Ex-N.C. House speaker admits corruption
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Former North Carolina House Speaker Jim Black pleaded guilty Thursday to taking thousands of dollars from chiropractors in exchange for supporting legislation that aided them.
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A former office manager for Rep. Jane Harman (Calif.) and two other House Democrats pleaded guilty yesterday to fraud for taking $200,000 in public money by submitting phony expense reports, according to Justice Department and House documents.
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A prominent former banker was  convicted on Sunday in a $2.2 billion fraud case that drove the  Caribbean nation into an economic tailspin four years ago.
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A former El Paso County commissioner pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit mail fraud and wire fraud for accepting bribes in exchange for votes, the latest plea in an ongoing public corruption investigation.
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Democratic congressional candidate Phil Kellam said Friday he regrets his actions in an incident that led to him pleading guilty to assaulting a woman 28 years ago, when he was a 21-year-old college student in North Carolina.
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A major gubernatorial donor pleaded guilty Wednesday to tax violations and charges stemming from a witness tampering scheme in which he was accused of having a prostitute seduce his own brother-in-law.
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A one-time chief of staff to former Rep. Bob Ney pleaded guilty Monday to a federal conspiracy charge stemming from a congressional bribery scandal.
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Former Newark Mayor Sharpe James pleaded not guilty Monday to federal corruption charges that he courted women using city money and engaged in property fraud.
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Republican Rep. Bob Ney of Ohio pleaded guilty Friday to federal charges in the congressional investigation into corruption and bribery involving disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff, according to the Justice Department.
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In testimony that he recorded in August as preparation for Oracle&#39;s &quot;poison pill&quot; lawsuit against PeopleSoft, former CEO Craig Conway admitted he lied to investors about the state of the company&#39;s
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Former Gov. John G. Rowland, once the proud darling of Connecticut Republicans, completed his fall from grace yesterday by pleading guilty to a single federal charge of corruption in
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Former state Sen. Thomas Bromwell, a powerful figure in Annapolis during his nearly 20 years in the legislature, has agreed to plead guilty to taking bribes from a construction company executive, his attorney said Friday.
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An independent investigation has found that imprisoned former Rep. Randy "Duke" Cunningham took advantage of secrecy and badgered congressional aides to help slip items into classified bills that would benefit him and his associates.
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Former New Mexico Treasurer Michael Montoya pleaded guilty Thursday to a state racketeering charge for his role in a kickback scheme, a case that grew out of his testimony in a federal prosecution of another former state treasurer.
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New Haven - Former Gov. John G. Rowland stood flushed and ramrod straight Thursday in US District Court as he pleaded guilty to a federal corruption charge that included tax fraud and conspiracy to steal honest services from the people of Connecticut.
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A former aide to Rep. Lloyd Doggett was sentenced to 30 days in jail after pleading guilty Tuesday to stealing $168,000 from the congressman's campaign.
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Six months after being driven from office by scandal, former Gov. John G. Rowland pleaded guilty to corruption charges Thursday, admitting he traded his office for more than &#36;100,000 in flights to Las Vegas, Vermont vacations and repairs to his vacation cottage.