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Former DeLay Aide to Plead Guilty to Corruption Charge
By Ellen Podgor
The AP reports (here) that Tony Rudy, former Deputy Chief of Staff to Rep. Tom DeLay when he was House Majority Leader, will plead guilty to taking $50,000 from superlobbyist…
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Abramoff Receives 70 Month Sentence
By Ellen Podgor
Jack Abramoff received good news at his sentencing -- to the extent there can be good news related to going to prison -- when U.S. District Judge Paul Huck accepted…
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It’s All In the Hands of the Jury
By Ellen Podgor
Former Governor Ryan of Illinois now awaits the return of his jury. According to the Chicago Tribune here, the government's argument in their final closing was "about whether George Ryan…
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Philadephia Councilman’s Corruption Trial Begins
By Ellen Podgor
The trial of Philadelphia City Councilman Rick Mariano on corruption charges began in earnest with the government calling his former chief of staff to testify regarding Mariano's admission that he…
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Former Rep. Cunningham Receives 100 Month Prison Term
By Ellen Podgor
Former Representative Randy "Duke" Cunningham, a Viet-Nam fighter ace and five-term Congressman before his 2005 resignation, received a sentence of eight years and four months after pleading guilty to corruption…
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Former Louisiana Governor Strikes Out Again Attacking His Conviction
By Ellen Podgor
It took the federal government a few trips to the well to convict former Louisiana Governor Edwin Edwards -- elected to that office four times and one of the more…
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Noe Faces A State Indictment
By Ellen Podgor
Is it my imagination, or does it seem lately that there are more instances of state prosecutors bringing corruption related charges (e.g. Tom DeLay)? This is particularly noteworthy as state…
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The Campbell Trial Takes a Sordid Turn
By Ellen Podgor
The RICO corruption trial of former Atlanta Mayor Bill Campbell took a sordid turn when the government called Marion Brooks, who had been a television anchor in Atlanta in the…
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Sex, Drugs, and Corruption
By Ellen Podgor
Lonoke, Arkansas, a town of 4,300 east of Little Rock, has a bit of a leadership crisis this week. On Feb. 6, the mayor, the police chief and his wife,…
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Roger Williams Medical Center Agrees to Deferred Prosecution Agreement
By Ellen Podgor
The Roger Williams Medical Center in Providence, Rhode Island, entered into a deferred prosecution agreement (document available below) with the U.S. Attorney's Office to settle corruption charges. The hospital was…