Bribery
Correction Officer Arraigned On Charges For Accepting Bribes
A former corrections officer has been arraigned on federal charges of accepting a bribe after officials say he smuggled prohibited items to a federal prison inmate.
Opinion: Akin Incident Shows Contrast Between The Republicans And Democrats
Republicans are kept accountable for their own misspeaks and actions. Unlike the Democrats’ life jacket being tossed out to a sinking politician by the Party, when a Republican politician does the inexcusable, the Republican Party throws him an anchor – and that’s how it should be.
Opinion: Karl Rove’s Super PAC For Hire
Karl Rove has come up with a business, his Super PAC, that offers wealthy businesses with legal problems potential for relief.
Gwinnett Commissioner Pleads Guilty To Bribery
Gwinnett County Commissioner Shirley Lasseter, her son and a third person pleaded guilty Thursday in federal court in Atlanta to a scheme to accept bribes in exchange for Lasseter’s influence and vote for a proposed real estate development in her district.
Blagojevich Reports To Prison
LITTLETON, Colo. (AP) – Impeached Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich has entered a Colorado prison to begin a 14-year sentence for his multiple corruption convictions. The 55-year-old Democrat arrived in a black SUV on Thursday at […]
