This list includes American politicians at the state and local levels who have been convicted of felony crimes committed while in office by decade; this list encompasses the 1960s.
At the bottom of the article are links to related articles which deal with politicians who are involved in federal scandals (political and sexual), as well as differentiating among federal, state and local convictions. Also excluded are crimes which occur outside the politician's tenure in office unless they specifically stem from acts during his time of service.
Entries are arranged by date, from most current to less recent, and by state.
Alabama edit
- Attorney General of Alabama Richmond Flowers, Sr. (D) In 1969, Flowers was sentenced to eight years in prison for conspiring to extort payments from companies.[1][2][3]
California edit
Local edit
- Mayor of Oakland John C. Houlihan (R) was sent to prison for more than two years after pleading guilty to stealing nearly $100,000 from an estate he was handling as an attorney. (1966)[2][4][5]
Maryland edit
- State Delegate A. Gordon Boone (D) served 13 months in federal prison after his conviction on charges of mail fraud in connection with the state's savings and loan scandal. (1967)[6]
Massachusetts edit
- Governor's Councilors Joseph Ray Crimmins (D) and Raymond F. Sullivan (D) and former councilors Michael Favulli (D) and Ernest C. Stasiun (D) were found guilty of conspiracy for requesting bribes from Governor Foster Furcolo in exchange for their votes in favor of reappointing state public works commissioner Anthony N. DiNatale. (1965)[7]
Michigan edit
Local edit
- Mayor of Detroit Louis Miriani (R) convicted of tax evasion. (1969)[8]
New Jersey edit
- State Senator Jerome Epstein (R) was found guilty and sentenced to nine years for stealing fuel oil, worth $4 million. (1968)[9][10]
New York edit
- State Assemblyman Hyman E. Mintz (R) was convicted of bribery and perjury charges for trying to get insider information on a grand jury probe of the Finger Lakes Race Track. Mintz was sentenced to one year in prison. (1965)[11][12][13]
- State Assemblyman Stanley J. Bauer (R) pleaded guilty to one count of tax evasion and was fined $5,000. (1962)[14]
Oklahoma edit
- Associate Justice of the Oklahoma Supreme Court N. S. Corn (D) accepted bribes of $150K delivered in $100 bills in an armored car and was sentenced to 18 months in prison. (1964)[15][16]
See also edit
- List of federal political scandals in the United States
- List of federal political sex scandals in the United States
Federal politicians:
References edit
- ^ Hevesi, Dennis (August 11, 2007). "Richmond Flowers Is Dead at 88; Challenged Segregation and Klan". The New York Times.
- ^ a b "Featured Articles from the Los Angeles Times". Archived from the original on May 10, 2010. Retrieved December 13, 2010.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Richmond Flowers, 88; chief Alabama lawyer was a moderate on race". Associated Press. August 11, 2007.
- ^ "Archives". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ McSweeney, Martin (September 1, 2005). Two Weeks in June. Dog Ear Publishing. ISBN 9781598580570. Retrieved April 16, 2019 – via Google Books.
- ^ Barnes, Bart (October 15, 1988). "Ex-Md. House Speaker A. Gordon Boone Dies". The Washington Post. Retrieved November 8, 2018.
- ^ Negri, Gloria (September 29, 1965). "4 Councilors Guilty of Bribes, Conspiracy". The Boston Globe.
- ^ "Louis C. Miriani, 90, Former Detroit Mayor". The New York Times. October 21, 1987.
- ^ "The story of the Assemblyman who got caught stealing an air conditioner". The New York Observer. May 7, 2009. Retrieved April 16, 2019.
- ^ "State v. Epstein". Justia Law. Retrieved April 16, 2019.
- ^ "Mintz dies" (PDF). Herald Statesman (Yonkers, N.Y.). Associated Press. March 25, 1966.
- ^ "Assemblyman Faces Bribe‐Inquiry Writ". The New York Times. August 15, 1964. Retrieved April 16, 2019.
- ^ "Politicians who Died in Prison or Captivity". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved April 16, 2019.
- ^ Ex-State Senator Is Fined $5,000 in Tax Evasion Case in The New York Times on June 23, 1962 (subscription required)
- ^ "Scandal Shakes Oklahoma Court". The New York Times. July 19, 1964. Retrieved November 8, 2018.
- ^ Langenkamp, Dobie (January 12, 1997). "Impeachment Culmination of Corrupt Era // Supreme Court Scandal Led to Judicial Reform". Retrieved November 8, 2018.