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Illinois politicians convicted of corruption (13 P) Pages in category "Illinois politicians convicted of crimes" The following 69 pages are in this category, out of 69 total.
State Representative David Cole (R) convicted of voter fraud and served 60 days in jail. (2023) [3][4] State Representative Fred Plump (D) convicted of fraud. (2023) [5] State Representative Will Dismukes (R) convicted of theft. (2023) [6] State Senator David Burkette (D) convicted of campaign violations. (2020) [7]
[116] [134] After several hours of deliberations, Rod Blagojevich was convicted and removed from office by a unanimous vote of 59–0. State Senator Mike Frerichs then moved that Blagojevich be banned from ever holding office in Illinois again. This motion carried, also by a unanimous vote of 59–0.
State Representative Douglas Bruce (R), was convicted on four counts of felony criminal activity including, money laundering, attempted improper influence of a public official, and tax fraud. He was sentenced on February 13, 2012, to a total of 180 days in jail, $49,000 in fines, and six months of probation which included extensive disclosure ...
Battles/wars. World War II. Korean War. Daniel J. Walker (August 6, 1922 – April 29, 2015) was an American lawyer, businessman and politician from Illinois. A member of the Democratic party, he served as the 36th governor of Illinois, from 1973 until 1977. Born in Washington, D.C., Walker was raised in San Diego, before serving in the Navy as ...
This is a list of lists of American politicians at the state and local levels who have been convicted of felony crimes committed while in office. The lists are broken by decades. List of 1850s American state and local politicians convicted of crimes. List of 1870s American state and local politicians convicted of crimes.
Corruption in Illinois has been a problem from the earliest history of the state. [1] Electoral fraud in Illinois pre-dates the territory's admission to the Union in 1818. [2] Illinois had the third most federal criminal convictions for public corruption between 1976 and 2012, behind New York and California.
Austin Murphy (D-PA) was convicted of one count of voter fraud for filling out absentee ballots for members of a nursing home (1999). [125] Mel Reynolds (D-IL) was convicted on 12 counts of sexual assault, obstruction of justice and solicitation of child pornography (1997). He was later convicted of 12 counts of bank fraud (1999).