fed-caught-in-sex-sting-found-dead-in-cell/}}{{cite news |first=Abby |last=Goodnough |title=U.S. Prosecutor Held in a Child Sex Sting Kills Himself |newspaper=The New York Times |date=October 6, 2007 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/06/us/06suicide.html |access-date=September 13, 2015}}
• Darleen A. Druyun was the Principal Deputy Undersecretary of the Air Force nominated by Bill Clinton in 1993. She pled guilty to inflating the price of contracts to favor her future employer, Boeing. In October 2004, she was sentenced to nine months in jail for corruption, fined $5,000, given three years of supervised release and 150 hours of community service. She began her prison term on January 5, 2005. CBS News called it "the biggest Pentagon scandal in 20 years" and said that she pleaded guilty to a felony.
• Randall L. Tobias (R) US Director of Foreign Assistance, appointed by Republican President President George W. Bush was found to have been a client in the DC Madame prostitution investigation. Having officially encouraged abstinence, he resigned his position. (2007){{cite news |work=The New York Times |date=May 5, 2005 |title=Names Not worth mentioning, ABC Decides in Escort Case |author=Neil A. Lewis |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/05/washington/05madam.html}}{{cite news |work=CNN|date=April 28, 2007 |title=State Department official resigns over 'D.C. madam' |author=John King and Brianna Keilar |url=https://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/04/27/dc.madam/index.html}}{{cite news |newspaper=The Boston Globe |date=April 29, 2007 |title=Ex-AIDS chief in escort flap called hypocritical |author=John Donnelly, Globe Staff |url=http://archive.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2007/04/29/ex_aids_chief_in_escort_flap_called_hypocritical/}}
• Courtney Stadd Chief of Staff of NASA and White House Liaison was accused of giving $9.6M of NASA funds to one of his clients, Mississippi State University and was convicted of ethics violations and sentenced to six months of house arrest. He was also charged with steering a separate $600,000 NASA remote sensing contract to MSU and asking for kickbacks and then submitting falsified invoices to stop a NASA investigation. To this second charge he was found guilty and sentenced to 41 months in prison. (2009){{cite news | publisher = nasawatch.com | date = August 19, 2010 | title = Details Emerge on Criminal Activity by Courtney Stadd and Liam Sarsfield | author = Keith Cowing | url = http://nasawatch.com/archives/2010/08/details-emerge.html}}http://www.space.com,/ February 09, 2011, Former NASA Chief of Staff Begins 41-month Jail Term by Brian Berger, [http://www.space.com/10802-nasa-official-jail-term.html]http://www.huffington/ Post.com, 03/ 6/09, Courtney Stadd, Ex-NASA Official, Indicted For Ethics Breach by NEDRA PICKLER [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/03/06/courtney-stadd-exnasa-off_n_172694.html]

• James W. Treffinger (R-NJ) a US senatorial candidate pleaded guilty in 2003 to corruption and fraud as Chief Executive of Essex County and ordered to pay $30,000 in restitution and serve 13 months in jail.(2002){{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2003/05/31/nyregion/treffinger-pleads-guilty-to-corruption.html |title=Treffinger Pleads Guilty To Corruption |date=May 31, 2003 |work=The New York Times |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141031141640/http://www.nytimes.com/2003/05/31/nyregion/treffinger-pleads-guilty-to-corruption.html |archive-date=October 31, 2014}}
• Ted Stevens (R-AK) U.S. Senator, was convicted of seven counts of bribery and tax evasion on October 27, 2008. He then lost re-election. Newly appointed US Attorney General Eric Holder (D) dismissed the charges "in the interest of justice" stating that the Justice Department had illegally withheld evidence from defense counsel.Chicago Tribune, section 1, p. 14, 'US to shelve Holder case' by Josh Meyer, April 2, 2009
• Charles Rangel (D-NY) U.S. Representative, failed to report $75,000 income from the rental of his villa in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic and was forced to pay $11,000 in back taxes. (September 2008)Kocieniewski, David, "House Ethics Panel Expands Rangel Inquiry", The New York Times, December 10, 2008
• Duke Cunningham (R-CA) US Representative from the 50th District, was accused of accepting $2.5 million in bribes (which included a 42-foot yacht and a Rolls-Royce) from contractors doing business with the US government. He pled guilty to charges of conspiracy, bribery, mail fraud, and tax evasion in what came to be called the Cunningham scandal. He was tried and found guilty and sentenced to over eight years in prison. (2005){{cite news |url=https://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/11/28/cunningham/index.html |work=CNN|title=Rep. Cunningham won't seek re-election amid contractor probe |date=July 14, 2005 |access-date=November 24, 2010 |archive-date=November 29, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101129200727/http://articles.cnn.com/2005-11-28/politics/cunningham_1_mzm-mitchell-wade-tax-evasion?_s=PM%3APOLITICS |url-status=live }}{{cite news |first=Scot J. |last=Patrow |page=A-6 |newspaper=The Wall Street Journal |oclc=4299067 |url=https://www.wsj.com/news/articles/SB114610728002837324 |title=Prosecutors May Widen Congressional-Bribe Case; Cunningham Is Suspected Of Asking for Prostitutes; Were Others Involved? |date=April 27, 2006 |access-date=May 1, 2006}}{{subscription required}}{{cite news |work=CNN|date=March 3, 2006 |title=Crooked congressman going to prison, Cunningham sentenced to 8 years, 4 months for taking bribes |url=https://www.cnn.com/2006/LAW/03/03/cunningham.sentenced/index.html}}
• Rick Renzi (R-AZ) announced he would not seek another term."Republican Arizona Congressman Rick Renzi indicted on multiple federal charges", AP, February 22, 2008* He was later sentenced to three years in prison after conviction on federal corruption charges of extortion, bribery, insurance fraud, money laundering and racketeering related to a 2005 money-laundering scheme that netted the Flagstaff Republican more than $700,000. (2005){{Cite news |author1=Kevin Conlon |author2=Bill Mears |date=October 28, 2013 |title=Ex-U.S. Rep. Rick Renzi of Arizona sentenced to three years for corruption |work=CNN|url=http://www.cnn.com/2013/10/28/justice/arizona-congressman-sentenced/ |access-date=November 9, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131109200343/http://www.cnn.com/2013/10/28/justice/arizona-congressman-sentenced/ |archive-date=November 9, 2013}}
• Mark Foley (R-FL) resigned on September 29, 2006, after sending sexually explicit messages to former Congressional pages.{{cite news |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/11/washington/11foley.html |title=Hastert Vows to Fire Aides if a Cover-Up Is Discovered |date=October 11, 2006 |access-date=October 11, 2006 |first1=Jeff |last1=Zeleny |first2=David |last2=Johnston |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061018204917/http://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/11/washington/11foley.html |archive-date=October 18, 2006}}
• Jim Gibbons (R-NV) US House of Representatives from the 2nd District was campaigning for Governor when he walked waitress Chrissy Mazzeo to her car. She claimed he threw her against a wall and threatened to sexually assault her. He claimed she tripped and he caught her. The civil lawsuit was settled by the payment of $50,000 to Mazzeo. Six weeks later he was elected governor. See State scandals. (2006){{cite web |author=Carri Geer Thevenot |date=July 18, 2013 |title=Ex-Gov. Gibbons, Mazzeo settle high-profile lawsuit |newspaper=Las Vegas Review-Journal |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/crime/courts/ex-gov-gibbons-mazzeo-settle-high-profile-lawsuit/}}{{cite news |date=July 19, 2013 |title=Ex-cocktail waitress settles rape-threat lawsuit against former Gov. Jim Gibbons |newspaper=Las Vegas Review-Journal |url=https://www.nevadaappeal.com/news/government/ex-cocktail-waitress-settles-rape-threat-lawsuit-against-former-gov-jim-gibbons/ |access-date=September 15, 2020 |archive-date=August 14, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200814232542/https://www.nevadaappeal.com/news/government/ex-cocktail-waitress-settles-rape-threat-lawsuit-against-former-gov-jim-gibbons/ |url-status=dead }}{{cite news |date=July 19, 2013 |title=Former cocktail waitress settles lawsuit against ex-Nevada governor |agency=Associated Press |newspaper=Las Vegas Sun |url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2013/jul/19/nv-nevada-governor-sued-settlement/}}
• Tom DeLay (R-TX) US Representative and House Majority Leader, served from 1985 to 2006 when he resigned his position to undergo trial for conspiring to launder corporate money into political donations and money laundering during the 2002 elections. On November 24, 2010, DeLay was found guilty{{cite web |last=McKinley |first=James C. Jr. |title=Tom DeLay Found Guilty of Money Laundering |website=The New York Times |date=November 24, 2010 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/25/us/politics/25delay.html |access-date=September 14, 2019}} and was sentenced to three years in prison and 10 years' probation, respectively. The ruling was overturned on appeal.{{cite web |access-date=September 14, 2019 |url=https://www.statesman.com/article/20120921/NEWS/309217973 |title=DeLay sentenced to 3 years in prison, freed on appeal bond |last=Copelin |first=Laylan |website=Austin American-Statesman |archive-date=May 24, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200524040044/https://www.statesman.com/article/20120921/NEWS/309217973 |url-status=dead }} On September 19, 2013, the conviction was overturned.{{cite news |title=Texas court overturns Tom DeLay conviction |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2013/09/19/tom-delay-conviction-overturned-money-laundering/2837053/?dlvrit=206567 |newspaper=USA Today |access-date=September 19, 2013 |first1=Catalina |last1=Camia |first2=Susan |last2=Davis |date=September 19, 2013}}
• Jack Abramoff Indian lobbying scandal (R) The lobbyist found guilty of conspiracy, tax evasion and corruption of public officials in three different courts in a wide-ranging investigation. He served 70 months and was fined $24.7 million.{{cite news |last1=Schmidt |first1=Susan |last2=Grimaldi |first2=James V. |date=November 26, 2005 |title=Lawmakers Under Scrutiny in Probe of Lobbyist |newspaper=The Washington Post |page=A01 |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/11/25/AR2005112501423.html}} See George W. Bush's executive branch for eight others caught in the investigation. Legislators and staff involved include;

1. Tom DeLay (R-TX) US Representative and House Majority Leader was reprimanded twice by the House Ethics Committee and his aides indicted (2004–2005); eventually DeLay himself was investigated in October 2005 in connection with the Abramoff scandal, but not indicted. DeLay resigned from the House June 9, 2006.{{cite news |title=DeLay trial to be held in Austin, judge rules |work=Chicago Tribune |date=August 26, 2010 |page=19}} DeLay was found to have illegally channeled funds from Americans for a Republican Majority to Republican state legislator campaigns. He was convicted of two counts of money laundering and conspiracy in 2010.{{cite web |last=Lozano |first=Juan A. |title=Jury convicts Tom DeLay in money-laundering trial |website=Salon |date=November 25, 2010 |url=https://www.salon.com/2010/11/25/us_delay_trial_2/ |access-date=September 15, 2019}} His conviction was overturned on appeal.
2. Michael Scanlon (R) Communications Director to Tom DeLay, worked for Abramoff and pled guilty to bribery.
3. Tony Rudy (R) Deputy CoS to Tom DeLay, pleaded guilty to conspiracy.
4. Jim Ellis (R) Executive Director of Tom DeLay's Political Action Committee Americans for a Republican Majority (ARMPAC), was found guilty of money laundering.{{cite news |last=Moreno |first=Sylvia |title=3 DeLay Workers Indicted in Texas |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=September 22, 2004 |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A39563-2004Sep21.html |access-date=September 14, 2019}}{{cite web |access-date=September 14, 2019 |url=https://www.statesman.com/article/20121109/news/311099623 |title=DeLay co-defendant Colyandro pleads guilty |last=Copelin |first=Laylan |work=Austin American-Statesman}}
5. John Colyandro (R) Executive Director of Tom DeLay's political action committee, Texans for a Republican Majority (TRMPAC), was indicted by Texas for money laundering
6. Bob Ney (R-OH) US Representative pleaded guilty to conspiracy and making false statements as a result of his receiving trips from Abramoff in exchange for legislative favors. Ney received 30 months in prison.{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/01/19/AR2007011900162.html |newspaper=The Washington Post |first1=Susan |last1=Schmidt |first2=James V. |last2=Grimaldi |title=Ney Sentenced to 30 Months In Prison for Abramoff Deals |date=January 20, 2007 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141223011946/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/01/19/AR2007011900162.html |archive-date=December 23, 2014}}
7. William Heaton (R) CoS to Bob Ney, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit fraud{{cite news |url=http://www.hillnews.com/thehill/export/TheHill/News/Frontpage/022707/ney.html |title=Ney's former chief of staff agrees to plead guilty |first1=Jackie |last1=Kucinich |first2=Susan |last2=Crabtree |date=February 27, 2007}} {{dead link|date=April 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} admitting to conspiring with Ney, Jack Abramoff and others to accept vacations, meals, tickets, and contributions to Ney's campaign in exchange for Ney benefitting Abramoff's clients. (2006){{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/02/26/AR2007022601631.html |title=Former Aide to Ex-Congressman Ney Pleads Guilty in Abramoff Case |first1=James V. |last1=Grimaldi |first2=Carol D. |last2=Leonnig |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=February 27, 2007 |page=A06 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160430052619/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/02/26/AR2007022601631.html |archive-date=April 30, 2016 |author2-link=Carol D. Leonnig }}
8. Neil Volz (R) former CoS to Bob Ney, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy in 2006 charges stemming from his work for Bob Ney. In 2007 he was sentenced to two years' probation, 100 hours' community service, and a fine of $2,000.{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/05/08/AR2006050800521.html |title=Former Aide to Rep. Ney Pleads Guilty |last=Yost |first=Pete |agency=Associated Press |date=May 8, 2006 |newspaper=The Washington Post}}
9. John Albaugh (R) former CoS to Ernest Istook (R-OK), pled guilty to accepting bribes connected to the Federal Highway Bill. Istook was not charged. (2008){{Cite web |url=https://oklahoman.com/article/3252011/former-istook-aide-pleads-guilty-in-lobbying-scandal/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160530120034/http://newsok.com/former-istook-aide-pleads-guilty-in-lobbying-scandal/article/3252011/ |url-status=dead |title=Former Istook aide pleads guilty in lobbying scandal |date=June 2, 2008 |archive-date=May 30, 2016 |website=The Oklahoman}}
10. James Hirni (R) former staff to Tim Hutchinson (R-AR), was charged with wire fraud for giving a staffer for Don Young (R) of Alaska a bribe in exchange for amendments to the Federal Highway Bill. (2008){{cite news |url=http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2008/11/abramoff_lobbyists_wanted_meas.php |title=Abramoff Lobbyists Wanted Measure Attached To Young's Transportation Bill |website=TPM Muckraker |date=November 24, 2008 |first=Zachary |last=Roth |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110520154204/http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2008/11/abramoff_lobbyists_wanted_meas.php |archive-date=May 20, 2011}}
11. Kevin A. Ring (R) former staff to John Doolittle (R-CA), was convicted of five charges of corruption and honest services fraud. sentenced to 20 months.{{cite news |title=Former Abramoff Associate Is Arrested: Indictment Charges Fraud, Conspiracy |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/08/AR2008090801302.html |date=September 9, 2008 |page=A02 |newspaper=The Washington Post |first1=Carrie |last1=Johnson |first2=Del Quentin |last2=Wilber |access-date=March 11, 2009 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101109012941/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/08/AR2008090801302.html |archive-date=November 9, 2010 |author2-link=Del Quentin Wilber }}{{cite news |url=http://www.washingtontimes.com/topics/kevin-a-ring/ |title=Kevin A. Ring |work=The Washington Times |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110127172611/http://www.washingtontimes.com/topics/kevin-a-ring/ |archive-date=January 27, 2011}}
12. Fraser Verrusio (R) Policy Director for US Senator Don Young (R-AK) of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee was investigated during the Jack Abramoff scandals. Verrusio drafted favorable federal legislation for equipment rental companies through the Abramoff firm. He was accused of accepting bribes, such as tickets to the World Series and then lying about it. He was sentenced to a half day in jail, 2 years probation and fined. (2011){{cite news |newspaper=Roll Call |date=February 10, 2011 |title=Last of Abramoff Probe Defendants Found Guilty |author=Jennifer Yachnin |url=https://www.rollcall.com/2011/02/10/last-of-abramoff-probe-defendants-found-guilty/ }}{{cite web|url=http://legaltimes.typepad.com/blt/2011/08/former-house-official-sentenced-to-brief-jail-stint-.html|title=Former House Official Sentenced To Brief Jail Stint|website=The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times}}{{cite news |website=leagle.com |date=April 21, 2017 |title=United States of America V. Fraser Verrusio, Criminal Case No. 09-cr-00064 (BAH) |author=United States District Court, District of Columbia |url=https://www.leagle.com/decision/infdco20170424a07}}

• David Vitter (R-LA) US Senator, Vitters' name was discovered in the address book of DC Madam Deborah Jeane Palfrey. He admitted his adultery and lost his race for governor. (2007){{cite news |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=July 10, 2007 |title=Senator's Number on 'Madam' Phone List |first=Shailagh |last=Murray |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/09/AR2007070902030.html}}{{cite news |date=July 9, 2007 |title=Senator Caught In "D.C. Madam" Scandal |work=CBS News |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/senator-caught-in-dc-madam-scandal/}}
• Cunningham scandal named after Randy "Duke" Cunningham (R-CA) US Representative, pleaded guilty on November 28, 2005, to charges of conspiracy to commit bribery, mail fraud, wire fraud and tax evasion. Sentenced to over eight years.

1. Mitchell Wade private contractor and "co-conspirator" with Cunningham
2. Kyle Foggo Director of the CIA and friend to Wilkes, convicted of fraud
3. Brent R. Wilkes private contractor

• Tan Nguyen (R-CA) US Representative candidate for the 47th District, was convicted of voter intimidation. He lost the election and was sentenced to one year in prison and six months in a halfway house. (2006){{cite news |url=http://www.ocregister.com/news/nguyen-288239-sentence-carter.html |title=Former candidate Tan Nguyen: 'It's been hell' |newspaper=Orange County Register |access-date=May 14, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130612020628/http://www.ocregister.com/news/nguyen-288239-sentence-carter.html |archive-date=June 12, 2013}}
• Adam Taff (R-KS) 3rd US Congressional District candidate, was indicted for converting funds given for his campaign and used them for his personal use and for wire fraud in a deal to buy a home. He was found guilty and sentenced to 15 months in prison. (2006){{Cite web|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Kansas%27_3rd_Congressional_District|title=Kansas' 3rd Congressional District|website=Ballotpedia}}{{cite news |website=ljworld.com |date=November 28, 2005 |title=Taff pleads guilty to wire fraud, Sentencing to be Feb. 13 for former congressional candidate |author=J W Staff |url=https://www2.ljworld.com/news/2005/nov/28/taff_expected_change_plea_fraud_case/}}{{cite news |website=freerepublic.com |date=February 14, 2006 |title=Fraud nets 15 months for ex-candidate (KS U.S. House RINO Adam) Taff, Co-defendant gets five months in prison, $50,000 fine in scam |author=Robert A. Cronkleton |url=http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1578383/posts}}{{cite news |website=bizjournals.com |date=February 14, 2006 |title=Taff gets 15 months for fraud |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/kansascity/stories/2006/02/13/daily12.html}}
• William J. Jefferson (D-LA) US Representative had $90,000 in cash in his home freezer seized by the FBI in August 2005. He was re-elected anyway, but lost in 2008. Jefferson was convicted of 11 counts of bribery and sentenced to 13 years on November 13, 2009, and his chief of staff Brett Pfeffer was sentenced to 84 months in a related case.[http://www.csmonitor/ Christian Science Monitor] {{dead link|date=September 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, November 13, 2009, "Former Representative William Jefferson Sentenced to 13 years in Prison" by Dave CookGannett News Service, November 1, 2006, "Former congressional aide pleads guilty to bribery" by Ana Radelat
• Bill Janklow (R-SD) US Representative from South Dakota's at-large-district was convicted of second-degree manslaughter for running a stop sign and killing a motorcyclist. He resigned from the House and was given 100 days in the county jail and three years' probation (2003){{Cite web |url=http://news.minnesota.publicradio.org/features/2003/12/05_hetlandc_janklowdefense/ |title=MPR: Diabetes expert: Janklow had symptoms of low blood sugar before accident that killed motorcyclist |website=news.minnesota.publicradio.org}}
• Jim Traficant (D-OH) was found guilty on ten felony counts of financial corruption and was sentenced to 8 years in prison and expelled from the House. (2002)[http://www.cnn.com/ CNN] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010911200318/http://www.cnn.com/ |date=September 11, 2001 }}, LawCenter, April 12, 2002
• John E. Sweeney (R-NY) US Representative from 20th US District, was arrested in 2007 and again in 2009 for DWI. He was sentenced to 23 days in jail with 3 years' probation. (2009){{cite web |first=Bob |last=Gardiner |title=Sweeney to cops: 'I'm in... trouble': Ex-Congressman faces felony DWI; told troopers he'd flunk sobriety test |website=Albany Times Union |url=http://timesunion.com/AspStories/story.asp?storyID=787545 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090409075448/http://www.timesunion.com/AspStories/story.asp?storyID=787545 |archive-date=April 9, 2009 |url-status=dead}}{{Cite news |last=Donohue |first=Emily |url=http://www.saratogian.com/general-news/20100423/former-rep-john-sweeney-officially-sentenced-for-second-dwi |title=Former Rep. John Sweeney officially sentenced for second DWI |newspaper=The Saratogian |date=April 23, 2010 |access-date=April 16, 2015}}
• Vito Fossella (R-NY) US Representative, 13th District, was arrested for drunk driving. He was found guilty of driving with twice the legal limit and sentenced to 5 days in prison. This led to the revelation that the married congressman had a longtime affair with another woman which had produced a child. He did not run for re-election. (2008){{Cite web |url=https://www.silive.com/news/2008/05/staten_islands_fossella_admits.html |title=Staten Island's Fossella admits child from affair |date=May 8, 2008}}{{cite news |last=Davenport |first=Christian |title=N.Y. Congressman Gets Five Days in Jail for DUI |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=December 9, 2008 |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/12/08/AR2008120803371.html |access-date=September 14, 2019}}

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• Katherine Archuleta (D) Director of the Office of Personnel Management, took responsibility for cyber intrusions that allowed the theft of data. She resigned on July 10, 2015.{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/11/us/katherine-archuleta-director-of-office-of-personnel-management-resigns.html |title=Katherine Archuleta, Director of Personnel Agency, Resigns |newspaper=The New York Times |author=Julie Hirschfeld Davis |date=July 10, 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161216130309/http://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/11/us/katherine-archuleta-director-of-office-of-personnel-management-resigns.html |archive-date=December 16, 2016}}
• General Eric Shinseki(D) Secretary of Veterans Affairs took responsibility when VA officials in Phoenix, AZ, hospital lied about wait times for veterans to see a doctor, Shinseki resigned. See Veterans Health Administration scandal of 2014.{{cite news |title=Veterans Secretary Eric Shinseki resigns after report |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-27640375 |publisher=BBC News |access-date=May 31, 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140531003636/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-27640375 |archive-date=May 31, 2014}}{{cite news |agency=Associated Press |title=VA chief: 18 vets left off waiting list have died |url=https://www.tampabay.com/news/military/veterans/va-chief-18-vets-left-off-waiting-list-have-died/2183200/ |newspaper=Tampa Bay Times |date=June 5, 2014 |access-date=April 12, 2020}}{{cite news |first1=Scott |last1=Bronstein |first2=Drew |last2=Griffin |name-list-style=amp |title=A fatal wait: Veterans languish and die on a VA hospital's secret list |date=n.d. |url=http://www.cnn.com/2014/04/23/health/veterans-dying-health-care-delays/ |work=CNN|access-date=May 31, 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140531025417/http://www.cnn.com/2014/04/23/health/veterans-dying-health-care-delays/ |archive-date=May 31, 2014}}{{cite news |title=Obama vows action on any VA 'misconduct' |date=May 21, 2014 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-27508745 |publisher=BBC News |access-date=May 31, 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140531015336/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-27508745 |archive-date=May 31, 2014}}
• Steven T. Miller, Acting Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service, took responsibility after the IRS admitted to investigating groups associated with the Tea Party to see if they met the criteria for tax exemptions. See IRS targeting controversy{{cite news |url=https://news.yahoo.com/blogs/ticket/top-senate-republican-calls-irs-investigation-175210457.html |title=White House calls for IRS investigation | The Ticket – Yahoo! News |website=Yahoo! News |date=June 21, 2011 |access-date=May 14, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130608094632/http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/ticket/top-senate-republican-calls-irs-investigation-175210457.html |archive-date=June 8, 2013}} It was found that the IRS had also investigated progressive groups, and there had been no intentional wrongdoing.{{cite news |url=https://thehill.com/policy/finance/154584-ig-audit-of-irs-actions-limited-to-tea-party-groups-at-gop-request/ |title=IG: Audit of IRS actions limited to Tea Party groups at GOP request |work=The Hill |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160117183618/http://thehill.com/policy/finance/307813-irs-ig-says-audit-limited-to-tea-party-groups |archive-date=January 17, 2016}}{{cite news |url=http://www.cnn.com/2013/06/24/politics/irs-targeting/index.html |title=IRS targeting included liberal groups |first1=Dana |last1=Bash |first2=Deirdre |last2=Walsh |first3=Tom |last3=Cohen |date=June 24, 2013 |work=CNN|url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160205095209/http://www.cnn.com/2013/06/24/politics/irs-targeting/index.html |archive-date=February 5, 2016}}{{cite news |url=https://www.npr.org/2013/06/25/195405956/irs-systematically-targeted-progressive-groups-too |title=IRS Systematically Targeted 'Progressive' Groups Too |date=June 25, 2013 |publisher=NPR |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160221120050/http://www.npr.org/2013/06/25/195405956/irs-systematically-targeted-progressive-groups-too |archive-date=February 21, 2016}}{{cite news |title=Acting director of IRS forced to resign amid furor over targeting of conservative groups |first1=Zachary A. |last1=Goldfarb |first2=Juliet |last2=Eilperin |date=May 15, 2013 |newspaper=The Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/acting-director-of-irs-resigns/2013/05/15/a3ff12b8-bda4-11e2-9b09-1638acc3942e_story.html}} Other actions arising from the controversy included:
• Lois Lerner, head of the IRS Office of Exempt Organizations, stated she had not done anything wrong and then took the Fifth before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.{{cite news |title=I.R.S. Suspends Official at Center of Storm |first=Jonathan |last=Weisman |date=May 23, 2013 |newspaper=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/24/us/politics/irs-official-who-refused-to-testify-is-put-on-leave.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151105113414/http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/24/us/politics/irs-official-who-refused-to-testify-is-put-on-leave.html?_r=0 |archive-date=November 5, 2015}} She retired in 2013 after an investigation found that she had neglected her duties.{{cite news |title=Lois Lerner, IRS official in tea party scandal, forced out for 'neglect of duties' |first=Stephen |last=Dinan |date=September 23, 2013 |newspaper=The Washington Times |url=http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/sep/23/lois-lerner-irs-official-tea-party-scandal-retires/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131113201343/http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/sep/23/lois-lerner-irs-official-tea-party-scandal-retires/ |archive-date=November 13, 2013}}
• Joseph H. Grant, Commissioner of the IRS Tax-exempt and Government Entities division, resigned on May 16, 2013.{{cite news |title=Second IRS official resigns after scandal |first1=Aamer |last1=Madhani |first2=Gregory |last2=Korte |newspaper=USA Today |date=May 16, 2013 |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2013/05/16/obama-new-irs-commisioner/2165901/}}
• Terence Flynn (R) member of the National Labor Relations Board, after being accused of ethical violations for leaking information to the National Association of Manufacturers. He resigned.{{cite news |date=May 27, 2012 |title=Labor Board Member Resigns Over Leak to G.O.P. Allies |first=Steven |last=Greenhouse |newspaper=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/28/business/gop-labor-board-member-terence-flynn-quits-over-leak.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170108185926/http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/28/business/gop-labor-board-member-terence-flynn-quits-over-leak.html |archive-date=January 8, 2017}}
• Martha N. Johnson (D) head of the General Services Administration, fired two top GSA officials and then resigned herself after it was revealed that $822,000 had been spent in Las Vegas on a four-day training conference for 300 GSA employees. (2010){{cite web |date=April 2, 2012 |url=http://dcrealestate.citybizlist.com/5/2012/4/2/GSA-Statement-on-Resignation-of-Martha-Johnson-Ouster-of-Bob-Peck.aspx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120405213138/http://dcrealestate.citybizlist.com/5/2012/4/2/GSA-Statement-on-Resignation-of-Martha-Johnson-Ouster-of-Bob-Peck.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 5, 2012 |title=GSA Statement on Resignation of Martha Johnson, Ouster of Bob Peck |location=Washington |website=Citybizlist.com |access-date=April 4, 2012}}{{cite news |last=Courson |first=Paul |date=April 3, 2012 |title=GSA chief gone, but fallout continues in wake of lavish convention expense |url=https://www.cnn.com/2012/04/03/politics/gsa-fallout/index.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130117104520/http://articles.cnn.com/2012-04-03/politics/politics_gsa-fallout_1_gsa-employees-training-conference-gsa-inspector?_s=PM%3APOLITICS |archive-date=January 17, 2013 |url-status=live |work=CNN}}{{cite news |title=GSA head resigns amid reports of lavish spending |publisher=WBOY-TV |date=April 2, 2012 |first=Philip |last=Elliott |agency=Associated Press |url=http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4693190 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120412200530/http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/46931908 |archive-date=April 12, 2012}}{{cite news |url=http://www.federalnewsradio.com/?nid=447&sid=2814682 |title=Former GSA head faults regional commissioners in spending scandal |publisher=Federal News Radio |date=April 4, 2012 |access-date=May 14, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130117104436/http://www.federalnewsradio.com/?nid=447&sid=2814682 |archive-date=January 17, 2013}}
• David Petraeus (I) resigned as Director of the CIA on November 9, 2012, having pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of mishandling classified materials, which he gave to after his biographer with whom he was having a sexual relationship. He was given two years' probation and fined $100,000. See Petraeus scandal (2012){{cite news |last=Goldman |first=Adam |date=April 23, 2015 |title=Petraeus pleads guilty to mishandling classified material, will face probation |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/petraeus-set-to-plead-guilty-to-mishandling-classified-materials/2015/04/22/3e6dbf20-e8f5-11e4-aae1-d642717d8afa_story.html |newspaper=The Washington Post |access-date=April 12, 2018}}
• William Mendoza, Director of the White House Initiative on American Indian and Alaska Native Education, used his government issued iPhone to take pictures up the skirts of several women on the D.C. Metro. He pled guilty and was sentenced to 90 days in jail, which were suspended. (2016){{cite news |last=E |first=Jim |date=February 12, 2018 |title=Obama Senior Policy Advisor William Mendoza Pleads Guilty to Sex Crimes |url=https://thepoliticalinsider.com/obama-advisor-william-mendoza-pleads-guilty-sex-crimes/ |newspaper=The Political Insider}}
• Barvetta Singletary, a White House aide was charged with assault after firing a shot into the floor of her boyfriend. She resigned the next day. (2015){{cite news |last=Korte |first=Gregory |date=August 10, 2015 |title=White House aide arrested for assault |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/theoval/2015/08/10/white-house-aide-arrested-assault/31441905/ |newspaper=USA Today }}{{cite news |website=patch.com |date=September 3, 2015 |title=Indicted White House Staffer Resigns; Allegedly Shot at Boyfriend |author=Deb Belt, Patch Staff |url=https://patch.com/maryland/collegepark/indicted-white-house-staffer-resigns-allegedly-shot-boyfriend}}{{Cite web |last=LaCapria |first=Kim |date=October 14, 2015 |title=Barvetta and Her Bad Ass Beretta! |url=https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/barvetta-singletary/ |website=Snopes.com}}

• J. Nathan Deal (R-GA) U.S. Representative from District 9, was under investigation for financial improprieties and using his staff to pressure Georgia officials to continue a vehicle inspection program that benefitted his family's auto business. An initial report by the US Office of Congressional Ethics called for further investigation, where upon Deal resigned. (2010){{cite web |author=Aaron Gould Sheinin |url=http://blogs.ajc.com/gold-dome-live/2010/03/01/deal-says-hell-resign-from-congress/ |title=Breaking: Deal says he'll resign from Congress | Gold Dome Live |website=Altlanta Journal-Constitution |date=March 1, 2010 |access-date=August 22, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120604125423/http://blogs.ajc.com/gold-dome-live/2010/03/01/deal-says-hell-resign-from-congress/ |archive-date=June 4, 2012}}{{cite news |website=Talking Points Memo |date=March 1, 2010 |title=Did GOP Rep Resign To Squelch Ethics Probe? |author=Justin Elliott |url=https://talkingpointsmemo.com/muckraker/did-gop-rep-resign-to-squelch-ethics-probe}}{{cite news |website=govtrack.us |title=Rep. Nathan Deal |url=https://www.govtrack.us/congress/members/nathan_deal/400099}}
• Mark Souder (R-IN) US Representative, was a staunch advocate of abstinence and family values,{{cite news |author=David Weigel |url=http://voices.washingtonpost.com/right-now/2010/05/rep_mark_souder_will_resign_af.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120716074723/http://voices.washingtonpost.com/right-now/2010/05/rep_mark_souder_will_resign_af.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 16, 2012 |title=What does Mark Souder's resignation mean for abstinence education? |date=May 18, 2010 |publisher=The Washington Post Right Now blog|access-date=July 2, 2014}}{{cite news |author=Matt Loffman |url=http://blogs.abcnews.com/thenote/2010/05/indiana-gop-congressman-to-resign-amid-affair-with-staffer.html |title=Indiana GOP Congressman to resign amid affair with staffer |date=May 18, 2010 |work=ABC News |access-date=July 2, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402115747/http://blogs.abcnews.com/thenote/2010/05/indiana-gop-congressman-to-resign-amid-affair-with-staffer.html |archive-date=April 2, 2015 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }} Souder resigned to avoid an investigation into his admitted extramarital affair with a female staffer. (2010){{cite news |title=Mark Souder's Downfall |author=E.J. Dionne |date=May 24, 2010 |url=http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2010/05/24/mark_souders_downfall.html |access-date=July 2, 2014}}{{cite news |first1=John |last1=Bresnahan |last2=Allen |first2=Mike |url=http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0510/37400.html |title=Rep. Mark Souder on Affair With Aide: 'I have sinned' |newspaper=Politico |date=May 18, 2010 |access-date=July 2, 2014}}{{cite news |title=Rep. Mark Souder to resign amid affair with staffer |publisher=Fox News |last1=Pergram |first1=Chad |first2=Steve |last2=Brown |date=May 18, 2010 |url=https://www.foxnews.com/politics/fox-exclusive-rep-mark-souder-to-resign-amid-affair-with-staffer/ |access-date=July 2, 2014}}
• David G. Bowser (R) Chief of Staff for Paul Broun (R) U.S. Representative for Georgia's 10th Congressional District, was accused of misusing government funds by using them to pay for a political consultant to work on the election of Collins. Bowser was found guilty of obstruction, concealment and making false statements and sentenced to four months in prison and two years' supervision. (2016){{cite news |publisher=Department of Justice |date=March 23, 2018 |title=Chief of Staff for Former Federal Congressman Convicted for Obstructing Congressional Investigation |author=Department of Justice, Office of Public Affairs |url=https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/chief-staff-former-federal-congressman-convicted-obstructing-congressional-investigation}}{{cite news |website=casetext.com |date=July 17, 2018 |title=United States v. Bowser, 318 F. Supp. 3d 154 (D.D.C. 2018) |author=United States District Court for the District of Columbia |url=https://casetext.com/case/united-states-v-bowser-28}}{{cite news |website=courtlistener.com |date=March 9, 2020 |title=United States v. Bowser (1:16-cr-00059) |author=Emmet G. Sullivan |publisher=District Court, District of Columbia |url=https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/6322588/united-states-v-bowser/?page=2}}
• Chaka Fattah (D-PA) from 2nd district was found guilty of 23 charges including racketeering, money laundering and fraud.{{cite news |url=http://www.cnn.com/2016/06/21/politics/chaka-fattah-found-guilty-corruption/index.html |title=Fattah convicted in corruption case |first=Eric |last=Bradner |work=CNN|access-date=January 3, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161228023645/http://www.cnn.com/2016/06/21/politics/chaka-fattah-found-guilty-corruption/index.html |archive-date=December 28, 2016}}{{cite news |url=http://www.rollcall.com/news/politics/judge-upholds-chaka-fattah-conviction |title=Judge Upholds Chaka Fattah Conviction |date=October 21, 2016 |newspaper=Roll Call |access-date=January 3, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170104163354/http://www.rollcall.com/news/politics/judge-upholds-chaka-fattah-conviction |archive-date=January 4, 2017}} He was sentenced to 10 years and resigned from Congress on June 23, 2016.{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2016/12/12/onetime-congressional-rising-star-chaka-fattah-sentenced-to-10-years/ |title=Onetime congressional rising star Chaka Fattah sentenced to 10 years |first=Matt |last=Zapotosky |date=December 12, 2016 |newspaper=The Washington Post |access-date=January 3, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170103020133/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2016/12/12/onetime-congressional-rising-star-chaka-fattah-sentenced-to-10-years/ |archive-date=January 3, 2017}}{{Cite news |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2016/06/23/rep-chaka-fattah-resigns-congress-effective-immediately/86291588/ |title=Rep. Chaka Fattah resigns from Congress, effective immediately |newspaper=USA Today |access-date=January 3, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160626073809/http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2016/06/23/rep-chaka-fattah-resigns-congress-effective-immediately/86291588/ |archive-date=June 26, 2016}}
• Joe Wilson (R-SC) US Representative from the 2nd District, shouted "You lie!" at President Barack Obama during a State of the Union Speech. He later apologized. (2009){{cite news|last=Phillips |first=Kate |url=http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/09/15/blogging-the-house-action-on-wilson/ |title=House Admonishes Wilson on Outburst|newspaper=The New York Times|date=September 9, 2009 |access-date=August 22, 2011}}https://www.politico.com/ |September 15, 2009 |Resolution of disapproval passed |Alex Isenstadt |[https://www.politico.com/story/2009/09/resolution-of-disapproval-passed-027194]
• Anthony Weiner (D-NY) from New York's 9th congressional district resigned from Congress in June 2011 when the first of what would become multiple sexting scandals were made public.{{cite news |last1=Hernandez |first1=Raymond |title=Anthony D. Weiner Announces His Resignation |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/17/nyregion/anthony-d-weiner-tells-friends-he-will-resign.html |newspaper=The New York Times |date=June 16, 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170208090512/http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/17/nyregion/anthony-d-weiner-tells-friends-he-will-resign.html |archive-date=February 8, 2017}}
• David Wu (D-OR) US Representative for Oregon's 1st congressional district announced he would resign from Congress, four days after a report that a young woman called his office complaining of an "unwanted sexual encounter" with the congressman.{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/rep-david-wu-d-ore-says-he-will-resign-after-report-of-sexual-encounter/2011/07/26/gIQALrQGbI_story.html |title=Rep. David Wu (D-Ore.) says he will resign after report of sexual 'encounter' |first=Aaron |last=Blake |date=July 26, 2011 |newspaper=The Washington Post |access-date=January 3, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170104162709/https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/rep-david-wu-d-ore-says-he-will-resign-after-report-of-sexual-encounter/2011/07/26/gIQALrQGbI_story.html |archive-date=January 4, 2017}}
• Chris Lee (R-NY) US Representative for {{ushr |NY |26}} resigned after he solicited a woman on Craigslist and emailed a shirtless photo of himself. (2011){{cite news |last=Stern |first=Remy |title=The Craigslist Congressman and the Crossdressing Prostitute |url=http://gawker.com/5769037/the-craigslist-congressman-and-the-crossdressing-prostitute |publisher=Gawker |date=February 25, 2011 |access-date=October 26, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121012092714/http://gawker.com/5769037/the-craigslist-congressman-and-the-crossdressing-prostitute |archive-date=October 12, 2012 }}
• Jeffrey A. Garcia (D), Campaign Manager for US Representative Joe Garcia (D-FL) (no relation), was accused of voter fraud for unlawfully submitting online absentee-ballot requests for thousands of unsuspecting voters. He pled guilty and was sentenced to 90 days in jail and 18 months of probation. (2010){{cite news |publisher=WLRN |date=October 21, 2013 |title=Ex-Aide To Miami Rep. Joe Garcia Headed To Jail In Absentee-Ballot Case |author=Patricia Mazzei |url=https://www.wlrn.org/post/ex-aide-miami-rep-joe-garcia-headed-jail-absentee-ballot-case}}{{cite news |publisher=NBC News |date=October 22, 2013 |title=Congressman's ex-chief of staff pleads guilty in online absentee ballot scheme |author=Gil Aegerter |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/congressmans-ex-chief-staff-pleads-guilty-online-absentee-ballot-scheme-flna8C11440546}}{{cite news |date=September 14, 2015 |title=Ex-congressman's top aide gets probation, fine for breaking election law |author=Jay Weaver |url=https://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics-government/state-politics/article35175213.html }}
• Dennis Hastert (R-IL) US Representative, pleaded guilty to charges that he violated banking rules and lied to the FBI in a scheme to pay $3.5 million in hush money to conceal sexual misconduct with an underage boy from his days as a high school wrestling coach, from 1965 to 1981. (2015){{cite news |work=Fox News |department=Politics |date=June 9, 2015 |title=Ex-House Speaker Dennis Hastert pleads not guilty in hush money case |agency=Associated Press |url=https://www.foxnews.com/politics/ex-house-speaker-dennis-hastert-pleads-not-guilty-in-hush-money-case/ |access-date=April 16, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151019054851/http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2015/06/09/hastert-makes-first-court-appearance-in-hush-money-case/ |archive-date=October 19, 2015}}{{cite web |title=Exclusive: Alleged Hastert Sex Abuse Victim Is Named By Family |work=ABC News |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/exclusive-alleged-dennis-hastert-sex-abuse-victim-named/story?id=31530828 |access-date=September 14, 2019}}{{cite news |first1=Monica |last1=Davey |first2=Mitch |last2=Smith |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/29/us/dennis-hastert-guilty-plea.html |title=Dennis Hastert, Ex-Speaker of House, Pleads Guilty |newspaper=The New York Times |date=October 28, 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160413070636/http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/29/us/dennis-hastert-guilty-plea.html |archive-date=April 13, 2016}}
• Aaron Schock (R-IL) US Representative resigned from office after evidence surfaced that he used campaign funds for travel, redecorated his office with taxpayer funds to resemble the sets of the Downton Abbey TV series, and otherwise spent campaign and/or taxpayer money on other questionable personal uses. (2015){{cite news |url=http://www.cnn.com/2015/03/17/politics/aaron-schock-resigns/index.html |title=Aaron Schock resigns amid scandal |work=CNN|first1=Dana |last1=Bash |first2=Jeff |last2=Zeleny |first3=Alexandra |last3=Jaffe |date=March 18, 2015 |access-date=April 16, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170428014710/http://www.cnn.com/2015/03/17/politics/aaron-schock-resigns/index.html |archive-date=April 28, 2017}}
• Benjamin Cole (R) Senior Adviser to US Representative Aaron Schock US Representative, resigned after he allegedly condemned "hood rats" and "black miscreants" in internet posts. Schock's office stated, "I am extremely disappointed by the inexcusable and offensive online comments made by a member of my staff."{{cite news |first=Katherine |last=Skiba |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-aaron-schock-adviser-resigns-met-20150205-story.html |title=Schock's spokesman resigns over questionable Facebook posts |newspaper=Chicago Tribune |date=February 5, 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150406174318/http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-aaron-schock-adviser-resigns-met-20150205-story.html |archive-date=April 6, 2015}}{{cite news |work=Politico |date=February 5, 2015 |title='Downton Abbey' congressman's aide resigns over Facebook posts |first=Jake |last=Sherman |url=https://www.politico.com/story/2015/02/benjamin-cole-aaron-schock-aide-resigns-114944}}{{cite news |work=ABC News |date=February 5, 2015 |title=Senior Aide to Rep. Aaron Schock Resigns After Offensive Facebook Posts Come to Light |first1=Jeff |last1=Zeleny |first2=John |last2=Parkinson |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/senior-aide-rep-aaron-schock-resigns-offensive-facebook-posts/story?id=28756347}}
• Matthew P. Pennell (R) Constituent Services Representative for US Representative Tim Huelskamp (R-KS) as well as GOP State Party Director was arrested on 17 counts of alleged child sex crimes. He was found guilty and sentenced to 12 months in prison. (2015){{cite news |newspaper=Roll Call |date=March 7, 2015 |title=Congressional Staffer Arrested on 17 Counts of Child Sex Crimes |author=Rebecca Gale |url=http://www.rollcall.com/hill-blotter/matthew-pennell-arrested/ |access-date=September 17, 2020 |archive-date=March 20, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180320110155/http://www.rollcall.com/hill-blotter/matthew-pennell-arrested/ |url-status=dead }}{{cite news |website=gop.com |date=April 10, 2013 |title=RNC Chairman Reince Priebus Names Matt Pinnell State Party Director |author=Reince Priebus |url=https://www.gop.com/rnc-chairman-reince-priebus-names-matt-pinnell-state-party-director |access-date=September 17, 2020 |archive-date=June 19, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190619021704/https://www.gop.com/rnc-chairman-reince-priebus-names-matt-pinnell-state-party-director? |url-status=dead }}{{cite news |website=thenewcivilrightsmovement.com |date=March 9, 2015 |title=Staffer For Anti-Gay 'Pro-Family' US Congressman Arrested On 17 Counts Of Child Sex Crimes |author=David Badash |url=https://www.thenewcivilrightsmovement.com/2015/03/staffer_for_anti_gay_pro_family_us_congressman_arrested_on_17_counts_of_child_sex_crimes/}}{{cite news |publisher=KSN |date=July 18, 2015 |title=Kansas congressional staffer sentenced for child sex charges |agency=The Associated Press |url=http://ksn.com/2015/07/18/kansas-congressional-staffer-sentenced-for-child-sex-charges}}
• Brett O'Donnell, Communications Director for US Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), pleaded guilty to lying to investigators from the House Office of Congressional Ethics about working for Rodgers while being paid with campaign money, thus becoming the first person to be convicted of lying to the House OCE.{{cite news |title=GOP consultant admits lying to ethics investigators |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2015/09/08/gop-consultant-guilty-ethics-broun-mcmorris-rodgers-odonnell/71883628/ |access-date=September 13, 2015}}
• Thaddeus McCotter (R-MI) US Representative resigned his Congressional seat after four of his staff were convicted by the state of Michigan of falsifying signatures on McCotter's reelection petitions for the 2012 elections. Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette (R) blamed McCotter for running a slipshod, leaderless operation. "The congressman has resigned in disgrace", Schuette said, though McCotter was not charged.{{cite web |title=4 aides to former Michigan Rep. Thaddeus McCotter are charged with felonies |website=NorthIowaToday.com |date=August 11, 2012 |url=https://northiowatoday.com/2012/08/11/4-aides-to-former-michigan-rep-thaddeus-mccotter-are-charged-with-felonies/ |access-date=September 14, 2019}}

1. Paul Seewald worked for McCotter as his district director of the Michigan's 11th congressional district. He pleaded guilty to nine counts of falsely signing a nominating petition as circulator. He was sentenced to two years' probation and 100 hours of community service, and ordered to pay court costs and fees.{{cite news |date=January 18, 2013 |agency=Associated Press |publisher=WWJ-TV |url=http://detroit.cbslocal.com/2013/01/18/2-ex-mccotter-aides-sentenced-in-election-scandal/ |title=2 Ex-McCotter Aides Sentenced In Election Scandal |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141026200406/http://detroit.cbslocal.com/2013/01/18/2-ex-mccotter-aides-sentenced-in-election-scandal/ |archive-date=October 26, 2014}}
2. Don Yowchuang worked for McCotter as Deputy District Director of the Michigan 11th Congressional District. He pleaded guilty to ten counts of forgery and six counts of falsely signing a nominating petition and was sentenced to three years of probation, 200 hours of community service, court costs and fees.{{cite news |date=January 18, 2013 |url=https://www.wxyz.com/news/region/oakland-county/former-staffers-for-thaddeus-mccotter-sentenced-in-false-signatures-case |title=Former staffers for Thaddeus McCotter sentenced in false signatures case |publisher=WXYZ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150120003332/http://www.wxyz.com/news/region/oakland-county/former-staffers-for-thaddeus-mccotter-sentenced-in-false-signatures-case |archive-date=January 20, 2015 |access-date=March 27, 2018 }}
3. Mary M. Turnbull was McCotter's Representative to the Michigan 11th Congressional District. She was convicted of conspiring to commit a legal act in an illegal manner and falsely signing a nominating petition. She was sentenced to two years of probation, a day in jail, and 200 hours of community service. Turnbull was also ordered to pay a $1,440 fine. In addition, she is forbidden from any participation in elections or the political process.{{cite news |publisher=mlive.com/news/detroit |title=Ex-Thad McCotter aide receives no jail time for role in petition fraud scandal |first=Gus |last=Burns |url=http://www.mlive.com/news/detroit/index.ssf/2013/07/ex-thad_mccotter_aide_receives.html |access-date=April 16, 2017 |date=July 13, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160514035052/http://www.mlive.com/news/detroit/index.ssf/2013/07/ex-thad_mccotter_aide_receives.html |archive-date=May 14, 2016}}
4. Lorianne O'Brady worked as a scheduler for McCotter in the Michigan 11th Congressional District. She pleaded no contest to charges that she falsely claimed to have legally collected signatures to get McCotter on the ballot when she actually had not. She was sentenced to 20 days in jail and a work program plus $2,625 in fines and court costs.{{cite news |newspaper=Detroit Free Press |date=October 25, 2012 |title=McCotter staffer Lorianne O'Brady sentenced |agency=Associated Press |url=http://archive.freep.com/article/20121025/NEWS15/121025049/Thaddeus-McCotter-Lorianne-O-Brady-sentencing |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150119233748/http://archive.freep.com/article/20121025/NEWS15/121025049/Thaddeus-McCotter-Lorianne-O-Brady-sentencing |archive-date=January 19, 2015 }}

• David Rivera (R-FL) was indicted as a co-conspirator with Campaign Manager Ana Alliegro, who pleaded guilty to violation of US campaign laws in an $81,000 campaign-finance scheme to prop up a little-known Democratic candidate who used the illegal cash to trash Rivera's rival in the 2012 Democratic primary. Rivera was not convicted.{{cite news |newspaper=Miami Herald |date=August 19, 2014 |title=David Rivera named co-conspirator as friend pleads guilty in campaign-finance case |first1=Marc |last1=Caputo |first2=Jay |last2=Weaver |first3=Patricia |last3=Mazzei |url=http://www.miamiherald.com/2014/08/19/4297431/week-before-trial-ana-alliegro.html |access-date=April 16, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140904073650/http://www.miamiherald.com/2014/08/19/4297431/week-before-trial-ana-alliegro.html |archive-date=September 4, 2014}}{{cite news |url=http://www.tampabay.com/blogs/the-buzz-florida-politics/content/11-ethics-counts-filed-against-us-rep-david-rivera |title=11 ethics counts filed against U.S. Rep. David Rivera |work=Tampa Bay Times |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140903124517/http://www.tampabay.com/blogs/the-buzz-florida-politics/content/11-ethics-counts-filed-against-us-rep-david-rivera |archive-date=September 3, 2014}}

1. Ana Alliegro (R), the Campaign Manager for David Rivera (R-FL), pleaded guilty to violation of US campaign laws. She was given six months in jail and six months of house arrest plus two years of probation. (2014){{cite news |first1=Marc |last1=Caputo |first2=Patricia |last2=Mazzei |date=October 9, 2014 |title=Federal judge calls out David Rivera, sentences Ana Alliegro to six months of house arrest |newspaper=Miami Herald |url=http://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/miami-dade/article2084886.html |access-date=September 10, 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140920023415/http://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/miami-dade/article2084886.html |archive-date=September 20, 2014}}

• Rick Renzi (R-AZ) US Representative on June 12, 2013, was found guilty of 17 counts against him, which included wire fraud, conspiracy, extortion, racketeering, money laundering, and making false statements to insurance regulators.{{cite news |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/11/rick-renzi-convicted_n_3424403.html |work=The Huffington Post |title=Former GOP Rep Convicted On Corruption Charges |date=June 11, 2013 |location=Tucson, Arizona |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141223003955/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/11/rick-renzi-convicted_n_3424403.html |archive-date=December 23, 2014}}
• Mike Crapo (R-ID) US Senator was arrested on December 23, 2012, and later pleaded guilty to drinking and driving in a Virginia court on January 4, 2012. The court fined him $250 and received a one-year suspension of his driver's license. He was also sentenced to 180 days in prison, but served no time.{{Cite news |title=U.S. senator Mike Crapo pleads guilty to DWI charge |url=http://www.klewtv.com/news/local/crapo-DUI-Arrest-idaho-Mike-185652502.html |publisher=KLEW-TV |access-date=January 4, 2013 |archive-date=January 7, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130107010919/http://www.klewtv.com/news/local/crapo-DUI-Arrest-idaho-Mike-185652502.html |url-status=dead }}{{cite news |title=9 Politicians Busted for Drugs (Even Staunch Drug War Supporters) |first=McCarton |last=Ackerman |date=June 20, 2013 |publisher=AlterNet |url=https://www.alternet.org/drugs/10-politicians-tripped-upped-drugs}}{{cite news |url=http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2013/01/04/179031/idaho-sen-mike-crapo-pleads-guilty.html#.UgXE2WQae0w |title=Idaho Sen. Mike Crapo pleads guilty to drunken driving |publisher=McClatchy DC |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203012851/http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2013/01/04/179031/idaho-sen-mike-crapo-pleads-guilty.html#.UgXE2WQae0w |archive-date=December 3, 2013 |access-date=November 21, 2013 }}{{cite news |url=http://guardianlv.com/2013/01/idaho-senator-joe-crapo-convicted-in-a-virginia-court/ |title=Idaho Senator Joe Crapo Convicted in a Virginia Court |publisher=Guardian Liberty Voice |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203012001/http://guardianlv.com/2013/01/idaho-senator-joe-crapo-convicted-in-a-virginia-court/ |archive-date=December 3, 2013}}{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2013/01/04/c559b4ac-56ae-11e2-bf3e-76c0a789346f_story.html |newspaper=The Washington Post |first1=Jason |last1=Horowitz |title=Sen. Mike Crapo pleads guilty to drunken driving |date=January 5, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203024300/http://articles.washingtonpost.com/2013-01-04/politics/36209171_1_mormon-alcohol-larry-e-craig |archive-date=December 3, 2013}}
• Lisa Wilson-Foley (R) Candidate for U.S. Representative from the Connecticut 5th District, was accused of campaign irregularities and fraud, which included hiding illegal campaign contributions and covering up their origins. She was found guilty and sentenced to five months in prison with five months home confinement. (2012){{cite news |newspaper=Chicago Tribune |date=December 30, 2014 |title=Feds Want Prison For Lisa Wilson-Foley In Rowland Case |author=Edmund H. Mahony |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/hc-foley-sentencing-rowland-1231-20141230-story.html}}{{cite web |title=RE: MUR 6566 |url=https://www.fec.gov/files/legal/murs/current/100487026.pdf |publisher=Federal Election Commission |access-date=April 23, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171121055946/https://www.fec.gov/files/legal/murs/current/100487026.pdf |archive-date=November 21, 2017 |url-status=live }}{{cite web |last1=H. Mahony |first1=Edmund |title=Wilson-Foley Sentenced To 5 Months In Prison |url=https://www.courant.com/news/connecticut/hc-lisa-wilson-foley-sentencing-20150324-story.html |newspaper=The Hartford Courant |date=March 24, 2015 |access-date=April 23, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170113082153/http://www.courant.com/news/connecticut/hc-lisa-wilson-foley-sentencing-20150324-story.html |archive-date=January 13, 2017 |url-status=live }}

1. John G. Rowland (R) Campaign Consultant to Candidate for US Representative, Republican Lisa Wilson-Foley. Rowland was found guilty of conspiring to make illegal campaign contributions, making false statements and conspiracy. He was sentenced to 30 months in prison. (2012){{cite news |work=The New York Times |date=March 18, 2015 |title=Judge Sends Rowland, Ex-Connecticut Governor, Back to Prison |author=Kristin Hussey and Marc Santora |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/19/nyregion/john-rowland-of-connecticut-sentenced-to-prison.html,%20John%20G.&action=click&contentCollection=timestopics®ion=stream&module=stream_unit&version=latest&contentPlacement=2&pgtype=collection}}{{cite news |newspaper=New York Daily News |date=September 19, 2014 |title=Ex-Conn. Governor John Rowland convicted of conspiracy charges |agency=Associated Press |url=https://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/ex-conn-governor-john-rowland-convicted-conspiracy-charges-article-1.1945899}}{{cite news |date=March 18, 2015 |title=Former Governor Sentenced To 30 Months In Prison For Illegal Activity In Two Congressional Campaigns |author=Tom Carson |publisher=U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Connecticut |url=https://www.justice.gov/usao-ct/pr/former-governor-sentenced-30-months-prison-illegal-activity-two-congressional-campaigns}}

• Trey Radel (R-FL) US Representative, was arrested on October 29, 2013, in Washington, D.C. for possession of cocaine after purchasing the drug from an undercover law enforcement officer. As a first-time offender, he pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor in a Washington, D.C. court, and was sentenced to one year of probation and fined $250. Radel took a leave of absence from office to undergo substance abuse treatment following his conviction. Following treatment, he initially returned to office with the intent of finishing his term, but eventually resigned on January 27, 2014.{{cite news |date=November 19, 2013 |title=Florida Rep. Trey Radel Charged With Cocaine Possession |first=Scott |last=Neuman |url=https://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2013/11/19/246215030/florida-rep-trey-radel-charged-with-cocaine-possession |access-date=April 16, 2017 |publisher=NPR |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150501120927/http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2013/11/19/246215030/florida-rep-trey-radel-charged-with-cocaine-possession |archive-date=May 1, 2015}}{{cite news |url=https://news.yahoo.com/florida-congressman-radel-gets-probation-cocaine-charge-160555489.html |title=Florida Congressman Radel gets probation on cocaine charge |date=November 20, 2013 |website=Yahoo! News |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141223011241/http://news.yahoo.com/florida-congressman-radel-gets-probation-cocaine-charge-160555489.html |archive-date=December 23, 2014}}{{cite news |last1=Levine |first1=Mike |last2=Parks |first2=Maryalice |title=Florida Rep. Trey Radel to Take Leave of Absence After Cocaine Charge |url=https://gma.yahoo.com/florida-rep-trey-radel-leave-absence-cocaine-charge-052129155--abc-news-topstories.html |publisher=ABC News |date=November 21, 2013 |access-date=February 21, 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141223024539/https://gma.yahoo.com/florida-rep-trey-radel-leave-absence-cocaine-charge-052129155--abc-news-topstories.html |archive-date=December 23, 2014}}
• Annette Bosworth (R-SD) candidate for the US Senate was found guilty of 6 counts of filing false documents. She was sentenced to 3 years probation, community service plus costs. (2014)http://www.yahoo.com,/ June 4, 2014, South Dakota candidate charged in election case by Dirk Lammers, Associated Press, [http://news.yahoo.com/south-dakota-candidate-charged-election-case-190504528--election.html]{{cite news |website=capjournal.com |date=September 24, 2019 |title=Jury: Bosworth guilty on all 12 felony counts of election crimes |author=Stephen Lee Stephen |url=https://www.capjournal.com/news/jury-bosworth-guilty-on-all-felony-counts-of-election-crimes/article_488aa0a0-04b0-11e5-9adc-e724cd778c31.html}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.argusleader.com/story/news/politics/2015/07/01/former-us-senate-candidate-annette-bosworth-sentenced/29552579/|title=Annette Bosworth sentenced to 3 years probation|agency=Associated Press|website=Argus Leader}}https://www.capjournal.com/ |July 21, 2017 |High court vacates Annette Bosworth's perjury convictions |Associated Press |[https://www.capjournal.com/news/high-court-vacates-annette-bosworth-s-perjury-convictions/article_8fc69224-6dd3-11e7-bb6a-934cb773b7c3.html]
• Jesse Jackson Jr. (D-IL) US Representative pleaded guilty to one felony count of fraud for using $750,000 of campaign money to buy personal items such as stuffed animals, elk heads and fur capes.{{cite news |last1=Schmidt |first1=Michael S. |title=Jesse Jackson Jr. Pleads Guilty: 'I Lived Off My Campaign' |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/21/us/politics/jesse-l-jackson-jr-pleads-guilty-to-wire-and-mail-fraud.html |work=The New York Times |date=February 20, 2013 |access-date=February 21, 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150329194446/http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/21/us/politics/jesse-l-jackson-jr-pleads-guilty-to-wire-and-mail-fraud.html |archive-date=March 29, 2015}}
• Laura Richardson (D-CA) US Representative, was found guilty on seven counts of violating US House rules by improperly using her staff to campaign for her, destroying the evidence and tampering with witness testimony. The House Ethics Committee ordered Richardson to pay a fine of $10,000. (2012){{cite news |last=Yager |first=Jordy |title=Ethics Committee finds Rep. Laura Richardson guilty on seven counts |url=https://thehill.com/homenews/house/121464-ethics-committee-finds-rep-laura-richardson-guilty-on-seven-counts/ |newspaper=The Hill |access-date=August 1, 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120803014403/http://thehill.com/homenews/house/241573-ethics-panel-finds-rep-laura-richardson-guilty-on-seven-counts |archive-date=August 3, 2012}}{{cite news |last=Pershing |first=Ben |title=Ethics panel says Rep. Laura Richardson broke federal law, obstructed probe |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/2chambers/post/ethics-panel-says-rep-laura-richardson-broke-federal-law-obstructed-probe/2012/08/01/gJQAf0FNPX_blog.html?wpisrc=al_politics_p |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=August 1, 2012 |access-date=August 1, 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150623030507/http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/2chambers/post/ethics-panel-says-rep-laura-richardson-broke-federal-law-obstructed-probe/2012/08/01/gJQAf0FNPX_blog.html?wpisrc=al_politics_p |archive-date=June 23, 2015}}
• John Ensign (R-NV) US Senate, resigned his seat on May 3, 2011, just before the Senate Ethics Committee could examine possible fiscal violations in connection with his extramarital affair with Cynthia Hampton. (2011){{cite news |url=http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/04/21/senator-ensign-to-resign-amid-inquiry/ |title=Senator Ensign to Resign Amid Inquiry |newspaper=The New York Times Caucus blog |date=April 21, 2011 |access-date=April 21, 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110424114757/http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/04/21/senator-ensign-to-resign-amid-inquiry/?hp |archive-date=April 24, 2011}}{{cite news |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna42711091 |title=Nevada senator, facing ethics probe, says he'll resign |publisher=NBC News |date=April 21, 2011 |access-date=April 21, 2011 }}{{cite news |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/06/17/ensign-quits-senate-gop-l_n_216842.html |title=Ensign Quits Senate GOP Leadership Post After Admitting Affair |first=David |last=Espo |date=June 17, 2009 |work=The Huffington Post |access-date=June 9, 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090822080024/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/06/17/ensign-quits-senate-gop-l_n_216842.html |archive-date=August 22, 2009}}{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2009/09/30/us/politics/20091001-NEVADA.html |title=Timeline: An Affair and Its Aftermath |work=The New York Times |first1=Elisabeth |last1=Goodridge |first2=Eric |last2=Lipton/ |date=October 1, 2009 |access-date=June 9, 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110517023000/http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2009/09/30/us/politics/20091001-NEVADA.html |archive-date=May 17, 2011}} (see Federal sex scandals)

1. Doug Hampton (R) aide to Ensign in what became the John Ensign scandal reached a separate plea deal with prosecutors in May 2012, the details of which have not yet been released.{{cite news |newspaper=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=May 15, 2012 |title=Doug Hampton reaches plea deal in illegal lobbying charges |first=Steve |last=Tetreault |url=http://www.lvrj.com/news/doug-hampton-reaches-plea-deal-on-illegal-lobbying-charges-151615365.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130117104520/http://www.lvrj.com/news/doug-hampton-reaches-plea-deal-on-illegal-lobbying-charges-151615365.html |archive-date=January 17, 2013 }}

• Michael Grimm (R-NY) US Representative, pleaded guilty to tax fraud on December 23, 2014, and was sentenced to eight months in federal prison.{{cite news |work=CNN|date=July 17, 2015 |title=Former Rep. Michael Grimm sentenced to 8 months for tax evasion |url=http://www.cnn.com/2015/07/17/politics/michael-grimm-sentenced-eight-months/ |department=Politics |first=Tom |last=LoBianco |access-date=April 16, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161105084027/http://www.cnn.com/2015/07/17/politics/michael-grimm-sentenced-eight-months |archive-date=November 5, 2016}}
• Ron Paul (R-TX) US House Representative, ran in the Republican primary for president in 2012, see Ron Paul 2012 presidential campaign. The campaign was marked by a scandal in which several of his close staff were indicted and found guilty of not properly disclosing on campaign finance forms the hiring of Iowa Republican State Senator Kent Sorenson, who changed his endorsement from Republican Michele Bachmann to Paul. Paul denies any knowledge of the deal and was not charged. (2011){{cite news |newspaper=Roll Call |date=March 16, 2017 |title=Sorenson Starts Sentence in 2012 Iowa Endorsement Scandal, Former rising tea party star convicted of taking bribe to switch from Bachmann to Paul |author=Eric Garcia |url=https://www.rollcall.com/2017/03/16/sorenson-starts-sentence-in-2012-iowa-endorsement-scandal/ }} The aides were:

1. Jesse Benton (R) Campaign Chairman for Ron Paul (R-TX) concealed over $73,000 in payments to Iowa State Senator Kent Sorenson to convince him to flip his presidential endorsement from Michele Bachmann to Ron Paul. He was convicted of conspiring to cause false records. He was sentenced to 6 months' home confinement, fined $10,000 and given two years' probation. (2016){{Cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2016/05/05/trump-super-pac-strategist-found-guilty-of-2012-campaign-finance-violations/ |title=Trump super PAC strategist found guilty of 2012 campaign-finance violations |first=David |last=Weigel |date=May 5, 2016 |newspaper=The Washington Post |access-date=May 5, 2016}}{{cite web |last=Rodgers |first=Grant |title=Top Ron Paul aide Jesse Benton avoids prison |website=courier-journal |date=September 20, 2016 |url=https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/politics/2016/09/20/ron-paul-aides-facing-prison-time/90734522/ |access-date=September 14, 2019}}{{Cite web |url=https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/weekly-standard/mcconnell-aide-resigns-as-ron-paul-scandal-develops |title=McConnell Aide Resigns As Ron Paul Scandal Develops |date=September 2, 2014 |website=The Washington Examiner}}
2. John Tate (R) Campaign Manager for US Representative Ron Paul (R-TX) was indicted for concealing over $73,000 in payments to Iowa State Senator Kent Sorenson to convince him to flip his presidential endorsement from Michele Bachmann to Paul. He was convicted of conspiracy. He was sentenced to 6 months' home confinement, 2 years' probation and fined $10,000 in 2016.{{cite web |last=Noble |first=Andrea |title=Three former Ron Paul staffers guilty in campaign-bribery case |website=The Washington Times |date=May 5, 2016 |url=https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/may/5/ron-paul-staffers-jesse-benton-john-tate-dimitrios/ |access-date=September 14, 2019}}{{cite news |newspaper=Politico |date=September 20, 2016 |title=2 ex-Ron Paul aides get probation for paid 2012 endorsement cover-up |author=Josh Gerstein |url=https://www.politico.com/blogs/under-the-radar/2016/09/ron-paul-aides-paid-endorsement-228442}}
3. Dimitri Kesari Deputy Campaign Manager for US Representative Ron Paul (R-TX) was convicted of causing false records concerning charges of hiring Iowa State Senator Sorensen, during the 2012 presidential campaign. He was sentenced to three months in jail. (2012){{cite news |newspaper=The Des Moines Register |date=November 2, 2015 |title=One Ron Paul staffer convicted, another acquitted |first=Grant grodgers@dmreg.com |last=Rodgers |url=http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/crime-and-courts/2015/10/22/split-verdict-ron-paul-endorsement-trial/74252782/ |access-date=April 16, 2017}}{{cite news |newspaper=Politico |date=September 21, 2016 |title=Ron Paul's 2012 deputy campaign manager gets three months in prison |author=Josh Gerstein |url=https://www.politico.com/story/2016/09/dimitri-kesari-sentenced-3-months-228474}}

• Fred Pagan (R) Office Administrator to US Senator Thad Cochran (R-MS) pled guilty to possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute and was sentenced to 30 months in prison. (2016){{cite news |date=January 20, 2016 |title=Ex-aide to Sen. Thad Cochran receives 30-month sentence in D.C. drug case |newspaper=The Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/ex-aide-to-sen-thad-cochran-receives-30-month-sentence-in-dc-drug-case/2016/01/20/16d13376-bf8b-11e5-83d4-42e3bceea902_story.html |access-date=September 14, 2019}}{{cite web |date=April 25, 2015 |title=Staffer for Senator Thad Cochran Arrested on Drug Charges |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/staffer-senator-thad-cochran-arrested-drug-charges-n348136 |access-date=September 14, 2019 |publisher=NBC News}}
• Scott DesJarlais (R-TN) MD, U.S. Representative, ran for re-election on an anti-abortion platform, it was then discovered that he had tried to persuade his wife to have two abortions, and tried to persuade his mistress (who was also his patient), to have one as well. He also admitted under oath that while a married physician at Grandview Medical Center in Jasper, Tennessee, he had six affairs with three co-workers, two patients and a drug representative. He was investigated, pled guilty and was fined. (2012){{cite news |url=http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2012/nov/15/scott-desjarlais-supported-abortions-slept-patient |title=Scott DesJarlais supported ex-wife's abortions, slept with patients, divorce transcript shows |first1=Chris |last1=Carroll |first2=Kate |last2=Harrison |newspaper=Chattanooga Times Free Press |date=November 15, 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130526095601/http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2012/nov/15/scott-desjarlais-supported-abortions-slept-patient/ |archive-date=May 26, 2013}}{{cite web |url=http://www.citizensforethics.org/page/-/PDFs/Legal/Investigation/11_27_12_DesJarlais_OCE_Complaint.pdf?nocdn=1 |title=Request for Investigation into Conduct of Rep. Scott DesJarlais (R-TN) |date=November 27, 2012 |publisher=CREW |access-date=April 27, 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20121207152756/http://www.citizensforethics.org/page/-/PDFs/Legal/Investigation/11_27_12_DesJarlais_OCE_Complaint.pdf?nocdn=1 |archive-date=December 7, 2012}}
• Robert Decheine (D) CoS to U.S. Representative Steve Rothman (D-NJ), was sentenced to 18 months in prison for soliciting sex from a minor. (2011){{cite news |first=Ryan J. |last=Reilly |url=http://talkingpointsmemo.com/muckraker/former-obama-advisor-aide-to-nj-dem-arrested-on-child-sex-charges |title=Former Obama Advisor, Aide To NJ Dem, Arrested On Child Sex Charges |website=TPM |date=November 23, 2010 |access-date=July 2, 2014}}{{cite news |newspaper=The Star-Ledger |location=Newark |url=http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2011/10/ex-aide_to_nj_congressman_gets.html |title=Ex-aide to N.J. congressman gets 18 months in jail for soliciting sex from a minor |agency=Associated Press |access-date=July 2, 2014}}
• Adam Kuhn (R) CoS to U.S. Representative Steve Stivers (R-OH), resigned abruptly after a former porn actress posted an explicit photo of his penis online. (2014){{cite news |website=Business Insider |date=June 24, 2014 |title=Congressman's Chief Of Staff Resigns After Porn Star's Lewd Tweet |author=Colin Campbell |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/steve-stivers-aide-resigns-porn-star-tweet-adam-kuhn-2014-6}}{{cite news |work=Fox News |date=December 20, 2015 |title=Chief of staff to Ohio Rep. Stivers resigns after lewd photo posted on Twitter |agency=Associated Press |url=https://www.foxnews.com/politics/chief-of-staff-to-ohio-rep-stivers-resigns-after-lewd-photo-posted-on-twitter}}{{cite web |last=Edelman |first=Adam |title=Staffer to Ohio congressman resigns after porn star ex tweets picture of his penis |website=New York Daily News |date=June 24, 2014 |url=https://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/staffer-ohio-congressman-resigns-porn-star-tweets-picture-penis-article-1.1842303 |access-date=September 14, 2019}}
• David Wihby (R) top aide to US Senator Kelly Ayotte (R-NH) resigned after he was arrested in a prostitution sting in Nashua. (2015){{cite web |title=Aide to New Hampshire Senator Kelly Ayotte resigns following Nashua prostitution arrest |website=masslive.com |date=April 6, 2015 |url=https://www.masslive.com/politics/2015/04/aide_to_nh_senator_kelly_ayott.html |access-date=September 14, 2019}}{{cite news |first=Jennifer |last=Crompton |date=April 5, 2015 |title=Ayotte's state director among 10 arrested in Nashua prostitution sting |publisher=WMUR |url=http://www.wmur.com/news/sen-ayottes-state-director-resigns-after-prostitutionrelated-arrest/32199686}}{{cite news |first=Carol |last=Robidoux |date=October 9, 2015 |title=Wihby strikes plea deal to lesser charge of lewdness in April arrest |publisher=Manchester Ink Link |url=http://manchesterinklink.com/wihby-strikes-plea-deal-to-lesser-charge-of-lewdness-after-april-arrest-in-nashua/}}
• Corrine Brown (D-FL) US Representative, was found guilty of fraud for using $800K from a fake charity for her own personal use. She was sentenced to 5 years. (2018){{cite web |last=Ruiter |first=Jason |title=Former U.S. Rep. Corrine Brown reports to prison, faces 'rough road' |website=Orlando Sentinel |date=January 30, 2018 |url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/politics/os-corrine-brown-reports-federal-prison-20180129-story.html |access-date=September 14, 2019}}{{cite news |url=https://www.ajc.com/news/national/former-congresswoman-corrine-brown-reports-prison-fraud-other-charges/U8YLfFxAwNzRaqYl7lulZK/ |title=Former Congresswoman Corrine Brown reports to prison on fraud, other charges |access-date=September 14, 2019 |newspaper=Atlanta Journal-Constitution}}{{Cite news |url=https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/05/11/527943688/former-u-s-rep-corrine-brown-convicted-of-stealing-from-phony-charity |title=Former U.S. Rep. Corrine Brown Convicted Of Stealing From Phony Charity |publisher=NPR |date=May 11, 2017 |last1=Dwyer |first1=Colin }}

1. Ronnie Simmons (D) CoS to U.S. Representative Corrine Brown (D-FL) pled guilty to fraud. (2017){{cite news |title=Ronnie Simmons reports to federal prison Monday |newspaper=Firstcoastnews.com |publisher=WTLV |date=September 4, 2018 |url=https://www.firstcoastnews.com/article/news/crime/ronnie-simmons-reports-to-federal-prison-monday/77-506104561 |access-date=September 14, 2019}}{{Cite web|url=https://floridapolitics.com/archives/tag/ronnie-simmons/|title=Ronnie Simmons Archives|accessdate=August 6, 2023}}

• McCrae Dowless (R) Campaign Consultant for US Republican candidate Mark Harris (North Carolina politician) in NC's 9th US Congressional District. The election was marred by suspected absentee ballot voter fraud. Dowless was arrested and charged with multiple counts of illegal ballot handling and conspiracy in both the 2016 and 2018 elections. He was convicted of defrauding the government and sentenced to 6 months in prison and fined. (2018){{Cite news| publisher=thehill.com| date=February 27, 2019| title=NC political operative indicted in connection with alleged ballot-tampering scheme| author=Max Greenwood| url=https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/431827-nc-political-operative-indicted-in-connection-with-alleged-ballot-tampering/}}

• Mark E. Fuller (R) US Judge of the Middle District of Alabama, appointed by Republican George W. Bush was found guilty of domestic violence, sentenced to domestic training and forced to resign. (2015){{cite web |last=Friedman |first=Brad |title=America's most heinous judge resigns: Wife-beater Mark Fuller leaves the bench, finally, but not easily |website=Salon |date=June 1, 2015 |url=https://www.salon.com/2015/06/01/americas_most_heinous_judge_resigns_wife_beater_mark_fuller_leaves_the_bench_finally_but_not_easily/ |access-date=September 14, 2019}}{{cite web |title=U.S. Judge Mark Fuller of Alabama may face ouster after domestic abuse claim |website=Los Angeles Times |date=March 15, 2015 |url=https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-judge-impeach-fight-20150315-story.html |access-date=September 14, 2019}}{{cite web |last=Faulk |first=Kent |title=Federal judge Mark Fuller accepts plea deal in domestic violence case; could have arrest record expunged |website=al.com|date=September 5, 2014 |url=https://www.al.com/news/birmingham/2014/09/federal_judge_mark_fuller_acce.html |access-date=September 14, 2019}}
• G. Thomas Porteous US Judge of Eastern Louisiana appointed by Democrat Bill Clinton, was unanimously impeached by the US House of Representatives on charges of bribery and perjury in March 2010. He was convicted by the US Senate and removed from office. (2010){{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/09/us/politics/09judge.html |date=December 9, 2010 |page=A27 |newspaper=The New York Times |title=Senate, for Just the 8th time, Votes to Oust a Federal Judge |author-link=Jennifer Steinhauer |first=Jennifer |last=Steinhauer |access-date=February 3, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201132125/http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/09/us/politics/09judge.html |archive-date=February 1, 2014}}{{cite news |first=Bruce |last=Alpert |title=Judge Thomas Porteous impeached by U.S. House of Representatives |newspaper=New Orleans Times-Picayune |date=March 11, 2010 |url=http://www.nola.com/crime/index.ssf/2010/03/judge_thomas_porteous_impeache.html |access-date=April 24, 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100419072017/http://www.nola.com/crime/index.ssf/2010/03/judge_thomas_porteous_impeache.html |archive-date=April 19, 2010}}
• Samuel B. Kent (R) US Judge Federal District in Galveston, Texas was sentenced to 33 months in prison for lying about sexually harassing two female employees. He had been appointed to office by President George H. W. Bush (R) in 1990. Resigned after being impeached on June 10, 2009.{{cite news|last=Powell|first=Stewart|date=June 19, 2009|title=U.S. House impeaches Kent|work=Houston Chronicle|url=https://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/front/6488310.html|access-date=June 19, 2009|archive-date=June 21, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090621075620/http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/front/6488310.html|url-status=live}}(){{cite news |first=Michael A. |last=Memoli |title=Senate convicts Louisiana federal judge in impeachment trial |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=December 9, 2010 |url=https://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-pn-senate-impeachment-20101209,0,1851163.story |access-date=December 9, 2010 |quote=The Senate also voted to bar him from ever holding public office in the future... The vote on the first count was unanimous, 96-0. On subsequent counts, the votes were 69–27, 88–8, and 90–6. Impeachment required a vote of two-thirds of the Senate.}}{{cite web |url=https://openjurist.org/judge/samuel-b-kent |title=Samuel B. Kent |website=OpenJurist |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220070341/http://m.openjurist.org/judge/samuel-b-kent |archive-date=December 20, 2016}}
• Jack T. Camp (R) Senior Federal U.S. Judge for the Northern District of Georgia, who was appointed by Republican George W. Bush, was arrested while trying to purchase cocaine from an FBI agent. Pled guilty to three criminal charges and was sentenced to 30 days in jail, 400 hours' community service and fined.{{cite news |first=Walter |last=Pavlo |date=March 15, 2011 |title=U.S. Federal Judge Jack Camp Retired To Discover Life of Crime |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/walterpavlo/2011/03/15/u-s-federal-judge-jack-camp-retired-to-discover-life-of-crime/ |access-date=January 19, 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150120040748/http://www.forbes.com/sites/walterpavlo/2011/03/15/u-s-federal-judge-jack-camp-retired-to-discover-life-of-crime/ |archive-date=January 20, 2015}}{{cite news |date=November 27, 2010 |title=Judge Camp Pleads Guilty To 2 Drug Charges |first=Alex |last=McRae |url=http://www.times-herald.com/local/Camp-to-plead-guilty-Friday-57686 |newspaper=Times-Herald |access-date=January 19, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150120003318/http://www.times-herald.com/local/Camp-to-plead-guilty-Friday-57686 |archive-date=January 20, 2015 }}{{cite news |first=Bill |last=Rankin |date=March 11, 2011 |title=Ex-judge Camp sentenced to 30 days in prison |newspaper=Atlanta Journal-Constitution |url=https://www.ajc.com/news/local/judge-camp-sentenced-days-prison/FQhgyRbi1JD1oK28fQRGoJ/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150120005130/http://www.ajc.com/news/news/local/ex-judge-camp-sentenced-to-30-days-in-prison/nQrRq/ |archive-date=January 20, 2015}}{{cite news |title=Federal judge pleads guilty to drug charge |url=http://www.ajc.com/news/federal-judge-pleads-guilty-746881.html |first=Bill |last=Rankin |newspaper=Atlanta Journal-Constitution |date=November 19, 2010 |access-date=November 23, 2010}}{{cite news |title=Federal judge pleads guilty to helping stripper buy drugs |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6AJ00M20101120 |publisher=Reuters |date=November 19, 2010 |access-date=November 20, 2010}}
• Richard F. Cebull (R) Federal Judge for the District of Montana, was found to have sent hundreds of racist and sexist emails. After an investigation led to calls for his impeachment, Cebull took senior status and then resigned. (2013){{cite news |title=Chief U.S. District Judge sends racially charged email about president |work=Great Falls Tribune |date=February 29, 2012 }}{{cite web |url=http://mtlowdown.blogspot.co.uk/2012/02/chief-us-district-judge-sends-racially.html |title=Chief U.S. District Judge sends racially charged email about president |website=The Lowdown |date=February 29, 2012 |access-date=April 10, 2012}}{{cite news |last=Johnson |first=Clair |title=Crow Legislature calls for Judge Cebull's removal |url=http://billingsgazette.com/news/state-and-regional/montana/crow-legislature-calls-for-judge-cebull-s-removal/article_a45268f9-c6ff-51a5-b3b5-7c11c08038bd.html |access-date=May 21, 2013 |newspaper=Billings Gazette |date=March 19, 2012}}{{cite news |title=Richard Cebull, Federal Judge Who Sent Racist Obama Email, Retires |first=Ryan J. |last=Reilly |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/03/richard-cebull-retires_n_3006753.html |newspaper=The Huffington Post |date=April 3, 2013 |access-date=May 21, 2013}}{{cite news |url=http://www.sfgate.com/nation/article/Judge-Richard-Cebull-sent-hundreds-of-racist-5160325.php |title=Judge Richard Cebull sent hundreds of racist e-mails, panel says |work=San Francisco Chronicle |date=January 20, 2014 |access-date=January 22, 2014 |last=Egelko |first=Bob}}

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• Donald Trump (R) President, First impeachment of Donald Trump. In 2019, Trump was accused of trading $400 million in congressionally approved aid to Ukraine in exchange for damaging information on Presidential Candidate Joseph Biden (D) and his son Hunter Biden. This came to be known as the Trump–Ukraine scandal.{{cite news |publisher=BBC News |date=December 19, 2019 |title=Trump impeachment: How Ukraine story unfolded |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-50323605}} He was impeached for Obstruction of Congress by a vote of 229–198, with a second vote of impeachment for Abuse of Power by a vote of 230–197.{{cite news |last1=Fandos |first1=Nicholas |author-link=Nicholas Fandos |last2=Shear |first2=Michael D. |author2-link=Michael D. Shear |title=Trump Impeached for Abuse of Power and Obstruction of Congress – Voting nearly along party lines, the House approved two articles of impeachment against President Trump, making him the fourth president in history to face removal by the Senate. |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/18/us/politics/trump-impeached.html |date=December 18, 2019 |work=The New York Times |access-date=December 18, 2019}}{{cite news |publisher=NBC News |date=December 18, 2019 |title=Trump impeached by the House for abuse of power, obstruction of Congress |author=Dareh Gregorian |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/trump-impeachment-inquiry/trump-impeached-house-abuse-power-n1104196}} The charges were presented to the US Senate for trial, where he was acquitted with a vote of 52–48 for Abuse of Power and 53–47 on Obstruction of Congress, both votes being on party lines. (2019){{cite news |publisher=BBC News |date=February 6, 2020 |title=Trump acquitted by Senate in impeachment trial |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-51394383}}
• Donald Trump (R) President, Second impeachment of Donald Trump, (January 6 United States Capitol attack). On January 6, 2021, Trump spoke at a rally outside the US Capitol, claiming the 2020 election had been 'stolen' and that he was actually still president and that Joe Biden was not. He urged the crowd to "take back our country" and "fight like hell". The crowd then assaulted police officers, broke windows, forced their way inside the US Capitol and vandalized the building. One policeman and four marchers died and 140 police officers were injured.{{cite news |last1=Evelyn |first1=Kenya |title=Capitol attack: the five people who died |url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/jan/08/capitol-attack-police-officer-five-deaths |access-date=February 14, 2021 |work=The Guardian |date=January 8, 2021}}{{cite news |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=January 27, 2021 |title=Police union says 140 officers injured in Capitol riot| author=Tom Jackman |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/police-union-says-140-officers-injured-in-capitol-riot/2021/01/27/60743642-60e2-11eb-9430-e7c77b5b0297_story.html}} On January 12, 2021, the House passed a resolution calling for Vice President Mike Pence (R) and Trump's still sitting cabinet to remove Trump from office under the 25th Amendment because he was unfit to serve the rest of his 8 day term. Pence and the cabinet refused.{{cite news |website=CNET |date=January 13, 2021 |title=25th Amendment: What it is, why it wasn't invoked to remove Trump from office |author1=Shelby Brown |author2=Clifford Colby |author3=Rae Hodge |author4=Oscar Gonzalez |url=https://www.cnet.com/how-to/25th-amendment-what-it-is-why-it-wasnt-invoked-to-remove-trump-from-office/}}{{cite news |publisher=Reuters |date=January 21, 2021 |title=Pence says he opposes removing Trump with the 25th Amendment |author=Eric Beech, Andrea Shalal |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-pence-letter/pence-says-he-opposes-removing-trump-with-the-25th-amendment-idUSKBN29I03C}}{{cite news |last1=Wise |first1=Alana |title=House Approves 25th Amendment Resolution Against Trump, Pence Says He Won't Invoke |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2021/01/12/politics/house-vote-25th-amendment-trump/index.html |access-date=February 14, 2021 |publisher=NPR |date=January 12, 2021}}
• Donald Trump (R) President. After Vice President Mike Pence (R) and the cabinet refused to remove Trump, the next day on January 13, 2021, the House impeached Trump again alleging his Incitement of Insurrection under the Fourteenth Amendment.{{cite news |publisher=NPR |date=February 9, 2021 |title=Article Of Impeachment Cites Trump's 'Incitement' Of Capitol Insurrection |author=Brian Naylor |url=https://www.npr.org/sections/trump-impeachment-effort-live-updates/2021/01/11/955631105/impeachment-resolution-cites-trumps-incitement-of-capitol-insurrection}}{{cite news |work=The New York Times |date=January 13, 2021 |title=Impeachment Results: How Democrats and Republicans Voted |last1=Cai |first1=Weiyi |last2=Daniel |first2=Annie |last3=Gamio |first3=Lazaro |last4=Parlapiano |first4=Alicia |url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/01/13/us/politics/trump-second-impeachment-vote.html}}{{cite news |work=The Huffington Post |date=January 13, 2021 |title=Donald Trump Impeached For Second Time, Charged With 'Incitement Of Insurrection' |last1=Fuller |first1=Matt |url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/donald-trump-impeachment-second-time_n_5fff2d66c5b63642b7015187}}{{cite news |last1=Fandos |first1=Nicholas |title=Trump Acquitted of Inciting Insurrection, Even as Bipartisan Majority Votes 'Guilty' |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/13/us/politics/trump-impeachment.html |access-date=February 14, 2021 |work=The New York Times |date=February 13, 2021}} The Senate vote was 57–43 to find him guilty, but a 67-vote supermajority vote was required for conviction.{{cite news |title=Trump impeachment: Senate falls short of majority needed to convict |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-56056310 |access-date=February 14, 2021 |publisher=BBC News |date=February 13, 2021}}{{cite news |last1=Broadwater |first1=Luke |title=Here are the seven Republicans who voted to convict Trump. |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/13/us/politics/republicans-vote-to-impeach.html |access-date=February 14, 2021 |work=The New York Times |date=February 13, 2021}}
• Donald Trump (R) President, was accused of sexual assault by writer E. Jean Carroll in the Bergdorf Goodman department store in New York City in 1996. In 2019 she described the incident in a book. Trump denied her charges and publicly ridiculed her. She then sued Trump for defamation of character. At trial, the jury found Trump guilty of sexual assault for forcibly kissing her, pulling down her clothes and penetrating her with his fingers. They awarded Carroll $5 million in damages. See also Donald Trump sexual misconduct allegations. (2019){{cite news| work=The New York Times| date=May 9, 2022| title=Trump Rape Lawsuit Jury Finds Trump Liable for Sexual Abuse and Defamation| author= Kate Christobek| url=https://www.nytimes.com/live/2023/05/09/nyregion/trump-carroll-rape-trial-verdict}}{{cite news| publisher=pbs.org| date=July 19, 2023| title=Judge upholds the $5 million verdict against Trump in E. Jean Carroll's sex abuse and defamation case| author=Larry Neumeister| url=https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/judge-upholds-the-5-million-verdict-against-trump-in-e-jean-carrolls-sex-abuse-and-defamation-case}}
• Donald Trump (R) President, was found guilty of the sexual assault of E. Jean Carroll on January 26, 2024. Afterwards he again publicly defamed her, and Carroll was awarded an additional $83.3 million.{{Cite news |date=January 26, 2024 |title=Trump ordered to pay E. Jean Carroll $83.3M in defamation damages trial |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/01/26/trump-verdict-e-jean-carroll-defamation-trial/ |access-date=January 26, 2024 |newspaper=The Washington Post}}{{Cite news |author=Lauren del Valle |author2=Jeremy Herb |author3=Kara Scannell |author4=Dan Berman |date=2024-01-26 |title=Trump trial live updates: Jury says former president must pay $83.3 million to E. Jean Carroll |url=https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/trump-trial-e-jean-carroll-01-26-24/index.html |access-date=2024-01-26 |work=CNN |language=en}}
• Donald Trump President). A NY County jury found Trump guilty on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records concerning a breeched agreement with porn actress Stormy Daniels. (2024){{cite news| publisher=apnews.com| date=May 31, 2024|title=Guilty: Trump becomes first former US president convicted of felony crimes| first1=Michael R. |last1=Sisak |first2=Jennifer |last2=Peltz |first3=Eric |last3=Tucker |first4= Michelle L. |last4=Price |first5=Jill |last5=Colvin | url=https://apnews.com/article/trump-trial-deliberations-jury-testimony-verdict-85558c6d08efb434d05b694364470aa0}}{{cite news| publisher= wsj.com| date=May 30, 2024| title=Donald Trump Found Guilty on All 34 Counts in New York Hush-Money Case| first1=Corinne |last1=Ramey |first2=James |last2=Fanelli | url=https://www.wsj.com/us-news/law/donald-trump-convicted-87a4e465}}{{cite news| publisher=bbc.com| date =January 10, 2025| title=Trump avoids prison or fine in hush-money case sentencing| first1=Kayla |last1=Epstein |first2=Madeline |last2=Halpert | url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/czjdjk1dpplo}} See also:Michael Cohen (lawyer), Stormy Daniels–Donald Trump scandal, Prosecution of Donald Trump in New York, Indictments against Donald Trump
• Donald Trump (R) President, his company, executives, and two eldest sons were accused by NY Attorney General Letitia James, of massively exaggerating his net worth. He was found guilty of having lied and was fined $355 million. The ruling also imposes a three-year ban on Trump serving as an officer or director of any New York company.(2023){{cite news| publisher=apnews.com| date=February 16, 2024| title=Judge orders Trump to pay $355 million for lying about his wealth in staggering civil fraud ruling| author1=MICHAEL R. SISAK|author2=JAKE OFFENHARTZ|author3= JENNIFER PELTZ| url=https://apnews.com/article/trump-civil-fraud-verdict-engoron-244024861f0df886543c157c9fc5b3e4}}{{cite news| publisher=apnews.com| date=September 26, 2023| title=Judge rules Donald Trump defrauded banks and insurers while building real estate empire| author=MICHAEL R. SISAK| url=https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-letitia-james-fraud-lawsuit-1569245a9284427117b8d3ba5da74249}}{{cite news| publisher=msnbc.com| date=September 26, 2023| title=Losing: Trump guilty as N.Y. A.G. wins key ruling in fraud case| url=https://www.msnbc.com/the-beat-with-ari/watch/losing-trump-guilty-as-n-y-a-g-wins-key-ruling-in-fraud-case-193835077800}}
• Allen Weisselberg (R) Chief Financial Officer of the Trump Organization, was accused of larceny, tax fraud, and false Social Security claims. He was found guilty, sentenced to five months in jail, and eventually paid more than two million in back taxes and penalties.{{cite news| publisher=cnn.com| date=January 10, 2023| title=Allen Weisselberg, former Trump Org. CFO, sentenced to 5 months in jail| author=Kara Scannell| url=https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/10/politics/allen-weisselberg-sentencing-trump-organization/index.html}}{{cite news| url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/10/nyregion/trump-finance-chief-allen-weisselberg-sentenced.html| title=Trump's Longtime Finance Chief Sentenced to 5 Months in Jail|first1=Ben|last1=Purdue|first2=Jonah E.|last2=Bromwich|first3=William K.|last3=Rashbaum| newspaper=New York Times|date=2023-01-10|access-date=2023-01-11}} In 2024, he was found guilty of perjury and sentenced to another five months in prison.{{cite news| publisher = apnews.com| date = April 10, 2024| title = Former Trump executive Allen Weisselberg sentenced to 5 months in jail for lying in civil fraud case| author = MICHAEL R. SISAK | url = https://apnews.com/article/weisselberg-trump-perjury-new-york-b76cde56c6cb983ab8789f95d5a0c6c0}}
• Elliott Broidy (R) Deputy Finance Chairman of the Republican National Committee, was accused of failing to register as a lobbyist for a foreign individual, a Malaysian national.Criminal Information ¶2, United States v. Broidy, No. 1:20-cr-00210-CKK (D.D.C. Oct. 6, 2020), ECF No. 1, https://ecf.dcd.uscourts.gov/doc1/04518098081Statement of Offense ¶1, United States v. Broidy, No. 1:20-cr-00210-CKK (D.D.C. Oct. 20, 2022), ECF No. 7, https://ecf.dcd.uscourts.gov/doc1/04518124322 Broidy pled guilty to one count of conspiracy but was never sentenced. On January 19, 2021, prior to sentencing, President Trump (R) granted Mr. Broidy a full and unconditional pardon. (2018)Executive Grant of Clemency (Jan. 19, 2021), https://www.justice.gov/media/1117706/dl?inline{{cite news | publisher = justice.gov | date = October 20, 2020 | title = Elliott Broidy Pleads Guilty for Back-Channel Lobbying Campaign to Drop 1MDB Investigation and Remove a Chinese Foreign National | author = Office of Public Affairs, Department of Justice | url = https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/elliott-broidy-pleads-guilty-back-channel-lobbying-campaign-drop-1mdb-investigation-and}}{{Cite news|last=Vogel|first=Kenneth P.|date=2020-10-20|title=Elliott Broidy Pleads Guilty in Foreign Lobbying Case|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/20/us/politics/elliott-broidy-foreign-lobbying.html|access-date=2020-11-01|issn=0362-4331}}{{cite news |work=CNN |date=July 21, 2021 |title=11 Trump associates have now been charged with crimes. 11! |first=Chris |last=Cillizza |url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/07/21/politics/tom-barrack-trump-arrested/index.html}}
• Paul Manafort (R) 2016 Campaign Manager for President Donald Trump (R), was charged with 18 counts of tax and bank fraud for keeping $65 million in foreign bank accounts and spending $15 million on himself. He was found guilty on 8 counts.{{cite web |last1=Polantz |first1=Katelyn |last2=Berman |first2=Dan |last3=Cohen |first3=Marshall |last4=Stark |first4=Liz |title=Paul Manafort found guilty on eight counts |work=CNN|date=August 21, 2018 |url=https://www.cnn.com/2018/08/21/politics/paul-manafort-trial-jury/index.html |access-date=September 14, 2019}}{{cite web |title=Manafort Breached Plea Deal by Repeatedly Lying, Mueller Says |website=The New York Times |date=November 26, 2018 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/26/us/politics/mueller-paul-manafort-cooperation.html |access-date=September 14, 2019}}{{cite web |last=Pappas |first=Alex |title=Paul Manafort convicted by jury on bank and tax fraud charges; mistrial declared on 10 counts |work=Fox News |date=August 21, 2018 |url=https://www.foxnews.com/politics/paul-manafort-convicted-by-jury-on-bank-and-tax-fraud-charges-mistrial-declared-on-10-counts |access-date=September 14, 2019}} In March 2019, he was sentenced to 7 1/2 years in prison, although he was later released to home confinement.{{Cite news |last=Gabbatt |first=Adam |date=2020-05-13 |title=Ex-Trump campaign chair Paul Manafort released from prison to home confinement |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/may/13/paul-manafort-released-prison-coronavirus |access-date=2023-10-11 |issn=0261-3077}}
• Rick Gates (R) 2016 Deputy Campaign Chairman to President Donald Trump (R), pleaded guilty to conspiracy and lying to investigators concerning his work lobbying with Ukraine as well as tax and bank fraud. He was sentenced to 45 days in prison and three years' probation. (2018){{cite web |title=Mueller probe: Manafort hit with new charges after Gates pleads guilty |publisher=NBC News |date=February 24, 2018 |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/former-trump-campaign-aide-rick-gates-set-plead-guilty-n849256 |access-date=September 14, 2019}}{{cite news |newspaper=The Hill |date=December 17, 2019 |title=Ex-Trump campaign official Gates sentenced to 45 days in jail |author1=Harper Neidig |author2=John Kruzel |url=https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/474896-ex-trump-adviser-gates-sentenced-to-45-days-in-jail-report/}}

• Chad Wolf (R) acting U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security was found unlawfully appointed by Nicholas Garaufis of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York as the DHS failed to follow the order of succession as it was lawfully designated. See 2019–2021 Department of Homeland Security appointment disputes{{Cite web|date=November 15, 2020|title=Judge: DHS head didn't have authority to suspend DACA|url=https://apnews.com/article/new-york-immigration-deferred-action-for-childhood-arrivals-program-6da7a068fd66722136fc1fd5eb82098b|access-date=December 28, 2020|publisher=Associated Press}}
• Tom Price (R) U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services was forced to resign on September 29, 2017, after it was discovered that he spent hundreds of thousands of taxpayer dollars on private flights.{{cite web |last=Kodiak |first=Alison |title=Price Resigns From Trump Cabinet Amid Private Jet Investigations |website=NPR |date=September 29, 2017 |url=https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2017/09/29/554475788/price-resigns-from-trump-cabinet-amidst-private-jet-investigations |access-date=September 14, 2019}}{{Cite news|url=http://www.cnn.com/2017/09/29/politics/tom-price-resigns/index.html?adkey=bn|title=Price out as HHS secretary after private plane scandal|first=Kevin |last=Liptak|work=CNN|access-date=September 29, 2017}}{{cite news |first=Robert |last=Pear |title=Health Secretary Tom Price Wasted $341,000 on Improper Travel, Inquiry Finds |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/13/us/politics/health-secretary-tom-price-wasted-money-improper-travel.html |work=The New York Times |date=July 13, 2018 |access-date=July 13, 2018}}
• Ryan Zinke (R) U.S. Secretary of the Interior, when the Inspector General of the Interior Department referred one of several investigations about Zinke to the Justice Department. He was then investigated for his conduct in office and questionable real estate dealings in Montana. He resigned in December 2018.{{Cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/interior-secretary-zinke-resigns-amid-investigations/2018/12/15/481f9104-0077-11e9-ad40-cdfd0e0dd65a_story.html |title=Interior Secretary Zinke resigns amid investigations |newspaper=The Washington Post }}
• William Perry Pendley (R) acting Director of Bureau of Land Management within the U.S. Department of the Interior was removed from office by Judge Brian Morris of the U.S. District Court of Montana, who ruled that Pendley had been running the agency unlawfully for 424 days without US Senate approval, in violation of the Appointment Clause of the U.S. Constitution and the Federal Vacancies Reform Act (FVRA). It found that David Bernhardt (R) Secretary of the Interior, illegally promoted Pendley from deputy director of the B. L. M. for Policy and Programs to "temporary" Director of the Bureau of Land Management.(2020){{cite web |last1=Brown |first1=Matthew |title=Public lands chief hangs on despite nomination getting nixed |url=https://apnews.com/94a8f97e4f56443ec7623a507b3c4dc1 |date=August 18, 2020 |publisher=Associated Press |access-date=August 23, 2020}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/interior-secretary-extends-the-tenure-of-federal-lands-chief----without-nominating-him/2020/01/02/0facd6fe-2da0-11ea-9b60-817cc18cf173_story.html|title=Interior secretary extends the tenure of federal lands chief — without a presidential nomination|last=Mufson|first=Steven|newspaper=The Washington Post|access-date=January 14, 2020}}
• Alex Acosta (R) U.S. Secretary of Labor resigned on July 12, 2019, after a contentious news conference about his role as a U.S. attorney in 2008, when he dismissed federal charges against Jeffrey Epstein, "that allowed the financier to plead guilty to lesser offenses in a sex-crimes case involving underage girls".{{Cite news |url=https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/jeffrey-epstein-arrested-for-sex-trafficking-of-minors-in-florida-and-new-york-report |title=Jeffrey Epstein arrested for sex trafficking of minors in Florida and New York |last=Chaitin |first=Daniel |date=July 7, 2019 |work=The Washington Examiner |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190707011945/https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/jeffrey-epstein-arrested-for-sex-trafficking-of-minors-in-florida-and-new-york-report |archive-date=July 7, 2019 |url-status=live |access-date=July 7, 2019}} Epstein committed suicide on August 10, 2019 {{Cite news|url=https://www.npr.org/2019/11/19/780794931/prosecutors-charge-correctional-officers-who-guarded-jeffrey-epstein-before-his-|title=Jeffrey Epstein's Prison Guards Are Indicted On Federal Charges|publisher=NPR |access-date=January 3, 2020}} in the Metropolitan Correctional Center, New York City.{{Cite web |url=https://apnews.com/a947e0d85d31496eb5bd9ff4994c9718 |title=Medical examiner rules Epstein death a suicide by hanging |first1=Michael R. |last1=Sisak |first2=Michael |last2=Balsamo |first3=Larry |last3=Neumeister |date=August 17, 2019 |access-date=September 8, 2019 |publisher=Associated Press}} After Price, Pruitt, Shulkin and Zinke, and Nielson Acosta became the sixth Trump Cabinet member to resign or be fired.{{Cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/alex-acosta-resigns-as-labor-secretary-amid-intense-scrutiny-of-his-handling-of-jeffrey-epstein-case/2019/07/12/21954d50-a24b-11e9-b8c8-75dae2607e60_story.html |title=Alex Acosta resigns as labor secretary, the latest Trump official to leave amid scandal |newspaper=The Washington Post }}
• Michael Flynn (D) National Security Advisor (United States), was forced to resign on February 13, 2017, over conversations he had with Russian envoys about sanctions during the transition. On December 1, 2017, Flynn pleaded guilty to charges of lying to the FBI as a plea bargain. (2017){{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/13/us/politics/donald-trump-national-security-adviser-michael-flynn.html |title=Michael Flynn Resigns as National Security Adviser |first1=Maggie |last1=Haberman |first2=Matthew |last2=Rosenberg |first3=Matt |last3=Apuzzo |first4=Glenn |last4=Thrush |newspaper=The New York Times |date=February 13, 2017 |access-date=April 16, 2017 |department=Politics |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170421222353/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/13/us/politics/donald-trump-national-security-adviser-michael-flynn.html?_r=0 |archive-date=April 21, 2017}}{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/justice-department-warned-white-house-that-flynn-could-be-vulnerable-to-russian-blackmail-officials-say/2017/02/13/fc5dab88-f228-11e6-8d72-263470bf0401_story.html?hpid=hp_rhp-top-table-main_flynn-0818pm%3Ahomepage%2Fstory |title=Justice Department warned White House that Flynn could be vulnerable to Russian blackmail, officials say |first1=Adam |last1=Entous |first2=Ellen |last2=Nakashima |first3=Philip |last3=Rucker |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=February 13, 2017 |access-date=April 16, 2017 |department=National Security}}
• Scott Pruitt (R) Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, resigned citing increasing numbers of investigations into his administration. The EPA's own Chief Ethics Official had been pushing for independent studies into Pruitt's actions and 13 other separate investigations were under way, including alleged corruption for personal gain, salary increases without White House approval, use of government staff on personal projects and unnecessary spending on offices and security. He resigned July 5, 2018.{{cite web |last=Chamberlain |first=Samuel |title=Scott Pruitt resigns as EPA chief, Trump announces |work=Fox News |date=July 5, 2018 |url=https://www.foxnews.com/politics/scott-pruitt-resigns-as-epa-chief-trump-announces |access-date=September 14, 2019}}{{cite web |title=Scott Pruitt resigns as EPA head |work=The Boston Globe |date=July 17, 2018 |url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/news/politics/2018/07/05/scott-pruitt-resigns-epa-head/emLwyNeWitltYlLG9T10XO/story.html |access-date=September 14, 2019}}{{cite web |title=E.P.A. Chief Scott Pruitt Resigns Under a Cloud of Ethics Scandals |website=The New York Times |date=July 5, 2018 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/05/climate/scott-pruitt-epa-trump.html |access-date=September 14, 2019}}

1. Albert Kelly (R) EPA Superfund Task Force Director and top aide to EPA Chief Scott Pruitt (R), resigned amid scrutiny of his previous actions as leader of a bank in Oklahoma which led to $125,000 fine and lifetime ban from banking. (2018){{cite news |title=Two officials close to EPA chief Scott Pruitt resign amid scrutiny |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=May 1, 2018 |first1=Juliet |last1=Eilperin |first2=Brady |last2=Dennis |first3=Emma |last3=Brown |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/a-top-aide-to-epa-chief-scott-pruitt-resigns-amid-scrutiny/2018/05/01/9db56f44-4d44-11e8-84a0-458a1aa9ac0a_story.html |access-date=September 14, 2019}}{{Cite web |url=https://theintercept.com/2017/12/28/scott-pruitt-failed-banker-running-epa-superfund-program/ |title=Banned From the Banking Industry for Life, a Scott Pruitt Friend Finds a New Home at the EPA |first=Sharon |last=Lerner |date=December 28, 2017}}{{Cite web |url=https://oklahoman.com/article/5593054/banned-tulsa-banker-albert-kelly-resigns-from-epa-superfund-role/ |title=Banned Tulsa banker Albert Kelly resigns from EPA Superfund role |date=May 1, 2018 |website=The Oklahoman}}
2. Pasquale "Nino" Perrotta, EPA Security Administrator, resigned after allegations of lavish spending and improper contracts (2018){{cite web |last=Volcovici |first=Valerie |title=Two top EPA staffers resign amid ethics probes |publisher=Reuters |date=May 1, 2018 |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-epa-ethics-idUSKBN1I23Y0 |access-date=September 14, 2019}}
3. Samantha Dravis (R) EPA Associate Administrator and Senior Counsel in the Office of Policy resigned abruptly after allegations of being a no show employee. (2018){{cite web |last=Green |first=Miranda |title=Top Pruitt aide resigns from EPA amid controversies |website=The Hill |date=April 5, 2018 |url=https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/381773-top-pruitt-aide-resigns-from-epa-amid-controversies/ |access-date=September 14, 2019}}{{cite web |title=EPA official Samantha Dravis resigns; Dem. senator asks EPA IG to investigate her |work=CBS News |date=April 5, 2018 |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/epa-associate-administrator-samantha-dravis-resigns/ |access-date=September 14, 2019}}

• Donald Kempf Jr. (R) Deputy Assistant to the U.S. Attorney General. An investigation concluded that he had viewed sexually explicit images on government computers and then made false statements about it under oath. He resigned. (2018){{cite news |website=law.com |date=October 16, 2019 |title=Senior DOJ Lawyer Donald Kempf Resigned Amid Misconduct Probe, Sources Confirm |author=C. Ryan Barber |url=https://www.law.com/nationallawjournal/2019/10/16/senior-doj-lawyer-donald-kempf-resigned-amid-misconduct-probe-sources-confirm/?cmp=share_twitter&slreturn=20210010123511 }}{{cite news |website=propublica.org |date=August 31, 2017 |title=Lifting the Veil on Another Batch of Shadowy Trump Appointees |author=Derek Kravitz, Isaac Arnsdorf and Marina Affo |url=https://www.propublica.org/article/lifting-the-veil-on-another-batch-of-shadowy-trump-appointees }}
• William C. Bradford (R) resigned from the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Indian Energy amid reports that he had made racial slurs directed at Barack Obama on Disqus and Twitter. Bradford had claimed that some of the comments were the result of identity theft and not his. (2017){{cite news |last=Kaczynski |first=Andrew |title=Trump Energy official who said controversial comments were result of hacking resigns |work=CNN|date=August 31, 2017 |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2017/08/31/politics/kfile-bradford-resigns/index.html |access-date=September 1, 2017}}
• Brenda Fitzgerald (R) Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, under the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services was forced to resign on January 31, 2018, after it was discovered that she bought stock in tobacco, the leading cause of preventable death in the US, creating a conflict of interest.{{cite web |last1=Ehley |first1=Brianna |last2=Karlin-Smith |first2=Sarah |title=CDC director who traded tobacco stock resigns |website=Politico |date=January 31, 2018 |url=http://politi.co/2DQLdo8 |access-date=September 14, 2019}}
• Taylor Weyeneth (R) Deputy CoS at the White House office of National Drug Control Policy, resigned when it was revealed the 24-year-old had no qualifications for the position and no related work history other than working on President Trump's 2016 campaign. (2018).{{cite web |date=January 25, 2018 |access-date=September 14, 2019 |first1=Nick |last1=Visser |url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/taylor-weyeneth-resign_n_5a696507e4b0022830094616 |title=Trump's 24-Year-Old Deputy Drug Czar To Resign After Questions Over Work History |work=The Huffington Post}}{{cite news |title=Trump's 24-year-old drug policy appointee to step down by month's end |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=January 24, 2018 |first=Robert Jr. |last=O'Harrow |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/trumps-24-year-old-drug-policy-appointee-to-step-down-by-months-end/2018/01/24/77ce5656-0159-11e8-8acf-ad2991367d9d_story.html |access-date=September 14, 2019}}
• Vivieca Wright Simpson, Chief of Staff to David Shulkin (I) Secretary of U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs resigned after an Inspector General report charged that she altered an email to make it appear Shulkin was getting an award during a trip to Europe in order to gain approval to use taxpayer dollars to pay for Shulkin's wife to accompany him.{{cite news |first=Rebecca |last=Kheel |date=February 16, 2018 |title=VA secretary's chief of staff leaving amid travel scandal |newspaper=The Hill |url=https://thehill.com/policy/defense/374237-va-secretarys-chief-of-staff-retires-amid-travel-scandal/}} Six weeks later, Donald Trump fired Shulkin via Twitter.{{Cite web |url=https://www.militarytimes.com/veterans/2018/03/28/shulkin-out-trump-fires-va-secretary-after-weeks-of-controversy/ |title=Shulkin out: Trump fires VA secretary after weeks of controversy |last=Shane |first=Leo III |date=March 29, 2018 |website=Military Times |access-date=July 8, 2019}}
• Tony Tooke, Chief of the US Forest Service part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, after a series of sexual harassment and retaliation accusations, he resigned. (2018){{cite news |first=Catherine |last=Boudreau |date=March 7, 2018 |title=Forest Service chief resigns in wake of sexual misconduct allegations |newspaper=Politico |url=https://www.politico.com/story/2018/03/07/forest-service-chief-resigns-misconduct-allegations-395048}}

• Rudy Giuliani (R) Lawyer for Donald Trump was accused of making "demonstrably false and misleading" statements about the results of the 2020 presidential election, which he claimed was stolen from Donald Trump. The Manhattan appeals court revoked his law license and ruled he is no longer allowed to practice law in the state of New York. (2024){{cite web| publisher=reuters.com| date=June 24, 2021| title=Giuliani's law license suspended over false Trump election claims| author=Jonathan Stempel| url=https://www.reuters.com/world/us/rudolph-giuliani-is-suspended-law-practice-new-york-state-2021-06-24/%3C/ref%3E%3Cref%3E%7B%7Bcite| url-status=live| archive-date=July 3, 2021| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210703004232/https://www.reuters.com/world/us/rudolph-giuliani-is-suspended-law-practice-new-york-state-2021-06-24/}}{{citation| publisher=apnews.com| date=July 2, 2024| title=Giuliani is disbarred in New York as court finds he repeatedly lied about Trump's 2020 election loss| author=PHILIP MARCELO| url=https://apnews.com/article/giuliani-new-york-disbarred-81b327f9ab1f98548cb888f8e652c9a8}}
• Sidney Powell (R) Attorney for Donald Trump (R) was charged with racketeering for Attempts to overturn the 2020 United States presidential election, see also Georgia election racketeering prosecution. She and 17 others, were accused of attempting to access Georgia voting machines and copy their software and data. In a plea deal, she pled guilty to six counts of conspiring to interfere with the performance of election duties. She was sentenced to six years of probation, fined $6,000 plus fees, and also agree to testify truthfully against her co-defendants at future trials. (2020){{cite news| publisher=apnews.com| date= October 19, 2023| title=Sidney Powell pleads guilty in case over efforts to overturn Trump's Georgia loss and gets probation| author=KATE BRUMBACK| url=https://apnews.com/article/sidney-powell-plea-deal-georgia-election-indictment-ec7dc601ad78d756643aa2544028e9f5}}{{cite news| publisher=npr.org| date= October 19, 2023| title=Former Trump lawyer Sidney Powell pleads guilty in Georgia election interference case| author=Stephen Fowler| url=https://www.npr.org/2023/10/19/1207076719/sidney-powell-georgia-guilty-plea}}
• Jenna Ellis (R) Lawyer for Donald Trump. She was accused of planning to disrupt and delay the congressional certification of election results and urging state legislators to illegally appoint new electors after the election. See Attempts to overturn the 2020 United States presidential election. She pled guilty to one felony count of aiding and abetting false statements and was sentenced to five years of probation, community service, apologize to the people of Georgia, pay restitution and swear to tell the truth in future cases. (2023) See Georgia election racketeering prosecution.{{cite news| publisher=apnews.com| date=October 24, 2023| title=Jenna Ellis becomes latest Trump lawyer to plead guilty over efforts to overturn Georgia's election| author=WILL WEISSERT| url=https://apnews.com/article/jenna-ellis-plea-deal-georgia-election-case-c4dbacd3e4bbb5415ebd3d42d8fa3128}}{{cite news| publisher=apnews.com| date=March 9, 2023| title=Former Trump lawyer censured for falsehoods about election| author=NICHOLAS RICCARDI| url=https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-jenna-ellis-lawyer-censure-2020-election-falsehoods-fd6d72667a1f3bd01cd2249747bbbd85}}
• Kenneth Chesebro (I) Lawyer for Donald Trump. Chesebro was charged with 19 others, of racketeering for commandeering voting information in an attempt to reverse the election of (2016). He was also accused of coordinating a plan to have 16 Georgia Republicans declare themselves the state's "duly elected and qualified" electors to replace the original electors. He pled guilty to one felony charge of conspiracy. (2020) See Georgia election racketeering prosecution.{{cite news| publisher=apnews.com| date=October 20, 2023| title=Lawyer Kenneth Chesebro pleads guilty over efforts to overturn Trump's 2020 loss in Georgia| author=KATE BRUMBACK| url=https://apnews.com/article/chesebro-jury-selection-georgia-election-indictment-2e558eefdffd9c1eaa7ec8c31bf76044}}
• Michael Cohen (R) Personal Attorney to President Donald Trump (R) and vice-president to the Trump organization, pleaded guilty to tax evasion, bank fraud and illegal campaign contributions. He also helped arrange non-disclosure agreements to Stormy Daniels and Karen McDougal who allegedly had affairs with Trump. Cohen pleaded guilty to eight counts of tax evasion and making false statements. (2018){{cite news |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/michael-cohen-to-plead-guilty-to-criminal-charges-1534875978 |title=Michael Cohen Pleads Guilty, Says He Acted at Trump's Direction |first1=Nicole |last1=Hong |first2=Rebecca |last2=Ballhaus |newspaper=The Wall Street Journal |date=August 21, 2018}}{{Cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-45265546 |title=Michael Cohen 'strikes plea deal' |date=August 21, 2018 |publisher=BBC News |access-date=August 21, 2018}}{{cite news |title=Manafort convicted on 8 counts; mistrial declared on 10 others |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=August 21, 2018 |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/manafort-jury-suggests-it-cannot-come-to-a-consensus-on-a-single-count/2018/08/21/a2478ac0-a559-11e8-a656-943eefab5daf_story.html |access-date=September 14, 2019}}{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/21/nyregion/michael-cohen-plea-deal-trump.html |title=Michael Cohen Says He Arranged Payments to Women at Trump's Direction |newspaper=The New York Times |date=August 21, 2018 |access-date=August 22, 2018 |last1=Rashbaum |first1=William K. |last2=Haberman |first2=Maggie |last3=Protess |first3=Ben |last4=Rutenberg |first4=Jim }}{{cite web |title=Donald Trump's Attorney And Fixer Michael Cohen Pleads Guilty To 8 Federal Counts |publisher=NPR |date=August 21, 2018 |url=https://www.npr.org/2018/08/21/640544009/donald-trumps-longtime-attorney-michael-cohen-reaches-plea-deal-with-feds |access-date=September 14, 2019}}

• Peter Navarro (R) Assistant to President Trump and Director of the Office of Trade and Manufacturing Policy. In February 2022, he was subpoenaed to testify before the United States House Select Committee on the January 6 Attack, but Navarro claimed he had executive privilege and refused to appear. He was indicted by the U.S. Justice Department for Contempt of Congress, found guilty, and on January 25, 2024, he was sentenced to four months in jail and fined.{{Cite web |first1=Devan |last1=Cole |first2=Holmes |last2=Lybrand |date=2024-01-25 |title=Former Trump adviser Peter Navarro sentenced to 4 months in jail for defying congressional subpoena |url=https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/25/politics/peter-navarro-contempt-congress-sentence/index.html |access-date=2024-01-25 |website=CNN}}{{cite web|url=https://www.bop.gov/inmateloc|title=Inmate Locator|website=Federal Bureau of Prisons}}{{cite news| publisher=apnews.com| date=September 7, 2023| title=Trump White House official Navarro convicted of contempt after defying House Jan. 6 subpoena| author=LINDSAY WHITEHURST| url=https://apnews.com/article/trump-white-house-navarro-contempt-congress-jan-6-a4ad58e1f590e5884fd347c86c121a8a#:~:text=WASHINGTON%20(AP)%20%E2%80%94%20Trump%20White,attack%20on%20the%20U.S.%20Capitol}}
• Rob Porter (R) White House staff secretary, resigned from the position on February 7, 2018, following public allegations of spousal abuse from his two ex-wives.{{cite news |first1=Josh |last1=Dawsey |first2=Beth |last2=Reinhard |first3=Elise |last3=Viebeck |first4=Philip |last4=Rucker |first5=Tom |last5=Jackman |author6-link=Ashley Parker |first6=Ashley |last6=Parker |date=February 7, 2018 |title=Senior White House official to resign after ex-wives' allegations of abuse |newspaper=The Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/senior-white-house-official-to-resign-following-allegations-of-abuse/2018/02/07/49aa80b8-0c19-11e8-baf5-e629fc1cd21e_story.html}}{{Cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/07/us/politics/rob-porter-resigns-abuse-white-house-staff-secretary.html |title=Rob Porter, White House Aide, Resigns After Accusations of Abuse |last1=Haberman |first1=Maggie |date=February 7, 2018 |work=The New York Times |access-date=March 8, 2018 |last2=Rogers |first2=Katie}} The allegations were supported by photographs of a black eye and a restraining order.{{cite web |url=https://theintercept.com/2018/02/07/rob-porter-wives-abuse-trump-aide/ |title=Former Wives of Top White House Aide Rob Porter Both Told FBI He Abused Them |last1=Grim |first1=Ryan |last2=Brown |first2=Alleen |date=February 7, 2018 |website=The Intercept |access-date=March 8, 2018}}{{Cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/top-white-house-officials-knew-of-abuse-allegations-against-top-aide-for-months/2018/02/08/2faddcf2-0ce9-11e8-95a5-c396801049ef_story.html |title=Top White House officials knew of abuse allegations against top aide for months |last1=Dawsey |first1=Josh |date=February 8, 2018 |newspaper=The Washington Post |access-date=March 8, 2018 |last2=Reinhard |first2=Beth}}
• David Sorensen (R) White House speechwriter, resigned after his ex-wife Jessica Corbett came forward with abuse allegations. (2018){{cite news |title=Second White House official departs amid abuse allegations, which he denies |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=February 9, 2018 |first=Elise |last=Viebeck |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/second-white-house-official-departs-amids-abuse-allegations-which-he-denies/2018/02/09/72ba47e6-0d0d-11e8-8b0d-891602206fb7_story.html |access-date=September 14, 2019}}{{cite web |access-date=September 14, 2019 |url=https://www.pressherald.com/2018/02/10/after-abuse-claims-lead-to-resignation-from-white-house-sorensen-takes-to-facebook-to-share-his-side/ |title=A day after quitting White House post, ex-LePage aide again denies domestic abuse allegations |date=February 10, 2018 |last=Quimby |first=Beth |work=Portland Press Herald}}
• George Papadopoulos (R) Foreign Policy advisor, pleaded guilty to making false statements to FBI agents relating to contacts he had with agents of the Russian government while working for the Trump campaign. He was sentenced to 14 days in prison, 12 months' probation, and 200 hours' community service. (2017)"Plea Offer and Defendant's Acceptance: United States v. George Papadopoulos. United States Department of Justice. October 5, 2017."Statement of Facts of Guilt". United States v. George Papadopoulos. United States Department of Justice. October 5, 2017.{{Cite web |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/who-george-papadopoulos-energy-expert-junior-trump-staffer-sought-be-n815826 |title=Who is George Papadopoulos? Junior staffer sought to be Russia power broker |date=October 31, 2017 |publisher=NBC News}}{{cite web |last=Chamberlain |first=Samuel |title=George Papadopoulos, ex-Trump campaign adviser, reports to prison |work=Fox News |date=November 26, 2018 |url=https://www.foxnews.com/politics/ex-trump-campaign-adviser-george-papadopoulos-reports-to-prison |access-date=September 14, 2019}}{{Cite web |url=https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2018/2/20/17031772/mueller-indictments-grand-jury |title=Mueller indictments: everyone charged in the Russia investigation – Vox |date=February 20, 2018}}
• Michael Flynn (D/R) National Security Advisor, was forced to resign on February 13, 2017, over conversations he had with Russian envoys about sanctions during the transition. On December 1, 2017, Flynn pleaded guilty to charges of lying to the FBI as a plea bargain. (2017)
• Steve Bannon (R) Chief White House Strategist and Counselor to President Donald Trump was subpoenaed to appear before the United States House Select Committee on the January 6 Attack and answer questions. He refused to appear or cooperate. He was then cited for Contempt of Congress and was found guilty of refusing to appear. On July 22, 2022, the jury found Bannon guilty on both charges and was sentenced to four months in prison with a $6,500 fine. (2022){{cite news| publisher=apnews.com| date=July 1, 2024| title=Trump ally Steve Bannon surrenders to federal prison to serve 4-month sentence on contempt charges| author=LINDSAY WHITEHURST AND SUSAN HAIGH| url=https://apnews.com/article/steve-bannon-contempt-sentence-federal-prison-trump-77353a10250c36f77b2c1b7d188c5250}}{{cite news| publisher = NBC News | date = July 22, 2022 | title = Steve Bannon found guilty in Jan. 6 contempt of Congress trial | author = Steve Reilly | url = https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/jury-begins-deliberating-steve-bannons-jan-6-contempt-congress-trial-rcna39497/}}
• B. J. Pak (R) U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia appointed by President Trump. On January 3, 2021, in a recorded call, Trump called top Georgia officials and pressured them to help him "find" more votes. During the call Trump referenced to Georgia's Atlanta and Fulton counties and a "never-Trumper U.S. attorney there". Pak resigned the next day citing "unforeseen circumstances". (2021){{cite news |publisher=MSN |date=January 10, 2021 |title=White House Forced Georgia U.S. Attorney to Resign |author1=Aruna Viswanatha |author2=Sadie Gurman |author3=Cameron McWhirter |url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/white-house-forced-georgia-u-s-attorney-to-resign/ar-BB1cC0Iz?ocid=msedgntp}}{{cite news |author1=Alexis Stevens |author2=J. Scott Trubey |date=January 4, 2021 |title=U.S. Attorney for North Georgia abruptly resigns due to 'unforeseen circumstances' |newspaper=Atlanta Journal-Constitution |url=https://www.ajc.com/news/breaking-us-attorney-for-north-georgia-resigns-effective-immediately/UDJNKRKKLRFILC4NC5QKWEUKXM/}}{{cite news |author=Alexis Stevens |date=January 21, 2021 |title=Former U.S. Attorney Pak returns to Atlanta law firm |newspaper=Atlanta Journal-Constitution |url=https://www.ajc.com/news/breaking-former-us-attorney-pak-returns-to-atlanta-law-firm/PT5QPVRTVVAARO6J7AJO4MHHBM/}}{{cite news |publisher=WAGA-TV |date=January 21, 2021 |title=Report: Justice Department probes abrupt departure of Atlanta U.S. attorney |author=FOX 5 Atlanta Digital Team |url=https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/report-justice-department-probes-abrupt-departure-of-atlanta-u-s-attorney }}

• Katie Hill (D-CA) U.S. Representative, resigned following the start of a House Ethics Committee investigation involving Hill's alleged improper relationship with a male subordinate. She also admitted to an inappropriate relationship with a female campaign staffer and resigned. See 2017–18 United States political sexual scandals (2019){{Cite news|url=https://thehill.com/homenews/house/467198-house-ethics-committee-will-investigate-katie-hill-allegations/|title=House Ethics Committee to investigate Katie Hill allegations|access-date=October 24, 2019}}{{Cite news|last1=Reilly|first1=Katie|last2=Gunia|first2=Amy|date=October 23, 2019|title=Rep. Katie Hill Denies Relationship With Congressional Staffer as House Ethics Committee Launches Investigation|magazine=Time|url=https://time.com/5708174/katie-hill-nude-photo-affair-allegations/|access-date=January 15, 2021}}{{cite news |publisher=NBC News |date=October 28, 2019 |title=Freshman Rep. Katie Hill resigns amid allegations of affair with staffer |first=Tim|last=Stelloh |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/freshman-rep-katie-hill-resign-amid-allegations-affair-staffer-n1072611}}
• Oliver Schwab (R) Chief of Staff for US Representative David Schweikert (R-AZ), received over $200,000 in illegal campaign contributions. When an investigation was called, he resigned. (2018){{cite news |newspaper=Politico |date=June 28, 2018 |title=Ethics Committee launches full-scale probe into Schweikert and top aide |author=John Bresnahan |url=https://www.politico.com/story/2018/06/28/david-schweikert-aide-oliver-schwab-probe-680895 }}{{cite news |publisher=The Washington Examiner |date=April 26, 2018 |title=Schweikert's chief of staff pays back $50K to campaign amid ongoing House ethics complaint |author=Phillip Wegmann, Commentary Staffer |url=https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/david-schweikerts-chief-of-staff-pays-back-50k-to-campaign-amid-ongoing-house-ethics-complaint}}{{cite news |newspaper=The Arizona Republic |date=July 9, 2018 |title=Rep. David Schweikert's chief of staff steps down amid ethics probe |author=Ronald J. Hansen, The Republic |url=https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/politics/arizona/2018/07/09/arizona-rep-david-schweikert-chief-staff-oliver-schwab-quits-amid-ethics-probe/769669002/}}
• Duncan Hunter (R-CA) U.S. Representative, and his wife were indicted in federal court on dozens of charges, including wire fraud and using campaign funds for personal use. (2018){{Cite news |url=http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/watchdog/sd-me-hunter-indict-20180821-story.html |title=Rep. Duncan Hunter and wife indicted on fraud and campaign finance charges |last=McDonald |first=Morgan Cook, Jeff |date=August 21, 2018 |newspaper=The San Diego Union Tribune |access-date=August 21, 2018}}{{Cite news |url=https://www.cnn.com/2018/08/21/politics/duncan-hunter-campaign-charges/index.html |title=Rep. Duncan Hunter and his wife indicted in use of campaign funds for personal expenses |work=CNN|access-date=August 21, 2018}} He pleaded guilty on December 3, 2019. However, he and his wife did not serve any time because he was pardoned by President Donald Trump (R) in December 2020.{{Cite news |first1=Pamela |last1=Brown |first2=Kevin |last2=Liptak |first3=Katelyn |last3=Polantz |url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/22/politics/trump-pardons/index.html |title=Trump announces wave of pardons, including Papadopoulos and former lawmakers Hunter and Collins |work=CNN |language=en |date=December 22, 2020 |access-date=December 22, 2020}}{{Cite web|url=https://thehill.com/homenews/house/472832-duncan-hunter-pleads-guilty/|title=Duncan Hunter pleads guilty after changing plea|first=Zack|last=Budryk|date=December 3, 2019|website=The Hill}}

1. Margaret Hunter (R) Campaign Manager and wife to US Representative Duncan D. Hunter (R) was indicted for misuse of $200,000 in campaign donations. She pled guilty to one count of conspiracy and was sentenced to 8 months of house arrest and three years of probation.{{cite news |publisher=Associated Press |date=June 13, 2019 |title=Legal fight tougher for congressman as wife pleads guilty |author=Julie Watson |url=https://apnews.com/4d502474043744c785967793059feff0}}{{Cite news |url=http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/watchdog/sd-me-hunter-liaisons-20180830-story.html |title=Hunter indictment sheds light on 'personal relationships' for congressman |first1=Jeff |last1=McDonald |first2=Morgan |last2=Cook |work=The San Diego Union-Tribune |access-date=September 8, 2018}}{{cite news |publisher=KFMB-TV |date=April 28, 2020 |title=Margaret Hunter sentencing for campaign fund misuse delayed another month |author=City News Service |url=https://www.cbs8.com/article/news/local/margaret-hunter-sentencing-campaign-fund-misuse-delayed/509-348280c6-7c2b-4014-a60b-66a2f74f0add}}{{cite news |publisher=KPBS |date=August 24, 2020 |title=Margaret Hunter Sentenced To Eight Months Home Confinement For Misusing Campaign Funds |author=Matt Hoffman, City News Service |url=https://www.kpbs.org/news/2020/aug/24/margaret-hunter-due-for-sentencing-for-misusing/}}

• Tom Garrett (R-VA) US Representative from Virginia's 5th District, was accused by four of his staff of using them for personal chores such as walking his dog and driving his kids. An investigation was begun, after which Garrett suddenly announced he was an alcoholic and would not seek re-election. (2018){{cite news |newspaper=Denver Post |date=May 29, 2018 |title=U.S. Rep. Thomas Garrett announces he is an alcoholic and will not seek re-election |author=Laura Vozzella and Jenna Portnoy, The Washington Post |url=https://www.denverpost.com/2018/05/29/thomas-garrett-resigns-alcoholism/}}{{cite news |work=Fox News |date=May 25, 2018 |title=Virginia Rep. Tom Garrett accused of making staffers his 'personal servants' |author=Alex Pappas, Fox News |url=https://www.foxnews.com/politics/virginia-rep-tom-garrett-accused-of-making-staffers-his-personal-servants}}
• Chris Collins (R-NY) U.S. Representative, was arrested by the FBI and charged with wire fraud, conspiracy to commit securities fraud, seven counts of securities fraud, and lying to the FBI, for tipping off his son and his daughter-in-law's father with insider trading information. (2018){{Cite news |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2018/08/08/gop-congressman-chris-collins-to-be-indicted-on-insider-trading-charge.html |title=New York GOP Rep. Chris Collins arrested on insider trading charges |last=Schwartz |first=Kevin Breuninger, Brian |date=August 8, 2018 |publisher=CNBC |access-date=August 8, 2018}}{{Cite news |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2018/08/08/live-stream-rep-chris-collins-arrest-discussed-prosecutors/934774002/ |title=Live stream: Rep. Chris Collins arrest discussed by prosecutors |work=USA Today |access-date=August 8, 2018}} On October 1, 2019, he announced that he would resign his seat, just prior to an expected change of plea to guilty.{{cite news|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/new-york-rep-chris-collins-expected-to-plead-guilty-in-insider-trading-case-1156985895|work=The Wall Street Journal|date=September 30, 2019|title=Rep. Chris Collins, Charged in Insider-Trading Case, Resigns Republican congressman from New York faces federal charges involving his son and a pharmaceutical company|first=Corinne|last=Ramey}}{{Dead link|date=June 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} He pled guilty to securities fraud and was sentenced to 26 months in prison.{{cite news |url=https://www.wivb.com/news/politics/chris-collins-tuesday-resignation/ |title=Chris Collins resignation from Congress is official |date=October 1, 2019 |access-date=October 1, 2019 |publisher=WIVB-TV}}{{cite news |website=HuffPost |date=January 17, 2020 |title=Chris Collins, First U.S. Lawmaker To Endorse Trump, Gets 26-Month Prison Sentence |author=Paul Blumenthal |url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/chris-collins-jail-sentence_n_5e20cb4cc5b632117610484b}}
• Al Franken (D-MN) US Senator, resigned on January 2, 2018, after accusations of sexual misconduct. See 2017–18 United States political sexual scandals{{Cite news |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/live-news/al-franken-resignation-calls-senate-address-live-stream-updating/ |title=Sen. Al Franken says he's resigning – live stream updates |last=Watson |first=Kathryn |date=December 7, 2017 |work=CBS News |access-date=December 7, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171207173720/https://www.cbsnews.com/live-news/al-franken-resignation-calls-senate-address-live-stream-updating/ |archive-date=December 7, 2017}}
• Clint Reed (R) CoS for US Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) was fired for allegations of "improper conduct" and threats to withhold employment benefits from an unnamed subordinate. (2018){{cite web |last=Holt |first=Lauren |title=Marco Rubio fires chief of staff over misconduct allegations |work=CNN|date=January 28, 2018 |url=https://www.cnn.com/2018/01/28/politics/marco-rubio-fires-chief-of-staff/index.html |access-date=September 14, 2019}}{{cite news |title=Rubio fires chief of staff after allegations of 'improper conduct' |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=January 28, 2018 |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2018/01/28/rubio-fires-chief-of-staff-after-allegations-of-improper-conduct/ |access-date=September 14, 2019}}
• Steve Stockman (R-TX) orchestrated a scheme to steal money from charitable foundations and the individuals who ran them. The funds were used to finance Stockman's re-election campaigns as well as for personal expenses. He was convicted on 23 felony counts of perjury, fraud and money laundering and sentenced to 10 years. (2018){{Cite web |url=https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdtx/pr/houston-jury-convicts-former-us-congressman |title=Houston Jury Convicts Former U.S. Congressman |date=April 13, 2018 |publisher=Department of Justice}}{{Cite web |url=https://www.texastribune.org/2018/04/12/texas-congressman-steve-stockman-found-guilty-felony-charges/ |title=Former Texas congressman Steve Stockman found guilty of 23 felonies |first=Emma |last=Platoff |date=April 12, 2018 |website=The Texas Tribune}}{{Cite web |url=https://www.texasmonthly.com/politics/jury-peers-karma-convict-steve-stockman/ |title=A Jury of His Peers—and Karma—Convict Steve Stockman |date=April 12, 2018 |website=Texas Monthly}}

1. Jason T. Posey (R) Director of Special Projects and Campaign Treasurer for Stephen E. Stockman at the personal direction and supervision of Stockman, Posey took almost one million dollars from various sources and illegally funneled it into Stockman's 2014 Senate campaign. He pled guilty to mail fraud, wire fraud, money laundering and conduit contributions. (2013){{cite web |title=Former Congressional Staffer Pleads Guilty to Extensive Fraud and Money Laundering Scheme |publisher=Department of Justice |date=October 11, 2017 |url=https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/former-congressional-staffer-pleads-guilty-extensive-fraud-and-money-laundering-scheme |access-date=September 14, 2019}}{{cite web |title=Second aide to ex-lawmaker pleads guilty to fraud |website=Houston Chronicle |date=October 12, 2017 |url=https://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/Second-aide-to-ex-lawmaker-pleads-guilty-to-fraud-12271529.php |access-date=September 14, 2019}}
2. Thomas Dodd (R) Special Assistant to Steve Stockman pled guilty to two conspiracy charges and agreed to cooperate with prosecutors. (2013){{cite web |last=Garcia |first=Eric |title=Plea Deal Reveals Stockman Accused of Stealing $775,000 |website=Roll Call |date=March 23, 2017 |url=https://www.rollcall.com/news/politics/steve-stockman-accused-of-stealing-775000-from-foundations |access-date=September 14, 2019 |archive-date=September 1, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190901003053/https://www.rollcall.com/news/politics/steve-stockman-accused-of-stealing-775000-from-foundations |url-status=dead }}

• Blake Farenthold (R-TX) US Representative, resigned in the wake of reports he used public funds to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit and had created an intensely hostile work environment for women in his congressional office. S0ee 2017–18 United States political sexual scandals{{Cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/01/us/politics/farenthold-sexual-harassement-settlement-taxpayers-congress.html |title=Taxpayers Paid $84,000 to End Sex Harassment Claim Against Texas Lawmaker |newspaper=The New York Times |date=December 2017 |access-date=August 8, 2018|last1=Alcindor |first1=Yamiche |last2=Stolberg |first2=Sheryl Gay }}{{Cite news |url=http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/blake-farenthold-to-retire-from-congress-amid-allegations-of-sexual-misconduct-abusive-behavior/article/2643484 |title=Blake Farenthold to retire from Congress amid allegations of sexual misconduct, 'abusive' behavior |date=December 14, 2017 |work=The Washington Examiner |access-date=August 8, 2018}}{{Cite news |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/farenthold-verbal-abuse-sexual-remarks_us_5a31d972e4b01bdd7659dce3 |title=Rep. Farenthold's Former Aide Describes Abusive Behavior In CNN Report |last=Ruiz-Grossman |first=Sarah |date=December 14, 2017 |work=The Huffington Post |access-date=August 8, 2018}}
• Pat Meehan (R-PA) US Representative, resigned following the revelation that he used taxpayers' money to settle a sexual harassment claim brought by a female staff member. See 2017–18 United States political sexual scandals{{Cite news |url=http://www.philly.com/philly/news/politics/rep-pat-meehan-will-not-seek-reelection-after-sexual-harassment-furor-20180125.html |title=Rep. Pat Meehan will not seek reelection after sexual harassment furor |work=The Philadelphia Inquirer |access-date=August 8, 2018}}
• Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA) US Representative, was charged with improper use of campaign contributions for his role in providing money to his Campaign Manager Rhonda Carmony's scheme to promote a decoy Democratic candidate in the state assembly election of Republican Scott Baugh. Rohrabacher was found guilty and fined $50,000. (2012){{cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/tn-dpt-1029-rohrabacher-20111028-story,amp.html|title=Rohrabacher defends wife's pay|date=October 28, 2011|newspaper=Los Angeles Times}}{{cite news |author=Gebe Martinez |date=October 26, 1996 |title=Rohrabacher Pays Fines for Not Filing Report |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1996-10-26-me-57826-story.html}}{{cite news |newspaper=Yale Herald |date=September 14, 2018 |title=A Red Sun Sets in California |author=Spencer Hagaman |url=https://yaleherald.com/a-red-sun-sets-in-california-98dd4e61781f?gi=999f78a89ebb }}{{Dead link|date=September 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes}}
• Jack Wenpo Wu (R) Treasurer for the Re-election Campaign of US Representative Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA), embezzled over $300,000. He was repaying the money when he was found guilty and sentenced to one year in prison plus five years' probation. (2012)http://www.latimes.com/ |January 17, 2017 |Rohrabacher's ex-treasurer pleads guilty to embezzling from campaign fund |Hannah Fry |[http://www.latimes.com/socal/daily-pilot/news/tn-dpt-me-wu-plea-20170117-story.html]
• Trent Franks (R-AZ) US Representative from the 8th District abruptly resigned when confronted about discussing surrogacy with female staffers. (2017).{{cite news |author=Leigh Ann Caldwell |first2=Alex |last2=Moe |date=December 7, 2017 |title=Arizona Rep. Trent Franks quits after asking female staffers about surrogacy |publisher=NBC News |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/arizona-rep-trent-franks-expected-announce-resignation-n827531}}
• Anthony Barry (R) Deputy Campaign Manager to US Senator Martha McSally (R-AZ) was accused of embezzling over $100,000 from McSally's campaign. He pled guilty to unlawful conversion of campaign funds and awaits sentencing. (2018){{cite news | publisher = azcentral.com | date = May 7, 2021 | title = Ex-campaign staffer to former Sen. Martha McSally pleads guilty to stealing campaign funds | author = Yvonne Wingett Sanchez, Arizona Republic | url = https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/politics/elections/2021/05/07/ex-staffer-former-sen-mcsally-pleads-guilty-stealing-campaign-funds/4996823001/}}{{cite news | publisher = | date = May 7, 2021 | title = Former Deputy Campaign Manager Pleads Guilty to Theft of Campaign Funds | author = Office of Public Affairs, US Department of Justice | url = https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/former-deputy-campaign-manager-pleads-guilty-theft-campaign-funds}}
• David Schweikert (R-AZ) US Representative, after a two-year probe by the bipartisan House Ethics Committee Schweikert was unanimously found guilty of campaign finance violations including urging federal staff members to fundraise for his campaign, misusing his Allowance for unofficial purposes, and demonstrating a "lack of candor and due diligence" as well as giving "untruthful testimony". He was fined $50,000. (2020){{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/rep-schweikert-admits-to-11-spending-violations-will-face-sanction-by-full-house/2020/07/30/c390c488-d286-11ea-9038-af089b63ac21_story.html|title=Rep. Schweikert admits to 11 spending violations, will face sanction by full House|first=Felicia |last=Sonmez |newspaper=The Washington Post}}{{cite news|url=https://www.rollcall.com/2020/07/31/rep-schweikert-sanctioned-in-rare-action-on-house-floor/ |title=Rep. Schweikert sanctioned in rare action on House floor |newspaper=Roll Call |date=July 31, 2020 |access-date=July 31, 2020}}{{cite news |newspaper=The Arizona Republic |date=July 31, 2020 |title=In deal, Rep. David Schweikert admits 11 ethics violations, to pay $50,000 fine |author=Ronald J. Hansen, Arizona Republic |url=https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/politics/arizona/2020/07/30/rep-david-schweikert-admits-11-ethics-violations-pay-50-000-fine/5362363002/}}
• Timothy F. Murphy (R-PA) US Representative, the married, anti-abortion congressman resigned just before an investigation could begin concerning his allegedly urging his mistress to seek an abortion. (2017){{cite web |title=GOP Rep. Tim Murphy resigns after reports he asked mistress to get abortion |work=Fox News |date=October 5, 2017 |url=https://www.foxnews.com/politics/gop-rep-tim-murphy-resigns-after-reports-he-asked-mistress-to-get-abortion |access-date=September 14, 2019}}{{cite web |last1=Bade |first1=Rachael |last2=Sherman |first2=Jake |last3=Bresnahan |first3=John |title=Inside Tim Murphy's reign of terror |website=Politico |date=October 5, 2017 |url=http://politi.co/2hnKHk3 |access-date=September 14, 2019}}
• Greg Gianforte (R-MT) US Representative, body slammed reporter Ben Jacobs. Gianforte was then found guilty of assault and sentenced to 40 hours of community service, 20 hours of anger management, a 180-day deferred sentence, a $385 fine and court fee. As part of his settlement with Jacobs, Gianforte donated $50,000 to the Committee to Protect Journalists.{{Cite web |url=https://cpj.org/blog/2017/06/cpj-to-use-50000-gianforte-donated-as-part-of-body.php |title=CPJ to use $50,000 Gianforte donated as part of body slam settlement to track other assaults on press |publisher=Committee to Protect Journalists |date=June 27, 2017 |access-date=October 10, 2017}} (2017){{cite web |access-date=September 14, 2019 |first1=Whitney |last1=Bermes |url=https://www.bozemandailychronicle.com/news/politics/judge-releases-congressman-gianforte-s-mugshot/article_af6ccc66-e32d-5b76-9c46-fec7f41e9069.html |title=Judge releases Congressman Gianforte's mugshot |website=Bozeman Daily Chronicle|date=October 11, 2017 }}{{Cite web |url=http://www.cnn.com/2017/06/12/politics/greg-gianforte-assault-plea/index.html |title=Gianforte pleads guilty to assault in incident with reporter |first1=Kyung |last1=Lah |first2=Noa |last2=Yadidi |first3=Carma |last3=Hassan |work=CNN|date=June 12, 2017 |access-date=June 12, 2017}}{{Cite news |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/incoming-gop-congressman-greg-gianforte-to-plead-guilty-to-assault-on-reporter-1497280559 |title=Incoming GOP Congressman Greg Gianforte Pleads Guilty to Assault on Reporter |last=Andrews |first=Natalie |date=June 12, 2017 |work=The Wall Street Journal |access-date=June 12, 2017 |issn=0099-9660}}{{cite web |title=Newly elected Montana Rep. Greg Gianforte sentenced for assault |work=CBS News |date=June 12, 2017 |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/newly-elected-montana-rep-greg-gianforte-sentenced-for-assault/ |access-date=September 14, 2019}}{{cite news |url=https://thehill.com/homenews/house/337438-gianforte-sentenced-to-complete-community-service-after-report-assault/ |title=Gianforte sentenced to complete community service after assaulting reporter |first=Rebecca |last=Savransky |date=June 12, 2017 |newspaper=The Hill |access-date=June 22, 2017}}{{cite news |url=http://www.bozemandailychronicle.com/news/crime/gianforte-sentenced-to-anger-management-community-service-for-assault-of/article_b6e6241e-e1a3-56fe-a32a-6a02ba234129.html |title=Gianforte sentenced to anger management, community service for assault of reporter |first=Whitney |last=Bermes |newspaper=Bozeman Daily Chronicle |access-date=June 22, 2017}}
• John Conyers (D-MI) US Representative, resigned on December 5, 2017, after sources revealed he had paid a $27,000 settlement to one of his staffers who had accused him of sexual assault. Conyers resigned after congressional investigations were initiated against him. see 2017–18 United States political sexual scandals{{cite news |last1=Beavers |first1=Olivia |title=Report: Conyers Settled Wrongful Dismissal Complaint over 'Sexual Advances' |url=https://thehill.com/homenews/house/361301-report-conyers-settled-wrongful-dismissal-complaint-over-sexual-advances/ |work=The Hill |date=November 20, 2017 |quote=Conyers ... reportedly settled a wrongful dismissal complaint in 2015 after a former employee accused him of firing her for resisting his 'sexual advances' ... Conyers's office did not immediately respond to a request for comment from The Hill.}}{{cite news |last=Singman |first=Brooke |url=https://www.foxnews.com/politics/ethics-panel-probes-conyers-allegations-as-dem-leaders-call-claims-disturbing/ |title=Ethics panel probes Conyers allegations, as Dem leaders call claims 'disturbing' |date=November 21, 2017 |work=Fox News |access-date=November 21, 2017}}
• Fred W. Pagan (R) Staff to US Senator Thad Cochran (R-MS) pled guilty to possession of methamphetamine and GBL with intent to distribute and was sentenced to 30 months in prison. (2016){{cite web |last=Hess|first=Hannah |title=Cochran Staffer Confesses to Sex-for-Drugs Scheme, Feds Say |website=Roll Call |date=April 24, 2015 |url=https://www.rollcall.com/news/cochran-staffer-confesses-to-sex-for-drugs-scheme-feds-say |access-date=September 14, 2019}}{{cite news |title=Longtime aide to Sen. Thad Cochran charged with drug possession |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=April 24, 2015 |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/crime/longtime-aide-to-sen-thad-cochran-charged-with-drug-possession/2015/04/24/20ee63a6-eaa2-11e4-9a6a-c1ab95a0600b_story.html |access-date=September 14, 2019}}
• Joe Barton (R-TX) US Representative from the 6th District and member of the conservative Freedom Caucus, was found to have sent videos to several women on the internet of himself masturbating. A week later, Tea Party organizer Kelly Canon corroborated the stories. Barton announced he would not seek re-election. (2017){{cite web | title=Woman Reveals Sexual Messages From Texas Congressman | website=US News & World Report | date=30 November 2017 | url=http://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/texas/articles/2017-11-29/woman-reveals-messages-from-texas-congressman-in-nude-photo | access-date=6 August 2023}}{{cite web|work=Fox News|date=November 11, 2017|title=Republican Rep. Joe Barton apologizes after lewd photo surfaces|first=Alex|last=Pappas|url=https://www.foxnews.com/politics/republican-rep-joe-barton-apologizes-after-lewd-photo-surfaces}}{{cite web|newspaper=Politico|date=November 22, 2017|title=GOP congressman Barton apologizes for nude selfie|first=Kyle|last=Cheney|url=https://www.politico.com/story/2017/11/22/gop-congressman-barton-apologizes-for-nude-selfie-259442}}[https://www.thetimes.com/ The Times] |November 24, 2017 |Veteran US Congressman Joe Barton admits he sent naked selfies |Rhys Blakely, Washington, The Times |[https://www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/article/veteran-us-congressman-joe-barton-admits-he-sent-naked-selfies-53csmzsxs][https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/congressman-told-woman-he-would-report-her-to-capitol-police-if-she-exposed-his-secret-sex-life/2017/11/22/e3345862-cf10-11e7-a1a3-0d1e45a6de3d_story.html Congressman on tape tells woman he would report her to Capitol Police because she could expose his secret sex life] Washington Post. November 22, 2017.https://www.chicagotribune.com/ |November 30, 2017 |Texas Rep. Joe Barton, embarrassed by sex scandal, to retire |Will Weissert |Associated Press |[https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-joe-barton-retires-20171130-story.html] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190405105245/https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-joe-barton-retires-20171130-story.html|date=April 5, 2019}}
• McCrae Dowless (R) Consultant for US Republican Candidate Mark Harris for NC's 9th US Congressional District. Dowless was arrested and charged with multiple counts of illegal ballot handling and conspiracy in both the 2016 and 2018 elections. He was convicted of defrauding the government and sentenced to 6 months in prison and fined. (2018){{Cite web|url=https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/431827-nc-political-operative-indicted-in-connection-with-alleged-ballot-tampering/|title=NC political operative indicted in connection with alleged ballot-tampering scheme|last=Greenwood|first=Max|date=February 27, 2019|website=The Hill|language=en|access-date=February 27, 2019}}{{cite web |date=April 21, 2020 |title=Former Election Campaign Consultant Indicted on Social Security Fraud and Related Charges |publisher=U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of North Carolina, Department of Justice |url=https://www.justice.gov/usao-ednc/pr/former-election-campaign-consultant-indicted-social-security-fraud-and-related-charges }}

• Alex Kozinski (R) US Judge in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals appointed by Republican Ronald Reagan, retired following allegations of sexual misconduct from several women, including former clerks. see 2017–18 United States political sexual scandals(2018){{cite news |first=Matt |last=Zapotosky |date=December 18, 2017 |title=Federal appeals judge announces immediate retirement amid probe of sexual misconduct allegations |newspaper=The Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/federal-appeals-judge-announces-immediate-retirement-amid-investigation-prompted-by-accusations-of-sexual-misconduct/2017/12/18/6e38ada4-e3fd-11e7-a65d-1ac0fd7f097e_story.html}}
• Patricia Head Minaldi (R) Senior Judge of the US District Court for the Western District of Louisiana appointed by President George W. Bush. After DUI arrest and several incidents in her courtroom, Minaldi took medical leave for severe alcoholism and then resigned. (2017){{cite web|url=https://www.fjc.gov/history/judges/minaldi-patricia-head|title=Minaldi, Patricia Head |publisher=Federal Judicial Center|access-date=December 3, 2018}}{{cite news |publisher=KPLC-TV|date=July 21, 2014 |title=Federal judge charged with first offense DWI |url=https://www.kplctv.com/story/24729006/update/}}{{cite news |work=ABA Journal |date=December 6, 2016 |title=Federal judge who questioned meaning of 'drop-down menu,' didn't instruct jurors is tossed from case |author=Debra Cassens Weiss |url=http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/federal_judge_who_questioned_meaning_of_drop_down_menu_didnt_instruct_juror}}
• Jeffrey Siegmeister (R) States Attorney for the Third Judicial Circuit of Florida, was accused of conspiracy, extortion and bribery. He pled guilty to four counts and was sentenced to 40 months in prison. (2019){{cite news | publisher = justice.gov | date = February 23, 2022 | title = U.S. Attorney's Office, Middle District of Florida, Department of Justice | author = Former State Attorney Pleads Guilty To Bribery And Extortion As Part Of Conspiracy With Defense Attorney, As Well As Wire Fraud And Filing False Tax Returns | url = https://www.justice.gov/usao-mdfl/pr/former-state-attorney-pleads-guilty-bribery-and-extortion-part-conspiracy-defense}}

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• Sam Brinton (D) the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Spent Fuel and Waste Disposition in the Department of Energy of the Office of Nuclear Energy, was accused of stealing luggage from airports. He was fired. (2022){{cite news |publisher=Rolling Stone |date=December 9, 2022 |title=Biden Nuclear Waste Official Accused of Airport Luggage Theft — Again |author=Nikki McCann Ramirez |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/sam-brinton-biden-nuclear-waste-official-luggage-theft-1234644687/}}{{cite news |last1=Sands |first1=Geneva |last2=Vasquez |first2=Meghan |last3=Diamond |first3=Jeremy |date=December 13, 2022 |title=Top Energy Official No Longer Employed After Luggage Theft Accusations |url=https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/13/politics/sam-brinton-department-of-energy/index.html |publisher=CNN}}
• Eric Lander (D) Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy (cabinet level position). Lander had multiple accusations by staff of insulting and embarrassing behavior. On February 7, 2022, he resigned.{{cite news |newspaper=The Wall Street Journal |date=February 7, 2022 |title=Biden's Top Science Adviser Resigns |author=Andrew Restuccia |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/bidens-top-science-adviser-violated-workplace-behavior-rules-officials-say-11644251882}}{{cite news |publisher=NPR |date=February 7, 2022 |title=Top White House science adviser announces resignation after reports of bullying |author=Alana Wise |url=https://www.npr.org/2022/02/07/1079028828/top-white-house-science-adviser-announces-resignation-after-reports-of-bullying }}
• Tyler Joseph "TJ" Ducklo (D) Deputy Press Secretary, threatened to "destroy" a reporter if she published a story about his affair.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2021/02/i-will-destroy-you-biden-aide-threatened-a-politico-reporter-pursuing-a-story-on-his-relationship|title="I Will Destroy You": Biden Aide Threatened a Politico Reporter Pursuing a Story on His Relationship|magazine=Vanity Fair|date=February 12, 2021|access-date=February 12, 2021|author=Caleb Ecarma}} He apologized and resigned.{{cite web|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2021/02/12/biden-spokesman-tj-ducklo-suspended-for-reportedly-threatening-reporter.html |title=Biden spokesman suspended for a week after reportedly threatening reporter|work=CNBC|date=February 12, 2021|access-date=February 12, 2021|author=Brian Schwartz}}{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/tj-ducklo-white-house-resign-politico-b1802024.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220526/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/tj-ducklo-white-house-resign-politico-b1802024.html |archive-date=May 26, 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=White House aide resigns after suspension for sexist comments to reporter|work=The Independent|date=February 12, 2021|access-date=February 13, 2021}}
• Alejandro Mayorkas (D) Secretary of Homeland Security was impeached in a 214–213 Republican led vote by the U.S. House of Representatives for refusing to comply with federal immigration laws.{{cite web | url=https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-resolution/863/actions | title=Actions - H.Res.863 - 118th Congress (2023-2024): Impeaching Alejandro Nicholas Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security, for high crimes and misdemeanors | date=April 16, 2024 }} The Articles of Impeachment was sent to the U.S. Senate where it was accepted for consideration, but decided that neither charge was an example of high crimes and misdemeanors and dismissed them, leaving Mayorkas in office.{{cite news|url = https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/17/politics/senate-mayorkas-impeachment-articles|title = Senate kills the articles of impeachment against Alejandro Mayorkas|date = April 17, 2024|accessdate = April 17, 2024|work = CNN}} See Impeachment of Alejandro Mayorkas.
• Kimberly Cheatle (D) Director of the United States Secret Service accepted ultimate responsibility for events during the attempted assassination of Donald Trump and resigned.{{Cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/US/secret-service-director-kimberly-cheatle-resigns-sources/story?id=111990439|title=Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle resigns|first1=Luke|last1=Barr|first2=Aaron|last2=Katersky|first3=Julia|last3=Reinstein |website=ABC News |date=July 23, 2024|access-date=July 23, 2024}}

• Jeff Fortenberry (R-NE) US Representative from Lincoln in the 1st District, was indicted for making false statements to the FBI about the source of $189,000 in campaign contributions from a Nigerian billionaire. He was found guilty, and resigned. (2021){{cite news | publisher = apnews.com | date = October 19, 2021 | title = Indictment accuses Nebraska congressman of lying to FBI | author = GRANT SCHULTE | url = https://apnews.com/article/campaigns-nebraska-indictments-omaha-campaign-contributions-015e1a7c565c3287117144830dc5bb6d}}{{cite news| publisher=politico.com| date=June 28, 2022| title= Former Rep. Jeff Fortenberry sentenced to 2 years probation for lying to FBI, Former Nebraska Rep. Jeff Fortenberry will also have to pay a $25,000 fine and complete 320 hours of community service, Judge Stanley Blumenfeld Jr. ruled| author=KELLY HOOPER| url=https://www.politico.com/news/2022/06/28/former-rep-jeff-fortenberry-sentenced-to-2-years-probation-for-lying-to-fbi-00042834}}{{cite web | url=https://bklwlaw.com/former-congressman-fortenberry-conviction-reversed-on-improper-venue-challenge/ | title=Former Congressman Fortenberry conviction reversed on improper venue challenge | date=January 17, 2024 }}
• Van Taylor (R-TX) US Representative, married with three children, was accused of having a nine-month affair with Tania Joya known as the "Isis Bride" for being married to a Commander of the Islamic State. Taylor allegedly paid Joya $5,000 to keep quiet. The news was leaked, causing Taylor to withdraw from the campaign. (2022){{cite news | publisher = texastribune.org | date = March 2, 2022 | title = U.S. Rep. Van Taylor ends reelection campaign after he admits to affair | author = Patrick Svitek | url = https://www.texastribune.org/2022/03/02/van-taylor-reelection/}}{{cite news |last=Caldwell |first=Emily |date=March 11, 2022 |title=Keith Self, ex-Collin County judge, now GOP nominee for Rep. Van Taylor's seat after incumbent exits |url=https://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/2022/03/11/keith-self-ex-collin-county-judge-now-gop-nominee-for-rep-van-taylors-seat-after-incumbent-exits/ |url-access=limited |work=The Dallas Morning News |access-date=March 21, 2022}}
• Madison Cawthorn (R-NC) U.S. House of Representatives from the 11th District was accused by several women of sexually aggressive behavior, insider trading, appearing nude in a video in women's lingerie, attending orgies and other behavior "not becoming of a congressman." He lost the next Republican nomination. (2022){{cite news| publisher=npr.org| date=May 2, 2022| title=Rep. Madison Cawthorn is under mounting pressure from scandals ahead of midterms| author=Emma Bowman| url=https://www.npr.org/2022/05/02/1095770735/madison-cawthorn-allegations}}{{cite news| publisher=politico.com| date=May 17, 2022| title=Cawthorn loses primary in North Carolina| author=Myah Ward| url=https://www.politico.com/news/2022/05/17/cawthorn-north-carolina-primary-00033315}}
• Tom Reed (R-NY) US Representative, was accused of sexual harassment by a lobbyist for an incident at a bar. He apologized and announced his resignation on the House floor effective immediately.{{cite news |last1=Schnell |first1=Mychael |title=Republican lawmaker announces resignation from Congress following sexual misconduct claims |url=https://thehill.com/news/house/3483328-republican-lawmaker-announces-resignation-from-congress-following-sexual-misconduct-claims/ |access-date=10 May 2022 |work=The Hill |date=10 May 2022}}{{cite news| url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/tom-reed-resign-congress-republican-new-york/ | author=Aaron Navarro | date=May 11, 2022 | newspaper=CBS News | title=Republican Tom Reed Resigns from Congress}}
• George Santos (R-NY) U.S. Representative from the 3rd District was Santos was expelled from the House on December 1, 2023 and then found guilty of wire fraud and identity theft, and sentenced to 87 months in prison.{{Cite web |date=2023-11-16 |title=In the Matter of Allegations Relating to Representative George Santos |url=https://ethics.house.gov/committee-reports/matter-allegations-relating-representative-george-santos-0 |access-date=2024-01-04 |website=House Committee on Ethics |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2023-12-01 |title=George Santos was expelled from the House — what happens next? |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/george-santos-expelled-house-what-happens-how-rcna127518 |access-date=2023-12-02 |website=NBC News |language=en}}{{Cite news |last1=Brice |first1=Makini |last2=Cowan |first2=Richard |last3=Brice |first3=Makini |date=2023-12-01 |title=Indicted Republican lawmaker George Santos expelled from US House |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-lawmaker-george-santos-indicted-fraud-charges-faces-house-expulsion-vote-2023-12-01/ |access-date=2023-12-02}}
• Nancy Marks (R) Campaign Treasurer for George Santos (R-NY) pled guilty to conspiring with to commit wire fraud, make false statements, obstruct the Federal Election Commission and aggravated identity theft. (2022){{cite news| publisher=fbi.gov| date= October 5, 2023| title=Congressional Campaign Treasurer Pleads Guilty to Conspiring With a Congressional Candidate to Defraud| author=Eastern District Office of New York, U. S. Attorney's Office| url=https://www.fbi.gov/contact-us/field-offices/washingtondc/news/press-releases}}{{cite news| publisher=cbsnews.com| date=October 6, 2023| title=George Santos' ex-campaign treasurer Nancy Marks pleads guilty| author=Robert Legare| url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/george-santos-ex-campaign-treasurer-nancy-marks-guilty-plea}}{{cite news| publisher=nbcnews.com| date=April 25, 2025| title=Former Rep. George Santos sentenced to more than 7 years in prison| author=Katherine Koretski| url= https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/former-rep-george-santos-sentenced-7-years-prison-rcna202397}}
• Jamaal Bowman (D-NY) U.S. Representative was accused of falsely pulling a fire alarm in a congressional building. Bowman plead guilty to a misdemeanor charge and was fined $1000. On December 7, 2023, the House voted to censure him, 214-191. (2024){{cite news|url= https://www.cnn.com/bowman-fire-alarm-plea/index.html |title= Rep. Jamaal Bowman pleads guilty to misdemeanor for falsely pulling fire alarm in House office building|first1=Hannah|last1=Rabinowitz|publisher=CNN|date=October 26, 2023|accessdate=September 1, 2024}}
• Bob Menendez (D-NJ) U.S. Senator, was accused of a bribery scheme which included no show jobs, cars, cash and agents from Egypt and Qatar. He was convicted of 16 counts of bribery, fraud, and acting as a foreign agent and sentenced to 11 years. (2023){{cite news|url=https://abcnews.go.com/US/sen-bob-menendez-federal-corruption-trial-verdict/story?id=111295557|title=Sen. Bob Menendez found guilty on all counts, including acting as foreign agent, in federal corruption trial|first1=Aaron|last1=Katersky|first2=Meredith|last2=Deliso|publisher=ABC News|date=July 16, 2024|accessdate=July 16, 2024}}{{Cite web |title=US Senator Bob Menendez to resign after corruption conviction |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/7/24/us-senator-bob-menendez-to-resign-after-corruption-conviction |access-date=2024-08-05 |website=Al Jazeera |language=en}}{{cite web | url=https://www.wsj.com/us-news/law/nj-senator-bob-menendez-sentenced-prison-d4d08339 | title=Former Sen. Bob Menendez Sentenced to 11 Years in Prison }}

• Jeffrey Siegmeister (R) U.S. Attorney for the Third Judicial Circuit of Florida, was accused of conspiracy, extortion and bribery. He pled guilty to four counts. (2019){{cite news| publisher=Jacksonville.com| date=February 27, 2021| title=North Florida ex-State Attorney Siegmeister indicted in federal extortion, bribery case| author=Steve Patterson, Florida Times-Union| url=https://www.jacksonville.com/story/news/crime/2021/02/27/feds-indict-ex-state-attorney-other-lawyer-conspiracy-extortion/6844590002/}}
• Joshua Kindred Judge of U.S. District Court of Alaska, resigned after the Judicial Council of District Nine concluded he had engaged in misconduct by creating a hostile work environment, having an inappropriately sexualized relationship, and then lying about it. (2024){{cite news| publisher=cnn.com| date=July 9, 2024| title=Trump-appointed judge in Alaska resigns after investigation finds he had 'inappropriately sexualized relationship'| author=Zachary Cohen and Holmes Lybrand| url=https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/09/politics/joshua-kindred-resignation/index.html}}[https://cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/ce9/2024/22-90121%20News%20Release%20&%20Order%20and%20Certification.pdf "Judicial Conduct and Disability Complaint Number 22-90121, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, July 8, 2024]

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