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Thomas Alfred Mathis (b. 1869) —
also known as Thomas A. Mathis —
of Tuckerton, Ocean
County, N.J.; Toms River, Ocean
County, N.J.
Born in New Gretna, Burlington
County, N.J., June 7,
1869.
Republican. Mariner;
automobile
dealer; member of New Jersey
state senate from Ocean County, 1910, 1914-16, 1923-31, 1942-46;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1928,
1940,
1944;
secretary
of state of New Jersey, 1931-37.
Indicted
for tax evasion by a federal grand jury in 1937.
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Toms River, N.J.
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Walter Hubert Annenberg (1908-2002) —
also known as Walter H. Annenberg —
of Wynnewood, Montgomery
County, Pa.
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., March 13,
1908.
Son of Moses Annenberg and Sarah Annenberg.
Vice-president of his father's company, which published the Racing
Form and other newspapers;
he and his father were indicted
for tax evasion in 1939, but the charges against him were
dismissed as part of a plea bargain; inherited the company when his
father died; founder of Seventeen and TV Guide; owner
of radio and
television stations; philanthropist; U.S. Ambassador to Great Britain, 1969-74.
Jewish
ancestry. Member, Newcomen
Society; Phi
Sigma Delta; Sigma
Delta Chi; Zeta
Beta Tau.
Received the Presidential
Medal of Freedom in 1986.
Died, of pneumonia,
in Wynnewood, Montgomery
County, Pa., October
1, 2002 (age 94 years, 202
days).
Interment at Sunnyland
Estate, Rancho Mirage, Calif.
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Edward S. Moran, Jr. (b. 1901) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., November
19, 1901.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 12th District, 1927-38.
Arrested
in June 1938 and charged
with accepting $36,000 in bribes
from two taxicab companies; released on bail; again arrested
in April 1939 and charged
with state income tax evasion; again released; tried on
the bribery
charges
in June 1939 and convicted;
sentenced
to two and a half to five years in prison;
released pending appeal, which was unsuccessful; disbarred;
started prison
term in January 1941; released on parole in September 1942.
Burial
location unknown.
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Simon M. Cherivtch (1914-2001) —
also known as "Uncle Simon" —
of Millville, Cumberland
County, N.J.
Born April 16,
1914.
Butcher; automobile
dealer; mayor
of Millville, N.J., 1948-53.
Charged
in 1949 with federal income tax evasion, based on his
underreporting of income in 1944-45; tried, convicted,
and sentenced
to a year and a day in federal prison;
released after five months.
Died March 26,
2001 (age 86 years, 344
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Emanuel Haldeman-Julius (1889-1951) —
also known as E. Haldeman-Julius; Emanuel
Julius —
of Girard, Crawford
County, Kan.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., July 30,
1889.
Son of David Julius and Elizabeth (Zamost) Julius.
Socialist. Author;
editor of the Socialist newspaper
Appeal to Reason; founder of Haldeman-Julius Publications, publisher
of many five-cent paperback books, called "Little Blue Books";
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Kansas, 1932; indicted
by a federal grand jury in March, 1950 for income tax evasion;
tried
and convicted
in April, 1951; sentenced
to six months in prison,
and fined
$12,500; released pending appeal.
Jewish;
later Agnostic.
Drowned
in his swimming
pool, in Girard, Crawford
County, Kan., July 31,
1951 (age 62 years, 1
days); possible suicide,
but the coroner ruled his death accidental.
Burial
location unknown.
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Vincent Hallinan (1896-1992) —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in San
Francisco, Calif., December
16, 1896.
Progressive. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer;
innovator in courtroom tactics; defense attorney for longshoreman
union leader Harry Bridges, who had been accused of being a
Communist; jailed
six months for contempt
of court in 1952; candidate for President
of the United States, 1952; indicted
in 1953 on income tax evasion charges;
convicted
and sentenced
to 18 months in prison.
Irish
ancestry.
Died in San
Francisco, Calif., October
2, 1992 (age 95 years, 291
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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William Grant Stratton (1914-2001) —
also known as William G. Stratton —
of Morris, Grundy
County, Ill.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Ingleside, Lake
County, Ill., February
26, 1914.
Son of William
Joseph Stratton.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Illinois at-large, 1941-43, 1947-49; Illinois
state treasurer, 1943-45, 1951-53; candidate in primary for secretary of
state of Illinois, 1944; served in the U.S. Navy during World War
II; candidate for secretary of
state of Michigan, 1948; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Illinois, 1952,
1956,
1960;
Governor
of Illinois, 1953-61; defeated in primary, 1968; candidate for
Republican nomination for Vice President, 1960.
Methodist.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Lions; Eagles; Delta
Chi; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; American
Legion; Amvets.
Indicted
in 1964 on income tax charges;
tried
and acquitted in 1965.
Died at Northwestern Memorial Hospital,
Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., March 2,
2001 (age 87 years, 4
days).
Interment at Rosehill
Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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Daniel W. West —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,
1960,
1964
(alternate); member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1963-65 (Wayne County 6th
District 1963-64, 24th District 1965); defeated in primary, 1954
(Wayne County 6th District), 1956 (Wayne County 6th District), 1958
(Wayne County 6th District), 1960 (Wayne County 6th District), 1965
(24th District).
Convicted
of various crimes, including burglary,
larceny,
and forgery,
in Minnesota, Iowa, and Washington, D.C., and was sentenced to prison in
those places; came to Michigan and assumed the identity of a deceased
New York attorney of the same name; indicted
in late 1964 on state charges
of voter
registration fraud and federal charges
of income tax fraud and forgery;
in January 1965, his seat in the Michigan House was declared
vacant.
Still living as of 1965.
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Hugh Joseph Addonizio (1914-1981) —
also known as Hugh J. Addonizio —
of Newark, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Newark, Essex
County, N.J., January
31, 1914.
Son of Frank Addonizio and Livia (Barasso) Addonizio.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;
vice-president, A & C Clothing
Co.; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 11th District, 1949-62; mayor of
Newark, N.J., 1962-70; defeated, 1970; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New Jersey, 1964.
Catholic.
Italian
ancestry. Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Elks; NAACP; Urban
League; Lions; Kiwanis;
Rotary.
Indicted
in federal court, December, 1969, along with Municipal Judge Anthony
Giuliano, other city officials, and reputed organized
crime leader, Anthony 'Tony Boy' Boiardo, on extortion
and income tax evasion charges
over a scheme to share kickbacks
from a sewer contracting company; pleaded not guilty; tried;
during the trial a witness identified him as recipient of thousands
of dollars in bribes;
convicted
in July, 1970; sentenced
to ten years in prison
and fined
$25,000; released in 1979.
Died in Red Bank, Monmouth
County, N.J., February
2, 1981 (age 67 years, 2
days).
Interment at Gate
of Heaven Cemetery, East Hanover, N.J.
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Anthony Giuliano (c.1897-1970) —
of Newark, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Newark, Essex
County, N.J., about 1897.
Son of Mary Freda.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly, 1928; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New Jersey, 1948; Essex
County Clerk, 1955; delegate to Republican National Convention
from New Jersey, 1956;
municipal judge in New Jersey, 1968-69.
Indicted
in federal court, December, 1969, along with Newark Mayor Hugh
J. Addonizio, other city officials, and reputed organized
crime leader Anthony 'Tony Boy' Boiardo, on extortion
and income tax evasion charges
over a scheme to share kickbacks
from a sewer contracting company; became ill and died before he could
be arraigned.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Newark, Essex
County, N.J., February
4, 1970 (age about 73
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Cornelius Edward Gallagher (b. 1921) —
also known as Neil Gallagher —
of New Jersey.
Born in Bayonne, Hudson
County, N.J., March 2,
1921.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; served in the
U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 13th District, 1959-73.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Knights
of Columbus; Elks.
Accused
by Life magazine in 1968 of having made deals with New Jersey
Mafia
leader Joseph Zicarelli. Indicted
in 1972 on federal charges
of income tax income tax evasion, conspiracy, and perjury.
After losing the primary that year, he pleaded
guilty to some of the charges, and was sentenced
to two years in prison
and a $10,000 fine.
Still living as of 1998.
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John V. Kenny (1894-1975) —
also known as "Little Guy" —
of Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., April 6,
1894.
Democrat. Mayor
of Jersey City, N.J., 1949-53; resigned 1953; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1964.
Catholic.
Pleaded
guilty to six federal counts of tax evasion in May 1972,
and sentenced
to prison.
Died, of a heart
attack, in a nursing
home at Paramus, Bergen
County, N.J., June 2,
1975 (age 81 years, 57
days).
Interment at Holy
Name Cemetery, Jersey City, N.J.
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Spiro Theodore Agnew (1918-1996) —
also known as Spiro T. Agnew; Spiro Theodore
Anagnostopoulos; "Spiro T. Eggplant";
"Nixon's Nixon"; "The White
Knight" —
of Towson, Baltimore
County, Md.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., November
9, 1918.
Son of Theodore Spiro Agnew and Margaret (Akers) Agnew.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; served in
the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; lawyer; Baltimore
County Executive, 1962-66; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Maryland, 1964;
Governor
of Maryland, 1967-69; Vice
President of the United States, 1969-73.
Episcopalian.
Greek
ancestry. Member, Kiwanis;
American
Legion; Order of
Ahepa; Phi
Alpha Delta; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Was charged
with accepting bribes
and falsifying federal income tax returns; pleaded no
contest to tax evasion and resigned
as Vice-President, October 10, 1973; disbarred
by a Maryland court in 1974.
Died, of leukemia,
in Atlantic General Hospital,
Berlin, Worcester
County, Md., September
17, 1996 (age 77 years, 313
days).
Interment at Dulaney
Valley Memorial Gardens, Timonium, Md.
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Guy Hamilton Jones, Sr. (1911-1986) —
also known as Guy H. Jones, Sr.; Mutt
Jones —
of Conway, Faulkner
County, Ark.
Born in Faulkner
County, Ark., June 29,
1911.
Democrat. School
teacher; lawyer;
member of Arkansas
state senate, 1952-60, 1964-74; candidate in primary for Governor of
Arkansas, 1954.
As a state senator, he was instrumental in securing many state
agencies for Conway and Faulkner County. Convicted
in 1973 on federal tax charges;
expelled
from the Arkansas Senate in 1974.
Suffered heart
attacks and a stroke,
and subsequently died, in Conway, Faulkner
County, Ark., August
10, 1986 (age 75 years, 42
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Nelson Gerard Gross (1932-1997) —
also known as Nelson G. Gross —
of Saddle River, Bergen
County, N.J.
Born January
9, 1932.
Son of Albert Gross.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly, 1962; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New Jersey, 1968;
chair
of Bergen County Republican Party, 1969; New Jersey
Republican state chair, 1969; candidate for U.S.
Senator from New Jersey, 1970; real estate
developer; restaurant
owner.
Jewish.
Indicted
in May 1973 on charges
of falsifying
a $5,000 contribution to the 1969 campaign of Gov. William
T. Cahill, conspiring to commit tax evasion by disguising
the contribution as a business expense, and counseling a witness to
commit perjury;
convicted
in March 1974, and sentenced
to two years jail;
served six months.
Kidnapped in Edgewater, N.J., robbed of $20,000, taken to New York,
and stabbed
to death, in
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., September
17, 1997 (age 65 years, 251
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Otto Ernest Passman (1900-1988) —
also known as Otto E. Passman —
of Monroe, Ouachita
Parish, La.
Born near Franklinton, Washington
Parish, La., June 27,
1900.
Son of Ed Passman and Pheriby (Carrier) Passman.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; furniture
business; U.S.
Representative from Louisiana 5th District, 1947-77; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Louisiana, 1948,
1956,
1960.
Baptist.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Charged
in 1978 with accepting
$200,000 from Korean businessman Tongsun Park, in what became
known as the "Koreagate" influence
buying scandal;
also charged
with tax evasion; tried and
found not guilty.
Died in Monroe, Ouachita
Parish, La., August
13, 1988 (age 88 years, 47
days).
Interment at Mulhearn
Memorial Park Cemetery, Monroe, La.
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Anthony Scotto (b. 1934) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in 1934.
Democrat. Longshoreman;
vice-president,
International Longshoremen's Association; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1972;
member of the Gambino crime
family; charged
in 1979 on 44 counts of accepting
payoffs, evading income taxes and racketeering; tried and
convicted
on 33 of the counts; sentenced
to five years in prison;
released in 1984.
Italian
ancestry.
Still living as of 2007.
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Earl Lauer Butz (1909-2008) —
also known as Earl L. Butz —
of West Lafayette, Tippecanoe
County, Ind.
Born in Albion, Noble
County, Ind., July 3,
1909.
Son of Herman Lee Butz and Ada Tillie (Lower) Butz.
Economist;
university
professor; U.S.
Secretary of Agriculture, 1971-76.
Member, Alpha
Gamma Rho; Sigma
Xi; Sigma
Delta Chi; Tau
Kappa Alpha; Alpha
Zeta; Kiwanis.
Resigned
in 1976 following a furor
over a racist
joke. In 1981, he pleaded
guilty to income tax evasion; sentenced
to five years in prison
(served 30 days) and fined
$10,000.
Died in Kensington, Montgomery
County, Md., February
2, 2008 (age 98 years, 214
days).
Interment at Tippecanoe
Memory Gardens, West Lafayette, Ind.
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John T. Gregorio (born c.1927) —
of Linden, Union
County, N.J.
Born in Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y., about 1927.
Democrat. Mayor of
Linden, N.J., 1968-83; shot
at in his car, in March 1968; two days later, his house was firebombed;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly 21st District, 1974-77; indicted
in April 1975 on perjury
and fraud charges,
over his purchase of a vacant lot from Elizabethtown Gas Company,
while conspiring to falsify
documents to conceal
his involvement as buyer; later charged
with extorting
a $25,000 kickback
from a building contractor on a high school project; following jury
selection, the charges were dismissed in February 1976; member of New Jersey
state senate, 1978-83; indicted
in September 1981 on charges
of income tax evasion, concealing
his interest in two "go-go bars", and for failing to
enforce state alcohol laws; convicted
in December 1982 of conspiracy to commit official
misconduct, but found not guilty on other charges.
Still living as of 1983.
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Frederick William Richmond (b. 1923) —
also known as Frederick W. Richmond; Fred
Richmond —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Massachusetts, November
15, 1923.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1964;
U.S.
Representative from New York 14th District, 1975-82.
Jewish.
Arrested
in Washington, D.C., in 1978 for soliciting
sex from a minor and from an undercover police officer; pleaded
guilty to a misdemeanor. In 1982, charged
with tax evasion, marijuana
possession, and improper
payments to a federal employee, he pleaded
guilty and was sentenced
to a year and a day in prison;
served nine months.
Still living as of 1998.
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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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Robert Bernerd Anderson (1910-1989) —
also known as Robert B. Anderson —
of Texas.
Born in Burleson, Johnson
County, Tex., June 4,
1910.
Son of Robert Lee Anderson and Elizabeth Haskew "Lizzie"
Anderson.
School
teacher; lawyer;
member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1932; Received the Medal
of Freedom in 1955; U.S.
Secretary of the Treasury, 1957-61.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Phi
Delta Phi; Order of the
Coif.
Pleaded
guilty in 1987 to charges
of evading taxes by illegally operating an offshore
bank; sentenced
to jail, house
arrest, and probation;
disbarred
in 1988.
Died, of complications from surgery on cancer
of the esophagus, in New York
Hospital, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., August
14, 1989 (age 79 years, 71
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Lee Alexander (1927-1996) —
of Syracuse, Onondaga
County, N.Y.
Born in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., May 18,
1927.
Son of Peter Alexander and Rita (Rouatcos) Alexander.
Democrat. Mayor
of Syracuse, N.Y., 1970-85; candidate for U.S.
Senator from New York, 1974; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New York, 1980;
member, Arrangements Committee, 1984.
Was indicted
in July 1987 over a $1.5 million kickback
scandal,
and pleaded
guilty in January 1988 to racketeering and tax evasion charges;
served six years in prison.
Died, of cancer, in
Syracuse, Onondaga
County, N.Y., December
25, 1996 (age 69 years, 221
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1957
to Elizabeth Strates. |
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Lyndon Hermyle LaRouche, Jr. (b. 1922) —
also known as Lyndon LaRouche; Lyn Marcus —
of New York City (unknown
county), N.Y.; Leesburg, Loudoun
County, Va.
Born in Rochester, Strafford
County, N.H., September
8, 1922.
Son of Jessie Lenore (Weir) LaRouche (1893-1978) and Lyndon H.
LaRouche, Sr. (1896-1983).
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S. Labor candidate for
President
of the United States, 1976; candidate for Democratic nomination
for President, 1980,
1984,
1988,
1992,
1996,
2000;
indicted,
with others, on fraud and
conspiracy charges
in 1986 over solicitation of loans from supporters without intending
to repay them; also charged
with obstruction
of justice over destruction of financial records; tried in
federal court in Boston; a mistrial was declared in 1988; re-indicted
in federal court in Virginia on charges
of conspiracy, mail fraud, and tax evasion; convicted
and sentenced
to fifteen years in prison;
released on parole in 1994; Independent candidate for U.S.
Representative from Virginia 10th District, 1990.
Still living as of 2009.
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Clarence M. Mitchell III (b. 1939) —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., December
14, 1939.
Son of Clarence M. Mitchell, Jr. (1911-1984) and Juanita Elizabeth
(Jackson) Mitchell (1913-1992).
Member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1963-66; member of Maryland
state senate, 1967-86; 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 obstructing
an investigation of Baltimore drug
dealer Melvin D. 'Little Melvin' Williams, and sentenced
to two years in prison;
charged
in 1988 with failure to file income tax returns; tried and
acquitted.
African
ancestry. Member, NAACP; Urban
League; Kappa
Alpha Psi; Freemasons;
Jaycees.
Still living as of 1988.
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Meade Henry Esposito (1909-1993) —
also known as Meade H. Esposito; Amadeo Henry
Esposito —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., December
28, 1909.
Son of Felicia Esposito.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1964;
vice-president, Lafayette National Bank, 1965;
insurance
broker; leader of
Kings County Democratic Party, 1969-83.
Catholic.
Italian
ancestry. Member, NAACP.
Indicted
in 1987 on federal charges
that he had given bribes
to U.S. Rep. Mario
Biaggi in in return for influence
on federal contracts for a Brooklyn ship-repair
company; convicted
on September 22, 1987 of giving an illegal
gratuity; fined
$500,000; indicted
in 1988 on bribery
and tax charges,
but the case was dismissed due to his age and poor health.
Died, from renal
failure caused by a heart
attack, while suffering from lung
cancer and bladder
cancer, in North Shore University Hospital,
Manhasset, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y., September
3, 1993 (age 83 years, 249
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Anne De Cunzo. |
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Robert Jerry Dryfoos (1942-2006) —
also known as Robert J. Dryfoos —
of Forest Hills, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born August
11, 1942.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1972,
1980,
1988;
chief counsel for New York Lt. Gov. Mary
Ann Krupsak, 1975; member, New York City Council, 1980-91;
retired from office while under
investigation over alleged campaign
finance and federal tax violations, but no charges were
filed; lobbyist.
Jewish.
Member, Americans
for Democratic Action; American
Jewish Committee.
Died, from complications of a head
injury, in New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill
Cornell Medical
Center, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., March 2,
2006 (age 63 years, 203
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Gerald McCann (born c.1950) —
of Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., about 1950.
Democrat. Mayor
of Jersey City, N.J., 1981-85, 1989-92; defeated, 1985; removed
1992; chair of
Hudson County Democratic Party, 1984-85.
Catholic.
Convicted
in 1992 on federal charges
of fraud and
tax evasion, and sentenced
to federal prison.
Still living as of 2003.
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Lawrence Jack Smith (b. 1941) —
also known as Lawrence J. Smith; Larry
Smith —
of Hollywood, Broward
County, Fla.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., April 25,
1941.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1979-82; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Florida, 1980,
1984,
1988,
1992,
2004;
U.S.
Representative from Florida 16th District, 1983-93.
Sentenced
in 1993 to three months in federal prison
for tax evasion.
Still living as of 2009.
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Nicholas James Mavroules (b. 1929) —
also known as Nicholas Mavroules —
of Peabody, Essex
County, Mass.
Born in Peabody, Essex
County, Mass., November
1, 1929.
Democrat. Mayor of
Peabody, Mass., 1967-78; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 6th District, 1979-93;
defeated, 1992.
Eastern
Orthodox.
Pleaded
guilty in 1993 to charges
of tax fraud and accepting
gratuities while in office; sentenced
to prison.
Still living as of 1998.
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Tom Joe Barrow (b. 1949) —
also known as Tom Barrow —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born, in Kirwood Hospital,
Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., January
12, 1949.
Son of Albert Barrow and Mattie Barrow.
Accountant;
candidate for mayor of
Detroit, Mich., 1985 (primary), 1989, 2009; convicted
of on federal charges
of tax evasion in 1993; served 18 months in prison;
his contention that he was wrongfully convicted was later supported
by a ruling of the U.S. Tax Court in 2008.
African
ancestry.
Still living as of 2009.
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Dave Brown (1948-1998) —
of Montana.
Born in Pompeys Pillar, Yellowstone
County, Mont., November
20, 1948.
Member of Montana
state house of representatives, 1981-93.
Pleaded
guilty in 1994 to five counts of failing to file federal
income tax returns.
Died in University Hospital,
Madison, Dane
County, Wis., October
23, 1998 (age 49 years, 337
days).
Interment at Mountain
View Cemetery, Butte, Mont.
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Webster Lee Hubbell (born c.1949) —
also known as Webster L. Hubbell —
of Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark.
Born about 1949.
Lawyer;
mayor
of Little Rock, Ark., 1979-81; resigned 1981; chief
justice of Arkansas state supreme court, 1983.
Pleaded
guilty in December 1994 to federal mail fraud and tax
evasion charges
connection with his handling of billing at the Rose Law Firm; sentenced
in 1995 to 21 months imprisonment;
indicted
in 1998 on additional federal tax evasion and conspiracy charges;
pleaded
guilty to one charge pending judicial review; following a Supreme
Court ruling in his favor, the indictment was dismissed in October,
2000.
Still living as of 2003.
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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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Walter Rayford Tucker III (b. 1957) —
also known as Walter R. Tucker III —
of Compton, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Compton, Los Angeles
County, Calif., May 28,
1957.
Son of Walter
R. Tucker, Jr..
Democrat. Lawyer; ordained
minister; mayor of
Compton, Calif., 1991-92; U.S.
Representative from California 37th District, 1993-95; resigned
1995.
Baptist.
African
ancestry.
Sentenced
in 1996 to 27 months in prison
for extortion
and tax evasion.
Still living as of 2009.
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James C. Green (c.1922-2000) —
also known as Jimmy Green —
of Clarkton, Bladen
County, N.C.
Born about 1922.
Democrat. Member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1961-77; Speaker of
the North Carolina State House of Representatives, 1975-77; Lieutenant
Governor of North Carolina, 1977-85; candidate in primary for Governor of
North Carolina, 1984.
Presbyterian.
Charged
in 1983 with accepting a
bribe from an undercover FBI agent, but acquitted; convicted
of tax evasion in 1997, fined,
and sentenced
to home
confinement.
Died at Bladen County Hospital,
Elizabethtown, Bladen
County, N.C., February
4, 2000 (age about 78
years).
Interment at Clarkton
Cemetery, Clarkton, N.C.
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Nick Wilson (born c.1943) —
of Pocahontas, Randolph
County, Ark.
Born about 1943.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Arkansas
state senate, 1971-98.
Convicted
in November, 1999, on federal tax evasion charges. Pleaded
guilty in March, 2000 to fraud;
128 other charges were dropped in return for his agreement to testify
against three others.
Still living as of 2000.
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Brian Setencich (born c.1962) —
of Fresno, Fresno
County, Calif.
Born about 1962.
Republican. Member of California
state assembly, 1995-96; defeated, 1996; Speaker of
the California State Assembly, 1995-96.
Professional basketball
player in Europe. Charged
with bribery
and mail fraud; tried and
acquitted in February, 2000. Charged
with tax evasion; tried in
federal court and convicted
in June, 2000.
Still living as of 2000.
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Abraham J. Hirschfeld (born c.1920) —
also known as Abe Hirschfeld —
of New York.
Born about 1920.
Real
estate developer; candidate in Democratic primary for U.S.
Senator from New York, 1974, 1976; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 14th District, 1992 (Independent
Fusion), 1994 (Democratic primary); Independence candidate for New York
state comptroller, 1998.
In 1998, offered Paula Jones $1 million to drop her sexual harassment
lawsuit against President Bill
Clinton; later sued by Jones when he tried to back out of the
offer. Convicted
in 2000 of trying to hire
a hit man to kill
his business partner; also charged
with tax evasion; jailed
for violating
a court order against discussing the trial with the media.
Still living as of 2000.
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Martin G. Barnes (born c.1949) —
also known as Marty Barnes —
of Paterson, Passaic
County, N.J.
Born about 1949.
Republican. Mayor
of Paterson, N.J., 1997-2002; defeated, 2002.
African
ancestry.
Indicted
in federal court in 2002 on 40 counts of bribery
and other offenses, over his solicitation and acceptance of more than
$200,000 in gratuities
from city contractors, including home improvements, designer
suits, and paid
female companions; pleaded
guilty to two counts, including tax evasion, and sentenced
in 2003 to 37 months in prison.
Still living as of 2003.
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Kenneth E. Saunders, Sr. —
also known as Butch Saunders —
of Asbury Park, Monmouth
County, N.J.
Mayor
of Asbury Park, N.J., 1997-2001.
Convicted
on federal bribery
conspiracy charges, December 2003; pleaded
guilty to filing false federal tax returns, February 3,
2004. February 3, 2004.
Still living as of 2004.
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Randall Cunningham (b. 1941) —
also known as Randy Cunningham;
"Duke" —
of Del Mar, San Diego
County, Calif.
Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., December
8, 1941.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War; U.S.
Representative from California, 1991-2005 (44th District 1991-93,
51st District 1993-2003, 50th District 2003-05); resigned 2005; pleaded
guilty on Federal conspiracy and tax evasion charges,
November 28, 2005; subsequently resigned
from Congress.
Christian.
Still living as of 2009.
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