High-ranking NYC police officials charged in corruption case
By TOM HAYS and JAKE PEARSON Charges brought against four men arrested Monday in a widening city corruption probe include lurid claims that a top police official roomed with a…
Campaign finance improprieties
New Mexico secretary of state due in court on fraud charges
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN One of New Mexico’s highest-ranking state officials is expected to enter a plea Tuesday to charges that she funneled campaign contributions to her personal bank accounts…
Jeb Bush prepares to give traditional campaign a makeover
By THOMAS BEAUMONT The traditional presidential campaign may be getting a dramatic makeover in Jeb Bush’s bid for the White House as he prepares to turn some of a campaign’s…
Ex-Rhode Island speaker to plead guilty to federal charges
Former House Speaker Gordon Fox was charged and agreed to plead guilty to bribery, wire fraud and filing a false tax return following an investigation that included a dramatic federal…
Feds urge Former Connecticut Gov. John G. Rowland sentence of more than 3 years
By MICHAEL MELIA Feds urge Former Connecticut Gov. John G. Rowland sentence of more than 3 years Rowland, who resigned as governor in 2004 over another corruption scandal, was convicted…
FRANCE’S SARKOZY CLEARED IN CAMPAIGN FINANCE CASE
By JAMEY KEATEN FILE – This April 26, 2012 photo shows former French President Nicolas Sarkozy delivering a speech during an electoral meeting for the second round of the presidential…
SUPREME COURT TERM BEGINS WITH CONTENTIOUS TOPICS
By MARK SHERMAN FILE – In this June 27, 2012, file photo law enforcement officers set up a perimeter controls in front of the U.S. Supreme Court on the eve…
JACKSON JR.’S FUR CAPES, MEMORABILIA GO TO AUCTION
FILE – In this Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2013, file photo, former Illinois Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. and his wife, Sandra, arrive at federal court in Washington, to learn their fates…