June 13, 2016 •
Alabama House Speaker Convicted on 12 Ethics Charges
On June 10, House Speaker Mike Hubbard was found guilty on 12 counts of public corruption. The charges were premised on Hubbard’s solicitation of several consulting contracts while he was in office. Hubbard’s conviction will automatically remove him from both […]
On June 10, House Speaker Mike Hubbard was found guilty on 12 counts of public corruption.
The charges were premised on Hubbard’s solicitation of several consulting contracts while he was in office. Hubbard’s conviction will automatically remove him from both the Legislature and the speaker’s office.
Hubbard faces up to 20 years in prison for each count at his sentencing hearing on July 8, 2016.
March 26, 2012 •
How Many Public Corruption Convictions in Your State?
Governing took a look at data from the Justice Department’s Public Integrity Section.
In the wake of the State Integrity Investigation corruption risk report, Governing posted this article revealing how many public corruption convictions have occurred in each state from 2001 to 2010, as well as calculating a per capita conviction index.
According to the article: “In terms of raw totals, the more populous states racked up the most prosecutions over the decade, led by Texas (697), California (679), Florida (674) and New York (589).”
The per capita ranking was a bit different, with Louisiana leading the list.
Be sure to read “Which States Have the Highest Public Corruption Convictions?” by Mike Maciag in Governing.
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