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Elijah Hise (1802-1867) —
of Russellville, Logan
County, Ky.
Born in Allegheny
County, Pa., July 4,
1802.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1829; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Kentucky, 1836; U.S. Charge d'Affaires to Guatemala, 1848-49; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 3rd District, 1866-67; died in
office 1867.
German
ancestry.
Slaveowner.
Died by a self-inflicted
pistol
shot, in Russellville, Logan
County, Ky., May 8,
1867 (age 64 years, 308
days). He left a note declaring that he had "lost all hope of
… saving the country from the impending disasters and ruin in
which despotic and unconstitutional rule has involved her." However,
later news
reports disclosed that he had been about to be indicted
for perjury
and tax evasion, based on his statements as a candidate.
Interment at Maple
Grove Cemetery, Russellville, Ky.; cenotaph at Congressional
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Wesley Oval Moats (1891-1967) —
also known as W. O. Moats —
of Morgantown, Butler
County, Ky.; Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Morgantown, Butler
County, Ky., November
16, 1891.
Republican. Butler
County Court Clerk; candidate for Presidential Elector for
Kentucky; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 3rd District, 1922; indicted
in 1927 on federal income tax evasion charges.
Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., January
17, 1967 (age 75 years, 62
days).
Interment at Riverview Cemetery, Morgantown, Ky.
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Relatives: Son
of John McHenry 'Mack' Moats and Olivia B. (Whobrey) Moats; married
to Arta Pearl Enbry. |
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memorial |
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Thomas Alfred Mathis (1869-1958) —
also known as Thomas A. Mathis; "Cap'n
Tom" —
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, 1910-11, 1914-15, 1923-31,
1942-46; delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey,
1928,
1940,
1944;
secretary
of state of New Jersey, 1931-41.
Indicted
for tax evasion by a federal grand jury in 1937.
He killed
himself, by self-inflicted gunshot,
in Toms River, Ocean
County, N.J., May 18,
1958 (age 88 years, 345
days).
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.
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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Image source:
New York Red Book 1936 |
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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.
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"; there
were more than 6,000 titles, mostly literature, biography,
self-improvement, and other educational topics, to make them widely
accessible to the public; all together, from 1919 to 1951, over 500
million copies were printed and sold; 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). Possibly suicide,
but the coroner ruled his death to be accidental.
Interment at Cedarville
Cemetery, Cedarville, Ill.
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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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Relatives:
Married 1932 to Vivian
Moore. |
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article |
| | | Image source: The Militant, December 8,
1958 |
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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.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Illinois at-large, 1941-43, 1947-49; Illinois
state treasurer, 1943-45, 1951-53; Republican candidate for secretary
of state of Illinois, 1944 (primary), 1948; served in the U.S.
Navy during World War II; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Illinois, 1952
(Honorary
Vice-President; speaker),
1956,
1960
(speaker);
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 (b. 1909) —
of Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn.; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Algood, Putnam
County, Tenn., September
5, 1909.
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.
Burial location unknown.
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Louis Charles Miriani (1897-1987) —
also known as Louis C. Miriani —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., January
1, 1897.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer; mayor
of Detroit, Mich., 1957-62; indicted
in 1966 for evading federal taxes on income he failed to
report in 1959-62; tried and convicted
in 1968; following unsuccessful appeals, he served almost a year in
federal
prison; released in 1971.
Italian
ancestry.
Died in Pontiac, Oakland
County, Mich., October
18, 1987 (age 90 years, 290
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Holy
Sepulchre Cemetery, Southfield, Mich.
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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.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;
vice-president, A & C Tailoring
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, Holy
Name Society; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Urban
League; NAACP; Elks; 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.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Essex County, 1927; 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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Relatives: Son
of Mary Freda. |
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Cornelius Edward Gallagher (1921-2018) —
also known as Neil Gallagher —
of Bayonne, Hudson
County, N.J.
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; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1968.
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 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.
Died in Monroe Township, Middlesex
County, N.J., October
17, 2018 (age 97 years, 229
days).
Interment at Marksboro
Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Blairstown, N.J.
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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,
1968;
candidate for Presidential Elector for New Jersey.
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.
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; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member of Arkansas
state senate, 1952-60, 1964-74; expelled 1974; candidate for Governor of
Arkansas, 1954.
As a state senator, he was instrumental in locating many state
agencies in Faulkner County. Convicted
in December 1972 on federal tax charges;
fined
$5,000 and sentenced to three years probation;
expelled
from the 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).
Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery, Conway, Ark.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles C. Jones and Cora (Henry) Jones; married 1947 to
Elizabeth Relya. |
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memorial |
| | | Image source: Campaign palm card
(1972) |
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Nelson Gerard Gross (1932-1997) —
also known as Nelson G. Gross —
of Hackensack, Bergen
County, N.J.; Saddle River, Bergen
County, N.J.
Born January
9, 1932.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Bergen County, 1962-63;
candidate for New
Jersey state senate District 13, 1965; 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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Relatives: Son
of Albert Gross. |
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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.
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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Relatives:
Married to Marion Anastasio. |
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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.
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 (1928-2013) —
also known as "The Lion of Linden" —
of Linden, Union
County, N.J.
Born in Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y., February
6, 1928.
Democrat. Florist;
mayor
of Linden, N.J., 1968-83, 1991-2006; defeated, 2006; 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 (21st District 1978-81, 20th
District 1982-83); 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.
Died, from leukemia,
in Trinitas Hospital,
Elizabeth, Union
County, N.J., October
23, 2013 (age 85 years, 259
days).
Burial location unknown.
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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.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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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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Harry E. Claiborne (c.1918-2004) —
of Las Vegas, Clark
County, Nev.
Born in McRae, White
County, Ark., about 1918.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Nevada
state house of representatives, 1950; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Nevada, 1964; U.S.
District Judge for Nevada, 1979-86; convicted
in 1984 of tax evasion, and sentenced
to two years in prison;
impeached
in 1986 by the U.S. House and convicted
(removed from office) by the Senate.
Died from a self-inflicted
gunshot
wound, in Las Vegas, Clark
County, Nev., January
19, 2004 (age about 86
years).
Burial location unknown.
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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.
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).
Interment at Rosehill Cemetery, Cleburne, Tex.
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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.
Democrat. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 34th District, 1962; 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: Son
of Peter Alexander and Rita (Rouatcos) Alexander; married 1957 to
Elizabeth Strates. |
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Lyndon Hermyle LaRouche Jr. (1922-2018) —
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.
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,
2004;
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.
Died in 2018
(age about
95 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Clarence M. Mitchell III (b. 1939) —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., December
14, 1939.
Democrat. Member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1963-66; member of Maryland
state senate District 10, 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.
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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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 2014.
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Nicholas James Mavroules (1929-2003) —
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; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Massachusetts, 1976;
U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 6th District, 1979-93;
defeated, 1992.
Greek
Orthodox. Greek
ancestry. Member, Kiwanis;
Rotary.
Pleaded
guilty in 1993 to charges
of tax fraud and accepting
gratuities while in office; sentenced
to prison.
Died in Salem, Essex
County, Mass., December
25, 2003 (age 74 years, 54
days).
Interment at Cedar Grove Cemetery, Peabody, Mass.
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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.
Democrat. Accountant;
candidate for mayor
of Detroit, Mich., 1985, 1989, 2009, 2013 (primary), 2021
(primary); candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan, 1990 (13th District), 1992 (15th
District); 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 2021.
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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.
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 2014.
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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 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 Jacob Hirschfeld (1919-2005) —
also known as Abraham J. Hirschfeld; Abe Hirschfeld;
"Honest Abe" —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Miami Beach, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla.
Born in Tarnow, Poland,
December
12, 1919.
Real
estate developer; hotel
owner; candidate for U.S.
Senator from New York, 1974 (Democratic primary), 1976
(Democratic primary), 2004 (Builders); candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 14th District, 1992 (Independent
Fusion), 1994 (Democratic primary); Republican candidate for borough
president of Manhattan, New York, 1997; 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. Indicted
in 2000 of trying to hire
a hit man to kill
his former business partner Stanley Stahl; also charged
with tax evasion; briefly jailed
for violating
a court order against discussing the trial with the media;
ultimately convicted,
and served two years in prison.
Died, from complications of cancer,
in St. Barnabas Hospital,
Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., August
9, 2005 (age 85 years, 240
days).
Burial location unknown.
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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 2014.
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John A. Lynch Jr. (b. 1938) —
of New Brunswick, Middlesex
County, N.J.
Born in New Brunswick, Middlesex
County, N.J., 1938.
Democrat. Mayor
of New Brunswick, N.J., 1979-91; member of New
Jersey state senate 17th District, 1982-2001; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1996;
pleaded
guilty in 2006 to tax evasion and mail fraud over failing
to report $150,000 in income; sentenced to
prison; released in 2009.
Still living as of 2009.
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Stephen Ernest Stockman (b. 1956) —
also known as Steve Stockman —
of Beaumont, Jefferson
County, Tex.
Born in Bloomfield Hills, Oakland
County, Mich., November
14, 1956.
Republican. Accountant;
U.S.
Representative from Texas 9th District, 1995-97; defeated, 1992
(9th District), 1996 (9th District), 2006 (22nd District); candidate
for Texas
railroad commissioner, 1998; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Texas, 2014; arrested
in March 2017 and charged
in federal court on multiple counts, including obtaining $1.25 millon
under
false pretenses, money
laundering, making false
statements to the FEC, not reporting income on his tax
return; tried
starting in January 2018; convicted
in April of 23 felonies; sentenced
to ten years in prison
and ordered to pay more than $1 million restitution.
Baptist.
Member, National Rifle
Association.
Still living as of 2020.
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