See thetrouble anddisgrace main page, as well as theFAQ and thePoliticalGraveyard privacy policy, for important explanations anddisclaimers. in chronological order | |  Nathan Bedford Forrest (1821-1877) — also known as"Wizard of the Saddle" — of Memphis,ShelbyCounty, Tenn.Born near Chapel Hill, Bedford County (nowMarshallCounty), Tenn.,July 13,1821.Democrat.Cottonplanter;slavetrader; general in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; inApril 1864, after the Battle of Fort Pillow, Tennessee, Confederatetroops under his commandmassacredAfrican-American Union soldiers, not accepting them as prisoners,since the Confederacyrefused torecognize ex-slaves as legitimate combatants; this event, seen asawarcrime, sparkedoutrageacross the North, and a congressionalinquiry;in 1867, he became involved in theKu KluxKlan and was elected Grand Wizard; the organization used violenttactics tointimidate Black voters andsuppresstheir votes; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromTennessee,1868;in 1869, he had a change of heart, and issued a letter ordering thatthe Klan be dissolved and its costumes destroyed; he went on todenounce the group and its crimes; in 1875, he gave a "friendlyspeech" to a meeting of an African-American organization in Memphis,calling for peace, harmony, and economic advancement of formerslaves; for this speech, he was vehemently denounced in the Southernpress as a race traitor.Englishancestry. Member,Ku Klux Klan.After his death, he became a folk hero among white racists,particularly during the imposition of Jim Crow segregation laws inthe early 20th century, and later, in reaction to the Civil Rightsmovement in the 1950s and 1960s.Slaveowner. Died, from complications ofdiabetes,in Memphis,ShelbyCounty, Tenn.,October29, 1877 (age56 years, 108days).Original interment atElmwoodCemetery, Memphis, Tenn.; subsequent interment in 1904 atHealth Sciences Park, Memphis, Tenn.; reinterment in 2021 atNational Confederate Museum at Elm Springs, Columbia, Tenn. | | Almar F. Dickson (1846-1915) — of Edgartown, Martha's Vineyard,DukesCounty, Mass.; East Haddam,MiddlesexCounty, Conn.Born in East Haddam,MiddlesexCounty, Conn.,January20, 1846.Democrat. On August 1, 1874, in Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts, inresponse to thesuspectedseduction of his wife and her two sisters, he and hisbrother-in-law Caleb Smith were among a group of five men who, atmidnight during a storm, attempted tokidnap atgunpoint Samuel K. Elliot, one of the supposed perpetrators, sothey couldtar and feather him; Elliot successfully defendedhimself from the group, and during the affray, Caleb Smith was shotdead; Elliot was ruled to have acted in self-defense, and denied anyimproper relations with the women; thescandalwas widely publicized in the press; Dickson and his wife weredivorced soon after; U.S. Consul inGaspé Basin, 1887-1908; candidate forConnecticutstate house of representatives from East Haddam, 1910, 1912.Died in Hartford,HartfordCounty, Conn.,April17, 1915 (age69 years, 87days).Interment atMoodus Cemetery, Moodus, East Haddam, Conn.| |  Relatives: Sonof Samuel S. Dickson and Hannah 'Betsy' (Hill) Dickson; married,August14, 1870, to Elizabeth Chase 'Lizzie' Smith; married,May 17,1883, to Callie (Brainard) Wetherell; second cousin once removedofCharlesRussell Kelsey; third cousin twice removed ofDavidKelsey andElishaKelsey; third cousin thrice removed ofHenryChampion,EpaphroditusChampion andJoshuaCoit; fourth cousin once removed ofAshbelGriswold,DavidParmalee Kelsey,StephenArnold Douglas,SamuelTownsend Douglass andSilasHamilton Douglas. | | | | Political families:Douglasfamily of Ann Arbor, Michigan;Douglasfamily of Greensboro, North Carolina (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
 | Israel Evans (1828-1896) — of Lehi,UtahCounty, Utah.Born inColumbianaCounty, Ohio,October2, 1828.Merchant;chargedin 1861 withstealingan ox;tried inan ecclesiastical court,foundguilty, and ordered to payrestitution;mayorof Lehi, Utah, 1867-69; his efforts to monopolize retail tradeandintimidate competitors alienated many in the community;the Utah Stake High Council of the Mormon Churchruledagainst him in 1878.Mormon.Died in Lehi,UtahCounty, Utah,May 31,1896 (age67 years, 242days).Interment atLehi City Cemetery, Lehi, Utah. | | | William Stephen Devery (1854-1919) — also known asWilliam S. Devery;BillDevery —of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,January9, 1854.Policeofficer;convictedin 1897 ofbriberyandextortion, but the conviction was overturned on appeal;policechief; Independent People's candidate formayorof New York City, N.Y., 1903; co-owner of the New YorkHighlanders professionalbaseballteam, 1903-15; it later became the New York Yankees.Catholic.Irishancestry.Died, from a stroke ofapoplexy,in Far Rockaway, Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.,June 20,1919 (age65 years, 162days).Interment atCalvaryCemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.  | Charles Earl Sapp (1859-1912) — also known asCharles E. Sapp — of Crescent Hill,JeffersonCounty, Ky.; Louisville,JeffersonCounty, Ky.Born in Missouri,February15, 1859.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky,1896,1900;U.S.Collector of Internal Revenue at Louisville, Kentucky, 1899-1901.Republican boss of Louisville, allied withWilliamS. Taylor;indicted,with two others, in March 1902, on federalchargesofextorting payments from federal employees forpoliticalcontributions;pleadedguilty in March 1903, andfined$500 plus costs.Died, fromdoublepneumonia, inSt.Louis, Mo.,March10, 1912 (age53 years, 24days).Interment atCaveHill Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.| | Relatives:Married to Nellie Williamson. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: LouisvilleCourier-Journal, March 11, 1912 |
| | | John Looney (1865-1942) — also known asPatrick John Looney — of Rock Island,RockIsland County, Ill.Born in Ottawa,La SalleCounty, Ill.,October5, 1865.Lawyer;newspaperpublisher;indictedwith others in 1897 over a scheme todefraudthe city of Rock Island in connection with a storm drain constructionproject;convicted,but the verdict was overturned on appeal; candidate forIllinoisstate house of representatives, 1900; created and led acrimesyndicate in northwest Illinois, with interests ingambling,prostitution,extortion, and eventuallybootleggingandautomobiletheft;indictedin 1907 on 37 counts ofbribery,extortion, andlibel,but acquitted;shotand wounded by hidden snipers on two occasions in 1908; on February22, 1909, he wasshotand wounded in a gunfight with business rival W. W. Wilmerton; onMarch 22, 1912, afterpublishingpersonal attacks on Rock Island MayorHenryM. Schriver, he wasarrested,brought to the police station, andseverelybeaten by the mayor himself; subsequent rioting killed two menand injured nine others; resumed control of the Rock Island racketsin 1921; in 1922, he wasindictedfor themurderof saloon keeper William Gabel, who had provided evidence againstLooney to federal agents;arrestedin Belen, N.M., in 1924, and laterconvictedof conspiracy andmurder;sentencedto 5 years inprisonfor conspiracy and 14 years formurder;served 8 1/2 years.Irishancestry.Died, oftuberculosis,in asanitariumat El Paso,El PasoCounty, Tex.,1942(ageabout76 years).Burial location unknown. | | Stephen J. Stilwell (1866-1942) — of Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.; Mamaroneck,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,May 10,1866.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate senate 21st District, 1909-13; removed 1913;chargedin 1913 withextorting abribeof $3,500 from George H. Kendall, president of the New York Bank Notecompany, over a bill that Kendall supported;tried inthe State Senate and found not guilty on April 15 by a vote of 28 to21;indictedon May 12 by a grand jury forsolicitinga bribe;triedsoon after, andconvictedon May 24; this removed him from office;sentencedto four to eight years inprison;after his release, he moved to Mamaroneck and entered therealestate business;indictedin 1934 on charges that hedefraudedhis former stenographer of $9,000 when she came to him seeking aNaval Academy appointment for her son, but the case did not go totrial;arrestedin March 1941 andindictedin April on charges that he attempted tobribea Mamaroneck village trustee $1,000 to obtain a police job for anassociate;pleadedguilty, but never sentenced; while incarcerated, hislegs wereamputated.Died, while aprisonerawaiting sentence, in GrasslandsHospital,Valhalla,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,April20, 1942 (age75 years, 345days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Mary Delia (Archer) Stilwell and William Jewitt Stilwell; married,February14, 1887, to Celia A. Blanck. |
 | Harry W. Mager (1893-1930) — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Illinois,December11, 1893.U.S.Collector of Internal Revenue at Chicago, Illinois, 1920-21; in1921-22, he wasarrestedseveral times forintoxicationand possession ofillegalliquor; in July 1922, he andBenjaminM. Mitchell werechargedas part of anextortion conspiracy andviolationof Prohibition laws; he was not convicted.GermanandIrishancestry.Suffered an attack ofacuteindigestion, and diedin anambulance en route to a hospital, in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,December28, 1930 (age37 years, 17days).Interment atMt.Olivet Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.| | Relatives: Sonof Charles Mager and Margaret (Casey) Mager. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: Chicago Tribune, January14, 1920 |
| | | John L. Lotsch (1881-1967) — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.; Scranton,LackawannaCounty, Pa.BornFebruary15, 1881.Republican.Lawyer;candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 6th District, 1928.Arrestedandindictedin 1935 on federalchargesoftakingbribes while serving as a special master overseeing a patentcase; the case was dismissed in 1936, but he was immediatelyreindictedon anextortioncharge;that indictment was thrown out by the Court of Appeals.Chargedin 1938, with other officials of a defunct Brooklyn bank, withconspiracy to violate federalbankinglaws by accepting fees for granting loans;triedandconvictedon three counts;sentencedto serve one year injail;alsodisbarred.Pleadedguilty in 1939 tochargesthat hebribedfederal judgeMartinT. Manton, and testified at the judge's bribery trial.Died in1967(ageabout86 years).Burial location unknown. | | Sol Ullman (c.1893-1941) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y., about 1893.Republican.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 6th District, 1919-23;defeated, 1923;indictedby a Federal grand jury in 1921 onchargesof conspiring to create a falsified income tax return for amanufacturing company; atrialresulted in a directed verdict of acquittal due to insufficientevidence; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromNew York,1928;candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 14th District, 1928.Jewish. Member,American BarAssociation;Freemasons.Arrestedandindictedin 1939 onchargesof protecting a physician who performedillegalabortions; in 1941, a dentist was convicted as Ullman's agent insoliciting protection money from physicians, and during thependency of the criminal charges,disbarmentproceedings were brought against him. However, he was never tried,and his obituary states that he was "exonerated".Died, in Lenox HillHospital,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,July 6,1941 (ageabout 48years).Entombed atUnionField Cemetery, Ridgewood, Queens, N.Y.| | Relatives: Sonof Samuel Ullman and Kate Ullman; married to Esther or EstelleBlau. |
 | Frank D. McKay (1883-1965) — of Grand Rapids,KentCounty, Mich.Born in Grand Rapids,KentCounty, Mich.,November4, 1883.Republican.Financier;political boss who dominated Republican politics in Michigan foryears; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,1920,1928,1932(alternate),1936,1940,1944;Michiganstate treasurer, 1925-30;investigatedby a grand jury in 1931 over hishandlingof state funds while Treasurer; member ofRepublicanNational Committee from Michigan, 1940-44; subject of threefederal grand juryinvestigationsin 1940 over allegedfraud,extortion andkickbacks;indictedin 1944 forbriberyof state legislators; hired aPurpleGang figure tomurderthe star witness, State Sen.WarrenG. Hooper, and the case collapsed;chargedin 1945, along withWilliamMcKeighan, with conspiracy toviolatestate liquor laws;tried in1946; the judge directed a verdict of not guilty.Died in Miami Beach, Dade County (nowMiami-DadeCounty), Fla.,January12, 1965 (age81 years, 69days).Entombed atGreenwoodCemetery, Grand Rapids, Mich. | | Hugh Joseph Addonizio (1914-1981) — also known asHugh J. Addonizio — of Newark,EssexCounty, N.J.Born in Newark,EssexCounty, N.J.,January31, 1914.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;vice-president, A & CTailoringCo.;U.S.Representative from New Jersey 11th District, 1949-62;mayor ofNewark, N.J., 1962-70; defeated, 1970; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from New Jersey,1964.Catholic.Italianancestry. Member,HolyName Society;Veterans ofForeign Wars;AmericanLegion;UrbanLeague;NAACP;Elks;Lions;Kiwanis;Rotary.Indictedin federal court, December, 1969, along with Municipal JudgeAnthonyGiuliano, other city officials, and reputedorganizedcrime leader, Anthony 'Tony Boy' Boiardo, onextortion andincometax evasionchargesover a scheme to sharekickbacksfrom a sewer contracting company; pleaded not guilty;tried;during the trial a witness identified him as recipient of thousandsof dollars inbribes;convictedin July, 1970;sentencedto ten years inprisonandfined$25,000; released in 1979.Died in Red Bank,MonmouthCounty, N.J.,February2, 1981 (age67 years, 2days).Interment atGateof Heaven Cemetery, East Hanover, N.J. | | Anthony Giuliano (c.1897-1970) — of Newark,EssexCounty, N.J.Born in Newark,EssexCounty, N.J., about 1897.Republican.Lawyer;member ofNewJersey state house of assembly from Essex County, 1927; candidateforU.S.Representative from New Jersey, 1948;EssexCounty Clerk, 1955; delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom New Jersey,1956;municipal judge in New Jersey, 1968-69.Indictedin federal court, December, 1969, along with Newark MayorHughJ. Addonizio, other city officials, and reputedorganizedcrime leader Anthony 'Tony Boy' Boiardo, onextortion andincometax evasionchargesover a scheme to sharekickbacksfrom a sewer contracting company; became ill and died before he couldbe arraigned.Died, from aheartattack, in Newark,EssexCounty, N.J.,February4, 1970 (ageabout 73years).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Mary Freda. |
| | Thomas J. Whelan (1922-2002) — of Jersey City,HudsonCounty, N.J.BornJanuary28, 1922.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;mayorof Jersey City, N.J., 1963-71; removed 1971; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from New Jersey,1964.Catholic.Triedon federalchargesofextortion and conspiracy;convictedandsentencedto 15 years inprison.Died following aheartattack, in anursinghome in Naples,CollierCounty, Fla.,July 31,2002 (age80 years, 184days).Burial location unknown. | | David Hall (b. 1930) — ofTulsaCounty, Okla.Born in Oklahoma City,OklahomaCounty, Okla.,October20, 1930.Democrat.Lawyer;TulsaCounty District Attorney, 1962-66;lawprofessor;Governor ofOklahoma, 1971-75; defeated in primary, 1966, 1974.Presbyterian.Member,PhiBeta Kappa;Freemasons;Shriners.Indictedin 1975 onextortion and conspiracycharges;laterconvicted,sentencedto three years inprison,and served 19 months;disbarredin 1978.Still living as of 2014. | | John T. Gregorio (1928-2013) — also known as"The Lion of Linden" — of Linden,UnionCounty, N.J.Born in Staten Island,RichmondCounty, N.Y.,February6, 1928.Democrat.Florist;mayorof Linden, N.J., 1968-83, 1991-2006; defeated, 2006;shotat in his car, in March 1968; two days later, his house wasfirebombed;member ofNewJersey state house of assembly 21st District, 1974-77;indictedin April 1975 onperjuryand fraudcharges,over his purchase of a vacant lot from Elizabethtown Gas Company,while conspiring tofalsifydocuments toconcealhis involvement as buyer; laterchargedwithextorting a $25,000kickbackfrom a building contractor on a high school project; following juryselection, the charges were dismissed in February 1976; member ofNewJersey state senate, 1978-83 (21st District 1978-81, 20thDistrict 1982-83);indictedin September 1981 onchargesofincometax evasion,concealinghis interest in two "go-go bars", and forfailing toenforce state alcohol laws;convictedin December 1982 of conspiracy to commitofficialmisconduct, but found not guilty on other charges.Died, fromleukemia,in TrinitasHospital,Elizabeth,UnionCounty, N.J.,October23, 2013 (age85 years, 259days).Burial location unknown. | | William Brown Stansbury (1923-1985) — also known asWilliam B. Stansbury — of Louisville,JeffersonCounty, Ky.Born in Corydon,HarrisonCounty, Ind.,March18, 1923.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;lawyer;chair ofJefferson County Democratic Party, 1968-76;mayorof Louisville, Ky., 1977-81; in 1978, during a firemen's strike,he left the city, saying that he was going to a conference inAtlanta; instead, he went to New Orleans for atrystwith his administrative assistant; thescandalled to an effort toimpeachhim; soon after, a city official pleaded guilty toextorting$16,000 from local businessmen; when questioned by a federal grandjury as to whether this money came to hiscampaignor to him personally, Stansbury refused to answer, claiming the FifthAmendment right againstself-incrimination.Member,DeltaUpsilon;American BarAssociation.While crossing Bardstown Road to enter St. Francis of AssisiChurch,he washit by acar, and died soon after, in HumanaHospital-University,Louisville,JeffersonCounty, Ky.,April 4,1985 (age62 years, 17days); His mother was killed in the same accident, and his wifewas injured.Interment atCalvaryCemetery, Louisville, Ky. | | Joseph M. Margiotta (1927-2008) — of Uniondale,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.; Brookville,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,June 6,1927.Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;lawyer;legislative counsel to Sen.EdwardJ. Speno, 1960-61; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly, 1966-75 (15th District 1966, 12th District1967-72, 17th District 1973-75);chair ofNassau County Republican Party, 1967-80; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from New York,1968,1972;convictedin 1981 on federalextortioncharges,over a scheme to redirect municipal insurance fees to his cronies;sentencedto two years inprison;served 14 months.Catholic.Member,Veterans ofForeign Wars;Kiwanis;Elks;Knightsof Columbus.Died, in St. FrancisHospital,Roslyn,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.,November28, 2008 (age81 years, 175days).Interment atCemeteryof the Holy Rood, Westbury, Long Island, N.Y. | | Michael J. Matthews (b. 1934) — of Linwood,AtlanticCounty, N.J.; Atlantic City,AtlanticCounty, N.J.Born in Upland,DelawareCounty, Pa.,January7, 1934.Democrat. Candidate forNewJersey state senate 2nd District, 1973; candidate forU.S.Representative from New Jersey 2nd District, 1974; member ofNewJersey state house of assembly 2nd District, 1978-83;mayorof Atlantic City, N.J., 1982-84; recalled 1984; defeated, 1984.Indictedon March 27, 1984, on federalbriberyandextortioncharges,over his dealings withorganizedcrime figures; a trial was started, but then hepleadedguilty to one count ofextortion, and the other chargeswere dropped;sentencedto fifteen years in federalprison;released in 1990.Still living as of 1990. | | Lawrence Francis Bretta (1928-2006) — also known asLawrence F. Bretta — of Somerville,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.; Medford,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.BornJanuary12, 1928.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Coast Guard during World War II; memberofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1950;mayorof Somerville, Mass., 1961-67; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Massachusetts,1964;regional director of the General Services Administration, 1979-84;resignedwhile underinvestigation;in August 1984, he waschargedwithextorting abribe;pleadedguilty andsentencedto four years in prison; in July 1985, he refused to testify to agrand jury, and was cited forcontempt,and time added to his sentence.Catholic.Italianancestry.DiedSeptember2, 2006 (age78 years, 233days).Interment atOakGrove Cemetery, Medford, Mass. | | William C. Brennan Jr. (1918-2000) — of Far Rockaway, Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.; Elmhurst, Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.Born in New York City (unknowncounty), N.Y.,October11, 1918.Democrat.Policeofficer; served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Queens County 2nd District, 1955-64; memberofNewYork state senate 12th District, 1967-68; alternate delegate toDemocratic National Convention from New York,1968;Justiceof New York Supreme Court, 1970-85; resigned 1985.Member,AmericanLegion;DisabledAmerican Veterans;Elks.In July 1985, he wasindictedin Federal court foracceptingbribes in return for reducing or dismissing charges in criminalcases involvingorganizedcrime figures; also charged withextortion; pleaded notguilty andtried;did not testify in his own defense;convictedin December 1985,sentencedto five years inprison,andfined$209,000. He was released from prison in May 1988.DiedMay 8,2000 (age81 years, 210days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives:Married1941 to GloriaM. Lauer. |
| | Frazier Glenn Miller Jr. (b. 1940) — also known asGlenn Miller;"Frazier GlennCross";"Rounder" —of North Carolina; Aurora,LawrenceCounty, Mo.Born in Springfield,GreeneCounty, Mo.,1940.Served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam war; candidate inDemocratic primary forGovernor ofNorth Carolina, 1984; candidate in Republican primary forNorthCarolina state senate, 1986;convictedon federalcontemptof court charges in 1986;sentencedto one year in prison, butdisappearedwhile out on bond; latercapturedin Missouri, along with four other Klansmen and a cache of weapons;indictedin 1987 for plottingrobberiesand anassassination;in a deal with prosecutors, hepleadedguilty to aweaponscharge and to makingthreats through the mail; served threeyears inprison; candidate forU.S.Representative from Missouri 7th District, 2006; candidate forU.S.Senator from Missouri, 2010; on April 13, 2014, in an apparenthatecrime heshotand killed three people at a Jewish community center andretirement complex in Overland Park, Kansas.Member,KuKlux Klan.Still living as of 2014. | | Stanley Simon (born c.1930) — of Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.Born about 1930. Democrat.Boroughpresident of Bronx, New York, 1979-87; resigned 1987.In 1987, he waschargedby a federal grand jury withextorting cash and benefits fromWedtech, a military contractor;tried in1988 andconvicted;sentencedto five years inprisonand fined $50,000.Still living as of 1987. | | Robert Garcia (1933-2017) — of Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.;Washington,D.C.Born in Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.,January9, 1933.Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict;computerengineer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly, 1966-67 (83rd District 1966, 77th District 1967);resigned 1967; member ofNew Yorkstate senate 30th District, 1967-78;U.S.Representative from New York, 1978-90 (21st District 1978-83,18th District 1983-90); resigned 1990; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from New York,1980,1984,1988;indictedin 1988, along with his wife, on federalbriberyandextortioncharges;convictedin October 1989 andsentencedto three years inprison(served 104 days); the conviction was reversed on appeal;retriedand againconvictedin 1991; the second conviction was also overturned, and prosecutorsdropped the case.PuertoRican ancestry.Died in San Juan,San JuanMunicipio, Puerto Rico,January25, 2017 (age84 years, 16days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va. | | Arch Alfred Moore Jr. (1923-2015) — also known asArch A. Moore, Jr. — of Moundsville,MarshallCounty, W.Va.; Glen Dale,MarshallCounty, W.Va.Born in Moundsville,MarshallCounty, W.Va.,April16, 1923.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;lawyer;member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Marshall County, 1953-54;U.S.Representative from West Virginia 1st District, 1957-69;defeated, 1954; delegate to Republican National Convention from WestVirginia,1960(alternate),1972(alternate),1984(delegation chair); member ofRepublicanNational Committee from West Virginia, 1963-73;Governor ofWest Virginia, 1969-77, 1985-89; defeated, 1980, 1988; candidateforU.S.Senator from West Virginia, 1978.Methodist.Member,American BarAssociation;AmericanLegion;Forty andEight;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Moose;Eagles;Elks;Rotary;PhiDelta Phi;BetaTheta Pi.Pleadedguilty in 1990 to fivefelonies,over findings that he had acceptedillegalcontributions to his 1984 and 1988 election campaigns, hadextorted over $500,000 from a coal company, andobstructedthe investigation; served two years and eight months inprison.Died in Charleston,KanawhaCounty, W.Va.,January7, 2015 (age91 years, 266days).Interment atRiverview Cemetery, Moundsville, W.Va. | | Sol Wachtler — of Manhasset,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.Judgeof New York Court of Appeals, 1972;chiefjudge of New York Court of Appeals, 1985-93.In 1993, he wassentencedto 15 months inprisonforextortion in connection with hisharassmentof an ex-lover.Still living as of 1993. | | Fred B. Roti (1920-1999) — of Illinois. Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,December18, 1920.Member ofIllinoisstate senate, 1951-56.Convictedofextortion and racketeering, 1993; served four years infederalprison.Died, ofcancer,in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,September20, 1999 (age78 years, 276days).Interment atMt.Carmel Cemetery, Hillside, Ill. | | Walter Rayford Tucker III (b. 1957) — also known asWalter R. Tucker III — of Compton,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Compton,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,May 28,1957.Democrat.Lawyer;ordainedminister;mayorof Compton, Calif., 1991-92;U.S.Representative from California 37th District, 1993-95; resigned1995.Baptist.Africanancestry.Sentencedin 1996 to 27 months inprisonforextortion andtaxevasion.Still living as of 2014. | | Otis O'Neal Horsley Jr. (1944-2015) — also known asNeal Horsley — of Carrollton,CarrollCounty, Ga.Born in Bremen,HaralsonCounty, Ga.,April15, 1944.Convictedin 1973 ofdrugpossession with intent to distribute, over three gallons ofhashish oil, and served a sentence in federalprison;creator of a "Nuremburg Files", an anti-abortion website which listedhome addresses and other details about many abortion providers;information from the site helped militant anti-abortionist JamesCharles Kopp track down andkillDr. Barnett Slepian in 1998; Horsley's web site was later ruled to beathreat, and not protected by the First Amendment; candidateforGovernor ofGeorgia, 2010.Died in Carrollton,CarrollCounty, Ga.,April13, 2015 (age70 years, 363days).Cremated. | | Percy Z. Giles (born c.1952) — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born about 1952. Democrat. Candidate forU.S.Representative from Illinois 7th District, 1996.Africanancestry.Convictedin 1999 on federalbriberyandextortioncharges.Still living as of 1999.  | Edwin Washington Edwards (b. 1927) — also known asEdwin Edwards;"FastEddie" —of Crowley,AcadiaParish, La.Born in Marksville,AvoyellesParish, La.,August7, 1927.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofLouisianastate senate 35th District, 1964-65;U.S.Representative from Louisiana 7th District, 1965-72;Governor ofLouisiana, 1972-80, 1984-88, 1992-96;justice ofLouisiana state supreme court, 1980.Catholic.Member,AmericanLegion;Lions.Chargedin federal court in 1985 with racketeering involving hospitallicenses; his first trial ended in hung jury; acquitted in secondtrial.Convictedin federal court in 2000 on seventeen counts of fraud andracketeering over a scheme toextort money from applicants forcasino licenses;sentencedin 2001 to ten years in federalprisonandfined$250,000.Still living as of 2014. | | | Bobby E. Crittendon — of Dayton,CampbellCounty, Ky.Mayorof Dayton, Ky., 1991-2000; appointed 1991; removed 2000;Impeachedand removed from office, by unanimous vote of the city council,overmisconductincluding his attempts tointimidate the police chief onbehalf of hisson-in-law.Still living as of 2000. | | Anthony Russo — of Hoboken,HudsonCounty, N.J.Democrat.Mayorof Hoboken, N.J., 1993-2001; defeated, 2001.Pleadedguilty in 2004 toextortingkickbacksfrom an accounting firm;sentencedto 30 months in federalprison.Still living as of 2004. | | Arthur E. Teele (1946-2005) — also known asArt Teele — of Florida. Born inPrinceGeorge's County, Md.,May 14,1946.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam war;lawyer;director, U.S. Urban Mass Transportation Administration, 1981-83;Republican Presidential Elector for Florida,1992;as Miami city commissioner in 1997-2004, he chaired the CommunityRedevelopment Agency (CRA); aninvestigationof corruption in the agency, started in 2003, led tochargesthat he had accepted $135,000 inkickbacksfrom two construction companies; as a result, he wasremoved fromoffice in 2004 by Gov.JebBush; in August, 2004, when he and his wife were undersurveillance, hedrove hiscar at a police detective in an attempt torun himover, and alsothreatened to kill police officers who hadbeen following his wife during the investigation;convictedin March 2005 onchargesrelated to this incident;indictedon July 14, 2005, on federal conspiracy andmoneylaundering charges, over a scheme to fraudulently obtaincontracts for electrical work at the Miami International Airportthrough a "minority-owned" shell company; published police reportsrevealed that he had put hismistresson the CRA payroll, that he regularly bought and usedcocaine,and that he frequently made use of a maleprostitute.Churchof God in Christ.Africanancestry. Member,KappaAlpha Psi;NAACP;Freemasons.Came to theofficesof theMiami Herald newspaper, andshothimselfin the head with a semiautomatic pistol; he died two hours later inthe trauma unit of Jackson MemorialHospital,Miami,Miami-DadeCounty, Fla.,July 27,2005 (age59 years, 74days).Interment atCulley's MeadowWood Memorial Park, Tallahassee, Fla. | | Michael J. Zucchet (b. 1969) — of San Diego,San DiegoCounty, Calif.Born in San Diego,San DiegoCounty, Calif.,December24, 1969.Economist;mayorof San Diego, Calif., 2005;convictedin federal court on conspiracy, wire fraud andextortioncharges,2005; the convictions were later overturned.Still living as of 2005. | | Peter Kott (b. 1949) — also known asPete Kott — of Eagle River,Anchorage,Alaska.Born in Flint,GeneseeCounty, Mich.,August29, 1949.Republican. Part-owner and operator of Kott'sHardwoodFlooring; member ofAlaskastate house of representatives, 1993-2007 (24th District1993-2003, 17th District 2003-07);Speaker ofthe Alaska State House of Representatives, 2003-04;arrestedin May 2007, along withBruceWeyhrauch andVicKohring, andchargedwithbriberyandextortion over soliciting and receiving money and favorsfrom VECO Corporation (including the promise of a job as alobbyist),in return for votes on an oil tax;triedandconvictedin September 2007;sentencedto six years inprisonandfined$10,000.Still living as of 2009. | | Bruce Weyhrauch — ofJuneau,Alaska.Republican.Lawyer;member ofAlaskastate house of representatives 4th District, 2003-07;arrestedin May 2007, along withPeteKott andVicKohring, andchargedwithbriberyandextortion over soliciting and receiving money and favorsfrom VECO Corporation in return for votes on an oil tax; trialpending.Still living as of 2009. | | Vic Kohring (b. 1958) — of Wasilla,Matanuska-SusitnaBorough, Alaska.Born in Waukegan,LakeCounty, Ill.,August2, 1958.Republican. Member ofAlaskastate house of representatives, 1995-2007 (26th District1995-2003, 14th District 2003-07); resigned 2007;arrestedin May 2007, along withBruceWeyhrauch andPeteKott, andchargedwithbriberyandextortion over soliciting and receiving money and favorsfrom VECO Corporation in return for votes on an oil tax;triedandconvictedin November 2007;sentencedto three and a half years inprison;released in 2009.Still living as of 2009. | | Thomas T. Anderson (b. 1957) — also known asTom Anderson — ofAnchorage,Alaska.Born inAnchorage,Alaska,August4, 1957.Republican.Lawyer;member ofAlaskastate house of representatives 19th District, 2003-07;arrestedandindictedin December 2006 on federal federalbribery,extortion, andmoneylaunderingcharges;triedandconvictedin July 2007;sentencedto 60 months inprison.Lutheran.Still living as of 2009.  | Paul J. Morrison (b. 1954) — of Lenexa,JohnsonCounty, Kan.Born in Dodge City,FordCounty, Kan.,June 1,1954.Democrat.Lawyer;JohnsonCounty District Attorney, 1990-2006;Kansasstate attorney general, 2007-08; resigned 2008.Catholic.Member,PhiDelta Theta.Resignedas Attorney General following disclosure of anextramaritalaffair with a subordinate, who filed asexual harrassmentclaim with the federal EEOC.Still living as of 2014. | | Rod R. Blagojevich (b. 1956) — also known asRod Blagojevich;"Blago" —of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,December10, 1956.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofIllinoisstate house of representatives, 1993-96;U.S.Representative from Illinois 5th District, 1997-2003; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Illinois,2000,2004,2008;Governorof Illinois, 2003-09;solicitedbribes from potential candidates for appointment toBarackObama's vacant U.S. Senate seat;arrestedby federal agents in December 2008, and set fortrial onfederal corruption charges; in January 2009, based onchargesthat heabusedhis authority and attempted tosellauthorizations, vetoes, and appointments, he wasimpeachedby the Illinois House,convictedby a unanimous vote of the Illinois Senate, andprohibitedfrom holding public office in the state;tried infederal court in 2010-11, and after a mistrial, was ultimatelyfoundguilty on eighteen counts, includingbriberyandextortion;sentencedto 14 years in federal prison; an appeal later overturned five of theeighteen convictions, but did not change his prison sentence.Serbianancestry.Still living as of 2019. | | Eduardo Alberto Perez (b. 1957) — also known asEddie Perez — of Hartford,HartfordCounty, Conn.Born in Corozal,CorozalMunicipio, Puerto Rico,1957.Democrat.Mayorof Hartford, Conn., 2001-10; resigned 2010; defeated, 2019, 2019;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Connecticut,2004;investigatedin 2007 over possibleconflictof interest in hiring a city contractor for renovations at hishome;arrestedin January 2009 andchargedwithbriberyandextortion;convictedin 2010; his convictions were vacated on appeal in 2013-16;pleadedguilty in 2017 and received a suspendedprisonsentence; his state pension wasrevokedin 2019.Catholic.PuertoRican ancestry.Still living as of 2019. | | Harold Charles Turner (b. 1962) — also known asHal Turner — of North Bergen,HudsonCounty, N.J.Born in Jersey City,HudsonCounty, N.J.,March15, 1962.Republican.Radio talkshow host; candidate forU.S.Representative from New Jersey 13th District, 2000; in June 2009,he postedthreats against three U.S. Court of Appeals judges,calling for them to bemurderedover a ruling in a gun rights case; pleaded not guilty; tried in2009-10; the first two ended in mistrials;convictedat the third trial and sentenced to 33 months inprison;released in 2012.Still living as of 2015. | | Tony F. Mack (b. 1966) — of Trenton,MercerCounty, N.J.Born in Louisville,JeffersonCounty, Ga.,January8, 1966.Democrat.MercerCounty Freeholder, 1997-2008; alternate delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from New Jersey,2000;mayorof Trenton, N.J., 2010-14; removed 2014;arrestedin September 2012, andchargedwithacceptinga bribe,fraud,andextortion;triedandconvictedin 2014, andsentencedto five years inprison.Africanancestry. Member,NAACP;UrbanLeague.Still living as of 2014. | | James Daniel Jordan (b. 1964) — also known asJim Jordan — of Urbana,ChampaignCounty, Ohio.Born in Troy,MiamiCounty, Ohio,February17, 1964.Republican.Athleticcoach; member ofOhiostate house of representatives 85th District, 1995-2000; memberofOhiostate senate 12th District, 2001-06;U.S.Representative from Ohio 4th District, 2007-; in 2018, he wasaccusedby former Ohio State University wrestlers of ignoringsexualabuse by the team physician; he denied this, but refused tocooperate with aninvestigation;in a lawsuit, he waschargedwithwitnesstampering andintimidation; received theMedalof Freedom on January 11, 2021;speaker, Republican National Convention, 2020.Still living as of 2024.
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