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Kasim Reed Runs For Atlanta Mayor Despite Investigation

Kasim Reed has officially launched his most recent campaign to be Atlanta mayor again despite an ongoing federal investigation into…

by Bruce C.T. Wright

06.11.21

Best Responses To Trump Calling Obama 'Incompetent'

The current man in the White House completely set himself up.

by Royce Dunmore

05.19.20

Facade of Dallas County Courthouse, Dallas, Texas

John Wiley Price Acquitted

John Wiley Price, the longtime Dallas County Commissioner, has been acquitted of federal bribery & mail fraud charges.

by D.L. Chandler

05.05.17

Ex-Congressman Chaka Fattah Supporters Cry Foul

Former Congressman Chaka Fattah was sentenced to ten years in prison for money laundering and bribery that included misusing charity…

by NewsOne Now

04.05.18

GOP Redistricting Plot To Unseat Rep. Corrine Brown Exposed

Florida Rep. Corrine Brown Denies Spending $800,000 In…

Florida Rep. Corrine Brown (D-FL) recently lost her congressional seat and is embroiled in an alleged corruption scandal.

by NewsOne Now

03.15.18

NY Correction Union Boss Arrested

The head of the New York City’s corrections union is facing federal corruption charges for allegedly steering $20 million of…

by NewsOne Now

03.15.18

Rikers Guard Charged With Rape

A Rikers Island corrections officer has been charged with rape and conspiring to smuggle contraband after admitting to falling in love…

by Desire Thompson

04.29.21

Mayor Rahn Emanuel And Chicago Police Superintendent McCarthy To Release Police Shooting Video

Chicago Police Allegedly Erased Footage Leading Up To…

After footage of the gruesome shooting of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald was released to the public, a district manager of a…

by Desire Thompson

11.25.15

Ray Nagin On Prison Sentence: I Was ‘Targeted’…

On Wednesday, Ray Nagin was sentenced to 1o years in prison on corruption charges. Jarvis DeBerry, columnist from The Times-Picayune and Travers Mackel, WDSU…

by NewsOne Now

04.17.21

Are Black Politicians Being Targeted In Corruption Probes?

Friday on “NewsOne Now,” host Roland Martin talked with criminal defense attorney Glenn Ivey, about former District of Columbia Councilman Michael…

by NewsOne Now

04.17.21

Ray Nagin Convicted, 10 Other Black Politicians Caught…

As NewsOne previously reported, former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin was convicted on corruption charges Wednesday. A federal jury decided that he was, indeed, guilty…

by NewsOne Now

04.17.21

Assemblyman Arrested Taking Bribes To Pay Lawyers In…

Federal authorities arrested Brooklyn Assemblyman William Boyland Jr. for the second time this year yesterday on charges that he took bribes…

by NewsOne Staff

06.19.19

Caught! Hedge Founder Gets 11 Years For Insider…

NEW YORK — A former billionaire described by the government as “the modern face of illegal insider trading” was sentenced…

by NewsOne Staff

06.19.19

Ex-Judge Sentenced To 28 Years For “Kids For…

SCRANTON-Former Luzerne County Judge Mark Ciavarella Jr. was ordered Thursday to spend 28 years in prison for a bribery scandal…

by NewsOne Staff

06.19.19

Kwame Kilpatrick Indicted On Federal Corruption Charges

Detroit — Imprisoned former Mayor of Detroit, Kwame Kilpatrick, was indicted on federal corruption charges along with his father and…

by cganemccalla

06.19.19

Monica Conyers, Black Congresswoman Imprisoned For Taking Bribes

The wife of Rep. John Conyers (D-Mich.) reported to a federal prison in West Virginia on Friday the 10th to…

by NewsOne Staff

06.19.19

Black Congresswoman Accused Of Steering Scholarships To Relatives

Longtime Dallas congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson has awarded thousands of dollars in college scholarships to four relatives and a top…

by NewsOne Staff

06.19.19

Rep. Conyers’ Wife Sentenced To 3 Years In…

DETROIT — A former Detroit city councilwoman was sentenced to more than three years in prison Wednesday for bribery after…

by NewsOne Staff

06.19.19

Former D.C. Mayor Marion Barry Accused Of Corruption

From WashingtonTimes.com: D.C. Council member Marion Barry, the Ward 8 Democrat who is a former mayor of Washington, violated city…

by smokey fontaine

06.19.19

Former La. Congressman Sentenced To 13 Years For…

by NewsOne Staff

06.19.19