Charged In Congress
A look at the members of Congress who have been charged with crimes since 2000:
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Rep. James Traficant, D-Ohio, was indicted by a
federal grand jury on charges of tax evasion, bribery,
racketeering, conspiracy and obstruction of justice. He was
sentenced to eight years in prison after being convicted of
racketeering and accepting bribes.
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Rep. William Janklow, R-S.D., was charged with
felony second-degree manslaughter and three misdemeanors after his car struck and killed a motorcyclist. He was convicted of vehicular homicide and sentenced to 100 days in prison.
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Former Rep. Tom DeLay, R-Texas, was charged with
felony money laundering and conspiracy in connection with
Republican fundraising efforts in 2002. One charge has been dropped and two others are being argued before a state appeals court.
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Former Rep. Randy "Duke" Cunningham,
R-Calif., was sentenced to eight years and four months in prison. He collected $2.4 million in homes, yachts, antique furnishings and other bribes in a corruption scheme.
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Former Rep. Bob Ney, R-Ohio, sentenced to 2½
years in prison for trading political favors for gifts and campaign donations from lobbyist Jack Abramoff.
TimeLine: Ney Chronology
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Rep. William Jefferson, D-La., was indicted on
federal charges of racketeering, soliciting bribes and money laundering in a long-running bribery investigation into business deals he tried to broker in Africa.
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Sen. Larry Craig, R-Idaho, was arrested in a
bathroom sex sting at the Minneapolis airport. He pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct. He is now asking a state appeals court to let him withdraw his guilty plea.
Photos: Larry Craig
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Rep. Rick Renzi, R-Ariz., indicted on charges of extortion, wire fraud, money laundering and other crimes in an Arizona land swap that authorities say helped him collect hundreds of thousands of dollars in payoffs.
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Sen. Ted Stevens, R-AK: Indicted on 7 counts of falsely reporting hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of services he received from an oil services company that helped renovate his home.
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Credits:
CBS, AP
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