When I saw the title, I worried how much space a single post can take up on the board without making it crash! :-)
On Jan 19, 10:13 am, Cosmo <[email protected]> wrote: > Indicted / Convicted/ Pled Guilty > > > > *Eric G. Andell- deputy undersecretary in charge of newly created Office of > Safe and Drug-Free Schools (previously senior adviser to Secretary of > Education Rod Paige) -pleaded guiltyto one count of conflict of interest for > using government travel for personal causes and was sentenced to one year of > probation, 100 hours of community service, and fined $5,000. > > > > *Claude Allen- Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy- resigned, pled > guilty toshopliftingfrom Target stores. > > > > *Lester Crawford- Commissioner, FDA -resignedin late September 2005 after > only two months on the job. On October 17th, hepleadedguilty to two > misdemeanor counts, making afalse writing and conflict of interest. On > February 27, 2007, Crawford wassentencedto to three years of probation and > was fined $90,000. > > > > *Brian Doyle- Deputy Press Secretary, Department of Homeland Security - > Resigned in wake of child sex scandal. Doyle wasarrestedon April 4th, 2006 > and pleaded no contest on September 19, 2006 to seven counts of use of a > computer to seduce a child and sixteen counts of transmitting harmful > material to a minor. On November 17th, 2006 Brian Doyle wassentencedto five > years in state prison and ten years of probation. He will also need to > register as a sex offender. > > > > *Steven Griles- Deputy Secretary at the Interior Department - is the > highest-ranked administration official yetconvictedin the Jack Abramoff > scandal. In March 2007, Griles pleaded guilty to lying about his role in the > Jack Abramoff scandal. Sentenced to 10 months incarceration. > > > > *John T. Korsmo– Chairman of the Federal Housing Finance Board from 2002 to > 2004 –pleaded guiltyin 2005 to lying to the Senate and an inspector general. > He swore he had no idea how a list of presidents for FHFB-regulated banks > were invited to a fundraiser for his friend’s congressional campaign. On the > invites, Korsmo was listed as the “Special Guest.” Got 18 months of probation > and a $5,000 fine. > > > > *Scooter Libby- Vice President Dick Cheney’s chief of staff - resigned after > being indicted for lying to a grand jury and investigators in connection with > the investigation stemming from the leak of Valerie Wilson’s covert CIA > operative’s identity.Convictedon four of five counts, making him the > highest-ranking White House official to be convicted of a felony since the > Iran-contra scandal. Sentenced to thirty months imprisonment and a fine of > $250,000. On July 2nd, after a judge decided that Libby would remain in > prison during the appeals process, President Bush commuted Libby’s sentence > by removing the thirty months in prison. > > > > *David Safavian- former head of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy at > the Office of Management and Budget -convictedof lying to ethics officials > and Senate investigators about his ties to lobbyist Jack Abramoff. On October > 27, 2006, he was sentenced to 18 months in prison. He is currently appealing > the ruling. > > > > *Robert Stein- former comptroller and funding officer for the now disbanded > Coalition Provisional Authority, Southern Central Region in Al-Hillah, Iraq > -pleaded guiltyto conspiracy, bribery, conspiracy to commit money laundering, > possession of a machine gun, and being a felon in possession of a fire arm. > On January 30, 2007 Stein was sentenced to nine years in prison and ordered > to forfeit $3.6 million. > > > > *Roger Stillwell- desk officer, Interior Department -pleaded guiltyto failing > to report Redskins tickets and free dinners from Jack Abramoff. > > > > Resigned Due to Investigation, Pending Investigation or Allegations of > Impropriety > > > > *Philip Cooney- chief of staff, White House Council on Environmental Quality > - a former oil industry lawyer with no scientific expertise, > Cooneyresignedafter it was revealed he had watered down reports on global > warming. > > > > *George Deutsch- press aide, NASA -resignedamid allegations he prevented the > agency’s top climate scientist from speaking publicly about global warming. > > > > *Michael Elston- chief of staff to Deputy Attorney General Paul McNulty - > announced hisresignationon June 15, 2007. Despite allegations that he’d > threatened at least four of the eight fired US Attorneys, McNulty said Elston > had served the Justice Department “with distinction for nearly eight years.” > > > > *Kyle Dustin “Dusty” Foggo- appointed executive director of the CIA, the > agency’s third-highest post, in October 2004 -resignedand was > ultimatelyindictedon bribery charges related to the Duke Cunningham scandal. > > > > *Alberto Gonzales- former Attorney General -resignedwithout explanation > amidst investigations of the firings of U.S. Attorneys, the politicization of > the Justice Department, warrantless surveillance, and the torture and > mistreatment of detainees. > > > > *Monica Goodling- former Justice Department liaison to the White House and > senior counsel to Attorney General Alberto Gonzales -resignedon April 7, 2007 > amidst the investigation of the firings of U.S. Attorneys. > > > > *Michelle Larson Korsmo- deputy chief of staff, Department of Labor - Helped > her husband (see John Korsmo, above) with his donor scam. Quietly left her > Labor plum job in February 2004, about two weeks before news broke that she > and her husband were the targets of a criminal probe. > > > > *Howard “Cookie” Krongard- former State Department inspector general > —accusedof not properly investigating State Department contractor fraud in > Iraq and Afghanistan; of retaliating against whistleblowers in his own > office; and of not telling the truth about his knowledge of his brother’s > ties with Blackwater, a State Department contractor. Faced with a possible > perjury investigation, Howard Krongard resigned on December 7, 2007. > > > > *Julie Macdonald- former deputy assistant secretary for fish, wildlife and > parks at the Interior Department -resignedin May 2007 after an “inspector > general’s report found she had improperly leaked information to private > organizations, bullied staff scientists and broken federal rules.” The > Department of the Interior is investigating many of her decisions regarding > endangered species; so far seven have been overturned. > > > > *Paul McNulty- Deputy Attorney General for the Department of Justice > –resigned, after questions about his involvement in the U.S. attorney firings > and his testimony to Congress about the firings. > > > > *Richard Perle- Chairman, Defense Policy Board -resignedfrom Pentagon > advisory panel amid conflict-of-interest charges. > > > > *Susan Ralston- assistant, White House - resigned amidst revelations that she > had accepted thousands of dollars in gifts from Abramoff without compensating > him, counter to White House ethics rules. > > > > *Janet Rehnquist- inspector general, Department of Health and Human Services > -resignedon June 1, 2003 in the face of an investigation into her alleged > efforts to block a politically dangerous probe on behalf of the Bush family. > > > > *James Roche- secretary, U.S. Air Force -resignedin the wake of the Boeing > tanker lease scandal, after it was revealed he had rather crudely pushed for > Boeing to win a $23 billion contract. > > > > *Kyle Sampson-former chief of staff for Attorney General Alberto Gonzales > -resignedamidst the investigation of the firings of U.S. Attorneys. > > > > *Joseph Schmitz- Inspector General, Defense - Resigned amid charges he > personally intervened to protect top political appointees. > > > > *Bradley Schlozman-resignedfrom his third and final post with the Justice > Department after accusations of actively politicizing the department. He’s > currently under investigation by the Department’s inspector general. > > > > *Thomas Scully- Administrator, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services - > shortly after Scully resigned in 2003, an investigation by the Department of > Health and Human Services inspector general found that Scully had pressured > the agency’s actuary to underestimate the full cost of the Medicare reform > bill by approximately $100 billion until after Congress passed the bill into > law. Scully was also hit with conflict of interest charges by the U.S. > attorney’s office for billing CMS for expenses incurred during a job search > while he still headed the agency. He settled those charges by paying $9,782. > > > > *David Smith- deputy assistant secretary for fish, wildlife, and parks, > Interior Department -resignedon July 21, 2006 after shooting a buffalo and > accepting its skeletal remains and meat as an illegal gratuity. He eventually > paid over $3,000 for the dead buffalo, but only after the internal inquiry > had commenced. The Department of Interior inspector general also noted in a > May 16, 2006 report that Smith’s involvement in the designation of Houston as > a port of entry for imported wildlife in order to benefit a friend was > inappropriate. > > > > *John Tanner- Voting Rights Section Chief, Justice Department -resignedin > December of 2007 and moved to the Office of Special Counsel for > Immigration-Related Unfair Employment Practices. Already under suspicion for > aiding efforts to politicize the voting section, the bumbling proponent of > voter identification laws angered lawmakers with his comments that such laws > actually discriminate against white voters because“minorities die first”. > Even more impressive washis apologyfor the comment. The DoJ’s Office of > Professional Responsibility is currently investigatinghis travel habitsand > those of his deputy. > > > > *Sara Taylor- Deputy Assistant to the President and Director of Political > Affairs at the White House, where she was Karl Rove´s top aide > -resignedamidst the U.S. attorneys investigation and other probes of Rove´s > alleged politicization of the government. > > > > *Ken Tomlinson- Board Chairman, Corporation for Public Broadcasting; member, > Broadcasting Board of Governors -resignedat the release of an inspector > general report concluding he had broken laws in spending CPB money to hire > politically connected consultants to search for “bias” without consulting the > board. At BBG, a separate investigationfoundhe was running a “horse racing > operation” out of his office, and continuing to hire politically-wired > individuals to do “consulting” work for him. After being nominated and > serving another term, he finally stepped down from that spot earlier this > year. > > > > *Carl Truscott- Director, Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Bureau > -resigned. A report by the Justice Department’s inspector general found that > Truscott wasted tens of thousands of dollars on luxuries, wasted millions on > whimsical management decisions and violated ethics rules by ordering > employees to help his nephew with a high school video project. > > > > *Paul Wolfowitz- World Bank President -resignedin May 2007 after a committee > report found that he broke ethics rules by giving his girlfriend a > substantial raise. > > > > Nomination Failed Due to Scandal > > > > *Linda Chavez- nominated, Secretary of Labor - withdrew her nomination in > January 2001 amidstrevelationsthat an illegal immigrant lived in her home and > worked for her in the early 1990s. Chavezblamedwhat she said were the > “search-and-destroy” politics of Washington. > > > > *Timothy Flanigan- nominated, Deputy Attorney General (also Alberto Gonzales’ > top deputy at the White House) -withdrewhis nomination in October 2005 > amidstrevelationsthat he’d worked closely with lobbyist Jack Abramoff when he > was General Counsel for Corporate and International Law at Tyco, which was a > client of Abramoff’s. > > > > *Bernard Kerik- nominated, Secretary, Department of Homeland Security - > withdrew his nomination amidst a host of corruption allegations. Eventually > pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor relating to improper gifts totaling tens of > thousands of dollars while he was a New York City official in the late > 1990’s. Subsequently, on November 8, 2007, Kerik wasindictedon sixteen counts > for bribery, tax fraud, and false statements with a maximum sentence of142 > years and more than $5 million in fines. Kerik has pleaded not guilty. For a > rundown of Kerik’s myriad indiscretions, check outTPM’s Ultimate Kerik > Scandal List!. > > > > *William Mercer- the former associate deputy attorney general and US Attorney > for Montana -withdrew his nominationto be the permanent number three official > at the Department of Justice on June 22, 2007 due to his role in the U.S. > attorney firings. > > > > *Hans von Spakovsky- Commissioner, FEC - nomination to another term after his > recess appointmentfaileddue to allegations that he’d worked at the Justice > Department to suppress minority voter turnout. > > > > Under Investigation But Still in Office > > > > *Stuart Bowen- Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction (SIGIR) - > was once admired for his successes while investigating allegations of waste > and fraud in Iraq, but now employee allegations have prompted four > governmentinvestigationsinto the Office of the Special Inspector General for > Iraq Reconstruction (SIGIR). > > > > *Lurita Doan- Administrator of the U.S. General Services Administration - > still in office, despite investigations by both the Office of Special Counsel > and the House oversight committee that found that Doan had “crossed the line” > by suggesting that the GSA use its resources to help Republicans get elected. > > > > *Alfonso Jackson- Secretary of Housing and Urban Development - > followingreportsthat Jackson told a business group in April 2006 that he once > canceled a contract after the contractor criticized President Bush, an > investigation by the HUD inspector general found that while Jackson told his > deputies to favor Bush supporters, there was “no direct proofthat a contract > was actually awarded or rescinded because of political affiliation.” Asecond, > criminal investigationwas triggered in part by Jackson’s claim before > Congress in May 2007 that “I don’t touch contracts.” That probe, now before a > federal grand jury, has turned up evidence that Jackson may indeed have > touched contracts - and steered them towards friends. > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. 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