Democratic congressman indicted in bribery probe
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Democratic Rep. William Jefferson, accused of hiding $90,000 of intended bribes in his freezer, was charged on Monday with soliciting bribes and paying off a Nigerian official.
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A New York stockbroker was indicted on  Thursday on securities fraud and other charges in connection  with New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer's probe into late  trading in mutual funds, Spitzer said.
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A New York businessman was indicted on terrorism charges on Friday, accused of transferring $152,000 to fund the purchase of equipment for use in a militant training camp in Afghanistan.
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Norman Hsu, one of the top fundraisers for big-name Democrats, was charged Thursday with swindling at least $60 million from investors and using some of his profits to make illegal donations to political campaigns.
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U.S. Democratic Rep. William Jefferson, accused of hiding $90,000 of intended bribes in his freezer, was charged on Monday with soliciting bribes and paying off a Nigerian official.
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Rep. William J. Jefferson, the Louisiana Democrat indicted yesterday on federal bribery charges, gave up his only remaining House committee job today but said the action was not an admission of guilt in the case.
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A federal grand jury on Thursday  indicted an aide and a contractor to former Connecticut Gov.  John Rowland, who left office earlier this year amid a  corruption scandal.
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Representative William Jefferson was charged with soliciting hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes.
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Rep. John Doolittle's associations with some notorious scoundrels have him uniquely tied to both congressional bribery scandals that have sent other Republican lawmakers to jail.
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A one-time top aide to former Gov. John G. Rowland was indicted Thursday along with a major construction contractor on charges they operated a criminal organization out of the governor's office.
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The senior Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee protested President Bush's re-election Wednesday with a new report claiming serious election irregularities and "significant disenfranchisement" of voters in Ohio.
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Three aides who helped run a political action committee created by House majority leader Tom DeLay were indicted Tuesday.
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Representative William J. Jefferson of Louisiana is expected to be indicted on corruption charges this afternoon.
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A former congressman and delegate to the United Nations was indicted Wednesday on charges of working for an alleged terrorist fundraising ring that sent more than $130,000 to an al-Qaida supporter who has threatened U.S. and international troops in Afghanistan.
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Three political associates of House Republican leader Tom DeLay and eight companies were indicted Tuesday in an alleged scheme to make illegal campaign contributions through a political action committee associated with the Texas Republican.
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The House Ethics Committee announced an investigation Wednesday of Rep. Bob Filner's run-in with a baggage worker at Dulles International Airport last month. The incident resulted in misdemeanor assault and battery charges against the congressman.
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A federal judge Thursday froze the assets of Rep. William Jefferson, D-La., who was indicted this week on charges of soliciting hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes.