22 tracked public-corruption cases involving conspiracy — federal, state, and local.
Lawson B. Watson and Amos Durham were sentenced for their roles in a public corruption scheme orchestrated by former Spartanburg County Sheriff Chuck Wright, who was sentenced to 41 months in federal prison.
Chokwe Antar Lumumba, mayor of Jackson, Mississippi, pleaded guilty to conspiracy in connection with a real estate bribery scheme involving six-figure bribes related to real estate transactions.
Charles Wright, former sheriff of Spartanburg County, was sentenced to 41 months in federal prison after being convicted of conspiracy to commit theft concerning programs receiving federal funds, conspiracy to commit wire fraud, and obtaining controlled substances by misrepresentation.
A former mayor of Mississippi's capital city and a former City Council president pleaded guilty to conspiracy in connection with an alleged bribery scheme involving a development project, with sentencing scheduled for October 15.
The former mayor of Jackson, Mississippi, the former city council president, and a former district attorney pleaded guilty to conspiracy in connection with a bribery scheme involving a development project. Two additional individuals had previously pleaded guilty to bribery charges in the same matter.
A former Great Falls town council member, former town administrator, and police chief are charged with allegedly placing unauthorized tracking devices on vehicles using town resources and a town credit card to reimburse approximately $1,212.94 for the tracking service.
Luis A. Jiménez-Guzmán, a Puerto Rico Department of Treasury employee, pleaded guilty to bribery conspiracy involving the loss of approximately 5 million dollars in Puerto Rico tax revenue.
Two individuals were sentenced in connection with an alleged bribery conspiracy involving a former Wayne County Treasurer's Office employee and a local non-profit director.
Robert Barham, former Secretary of the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, was sentenced to 27 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to conspiracy to accept illegal kickbacks in connection with the awarding of government contracts.
Jody Owens, a Mississippi district attorney, pleaded guilty to bribery conspiracy after accepting approximately $115,000 in cash and facilitating over $80,000 in payments to co-conspirators, including contributions to a mayoral reelection campaign, following an FBI sting operation.
A Mississippi district attorney pleaded guilty to bribery conspiracy and resigned from office.
A former New Orleans police officer was convicted of conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud, wire fraud, conspiracy to use interstate commerce in aid of bribery, use of interstate commerce in aid of bribery, and making a false statement to a federal agent.
A real estate developer is charged with bribery of Newark, New Jersey city employees and conspiracy to sell law enforcement identification cards bearing Department of Homeland Security insignia.
Yuanjun Tang pleaded guilty to conspiring to act as an unregistered agent of the People's Republic of China in the United States.
David Duggin pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit offenses against the United States by soliciting and accepting kickbacks in connection with intelligence community contracting.
A former Intelligence Community contractor pleaded guilty to conspiring to commit offenses against the United States by soliciting and accepting kickbacks.
The defendants are charged with orchestrating bid rigging conspiracies affecting Mississippi public schools. A federal grand jury returned an indictment against the sports equipment company owners and sales professional for the alleged scheme.
Former Florida Rep. David Rivera and consultant Esther Nuhfer were convicted of conspiracy and violating the Foreign Agents Registration Act by secretly lobbying for the Venezuelan government to influence U.S. lawmakers.
Two active-duty U.S. Army soldiers and one former soldier are charged with conspiracy to commit bribery and theft of government property. The former soldier is additionally charged with conspiracy to obtain and transmit national defense information to an unauthorized individual.
The owner of a New York-based budget and procurement consulting company was sentenced to six months in prison for allegedly rigging bids involving the New York City Department of Education.
A Turkish national and German national are charged with participating in an alleged bribery scheme related to military contracts involving NATO.
Greg Lindberg was sentenced to 12 years in prison for his role in a bribery conspiracy and multibillion-dollar fraud conspiracy that allegedly bankrupted multiple insurance companies with thousands of unpaid policyholder victims.