Republican Mayor Richard R. Goyette pleaded guilty to extortion and bribery. He was sentenced to two years in prison and one year of community confinement.
Republican Mayor of Ocean Township, NJ, Terance Weldon pleaded guilty to accepting $64,000 from three developers in return for his help in gaining zoning approvals in the township.
The judge in the case threw out the prosecutor’s plea for leniency and Weldon was sentenced to nearly 5 years in prison.
Montana Gubernatorial candidate Pat Davison pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for securities fraud. He defrauded at least 13 victims of $8.6 million.
Keyport (NJ) Republican Mayor, John Merla, was acquitted in 1992 of a $10,000 bribe. On Jan. 17th he pleaded guilty to accepting a $2,500 bribe in exchange for lucrative municipal contracts. He was sentenced to 22 months, three year probation and a $20,000 fine.
Mayor of St. Peters, MO, Republican Shawn Brown pleaded guilty to charges of threatening to veto an ordinance authorizing the city to purchase digital red light and speeding enforcement systems unless the company paid him a bribe. He was sentenced to 18 months in prison.
Middletown Committeeman, Republican Raymond O’Grady, who was the director of the county motor pool for the County of Monmouth was sentenced to 43 months in prison for extorting and accepting $8,000 in bribes.
Republican Richard Iadanza, 51, former Neptune committeeman pleaded guilty to taking $3,000 in bribes. He was sentenced to 4 months in prison and a $4,000 fine.
Republican county committeeman in Middletown, Joseph "Joey Buses" McCurnin, 65, former Monmouth County transportation operations manager, pleaded guilty to aiding in the extortion of a $1,000
bribe. He was sentenced to 3 months in a federal prison and he had to pay a $3,000 fine, and three months house arrest following his release.
Alaskan Republican Rep. Tom Anderson was indicted by a federal grand jury on seven felony counts of extortion, bribery, conspiracy, and money laundering involving allegations that he took bribes of nearly $13,000 in return for using his official position as a legislator to advocate for private prisons. He was sentenced to five years in prison.
