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Hall of Shame NEW YORK CORRUPTION EXTENSIVE REPORTING BY VARIOUS NEWS SOURCES VARIOUS NEWS - REPORTS AND THE FEDS - 2016 Suspect Corruption in CT Call the Feds Here is a list of some of the cases investigated by the Feds in CT Feds Investigate CT - Review their cases - 2016 Ohio Has New Ethics Strategy Public Shaming Politicians Governing.com - Staff - Sept 2015 Manhattan US Attorney says Albany Politicians are Corrupt Follow the corruption exposed since the Moreland Commission formed in 2013 Various - News Publications - Oct 2015 Former Virginia Gov Corruption Conviction Upheld Brazil Oil Giant Faces Fine of 98 Billion Dollars Shareholder Lawsuit in US Over Corruption Scheme Various News - Publications - July 2015 Rooting Out Corruption in Connecticut FBI Will Do What Our State Officials Will Not Federation of CT - Taxpayers - 2015 VISIT THE WEBSITE OF THE FBI And Research Public Corruption FBI - Website - Feb 2015 Recent FBI Convictions As Feds Return to Root Out Corruption in Connecticut Various - Publications - Feb 2015 Chris Donovan Lands Job with CEA View Reports on Scandal Involving those Involved in Donovan Campaign. Donovan was never implicated. CtNewsJunkie.com - Staff - Dec 2014 Newton Convicted On Three charges of illegal practices in campaign financing CTPost - Michael Mayko - Jan 2015 Rowland and His Clients sentencing dates delayed Complaint that prosecutors withheld evidence from Rowland lawyers News - Publications - Jan 2015 Winchester Finance Director Sentenced for Stealing from Town Timeline of The Rise and Fall of Henry Centrella Various News - Publications - April 2014 Shelton Feds Close Corruption Investigation thehour.com - staff - May 28 2014 Corruption Issues Throughout the Country Former Virginia Governor Bob McDonald Sentenced to two years in Prison Various News - Publications - Jan 2015 ProPublica Inside the New York Fed Secret Recordings and a Culture Clash ProPublica - Staff - Sept 2014 DOJ Pays 4000 Employees to do Union Work At Taxpayers Expense Washington Examiner - Staff - Oct 2014 State Elections Enforcement Commission Slams State Democrats For Attempting to Co Mingle State and Federal Campaign Funds The Federation of - CT Taxpayers - Oct 2014 Connecticut Cannot Shake Corruption as Leaders Resist Reform The Braddock case showed there are buyers and sellers as well as those willing to avert their eyes during the transaction Jennifer Swift - Connecticut Magazine - Aug 2013 GSA corruption more far reaching than suspected says lawmaker Its Las Vegas adventure on the taxpayers dime is tidal wave of corruption mismanagement and waste Jim Kouri - Examiner - April 16, 2012 Feds Seize Records At Embattled Hartford Anti Poverty Agency Focus on program which helped homeowners with home improvement projects they cld not afford Hartford Courant - JON LENDER And CHRISTINE DEMPSEY - April 19, 2012 States with the Most Lax Anti Corruption Laws Most of the states that received high marks have big governments with long histories of corruption and political machinery Connecticut and California fit this description News source - Center for Public Integrity - March 2012 Ex Haiti Official Convicted in US for Corruption Corruption in Germany will cost billions Various News - Sources - March 2012 State With Most Integrity is New Jersey, Center for Public Integrity Study Shows Connecticut is Second Huffington Post - Staff - March 19, 2012 Anti Poverty Agency pays over 100,000 dollars to exec rarely there Community Renewal Team CEO contract runs through 2013 while most time is spent in Florida Jon Lender - Courant - Feb, 2012 East Haven Corruption Goes Right to the Top Report cites bigotry and corruption in the police dept Chris Powell - Journal Inquirer - Dec 2011 Jack Abramoff Proposes Reforms for Corrupt Lobbying He wishes it were illegal for lobbyists or special interests to give money politically - he urges lawmakers and their staffers to stop moving from the public service sector to the influence industry - and More U.S. News and World Report - LAUREN FOX - Feb 2012 Bill DeWeese Convicted In Corruption Case A jury convicted a senior Democrat in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives on all but one of six charges in the latest corruption trial stemming from a five year investigation into the use of taxpayers resources for political purposes. By The Huffington Post - News Editors - Feb 7, 2012 Oil Corruption May Threaten Angola Nigeria Global Witness Says Commerce councilman pleads guilty in corruption case, Jack Abramoff wont name names Various News - Publications - Feb 2012 Corruption on grand scale in insider trading case Law enforcement officials announced charges against seven hedge fund and investment professionals in an insider trading case they called a stunning portrait of organized corruption on a grand scale. CNNMoney - By James OToole - Jan 18, 2012 From ProPublica GULF OIL SPILL BP The BP oil disaster in the Gulf has had untold health, economic and environmental effects. History and Recent Items by ProPublica Includes Spillionaires Powerbroker Loses Re election Bid ProPublica - Staff - Nov 2011 TWO NEWS REPORTS Ex Pa. senator resentenced to 61 months in prison and New York state Assemblyman William Boyland Jr. acquitted Washington Post and - Wall St Journal - Nov 2011 JACK ABRAMOFF The lobbyist playbook Crooked lobbyist Jack Abramoff explains how he asserted his influence in Congress for years, and how such corruption continues today despite ethics reform. 60 Minutes - Leslie Stahl - Nov 6, 2011 No bail yet for Silvester scandal figure who files another appeal A federal judge has yet to rule on a former West Hartford lawyers bid to stay out of jail Journal Inquirer - Don Michak - Oct 8, 2011 Credit crunch grinds down Rowland buddy Robert V. Matthews escaped severe penalties in state scandal but is now mired in bankruptcies - foreclosures and unpaid taxes . Don Michak - Journal Inquirer - Jan 2010 Lawyer gets two years in old state treasury scandal. Spadoni says he will appeal again Charles B. Spadoni a lawyer convicted eight years ago of obstructing justice as the FBI and a grand jury investigated the corrupt former state treasurer Paul Silvester was ordered Friday to serve two years in a federal prison and pay a 50,000 dollar fine. Don Michak - Journal Inquirer - Sept 2, 2011 Appeals court upholds corruption conviction of ex deputy mayor of Jersey City found guilty of accepting 20,000 dollars in bribes while serving as campaign treasurer for Mayor Jerramiah Healy NorthJersey.com - KAREN SUDOL - Sept 2011 JUDGE Eight is enough for ex Speaker Sal DiMasi Sentence slapped on disgraced DiMasi delivered a strong message to Beacon Hill pols that public corruption will be met with a heavy penalty legal experts Boston Herald - By Richard Weir - Sept 10, 2011 Ex Pa. speaker pleads guilty to corruption The onetime speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives pleaded guilty yesterday to eight criminal charges stemming from a public corruption investigation, making him the highest ranking state politician to be convicted in the 4 year inquiry. Boston Globe - Staff - Sept 1, 2011 Bell former leaders are gone but their legacy lingers Bell residents pay one of the highest property tax rates in LA County despite being one of its poorest cities. Homeowners told taxes to go up again to pay for park that will never be built. By Ruben Vives - Los Angeles Times - Aug 30, 2011 The New Watchdogs Can the Web drive investigative journalism in a post newspaper era Conor Friedersdorf is an associate editor - at The Atlantic - Aug 2011 ALABAMA Federal prosecutor says millions caused corruption A prosecutor in the gambling corruption trial told jurors that the defendants offered money for votes to pass progambling legislation because electronic bingo machines were making millions of dollars and they did not want to lose their gravy train. Associated Press Deseret News - By Phillip Rawls - Aug 2011 Labor official resigns amid corruption probe An assistant secretary at the Department of Labor has resigned after an internal investigation found that he improperly steered federal contracts to friends and former colleagues. By SAM HANANEL - Associated Press - July 27, 2011 2 years later, legacy of Operation Bid Rig corruption sting lives on But two years since the biggest federal corruption sting in New Jersey history broke open, the strange and sometimes bizarre criminal case involving dozens of politicians continues to play out By Ted Sherman - The Star Ledger - July 22, 2011 Former China Mobile Exec Sentenced to Death for Corruption For accepting more than 1.15 million dollars in bribes while working at state run telecommunications companies By Damon Poeter - PCMag.com - July 22, 2011 CORRUPTION IN CHINA - HOW PUBLIC OFFICIALS TOOK 120 BILLION DOLLARS AND RAN A report by China central bank found that thousands of Chinese government officials have smuggled billions out of the country and fled mainly to the US highlighting the corruption within a corrupt system. Worldcrunch - Xin Haiguang E.O. - July 23, 2011 UK anti corruption drive has US companies sweating US companies are nervously reviewing their policies on how they wine and dine business contacts abroad in the wake of tough new regulations imposed in Britain. Reuters - Andrea Shalal Esa - July 2011 MURDOCK HACKING SCANDAL Congressman calls for Hill investigation of Murdoch hacking scandal and Much More News Various News - Publications - July 2011 Whitey Bulger Could Spill FBI Corruption Secrets FBI had Shielded Bulger Huffington Post - John Rudolf - July 2011 Ex Mass Speaker Convicted in Corruption Case As a result strong Ethics Laws Enacted. Boston Globe - Staff - July 2011 US Homeland Security agent arrested during federal corruption investigation Investigation revealed she illegally accessed stole and transferred sensitive US gov documents to family members and associates with strong ties to drug trafficking organizations. Channel 6 News - Arizona - July 2011 Connecticut legislative corruption record just not up to Massachusetts standard Of course Connecticut has one corruption distinction in recent years that Massachusetts lacks - a governor ..... Hartford Advocate - By Gregory B. Hladky - June 2011 Agent who arrested CT politicians now seeks House seat Two decades ago Clark chased former Waterbury mayor Joseph Santopietro through the street to arrest him. Associated Press - John Christoffersen - July 2011 How to stop the next Blagojevich - Electronic Eavesdropping and More But it is a tool — one of many — that is not available to state or local prosecutors investigating government corruption in Illinois. Chicago Tribume - ChicagoTribune.com - July 2011 CORRUPTION State and Federal Investigative Agencies are Active Throughout the Country. The Federation of - CT Taxpayer Organizations - 2010 SEC - DiBella transferred asset to wife and wont pay up MDC Commission Chairman William A. DiBella has yet to pay any of the $791,500 in fines imposed by a federal judge 15 months ago... Don Michak - Journal Inquirer - July 2009 MORE CORRUPTION NEWS From Wall Stree to Main Street Various - News Sources - 2009 WHAT COOKED THE WORLD ECONOMY IT WAS NOT YOUR OVERDUE MORTGAGE The Village Voice - James Lieber - 2009 Illinois Corruption Reach as far back into Illinois history as you like and your hands will likely come out dirty. CLAIRE SUDDATH - Time Magazine - Dec 2008 CORRUPTION ABOUNDS News on Corruption News Sources - News Staff - 2008 Trash Industry Corruption ....a lack of state scrutiny allows trash haulers to keep the cost of garbage disposal high NY Times - staff - 2007 Ex State Highway Engineer Pleads Guilty To Taking Corrupt Payments Pertains to the disastrous $50 million taxpayer improvement project on I-84 Hartford Courant - Staff - 2008 Cleanupticut CORRUPTION thrives in Connecticut. In recent years, some of our most prominent politicians have been sent to prison. News - Staff - 2006 Political Scandals Refuse To Go Away in Corrupticut The past few years have revealed so many tales of graft, malfeasance and all purpose criminality by public servants in Connecticut that it is hard to choose the most brazen. Washington Post - staff - July 2006 Ex DOT Official Pleads Guilty First Probe Suspect To Admit Role In No Bid Contracts Scheme, State Money Diversion Staff - Hartford Courant - June 20, 2006 Top Rowland aide, contractor sentenced in corruption case In court the judge and prosecutors said today that they had to send a message to the public at large that corruption must not be tolerated. Staff - WHTN - 2006 Former state senator tried to help mob, prosecutors allege Newton worked with a reputed mobster and his associate to try to stop police raids on businesses and advance their business interests, federal prosecutors alleged AP Staff - Associated Press - Jan 2006 Ex Connecticut Governor Gets 1 Year in Prison for Corruption Prosecutors said Rowland ran a corrupt office, with aides steering state business to companies in exchange for cash, gold coins and expensive gifts AP Staff - Associated Press - 2005 GRAND JURY RETURNS 15 COUNT INDICTMENT Indictment Alleges Public Corruption in Connecticut State Government. View Actual Indictment. Staff - US Attorney Office - 2004 Fraud Charges Reinstated Against Developer A federal appeals court has reinstated a criminal fraud indictment against multimillionaire Hartford developer and philanthropist Anthony D. Autorino. Jon Lender - Hartford Courant - August, 2004 SEC Files Fraud Lawsuit Against DiBella U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filed a civil fraud lawsuit today against former state Senate Majority Leader William DiBella for his dealings with former state Treasurer Paul Silvester. Staff - Associated Press - August, 2004 2003 and 2004 Contracting and Ethics Legislation A summary of 2003 and 2004 legislation on state contracting and ethics. OLR - State of Connecticut - July 2004 Focus On Rowland Stock Rowland had made a significant investment in a company founded by a Hartford entrepreneur who stood to gain the most from the college relocation to Hartford. Jon Lender and Others - Hartford Courant - Jan 29, 2004 Mob link stronger than suspected at company that lost $9 million in state pension money $9 million from the state pension fund now value at just $178. Don Michak - Journal Inquirer - 2003 Calls for a legislative investigation into corruption in the Rowland administration continue to gro Visit the Connecticut Citizens Action Group website for further insight into the improprieties affecting the Rowland administration. Staff - CCAG - Dec 2003 Enron, CRRA, and Cnnecticut Light and Power Contracts Description of the Contracts among CRRA, Enron and CL&P by the State of Conn Office of Legislative Research Kevin E. McCarthy, Principal Analyst - Conn Office of Legislative Research - Jan 31, 2002 How Many Charges Will It Take. And How Much Disgrace Is Too Much. An Editorial by Chris Powell of the Journal Inquirer Chris Powell - Journal Inquirer - Dec 21, 2003 Gifts, Lies Admitted. Gov. Rowland Acknowledges Free Work On Cottage. Jon Lender - Hartford Courant - Dec 13, 2003 New London Day Editorial Subsequent to Governor Rowland admission of lies, newspaper editors have been calling for his resignation. This is one such editorial. Editor - The Day - Dec 13, 2003 Statement of Governor John G. Rowland In the words of Governor Rowland following his admission of lies regarding vacation cottage Governor Rowland - Hartford Courant - Dec 13, 2003 Feds Eyeing Lake House Rowland Cottage Is Subject Of Subpoenas Dave Altimari and Jon Lender - Hartford Courant - Dec 2, 2003 Mob Link to State Pension Fund Loss $9 Million Pension Fund Investment Valued at $178 Don Michak - Journal Inquirer - Oct 3, 2003 From Bad To Worse In Ethics August 31, 2003 Hartford Courant Editorial Governor Rowlands Credit Card Settlement with the Ethics Commission Opinion - Hartford Courant - Aug 31, 2003 Source nytimes.com National Debt Details Welcome Fellow Taxpayers We invite you to join with The Federation of Connecticut Taxpayer Organizations, Inc. (FCTO) and work to Reduce Your State and Local Taxes more...