Oh, the list is much, much longer - 399 to be exact. I thought I'd spare both boards from the crash.
http://www.netrootsmass.net/hughs-bush-scandals-list/ On Jan 19, 9:17 am, wncs <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 > > ... > > read more »- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
