DiscoGary wrote:
Correction. It isn't a double "standard" because Democrats aren't held to any standard at all. When Democrats are in power its just "lawlessness".
Anthony Weiner (D-NY) convicted of transferring obscene material to a minor. Sentenced to 21 months in prison and must register as a sex offender for the remainder of his life
Chaka Fattah (D-PA) convicted on 23 counts of racketeering, fraud and corruption
Jesse Jackson, Jr. (D-IL) plead guilty to wire and and mail fraud
William J. Jefferson (D-LA) convicted on 11 counts of bribery
Frank Balance (D-NC) plead guilty to money laundering and mail fraud
Jim Traficant (D-OH) convicted of ten felonies counts of financial corruption
Wade Sanders (D), Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Reserve Affairs, sentenced to 37 months prison for possession of child pornography
Darleen Dryuyn (D), Principal Deputy Undersecretary of the Air Force, plead guilty to inflating price of contracts to favor future employer
Mel Reynolds (D-IL), convicted on 12 counts of sexual assault, obstruction of justice and solicitation of child pornography
Austin Murphy (D-PA) convicted of voter fraud
Carl C. Perkins (D-KY) convicted on three federal felony corruption charges
Terry Spicer (D-AL) plead guilty to accepting more thank $3000 per month in bribes
Richard Miranda (D-AZ) plead guilty to wire fraud and tax evasion
Ben Arredondo (D-AZ) sentenced to 18 months house arrest for bribery, fraud and extortion
Octavio Garcia Von Borstel (D-AZ) convicted of bribery charges, sentenced to 42 months in prison
Steven B. Jones (D-AR) convicted of bribery
Paul Bookout (D-AR) plead guilty to mail fraud
Martha Shoffner (D-AR) convicted of extortion and bribery and sentenced to 30 months in prison
Hudson Hallum (D-AR) plead guilty to boter bribing
Ron Calderon (D-CA) and Tom Calderon (D-CA), both convicted of money laundering
Leland Yee (D-CA) plead guilty to felony racketeering, public corruption and bribery and sentenced to five years in federal prison
Roderick Wright (D-CA) convicted on eight counts of perjury and voter fraud
Mary Hayashi (D-CA) convicted of grand theft on shoplifting charges
Bob Finer (D-CA) plead guilty to false imprisonment and battery
Victor Cuevas (D-CT) convicted of bank fraud
Ernie Newton (D-CT) sentenced to six months in prison for three counts of illegal campaign finance practices
Thomas Gaffey (D-CT) plead guilty to larceny
Eddie Perez (D-CT) sentenced to three years in prison for corruption
Dwayne Taylor (D-FL) convicted of fraud
M. Mandy Dawson (D-FL) convicted of fraud
Patricia Christensen (D-FL) convicted of theft of campaign funds
Lucie Tondreau (D-FL) convicted of mortgage fraud
Charles Walker (D-GA) convicted of 127 felony charges
Rod Tam (D-HI) jailed for theft
Keith Farnham (D-IL) convicted of distributing child pornography
Derrick Smith (D-IL) convicted of accepting a $7000 bribe
La Shawn K. Ford (D-IL) plead guilty to misdemeanor tax charge
Constance A. Howard (D-IL) convicted of mail fraud
William Beavers (D-IL) convicted of tax fraud
Sandi Jackson (D-IL) plead guilty to filing false tax returns
Rita Crundwell (D-IL) sentenced to over 19 years in prison for fraud
Isaac Carothers (D-IL) convicted of corruption
George Pabey (D-IL) convicted of theft of government funds
Keith Hall (D-KY) convicted of bribery, sentenced to seven years in prison
Girod Jackson III (D-LA) convicted of tax evasion
Ray Nagin (D-LA) convicted on 20 counts of bribery, sentenced to ten years in federal prison
Tommy Nelson (D-LA) convicted on racketeering
Jack B. Johnson (D-MD) plead guilty to extortion and witness and evidence tampering and sentenced to seven years in prison
Leslie Johnson (D-MD) sentenced to one year in prison for corruption
Sheila Dixon (D-MD) convicted of fraudulent misappropriation
Carlos Henriquez (D-MA) convicted on two counts of assault and battery
Stephen Stat Smith (D-MA) plead guilty to misdemeanor counts of deprivation of rights under color of law
Salvatore DiMasi (D-MA) convicted of using his office to secure state contracts in exchange for kickbacks
Anthony D. Galluccio (D-MA) sentenced to one year in prison for violating parole from previous hit and run conviction
Briand Banks (D-MI) convicted of fraud for filing false financial statements
Virgil Smith, Jr. (D-MI) convicted of assault and sentenced to 10 months in jail
Diane Hathaway (D-MI) sentenced to one year in prison for mortgage fraud
Stuart Dunnings III (D-MI) convicted of misconduct
Kwame Kilpatrick (D-MI) sentenced to 28 years in prison for racketeering and extortion
Monica Conyers (D-MI) served 27 months in federal prison for bribery
Bobby DeLaughter (D-MS) sentenced to 18 months in prison for lying to federal investigators
Roger B. Wilson (D-MO) convicted of money laundering
Tony Belcourt (D-MT) convicted on four federal corruption charges
Steven Brooks (D-NV) convicted on making threats to kill
Alberto Coutinho (D-NJ) convicted of theft and falsifying records
Neil M. Cohen (D-NJ) convicted of child endangerment by way of distribution of child pornography
Anthony Chiappone (D-NJ) convicted of filing false campaign reports
Tony F. Mack (D-NJ) sentenced to nearly five years in prison for bribery, fraud, extortion and money laundering
Joseph Vas (D-NJ) sentenced to over six years in prison for mail fraud, misappropriation of funds and lying to federal investigators
Sheldon Silver (D-NY) convicted of federal corruption
John L. Sampson (D-NY) convicted of obstructing justice and making false statements
Malcolm Smith (D-NY) found guilty of conspiracy, wire fraud, bribery and extortion
Gabriela Rosa (D-NY) sentenced to one year in prison for immigration fraud
William Boyland, Jr. (D-NY) convicted of bribery
Eric Stevenson (D-NY) convicted of bribery and corruption
Nelson Castro (D-NY) convicted of perjury
Shirley Huntley (D-NY) convicted of mail fraud
Vito Lopez (D-NY) convicted of groping and intimidating staffers
Pedro Espalda, Jr. (D-NY) sentenced to five years in prison for embezzlement
Alan Hevesi (D-NY) sentenced to one to four years in prison for pay to play charges
Carl Kruger (D-NY) plead guilty to corruption and bribery
Efrain Gonzalez, Jr. (D-NY) sentenced to seven years in federal prison for fraud and embezzlement
Deb McManus (D-NC) plead guilty to tax charges
Mike Easley (D-NC) convicted of federal campaign felony
Ron Gerberry (D-OH) found guilty of unlawful compensation of a public official
Sandra Williams (D-OH) convicted of filing a false report
Clayton Luckie (D-OH) convicted of corruption
W. Carlton Weddington (D-OH) sentenced to three years in prison for bribery
Debbe Leftwich (D-OK) found guilty of bribery
Mike Morgan (D-OK) found guilty of accepting more than $12,000 in bribes
Leslie Acosta (D-PA) convicted of embezzlement
Kathleen Kane (D-PA) convicted of perjury
Louise Bishop (D-PA) convicted of corruption
Michelle Brownlee (D-PA) convicted of conflict of interest
Harold James (D-PA) convicted of corruption
Ronald Waters (D-PA) convicted of bribery
Rob McCord (D-PA) plead guilty to two counts of extortion
LeAnna Washington (D-PA) convicted of conflict of interest
Mitchell Rubin (D-PA) sentenced to 24 months in prison for commercial bribery
Jose Miranda (D-PA) convicted of fraud
Joseph Brennan (D-PA) convicted on two counts of drunk driving
Stephen Stetler (D-PA) convicted of using state resources
Stephen R. Reed (D-PA) plead guilty to 20 felony and misdemeanor counts of receiving stolen property
Gordon Fox (D-RI) plead guilty to wire fraud, bribery and filing false tax returns
Leon Tejada (D-RI) convicted of tax fraud
Patrick McDonald (D-RI) convicted of embezzlement
John McCauley, Jr. (D-RI) convicted of tax evasion
Leo Medina (D-RI) convicted of stealing life insurance
Christopher Maselli (D-RI) convicted of bank fraud
Joe E. Armstrong (D-TN) convicted of falsifying tax returns
Michael Brown (D-DC) sentenced to 39 months in prison for bribery
Kwame R. Brown (D-DC) convicted of bank fraud
Harry Thomas, Jr. (D-DC) convicted of felony counts of theft of public funds and falsifying tax returns