Alabama[edit]
State Rrepresentative Micky Hammon (R) was convicted of fraud (2017).[1]
State Representative Oliver Robinson (D) was convicted of bribery. (2017)[2]
Governor of Alabama Robert J. Bentley (R) resigned after pleading guilty to two misdemeanor charges: failing to file a major contribution report, in violation of Code of Alabama § 17-5-8.1(c); and knowingly converting campaign contributions to personal use, in violation of Code of Alabama § 36-25-6." (2017)[3]
Speaker of the Alabama House of Representatives Mike Hubbard (R) was convicted on 12 of 23 felony charges. (2016)[4]
State Representative Greg Wren (R) pleaded guilty to an ethics violation. He resigned from the Alabama Legislature as a condition of his plea deal and was given a 12-month suspended sentence and ordered to pay $24,000. (2014)[5]
State Representative Terry Spicer (D) pleaded guilty to accepting more than $3,000 per month in bribes. (2011)[6]
State Representative James Thomas (D) convicted of sexual assault. (2010)[7]
Arizona[edit]
State Senator Frank Antenori (R) convicted of trespassing. (2016)[8]
State Representative Ceci Velasquez (D) was convicted of theft. (2016)[9]
State Representative Richard Miranda (D) pleaded guilty to wire fraud and tax evasion.[10] (2012)
State Representative Ben Arredondo (D) was charged with bribery, fraud and extortion. He was sentenced to 18 months of house arrest. (2012)[11][12]
State Senator Scott Bundgaard (R) agreed to participate in domestic violence classes for six months after assaulting his girlfriend. (2011)[13]
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Arkansas[edit]
State Representative Jon Wood (R) convicted of bribery. (2018)[14]
State Representative Eddie Cooper (D) convicted of embezzlement. (2018)[15]
State Representative Micah Neal (R) was convicted of bribery. (2017)[16][17]
State Representative Steven B. Jones (D) convicted of bribery. (2015)[18]
State Senator Paul Bookout (D) pleaded guilty to mail fraud. (2014)[19]
State Treasurer Martha Shoffner (D) convicted on the charges of extortion and bribery and sentenced to 30 months. (2014)[20]
State Representative Hudson Hallum (D) pleaded guilty to voter bribing. (2012)[21]
California[edit]
State Senator Ron Calderon (D) brother of Tom was convicted of money laundering. (2016)[22]
State Assemblyman Tom Calderon (D) brother of Ron was convicted of money laundering. (2016)[23]
State Senator Leland Yee (D) charged with bribery, public corruption and gun trafficking. (2014)[24][25]
State Senator Roderick Wright (D) was convicted of eight counts of perjury and voter fraud. He was sentenced to 90 days and barred him from ever holding public office again and will be required to perform 1,500 hours of community service and three years' probation under the terms of his conviction. (2014)[26]
State Assemblywoman Mary Hayashi (D) was charged with felony grand theft after being caught on video surveillance allegedly shoplifting $2,445 worth of merchandise from San Francisco's Neiman Marcus store.[27][28] She was sentenced to $180 fine and three years' probation and was ordered to stay more than 50 feet from the store. (2011)
Local[edit]
Mayor of San Diego Bob Filner (D) given three months of house arrest, three years' probation, and partial loss of his mayoral pension after pleading guilty to state charges of false imprisonment and battery. (2013)[29]
Colorado[edit]
State Representative Timothy J. Leonard (R) was found guilty of Contempt of Court and sentenced to 14 days in jail. (2016)[30][31]
State Senator Steve King (R) pleaded guilty to embezzlement of public property and misdemeanor first-degree official misconduct. Sentenced to serve two years' probation and complete 80 hours of useful public service. (2015)[32][33][34]
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 requirements. (2011)[35][36]
Secretary of State Scott Gessler (R) was found guilty of violating Colorado's ethics laws by using state money to attend a Republican event in Florida (2012)[37]
Connecticut[edit]
State Representative Victor Cuevas (D) convicted of bank fraud. (2016)[38]
State Senator Ernie Newton (D) was sentenced to six months in prison for three counts of illegal practices in campaign financing.[39] Newton had also been sentenced to four years for federal charges of accepting a $5,000 bribe, evading taxes and pilfering campaign contributions to pay for personal expenses. (2015)[40]
State Representative Christina Ayala (D) convicted of election fraud. (2014)[41]
State Senator Thomas Gaffey (D) convicted of larceny. (2011)[42]
Local[edit]
Mayor of Hartford, Connecticut Eddie Perez (D), was sentenced to eight years, suspended after three years, with three years in prison, to be followed by three years of probation for corruption. (2010)[43]
Florida[edit]
State Representative Daisy Baez (D) convicted of perjury. (2017)[44]
State Representative Erik Fresen (R) convicted of tax evasion. (2017)[45]
State Representative Dwayne L. Taylor (D) convicted of fraud. (2017)[46]
State Senator M. Mandy Dawson (D) convicted of fraud. (2011)[47]
Georgia[edit]
State Representative Tyrone Brooks (D) convicted of tax fraud. (2015)[48]
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Hawaii[edit]
State Senator Rod Tam (D) convicted of theft. (2011)[49]
Idaho[edit]
State Senator John McGee (R) pleaded guilty to probation violation and a disturbing the peace charge related to sexual harassment that had occurred at the Idaho State Capital Building and was jailed for 44 days. (2012) He had previously been arrested for grand theft auto and driving under the influence.[50] McGee pleaded guilty to DUI and was sentenced to 180 days, serving 5 in jail, plus community service, 175 days' probation, plus fines and restitution. (2011)[51]
Illinois[edit]
State Representative Keith Farnham (D) convicted of distributing child pornography. (2014)[52]
State Representative Derrick Smith (D) was arrested and convicted of accepting a $7,000 bribe. (2014)[53]
State Representative Constance A. Howard (D) convicted of mail fraud. (2013)[54][55]
State Representative Ron Stephens (R) was found guilty of repeated drug abuse and DUI (2010)[56][57]
Local[edit]
Alderman of Chicago William Beavers (D) convicted of tax fraud. (2013)[58]
Alderman of Chicago Sandi Jackson (D) pleaded guilty to one count of filing false tax returns. (2013)[59]
Comptroller and Treasurer of Dixon, Rita Crundwell (D)[60] was sentenced to 19 years and 7 months in prison for fraud, having embezzled $53 million dollars. (2013)[61]
Alderman of Chicago Isaac Carothers (D) convicted of corruption. (2010)[62]
Indiana[edit]
Secretary of State Charlie White (R) was convicted on 6 of 7 felony charges including perjury, theft and voter fraud. (2012)[63]
Local[edit]
Mayor of East Chicago George Pabey (D) was convicted by a federal court jury on September 24, 2010, of conspiracy and theft of government funds. (2010)[64]
Iowa[edit]
State Senator Kent Sorenson (R) pleaded guilty to one count of falsely reporting expenditures and one count of obstruction of justice. (2013)[65]
Kansas[edit]
State Representative Trent K. LeDoux (R) pleaded guilty to one count of bank fraud. He was sentenced Monday to 18 months in federal prison for defrauding Farmers and Merchants Bank of Colby, Kan., of more than $460,000. (2014)[66]
Local[edit]
Kentucky[edit]
State Representative Keith Hall (D) was convicted of bribery and sentenced to 7 years in prison. (2016)[67]
State Representative Ben Waide (R) convicted of campaign violations. (2016)[68]
Commissioner of Agriculture Richie Farmer (R) was convicted of corruption and sentenced to 27 months in prison. (2014)[69]
Louisiana[edit]
State Representative Girod Jackson, III (D) convicted of tax evasion. (2013)[70]
Local[edit]
New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin (D) was found guilty on 20 counts of bribery and was sentenced to ten years in federal prison. (2014)[71]
Mayor of Mandeville Eddie Price III (R) was sentenced to 60 months on charges of income tax evasion and corruption. (2010)[72]
Maine[edit]
State Representative David R. Burns (R) pleaded guilty to misdemeanor forgery and theft charges and was sentenced to 6 months. (2012)[73][74]
State Representative Frederick Wintle (R), pleaded guilty to a concealed weapons charge (2011).[75][76][77][78]
Maryland[edit]
State Senator Nathaniel T. Oaks (D) was convicted of corruption. (2018)[79]
State Delegate Tiffany Alston (D) was convicted of embezzlement. (2013)[80]
Local[edit]
Anne Arundel County Executive John R. Leopold (R) convicted of misconduct in office. (2013)[81]
Prince George's County Executive Jack B. Johnson (D) pleaded guilty to extortion and, witness and evidence tampering.[82] He was sentenced to seven years and three months in Butner federal prison in North Carolina. He was also fined $100,000. (2011)[83] (2011)
Prince George's County Councillor Leslie Johnson (D), was sentenced to one year and one day in prison for political corruption. (2011)[84]
Mayor of Baltimore Sheila Dixon (D) was convicted of fraudulent misappropriation and was sentenced to four years of probation. (2010)[84]
Massachusetts[edit]
State Representative Carlos Henriquez (D) was convicted of two counts assault and battery charges and sentenced to 2.5 years, with six months to be served in the Middlesex County House of Correction and Jail in Billerica, Massachusetts and the remaining two years to be spent on probation.[85] (2014)
State Representative Stephen Stat Smith (D) pleaded guilty to two misdemeanor counts of deprivation of rights under color of law for his role in a voter fraud scheme.[86] (2012)
Speaker of the House Salvatore DiMasi (D) was found guilty of using his position to secure multimillion-dollar state contracts for Cognos, a business intelligence software company, in exchange for kickbacks.[87] (2011)
State Senator Anthony D. Galluccio (D) was given one year in prison after failing a sobriety test and violating his probation from a previous hit and run accident. (2010)[88]
Local[edit]
Boston Councillor Chuck Turner (Green Party) was expelled from the Boston City Council on December 1, 2010, following his conviction on federal bribery charges. (2010)[89]
Michigan[edit]
State Senator Bert Johnson (D) was convicted of fraud. (2018)[90]
State Representative Brian Banks (D) was convicted of fraud for filing false financial statements (2017)[91]
State Senator Virgil Smith, Jr. (D) was convicted of assault and was sentenced to 10 months in jail, five years of probation and not be allowed to hold public office. (2015)[92]
Justice of the Michigan Supreme Court Diane Hathaway (D) was sentenced to 366 days in Prison for criminal mortgage fraud. (2013)[93]
Local[edit]
Ingham County Prosecutor Stuart Dunnings III (D) convicted of misconduct. (2016)[94]
Mayor of Detroit Kwame Kilpatrick (D) was sentenced to 18 months to 5 years in prison for violating his probation in 2010. In 2013 he was sentenced to 28 years in prison for federal charges including racketeering and extortion. (2013)[95]
Detroit City Council member Monica Conyers (D) pleaded guilty to conspiring to commit bribery[96] and served just over 27 months at the Alderson Federal Prison Camp in West Virginia. (2010)[97]......................
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_American_state_and_local_politicians_convicted_of_crimesI guess we could just carry on with the criminals that run the country.