Public Corruption
John Edwards to face jury in corruption trial
GREENSBORO, N.C. -- A federal judge refused to throw out campaign corruption charges against John Edwards on Friday, meaning the former presidential hopeful will have to present his case to a jury.
Date: 05/12/2012 | Nation & World
Navy workers plead guilty in cash-for-contracts scam
Four Navy civilian employees and three defense contractors have pleaded guilty to corruption charges related to a cash-for-contracts scheme at the Naval Air Station in Coronado, the U.S. attorney's office in San Diego said.
Date: 03/29/2012 | Nation & World
Former Gov. Blagojevich begins 14-year prison term
LITTLETON, Colo. — Convicted former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich walked into a federal prison in Colorado to begin a 14-year sentence for corruption on Thursday, the latest chapter in the downfall of a charismatic politician that seemed more like a bizarre reality TV show than a legal...
Date: 03/15/2012 | Nation & World
More emails released in Reardon investigation
EVERETT -- Snohomish County Executive Aaron Reardon's Office on Thursday released nearly 3,000 pages of emails from the past three years as part of a continuing investigation by the Washington State Patrol of Reardon's use of public funds.
Date: 01/27/2012 | Local News
Blagojevich sentenced for 14 years in prison for corruption
CHICAGO -- Rod Blagojevich, the ousted Illinois governor whose three-year battle against criminal charges became a national spectacle, was sentenced to 14 years in prison Wednesday, one of the stiffest penalties imposed for corruption in a state with a history of crooked politics.
Date: 12/07/2011 | Nation & World
Ex-officers sentenced in Tulsa corruption case
TULSA, Okla. -- A federal judge on Tuesday told a former Tulsa police officer that he'd "dishonored the badge" before sentencing him to 10 years in prison for his role in a police corruption scandal that led to dozens of convictions being overturned.
Date: 12/06/2011 | Nation & World
Yakima police allegedly covered up purchases
YAKIMA -- Records obtained by the Yakima Herald-Republic show the Yakima police officers suspended for spending more than $400 in tax money on beer for themselves tried to hide their alcohol purchases.
Date: 11/06/2011 | Northwest
GOP lobbyist's book details corruption in D.C.
WASHINGTON -- Jack Abramoff can't say he wasn't warned.
Date: 11/06/2011 | Nation & World
John Edwards indicted in $925,000 mistress cover-up
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — John Edwards acknowledged he has "done wrong" and hurt others but strongly denied breaking the law after federal prosecutors charged him Friday with using $925,000 in under-the-table campaign contributions to hide his pregnant mistress during his 2008 run for...
Date: 06/03/2011 | Nation & World
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