List of United States local officials convicted of federal corruption offenses
This is a list of notable United States local officials convicted of federal public corruption offenses for conduct while in office. The list is organized by office. Non-notable officials, such as sewer inspectors and zoning commissioners, are not included on this list, although they are routinely prosecuted for the same offenses. Acquitted officials are not listed. Officials convicted of state crimes are not listed.
For a more complete list see: List of American state and local politicians convicted of crimes.
The criminal statute under which the conviction were obtained are noted, as are the names of notable investigations or scandals, if applicable. If a defendant is convicted of a conspiracy to commit a corruption offense, the substantive offense is listed. Convictions of non-corruption offenses, such as making false statements, perjury, obstruction of justice, electoral fraud, and campaign finance regulations, even if related, are not noted. Nor are derivative convictions, such as tax evasion or money laundering. Officials convicted only of non-corruption offenses are not included on this list, even if indicted on corruption offenses as well. Certain details, including post-conviction relief, if applicable, are included in footnotes.
The Hobbs Act, the mail and wire fraud statutes, including the honest services fraud provision, the Travel Act, the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act , and the federal program bribery statute, 18 U.S.C. § 666, permit the prosecution of such officials. These statutes are also applicable to corrupt federal officials. In addition, federal officials are subject to the federal bribery, graft, and conflict-of-interest crimes contained in Title 18, Chapter 11 of the United States Code, 18 U.S.C. §§ 201–227, which do not apply to state and local officials.
Mayors
| Mayor | Office | Crime | Investigation | Notes |
| Hobbs Act | ||||
| Mayor of White Castle, Louisiana | Mail fraud, RICO, and Travel Act | Operation Blighted Officials | ||
| Hobbs Act | Operation Bid Rig | |||
| RICO | Operation Plunder Dome | |||
| Hobbs Act | ||||
| Mail fraud | ||||
| Program bribery | Operation Bid Rig | |||
| Federal official bribery, conspiracy to defraud the United States, and Travel Act | Abscam | |||
| Hobbs Act, mail fraud, program bribery, and RICO | ||||
| Mail fraud, program bribery, and RICO | ||||
| Hobbs Act | ||||
| Mail fraud and program bribery | ||||
| Hobbs Act and Travel Act | ||||
| Mail and wire fraud and program bribery | ||||
| Mail fraud and program bribery | ||||
| Hobbs Act and mail fraud | ||||
| Mail fraud | ||||
| Mail fraud and RICO | ||||
| Hobbs Act | ||||
| Hobbs Act and RICO | ||||
| Hobbs Act | ||||
| Hobbs Act and RICO | ||||
| Hobbs Act | ||||
| RICO | ||||
| RICO | ||||
| Hobbs Act, RICO, and program bribery | ||||
| Richard H. Prescott, Jr. | Mayor of Saraland, Alabama | Hobbs Act | ||
| Mail fraud | ||||
| Hobbs Act | ||||
| Mail fraud | ||||
| Mail fraud | ||||
| Program bribery | ||||
| Hobbs Act and RICO | ||||
| Hobbs Act | ||||
| Hobbs Act | ||||
| Hobbs Act | ||||
| Hobbs Act |
City council members
County executives and commissioners
Judges
Other officials
| Mayor | Office | Crime | Investigation | Notes |
| Vice-Chairman of the Providence, Rhode Island Board of Licenses | Wire fraud, bribery, and filing a false tax return | |||
| Hobbs Act |