List of United States local officials convicted of federal corruption offenses
Mayors
Table:
Mayor

Office

Crime(s)

Investigation

Notes

Hugh Joseph Addonizio

Mayor of Newark, New Jersey

Hobbs Act

[7]

Maurice B. Brown

Mayor of White Castle, Louisiana

Mail fraud, RICO, and Travel Act

Operation Blighted Officials

[8]

Peter Cammarano

Mayor of Hoboken, New Jersey

Hobbs Act

Operation Bid Rig

[9]

Buddy Cianci

Mayor of Providence, Rhode Island

RICO

Operation Plunder Dome

[10]

David Delle Donna

Mayor of Guttenberg, New Jersey

Hobbs Act

[11]

Yvonne A. Dockery

Mayor of Garland, Arkansas

Mail fraud

[12]

Alex Daoud

Mayor of Miami Beach, Florida

[13]

John de Rose

Mayor of Gloucester Township, New Jersey

[14]

Dennis Elwell

Mayor of Secaucus, New Jersey

Program bribery

Operation Bid Rig

[15]

Angelo Errichetti

Mayor of Camden, New Jersey

Federal official bribery, conspiracy to defraud the United States, and Travel Act

Abscam

[16]

Joseph Ganim

Mayor of Bridgeport, Connecticut

Hobbs Act, mail fraud, program bribery, and RICO

[17]

Jerome P. Genova

Mayor of Calumet City, Illinois

Mail fraud, program bribery, and RICO

[18]

Oscar Hernandez

Mayor of Bell, California

[19]

Richard S. Jackson

Mayor of Atlantic City, New Jersey

Hobbs Act

[20]

Sharpe James

Mayor of Newark, New Jersey

Mail fraud and program bribery

[21]

John C. Kubacki

Mayor of Reading, Pennsylvania

Hobbs Act and Travel Act

[22]

Larry Langford

Mayor of Birmingham, Alabama

Mail and wire fraud and program bribery

[23]

Theodore LeBlanc

Mayor of Norristown, Pennsylvania

Mail fraud and program bribery

[24]

John Lomelo

Mayor of Sunrise, Florida

Hobbs Act and mail fraud

[25]

Eddie Alexander Long

Mayor of Smithers, West Virginia

Mail fraud

[26]

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Hugh Joseph Addonizio ( January 31 , 1914 - February 2 , 1981 ) was an Italian-American Democratic Party politician who was sentenced to prison for corruption . He was the 33rd Mayor of Newark , New Jersey , from 1962 to 1970 , and a U.S . Congressman for 13 years prior to that .
The Hobbs Act , named after Congressman Sam Hobbs ( D-AL ) and codified at 18 U.S.C . § 1951 , is a U.S. federal law enacted in 1946 that provides :
Mail fraud and wire fraud are federal crimes in the United States that involve mailing or electronically transmitting something associated with fraud . Jurisdiction is claimed by the federal government if the illegal activity crosses interstate or international borders .
The Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations ( RICO ) Act is a United States federal law that provides for extended criminal penalties and a civil cause of action for acts performed as part of an ongoing criminal organization . The RICO Act focuses specifically on racketeering and allows the leaders of a syndicate to be tried for the crimes they ordered others to do or assisted them in doing , closing a perceived loophole that allowed a person who instructed someone else to , for example , murder , to be exempt from the trial because they did not actually commit the crime personally . RICO was enacted by section 901 ( a ) of the Organized Crime Control Act of 1970 ( Pub.L . 91-452 , 84 Stat . 922 , enacted October 15 , 1970 ) and is codified at 18 U.S.C . ch . 96 as 18 U.S.C . §§ 1961-1968 . G. Robert Blakey , an adviser to the United States Senate Government Operations Committee , drafted the law under the close supervision of the committee 's chairman , Senator John Little McClellan . It was enacted as Title IX of the Organized Crime Control Act of 1970 , and signed into law by Richard M. Nixon . While its original use in the 1970s was to prosecute the Mafia as well as others who were actively engaged in organized crime , its later application has been more widespread . Beginning in 1972 , 33 states adopted state RICO laws to be able to prosecute similar conduct .
Travel Act or International Travel Act of 1961 , 18 U.S.C . § 1952 , is a Federal criminal statute which forbids the use of the U.S. mail , or interstate or foreign travel , for the purpose of engaging in certain specified criminal acts . The Senate legislation was passed by the 87th United States Congress and enacted into law by the 35th President of the United States John F. Kennedy on June 29 , 1961 . The International Travel and Tourism Act has been amended seven times since 1961 .
Peter J. Cammarano III ( born July 22 , 1977 ) is an American disbarred attorney and former politician . He was the 37th Mayor of Hoboken , New Jersey , serving from July 1 until July 31 , 2009 . Cammarano was arrested by the FBI on corruption charges on July 23 , 2009 as part of an international criminal investigation known as Operation Bid Rig ; he resigned from office eight days later . He pleaded guilty to extortion in April 2010 and was later sentenced to 24 months in federal prison .
Vincent Albert Buddy Cianci Jr. ( /siˈænsi/ , see-AN-see ; Italian pronunciation : [ ˈtʃaŋtʃi ] , CHAHN-chee ; April 30 , 1941 - January 28 , 2016 ) was an American lawyer , radio talk show host , politician , and political commentator who served as the mayor of Providence , Rhode Island ( 1975-84 , 1991-2002 ) . Cianci was the longest-serving mayor of Providence and one of the longest-serving mayors in United States history , having held office for over 21 years . Cianci was twice elected Mayor of Providence and also served as a prosecutor and attorney . Notably , he was forced to resign from office twice due to felony convictions . His first administration ended in 1984 when he pleaded nolo contendere to charges brought against him . His second stint as mayor ended when he was forced to resign following his conviction for one count of racketeering conspiracy , and he served four years in federal prison . Cianci was first elected mayor as the candidate of the Republican Party . While in office , he declared himself an independent and , as of 2009 [ update ] , he said that he had no party affiliation . On his radio show in June 2014 , Cianci announced that he would run for mayor again . He was defeated by Democratic candidate Jorge Elorza in the 2014 election .
Arnold Alex Daoud ( born May 19 , 1943 ) is the former mayor of Miami Beach , Florida who served the City from 1985 to 1991 . In 1991 , Daoud was indicted for 41 counts of bribery . He was convicted and served seventeen months in a federal prison . After his release he wrote a book , Sins of South Beach .
Dennis P. Elwell ( born 1945 ) served as Mayor of Secaucus , New Jersey from 2000 until July 28 , 2009 , when he resigned after allegations of political corruption .
Angelo Joseph Errichetti ( September 29 , 1928 - May 16 , 2013 ) was an American Democratic Party politician who served as Mayor of Camden , New Jersey , and in the New Jersey Senate before being indicted during Abscam .
Joseph Peter Ganim ( born October 21 , 1959 ) is an American politician , convicted felon , and the mayor of Bridgeport , Connecticut , and was a Candidate for Governor of the State of Connecticut . He was elected mayor of the city six times serving from 1991 to 2003 , when he resigned after being convicted on federal felony corruption charges . Ganim was released after serving six years in a Federal Correctional Institution at Fort Dix . In 2015 , Ganim mounted a successful political comeback after being elected Bridgeport mayor again . Ganim was sworn in as mayor on December 1 , 2015 . Ganim has twice unsuccessfully sought the Democratic nomination for governor of Connecticut , running in 1994 and 2018 .
Oscar Hernandez is a former mayor of Bell , California . Hernandez was appointed mayor of Bell , California in 2009 . He also served as mayor in 2006 and 2007 . In June 2009 a methamphetamine lab was found on a property Mayor Hernandez had rented out . On July 20 , 2010 , a scandal erupted when it was discovered that Mayor Hernandez 's Chief Administrative Officer Robert Rizzo was being paid almost $ 800,000 per year , despite the municipality being one of the poorest in the area . On July 12 , 2010 , Hernandez , along with Teresa Jacobo , Luis Artiga , and George Mirabal , was recalled from the council on March 9 , 2011 , with over 95% of the voters voting yes to recall Hernandez and his colleagues .
Sharpe James ( born February 20 , 1936 ) is an American Democratic politician from New Jersey , who served as State Senator for the 29th Legislative District and was 35th Mayor of Newark , New Jersey . James was the second African American Mayor of Newark and served five four-year terms before declining to run for re-election . From June 1999 until July 2006 , James simultaneously served as Mayor of Newark and New Jersey State Senator . He declined to run for re-election to the State Senate in 2007 ; his term as Senator expired in January 2008 . Prior to politics , James worked as a teacher , athletic director and professor at Essex County College . On April 16 , 2008 , James was convicted of five counts of fraud by a federal jury and was subsequently sentenced to 27 months in prison .
Larry Paul Langford ( March 17 , 1946 - January 8 , 2019 ) was an American politician who had a one-term tenure as the mayor of the city of Birmingham , Alabama . At the time of his death , Langford was hospitalized on compassionate release from serving out a 15-year federal felony sentence . He previously served on the Jefferson County , Alabama , Commission , including four years as the first African-American commission president . He also served as mayor of Fairfield , Alabama , and served one term on the Birmingham City Council . Prior to entering politics , Langford was a well-known television personality , having worked for then-local ABC television affiliate , WBRC as the community 's first African-American TV news reporter . In 2010 , Langford began serving a 15-year federal felony sentence , the result of a highly publicized public corruption trial in Tuscaloosa , Alabama . Langford raised money and generated public interest and support for Visionland Theme Park ( now known as Alabama Splash Adventure ) , located near Bessemer . The park was built largely by bond issues backed by a consortium of municipalities in the western part of the county , as well as the city of Birmingham and the county government . The park later declared bankruptcy , and was sold to Southland Entertainment Group for just over $ 5 million at auction . In 2007 , Langford was investigated by the SEC on corruption charges . In 2008 , a lawsuit was filed against him for illegally accepting $ 156,000 in cash and benefits . On December 1 , 2008 , Langford , along with investment banker William B. Blount and former state Democratic Chairman Al LaPierre , were all arrested by the FBI on a 101-count indictment alleging conspiracy , bribery , fraud , money laundering , and filing false tax returns in connection with a long-running bribery scheme .