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Public corruption: Indicted

17 tracked public-corruption cases currently indicted — federal, state, and local, from DOJ + FBI press releases and 230+ news outlets.

Cases
IndictedFederalSDNYJul 1 · 22:36 UTC

USA v. Carone

Frank Carone

Frank Carone is indicted on bribery charges; prosecutors allege he directed former Social Services Commissioner Gary Jenkins to approve a $6 million migrant shelter contract for a Long Island City hotel despite staff objections.

  • Bribery
IndictedFederalSDNYJul 1 · 19:15 UTC

USA v. Carone et al.

Frank Carone, Crystal Chen, Yan Po Zhu · +1 more

Frank Carone, a former aide to New York City Mayor Eric Adams, is alleged to have accepted approximately $120,000 in bribes to influence a $7 million city migrant housing contract. Carone and three co-defendants, including his brother Andrew Carone, hotel owner Yan Po Zhu, and Crystal Chen, were indicted on bribery and fraud charges.

  • Bribery
  • Fraud
IndictedStateNew JerseyJun 26 · 22:58 UTC

USA v. Bollaro

Kevin Bollaro

Franklin Township Police Sergeant Kevin Bollaro is charged with second-degree official misconduct for allegedly knowingly failing to perform his duties to gain a personal advantage in connection with a 2025 murder-suicide.

  • Abuse of office
  • Honest services
IndictedFederalSDNYJun 24 · 22:29 UTC

USA v. Carone

Frank Carone

Frank Carone, an adviser to former Mayor Eric Adams, is indicted on allegations that he accepted approximately $120,000 in bribes from a hotelier.

  • Bribery
IndictedFederalSDNYJun 24 · 16:59 UTC

USA v. Carone

Frank Carone, Anthony Carone, Crystal Chen · +1 more

Frank Carone, a former official in New York City Mayor Eric Adams' administration, is indicted on federal bribery charges for allegedly accepting approximately $120,000 in payments from Chinese nationals in exchange for directing a multimillion-dollar migrant shelter contract to a Queens hotel, with the scheme involving approximately $6.8 million in city funds.

  • Bribery
IndictedFederalEDNYJun 24 · 12:00 UTC

USA v. Carone et al.

Anthony J. Carone, Frank V. Carone, Crystal Chen · +1 more

A 13-count indictment charges four individuals, including the former NYC Mayoral Chief of Staff, with allegedly operating a bribery scheme that exploited federal and city funding designated for migrant shelter services. The charges include fraud, bribery, money laundering, obstruction of justice, and tax fraud.

  • Bribery
  • Fraud
  • Money laundering
  • Obstruction
  • Tax evasion
IndictedStateHaywood County, TNJun 23 · 23:09 UTC

Former Haywood County deputy indicted on rape, misconduct charges

A former Haywood County Sheriff's Office deputy is alleged to have sexually assaulted a woman during a traffic stop and is charged with rape, attempted rape, official misconduct, and tampering with evidence.

  • Abuse of office
  • Obstruction
IndictedStateMonroe County, TNJun 18 · 19:46 UTC

Tenn. sheriff's employees accused of using inmate for private work

Two Monroe County Sheriff's Department employees are alleged to have allowed a trusty inmate to perform work on private property, including at a watercraft repair business where the employees also worked, and to operate county vehicles without supervision. The indictment alleges official misconduct and unlawful use of inmates.

  • Abuse of office
  • Honest services
IndictedFederalWDTNJun 15 · 12:00 UTC

USA v. Tamara Sawyer

Tamara Sawyer

Tamara Sawyer, Shelby County General Sessions Court Clerk, is indicted on six counts alleging she embezzled and stole $44,607.35 in public funds between August 2024 and June 2025.

  • theft
  • Fraud
  • Money laundering
  • Abuse of office
IndictedFederalUSAO-NVJun 10 · 12:00 UTC

USA v. Kromer

Stephen A. Kromer

Stephen A. Kromer, owner of Uprise, LLC, is charged with embezzling over $7.8 million from a federally funded high-speed internet construction project near Lovelock, Nevada. The indictment alleges 16 felony counts including embezzlement of government property, federal program theft, money laundering, and presenting false documents.

  • Fraud
  • Money laundering
  • Abuse of office
IndictedFederalEDLAApr 29 · 23:12 UTC

USA v. Hutson

Susan Hutson

Susan Hutson, Sheriff of Orleans Parish, is indicted on 30 counts of malfeasance and payroll fraud allegedly related to a 2025 mass jail escape.

  • Abuse of office
  • Fraud