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Public corruption: Pleaded guilty

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

Cases
Pleaded guiltyFederalUSAO-DCJul 9 · 12:00 UTC

USA v. Tracy Hatton

Tracy Hatton

Tracy Hatton, a former administrative officer at McKinley Technology High School, pleaded guilty to bribery in connection with a scheme that caused a loss to the District of Columbia government of more than $40,000.

  • Bribery
Pleaded guiltyFederalSDMSJul 7 · 21:18 UTC

USA v. Chokwe Antar Lumumba

Chokwe Antar Lumumba

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.

  • Bribery
  • Conspiracy
Pleaded guiltyFederalSDMSJul 7 · 16:23 UTC

USA v. Chokwe Antar Lumumba

Chokwe Antar Lumumba

Chokwe Antar Lumumba, mayor of Jackson, Mississippi, pleaded guilty to bribery, wire fraud, and money laundering charges following an FBI investigation and sting operation.

  • Bribery
  • Fraud
  • Money laundering
Pleaded guiltyFederalMississippiJul 7 · 16:20 UTC

Former mayor of Mississippi's capital city pleads guilty in bribery scheme

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.

  • Bribery
  • Conspiracy
Pleaded guiltyFederalMississippiJul 7 · 16:20 UTC

Former mayor of Mississippi's capital city pleads guilty in bribery scheme

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.

  • Bribery
  • Conspiracy
Pleaded guiltyFederalUSAO-CTJul 1 · 12:00 UTC

USA v. Fernando Toribio

Fernando Toribio

Fernando Toribio, an informant, pleaded guilty to theft of government funds. The case involved the alleged misappropriation of federal monies.

  • theft_of_government_funds
Pleaded guiltyFederalLouisianaJun 30 · 18:51 UTC

USA v. Dixon

Glynn Dixon

Former Forest Hill Police Chief Glynn Dixon pleaded guilty to charges in a decade-long visa and mail fraud conspiracy involving bribery. The scheme allegedly involved fabricating police reports to secure U-Visas for foreign nationals.

  • Bribery
  • Fraud
  • Honest services
Pleaded guiltyFederalSouthern District of MississippiJun 30 · 15:30 UTC

USA v. Jody Owens

Jody Owens

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.

  • Bribery
  • Conspiracy
Pleaded guiltyFederalEDNYSep 16 · 18:30 UTC

USA v. Yuanjun Tang

Yuanjun Tang

Yuanjun Tang pleaded guilty to conspiring to act as an unregistered agent of the People's Republic of China in the United States.

  • Conspiracy
  • Other
Pleaded guiltyFederalUSAO-MDJun 12 · 12:00 UTC

USA v. Duggin

David Duggin

David Duggin pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit offenses against the United States by soliciting and accepting kickbacks in connection with intelligence community contracting.

  • Kickback
  • Conspiracy
Pleaded guiltyFederalCentral District of CaliforniaMay 12 · 18:41 UTC

USA v. Eileen Wang

Eileen Wang

Eileen Wang, former mayor of Arcadia, California, pleaded guilty to acting as a covert agent on behalf of China while serving in her official capacity. She faces a 10-year prison sentence.

  • Abuse of office
  • Other
Pleaded guiltyFederalKansasApr 23 · 20:56 UTC

USA v. Ceballos

Jose 'Joe' Ceballos

Jose Ceballos, a Mexican-born green card holder and former mayor of Coldwater, Kansas, pleaded guilty to illegally voting multiple times and falsely claiming U.S. citizenship.

  • Election fraud