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Samuel Swartwout (1783-1856) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Poughkeepsie, Dutchess
County, N.Y., November
17, 1783.
Son of Abraham Swartwout and Maria (North) Swartwout.
He was participant in Aaron
Burr's "Western Conspiracy"; delivered a message from Burr to
Gen. James Wilkinson in New Orleans; subsequently arrested
in November 1806 for misprision
of treason, but released a few months later; early promoter of railroads;
openly supported the Texas Republic in its war for independence from
Mexico; served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; U.S. Collector of Customs,
1829-38; in 1838, it was alleged that he had embezzled more
than $1.2 million from the New York customs house, and fled
to England; later investigation implicated a subordinate of his as
having obtained most of that money; forfeited
his property and returned to the U.S. in 1841.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., November
21, 1856 (age 73 years, 4
days).
Interment at Trinity
Churchyard, Manhattan, N.Y.
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Jesse Hoyt —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
U.S. Collector of
Customs, 1838-41; removed
from office in 1841, over allegations of embezzlement.
Burial
location unknown.
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Caleb Lyon (1822-1875) —
of Lyonsdale, Lewis
County, N.Y.
Born in Lyonsdale, Lewis
County, N.Y., December
7, 1822.
Son of Caleb
Lyon (1784?-?).
Member of New York
state assembly from Lewis County, 1851; resigned 1851; member of
New
York state senate 21st District, 1851; U.S.
Representative from New York 23rd District, 1853-55; Governor of
Idaho Territory, 1864-66.
In 1866, an audit
revealed that he had embezzled $46,418 in federal funds
intended for the Nez Perce Indians, but he was never convicted.
Died in Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y., September
8, 1875 (age 52 years, 275
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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William Magear Tweed (1823-1878) —
also known as William M. Tweed; William Marcy Tweed;
"Boss Tweed" —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., April 3,
1823.
Son of Richard Tweed and Eliza (Magear) Tweed.
Democrat. Chairmaker;
fire
fighter; U.S.
Representative from New York 5th District, 1853-55; member of New York
state senate 4th District, 1868-73.
Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Odd
Fellows; Freemasons.
Convicted
of embezzlement and sentenced
to twelve years in prison;
escaped;
captured
in Spain and brought back to New York.
Died in
prison, in New York, New York
County, N.Y., April 12,
1878 (age 55 years, 9
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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William Seeger —
of St. Peter, Nicollet
County, Minn.
Republican. Minnesota
state treasurer, 1872-73.
After disclosure that he had accepted his predecessor's note for
$112,000 of missing state funds, and had concealed
this fact from investigators, he resigned;
in spite of that, he was subsequently impeached
and removed from
office. The lost money was recovered from Seeger's bondsmen, and
no criminal prosecution was made.
Burial
location unknown.
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Corliss P. Stone (1838-1906) —
of Seattle, King
County, Wash.
Born in Franklin
County, Vt., March 20,
1838.
Mayor
of Seattle, Wash., 1872-73.
Caused a scandal
in 1873, when he suddenly vacated
his mayoralty; he fled
to San Francisco with a
married woman and $15,000 he had embezzled from his firm.
Later returned to Seattle.
Died in Seattle, King
County, Wash., September
14, 1906 (age 68 years, 178
days).
Interment at Lake
View Cemetery, Seattle, Wash.
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George C. Bennett —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Republican. Newspaper
editor; member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 8th District, 1872, 1874;
Brooklyn Commissioner of City Works; indicted,
along with John
W. Flaherty, in December 1878, for conspiracy to defraud
the city of $50,000; tried in
1879 and convicted;
fined
$250; the conviction was reversed on appeal; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New York, 1884.
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles H. Houghton —
of Metuchen, Middlesex
County, N.J.
Born in New York.
Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; lost a
leg in a Civil War battle; U.S. Collector of Customs,
1875-82.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic.
Arrested
in May 1882, and charged
with embezzlement, fraud,
and forgery;
tried,
convicted,
and fined.
Burial
location unknown.
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Marshall Tate Polk (1831-1884) —
also known as M. T. Polk —
of Bolivar, Hardeman
County, Tenn.
Born in Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C., 1831.
Democrat. Colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1876;
Tennessee
state treasurer, 1877-83.
Wounded at the Battle of Shiloh, during the Civil War, and lost a
leg. In 1883, a $400,000 shortfall was was discovered
in the state treasury. Polk fled
to Texas, was arrested
there, and brought back to Nashville for trial.
Charged
with embezzlement, he pleaded not guilty -- his lawyer argued
he was only guilty of "default of pay" -- but was convicted,
sentenced
to twenty years in prison,
and fined.
Imprisonment was delayed pending his appeal.
Died in Bolivar, Hardeman
County, Tenn., February
20, 1884 (age about 52
years).
Interment at Polk
Cemetery, Bolivar, Tenn.
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James W. Tate (b. 1831) —
also known as "Honest Dick" —
of Frankfort, Franklin
County, Ky.
Born in Franklin
County, Ky., January
2, 1831.
Kentucky
state treasurer, 1868-.
Absconded
from the state treasurer's office in March, 1888; Gov. Simon
Buckner said Tate had embezzled almost $250,000 from the
state. Impeached
in absentia by the Kentucky House; convicted
and removed from
office by the Senate.
He never
returned, and his fate is unknown.
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Stevenson Archer (1828-1898) —
of Bel Air, Harford
County, Md.
Born near Churchville, Harford
County, Md., February
28, 1828.
Son of Stevenson
Archer (1786-1848).
Lawyer;
member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1854; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 2nd District, 1867-75; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 1868,
1876;
Maryland
state treasurer, 1886-90; Maryland
Democratic state chair, 1887-89.
In April, 1890, following an investigation
which revealed a shortage of $132,000, he was arrested,
removed
from office as State Treasurer, and charged
with embezzlement. He pleaded
guilty and wrote to the court: "No part of the State's money or
securities was ever used by me in gambling, stock speculation, or for
political purposes; nor have I at this time one dollar of it left."
Sentenced
to five years in prison.
Due to his failing health, was pardoned
by Gov. Frank
Brown in May 1894.
Died, in Baltimore City Hospital,
Baltimore,
Md., August 2,
1898 (age 70 years, 155
days).
Interment at Presbyterian
Cemetery, Churchville, Md.
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Charles A. Binder (c.1858-1891) —
also known as John Roth —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, about 1858.
Son of Margaret Binder.
Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from New York County 10th District, 1884, 1886.
German
ancestry.
Accused
in 1891 of embezzling $20,000 from the estate of Barbara
Hausman; fled
and became a fugitive,
traveling under the alias "John Roth".
Committed suicide
by gunshot,
in his room at the Sheridan House Hotel, and
died there early the next morning, in Elizabeth, Union
County, N.J., May 17,
1891 (age about 33
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Joseph Bermel (1860-1921) —
of Middle Village, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., April 8,
1860.
Son of Charles Bermel and Elizabeth (Cohn) Bermel.
Stonecutter;
Newtown town supervisor in the 1890s; charged
with financial irregularities; tried and
acquitted; borough
president of Queens, New York, 1906-08; resigned 1908; resigned
as borough president after a grand jury presented charges
against him, related to fraud and bribery
in connection with the city's purchase of Kissena Park in Queens.
Member, Elks; Royal
Arcanum; Foresters.
Died in Carlsbad, Czechoslovakia (now Karlovy Vary, Czech
Republic), July 28,
1921 (age 61 years, 111
days).
Interment at St.
John's Cemetery, Middle Village, Queens, N.Y.
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Fred A. Maynard (b. 1852) —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in 1852.
Michigan
state attorney general, 1895-98.
Indicted
in 1901 on 48 charges
of embezzlement; a jury was selected for trial,
but the indictment was quashed before it could get underway.
Burial
location unknown.
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Louis Stern (d. 1901) —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in Germany.
Naturalized U.S. citizen; newspaper
reporter; U.S. Commercial Agent (Consul) in Bamberg, 1893-1901.
Jewish.
Arrested
and fined in
Kissingen, Germany, 1895, for insulting
the Baron von Thuengen; also charged
with misrepresenting
his 15-year-old son as being twelve in order to get cheaper passage
to Europe for him on a steamship; the U.S. Consul General in Berlin
asserted that Mr. Stern was "very harshly and unjustly treated".
Depressed over financial problems and perceived anti-Semitism, he
began neglecting
his work; he was recalled
as commercial agent in 1901, but remained at Bamberg; his failure
to return money he had collected on behalf of U.S. citizens led
to a judgement
against him for 2,000 marks, which he was unable to pay; he
committed suicide
by gunshot,
in the public gardens at Bamberg, Germany,
June
10, 1901.
Burial
location unknown.
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James Lawrence Blair (1854-1904) —
also known as James L. Blair —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., April 2,
1854.
Son of Francis
Preston Blair, Jr..
Lawyer;
president, St. Louis Board of Police Commissioners, 1884; general
counsel, St. Louis World's Fair (Louisiana Purchase Exposition),
1901-03; indicted
in December, 1903, for forgery
of two deeds of trust to obtain a loan from an estate he
managed.
Member, American Bar
Association; Loyal
Legion; Sons of
the Revolution.
Died, either from suicide
(which he attempted at least twice near the end of his life) or from
"congestion
of the brain", in Eustis, Lake
County, Fla., January
16, 1904 (age 49 years, 289
days).
Interment at Bellefontaine
Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
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Frank Porter Glazier (1862-1922) —
also known as Frank P. Glazier —
of Chelsea, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich., March 8,
1862.
Son of Emily J. (Stimson) Glazier and George
Pickering Glazier.
Republican. Pharmacist;
President of Glazier Stove Company (manufacturer
of stoves for cooking and heating); president of Chelsea Savings Bank;
member of Michigan
state senate 10th District, 1903-04; Michigan
state treasurer, 1905-08; resigned 1908.
Forced to
resign as state treasurer in 1908; convicted
of embezzlement; served two years in prison;
pardoned
in 1920.
Died near Chelsea, Washtenaw
County, Mich., January
1, 1922 (age 59 years, 299
days).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, Chelsea, Mich.
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James Edward Ferguson (1871-1944) —
also known as James E. Ferguson; "Pa
Ferguson" —
of Temple, Bell
County, Tex.
Born near Salado, Bell
County, Tex., August
31, 1871.
Democrat. Governor of
Texas, 1915-17; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Texas, 1916
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee).
Indicted
on embezzlement and other charges
in 1917; soon after, was impeached
by the Texas House, and removed from
office by the Texas Senate.
Died in Austin, Travis
County, Tex., September
21, 1944 (age 73 years, 21
days).
Interment at Texas
State Cemetery, Austin, Tex.
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William H. Reynolds (1868-1931) —
of Long Beach, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., February
29, 1868.
Son of William Reynolds and Margaret (McChesney) Reynolds.
Republican. Builder;
real
estate developer; member of New York
state senate 3rd District, 1894-95; indicted
by a grand jury in August 1917 for perjury,
over his 1912 expert testimony on the value of land sought by the
city for a park; the grand jury alleged that he falsely
denied any personal
interest in the realty company which owned the property; also indicted
in October 1917, with three others, for conspiracy defraud
the city of $500,000 by inflating the appraisal; the indictments were
dismissed in May 1920 over the prosecutor's delay of the trial; village
president of Long Beach, New York, 1921-22; mayor
of Long Beach, N.Y., 1922-24; removed 1924; defeated, 1925; indicted
on May 1, 1924, along with the Long Beach city treasurer, for
misappropriating city funds in connection with a bond issue;
tried
in June 1924, convicted,
sentenced
to six months in the county
jail, and automatically removed from
office as mayor; released pending appeal; the Appellate Division
reversed the conviction in June 1925 and ordered a new trial; the
indictment was dismissed in June 1927.
English
and Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Elks; Freemasons.
Died, from heart
disease, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., October
13, 1931 (age 63 years, 0
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Willis M. Brewer (1892-1972) —
of Pontiac, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in 1892.
Democrat. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1924; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1928
(alternate), 1952;
candidate for secretary of
state of Michigan, 1928; chairman, Oakland County Board of
Auditors; in 1931, he was charged
with embezzling $2,500 from the county; convicted,
and sentenced
to five to fifteen years in prison;
his sentence was commuted by Gov. William
A. Comstock in 1933; member of Michigan
Democratic State Central Committee, 1947.
Member, American
Legion.
Died in 1972
(age about
80 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Dale Ray Andre (1889-1950) —
of Iowa.
Born in 1889.
Member of Iowa state
house of representatives, 1917.
Was indicted
in 1931 for misusing investment funds; found not guilty, but
his career was wrecked.
Died in 1950
(age about
61 years).
Interment at Aspen
Grove Cemetery, Burlington, Iowa.
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Samuel Insull (1859-1938) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; Kenilworth, Cook
County, Ill.; near Libertyville, Lake
County, Ill.
Born in London, England,
November
11, 1859.
Son of Samuel Insull and Emma (Short) Insull.
Republican. Associate of Thomas Edison and executive of electric
utilities; one of the founders of the company that became General
Electric; also had major holdings in railroads;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois,
1904;
when his utility holding company collapsed, wiping out the
stockholders, he fled
the country; indicted
in 1932 on fraud and
embezzlement charges;
ultimately extradited
from Turkey in 1934; tried in
Chicago and found not guilty.
Congregationalist.
Member, Union
League.
Died from a heart
attack, in the Place de la Concorde station
on the Paris Métro subway system, Paris, France,
July
16, 1938 (age 78 years, 247
days).
Interment at Putney
Vale Cemetery, London, England.
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Donn M. Roberts (1867-1936) —
of Indiana.
Born in Annapolis, Crawford
County, Ill., September
28, 1867.
Mayor
of Terre Haute, Ind., 1913-15.
Convicted
of bribery
in 1915 and spent three and a half years in prison;
convicted
of embezzlement in 1936 and sentenced
to prison.
Released from prison following a heart
attack, and died a few days later, in Terre Haute, Vigo
County, Ind., August 3,
1936 (age 68 years, 310
days).
Interment at St.
Joseph's Cemetery, Terre Haute, Ind.
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Harry E. Mackenzie —
of Bethel, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Connecticut, 1928,
1932,
1936.
Charged
in May, 1938, along with Mayor T.
Frank Hayes and 25 others, with conspiracy to cheat and
defraud the city of Waterbury of more than a million dollars;
admitted that he received large fees for lobbying,
and paid half back as a kickback
to the other conspirators; pleaded
guilty in November 1938, and testified against the other
defendants; sentenced
to nine months in jail.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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John H. Crary —
of Waterbury, New Haven
County, Conn.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Connecticut, 1932;
Waterbury city assessor.
Charged
in May, 1938, along with Mayor T.
Frank Hayes and 25 others, with conspiracy to cheat and
defraud the city of Waterbury of more than a million dollars; tried in
1938-39 and convicted;
sentenced
to two months in jail and
fined
$500.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Daniel J. Leary —
of Waterbury, New Haven
County, Conn.
Democrat. Brewer; carbonated
beverage business; Waterbury city controller, 1930-37; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Connecticut, 1932.
Charged
in May, 1938, along with Mayor T.
Frank Hayes and 25 others, with conspiracy to cheat and
defraud the city of Waterbury of more than a million dollars; tried in
1938-39 and convicted;
sentenced
to 10-to-15 years in prison;
his plea for a reduced sentence was rejected by the State Board of
Pardons in 1949.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles E. Williamson (born c.1880) —
of Darien, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Darien, Fairfield
County, Conn., about 1880.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Darien, 1909-12, 1915-16;
member of Connecticut
state senate 26th District, 1917-20; member of Connecticut
Republican State Central Committee, 1922; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Connecticut, 1924,
1932
(alternate).
Charged
in May, 1938, along with Mayor T.
Frank Hayes and 25 others, with conspiracy to cheat and
defraud the city of Waterbury of more than a million dollars; tried in
1938-39 and convicted;
sentenced
to one year in jail and
fined
$500.
Burial
location unknown.
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T. Frank Hayes (c.1884-1965) —
of Waterbury, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born about 1884.
Son of Thomas H. Hayes and Ellen E. Hayes (c.1861-1943).
Democrat. Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Waterbury, 1927-30; mayor
of Waterbury, Conn., 1930-39; resigned 1939; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Connecticut, 1932,
1936;
Lieutenant
Governor of Connecticut, 1935-39.
Charged
in May, 1938, along with 26 others, with conspiracy to cheat and
defraud the city of Waterbury of more than a million dollars; tried in
1938-39 and convicted;
sentenced
to 10-to-15 years in prison;
released in 1949.
Suffered a heart
attack at home, and died soon after, in St. Mary's Hospital,
Waterbury, New Haven
County, Conn., March 26,
1965 (age about 81
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Lawrence J. Murray, Jr. (1910-2000) —
of Haverstraw, Rockland
County, N.Y.; Pearl River, Rockland
County, N.Y.; Nyack, Rockland
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, June 20,
1910.
Son of Lawrence J. Murray (born 1874) and Emma (Brennan) Murray.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Rockland County, 1938-40; removed 1940; charged,
in January 1940, with embezzling $49,102 from Miss May
Dunnigan, his mentally incompetent law client (also sister-in-law to
U.S. Postmaster General James
A. Farley); the money was lost in gambling
on horse races; tried, convicted
on all counts, and hence automatically disbarred
and removed from
office; sentenced
to five to ten years in prison;
his sentence was commuted in 1942; arrested
in 1952, along with other bookmakers, for illegally taking
bets.
Irish
ancestry.
Died March 15,
2000 (age 89 years, 269
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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John Parnell Thomas (1895-1970) —
also known as J. Parnell Thomas —
of Allendale, Bergen
County, N.J.
Born in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., January
16, 1895.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly, 1935-37; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 7th District, 1937-50; defeated,
1954.
Pleaded no
contest to embezzlement; resigned
from Congress and sentenced
to prison.
Died in St. Petersburg, Pinellas
County, Fla., November
19, 1970 (age 75 years, 307
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Elm
Grove Cemetery, Mystic, Stonington, Conn.
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Harold Giles Hoffman (1896-1954) —
also known as Harold G. Hoffman —
of South Amboy, Middlesex
County, N.J.
Born in South Amboy, Middlesex
County, N.J., February
7, 1896.
Son of Frank Hoffman and Ada Crawford (Thom) Hoffman.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; real estate
business; banker; newspaper
columnist and radio
commentator; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Middlesex County, 1923-24; mayor
of South Amboy, N.J., 1925-27; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 3rd District, 1927-31; New Jersey
Commissioner of Motor Vehicles, 1930-35; Governor of
New Jersey, 1935-38; delegate to Republican National Convention
from New Jersey, 1936;
colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II.
Methodist.
Member, Junior
Order; Patriotic
Order Sons of America; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Elks; Eagles; Royal
Arcanum.
Suspended
in 1954 as head of the New Jersey unemployment compensation system
for an investigation
of financial irregularities. Subsequently, when he died, his written
confession
of embezzlement schemes was disclosed.
Died, of a heart
attack, in his room at the Blake Hotel,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., June 4,
1954 (age 58 years, 117
days).
Interment at Christ
Church Cemetery, South Amboy, N.J.
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Orville E. Hodge —
of Illinois.
Illinois
state auditor of public accounts, 1953-56.
Convicted
of embezzling state funds; sentenced
to prison.
Still living as of 1956.
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John Charles Houlihan —
also known as John Houlihan —
of Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif.
Mayor
of Oakland, Calif., 1961-66; resigned 1966; indicted
in April 1966, and charged
with embezzling nearly $100,000 from an estate of which he was
conservator; resigned
as mayor as the scandal
developed.
Still living as of 1966.
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Thomas Joseph Dodd (1907-1971) —
also known as Thomas J. Dodd —
of Lebanon, New London
County, Conn.; West Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Norwich, New London
County, Conn., May 15,
1907.
Son of Thomas
J. Dodd and Abigail (O'Sullivan) Dodd.
Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Connecticut, 1948,
1952,
1956,
1960;
U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 1st District, 1953-57; U.S.
Senator from Connecticut, 1959-71; defeated, 1956 (Democratic),
1970 (Dodd Independent).
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; Elks; Knights
of Columbus.
Censured
by the Senate on June 23, 1967 for financial improprieties, having
diverted some $116,000 in campaign and testimonial funds to
his own use.
Died of a heart
attack, in Old Lyme, New London
County, Conn., May 24,
1971 (age 64 years, 9
days).
Interment at St.
Michael's New Cemetery, Pawcatuck, Stonington, Conn.
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Joel Patterson —
of Benton Harbor, Berrien
County, Mich.
Mayor
of Benton Harbor, Mich., 1981; defeated, 1981.
Indicted
in 1981, along with the City Attorney, on federal embezzlement
and bribery
charges
in connection with a housing program.
Still living as of 1981.
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Joseph R. Pisani —
of New Rochelle, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly, 1966-72 (100th District 1966, 91st District
1967-72); member of New York
state senate 36th District, 1973-84.
Indicted
on federal charges
of tax
evasion and embezzling campaign
funds; convicted
in 1984 on 18 of the 39 counts; the conviction was later reversed on
appeal.
Still living as of 1984.
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Michael Bowen Mitchell (b. 1945) —
also known as Michael B. Mitchell —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., November
7, 1945.
Son of Clarence M. Mitchell, Jr. (1911-1984) and Juanita Elizabeth
(Jackson) Mitchell (1913-1992).
Lawyer;
member of Maryland
state senate 39th District, 1987; indicted
in 1987, along with his brother, by a federal grand jury in
connection with the a bribery
investigation of Wedtech Corporation; convicted
of accepting
$50,000 to stop
the Congressional investigation of Wedtech; sentenced
to two and a half years in prison;
convicted
in 1988 of forging
documents to obtain $77,000 in life insurance proceeds
intended for the child of a murder victim, and sentenced
to six years in prison.
Methodist.
Member, NAACP.
Still living as of 1988.
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Evan Mecham (1924-2008) —
of Ajo, Pima
County, Ariz.; Glendale, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born in Duchesne, Duchesne
County, Utah, May 12,
1924.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; automobile
dealer; newspaper
publisher; candidate for Arizona
state house of representatives, 1952; member of Arizona
state senate, 1960-62; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Arizona, 1962 (Republican), 1992 (Independent); Governor of
Arizona, 1987-88; defeated, 1964, 1974, 1978, 1982.
Mormon.
Member, John
Birch Society.
Indicted
in 1988 on six felony counts of perjury
and filing a false
campaign report, specifically of failing
to report a $350,000 loan to his campaign by Barry Wolfson, a
real estate developer; later acquitted of these charges. Impeached
by the Arizona House of Representatives on February 5, 1988, on charges
of obstructing
justice and illegally lending state money to his business;
convicted
and removed from office by the Arizona Senate on April 4, 1988. A
recall
election was scheduled against him, but it was cancelled by the
Arizona Supreme Court.
Died, from complications of Alzheimer's
disease, in Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz., February
22, 2008 (age 83 years, 286
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Gentry Crowell (1932-1989) —
of Tennessee.
Born in Chestnut Mound, Smith
County, Tenn., December
10, 1932.
Democrat. Member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1969-77; secretary of
state of Tennessee, 1977-89; died in office 1989.
His office was a target of the federal "Operation Rocky Top" investigation
into fraudulent
charity bingo games; his administrative assistant admitted to
longtime embezzlement.
In reaction to the scandal, he attempted to commit suicide
on December 12, 1989, by gunshot;
he died eight days later in Vanderbilt Hospital,
Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., December
20, 1989 (age 57 years, 10
days).
Interment at Cedar
Grove Cemetery, Lebanon, Tenn.
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Harold Guy Hunt (b. 1933) —
also known as Guy Hunt —
of Holly Pond, Cullman
County, Ala.
Born in Holly Pond, Cullman
County, Ala., June 17,
1933.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; Baptist
minister; candidate for Alabama
state senate, 1962; probate judge in Alabama, 1964-76; Governor of
Alabama, 1987-93; defeated in primary, 1978.
Baptist.
Convicted
in 1993 of misusing campaign
and inaugural funds to pay personal debts, and removed from
office as Governor.
Still living as of 1997.
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William L. Webster (b. 1953) —
of Jasper
County, Mo.
Born September
17, 1953.
Son of Richard
M. Webster.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1981-84; Missouri
state attorney general, 1985-93; candidate for Governor of
Missouri, 1992.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Pleaded
guilty in 1993 to embezzlement and conspiracy, and sentenced
to two years in prison.
Still living as of 1993.
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Joseph Paul Kolter (b. 1926) —
also known as Joseph P. Kolter; Joe Kolter —
of New Brighton, Beaver
County, Pa.
Born in McDonald, Trumbull
County, Ohio, September
3, 1926.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives 14th District, 1969-82; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 4th District, 1983-93.
Member, Eagles; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Elks; Sons of
Italy.
Indicted
in 1994 by a Federal grand jury on five felony charges
of embezzlement at the U.S. House post office; pleaded
guilty in May 1996.
Still living as of 2009.
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William James McCuen (c.1943-2000) —
also known as Bill McCuen —
of Hot Springs, Garland
County, Ark.; Heber Springs, Cleburne
County, Ark.
Born in Fort Smith, Sebastian
County, Ark., about 1943.
Democrat. School
teacher; Arkansas
land commissioner, 1981-85; secretary of
state of Arkansas, 1985-94; defeated in primary, 1994; candidate
for U.S.
Representative from Arkansas 4th District, 1992.
After leaving office as Secretary of State, he admitted
accepting kickbacks
from two supporters he gave jobs, and not
paying taxes on the money. He also admitted
to conspiring with a political consultant to split $53,560
embezzled from the state in a sham transaction. He was indicted
on corruption charges
in 1995. On January 5, 1996, he pleaded
guilty to felony counts of tax
evasion and accepting a kickback;
he pleaded
no contest to a misdemeanor count of trading
in public office. Sentenced
to 17 years in prison,
and fined.
Released on parole (due to illness) in February 1999.
Died of colon
cancer and a stroke, in
Heber Springs, Cleburne
County, Ark., September
9, 2000 (age about 57
years).
Interment somewhere
in Van Buren, Ark.
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Barbara A. Bullock (born c.1939) —
also known as Barbara Bullock —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born about 1939.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from District of
Columbia, 1996,
2000.
Female.
President
of the Washington Teachers Union, 1994-2002; pleaded
guilty in 2003 to federal charges
of embezzlement from a labor union, over her use of a union
credit card to purchase costly costly luxury items including jewelry,
furs and
clothing; she and two co-conspirators also wrote union checks to
themselves and to intermediaries who shared the proceeds, amounting
to millions of dollars. Her chauffeur pleaded guilty to money
laundering on her behalf. Sentenced to nine years in prison;
the sentence was later reduced to six and a half years.
Still living as of 2007.
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Frank W. Ballance, Jr. (b. 1942) —
of Warrenton, Warren
County, N.C.
Born in Windsor, Bertie
County, N.C., February
15, 1942.
Democrat. Lawyer; librarian;
college
professor; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1982-85; member of North
Carolina state senate, 1989-2002; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from North Carolina, 1996,
2000;
U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 1st District, 2003-04;
resigned 2004; indicted
in federal court in September 2004 on federal money
laundering charges
for diverting state funds through a charitable foundation; pleaded
guilty to one count, sentenced
to four years in prison,
fined
$10,000, ordered to pay restitution,
and disbarred.
African
ancestry.
Still living as of 2009.
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Sharpe James (b. 1936) —
of Newark, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla., February
20, 1936.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey,
1980,
1988,
1996,
2000,
2004;
mayor
of Newark, N.J., 1986-2006; Presidential Elector for New Jersey,
1992;
member of New Jersey
state senate 29th District, 1999-2008; indicted
in July 2007 on federal charges
of using city credit cards for personal expenses, and letting
a girlfriend buy nine parcels of city-owned land for a small fraction
of their value, without disclosing
their relationship; convicted
in April 2008; sentenced
to 27 months in prison,
and fined
$100,000.
African
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Still living as of 2008.
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Sheila Ann Dixon (b. 1953) —
also known as Sheila Dixon; Sheila
Dixon-Smith —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., December
27, 1953.
Daughter of Philip Dixon, Sr. and Winona Dixon.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland,
1988,
2004,
2008
(member, Credentials
Committee); mayor
of Baltimore, Md., 2007-10; resigned 2010.
Female.
African
Methodist Episcopal. African
ancestry.
Indicted
in January 2009, on perjury
theft,
and misconduct
charges,
over secretly
accepting more than $20,000 worth of gifts from developers doing
business with the city, and for using gift cards intended for needy
families to buy furs and
other expensive items for herself; the charges were dismissed in May,
but she was reindicted
in July; tried in
fall 2009; convicted
on one count of embezzlement, and acquitted on other charges;
pleaded
guilty to perjury,
and resigned
as mayor, as part as part of a plea
agreement.
Still living as of 2010.
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