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The scandal has already landed one of Ohio's most powerful politicians in federal prison. Prosecutors indicted former FirstEnergy CEO Chuck Jones, 69, and ex-Senior Vice President of External ...
These statutes are also applicable to corrupt federal officials. [6] In addition, federal officials are subject to the federal bribery, graft, and conflict-of-interest crimes contained in Title 18, Chapter 11 of the United States Code , 18 U.S.C. §§ 201–227, which do not apply to state and local officials.
The Hobbs Act (enacted 1934), [1] the mail and wire fraud statutes (enacted 1872), including the honest services fraud provision, [2] the Travel Act (enacted 1961), [3] the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) (enacted 1970), [4] and the federal program bribery statute, 18 U.S.C. § 666 (enacted 1984), [5] permit the ...
Mayor of Romulus LeRoy Burcroff (R) sentenced for theft and misuse of over $15,000 in campaign funds. (2022) [87] [88] Detroit City Councillor Andre Spivey (-) convicted of bribery. (2022) [89] Detroit City Councillor Gabe Leland (D) convicted of misconduct. (2021) [90] LeRoy Burcoff (R) Mayor of Romulus pleaded guilty to wire fraud.
A former CEO and one of his top executives with an Ohio energy company at the center of a $60 million bribery scheme have been indicted on racketeering charges, federal prosecutors announced Friday.
Two fired FirstEnergy Corp. executives were indicted Monday in the long-running investigation into a $60 million bribery scheme in Ohio that has already resulted in a 20-year prison sentence for a ...
New York City Council member Dan Halloran (R) convicted of taking bribes and orchestrating payoffs. Sentenced to 10 years. (2014) [207] [208] New York City Council member Larry Seabrook (D) On February 9, 2010, a federal grand jury indicted Seabrook on 13 counts of money laundering, extortion, and fraud. [209] Seabrook was convicted on nine ...
After guilty verdicts in the Larry Householder and Matt Borges cases, U.S. Attorney Ken Parker says the biggest public corruption case isn't over.