Prison, Bribery | featured news

Ex-Cudahy Mayor David Silva gets prison in bribery

The former city leader is given a 1-year sentence, plus probation, community service and must pay $17,000 in restitution... A former Cudahy mayor was sentenced Monday to a year in federal prison for his part in taking $17,000 in bribes from a man who wanted to open a medical marijuana dispensary in the city in southeast Los Angeles County.

 

Ex-La. gov, 83, marries 32-year-old prison pen pal

Colorful former Gov. Edwin Edwards, 83, on Friday married a 32-year-old who wrote him during his prison sentence for bribery and extortion.

 

Alabama Mayor Accused of Taking Rolex Watch, Other Bribes

The mayor of Alabama's largest city is facing a federal bribery trial that could drive him from office and send him to prison if he's convicted.

 

Subscribe to this RSS topic: Syndicate content