Republican Felonies, Page 1 - Republican Offenders 1998

March 13, 2008

Long time Republican supporter
from Fort Collins Colorado, Rick
D. Van Vleet, allegedly bilked
nearly $3 million from investors
by promising an unusual high
rate of return on a $10,000
investment in a kiosk Music
Machine. Associates called it a
classic Ponzi scheme. He was
indicted by a grand jury on five
counts of securities fraud and
two counts of theft of more than
$15,000. All are class 3 felonies,
and Van Vleet, 63, could face 84
years in prison and more than
$5 million in fines.

Music machine scam alleged
Fort Collins resident could face prison time

February 11, 2008

Kaufman County Republican Sheriff's
Candidate Eddie Frankum was indicted for
been charged with sexually harassing and
illegally detaining women during his tenure as
chief of police in Pelican Bay.

Sheriff candidate Frankum surrenders, posts bail on Tarrant
County charges

January 15, 2008

Asbury Park (NJ) Councilman, Republican John J. Hamilton Jr.
was charged with having a contractor install a driveway, valued at
between $5,000 and $6,000, at his home in exchange for a promise
to steer contracts his way. He later sought a phony receipt for
$1,000 from the contractor, in case he had to explain the new
driveway. After a mistrial, Hamilton has been awaiting a re-trial
which has been set back due to health problems with a witness in
the case. The new trial has been set for spring of 2008.

11 Officials in New Jersey Snared After 4-Year Operation by
F.B.I.

Star witness' injury delays bribery trial

November 28, 2007

Major Republican fundraiser for Mitt Romney, Alan Fabian is
charged with 23 counts of bankruptcy fraud, mail fraud, money
laundering, obstruction of justice, and perjury arising from a $32
million computer leasing scheme.

Romney Fundraiser quits after indictment

Alan Fabian Indicted for Tax Fraud

November 4, 2007

Republican Orange
County Sheriff Michael S.
Carona, a conservative
Christian, has been
indicted on charges of
receiving gifts including a
boat, boxing tickets, and
over $112,000 in cash in
illegal, all unreported.

Officially its 10 counts of conspiracy, mail fraud and tampering with a
grand jury witness. His wife, Deborah Carona, has been indicted on
one count of conspiracy. His alleged long-time former mistress,
attorney Debra V. Hoffman, has been charged on eight counts of
conspiracy, mail fraud and bankruptcy fraud.

Indictment tarnishes Sheriff Carona

March. 27, 2007

Republican Pennsylvania State Senator
Robert Regola was indicted on gun
charges in connection with the death of a
teenage neighbor who was shot with the
senator's gun.

Pa. lawmaker faces charges in teen's death
State senator's handgun was used in 14-year-old neighbor's
suicide

Police descend on home of state Sen. Robert Regola

March 27, 2007

Republican David Stockman,
Ronald Reagan's budget director
was "indicted on charges of
defrauding investors and banks of
$1.6 billion while chairman of Collins
& Aikman Corp., an auto parts maker
that collapsed days after he quit"

His trial is set for March 21, 2008. His co-conspirators named in the
indictment are former Collins & Aikman Vice Chairman J. Michael
Stepp, ex- Controller for Collins & Aikman, David R. Cosgrove, and
a former director of financial analysis Paul C. Barnaba.

He was arrested for “Conspiracy To Commit Securities Fraud, Make
False Statements In
Annual and Quarterly Reports, Make False Entries In Books And
Records, Lie To Auditors, Commit Bank Fraud, Wire Fraud, and
Obstruction of An Agency Proceeding.”

Click here for the indictment

Four of the eight people charged have already pleaded guilty.

David Stockman charged with fraud

March 2, 2007

Republican and Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration,
Lester Crawford pleaded guilty to conflict-of-interest charges in
connection with stock he owned in companies regulated by the
F.D.A. On February 27, 2007, Crawford was sentenced to three
years of supervised probation and ordered to pay $90,000.

Ex-F.D.A. Chief Pleads Guilty in Stock Case

Former FDA Commissioner Crawford Sentence Includes
Supervised Probation, $90K In Fines

October 27, 2006

Miami-Dade Country Commissioner,
Republican Miram Alonos pleaded guilty to
20 felonies for looting campaign accounts in
1998 and 1999 and trying to cover up the
crimes and charges that she looted her
campaign accounts of more than $100,000.

She was sentenced to 4 1/2 months and force her and her husband
had to pay the county $250,000 in restitution.

Alonso pleads guilty, says she is sorry

September 16, 2006

President of the Monmouth County Board of Taxation, Republican
John E. "Jack" Westlake pleaded guilty to a single charge of tax
evasion by failing to declare $350,000 in income. Westlake admitted
the money came from a payment his Alma Ltd. received from an
unnamed developer in 1999 when the developer was paid their
share of the proceeds from selling land to Middlesex County for
$800,000. Westlake was sentenced to three months in federal
prison, a fine of $30,000 and spend seven months under house
arrest after completing his prison term.

Lynch admits taking bribe

February 9, 2008

Republican Matt Kelty, Mayoral candidate in
Fort Wayne, IN., has been charged with nine
counts of breaking campaign finance laws and
perjury. His trial is tentatively set for August of
2008.

Kelty gets August trial penciled inDismissal motion is denied;
appeal tries could delay start

December 10, 2007

Missouri Republican State
Representative Nathan Cooper
pleaded guilty to two federal felony
charges related to a scheme to
illegally direct work visas to
employees of some clients at his
law practice. He was sentenced to
15 months in prison.

Former state rep sentenced to 15 months in prison

April 8, 2008

West Carrollton councilwoman, Republican Jody Jones, has been
indicted on felony charges of receiving stolen property. Investigators
found thousands of dollars in merchandise in her store.

Charges Approved Against West Carrollton Councilwoman

March 24, 2008

Republican District Attorney of
Rockwall County Texas, Ray
Sumrow was convicted of theft.
The jury could not reach a
verdict on the charges of
records tampering and forgery.
Sumrow was sentenced to 4
years in prison and fined $9652,
plus court costs.

Rockwall County DA Ray Sumrow convicted of theft
Jury convicts Sumrow of theft but not records tampering,
forgery

Rockwall D.A. Sentenced To 4 Years In Prison

April 18, 2008

Republican candidate for the 5th
Congressional District in Pennsylvania,
Derek Walker, has been arrested and
charged with felony burglary, criminal
trespass, misdemeanor disorderly conduct,
stalking and four counts of invasion of
privacy. Charges involved his relationship
with his ex-girlfriend.

Charges filed against congressional candidate Walker