See thetrouble anddisgrace main page, as well as theFAQ and thePoliticalGraveyard privacy policy, for important explanations anddisclaimers. in chronological order | |  David Ferdinand Durenberger (b. 1934) — also known asDavid F. Durenberger — of South St. Paul,DakotaCounty, Minn.; Minneapolis,HennepinCounty, Minn.Born in St. Cloud,StearnsCounty, Minn.,August19, 1934.Republican.Lawyer;executive secretary to Gov.HaroldLeVander, 1967;U.S.Senator from Minnesota, 1978-95.Catholic.Member,Jaycees;Knightsof Columbus;Elks;Lions.Investigatedin 1990 by the Senate Select Committee on Ethics over allegationsthat he had broken rules restricting Senators' outside income, inparticular bylaundering about $100,000 in speaking fees intobook royalties.Denouncedby unanimous vote of the Senate in July 1990 for bringing"dishonor and disrepute" to the body. Subsequently he wasdisbarred;in 1995 hepleadedguilty to five misdemeanor counts ofmisusinghis congressional expense account.Still living as of 2014. | | Paul J. Silvester (born c.1963) — of West Hartford,HartfordCounty, Conn.Born about 1963. Republican.Connecticutstate treasurer, 1997-99; appointed 1997.In September 1999,pleadedguilty to federalchargesof racketeering,money laundering andbribery.Hisbailwas revoked in January 2002 forimpropercontacts with a defendant in another corruption trial.Still living as of 2002. | | Barbara A. Bullock (born c.1939) — also known asBarbara Bullock — ofWashington,D.C.Born about 1939. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from District ofColumbia,1996,2000.Female.Presidentof the Washington Teachers Union, 1994-2002;pleadedguilty in 2003 to federalchargesofembezzlementfrom a labor union, over her use of a union credit card topurchase costly costly luxury items including jewelry,furs andclothing; she and two co-conspirators also wrote union checks tothemselves and to intermediaries who shared the proceeds, amountingto millions of dollars. Her chauffeur pleaded guilty tomoneylaundering on her behalf. Sentenced to nine years inprison;the sentence was later reduced to six and a half years.Still living as of 2007. | | Frank W. Ballance Jr. (b. 1942) — of Warrenton,WarrenCounty, N.C.Born in Windsor,BertieCounty, N.C.,February15, 1942.Democrat.Lawyer;librarian;collegeprofessor; member ofNorthCarolina state house of representatives, 1982-85; member ofNorthCarolina state senate, 1989-2002; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from North Carolina,1996,2000;U.S.Representative from North Carolina 1st District, 2003-04;resigned 2004;indictedin federal court in September 2004 on federalmoney launderingchargesfordivertingstate funds through a charitable foundation;pleadedguilty to one count,sentencedto four years inprison,fined$10,000, ordered to payrestitution,anddisbarred.Africanancestry.Still living as of 2014.  | Thomas Dale DeLay (b. 1947) — also known asTom DeLay;"The Hammer";"Hot Tub Tom" —of Lake Jackson,BrazoriaCounty, Tex.; Sugar Land,Fort BendCounty, Tex.Born in Laredo,WebbCounty, Tex.,April 8,1947.Republican. Member ofTexasstate house of representatives, 1979-85;U.S.Representative from Texas 22nd District, 1985-; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Texas,1988;indictedin 2005 on criminal conspiracy andmoney launderingcharges;the conspiracy charge was later dismissed; trial pending.Baptist.Member,Rotary.Still living as of 2014. | | | 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 alsothreatenedto kill police officers who had been following his wife duringthe investigation;convictedin March 2005 onchargesrelated to this incident;indictedon July 14, 2005, on federal conspiracy andmoney launderingcharges, over a scheme to fraudulently obtain contracts forelectrical work at the Miami International Airport through a"minority-owned" shell company; published police reports revealedthat 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. | | 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,andmoney launderingcharges;triedandconvictedin July 2007;sentencedto 60 months inprison.Lutheran.Still living as of 2009. | | Maureen Frances O'Connor (b. 1946) — also known asMaureen O'Connor;"MayorMo" —of San Diego,San DiegoCounty, Calif.Born in San Diego,San DiegoCounty, Calif.,July 14,1946.Democrat.Schoolteacher;mayorof San Diego, Calif., 1986-92; defeated, 1983;firstwoman mayor of San Diego; in February 2013, she waschargedin federal court withmoney laundering, using a nonprofitfoundation she managed to support hergambling;prosecution was deferred, and charges were dismissed in 2015.Female.Still living as of 2015. | | Stephen Ernest Stockman (b. 1956) — also known asSteve Stockman — of Beaumont,JeffersonCounty, Tex.Born in Bloomfield Hills,OaklandCounty, Mich.,November14, 1956.Republican.Accountant;U.S.Representative from Texas 9th District, 1995-97; defeated, 1992(9th District), 1996 (9th District), 2006 (22nd District); candidateforTexasrailroad commissioner, 1998; candidate forU.S.Senator from Texas, 2014;arrestedin March 2017 andchargedin federal court on multiple counts, including obtaining $1.25 millonunderfalse pretenses,money laundering, makingfalsestatements to the FEC, not reporting income on histaxreturn;triedstarting in January 2018;convictedin April of 23 felonies;sentencedto ten years inprisonand ordered to pay more than $1 millionrestitution.Baptist.Member,National RifleAssociation.Still living as of 2020.
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